Claims
- 1. A power train of a mowing machine comprising:
- a relatively short flexible shaft connected at one end thereof to an output shaft of a prime mover connected to a rear end of a hollow straight operating rod, said flexible shaft extending axially through said operating rod;
- a joint member of cylindrical configuration rotatably journalled by a bearing mounted to an inner surface of the operating rod near the rear end thereof through a vibration damping member, said joint member being connected to an opposite end of said flexible shaft;
- a relatively long rigid transmission shaft connected at one end thereof to said joint member, said rigid transmission shaft extending through said operating rod and connected at an opposite end thereof to a cutter blade device connected to a forward end of the operating rod; and
- a sleeve member mounted to an inner surface of said operating rod through a vibration damping member, said sleeve member being located around said flexible shaft.
Priority Claims (1)
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59-19585[U] |
Feb 1984 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 701,237, filed Feb. 13, 1985, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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969571 |
Sep 1964 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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"Continuous Solid & Flexible Shaft Device", R. N. Smith, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 24, No. 1B, Jun. 1981. |
Continuations (1)
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701237 |
Feb 1985 |
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