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Title:
DEVICE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF LAND, IN PARTICULAR FOR CUTTING GRASS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/214225
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device (2) for the maintenance of land (1) comprising a shell (3), a tool (4) configured to execute maintenance operations on the land, a cutting deck (20) carrying the tool (4) and an adjustment system (30) for adjusting the height of the cutting deck (20) with respect to the shell (3). The adjustment system (30) comprises at least one elastic element (50) interposed between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3) and configured to exert an elastic force (F) on the cutting deck (20), the elastic force (F) being suitable to produce a partial compensation of the weight force of the cutting deck (20). The adjustment system (30) further comprises a control lever (31) drivable by an operator and operatively connected to the cutting deck (20). The control lever is configured to move said cutting deck (20) at least in height. Considering a dimension in width of said device (2), at least one gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) is located centrally with respect to the dimension in width.

Inventors:
MAZZOCATO MASSIMO
VOLPATO MICHELE
Application Number:
PCT/IB2023/053836
Publication Date:
November 09, 2023
Filing Date:
April 14, 2023
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
STIGA S P A IN BREVE ANCHE ST S P A (IT)
International Classes:
A01D34/74; A01D34/66
Foreign References:
US5381648A1995-01-17
US5799475A1998-09-01
US20060179807A12006-08-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SANTONICOLA, Paolo (IT)
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Claims:
CLAIMS

1 . Device (2) for the maintenance of land (1 ), in particular for cutting grass, comprising: a shell (3), at least one tool (4) configured to execute maintenance operations on said land, at least one cutting deck (20) carrying said tool (4) and movable in height to vary a cutting height and an adjustment system (30) for adjusting the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the shell (3), wherein said adjustment system (30) comprises at least one elastic element (50) interposed between the cutting deck (20) and said shell (3) and configured to exert at least one elastic force (F) on said cutting deck (20), said elastic force (F) being suitable to produce a partial compensation of the weight force of the cutting deck (20) and/or being directed, at least in part, to the lifting in height of the cutting deck (20). wherein said adjustment system (30) further comprises at least one control lever (31) drivable by an operator and operatively connected to said cutting deck (20), said control lever being configured to move said cutting deck (20) at least in height, and wherein, considering a dimension in width of said device (2) and/or of said shell (3), at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is located centrally with respect to said dimension in width.

2. Device (2) according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to move the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the land (1) between: a lowered position, in which a first distance is interposed between the tool (4) and the land (1 ) in particular during an operating condition of the device (2), and a raised position, in which a second distance is interposed between the tool (4) and the land (1) in particular during an operating condition of the device (2), said second distance being greater than said first distance.

3. Device (2) according to claim 2, wherein said elastic force (F) acts in a direction from the lowered position to the raised position.

4. Device (2) according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein said elastic force (F) being configured to contribute to the movement of the cutting deck (20) from the lowered position to the raised position.

5. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to vary a length or an angular rotation of the elastic element (50) during the movement in height of the cutting deck (20), in particular during a movement of the cutting deck between the lowered position and the raised position and vice versa.

6. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the device comprises movement means (6) carried by said shell and configured to allow or cause a movement of the device (2) on said land (1), said movement means (6) defining a support plane (SP) of the device (2).

7. Device (2) according to claim 6, wherein said elastic force (F) varies, and preferably decreases, with increasing distance between the tool (4) and the land, in particular between the tool (4) and the support plane (SP).

8. Device (2) according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the elastic force (F) decreases during a movement of the cutting deck (20) from the lowered position to the raised position of the cutting deck (20).

9. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to load said elastic element (50) in the passage from the raised position to the lowered position and to unload said elastic element (50) in the passage from the lowered position to the raised position, so that said elastic element (50) has: a first elastic potential energy when the cutting deck (20) is placed in the lowered position and a second elastic potential energy when the cutting deck (20) is placed in the raised position, said first elastic potential energy being greater than said second elastic potential energy.

10. Device (2) according to claim 9, wherein a difference between said first elastic potential energy and said second elastic potential energy defines a compensating drive energy, said compensating drive energy contributing, at least in part, to the movement of the cutting deck (20) from the lowered position to the raised position.

11 . Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said elastic element (50) comprises at least one among a traction spring, a compression spring, a torsion spring, or a pneumatic piston.

12. Device (2) according to claim 11 , wherein said elastic element (50) comprises at least two traction springs or two compression springs or two torsion springs or two pneumatic pistons identical or equivalent to each other and respectively arranged on a left side and a right side of the device (2), in particular according to a symmetrical arrangement.

13. Device (2) according to claim 11 or claim 12, wherein said elastic element (50) is made of metallic material, in particular steel.

14. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the adjustment system (30) defines articulated quadrilateral kinematics and wherein said tool (4) is movable by rotation about a rotation axis (A) thereof, said rotation axis (A) being transverse and optionally orthogonal to the support plane (SP) and defining an inclination angle (5) with said support plane (SP), said adjustment system (30) being configured to maintain said inclination angle (5) substantially constant during a movement of the cutting deck (20) from the raised position to the lowered position and vice versa.

15. Device (2) according to claim 14, wherein said articulated quadrilateral is an articulated parallelogram.

16. Device (2) according to claim 14 or claim 15, wherein said inclination angle (5) is substantially equal to 90°, optionally ± 5°.

17. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 16, comprising at least one drive motor (15) operatively connected to said tool (4) and configured to move said tool (4) to execute maintenance operations, said cutting deck (20) carrying said drive motor and/or transmission means kinematically interposed between said drive motor (15) and said tool (4).

18. Device (2) according to claim 17, wherein the cutting deck (20) comprises two tools (4) spaced apart from each other and advantageously staggered from each other along an advancement direction of the device (2), in particular along a longitudinal axis (X) of the device.

19. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein the shell (3) comprises: a base frame (10), said base frame (10) being in particular placed in connection with the movement means (6) of the device (2), and a pull bar (11) integral with the base frame (10) and extending between a first portion (11 a) and a second portion (11 b), said first portion (11 a) being constrained to the base frame (10) and said second portion (11 b) being constrained to an end of the elastic element (50), said pull bar (11) extending in height from said base frame (10).

20. Device (2) according to claim 19, wherein said pull bar (11 ) is transverse or orthogonal to the base frame (10) and extends away from said base frame (10).

21. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 20, wherein said elastic element (50) is a traction or compression spring extending in length between a first end (50a) and a second end (50b), wherein the first end (50a) of the elastic element (50) is constrained to a pulling portion of the shell (3), while the second end (50b) is constrained to a movable portion of the adjustment system (30), and wherein the elastic element (50) is pre-loaded when the cutting deck (20) is in the raised position, said elastic element (50) exerting the elastic force (F) both when the cutting deck (20) is in the raised position and when it is in the lowered position.

22. Device (2) according to claim 21 , wherein the first end (50a) of the elastic element (50) is constrained to said second portion (11 b) of the pull bar (11) of the shell (3).

23. Device (2) according to claim 21 or claim 22, wherein the second end (50b) of the elastic element (50) is constrained to said drive lever (39),

24. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 23, wherein said device (2) and/or said shell (3) ideally have a shape with plane of symmetry, wherein said at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is located at said plane of symmetry.

25. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 24, further comprising a driving station (5) adapted to accommodate an operator intended to drive the device (2), wherein said at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is arranged centrally in front of the driving station (5), wherein said device (2) extends in length between a front portion and a rear portion along a longitudinal axis (X) and wherein an axis passing through said control lever (31) and said driving station (5), in particular through a central portion of said driving station (5), is substantially parallel or coincident with said longitudinal axis (X) of the device (2).

26. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 25, wherein said device (2) extends in width between a left side and a right side along a transverse axis (W), said control lever (31) being substantially equidistant from said left side and from said right side of the device (2).

27. Device (2) according to claim 26, wherein said control lever (31) is arranged so that, during an operating condition of the device (2), the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is positioned between the legs of the operator sitting in the driving station (5) and/or is graspable by the operator sitting in the driving station (5) both with the right hand and with the left hand.

28. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 27, wherein said gripping portion (32) is configured to be gripped by an operator and specifically shaped like a handle.

29. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 28, wherein the control lever (31) extends between said gripping portion (32) and a fulcrum (33) defining a hinge with the shell (3) of the device (2), said fulcrum (33) defining a rotation axis (C) about which the control lever (31) is movable by rotation, said rotation axis (C) of the control lever (31) being transverse or substantially orthogonal to said longitudinal axis (X) of the device (2) and substantially parallel to a support plane (SP) of the device (2) and/or said rotation axis (C) substantially coinciding with a transverse axis of said device or being substantially parallel to a transverse axis of said device (2).

30. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 29, wherein a maximum distance between said driving station (5) and said gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is comprised between 100 mm and 300 mm, more in particular between 110 mm and 270 mm.

31. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 30, the control lever (31) being movable between: a first position defining the lowered position of the cutting deck (20), and a second position defining the raised position of the cutting deck (20), wherein the control lever (31) includes intermediate positions interposed between said first position and said second position, each of said intermediate positions of the control lever (31) defining a respective intermediate position of the cutting deck (20) interposed between said lowered position and said raised position.

32. Device (2) according to claim 31 , wherein the gripping portion (32), when the control lever (31 ) is arranged in the first position, is at a first distance with respect to the driving station (5) and wherein the gripping portion (32), when the control lever (31) is arranged in the second position, is at a second distance with respect to the driving station (5), said first distance of the gripping portion (32) with respect to the driving station (5) being greater than said second distance.

33. Device (2) according to claim 32, wherein a distance between the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) and the driving station (5) is reduced to the passage between the first position and the second position of the control lever (31).

34. Device (2) according to any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a locking system (40) configured to achieve a stable stationing of the cutting deck (20) in a position in height pre-selected by the operator, said pre-selected position in height selectively comprising the raised position, the lowered position or one or more intermediate positions between said lowered position and said raised position.

35. Device (2) according to claim 34, wherein the locking system (40) is acting on the control lever (31) and/or on the cutting deck (20).

36. Device (2) according to claim 34 or claim 35, wherein the locking system (40) includes a plate (41) comprising a track (43), a through opening being defined in said track (43) and being crossed by the control lever (31) so that the control lever (31) can move between the first position and the second position within said track (43), and wherein one or more teeth (42) are associated with said track (43), said teeth (42) being configured to engage the control lever (31) in order to lock it in one or more desired positions.

37. Device (2) according to claim 36, wherein the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is associated with a button configured to allow the operator to establish a temporary disabling of said locking system (40) so as to operate a variation of the height of said cutting deck (20) by means of a switching of the position of said control lever (31).

38. Device (2) according to claim 37, wherein said temporary disabling of said locking system (40) is obtained by disengagement between said control lever (31) and said teeth (42).

39. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 38, wherein a first displacement of the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) corresponds to a second displacement in height, in particular along a vertical axis (Z) substantially orthogonal to the land (1) and/or to the support plane (SP), of the cutting deck (20).

40. Device (2) according to claim 39, wherein said second displacement is less than the first displacement.

41 . Device (2) according to claim 40, wherein a ratio between the second displacement and the first displacement is comprised between 0.3 and 0.8.

42. Device (2) according to any one of claims 39 to 41 , wherein the device (2) comprises at least one drive motor (15) operatively connected to said tool (4) and configured to move said tool (4) to execute maintenance operations, said cutting deck (20) carrying said drive motor (15) or carrying a transmission system moved by an auxiliary motor of the device (2), for example by the motor of said device (2) intended for the propulsion of said device (2).

43. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 42, wherein the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) is placed at a lower height with respect to a height of a seat (5a) of the driving station (5).

44. Device (2) according to claim 43, wherein the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) is placed at an intermediate height between the seat (5a) and the cutting deck (20).

45. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 44, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises: a return bar (38) constrained and/or integral in rotation with the control lever (31) and extending in length along the rotation axis (C) of the fulcrum (33) of the control lever (31), and at least one drive lever (39) constrained and/or integral in rotation with said return bar (38), such that said return bar (38) is operatively interposed between the drive lever (39) and the control lever (31), the drive lever (39) extending in length between a first end (39a), constrained to the return bar (38), and a second end (39b) directly or indirectly connected to the cutting deck (20).

46. Device (2) according to claim 45, wherein said return bar (38) extends to a left side and/or to a right side of the device (2).

47. Device (2) according to claim 45 or claim 46, wherein said return bar (38) defines said fulcrum (33).

48. Device (2) according to any one of claims 45 to 47, wherein said drive lever (39) is transverse or orthogonal to the return bar (38).

49. Device (2) according to any one of claims 45 to 48, wherein the second end (39b) of said drive lever (39) is connected to a connecting rod (37) placed in connection with the cutting deck (20).

50. Device (2) according to any one of claims 45 to 49, wherein the control lever (31), the drive lever (39) and the return bar (38) are integral with each other to define a single body.

51. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 50, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises at least a first arm (35) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3) and a second arm (36) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3).

52. Device (2) according to claim 51 , wherein the first arm (35) connects the shell (3) to a first coupling (25) of the cutting deck (20) and the second arm (36) connects the shell (3) to a second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20) which is distinct from the first coupling (25).

53. Device (2) according to claim 51 or claim 52, wherein the first arm (35) extends between a first connector (35a) constrained to the first support (7) of the shell (3) and a second connector (35b) constrained to the first coupling (25) of the cutting deck (20).

54. Device (2) according to any one of claims 51 to 53, wherein the second arm (36) extends between a first connector (36a) constrained to the second support (8) of the shell (3) and a second connector (36b) constrained to the second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20).

55. Device (2) according to any one of claims 51 to 54, wherein said first arm (35) and said second arm (36) are placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3) so as to form an articulated quadrilateral with the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3).

56. Device (2) according to any one of claims 51 to 55, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises: the cutting deck (20) having a first coupling (25) and a second coupling (26) spaced apart from each other, a portion of the shell (3) comprising a first support (7) and a second support (8) spaced apart from each other, said first arm (35) and said second arm (36).

57. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 56, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a connecting rod (37) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the control lever (31) and/or operatively interposed between the cutting deck (20) and the control lever (31), in particular so as to transmit to the cutting deck (20) a displacement imposed on the control lever (31).

58. Device (2) according to claim 57, wherein the connecting rod (37) is placed in connection between an end of the drive lever (39) and a third coupling of the cutting deck (20).

59. Device (2) according to claim 58, wherein said third coupling coincides with said second coupling.

60. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 59, wherein the device (2) comprises a driving station (5) adapted to accommodate an operator intended to drive the device (2), and wherein said control lever (31) is movable towards and away from the driving station (5).

61. Device (2) according to claim 60, wherein the first position of the control lever (31) defines a distal position between the control lever (31) and the driving station and wherein the second position of the control lever (31) defines a close position between the control lever (31) and the driving station.

62. Device (2) according to claim 60 or claim 61 , wherein at least the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is arranged centrally in front of the driving station (5).

63. Device (2) according to any one of claims 60 to 62, wherein a distance between the control lever (31) and the driving station (5) is reduced to the passage between the first position and the second position of the control lever (31).

