Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Ichiro Sasaki

Takeo Ogano

Toru Fukuda

Tomoichiro Takasaki

An auger in a self-propelled snow removing machine including a running mechanism drivable by an engine, and a snow blower for discharging snow collected by the auger, comprises an auger cover disposed on a front portion of the snow removing machine, an auger output shaft disposed transversely in the auger cover and drivable by the engine, and at least one blade mounted on the auger output shaft and having an outer peripheral edge forming a substantially continuous helix around the auger output shaft. The blade comprises a plurality of mutually separate fins having outer peripheral edges jointly forming the helix and made of a resilient steel material.

Auger for self-propelled snow removing machine

A self-propelling snow removing machine includes a body frame extending rearwardly and upwardly with a steering handle attached to an upper end thereof, a snow removing mechanism operatively mounted on a front portion of the body frame, a running mechanism operatively mounted on a lower portion of the body frame, an engine mounted on the body frame and having an output shaft extending forwardly of the body frame, and a power transmitting mechansim supported on the body frame and operatively coupled to the engine, the power transmitting mechanism including a transmission for connecting the engine output shaft to the running mechanism and for connecting the engine output shaft to the snow removing mechanism. The engine has a cylinder with its axis inclined laterally of the body frame, the power transmitting mechanism is mounted on the body frame forwardly of the engine, and further includes a gear mechanism for coupling the engine output shaft to the transmission and a clutch. A self-propelled snow removing machine includes a body frame, a snow removing mechansim operatively mounted on a front portion of the body frame, a running mechanism operatively mounted on a lower portion of the body frame, an engine mounted on the body frame, and a power transmitting mechanism supported on the body frame and operatively coupled to the engine, the power transmitting mechanism including a transmission for connecting the engine to the running mechanism and for connecting the engine to the snow removing mechanism. The power transmitting mechanism has a gear mechanism for coupling the engine to the transmission and a clutch. The power transmitting mechanism includes a transmission case housing the transmission therein and a clutch housing the clutch, the snow removing mechanism including implement covers attached to a front portion of the transmission case, while the transmission case, the clutch housing, and the implement covers are successively coupled together.

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Saitama, Japan

Ichiro Sasaki