IP Library Granted Patent US 11,533,848
Granted Patent B2
US 11,533,848 · App. 16/917,109 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Lawn mower

Inventors: Fumio Minami (Wako, JP); Takuya Matsumoto (Wako, JP); Yoshitaka Oota (Wako, JP); Shota Tanabe (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
A01D43/063A01D34/68A01D34/73A01D2101/00
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Patent No.
US 11,533,848
App. No.
16/917,109
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lawn mower includes a blade, a motor connected to the blade, and a housing storing the blade in the housing and is configured to mow grass underneath the housing. The lawn mower includes a grass container to contain the mowed grass and a connecting member that connects the housing to the grass container. The housing is provided with a ceiling opening communicating with a flow path inside the connecting member. The ceiling opening overlaps with a region corresponding to a rotation range, of the blade, projected upward along a drive shaft.

Claims (14)

1. A lawn mower that includes a blade, a power source connected to the blade, and a housing storing the blade in the housing and is configured to mow grass underneath the housing, the lawn mower comprising:

a grass container to contain the mowed grass; and

a connecting member that connects the housing to the grass container, wherein

the housing is provided with an opening communicating with a flow path inside the connecting member,

the opening overlaps with a region corresponding to a rotation range, of the blade, projected upward along a rotation axis of the blade,

the housing is provided with a supporting unit that supports the blade from underneath, and

the power source is arranged underneath the blade, and the supporting unit supports the power source and the blade.

2. The lawn mower according to claim 1 , wherein the blade has a fin that generates an upward airflow due to rotation of the blade.

3. The lawn mower according to claim 1 , wherein the power source is an axial gap motor.

4. The lawn mower according to claim 1 , wherein in an upper section of the grass container, an inlet communicating with the flow path inside the connecting member is provided.

5. The lawn mower according to claim 4 , comprising a container supporting unit that fixes the grass container to the housing, with the inlet side up.

6. The lawn mower according to claim 1 , wherein

the power source is positioned within the housing so as not to overlap with the region, and

the lawn mower comprises a power transmission mechanism that transmits motive power of the power source to the blade.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2020
From: MINAMI, FUMIO; MATSUMOTO, TAKUYA; OOTA, YOSHITAKA; TANABE, SHOTA
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053187/0472 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-123622 · Jul 2, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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