US 11,937,544 B2
Electric mower switch system
Kyusang Ro, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/189,498.
Prior Publication US 2022/0279714 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A01D 34/78 (2006.01); A01D 34/68 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); H02K 11/00 (2016.01); H02K 11/28 (2016.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/78 (2013.01) [A01D 34/6806 (2013.01); A01D 34/824 (2013.01); H02K 11/0094 (2013.01); H02K 11/28 (2016.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric lawn mower comprising:
a mower deck supported by a plurality of wheels;
an electric blade motor supported on the mower deck to drive a cutting blade of the mower;
a battery supported on the mower deck for supplying power to the electric motor;
a handle extending rearwardly from the mower deck for receipt of force applied by an operator located behind the mower deck to propel the lawn mower, the handle pivotable between a first raised and locked handle position for mower operation and a second lowered handle position for mower storage;
a folding switch assembly respectively enabling and disabling the powered operation of the electric blade motor when the handle is located in the first and second handle positions, the folding switch including a magnet and a magnet sensor configured to sense the magnet.