Patent ID: 9622406
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A mid-mount mower having a mower unit mounted under a vehicle body between front wheels and rear wheels, the mower comprising: a lift link mechanism having a front link and a rear link provided in the vehicle body and spaced apart from each other in a vehicle body front/rear direction; a blade housing having an engaged portion engageable with an engaging portion provided in the vehicle body in association with a movement of the vehicle body in the vehicle body front/rear direction; a blade power transmission mechanism having a vehicle body side power transmission mechanism and a mower side power transmission mechanism as units separate from each other and having also a power coupling mechanism for coupling an output shaft of the vehicle body side power transmission mechanism with an input shaft of the mower side power transmission mechanism; a coupling operational tool for establishing coupling between the input shaft and the output shaft by displacing the power coupling mechanism in the vehicle body front/rear direction in a connection state for establishing engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion; and a first locking mechanism for locking the engaging portion and the engaged portions at the mutually engaged position; wherein the first locking mechanism includes a locking engagement piece pivotally supported to the vehicle body and a locking link for pivoting the locking engagement piece; and the engaging portion and the engaged portion are locked when the locking engagement piece comes into engagement with the blade housing in association with a pivotal movement of the locking engagement piece; and wherein a displacement of the operational tool is transmitted to the locking link and the locking link converts this displacement of the operational tool into a displacement of the locking engagement piece.