Electric starting control box and lawn mower

By designing a detachable electric start control box, the detachable upper lining and lower lining are used to adapt handles of different diameters, the manufacturing cost problem of the electric start control box in the prior art due to the variety of handle specifications is solved. The effect of reducing the cost of lawn machine is achieved.

CN222465408UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-14SUMEC HARDWARE & TOOLS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202323494995.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-20
Publication Date
2025-02-14
Estimated Expiration
2033-12-20

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Technical Problem

The various handle specifications of existing gasoline lawn machines have resulted in the need to match multiple specifications of the electric start control box, which increases the cost of manufacturing and the cost of the lawn machine.

Method used

An electric start control box is designed, which can adapt handles of different diameters through the removable upper and lower linings, and fixing different handles by mounting or removing the inner lining.

Benefits of technology

This design enables the electric start control box to be adapted to a variety of handle specifications, reduces production costs and improves the stable connection between the electric start control box and the lawn handle.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an electric starting control box and a lawn mower. The electric starting control box can be matched with handles with different diameters, and the cost of the lawn mower can be reduced. The electric starting control box is used for the gasoline lawn mower and comprises a main body and an upper shell. A mounting groove is formed in one end of the main body in the first direction, the mounting groove penetrates through the main body in the second direction and is used for containing a handle of the gasoline lawn mower, an opening of the mounting groove faces the third direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to one another in pairs. The upper shell is detachably connected with the body and used for sealing a notch of the mounting groove, and the upper shell and the body jointly form a first clamping cavity used for clamping and fixing the handle. The electric starting control box further comprises an upper lining and a lower lining, the upper lining is detachably arranged on the surface, facing the main body, of the upper shell, the lower lining is detachably arranged in the mounting groove, and the upper lining and the lower lining jointly define a second clamping cavity and are used for jointly clamping and fixing the handle.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of lawn mowers, and in particular to an electric start control box and a lawn mower. Background Art

[0002] As people's requirements for the environment are increasing, planting vegetation has become the main means of living in residential areas nowadays. Lawn mowers are mainly used in garden decoration construction, lawn greening construction, urban streets, green scenic spots, and rural construction, especially in the repair of lawns and grasslands in parks, football fields, private villa gardens, and agricultural and forestry farms. The commonly used lawn mowers are generally gasoline lawn mowers. The electric start control box for controlling electrical components of gasoline lawn mowers is often installed on the handle of the lawn mower. However, the handles of gasoline lawn mowers on the market currently have two specifications (diameter 22mm and diameter 25.4mm), which leads to the electric start control box also having two corresponding specifications, and also matching the corresponding handles. This situation will lead to high manufacturing costs of the electric start control box, thereby increasing the cost of the lawn mower. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present application provides an electric start control box and a lawn mower. The electric start control box can match handles of different diameters and can reduce the cost of the lawn mower.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides an electric start control box for a gasoline lawn mower, which includes a main body and an upper shell. A mounting groove is formed at one end of the main body along a first direction, and the mounting groove penetrates the main body along a second direction. The mounting groove is used to accommodate a handle of the gasoline lawn mower, and the notch of the mounting groove faces a third direction. The first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other. The upper shell is detachably connected to the main body, used to close the notch of the mounting groove and form a first clamping cavity with the main body for clamping and fixing the handle.

[0006] Among them, the electric start control box also includes an upper lining and a lower lining. The upper lining is detachably arranged on the surface of the upper shell facing the main body, and the lower lining is detachably arranged in the installation groove. The upper lining and the lower lining jointly define a second clamping cavity for jointly clamping and fixing the handle.

[0007] The electric start control box is applied to a gasoline lawn mower, which can be used as a mounting bearing member of a gasoline lawn mower control module and installed on the handle of the lawn mower. For example, a current lawn mower control module can be arranged in the electric start control box, and the control module is protected by the electric start control box. In some embodiments, the electric start control box is provided with a cable 30, and the cable 30 connects the control module with the electrical components of the lawn mower to start or shut down the lawn mower. The electric start control box provided by the above scheme can be adapted to two diameters of handles currently on the market (for example, a diameter of 22 mm and a diameter of 25.4 mm), so that it can be mass-produced and later assembled on lawn mowers with different handle specifications, thereby reducing the cost of lawn mowers.

