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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Ryouzou Imanishi, Kishiwada, JP;
Hiroaki Kitaguchi, Takaishi, JP;
Nobuyuki Yamashita, Izumi, JP;
Hiroki Nagai, Izumiotsu, JP;
Hiroshi Oshima, Osaka, JP;
Tomoyuki Morikawa, Takatsuki, JP;
Takashi Fujii, Sakai, JP;
Toshiki Kanai, Sakai, JP;
Katsuhiko Uemura, Sakai, JP;
Hiroyuki Ogasawara, Nishinomiya, JP;
Ryouzou Imanishi, Kishiwada, JP;
Hiroaki Kitaguchi, Takaishi, JP;
Nobuyuki Yamashita, Izumi, JP;
Hiroki Nagai, Izumiotsu, JP;
Hiroshi Oshima, Osaka, JP;
Tomoyuki Morikawa, Takatsuki, JP;
Takashi Fujii, Sakai, JP;
Toshiki Kanai, Sakai, JP;
Katsuhiko Uemura, Sakai, JP;
Hiroyuki Ogasawara, Nishinomiya, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A mower unit includes a mower deck, a plurality of blades mounted inside the mower deck and rotatable about vertical shafts supported to the mower deck, the mower deck defining, on one lateral side thereof, a discharge outlet for discharging cut grass cut by the plurality of blades, and an opening and closing member configured to be movable to a closing position for closing the discharge outlet and also to an opening position away from the discharge outlet for opening the discharge outlet, the opening and closing member at the opening position being disposed along an outer face of the mower deck.