64. Device (2) according to any one of claims 60 to 63, wherein said control lever (31 ) is arranged so that, during an operating condition of the device (2), the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is positioned between the legs of the operator sitting in the driving station (5) and/or is graspable by the operator sitting in the driving station (5) both with the right hand and with the left hand.

65. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 64, wherein said elastic force (F) is variable as a function of the position in height of the cutting deck (20).

66. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 65, wherein the device (2) is electrically propelled.

67. Device (2) according to claim 66, wherein the device (2) is powered by one or more on-board batteries.

68. Device (2) according to claim 66 or claim 67, wherein the device (2) comprises a joystick configured to allow an operator to move said device along a desired direction and/or at a desired speed.

69. Device (2) according to claim 68, wherein said joystick is of the two or three-axis type.

70. Device (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 69, wherein said device (2) is a manually driven lawnmower tractor.

71. Device (2) for the maintenance of land (1), in particular for cutting grass, comprising: a shell (3), at least one tool (4) configured to execute maintenance operations on said land, at least one cutting deck (20) carrying said tool (4) and movable in height to vary a cutting height, an adjustment system (30) for adjusting the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the shell

(3), at least one control lever (31 ) drivable by an operator and operatively connected to said cutting deck (20) and a driving station (5) adapted to accommodate an operator intended to drive the device (2), wherein said adjustment system (30) comprises at least one elastic element (50) interposed between the cutting deck (20) and said shell (3) and configured to exert at least one elastic force (F) on said cutting deck (20), wherein said control lever (31) is configured to move said cutting deck (20) at least in height, wherein said control lever (31) is movable between a first position defining the lowered position of the cutting deck (20) a second position defining the raised position of the cutting deck (20), wherein said control lever (31) includes intermediate positions interposed between said first position and said second position, each of said intermediate positions of the control lever (31) defining a respective intermediate position of the cutting deck (20) interposed between said lowered position and said raised position, and wherein said control lever (31) is movable towards and away from the driving station (5).

72. Device (2) according to claim 71 , wherein said elastic force (F) is suitable to produce a partial compensation of the weight force of the cutting deck (20) and/or is directed, at least in part, to the lifting in height of the cutting deck (20),

73. Device (2) according to claim 71 or claim 72, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a locking system (40) configured to achieve a stable stationing of the cutting deck (20) in a position in height pre-selected by the operator.

74. Device (2) according to claim 73, wherein said position in height selectively comprises the raised position, the lowered position and one or more intermediate positions between said lowered position and said raised position,

75. Device (2) according to claim 73 or claim 74, wherein the locking system (40) is acting on the control lever (31) and/or on the cutting deck (20).

76. Device (2) according to any one of claims 71 to 75, wherein the first position of the control lever (31) defines a distal position between the control lever (31) and the driving station and wherein the second position of the control lever (31) defines a close position between the control lever (31) and the driving station.

77. Device (2) according to any one of claims 71 to 76, wherein at least the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is arranged centrally in front of the driving station (5).

78. Device (2) according to any one of claims 71 to 77, wherein a distance between the control lever (31) and the driving station (5) is reduced to the passage between the first position and the second position of the control lever (31).

79. Device (2) according to any one of claims 71 to 78, wherein said control lever (31) is arranged so that, during an operating condition of the device (2), the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is positioned between the legs of the operator sitting in the driving station (5) and/or is graspable by the operator sitting in the driving station (5) both with the right hand and with the left hand.

80. Device (2) according to any one of claims 71 to 79, wherein said device (2) is a manually driven lawnmower tractor.

81 . Device (2) for the maintenance of land (1 ), in particular for cutting grass, comprising: a shell (3), at least one tool (4) configured to execute maintenance operations on said land, at least one cutting deck (20) carrying said tool (4) and movable in height to vary a cutting height, an adjustment system (30) for adjusting the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the shell (3), wherein said adjustment system (30) comprises at least one control lever (31) drivable by an operator and operatively connected to said cutting deck (20), wherein said control lever (31) is configured to move said cutting deck (20) at least in height, wherein, considering a dimension in width of said device (2) and/or of said shell (3), at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is located centrally with respect to said dimension in width, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a locking system (40) configured to achieve a stable stationing of the cutting deck (20) in a position in height pre-selected by the operator, wherein the locking system (40) includes a plate (41) comprising a track (43), a through opening being defined in said track (43) and being crossed by the control lever (31) so that the control lever (31) can move between the first position and the second position within said track (43), and wherein one or more teeth (42) are associated with said track (43), said teeth (42) being configured to engage the control lever (31) so as to lock it in one or more desired positions.

82. Device (2) according to claim 81 , wherein said device (2) and/or said shell (3) ideally have a shape with plane of symmetry and wherein said at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is located at said plane of symmetry.

83. Device (2) according to claim 81 or claim 82, wherein the control lever (31 ) is movable between a first position defining a lowered position of the cutting deck (20) and a second position defining a raised position of the cutting deck (20) and wherein the control lever (31) includes intermediate positions interposed between said first position and said second position, each of said intermediate positions of the control lever (31) defining a respective intermediate position of the cutting deck (20) interposed between said lowered position and said raised position.

84. Device (2) according to claim 83, wherein said pre-selected position in height selectively comprising the raised position, the lowered position or one or more intermediate positions between said lowered position and said raised position,

85. Device (2) according to any one of claims 81 to 84, wherein the gripping portion (32), when the control lever (31) is arranged in the first position, is at a first distance with respect to the driving station (5) and wherein the gripping portion (32), when the control lever (31) is arranged in the second position, is at a second distance with respect to the driving station (5), said first distance of the gripping portion (32) with respect to the driving station (5) being greater than said second distance.

86. Device (2) according to claim 85, wherein a distance between the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) and the driving station (5) is reduced to the passage between the first position and the second position of the control lever (31).

87. Device (2) according to any one of claims 81 to 86, wherein the locking system (40) is acting on the control lever (31) and/or on the cutting deck (20).

88. Device (2) according to any one of claims 81 to 87, wherein the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is associated with a button configured to allow the operator to establish a temporary disabling of said locking system (40) so as to operate a variation of the height of said cutting deck (20) by means of a switching of the position of said control lever (31).

89. Device (2) according to claim 88, wherein said temporary disabling of said locking system (40) is obtained by disengagement between said control lever (31) and said teeth (42).

90. Device (2) according to any one of claims 81 to 89, wherein said device (2) is a manually driven lawnmower tractor.

91 . Device (2) for the maintenance of land (1 ), in particular for cutting grass, comprising: a shell (3), at least one tool (4) configured to execute maintenance operations on said land, at least one cutting deck (20) carrying said tool (4) and movable in height to vary a cutting height and an adjustment system (30) for adjusting the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the shell (3), wherein said adjustment system (30) comprises at least one elastic element (50) interposed between the cutting deck (20) and said shell (3) and configured to exert at least one elastic force (F) on said cutting deck (20), said elastic force (F) being suitable to produce a partial compensation of the weight force of the cutting deck (20) and/or being directed, at least in part, to the lifting in height of the cutting deck (20).

92. Device (2) according to claim 91 , the adjustment system (30) being configured to move the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the land (1) between: a lowered position, in which a first distance is interposed between the tool (4) and the land (1 ) during an operating condition of the device (2), and a raised position, in which a second distance is interposed between the tool (4) and the land (1) during an operating condition of the device (2), said second distance being greater than said first distance.

93. Device (2) according to claim 92, wherein said elastic force (F) acts in a direction from the lowered position to the raised position, in particular said elastic force (F) being configured to contribute to the movement of the cutting deck (20) from the lowered position to the raised position.

94. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 93, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to vary a length or an angular rotation of the elastic element (50) during the movement in height of the cutting deck (20), in particular during a movement of the cutting deck between the lowered position and the raised position and vice versa.

95. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 94, wherein the device (2) comprises movement means (6) carried by said shell (3) and configured to allow or cause a movement of the device (2) on said land (1), said movement means (6) defining a support plane (SP) of the device (2).

96. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 95, wherein said elastic force (F) varies with increasing distance between the tool (4) and the land, in particular between the tool (4) and the support plane (SP),

97. Device (2) according to claim 96, wherein said elastic force (F) decreases with increasing distance between the tool (4) and the land, in particular wherein the elastic force (F) decreases during a movement of the cutting deck (20) from the lowered position to the raised position of the cutting deck (20).

98. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 97, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to load said elastic element (50) in the passage from the raised position to the lowered position and unload said elastic element (50) in the passage from the lowered position to the raised position, so that said elastic element (50) has: a first elastic potential energy when the cutting deck (20) is placed in the lowered position and a second elastic potential energy when the cutting deck (20) is placed in the raised position, said first elastic potential energy being greater than said second elastic potential energy.

99. Device (2) according to claim 98, wherein a difference between said first elastic potential energy and said second elastic potential energy defines a compensating drive energy, said compensating drive energy contributing, at least in part, to the movement of the cutting deck (20) from the lowered position to the raised position.

100. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 99, wherein said elastic element (50) comprises at least one among a traction spring, a compression spring, a torsion spring, or a pneumatic piston.

101. Device (2) according to claim 100, wherein said elastic element (50) comprises at least two traction springs or two compression springs or two torsion springs or two pneumatic pistons identical or equivalent to each other and respectively arranged on a left side and a right side of the device (2) and/or arranged according to a symmetrical arrangement.

102. Device (2) according to claim 100 or claim 101 , wherein said elastic element (50) is made of metallic material.

103. Device (2) according to claim 102, wherein said elastic element (50) is made of steel.

104. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 103, wherein the adjustment system (30) defines articulated quadrilateral kinematics.

105. Device (2) according to claim 104, wherein said articulated quadrilateral is an articulated parallelogram.

106. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 105, wherein said tool (4) is movable by rotation about a rotation axis (A) thereof, said rotation axis (A) being transverse and optionally orthogonal to the support plane (SP) and defining an inclination angle (5) with said support plane (SP), said adjustment system (30) being configured to maintain said inclination angle (5) substantially constant during a movement of the cutting deck (20) from the raised position to the lowered position and vice versa.

107. Device (2) according to claim 106, wherein said inclination angle (5) is comprised between 85° and 95°.

108. Device (2) according to or claim 107, wherein said inclination angle (5) is substantially equal to 90°.

109. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 108, comprising at least one drive motor (15) operatively connected to said tool (4) and configured to move said tool (4) to execute maintenance operations, said cutting deck (20) carrying said drive motor and/or transmission means kinematically interposed between said drive motor (15) and said tool (4).

110. Device (2) according to claim 109, wherein the cutting deck (20) comprises at least two tools (4) spaced apart from each other.

111. Device (2) according to claim 109 or claim 110, wherein said two tools (4) are staggered from each other along an advancement direction of the device (2), in particular along a longitudinal axis (X) of the device.

112. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 111 , comprising at least one control lever (31) drivable by an operator and operatively connected to said cutting deck (20), said control lever (31) being configured to move said cutting deck (20) at least in height, wherein the control lever (31) is movable between: a first position defining the lowered position of the cutting deck (20), and a second position defining the raised position of the cutting deck (20).

113. Device (2) according to claim 112, wherein the control lever (31) includes intermediate positions interposed between said first position and said second position, each of said intermediate positions of the control lever (31) defining a respective intermediate position of the cutting deck (20) interposed between said lowered position and said raised position.

114. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 113, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a locking system (40) configured to achieve a stable stationing of the cutting deck (20) in a position in height pre-selected by the operator.

115. Device (2) according to claim 114, wherein said position in height selectively comprises the raised position, the lowered position and one or more intermediate positions between said lowered position and said raised position.

116. Device (2) according to claim 114 or claim 115, wherein the locking system (40) is acting on the control lever (31) and/or on the cutting deck (20).

117. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 116, wherein the control lever (31) extends between a gripping portion (32), configured to be gripped by an operator, and a fulcrum (33) defining a hinge with the shell (3) of the device (2), said fulcrum (33) defining a rotation axis (C) about which the control lever (31) is rotatably movable, said rotation axis (C) substantially coinciding with a transverse axis of said device or being substantially parallel to a transverse axis of said device.

118. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 117, wherein a first displacement of the gripping portion (32) of the control lever corresponds to a second displacement in height, in particular along a vertical axis (Z) substantially orthogonal to the land (1) and/or to the support plane (SP), of the cutting deck (20).

119. Device (2) according to claim 118, wherein said second displacement is less than the first displacement.

120. Device (2) according to claim 119, wherein a ratio between the second displacement and the first displacement is comprised between 0.3 and 0.8.

121. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 120, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a return bar (38) constrained and/or integral in rotation with the control lever (31) and extending in length along the rotation axis (C) of the fulcrum (33) of the control lever (31).

122. Device (2) according to claim 121 , wherein said return bar (38) defines said fulcrum (33).

123. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 122, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises at least one drive lever (39) constrained and/or rotatably integral with said return bar (38), such that said return bar (38) is operatively interposed between the drive lever (39) and the control lever (31), the drive lever (39) extending in length between a first end (39a), constrained to the return bar (38), and a second end (39b) connected, directly or indirectly, to the cutting deck (20).

124. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 123, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises at least a first arm (35) and a second arm (36) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3), in particular so as to form an articulated quadrilateral with the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3).

125. Device (2) according to claim 124, wherein the first arm (35) connects the shell (3) to a first coupling (25) of the cutting deck (20) and the second arm (36) connects the shell (3) to a second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20) which is distinct from the first coupling (25).

126. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 125, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a connecting rod (37) operatively interposed between the cutting deck (20) and the control lever (31 ), in particular so as to transmit a displacement imposed on the control lever (31 ) to the cutting deck (20).

127. Device (2) according to claim 126, wherein the connecting rod (37) is placed in connection between an end of the drive lever (39) and a third coupling of the cutting deck (20).

128. Device (2) according to claim 127, wherein said third coupling coincides with said second coupling.

129. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 129, wherein the shell (3) comprises: a base frame (10) in particular placed in connection with the movement means (6) of the device (2) and a pull bar (11) integral with the base frame (10) and extending between a first portion (11 a) and a second portion (11 b), said first portion (11 a) being constrained to the base frame (10) and said second portion (11 b) being constrained to an end of the elastic element (50).

130. Device (2) according to claim 129, wherein said pull bar (11 ) extends in height from said base frame (10).

131. Device (2) according to claim 129 or claim 130, wherein said pull bar (11) is transverse or orthogonal to said base frame (10) and extends away from said base frame (10).

132. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 131 , wherein said elastic element (50) is a traction or compression spring extending in length between a first end (50a) and a second end (50b), wherein the first end (50a) of the elastic element (50) is constrained to a pulling portion of the shell (3), while the second end (50b) is constrained to a movable portion of the adjustment system (30).

133. Device (2) according to claim 132, wherein the first end (50a) of the elastic element (50) is constrained to said second portion (11 b) of the pull bar (11) of the shell (3).

