Patent ID: 9615507
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A01D,B60R

Claim:
1. A lawn care device comprising: a mobility assembly configured to facilitate movement of the lawn care device over ground; a cutting deck housing at least one blade; an engine operably coupled to the at least one blade via a rotatable shaft to enable the at least one blade to cut vegetation responsive to rotation of the at least one blade; a control unit configured to be in communication with at least one functional unit of the lawn care device; at least one sensor disposed to monitor the at least one functional unit; a transmitter operably coupled to the sensor to wirelessly transmit a signal from the sensor to the control unit based on operation of the at least one functional unit; and an energy harvester configured to convert energy from a source of origin into electrical energy, the electrical energy being employed for powering the at least one sensor and the transmitter.