Patent ID: 8341847
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A rotary cutter for a mower comprising at least one cord of a predetermined length extending in a radial direction of a cutting head from the cutting head driven for rotation through a drive shaft, at least one fastening means for fixing one end of the at least one cord to a cutting head main body including a case and a cover, wherein the fastening means includes a pair of ratchets, each ratchet pivoted for turning on the cutting head main body and constantly applied with a rotational force in a predetermined direction by a spring, and the cord is clamped and fastened by the pair of ratchets, an inner end portion of the cord inserted from a sidewall of the cutting head main body being fastened by the fastening means, and the cord being removed and replaced with a new cord when the cord is worn out, wherein the fastening means is disposed near a drive shaft coupling shaft tube portion in the cutting head main body, a cord outlet for removing the cord is provided on a side of the drive shaft coupling shaft tube portion so as to be along an axis line of the drive shaft coupling shaft tube portion, and the inner end portion of the cord extends outside from the cord outlet and along an axial direction of a sidewall of the drive shaft coupling shaft tube portion of the cutting head main body, wherein a grooved and sectional-shaped cord guide is formed to protrude from the side of the drive shaft coupling shaft tube portion in a radial direction of the drive shaft coupling shaft tube portion along the axis line of the drive shaft coupling shaft tube portion so as to remove the cord in a direction common to a cord inserting direction, and wherein in operation, the inner end portion of the cord extends outside and in advance of the grooved and sectional-shaped cord guide for removing the cord and along the sidewall of the drive shaft coupling shaft tube portion and is also kept in such state that the inner end portion of the cord is free and exposed so that the inner end portion can be held, and during cord replacement, the cord is removed by holding the inner end portion of the cord as it is which extends outside the grooved and sectional-shaped cord guide and then pulling the inner end portion out of the cutting head main body.