The present invention relates to a robotic lawn mower. The lawn mower comprises a housing having an upper cover portion and a chassis as a carrying platform; a mowing assembly mounted on the front section of the chassis and having two sets of rotatable cutting tools, and a moving assembly having four moving wheels that are mounted on the sides of the chassis; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the mowing assembly and moving assembly; as well as a power source providing power to the mowing assembly for the rotation of the cutting tools and the moving assembly for driving the lawn mower in any or all directions without necessity of turning the front or head of the mower. The cutting tools are formed of semi rigid and semi flexible material, and in the form of short rod or twisted cables or wires.

The present invention relates to a robotic lawn mower. The lawn mower comprises a housing having an upper cover portion and a chassis as a carrying platform; a mowing assembly mounted on the front section of the chassis and having two sets of rotatable cutting tools, and a moving assembly having four moving wheels that are mounted on the sides of the chassis; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the mowing assembly and moving assembly; as well as a power source providing power to the mowing assembly for the rotation of the cutting tools and the moving assembly for driving the lawn mower in any or all directions without necessity of turning the front or head of the mower. The cutting tools are formed of semi rigid and semi flexible material, and in the form of short rod or twisted cables or wires.

A mower is provided and includes: a housing; a movable upper cover, disposed on the housing; and a cutting assembly, disposed on the housing. The cutting assembly includes a blade carrier assembly, and the blade carrier assembly includes a blade carrier and a blade. The blade carrier includes a disc body and a blade receiving groove recessed inwardly from an edge of the disc body along an axial direction of the disc body. The blade is mounted in the blade receiving groove and arranged to be that the blade is not protruded out of the blade receiving groove in the axial direction of the disc body.

A battery pack is provided that includes battery cell magazines and a battery management system to control charging and discharging of the associated battery pack. The battery cell magazines may include a magazine housing and associated battery cells. The magazine housing may define a plurality of battery cell recesses to receive the battery cells. The battery management system may be configured to balance the state of charge of a battery stack of battery packs. Methods for balancing a state of charge of battery packs of a battery stack are also provided, as are systems for lifting a battery stack.

The present invention discloses a method comprising: A. acquiring the current I0 and I, and setting It1, It2, IR, Vmin, and Vmax. B. acquiring the speed V, and setting the speed VL and VH; C. a mowing motor runs in a low-speed mode, and a self-propelled motor runs at the speed VH; D. when encountering grassy areas, if I0<I<It1, keeping unchanged; if I≥It1 and lasting for T1, skipping to E; if I=IR, skipping to G; E. the mowing motor switches to the high-speed mode; F. the mowing motor switches to the low-speed mode, V is switched to VH; G the mowing motor switches to the high-speed mode, V is adjusted to VL; H. the mowing motor stops, the self-propelled motors stop, then retreat and work along the original path, after attempting for M times, if the self-propelled motors stop again, bypassing and skipping to C to continue working.

The present invention relates to a hybrid power system for a robot or a robotic lawn mower. It comprises at least one generator for generating an electric current; at least one control board being provided to receive the electric current from the generator; and at least one rechargeable battery being connected to and charged by the electric current from the control board, and being charged by the electric current from the generator as well. The generator can he an AC generator or a DC generator, and there may be two generators, and two operation control boards. There are two types of end units, such as a cutting assembly and a moving assembly. At least one of the control boards provides a driving power for driving one of the end units of the robot or the robotic lawn mower, which may be operative under AC or DC. The cutting assembly may include a set of cutting tools and the moving assembly may have a set of moving wheels, which may move in any directions under the control of the control boards.

The present invention relates to a hybrid power system for a robot or a robotic lawn mower. It comprises at least one generator for generating an electric current; at least one control board being provided to receive the electric current from the generator; and at least one rechargeable battery being connected to and charged by the electric current from the control board, and being charged by the electric current from the generator as well. The generator can he an AC generator or a DC generator, and there may be two generators, and two operation control boards. There are two types of end units, such as a cutting assembly and a moving assembly. At least one of the control boards provides a driving power for driving one of the end units of the robot or the robotic lawn mower, which may be operative under AC or DC. The cutting assembly may include a set of cutting tools and the moving assembly may have a set of moving wheels, which may move in any directions under the control of the control boards.

A battery powered lawnmower having a blade motor coupled to at least one blade, a user input device configured to receive a blade motor control signal and a bail control bar. The bail control bar is coupled to a position sensor configured to determine a position of the bail control bar. The battery powered lawnmower further includes a controller coupled to the position sensor and configured to control an operation of the blade motor. The controller is configured to receive a blade motor control command and determine a position of the bail control bar based on data provided by the position sensor. The controller is further configured to, in response to determining that the bail control bar is in a closed position, control the blade motor based on the received blade motor control command.

A battery powered lawnmower having a blade motor coupled to at least one blade, a user input device configured to receive a blade motor control signal and a bail control bar. The bail control bar is coupled to a position sensor configured to determine a position of the bail control bar. The battery powered lawnmower further includes a controller coupled to the position sensor and configured to control an operation of the blade motor. The controller is configured to receive a blade motor control command and determine a position of the bail control bar based on data provided by the position sensor. The controller is further configured to, in response to determining that the bail control bar is in a closed position, control the blade motor based on the received blade motor control command.

A walk-behind lawnmower including a deck including a shroud, a front end portion, and a plurality of ribs coupled to the front end portion and defining a contact plane, a first motor, a rechargeable battery, and a blade rotatably driven by the first motor about a rotational axis, the blade having a tip defining a blade circle about the rotational axis. A radially inner surface of the shroud is disposed a first distance from a nearest point of the blade circle, the first distance being between 0.12 inches and 0.38 inches, a radially outer surface of the shroud is disposed a second distance from a nearest point of the blade circle, the second distance being between 0.5 inches and 0.75 inches, and the contact plane is disposed a third distance from a nearest point of the blade circle, the third distance being between 1.75 inches and 2.75 inches.