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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Firefly Automatix, Inc., North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Inventors:
Steven R. Aposhian, Farmington, UT (US);
Eric E. Aston, Farmington, UT (US);
William M. Decker, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Samuel H. Drake, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);
Assignee:
FireFly Automatix, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 34/66 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/008 (2013.01); A01D 34/006 (2013.01); A01D 34/66 (2013.01); A01D 34/82 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mower can include a control system that is configured to detect when the mower is turning or will be turned and can adaptively support one or more mower decks during the turn to transfer weight from the mower decks to the mower's tires. This transfer of weight will increase the traction of the mower's tires while also minimizing the yawing force caused by the mower decks thereby preventing the mower from slipping during the turn.