US 12,114,597 B2
Multi-position locking mechanism for a riding lawn care vehicle
Johan Bengtzohn, Tenhult (SE); Mats Axelsson, Lekeryd (SE); and David Klasson, Huskvarna (SE)
Assigned to HUSQVARNA AB, Huskvarna (SE)
Appl. No. 17/051,547
Filed by Husqvarna AB, Huskvarna (SE)
PCT Filed May 31, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/054550
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 29, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/053670, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/731,136, filed on Sep. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0219495 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A01D 34/66 (2006.01); A01D 34/64 (2006.01); A01D 42/00 (2006.01); A01D 67/00 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/662 (2013.01) [A01D 34/64 (2013.01); A01D 42/00 (2013.01); A01D 67/005 (2013.01); A01D 2034/645 (2013.01); A01D 34/66 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A riding lawn care vehicle comprising:
a vehicle frame;
a mobility assembly operably coupled to the vehicle frame;
an equipment frame operably coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the equipment frame extends forward of the mobility assembly;
a steering assembly operably coupled to the mobility assembly to enable an operator positioned on the riding lawn care vehicle to provide steering control of the riding lawn care vehicle;
a removable cutting deck comprising a cutting blade and configured to be alternately connected and disconnected relative to the equipment frame; and
a latching assembly configured to enable the cutting deck to be transitioned between a service position and a working position and to affix the cutting deck to the equipment frame in each of the service position and the working position,
wherein the equipment frame comprises guide rails having respective positional adjustment slots formed therein, and
wherein the cutting deck comprises connection studs configured to slide within the respective positional adjustment slots during transition of the cutting deck between the service position and the working position, and
wherein the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises a weight transfer assembly, and
wherein the weight transfer assembly comprises an actuation hook configured to move from a rest position to actuate a lever arm and rotate links that lift the equipment frame.