Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Having fluid-pressure or stored-energy motor
Patent
1994-10-28
1998-08-04
Melius, Terry Lee
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Having fluid-pressure or stored-energy motor
56 2, 56DIG9, A01D 3478
Patent
active
057876932
ABSTRACT:
A universal powerhead apparatus which is securable to a frame portion of a land vehicle, pump or other tool to replace an existing internal combustion engine of the device without requiring significant modification to the frame portion of the device. The powerhead apparatus includes an electric motor and a universal mounting plate which is secured to a portion of the motor. The universal mounting plate has a footprint substantially similar to that of a specific make and displacement of internal combustion engine which the apparatus is intended to replace. The overall footprint of the apparatus is also similar to the specific make and displacement of a gasoline powered engine which it is designed to replace. The apparatus can be secured directly to a frame portion of a land vehicle, tool or pump in either a horizontal or vertical orientation to thus enable it to be used as a power source for vehicles requiring a horizontally disposed output shaft as well as vehicles requiring a vertically disposed output shaft. The apparatus may be assembled to the land vehicle, tool or pump in a factory or retrofitted to replace a specific make and displacement of gasoline powered engine. In one preferred embodiment, the apparatus is powered by at least one battery disposed within a housing thereof. In an alternative preferred embodiment, the apparatus is powered directly from an AC power source. The use of the apparatus completely eliminates the undesirable emissions produced by internal combustion engines and the periodic maintenance typically associated with such engines.
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Black & Decker Inc.
Melius Terry Lee
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