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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2006
Benjamin P. Davis, Brookfield, WI (US);
Gary L. Nicholson, Beatrice, NE (US);
Judd W. Stewart, Fairbury, NE (US);
Benjamin P. Davis, Brookfield, WI (US);
Gary L. Nicholson, Beatrice, NE (US);
Judd W. Stewart, Fairbury, NE (US);
Exmark Manufacturing Company, Inc., Beatrice, NE (US);
Abstract
A flow control baffle for a turf mower having a plurality of mower blades carried within a mower deck. The flow control baffle includes a foot wall section which extends from near a side discharge opening into the cutting chamber. The foot wall may be curved and may be movable to define a volute section of variable width. In one embodiment, the flow control baffle includes a panel wall and a foot wall, which are connected together and movable relative to other portions of the mower deck. In one embodiment, the flow control baffle is movable and selectively positioned within the cutting deck in order to optimize mower performance in view of location operating conditions. In one embodiment, the air flow control baffle defines sacrificial wear surfaces within the mower deck at locations of otherwise high wear.