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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2008
Akihito Sugio, Kakogawa, JP;
Kazuo Sameshiima, Kaizuka, JP;
Akira Minoura, Osaka, JP;
Masatake Murakawa, Osaka, JP;
Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Izumi, JP;
Kazuo Koike, Kobe, JP;
Masato Asahara, Kobe, JP;
Yoshikazu Togoshi, Osaka, JP;
Osami Fujiwara, Kishiwada, JP;
Koji Fujiwara, Sakai, JP;
Akihito Sugio, Kakogawa, JP;
Kazuo Sameshiima, Kaizuka, JP;
Akira Minoura, Osaka, JP;
Masatake Murakawa, Osaka, JP;
Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Izumi, JP;
Kazuo Koike, Kobe, JP;
Masato Asahara, Kobe, JP;
Yoshikazu Togoshi, Osaka, JP;
Osami Fujiwara, Kishiwada, JP;
Koji Fujiwara, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a mower with a mower deck, a plurality of cutting chambers mutually communicated and arranged in a lateral direction within the mower deck, and a blade mounted in each cutting chamber to be rotatable about a vertical axis. A grass clippings guide in form of a vertical wall is disposed in an upper area within the cutting chamber, to guide the grass clippings flowing within the cutting chamber toward a center of rotation of the blade. A shield member is disposed for preventing entry of grass clippings between the grass clippings guide and a peripheral wall of the cutting chamber.