[0008] The electric start control box is detachably arranged to be quickly connected to the lawn mower. If a handle with a larger diameter is adapted, the upper liner and the lower liner can be removed so that the handle is located in the installation groove and fixed by the upper shell and the main body. If a handle with a smaller diameter is adapted, the upper liner and the lower liner are installed so that the handle is located in the second clamping cavity and fixed by the upper shell and the main body.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present application, a first positioning column is provided on a surface of the upper shell facing the main body, a second positioning column is provided in the installation groove, and the second positioning column is docked with the first positioning column.

[0010] In the above solution, by providing the first positioning column and the second positioning column that cooperate with each other, the upper shell can be accurately positioned and matched with the main body, thereby improving the efficiency of assembling the upper shell to the main body. In some embodiments, the handle is correspondingly formed with a through hole, and when the handle and the electric start control box are assembled with each other, the first positioning column and the second positioning column can pass through the through hole of the handle, and the first positioning column and the second positioning column can play a role in positioning and stopping the handle.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, the upper shell is formed with a first through hole, the first through hole passes through the first positioning column, and the second positioning column is provided with a threaded hole; the electric start control box also includes a first threaded member, the first threaded member passes through the first through hole and cooperates with the threaded hole.

[0012] In the above solution, the upper shell and the main body are connected by the first screw member, which can improve the connection stability and assembly convenience of the upper shell and the main body. In some embodiments, the number of the first through holes can be multiple, and the multiple first through holes are arranged at intervals along the second direction, and the number of the first screw members can correspond to the number of the first through holes.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present application, the electric start control box further includes a decorative piece, which is detachably disposed on the main body and the upper shell to cover the first through hole.

[0014] In the above solution, by providing the decorative piece, the first through hole can be covered, and the gap between the upper shell and the main body can be covered, thereby improving the neatness of the appearance of the electric start control box. In some embodiments, along the second direction, the outer surface of the upper shell and the outer surface of the main body are flush with each other, and the main part of the decorative piece can be plate-shaped to cover the outer surface of the upper shell and the outer surface of the main body. In some embodiments, both sides of the decorative piece in the first direction can be bent to buckle with the sides of the main body and the upper shell.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present application, the upper liner is formed with a second through hole, and the second through hole is for the first positioning column to pass through; the lower liner is formed with a third through hole, and the third through hole is for the second positioning column to pass through.

[0016] In the above scheme, a second through hole is set on the upper lining to facilitate the positioning and assembly of the upper lining and the upper shell, thereby improving the assembly accuracy; a third through hole is set on the lower lining to facilitate the positioning and assembly of the lower lining and the mounting groove, thereby improving the assembly accuracy, thereby enabling the upper lining and the upper lining to effectively clamp the handle.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present application, the upper liner is connected to the upper shell via a second threaded member.

[0018] In the above solution, the upper liner is mounted on the upper shell by the second threaded member, which can make the upper liner and the upper shell detachably connected on the one hand, and make the connection between the upper liner and the upper shell stable on the other hand. In other embodiments, the upper liner and the upper shell can be detachably connected by a magnetic member, or the upper liner and the upper shell can be connected by clamping or bonding.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present application, the lower lining is connected to the groove wall of the mounting groove through a third threaded member.

[0020] In the above solution, the lower liner is mounted on the upper shell by the third threaded member, which can make the lower liner detachably connected to the main body on the one hand, and make the connection between the lower liner and the main body stable on the other hand. In other embodiments, the lower liner and the main body can be detachably connected by a magnetic member, or the lower liner and the main body can be connected by snapping or bonding.

[0021] According to some embodiments of the present application, the upper liner and / or the lower liner is a rubber liner.

