Patent ID: 6625966
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A01D,B60K

Abstract:
A mowing machine having a traveling machine body, comprising:a mowing unit disposed below the traveling machine body; an engine at a rear of the traveling machine body; a transmission case disposed below and operably connected to the engine; a four-wheel drive mechanism operably connected to the transmission case for allowing driving front and rear wheels by transmitting drive force from said transmission case to rear and front axle cases; wherein a remote transmission part for transmitting the drive force to the front axle case from the transmission case in said four-wheel drive mechanism is formed in an upwardly bent or curved shape; a space for placing the mowing unit is provided below said remote transmission part; the transmission case has a rear axle case provided integrally therewith; said remote transmission part has a first transmission shaft connected to an output shaft for output of the drive force from the transmission case, a second transmission shaft connected to an input shaft of said front axle case and a connection part for connecting the first and second transmission shafts together to provide the output of the drive force from the transmission case through the output shaft, the first transmission shaft, the second transmission shaft and the input shaft to the front axle case, and said first and second transmission shafts are connected together in the shape of an angle through the connection part with the connection part being disposed higher than the first and second transmission shafts, the input and output shafts, the transmission case and the front and rear axle cases to define an apex as viewed from an elevational side of the mowing machine.