134. The device (2) according to claim 132 or claim 133, wherein the second end (50b) is constrained to said drive lever (39).

135. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 134, wherein the elastic element (50) is preloaded when the cutting deck (20) is in the raised position, said elastic element (50) exerting the elastic force (F) both when the cutting deck (20) is in the raised position and when the cutting deck (20) is in the lowered position.

136. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 135, wherein the device (2) comprises a driving station (5) adapted to accommodate an operator intended to drive the device (2), wherein said control lever (31) is movable towards and away from the driving station (5), wherein the first position of the control lever (31) defines a distal position between the control lever (31) and the driving station and wherein the second position of the control lever (31) defines a close position between the control lever (31) and the driving station (5).

137. Device (2) according to claim 136, wherein at least the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is arranged centrally in front of the driving station (5).

138. Device (2) according to claim 136 or claim 137, wherein a distance between the control lever (31) and the driving station (5) is reduced to the passage between the first position and the second position of the control lever (31).

139. Device (2) according to any one of claims 136 to 138, wherein said control lever (31) is arranged so that, during an operating condition of the device (2), the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is positioned between the legs of the operator sitting in the driving station (5) and/or is graspable by the operator sitting in the driving station (5) both with the right hand and with the left hand.

140. Device (2) according to any one of claims 91 to 139, wherein said device (2) is a manually driven lawnmower tractor.

141 . Device (2) for the maintenance of land (1 ), in particular for cutting grass, comprising: a shell (3), at least one tool (4) configured to execute maintenance operations on said land, at least one cutting deck (20) carrying said tool (4) and movable in height to vary a cutting height and an adjustment system (30) for adjusting the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the shell (3), wherein said adjustment system (30) comprises at least one control lever (31) drivable by an operator and operatively connected to said cutting deck (20), wherein said control lever is configured to move said cutting deck (20) at least in height and wherein, considering a dimension in width of said device (2) and/or of said shell (3), at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is located centrally with respect to said dimension in width.

142. Device (2) according to claim 141 , wherein said device (2) and/or said shell (3) ideally have a shape with plane of symmetry, wherein said at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is located at said plane of symmetry.

143. Device (2) according to claim 141 or claim 142, further comprising a driving station (5) adapted to accommodate an operator intended to drive the device (2), wherein said at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is arranged centrally in front of the driving station (5), wherein said device (2) extends in length between a front portion and a rear portion along a longitudinal axis (X) and wherein an axis passing through said control lever (31) and said driving station (5), in particular through a central portion of said guide post (5), is substantially parallel or coincident with said longitudinal axis (X) of the device (2).

144. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 143, wherein said device (2) extends in width between a left side and a right side along a transverse axis (W), said control lever (31 ) being substantially equidistant from said left side and from said right side of the device (2).

145. Device (2) according to claim 144, wherein said control lever (31) is arranged so that, during an operating condition of the device (2), the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is positioned between the legs of the operator sitting in the driving station (5) and/or is graspable by the operator sitting in the driving station (5) both with the right hand and with the left hand.

146. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 145, wherein said gripping portion (32) is configured to be gripped by an operator and/or shaped like a handle.

147. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 146, wherein the control lever (31) extends between said gripping portion (32) and a fulcrum (33) defining a hinge with the shell (3) of the device (2), said fulcrum (33) defining a rotation axis (C) about which the control lever (31) is movable by rotation, said rotation axis (C) of the control lever (31) being transverse or substantially orthogonal to said longitudinal axis (X) of the device (2) and substantially parallel to a support plane (SP) of the device (2).

148. Device (2) according to claim 147, wherein a maximum distance between said driving station (5) and said gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is comprised between 100 mm and 300 mm.

149. Device (2) according to claim 148, wherein a maximum distance between said driving station (5) and said gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is comprised between 110 mm and 270 mm.

150. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 149, wherein the device (2) comprises movement means (6) carried by said shell (3) and configured to allow or cause a movement of the device (2) on said land (1), said movement means (6) defining said support plane (SP) of the device (2).

151. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 150, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to move the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the land (1) between: a lowered position, in which a first distance is interposed between the tool (4) and the land (1 ) during an operating condition of the device (2), and a raised position, in which a second distance is interposed between the tool (4) and the land (1) during an operating condition of the device (2), said second distance being greater than said first distance.

152. Device (2) according to claim 151 , wherein the control lever (31) is movable between a first position defining the lowered position of the cutting deck (20) and a second position defining the raised position of the cutting deck (20).

153. Device (2) according to claim 151 or claim 152, wherein the control lever (31) includes intermediate positions interposed between said first position and said second position, each of said intermediate positions of the control lever (31) defining a respective intermediate position of the cutting deck (20) interposed between said lowered position and said raised position.

154. Device (2) according to any one of claims 151 a 153, wherein the gripping portion (32), when the control lever (31) is arranged in the first position, is at a first distance with respect to the driving station (5) and wherein the gripping portion (32), when the control lever (31) is arranged in the second position, is at a second distance with respect to the driving station (5), said first distance of the gripping portion (32) with respect to the driving station (5) being greater than said second distance.

155. Device (2) according to any one of claims 151 to 154, wherein a distance between the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) and the driving station (5) is reduced to the passage between the first position and the second position of the control lever (31).

156. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 155, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a locking system (40) configured to achieve a stable stationing of the cutting deck (20) in a position in height pre-selected by the operator, said pre-selected position in height selectively comprising the raised position, the lowered position or one or more intermediate positions between said lowered position and said raised position.

157. Device (2) according to claim 156, wherein the locking system (40) is acting on the control lever (31) and/or on the cutting deck (20).

158. Device (2) according to claim 156 or claim 157, wherein the locking system (40) includes a plate (41) comprising a track (43).

159. Device (2) according to claim 158, wherein a through opening is defined in said track (43) and is crossed by the control lever (31) so that the control lever (31) can move between the first position and the second position within said track (43).

160. Device (2) according to claim 158 or claim 159, wherein one or more teeth (42) are associated with said track (43), said teeth (42) being configured to engage the control lever (31) in order to lock it in one or more desired positions.

161. Device (2) according to any one of claims 156 to 160, wherein the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is associated with a button configured to allow the operator to establish a temporary disabling of said locking system (40) so as to operate a variation of the height of said cutting deck (20) by means of a switching of the position of said control lever (31).

162. Device (2) according to claim 161 , wherein said temporary disabling of said locking system (40) is obtained by disengagement between said control lever (31) and said teeth (42).

163. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 162, wherein a first displacement of the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) corresponds to a second displacement in height, in particular along a vertical axis (Z) substantially orthogonal to the land (1) and/or to the support plane (SP), of the cutting deck (20).

164. Device (2) according to claim 163, wherein said second displacement is less than the first displacement.

165. Device (2) according to claim 164, wherein a ratio between the second displacement and the first displacement is comprised between 0.3 and 0.8.

166. Device (2) according to any one of claims 163 to 165, wherein the device (2) comprises at least one drive motor (15) operatively connected to said tool (4) and configured to move said tool (4) to execute maintenance operations, said cutting deck (20) carrying said drive motor (15) or carrying a transmission system moved by an auxiliary motor of the device (2), for example by the motor of said device (2) intended for the propulsion of said device (2).

167. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 166, wherein the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) is placed at a lower height with respect to a height of a seat (5a) of the driving station (5).

168. Device (2) according to claim 167, wherein the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) is placed at an intermediate height between the seat (5a) and the cutting deck (20).

169. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 167, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a return bar (38) integral in rotation with the control lever (31) and extending in length along the rotation axis (C) of the fulcrum (33) of the control lever (31), said return bar (38) extending towards a left side and/or towards a right side of the device (2).

