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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
May. 27, 2020
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Peter M. Arendt, Richfield, MN (US);
Chris A. Wadzinski, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/68 (2006.01); A01D 34/69 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); B62D 51/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/6806 (2013.01); A01D 34/69 (2013.01); A01D 34/824 (2013.01); A01D 2034/6843 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); B62D 51/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A walk power mower comprises a housing having an upwardly and rearwardly extending handle that is gripped by an operator. A load cell is responsive to the force applied by the operator to the handle during a grass mowing operation. Input from the load cell is used by a control system to vary the ground speed of the mower in accordance with the sensed operator applied force through control of an electric traction drive motor.