The present invention relates to a method for operating and controlling an automatic mower. The automatic mower (1) includes a main cutting unit (7) and an auxiliary cutting unit (17) for trimming. The auxiliary cutting unit (17) has a cutting range extending at least to be flush with a housing (3) of the automatic mower (1). The method includes: detecting a specific object in a normal working mode of the auxiliary cutting unit (17); determining whether the specific object is detected; switching to an obstacle working mode based on at least the specific object being detected; and maintaining the normal working mode of the auxiliary cutting unit (17) based on at least the specific object being not detected.

A trimmer mower rotor (100), formed by a receptacle (105) on which at least one plastic thread (103) is wound, wherein the receptacle is rotatably accommodated in a housing (101) and the receptacle (105) and the housing are rotatable about a single axis, wherein the housing (101) has at least one opening through which the at least one plastic thread (103) is passed to the outside. The receptacle (105) and the housing having the at least one opening rotate at different speeds.

A work apparatus includes a housing, an electric motor arranged in the housing, the electric motor including a rotor shaft driven rotationally about a rotor axis, an output shaft for driving a tool, the output shaft being connected with a form fit to the rotor shaft on a receptacle of the rotor shaft, and a flange supported on the housing. The rotor shaft is mounted rotatably via a rotor shaft bearing arranged in the flange, the rotor shaft bearing extending along a bearing section in the direction of the rotor axis, and wherein the output shaft extends at least as far as the bearing section of the rotor shaft bearing.

A wheel attachment for a garden tool comprises a guide wheel, and a wheel mounting frame on which the guide wheel is rollably mounted and which is detachably fixed to a guard of the garden tool. The wheel mounting frame comprises a fixing portion, which delimits a groove for accommodating an edge of the guard, and the edge of the guard is clamped by the fixing portion when the wheel mounting frame is fixed to the guard.

A wheel attachment for a garden tool comprises a guide wheel, and a wheel mounting frame on which the guide wheel is rollably mounted and which is detachably fixed to a guard of the garden tool. The wheel mounting frame comprises a fixing portion, which delimits a groove for accommodating an edge of the guard, and the edge of the guard is clamped by the fixing portion when the wheel mounting frame is fixed to the guard.

A hand-held multi-tool device (100) comprising a driving unit (105) and being arranged to carry one of a plurality of replaceable tool heads (150) to be driven by the driving unit (105), the hand-held multi-tool device (100) further comprising a controller (101) configured to: determine a baseline inertial characteristic of the tool head currently being driven by the driving unit; determine an active inertial characteristic of said tool head; and determine a tool type for the tool head (150) based on the active inertial characteristic and the baseline inertial characteristic.

According to examples, a machine may include a base housing and a handle assembly mounted to the base housing and extending at an angle from the base housing along a handle plane. The handle assembly may include a mating component having a plurality of slots arranged at multiple angular positions along a slot plane, the slot plane being parallel to the handle plane. The mating assembly may also include a handle segment rotatably mounted to the mating component, the handle segment housing a locking member, in which the handle segment is rotatable along the slot plane relative to the base housing and the locking member is removably insertable into a first slot of the plurality of slots when the handle segment is in a first angular position and is removably inserted into a second slot of the plurality of slots when the handle segment is in a second angular position.

According to examples, a machine may include a base housing and a handle assembly mounted to the base housing and extending at an angle from the base housing along a handle plane. The handle assembly may include a mating component having a plurality of slots arranged at multiple angular positions along a slot plane, the slot plane being parallel to the handle plane. The mating assembly may also include a handle segment rotatably mounted to the mating component, the handle segment housing a locking member, in which the handle segment is rotatable along the slot plane relative to the base housing and the locking member is removably insertable into a first slot of the plurality of slots when the handle segment is in a first angular position and is removably inserted into a second slot of the plurality of slots when the handle segment is in a second angular position.

A dual function tool head including a first selectively deployable cutting tool configured to automatically deploy when the tool head rotates in a first direction and automatically move to a stowed position when the tool head rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction; and a second selectively deployable cutting tool configured to automatically deploy when the tool head rotates in the second direction and automatically moved to a stowed position when the tool head rotates in the first direction.

The present application discloses an integrated trimmer device that is attached to the existing wheel fixture of a lawnmower. The integrated trimmer device may be used as a string trimmer or as a lawn edger. There is an ongoing desire by those in the art to increase the efficiency of mowing and trimming activities. Combining the two activities into one task helps provide for such need.