[0022] In the above solution, by setting the upper liner and / or the lower liner as a rubber liner, the upper and lower liners can clamp the handle to adapt to a handle with a smaller diameter.

[0023] According to some embodiments of the present application, a mating groove is formed on the surface of the upper shell facing the mounting groove, and both the mating groove and the mounting groove are arc grooves to jointly form a first clamping cavity.

[0024] In the above scheme, by setting the matching groove and the installation groove as arc grooves, the upper shell and the main body can form a first clamping cavity that effectively matches the outer peripheral surface of the handle, so that the electric start control box is firmly assembled on the handle.

[0025] In a second aspect, some embodiments of the present application further provide a lawn mower, comprising the electric start control box of any one of the first aspects, wherein the electric start control box is mounted on a handle of the lawn mower.

[0026] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0028] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of an electric start control box in some embodiments of the present application;

[0029] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional exploded view of an electric start control box in some embodiments of the present application;

[0030] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of an electric start control box in some embodiments of the present application;

[0031] Figure 4 A perspective exploded view of an electric start control box without an upper liner and a lower liner in some embodiments of the present application;

[0032] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of an electric start control box with the upper liner and the lower liner removed in some embodiments of the present application;

[0033] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the decorative element, the main body and the upper shell in some embodiments of the present application.

[0034] Icons: 10-electric start control box; 11-main body; 110-installation slot; 111-second positioning column; 12-upper shell; 120-first positioning column; 121-first through hole; 13-upper lining; 130-second through hole; 14-lower lining; 140-third through hole; 15-first threaded member; 16-second threaded member; 17-third threaded member; 20-decorative member; x-first direction; y-second direction; z-third direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0036] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present application for which protection is sought, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0037] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, further definition and explanation thereof is not required in subsequent drawings.

[0038] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or are the orientations or positional relationships in which the products of the application are conventionally placed when in use, or are the orientations or positional relationships conventionally understood by those skilled in the art. They are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0039] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", and "connect" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0040] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other.

[0041] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 , Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional diagram of the electric start control box in some embodiments of the present application. Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional exploded view of the electric start control box in some embodiments of the present application. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an electric start control box in some embodiments of the present application. Figure 4 This is a perspective exploded view of the electric start control box without the upper lining and the lower lining in some embodiments of the present application. Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of an electric start control box without the upper liner and the lower liner in some embodiments of the present application.

[0042] The electric start control box 10 is used for a gasoline lawn mower, and includes a main body 11 and an upper shell 12. A mounting groove 110 is formed at one end of the main body 11 along a first direction x, and the mounting groove 110 penetrates the main body 11 along a second direction y. The mounting groove 110 is used to accommodate the handle of the gasoline lawn mower, and the notch of the mounting groove 110 faces the third direction z. The first direction x, the second direction y and the third direction z are perpendicular to each other. The upper shell 12 is detachably connected to the main body 11, and is used to close the notch of the mounting groove 110 and form a first clamping cavity for clamping and fixing the handle together with the main body 11.

[0043] Among them, the electric start control box 10 also includes an upper lining 13 and a lower lining 14. The upper lining 13 is detachably arranged on the surface of the upper shell 12 facing the main body 11, and the lower lining 14 is detachably arranged in the installation groove 110. The upper lining 13 and the lower lining 14 jointly define a second clamping cavity for jointly clamping and fixing the handle.

[0044] The electric start control box 10 is applied to a gasoline lawn mower, and it can be used as a mounting bearing member of a gasoline lawn mower control module and installed on the handle of the lawn mower. For example, a current lawn mower control module can be arranged in the electric start control box 10, and the control module is protected by the electric start control box 10. In some embodiments, the electric start control box 10 is provided with a cable, and the cable connects the control module with the electrical components of the lawn mower to start or shut down the lawn mower. The electric start control box 10 provided by the above scheme can be adapted to two diameters of handles currently on the market (for example, a diameter of 22 mm and a diameter of 25.4 mm), so that it can be mass-produced and later assembled on lawn mowers with different handle specifications, thereby reducing the cost of lawn mowers.

