Patent ID: 11937544
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 16:
17. A pivoting failsafe switch assembly for an electric lawn mower having an electric blade motor mounted on a mower deck, the switch assembly comprising:
a handle supported by the mower deck to extend rearwardly from the mower deck for receipt of force applied by an operator walking behind the mower deck to propel the mower, the handle movable between a first raised and locked handle position for mower operation and a second lowered handle position for mower storage;
a magnet;
a magnet sensor sensing the magnet, the magnet sensor generating a high signal when the magnet is proximate the magnet sensor, the magnet sensor generating a low signal when the magnet is not proximate the magnet sensor, the pivoting switch assembly arranged such that the magnet sensor generates the high signal when the handle is in the first handle position and generates the low signal when the handle is in the second handle position; and
a motor control unit controlling the operation of the electric motor in response to the signals generated by the magnet sensor, the motor control unit respectively enabling and disabling the operation of the electric blade motor in response to the high and low signals.