INTEGRATED PARK BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A RIDING LAWN CARE VEHICLE

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, a steering assembly, a first brake assembly, and a first biasing assembly. A first drive wheel and a second drive wheel of the riding lawn care vehicle are operably coupled to the frame. The steering assembly includes a first steering lever and a secon...

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Main Author Reese, Braxton W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.01.2020
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HARVESTING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
MOWING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
TRAPPING
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Summary:A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, a steering assembly, a first brake assembly, and a first biasing assembly. A first drive wheel and a second drive wheel of the riding lawn care vehicle are operably coupled to the frame. The steering assembly includes a first steering lever and a second steering lever. The first and second steering levers are operably coupled to corresponding ones of the first and second drive wheels via a first hydraulic motor and a second hydraulic motor, respectively, to facilitate turning of the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the first and second drive wheels responsive to positioning of the first and second steering levers to control the first and second hydraulic motors. The first brake assembly is operably coupled to the first hydraulic motor to enable a braking force to be selectively applied to a motor shaft of the first hydraulic motor responsive to movement of the first steering lever from an inboard position to an outboard position. The first biasing assembly is configured to positively assist movement of the first steering lever between the inboard and outboard positions in both directions.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816480486