170. Device (2) according to claim 169, wherein the adjustment system (30) further comprises a drive lever (39) constrained to said return bar (38), such that said return bar (38) is operatively interposed between the drive lever (39) and the control lever (31), said drive lever (39) being transverse or orthogonal to the return bar (38), the drive lever (39) extending in length between a first end (39a), constrained to the return bar (38), and a second end (39b) directly or indirectly connected to the cutting deck (20).

171. Device (2) according to claim 170, wherein the second end (39b) of the drive lever (39) is connected to a connecting rod (37) positioned in connection with the cutting deck (20).

172. Device (2) according to claim 170 or claim 171 , wherein the control lever (31), the drive lever (39) and the return bar (38) are integral with each other to define a single body.

173. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 172, wherein the adjustment system (30) defines articulated quadrilateral kinematics.

174. Device (2) according to claim 173, wherein said articulated quadrilateral is an articulated parallelogram.

175. Device (2) according to claim 173 or claim 174, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises the cutting deck (20) having a first coupling (25) and a second coupling (26) spaced apart from each other and a portion of the shell (3) comprising a first support (7) and a second support (8) spaced apart from each other.

176. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 175, comprising a first arm (35) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3).

177. Device (2) according to claim 176, wherein the first arm (35) extends between a first connector (35a) constrained to the first support (7) of the shell (3) and a second connector (35b) constrained to the first coupling (25) of the cutting deck (20).

178. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 175, comprising a second arm (36) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3).

179. Device (2) according to claim 178, wherein the second arm (36) extends between a first connector (36a) constrained to the second support (8) of the shell (3) and a second connector (36b) constrained to the second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20).

180. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 179, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a connecting rod (37) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the control lever (31).

181. Device (2) according to claim 180, wherein the connecting rod (37) is placed in connection between the second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20) and the second end (39b) of the drive lever (39) of the control lever (31).

182. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 181, comprising an elastic element (50) interposed between the cutting deck (20) and said shell (3) and configured to exert at least one elastic force (F) on said cutting deck (20), said elastic force (F) being suitable to produce a partial compensation of the weight force of the cutting deck (20) and/or being directed, at least in part, to the lifting in height of the cutting deck (20).

183. Device (2) according to claim 182, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to vary a length or an angular rotation of the elastic element (50) during a movement of the cutting deck (20) between the lowered position and the raised position and vice versa, said elastic force (F) being variable as a function of the position in height of the cutting deck (20).

184. Device (2) according to claim 182 or claim 183, wherein said elastic force (F) acts in a direction from the lowered position to the raised position of the cutting deck (20).

185. Device (2) according to claim 184, wherein said elastic force (F) is configured to contribute to the movement of the cutting deck (20) from the lowered position to the raised position.

186. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 185, wherein the device (2) is electrically propelled.

187. Device (2) according to claim 186, wherein the device (2) is powered by one or more on-board batteries.

188. Device (2) according to any of claims 141 to 187, wherein said device (2) comprises a joystick configured to allow an operator to move said device along a desired direction and/or at a desired speed.

189. Device (2) according to claim 188, wherein said joystick is of the two or three-axis type.

190. Device (2) according to any one of claims 141 to 189, wherein said device (2) is a manually driven lawnmower tractor.

191. Device (2) for the maintenance of land (1 ), comprising:

- a shell (3),

- at least one tool (4) configured to execute maintenance operations on said land,

- at least one cutting deck (20) carrying said tool (4) and movable in height to vary a cutting height and

- an adjustment system (30) for adjusting the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the shell (3).

192. Device (2) according to claim 191 , wherein said adjustment system (30) comprises at least one elastic element (50) interposed between the cutting deck (20) and said shell (3) and configured to exert at least one elastic force (F) on said cutting deck (20).

193. Device (2) according to claim 191 or claim 192, wherein said elastic force (F) is suitable for producing a partial compensation of the weight force of the cutting deck (20).

194. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 193, wherein said elastic force (F) is directed, at least in part, to the lifting in height of the cutting deck (20).

195. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 194, wherein said adjustment system (30) comprises at least one control lever (31) drivable by an operator and operatively connected to said cutting deck (20), said control lever being configured to move said cutting deck (20) at least in height.

196. Device (2) according to any one of the claims from 191 to 195, wherein, considering a dimension in width of said device (2) and/or of said shell (3), at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is located centrally with respect to said dimension in width.

197. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 196, wherein said device (2) and/or said shell (3) ideally have a shape with plane of symmetry, wherein said at least one gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is located at said plane of symmetry.

198. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 197, wherein said device (2) for the maintenance of land (1) is a mobile device for cutting grass.

199. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 198, wherein said device (2) for the maintenance of land (1) is a manually-driven lawnmower tractor.

200. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 199, wherein said device (2) comprises movement means (6) carried by said shell and configured to allow or cause a movement of the device (2) on said land (1), said movement means (6) defining a support plane (SP) of the device (2).

201. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 200, wherein said device (2) comprises at least one drive motor (15) operatively connected to said tool (4) and configured to move said tool (4) to execute the maintenance operations.

202. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 201, wherein said device (2) extends in length between a front portion and a rear portion along a longitudinal axis (X).

203. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 202, wherein said device (2) extends in width between a left side and a right side along a transverse axis (W).

204. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 203, wherein said cutting deck (20) carries said drive motor (15).

205. Device (2) according to claim 204, wherein said drive motor (15) weighs on said cutting deck (20).

206. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 205, wherein said cutting deck (20) carries a transmission system moved by an auxiliary motor of the device (2).

207. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 206, wherein said device (2) comprises a driving station for an operator and said control lever (31 ) is arranged centrally in front of the driving station (5).

208. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 207, wherein said control lever (31) comprises a gripping portion (32) configured to be gripped by an operator.

209. Device (2) according to claim 208, wherein the control lever (31) comprises the gripping portion (32) at an end thereof.

210. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 209, wherein at least part of said elastic force (F) is, at least during a working condition of the device (2), opposite in direction with respect to a weight force of the cutting deck (20).

211. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 210, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to move the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the land (1) between: a lowered position, in which a first distance is interposed between the tool (4) and the land (1 ) during an operating condition of the device (2), and a raised position, in which a second distance is interposed between the tool (4) and the land (1) during an operating condition of the device (2), said second distance being greater than said first distance.

212. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 211 , wherein said elastic force (F) acts in a direction from the lowered position to the raised position and/or is configured to contribute to the movement of the cutting deck from the lowered position to the raised position.

213. Device (2) according to any of claims 191 to 212, wherein said elastic element (50) comprises at least one of a traction spring, a compression spring, a torsion spring, or a pneumatic piston and/or is made of metallic material.

214. Device (2) according to claim 213, wherein said elastic element is made of steel.

215. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 214, wherein said elastic element (50) comprises at least two traction springs or two compression springs or two torsion springs or two pneumatic pistons arranged on a left side and a right side of the mobile device (2).

216. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 215, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to vary a length or an angular rotation of the elastic element (50) during movement between the lowered position and the raised position and vice versa.

217. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 216, wherein said elastic force (F) is variable as a function of the position in height of the cutting deck (20).

218. Device (2) according to claim 217, wherein said variation in length of the elastic element (50) is comprised between 40 cm and 60 cm.

219. Device (2) according to claim 218, wherein said variation in length of the elastic element (50) is comprised between 46 cm and 52 cm.

220. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 219, wherein said elastic force (F) of the elastic element (50) decreases with increasing distance between the tool (4) and the land.

