IP Library Granted Patent US 11,653,598
Granted Patent B2
US 11,653,598 · App. 17/825,298 · Granted May 23, 2023

Electric riding lawn mower

Inventors: Qian Liu (Nanjing, CN); Toshinari Yamaoka (Nanjing, CN); Zhen Wang (Nanjing, CN); Fangjie Nie (Nanjing, CN)
Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
A01D69/02A01D34/64A01D34/78A01D2101/00
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Patent No.
US 11,653,598
App. No.
17/825,298
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric riding lawn mower includes a seat for a user to ride, a main frame to support the seat, a power output assembly including a mowing element to output power to realize mowing function and a first motor to drive the mowing element, a walking assembly to at least drive the electric riding lawn mower to travel in the direction of a first straight line on the ground and a second motor to drive the walking assembly, and a power supply device to power the electric riding lawn mower with a first battery pack, which includes a first battery pack housing and a plurality of battery cells disposed therein. The power supply device is mounted to the main frame. At least one of the first battery packs of the power supply device forms a pluggable connection with the main frame. The battery cells are lithium batteries.

Claims (97)

1. An electric riding lawn mower comprising:

a seat for a user;

a main frame configured to support the seat;

a power output assembly comprising a mowing element for outputting power to realize a mowing;

a walking assembly configured to at least drive the electric riding lawn mower to travel on a surface and comprising a second motor to drive the walking assembly; and

a power supply device comprising a plurality of first battery packs for powering a first motor and the second motor the electric riding lawn mower;

wherein the power output assembly comprises the first motor for driving the mowing element to output power;

the first motor and the second motor are electric motors;

each of the plurality of first battery packs comprises:

a first battery pack housing; and

battery cells disposed in the first battery pack housing;

wherein when the power supply device is mounted to the main frame, the plurality of first battery packs of the power supply device form a pluggable connection with the main frame, the battery cells are lithium batteries, and the plurality of first battery packs are pluggably connected to the main frame and are configured to power a hand-held garden tool and are capable of reciprocally powering the first motor and the second motor of the electric riding lawn mower, and a discharge power of all of the plurality of first battery packs in the power supply device is greater than or equal to 2000 W.

2. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein all of the plurality of first battery packs are detachably coupleable to the main frame and are configured to power the hand-held garden tool.

3. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the discharge power of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs to a nominal voltage of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs is greater than or equal to 10 W/V and less than or equal to 25 W/V.

4. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein a capacity of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs is greater than or equal to 130 Wh and less than or equal to 1000 Wh, and a number of the plurality of first battery packs comprised in the power supply device is greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 10.

5. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein a weight of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs is greater than or equal to 0.1 kg and less than or equal to 4 kg, and a number of the plurality of first battery packs comprised in the power supply device is greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 10.

6. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the discharge power of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs is greater than or equal to 500 W and less than or equal to 6500 W, and a number of the plurality of first battery packs comprised in the power supply device is greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 10.

7. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the walking assembly comprises:

a first travelling wheel having a first diameter; and

a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter;

wherein the power supply device comprises:

at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat;

wherein a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat along a direction of a first straight line and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

8. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the walking assembly comprises:

a first travelling wheel having a first diameter; and

a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter;

wherein the power supply device comprises:

at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat;

wherein a number of the first battery compartments is two; and

wherein in a direction of a first straight line, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat along the direction of the first straight line and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

9. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the walking assembly comprises:

a first travelling wheel having a first diameter; and

a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter;

wherein the power supply device comprises:

at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat;

and

wherein in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the second travelling wheel, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat along the horizontal direction and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

10. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the walking assembly comprises:

a first travelling wheel rotatable about a first axis; and

a second travelling wheel rotatable about a second axis;

wherein the first travelling wheel having a first diameter, and the second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter;

wherein the power supply device comprises:

at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat;

and

wherein in a direction perpendicular to a first straight line and perpendicular to the second axis, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat and the second axis is less than or equal to 300 mm.

11. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the walking assembly comprises:

a first travelling wheel rotatable about a first axis; and

a second travelling wheel rotatable about a second axis;

wherein the first travelling wheel having a first diameter, and the second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter;

wherein the power supply device comprises:

at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat;

wherein in a direction parallel to the second axis, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat and a center of two second travelling wheels is less than or equal to 300 mm.

12. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the walking assembly comprises:

a first travelling wheel having a first diameter; and

a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter;

wherein the power supply device comprises:

a first battery compartment set comprising one or more first battery compartments, wherein the one or more first battery compartments are disposed on a rear side of the seat, and the one or more first battery compartment are used for detachably mounting the plurality of first battery packs;

wherein a number of the one or more first battery compartments are one or more, and the power supply device is disposed on the rear side of the seat; and

wherein in a direction of a first straight line, a distance between a center of gravity of the power supply device to which the plurality of first battery packs are mounted and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

13. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the walking assembly comprises:

a first travelling wheel having a first diameter; and

a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter;

wherein the power supply device comprises:

a first battery compartment set comprising one or more first battery compartments, wherein the one or more first battery compartments are disposed on a rear side of the seat, the one or more first battery compartments are used for detachably mounting the plurality of first battery packs;

wherein a number of the one or more first battery compartments is one or more, and the power supply device is disposed on the rear side of the seat; and

wherein in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the second travelling wheel, a distance between a center of gravity of the power supply device to which the plurality of first battery packs are mounted and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

14. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 1 , wherein the walking assembly comprises:

a first travelling wheel rotatable about a first axis; and

a second travelling wheel rotatable about a second axis;

wherein the power supply device comprises:

a first battery compartment set comprising one or more first battery compartments, wherein the one or more first battery compartments are disposed on a rear side of the seat, the one or more first battery compartment are used for detachably mounting the plurality of first battery packs;

wherein a number of the one or more first battery compartments are one or more, and the power supply device is disposed on the rear side of the seat; and

wherein in a direction perpendicular to a first straight line and perpendicular to the second axis, a distance between a center of gravity of a whole of the power supply device to which the plurality of first battery packs are mounted and the second axis is less than or equal to 300 mm.

