Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Including driven air-blower unit
Patent
1991-04-10
1993-06-29
Bui, Thuy M.
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Including driven air-blower unit
153001, A01D 8700
Patent
active
052223493
ABSTRACT:
The present invention describes an air-floated apparatus comprising a housing having an outer shroud and an inner shroud, the outer shroud surrounding a predetermined portion of the inner shroud to define a pressure chamber between the inner and outer shrouds and a vacuum chamber within the inner shroud. A drive mechanism includes a motor having a rotatable shaft. A single impeller is supported in the pressure chamber and rotates on the shaft for exhausting air from the vacuum chamber to erect grass underlying the opening while simultaneously pressurizing air in the pressure chamber to float the apparatus above the grass. The apparatus further includes a cutting disk rotatable on the shaft and supported in a bottom opening of the inner shroud to substantially enclose the vacuum chamber. The cutting disk includes multiple retractable blades for cutting the grass. Several types of auxiliary drive mechanisms are also disclosed for use in facilitating advancement of the housing in a self-propelled manner.
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