JPH0361418A - Grass storage device for grass mower - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the title system so designed that a covering body is equipped with a single operating lever which is capable of rotating operation of the covering body singly and has an operation-connecting mechanism capable of rotary operation of a storage body in combination with said covering body, thereby making covering body opening and closing and storage body rotary operation through this single operating lever. CONSTITUTION:The rear end of a running car body 1 is equipped with a support 6 forming the front wall of a storage body 2 for cut weeds with a horizontal supporting shaft 5 at the upper end. This shaft 5 is fitted with the storage body 2 with its front and upper sides opened and a covering body 4 covering the upper side open part of the storage body 2 so as to be upwardly rotatable, respectively. This covering body 4 is equipped with a single operating lever 8 which is capable of rotating operation of the covering body singly and has an operation-connecting mechanism 7 capable of rotating operation of the storage body 2 in combination with said covering body. As a result, the opening and closing of the covering body and the rotation of the storage body can be operated through this single operating lever.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a grass clippings storage device for a lawn mower.

PRIOR ART AND PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION A support body is provided at the rear end of a traveling vehicle body, and has a left-right support shaft at its upper end, forming a front wall of a grass clippings storage body. For example, in a grass clipping storage device for a mower, a grass clipping storage device for a lawn mower is provided with a storage body whose front and upper sides are open, and a cover body that covers the upper open portion of the storage body, each of which is rotatable upward. Providing an operating lever for opening and closing and an operating lever for rotating the storage body upward and discharging grass clippings from the front opening may complicate the structure and operation, and therefore, the present invention The object of the present invention is to provide a configuration in which the opening and closing of the cover body and the rotation of the housing body can be operated using a single operation lever.

Means for Solving the Problems This invention provides a support shaft 5 in the left and right direction at the rear end of the traveling vehicle body l.
A support body 6 is provided at its upper end to form the front wall of the grass clippings container 2, and the support shaft 5 of this support body 6 has a container 2 with its front and upper sides open, and a support body 6 that forms the front wall of the grass clippings container 2. A cover body 4 that covers the upper open portion is provided so as to be able to rotate upwardly, and the cover body 4 has a mechanism that allows the cover body 4 to be rotated independently and the housing body 2 to be rotated together. The grass clippings storage device for a mower is provided with a single operating lever 8 having an operable operating coupling mechanism 7.

When the operation lever 8 of the invention is rotated upward, the container 2 via the cover body 4 and the operation coupling mechanism 7 are both rotated upward about the support shaft 5, and the grass clippings inside the container 2 are rotated upward. It is discharged from the front opening. Conversely, when the operating lever 8 is rotated downward, the cover body 4 and the housing body 2 are both rotated downward.

After the operation coupling mechanism 7 is disconnected by the operation lever 8, when the operation lever 8 is rotated upward, only the cover body 4 is rotated upward.

Effects of the Invention Due to such an effect, the cover body 4 can be fixed as described above.
There is no need to provide an operating lever for opening/closing and an operating lever for rotating the container twice, and a single operating lever 8 is used.
Therefore, the configuration is [1] and the operation is easy.

Embodiment In addition, in the rotation, a bonnet 11- containing a prime mover is provided at the front part on the machine frame 10 of the traveling vehicle body unit equipped with a pair of left and right front wheels (not shown) and rear wheels 9, 9, A handle 12 for steering the front wheels is provided at the upper rear end of the bonnet 11, and the rear shaft 9,
A fender 13 is provided to cover the upper part of the fender 9.
On the upper side of 13, pilot seats 1 and 4 for passengers are provided.

Between the front and rear axles 9, 9 of the machine frame 10, a grass cutting device [15] having a cutting blade that cuts grass while rotating in the horizontal direction is suspended; , the grass cutting device 11
A blower 1 that transports the grass cut in step 5 toward the rear.
Further, at the rear end of the machine frame 10, there is provided a support 6 having a left-right support shaft 5 at its upper end and forming the front wall of the grass clipping container 2.

On the rear side of this support body 6, there is a front support frame 18 a which is U-shaped in front view and has a pair of left and right hooks 17 and 17 suspended from the support shaft 5 at the upper end, and this front support frame 18a. Upper support frame 18b that is U-shaped in plan view and protrudes rearward from the upper end of 18'a.
A support frame for the container 2 is provided, and these upper support frames 18
A net-like body 19 that forms the container 2 is stretched from b to the front support frame 18a with its front and upper parts open.

Rotating tools 20, 20 that are rotatable with respect to the supporting shaft 5 are provided at both left and right ends of the supporting shaft 5, and these rotating tools 20
, 20, there is a cover body 4 which covers the open upper part of the storage body 2 and has a net-like partition member 21 discharging pressure air from the blower 16 at a position above the rear side of the upper support frame 18b. to support.

A pair of left and right supports 23.23 supporting a support shaft 22 in the left and right direction is provided on the rear side of the partition member 21 of the cover body 4, and on the support shaft 22, the upper support frame 1
A connecting tool 24 of the operating coupling mechanism 7 that engages from the front on the rear side of the cover body 8b and an operating lever 8 that is bent from the rear side of the cover body 4 and projects upward are provided, and a base of the operating lever 8 is provided. A spring 25 is provided between the negative side support member 23 and the connecting member 24, and a spring 25 is provided on the front wall of the cover member 4. A stopper 26 is provided to restrict the upward rotational position.

Next, the effect will be explained. Grass cut by the cutting device 15 is fed by a blower 16 through the cover body 4 and stored in the storage body 2, and the compressed air that blows the grass is discharged outward from the partition member 21 and the mesh body 19. .

When the operating lever 8 is rotated forward, since the support shaft 22 and the upper support frame 18b are connected by the connector 24, the cover body 4 and the housing body 2 are rotated upward together using the support shaft 5 as a fulcrum. The grass clippings in the storage body 2 fall and are discharged from the front opening. Conversely, when the operating lever 8 is rotated backward, the front support frame 18a comes into contact with the support 6 and comes to rest, and the front opening of the container 2 is closed by the support 6.

Further, when the operating lever 8 is rotated backward against the spring 25 to release the connection of the coupling tool 24 to the upper support frame 18b, and then the operating lever 8 is rotated forward, only the cover body 4 is rotated forward. When the upper part of the storage body 2 is opened and the operating lever is rotated backwards, the lower edge of the cover body 4 comes into contact with the upper support frame 18b and the cover body 4 becomes stationary and is connected by the spring 25. The tool 24 engages with the upper support frame 18b, and the cover body 2 is connected.

In addition, although the above description was made using a single container 2, it is also easy to configure the container with a plurality of containers 2.2 as shown in FIG.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 being a side view and FIG. 2 being a slope view of the container. In the figure, numeral 1 is a running vehicle body, 2 is a housing body, 4 is a cover body,
5 is a support shaft, 6 is a support body, 7 is an operation connection mechanism, and 8 is an operation lever.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A support body 6 is provided at the rear end of the traveling vehicle body 1, and has a left-right support shaft 5 at its upper end and forms a front wall of the grass clippings storage body 2.
On the support shaft 5 of this support body 6, there is a container 2 whose front and upper sides are open, and a cover body 4 that covers the upper open part of this container 2.
The cover body 4 has an operation coupling mechanism 7 that can rotate the cover body 4 independently and rotate the container 2 together. A grass clipping storage device for a lawn mower, which is provided with a single operating lever 8.