A lawn mower includes: a rotation shaft coupled to a power source and extending in an approximately vertical direction; a blade configured to rotate integrally with the rotation shaft; and a housing having a downward opening and accommodating the blade such that the blade is rotatable; and a maintenance tool provided on the housing, the maintenance tool being contactable with the blade from the above. A cutting portion of the blade is capable of moving between a maintenance position at which the cutting portion is contactable with the maintenance tool and an operating position at which the cutting portion mows a lawn.

An autonomous mobile outdoor ground treatment robot includes an at least upper-side outer contour and a display screen device. The at least upper-side outer contour includes a contour face in a plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot. The display screen device comprises a display screen face. The size of the display screen face in plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot is at least 5% of a size of the contour face.

A method and kit for extracting auxiliary power from a power source installed on or associated with an implement, and supplying the auxiliary power to an auxiliary tool associated with the implement. The invention is preferably employed in the context of an auxiliary tool, e.g., in the form of a rotary trimmer, edger or the like, associated with another power implement, such as a lawnmower, wherein the power is preferably extracted from a driven member of the implement. Advantageously, the device is easy to attach/detach, is universally locatable and/or orientable on the implement, and is easily retrofittable to practically any existing implement, such as a lawnmower deck.

A bidirectional communication channel between a robotic lawnmower and a charging station for data communication between the robotic lawnmower and the charging station. The communication channel includes a first interface provided on the robotic lawnmower and a second interface provided on the charging station. The first and second interface are connected to each other through charging contacts and configured to communicate data in a Direct Current, DC-balanced way. Each interface is provided with an inductor in a charging power path between the charging station and the robotic lawnmower. Each inductor includes a high impedance for enabling a high data transmission rate for frequencies above 50 kHz.

A work evaluation system configured to effect evaluation of a grass mowing work performed by a work vehicle includes a state information acquisition section for acquiring vehicle state information indicative of a state of the work vehicle when performing the grass mowing work, a sound data acquisition section for acquiring sound data comprised of collection of sounds around the work vehicle, a foreign object amount calculation section for calculating an amount of foreign objects present in the work land which come into contact with a mowing blade in the course of the grass mowing work and an evaluation section for evaluating the grass mowing work performed in the work land, based on the vehicle state information and the foreign object amount.

A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.

In some embodiments, apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided herein useful to mowers. In some embodiments, a mower comprises a frame, a plurality of wheels connected to the frame, a mower deck located within the frame defining a cutting chamber, a first blade that is elongated and rotates about a generally vertical axis and has a fin extending from at least one of the ends with a concave surface that faces generally away from the ground surface, a second blade that is circular and rotates about a generally vertical axis, a propulsion unit that is supported by the frame and rotates the blades, a discharge opening allowing discharge to exit the cutting chamber, and a container pivotally coupled to the mower pivotable between a first position and a second position, with the first position of the container configured to collect the discharge from the cutting chamber through the discharge opening.

A lawn mower or stand-on powered drivable machine has an electrical port that receives current from an alternator powered by the engine or motor. The port receives a plug from a garment worn by the lawn mower operator. The garment includes one or more thermo-electric elements that are powered from current extending through the port. The thermo-electric (TEC) elements may be resistive heaters to warm the operator or TEC coolers to cool the operator. Furthermore, the garment may include a rechargeable battery that powers the thermo-electric elements when the plug is disconnected from the port.

A riding lawn mower includes a frame, a mowing device mounted to the bottom of the frame, a functional unit attached to the front of the frame, and a motor group together with a power supply mounted to the frame. The riding lawn mower also comprises a connecting device connecting the frame and the functional unit. The connecting device comprises a first connector attached on the front of the frame, a second connector attached to the functional unit, and a third connector adapted for fixedly connecting the first connector and the second connector, the first connector and the second connector respectively defining through-holes thereon, the third connector extending through the through-holes of the first and the second connectors to fixedly connect the first and the second connectors.

A high-efficiency cutting system for an autonomous mower provides a multiple blade tip cutting radius for a cleaner cut, and more complete mow. The system includes a spinning blade disk provided within a housing including a vertical standoff. The blade disk includes a first pair of cutting blades located between the center of the blade disk and the circumference of the blade disk, and a second pair of cutting blades located radially inward from the first pair of cutting blades. The cutting blades extend downward and away from the blade disk at an angle.