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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Justin Rothrock, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/027 (2012.01); B60K 11/06 (2006.01); B60K 5/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/08 (2006.01); A01D 69/06 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/06 (2013.01); A01D 69/06 (2013.01); B60K 5/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/08 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A zero turning radius mower has an internal combustion engine mounted transversely on a pair of longitudinal frame members behind an operator seat and a pair of rear drive wheels. The engine rotates a flywheel on a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal frame members. A gearbox is mounted to one of the longitudinal frame members, with a horizontal input shaft driven by the engine and a vertical output shaft engaging one or more rubber belts. A vent passage is provided through the output shaft of the gearbox and between a hub of a rotary fan and the output shaft.