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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2000
Shozo Ishimori, Salao, JP;
Nobuyuki Yamashita, Izumi, JP;
Hiroki Nagai, Izumiotsu, JP;
Hiroshi Oshima, Osaka, JP;
Eriya Harada, Sakai, JP;
Hiroshi Kawabata, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A mower unit (B) having a housing ( ), blades ( ) supported in the housing to be rotatable about vertical axes (P ) acting as the centers of rotation, cutting edges ( A) defined at front edge regions of each blade with respect to a direction of rotation thereof, and lift vanes ( B) erected from rear edge regions of each blade with respect to the direction of rotation thereof. Each of the lift vanes includes a first vane portion ( ) extending the more rearwardly, with respect to the direction of rotation, the farther away the first vane is from the center of rotation, and a second vane portion ( ) bent in the direction of rotation from a radially outward end of the first vane portion.