A handheld driving apparatus is provided for mowing or cutting an object. The driving apparatus comprises: a container, an action unit and a controller. The container is configured to extend from a rear side where a user is located toward a front side where the object is located. An action unit is provided on the front side of the container and configured to drive in such a manner that a mechanical action for mowing or cutting the object can be applied to the object. A controller is configured to execute a program so as to: in a driving step, drive the action unit by controlling a drive output of the action unit to a target value, in a monitoring step, monitor a state or a behavior of the drive output with respect to the target value during the control in the driving step, and in an adjusting step, adjust the target value based on the state or the behavior during the monitoring.

A modular power unit (2; 200) for use with a power tool (1; 101; 102; 103) is provided. The modular power unit comprises a housing (3, 5, 7; 201); a motor (24); and a controller (23) arranged to control an operation of the motor (24), wherein the motor and the controller are at least partially enclosed by the housing. A power tool comprising the modular power unit is also provided.

A modular power unit (2; 200) for use with a power tool (1; 101; 102; 103) is provided. The modular power unit comprises a housing (3, 5, 7; 201); a motor (24); and a controller (23) arranged to control an operation of the motor (24), wherein the motor and the controller are at least partially enclosed by the housing. A power tool comprising the modular power unit is also provided.

A garden tool has a controllable travel drive system, wherein the travel drive system is designed to propel the garden tool, and a speed control device, wherein the speed control device has a user-operable operating element and a displacement sensor device. At least one sensor part of the displacement sensor device is supported so as to be movable in translation. The operating element is designed by its operation to displace at least the sensor part in translation. A sensor signal of the displacement sensor device is dependent on a translational position of at least the sensor part. The speed control device is designed for controlling the travel drive system for the variable setting of a travel speed of the garden tool in accordance with the sensor signal.

A garden tool has a controllable travel drive system, wherein the travel drive system is designed to propel the garden tool, and a speed control device, wherein the speed control device has a user-operable operating element and a displacement sensor device. At least one sensor part of the displacement sensor device is supported so as to be movable in translation. The operating element is designed by its operation to displace at least the sensor part in translation. A sensor signal of the displacement sensor device is dependent on a translational position of at least the sensor part. The speed control device is designed for controlling the travel drive system for the variable setting of a travel speed of the garden tool in accordance with the sensor signal.

A utility vehicle equipped with a cover displaceably attached to a chassis through a suspension mechanism, each suspension mechanism includes a shaft installed between the chassis and cover, a guide member having a plate member provided on lower half of the shaft and multiple plates installed above and below the plate member to be contactable with the plate member and respectively formed at their centers with through holes for passage of the shaft, a compression spring of roughly frustoconical shape for biasing the cover toward the chassis whose upper seating edge is attached to upper half of the shaft and lower seating edge is attached to periphery of the through hole of the cover, and an elastic member of roughly frustoconical shape formed at its center with a through hole to pass the shaft therethrough, wherein the cover is formed in roughly frustoconical shape similar to the elastic member.

A utility vehicle equipped with a cover displaceably attached to a chassis through a suspension mechanism, each suspension mechanism includes a shaft installed between the chassis and cover, a guide member having a plate member provided on lower half of the shaft and multiple plates installed above and below the plate member to be contactable with the plate member and respectively formed at their centers with through holes for passage of the shaft, a compression spring of roughly frustoconical shape for biasing the cover toward the chassis whose upper seating edge is attached to upper half of the shaft and lower seating edge is attached to periphery of the through hole of the cover, and an elastic member of roughly frustoconical shape formed at its center with a through hole to pass the shaft therethrough, wherein the cover is formed in roughly frustoconical shape similar to the elastic member.

A starter system for a lawn mower includes a handle tube and a rope guide. The rope guide includes a rod member with three bends defining four rod segments. A first rod segment extends linearly through opposite openings in the tube, a second rod segment is curved at a diameter approximating a tube surface diameter, a third rod segment extends longitudinally along the tube, and a fourth segment extends to a distal coil. Two points of direct contact between the rod member and the tube outer surface include a first contact point on the second rod segment adjacent a tube opening indentation and a second contact point on the third rod segment near the third bend. The rod segments are configured such that tightening of a nut member dynamically deflects the second and third rod segments to increase a gap with the tube outer surface.

A starter system for a lawn mower includes a handle tube and a rope guide. The rope guide includes a rod member with three bends defining four rod segments. A first rod segment extends linearly through opposite openings in the tube, a second rod segment is curved at a diameter approximating a tube surface diameter, a third rod segment extends longitudinally along the tube, and a fourth segment extends to a distal coil. Two points of direct contact between the rod member and the tube outer surface include a first contact point on the second rod segment adjacent a tube opening indentation and a second contact point on the third rod segment near the third bend. The rod segments are configured such that tightening of a nut member dynamically deflects the second and third rod segments to increase a gap with the tube outer surface.

A convertible lawnmower with a mulching mode and a discharge mode includes a housing and a mulching system. The housing includes a discharge opening. The mulching system includes a mounting ring and a shutter ring. The mounting ring is coupled substantially concentrically to the housing and includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sidewall that extends substantially axially therebetween. The sidewall is formed with a retaining groove and at least one installation groove. The retaining groove extends at least partially circumferentially within an inner surface of the sidewall and each installation groove extends axially from the lower surface to the retaining groove. The shutter ring is only coupled to mounting ring via the retaining groove such that the shutter ring is selectively shiftable between a mulching mode and a discharge mode.