Patent ID: 8955296
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A01D,B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A utility vehicle comprising: a mowing deck having an upper surface and perimeter edges extending downward from the upper surface; an electric motor positioned above the upper surface of the mowing deck; a shaft rotated by the electric motor, the shaft extending through a first opening in the upper surface of the mowing deck; a controller for controlling the electric motor; a second opening in the upper surface of the mowing deck, the second opening spaced apart from the first opening and defining an entrance into a duct that leads to the controller; and a cutting blade disposed beneath the upper surface of the mowing deck and rotated by the shaft to generate an airflow by pulling ambient air up from under the perimeter edges of the mowing deck and pushing the airflow through the second opening and into the entrance of the duct such that the airflow is directed toward the controller.