US 11,950,536 B2
Vibration reduction of HST control lever
Tasuku Teraoka, Suwanee, GA (US); and Yuto Fujii, Suwanee, GA (US)
Assigned to KUBOTA CORPORATION, Osaka (JP)
Filed by KUBOTA CORPORATION, Osaka (JP)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/132,370.
Prior Publication US 2022/0192097 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. A01D 75/28 (2006.01); A01D 34/64 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/12 (2006.01); B62D 7/22 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 75/28 (2013.01) [B62D 1/12 (2013.01); B62D 7/22 (2013.01); A01D 34/64 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control lever for maneuvering a zero-turn mower, the mower being powered by an engine having an operating frequency corresponding to an operating engine speed, the control lever comprising:
a tube having a mass and a length extending from a first end to a second end, the tube defining a lumen extending from the second end towards the first end of the tube;
a rod having a predetermined mass and a length extending from a first end to a second end, the rod fixed to the tube such that the rod is fixed in position relative to the tube and disposed in the lumen at a predetermined position with respect to the second end of the tube.