15. An electric riding lawn mower, comprising:

a seat for a user to sit;

a main frame configured to support the seat;

a power output assembly comprising a mowing element for outputting power to realize a mowing function and a first motor for driving the mowing element to output power;

a walking assembly configured to at least drive the electric riding lawn mower to travel on a surface and comprising a second motor to drive the walking assembly; and

a power supply device comprising a plurality of first battery packs for powering the first motor and the second motor of the electric riding lawn mower;

wherein each of the plurality of first battery packs comprises:

a first battery pack housing; and

battery cells disposed in the first battery pack housing;

wherein when the power supply device is mounted to the main frame, the plurality of first battery packs of the power supply device form a pluggable connection with the main frame, the battery cells are lithium batteries, and the plurality of first battery packs are detachably coupleable to the main frame and are configured to power a hand-held garden tool and are capable of reciprocally powering the first motor and the second motor of the electric riding mower, and

wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel rotatable about a first axis and a second travelling wheel rotatable about a second axis, a ratio of a distance between a center of gravity of the electric riding lawn mower and the first axis to a distance between the center of gravity of the electric riding lawn mower and the second axis is greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 4.

16. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein all of the plurality of first battery packs are detachably coupleable to the main frame and are also configured to power the hand-held garden tool.

17. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein a ratio of a discharge power of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs to a nominal voltage of the single one of the plurality of first battery packs is greater than or equal to 10 WN and less than or equal to 25 W/V.

18. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein a capacity of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs is greater than or equal to 130 Wh and less than or equal to 1000 Wh, and a number of the plurality of first battery packs comprised in the power supply device is greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 10.

19. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein a weight of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs is greater than or equal to 0.1 kg and less than or equal to 4 kg, and a number of the plurality of first battery packs comprised in the power supply device is greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 10.

20. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein a discharge power of a single one of the plurality of first battery packs is greater than or equal to 500 W and less than or equal to 6500 W, and a number of the plurality of first battery packs comprised in the power supply device is greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 10.

21. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel having a first diameter and a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the power supply device comprises at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat, a number of the at least one first battery compartments is one or more, and, in a direction of a first straight line, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the at least one first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat along the direction of the first straight line and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

22. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel having a first diameter and a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the power supply device comprises at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat, a number of the at least one first battery compartments is two, and, in a direction of a first straight line, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the at least one first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat along the direction of the first straight line and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

23. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel having a first diameter and a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the power supply device comprises at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat, a number of the first battery compartments is one or more, and, in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the second travelling wheel, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the at least one first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat along the horizontal direction and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

24. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel rotatable about a first axis and a second travelling wheel rotatable about a second axis, the first travelling wheel has a first diameter and the second travelling wheel has a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the power supply device comprises at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat, a number of the at least one first battery compartments is one or more, and, in a direction perpendicular to a first straight line and perpendicular to the second axis, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the at least one first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat and the second axis is less than or equal to 300 mm.

25. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel rotatable about a first axis and a second travelling wheel rotatable about a second axis, the first travelling wheel has a first diameter and the second travelling wheel has a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the power supply device comprises at least one first battery compartment disposed on a rear side of the seat a number of the at least one first battery compartments is one or more, and, in a direction parallel to the second axis, a distance between a center of a whole constituted by all of the at least one first battery compartments disposed on the rear side of the seat and a center of two second travelling wheels is less than or equal to 300 mm.

26. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel having a first diameter and a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the power supply device comprises a first battery compartment set comprising one or more first battery compartments, the one or more first battery compartments are disposed on a rear side of the seat and the one or more first battery compartments are used for detachably mounting the plurality of first battery packs, a number of the one or more first battery compartments are one or more, and the power supply device is disposed on the rear side of the seat, and, in a direction of a first straight line, a distance between a center of gravity of the power supply device to which the plurality of first battery packs are mounted and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

27. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel having a first diameter and a second travelling wheel having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the power supply device comprises a first battery compartment set comprising one or more first battery compartments, the one or more first battery compartments are disposed on a rear side of the seat, the one or more first battery compartments are used for detachably mounting the plurality of first battery packs, a number of the one or more first battery compartments is one or more, the power supply device is disposed on the rear side of the seat, and, in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the second travelling wheel, a distance between a center of gravity of the power supply device to which the plurality of first battery packs are mounted and a rotating shaft of the second travelling wheel is less than or equal to 300 mm.

28. The electric riding lawn mower of claim 15 , wherein the walking assembly comprises a first travelling wheel rotatable about a first axis and a second travelling wheel rotatable about a second axis, the power supply device comprises a first battery compartment set comprising one or more first battery compartments, the one or more first battery compartments are disposed on a rear side of the seat, the one or more first battery compartments are used for detachably mounting the plurality of first battery packs, a number of the one or more first battery compartments are one or more, the power supply device is disposed on the rear side of the seat, and, in a direction perpendicular to a first straight line and perpendicular to the second axis, a distance between a center of gravity of a whole of the power supply device to which the plurality of first battery packs are mounted and the second axis is less than or equal to 300 mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2022
From: LIU, QIAN; YAMAOKA, TOSHINARI; WANG, ZHEN; NIE, FANGJIE
To: NANJING CHERVON INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060027/0073 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201711457168.5 · Dec 28, 2017 · national
CN 201810885961.3 · Aug 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16909549 · Jun 23, 2020
Continuation PCTCN2018123856 · Dec 26, 2018
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