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

Claim 13:
14. An electric lawn mower comprising:
a mower deck;
an electric blade motor supported by the motor deck;
a cutting blade connected to the electric blade motor for rotation of the cutting blade when the electric blade motor is operated;
a motor control unit controlling the operation of the electric blade motor;
a handle extending rearwardly from the mower deck for receiving force applied by an operator walking behind the mower to propel the mower, the handle moveable between a first raised and locked handle position for mower operation and a second lowered handle position for mower storage; and
a pivoting switch assembly including a magnet and a magnet sensor sensing the magnet, the magnet sensor motor-enable signal when the handle is in the first handle position and a motor-disable signal when the handle is in the second handle position, the magnet sensor signals transmitted to the motor control unit for respectively enabling and disabling the operation of the electric blade motor.