[0045] The electric start control box 10 is detachably arranged to be quickly connected to the lawn mower. If a handle with a larger diameter is used, the upper liner 13 and the lower liner 14 can be removed so that the handle is located in the installation groove 110 and is fixed by the upper shell 12 and the main body 11. If a handle with a smaller diameter is used, the upper liner 13 and the lower liner 14 are installed so that the handle is located in the second clamping cavity and is fixed by the upper shell 12 and the main body 11.

[0046] According to some embodiments of the present application, a first positioning column 120 is provided on the surface of the upper shell 12 facing the main body 11 , a second positioning column 111 is provided in the installation groove 110 , and the second positioning column 111 is docked with the first positioning column 120 .

[0047] In some embodiments, a groove is formed on the surface of the first positioning column 120 facing the second positioning column 111 , and the end of the second positioning column 111 can be located in the groove to achieve docking.

[0048] In the above solution, by providing the first positioning column 120 and the second positioning column 111 that cooperate with each other, the upper shell 12 can be accurately positioned and matched with the main body 11, thereby improving the efficiency of assembling the upper shell 12 to the main body 11. In some embodiments, the handle is correspondingly formed with a through hole, and when the handle and the electric start control box 10 are assembled with each other, the first positioning column 120 and the second positioning column 111 can pass through the through hole of the handle, and the first positioning column 120 and the second positioning column 111 can play a role in positioning and stopping the handle.

[0049] According to some embodiments of the present application, the upper shell 12 is formed with a first through hole 121, the first through hole 121 passes through the first positioning column 120, and the second positioning column 111 is provided with a threaded hole; the electric start control box 10 also includes a first threaded member 15, the first threaded member 15 passes through the first through hole 121 and cooperates with the threaded hole.

[0050] In the above solution, the upper shell 12 and the main body 11 are connected by the first screw member 15, which can improve the connection stability and assembly convenience of the upper shell 12 and the main body 11. In some embodiments, the number of the first through holes 121 can be multiple, and the multiple first through holes 121 are arranged at intervals along the second direction y, and the number of the first screw members 15 can correspond to the number of the first through holes 121.

[0051] According to some embodiments of this application, see Figure 6 , Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the decorative element 20, the main body 11 and the upper shell 12 in some embodiments of the present application.

[0052] The electric start control box 10 further includes a decorative member 20 , which is detachably disposed on the main body 11 and the upper shell 12 to cover the first through hole 121 .

[0053] In some embodiments, the inner side of the decorative element 20 is disposed on a snap-in block, and snap-in grooves are correspondingly disposed on the surfaces of the main body 11 and the upper shell 12 .

[0054] In the above solution, by providing the decorative member 20, the first through hole 121 can be covered, and the gap between the upper shell 12 and the main body 11 can be covered, so as to improve the neatness of the appearance of the electric start control box 10. In some embodiments, along the second direction y, the outer surface of the upper shell 12 and the outer surface of the main body 11 are flush with each other, and the main part of the decorative member 20 can be plate-shaped to cover the outer surface of the upper shell 12 and the outer surface of the main body 11. In some embodiments, both sides of the decorative member 20 in the first direction x can be bent to buckle with the sides of the main body 11 and the upper shell 12.

[0055] According to some embodiments of the present application, see Figure 2 The upper liner 13 is formed with a second through hole 130 for the first positioning column 120 to pass through; the lower liner 14 is formed with a third through hole 140 for the second positioning column 111 to pass through.

[0056] In the above scheme, a second through hole 130 is provided on the upper lining 13 to facilitate the positioning and assembly of the upper lining 13 and the upper shell 12, thereby improving the assembly accuracy; a third through hole 140 is provided on the lower lining 14 to facilitate the positioning and assembly of the lower lining 14 and the mounting groove 110, thereby improving the assembly accuracy, thereby enabling the upper lining 13 and the upper lining 13 to effectively clamp the handle.

[0057] According to some embodiments of the present application, the upper liner 13 is connected to the upper shell 12 via a second screw member 16 .

[0058] In the above solution, the upper lining 13 is mounted on the upper shell 12 by the second threaded member 16, which can make the upper lining 13 and the upper shell 12 detachably connected on the one hand, and make the connection between the upper lining 13 and the upper shell 12 stable on the other hand. In other embodiments, the upper lining 13 and the upper shell 12 can be detachably connected by a magnetic member, or the upper lining 13 and the upper shell 12 can be connected by a snap connection or bonding.

[0059] According to some embodiments of the present application, the lower lining 14 is connected to the groove wall of the installation groove 110 through a third threaded member 17 .

[0060] In the above solution, the lower lining 14 is mounted on the upper shell 12 by the third threaded member 17, which can make the lower lining 14 and the main body 11 detachably connected on the one hand, and make the connection between the lower lining 14 and the main body 11 stable on the other hand. In other embodiments, the lower lining 14 and the main body 11 can also be detachably connected by a magnetic member, or the lower lining 14 and the main body 11 can be connected by snapping or bonding.

[0061] According to some embodiments of the present application, the upper lining 13 and / or the lower lining 14 is a rubber lining.

[0062] In the above solution, by setting the upper lining 13 and / or the lower lining 14 as a rubber lining, the upper and lower linings 14 can clamp the handle to adapt to a handle with a smaller diameter.

[0063] According to some embodiments of the present application, a mating groove is formed on the surface of the upper shell 12 facing the mounting groove 110 , and both the mating groove and the mounting groove 110 are arc grooves to jointly form a first clamping cavity.

[0064] In the above solution, by setting the matching groove and the installation groove 110 as arc grooves, the upper shell 12 and the main body 11 can form a first clamping cavity that effectively matches the outer circumference of the handle, so that the electric start control box 10 is firmly assembled on the handle.

[0065] Some embodiments of the present application further provide a lawn mower, comprising the electric starting control box 10 of any one of the first aspects, wherein the electric starting control box 10 is installed on a handle of the lawn mower.

[0066] The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An electric start control box for a gasoline lawn mower, characterized in that: include: A main body, wherein a mounting groove is formed at one end of the main body along a first direction, the mounting groove penetrates the main body along a second direction, the mounting groove is used to accommodate the handle of the gasoline lawn mower, the notch of the mounting groove faces a third direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other; An upper shell is detachably connected to the main body, used to close the notch of the mounting slot and to form a first clamping cavity with the main body for clamping and fixing the handle; Among them, the electric start control box also includes an upper lining and a lower lining, the upper lining is detachably arranged on the surface of the upper shell facing the main body, and the lower lining is detachably arranged in the mounting groove, and the upper lining and the lower lining jointly define a second clamping cavity for jointly clamping and fixing the handle.

2. The electric start control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first positioning column is arranged on the surface of the upper shell facing the main body, a second positioning column is arranged in the installation groove, and the second positioning column is butt-jointed with the first positioning column.

3. The electric start control box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper shell is formed with a first through hole, the first through hole passes through the first positioning column, and the second positioning column is provided with a threaded hole; The electric start control box further includes a first threaded member, which passes through the first through hole and cooperates with the threaded hole.

4. The electric start control box according to claim 3, characterized in that: The electric start control box further includes a decorative piece, which is detachably disposed on the main body and the upper shell to cover the first through hole.

5. The electric start control box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper liner is formed with a second through hole, through which the first positioning column passes; the lower liner is formed with a third through hole, through which the second positioning column passes.

6. The electric start control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper liner is connected to the upper shell via a second threaded member.

7. The electric start control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower lining is connected to the groove wall of the installation groove through a third threaded member.

8. The electric start control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper lining and / or the lower lining is a rubber lining.

9. The electric start control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: A matching groove is formed on the surface of the upper shell facing the mounting groove, and both the matching groove and the mounting groove are arc grooves to form the first clamping cavity together.

10. A lawn mower, characterized in that: It comprises the electric start control box according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and the electric start control box is installed on the handle of the lawn mower.