221. Device (2) according to claim 220, wherein said elastic force (F) of the elastic element (50) decreases with increasing distance between the tool (4) and the support plane (SP).

222. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 221 , wherein the elastic force (F) of the elastic element (50) decreases during the passage from the lowered position to the raised position of the cutting deck (20).

223. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 222, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to load said elastic element (50) in the passage from the raised position to the lowered position and to unload said elastic element (50) in the passage from the lowered position to the raised position, whereby said elastic element (50) has: a first elastic potential energy when the cutting deck (20) is placed in the lowered position and a second elastic potential energy when the cutting deck (20) is placed in the raised position, said first elastic potential energy being greater than said second elastic potential energy.

224. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 223, wherein a difference between said first elastic potential energy and said second elastic potential energy defines a compensating drive energy, said compensating drive energy contributing, at least in part, to the movement of the cutting deck (20) from the lowered position to the raised position.

225. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 224, wherein said tool (4) is movable by rotation about a rotation axis (A) thereof, said rotation axis (A) being transverse and optionally orthogonal to the support plane (SP) and defining an inclination angle (5) with said support plane (SP), said adjustment system (30) being configured to maintain said inclination angle (5) constant during a movement of the cutting deck (20) from the raised position to the lowered position and vice versa.

226. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 225, wherein said rotation axis (A) is substantially orthogonal to the support plane (SP) defined by the movement means (6) or to the land (1).

227. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 226, wherein said inclination angle (5) is substantially equal to 90°, optionally ± 5°.

228. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 227, wherein said drive motor (15) is configured to cause the rotation of the tool (4) about said rotation axis (A).

229. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 228, wherein said drive motor (15) is carried by the cutting deck (20).

230. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 229, wherein the control lever (31) is movable between: a first position defining the lowered position of the cutting deck (20) and a second position defining the raised position of the cutting deck (20).

231 . Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 230, wherein the control lever (31 ) comprises intermediate positions interposed between said first position and said second position, each of said intermediate positions of the control lever (31) defining a respective intermediate position of the cutting deck (20) interposed between said lowered position and said raised position.

232. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 231 , wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a locking system (40) configured to achieve a stable stationing of the cutting deck (20) in a position in height pre-selected by the operator, in particular said position in height selectively comprising the raised position, the lowered position and one or more intermediate positions between said lowered position and said raised position.

233. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 232, wherein the locking system (40) is acting on the control lever (31) and/or on the cutting deck (20).

234. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 233, wherein the locking system (40) includes a plate (41) comprising a track (43), a through opening being defined in said track (43) and being crossed by the control lever (31) so that the control lever (31) can move between the first position and the second position within said track (43), and wherein one or more teeth (42) are associated with said track (43), said teeth (42) being configured to engage the control lever (31) in order to lock it in one or more desired positions.

235. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 234, wherein the gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is associated with a button configured to allow the operator to establish a temporary disabling of said locking system (40) so as to operate a variation of the height of said cutting deck (20) by means of a switching of the position of said control lever (31).

236. Device (2) according to claim 235, wherein said temporary disabling of said locking system (40) is obtained by disengagement between said control lever (31) and said teeth (42).

237. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 236, wherein the device (2) comprises a driving station (5) adapted to accommodate an operator intended to drive the device (2), and wherein said control lever (31) is movable towards and away from the driving station (5).

238. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 237, the gripping portion (32), when the control lever (31) is arranged in the first position, being at a first distance with respect to the driving station (5) and, when the control lever (31) is arranged in the second position, being at a second distance with respect to the driving station (5), wherein said first distance of the gripping portion (32) with respect to the driving station (5) is greater than said second distance.

239. Device (2) according to claim 238, wherein a distance between the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) and the driving station is reduced to the passage between the first position and the second position of the control lever (31).

240. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 239, wherein said control lever (31) is arranged centrally in front of the driving station (5).

241 . Device (2) according to claim 240, wherein said control lever (31) is arranged in front of the driving station (5).

242. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 241 , wherein said control lever (31) is arranged, during an operating condition of the device (2), between the legs and/or feet of the operator seated in the driving station.

243. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 242, wherein an axis through said control lever (31) and said driving station (5), in particular a central portion of said driving station (5), is substantially parallel or coincident with a longitudinal axis (X) of the device (2).

244. Device (2) according to claim 243, wherein an axis through said control lever (31 ) and a central portion of said driving station (5) is substantially parallel or coincident with a longitudinal axis (X) of the device (2).

245. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 244, wherein a maximum distance between said driving station (5) and a gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is comprised between 10 cm and 30 cm.

246. Device (2) according to claim 245, wherein a maximum distance between said driving station (5) and a gripping portion (32) of said control lever (31) is comprised between 11 cm and 27 cm.

247. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 246, wherein the control lever (31), and in particular the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31), is placed at a lower height with respect to a height of the seat (5a) of the driving station (5).

248. Device (2) according to claim 247, wherein the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) is placed at a lower height with respect to a height of the seat (5a) of the driving station (5).

249. Device (2) according to claim 247 or claim 248, wherein the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) is placed at an intermediate height between a seat of the driving station and the cutting deck.

250. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 249, wherein said mobile device (2) extends in width between a left side and a right side along a transverse axis (W), said control lever (31) being substantially equidistant from said left side and from said right side of the device (2).

251 . Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 250, wherein the gripping portion (32) of the control lever (31) is knob-shaped or shaped like a handle.

252. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 251 , wherein the control lever (31) extends between a gripping portion (32), configured to be gripped by an operator, and a fulcrum (33) defining a hinge with the shell (3) of the device (2).

253. Device (2) according to claim 252, wherein the gripping portion (32) is shaped like a handle.

254. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 253, wherein said fulcrum (33) defines a rotation axis (C) about which the control lever (31) is movable by rotation.

255. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 254, wherein said mobile device (2) extends in length between a front portion and a rear portion along a longitudinal axis (X).

256. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 255, wherein said rotation axis (C) of the control lever (31) is transverse or substantially orthogonal to said longitudinal axis (X) of the device (2) and substantially parallel to the support plane (SP).

257. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 256, wherein said rotation axis (C) of the control lever (31) is transverse or substantially parallel to said transverse axis (W) of the device (2).

258. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 257, wherein said movement means (6) define a support plane (SP) of the mobile device (2) with the land (1), said rotation axis (C) of the control lever (31) being substantially parallel to said support plane (SP).

259. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 258, wherein the fulcrum (33) of the control lever (31) is fixed with respect to the shell of the device (2) during a movement of the control lever (31).

260. Device (2) according to claim 259, wherein the fulcrum (33) of the control lever (31) is fixed during a movement of the control lever (31).

261. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 260, wherein the rotation axis (C) of the fulcrum (33) of the control lever (31) is fixed in position.

262. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 261 , wherein the control lever (31) further comprises a connecting portion interposed between said fulcrum and said gripping portion (32).

263. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 262, wherein said connecting portion connects the control lever to the cutting deck (20) or to one or more arms connected to said cutting deck (20).

264. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 263, wherein the control lever (31) defines, optionally in combination with the fulcrum (33) and with the connecting portion, a second type of lever.

265. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 264, wherein a first displacement of the gripping portion (32) of the control lever corresponds to a second displacement in height of the cutting deck (20), said second displacement being less than the first displacement.

266. Device (2) according to claim 265, wherein the second displacement in height of the cutting deck (20) is a displacement along a vertical axis (Z) substantially orthogonal to the land (1) and/or the support plane (SP).

267. Device (2) according to claim 265 or claim 266, wherein a ratio between the second displacement and the first displacement is comprised between 0.3 and 0.8.

268. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 264, wherein the control lever (31) is movable by rotation or by rototranslation.

269. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 265, wherein said elastic element (50) is a traction or compression spring extending in length between a first end (50a) and a second end (50b), and wherein the first end (50a) of the elastic element (50) is constrained to a pulling portion of the shell (3), while the second end (50b) is constrained to a movable portion of the adjustment system (30).

270. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 269, wherein the second end (50b) is constrained to one among: a constraining portion of the control lever (31 ), the first arm (35) and/or the second arm (36) of the adjustment system (30), the cutting deck, optionally the first coupling (25) or the second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20), one end (39b) of the drive lever (39) of the control lever (31 ).

271 . Device (2) according to claim 270, wherein said constraining portion of the control lever (31) is interposed between the gripping portion (32) and the fulcrum (33) of the control lever (31).

272. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 271 , wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises a return bar (38) integral in rotation with the control lever (31) and extending in length along the rotation axis (C) of the fulcrum (33) of the control lever (31).

273. Device (2) according to claim 272, wherein said return bar (38) extends to a left side and/or to a right side of the device (2).

274. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 273, wherein the adjustment system (30) further comprises a drive lever (39) constrained to said return bar (38), such that said return bar (38) is operatively interposed between the drive lever (39) and the control lever (31).

275. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 274, wherein the drive lever (39) extends in length between a first end (39a), constrained to the return bar (38), and a second end (39b) connected directly or indirectly to the cutting deck (20).

276. Device (2) according to claim 275, wherein the second end (39b) of the drive lever (39) is connected to a connecting rod (37) positioned in connection with the cutting deck (20).

277. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 276, wherein the control lever (31 ), the drive lever (39) and the return bar (38) are integral with each other to define a single body.

278. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 277, wherein the shell (3) comprises: a base frame (10) placed in connection with the movement means (6) of the mobile device (2) and a pull bar (11) extending in length between a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being constrained to the base frame and said second portion being constrained to one end of the elastic element (50), said pull bar extending in height from said base frame.

279. Device (2) according to claim 278, wherein the second portion of the pull bar (11) is constrained to the second end of the elastic element (50).

280. Device (2) according to claim 278 or claim 279, wherein said pull bar (11) is transverse or orthogonal to the base frame and extends away from said base frame.

281 . Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 280, wherein the traction spring of the elastic element (50) extends in length, at least in a projection thereof, along a direction in height away from the land (1).

282. Device (2) according to anyone of claims 191 to 281, wherein the elastic element (50) extends in length transversely with respect to the support plane (SP).

283. Device (2) according to claim 282, wherein the traction or compression spring extends in length transversely with respect to the support plane (SP).

284. Device (2) according to claim 282 or claim 283, wherein the elastic element (50) defines with the support plane (SP) an angle comprised between 45° and 80°.

285. Device (2) according to claim 284, wherein the elastic element (50) defines with the support plane (SP) an angle comprised between 55° and 70°.

286. Device (2) according to any one of claims 282 to 285, wherein the elastic element (50) defines with a longitudinal axis (X) of the mobile device (2) an angle comprised between 45° and 80°, said longitudinal axis (X) being orthogonal to a front portion and to a rear portion of the device.

287. Device (2) according to claim 286, wherein the elastic element (50) defines with said longitudinal axis (X) an angle comprised between 55° and 70°.

288. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 287, wherein the elastic element (50) is preloaded when the cutting deck (20) is in the raised position.

289. Device (2) according to claim 288, wherein said elastic element (50) exerts the elastic force (F) both when the cutting deck (20) is in the raised position and when it is in the lowered position.

290. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 289, wherein the elastic force (F) is maximum when the cutting deck (20) is in the lowered position.

291. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 290, wherein the adjustment system (30) defines articulated quadrilateral kinematics.

292. Device (2) according to claim 291, wherein said articulated quadrilateral is an articulated parallelogram.

293. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 292, wherein the adjustment system (30) comprises: the cutting deck (20) having a first coupling (25) and a second coupling (26) spaced apart from each other, a portion of the shell (3) comprising a first support (7) and a second support (8) spaced apart from each other, a first oscillating arm (35) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3) and a second oscillating arm (36) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the shell (3).

294. Device (2) according to claim 293, wherein the first arm (35) extends between: a first connector (35a) constrained to the first support (7) of the shell (3) and a second connector (35b) constrained to the first coupling (25) of the cutting deck (20);

295. Device (2) according to claim 293 or claim 294, wherein the second arm (36) extends between: a first connector (36a) constrained to the second support (8) of the shell (3) and a second connector (36b) constrained to the second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20).

296. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 295, wherein the distance between the first connector (35a) and the second connector (35b) of the first arm (35) is substantially equal to the distance between the first connector (36a) and the second connector (36b) of the second arm (36).

297. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 296, wherein the distance between the first coupling and a second coupling of the cutting deck is substantially equal to the distance between the first support and the second support of the shell (3).

298. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 297, wherein an axis through the first support (7) and the second support (8) of the shell (3) is substantially parallel to a support plane (SP) defined by the movement means (6) of the device (2).

299. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 298, wherein an axis through the first coupling (25) and the second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20) is substantially parallel to a support plane (SP) defined by the movement means (6) of the device (2).

300. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 299, wherein the adjustment system comprises a connecting rod (37) placed in connection between the cutting deck (20) and the control lever (31).

301. Device (2) according to claim 300, wherein the connecting rod (37) is placed in connection between the second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20) and a connecting portion of the control lever (31).

302. Device (2) according to claim 300 or claim 301, wherein the connecting rod (37) is placed in connection between the second coupling (26) of the cutting deck (20) and the second end (39b) of the drive lever (39) of the control lever (31).

303. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 302, wherein the tool (4) is substantially parallel to a support plane (SP) both in the raised position and in the lowered position, said support plane (SP) being defined by the movement means (6) of the device (2).

304. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 303, wherein the mobile device (2) is a lawnmower tractor.

305. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 304, wherein the device (2) comprises a steering organ (9) configured to direct the device (2), said steering organ (9) comprising a joystick operatively connected to the movement means (6).

306. Device (2) according to claim 305, wherein said joystick is configured to steer one or more wheels of the movement means (6) or to control the rotation speed of at least two wheels of the movement means.

307. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 306, wherein said movement means (6) define a support plane (SP) of the mobile device (2) with the land (1).

308. Device (2) according to claim 307, wherein said support plane (SP) is coincident with the land (1) during an operating condition of the mobile device (2),

309. Device (2) according to claim 308, wherein the support plane (SP) is through contact points between the wheels of the mobile device (2) and the land (1) on which the mobile device (2) is arranged.

310. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 309, wherein the adjustment system (30) is configured to move the cutting deck (20) in height with respect to the land (1) between: a lowered position, in which a first distance is interposed between the tool (4) and said support plane (SP), and a raised position, in which a second distance is interposed between the tool (4) said support plane (SP), said second distance being greater than said first distance.

311. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 310, wherein the device (2) is electrically propelled.

312. Device (2) according to claim 311 , wherein the device (2) is powered by one or more on-board batteries.

313. Device (2) according to any of claims 191 to 312, wherein said device (2) comprises ajoystick (9) configured to allow an operator to move said device (2) along a desired direction and/or at a desired speed.

314. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 313, wherein said joystick is of the two or three-axis type.

315. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 314, wherein the traction spring of the elastic element (50) extends in length, when the cutting deck (20) is in the raised position, between 2.5 cm and 10.5 cm.

316. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 315, wherein the traction spring of the elastic element (50) defines an elastic constant comprised between 0.6 N/m and 0.75 N/m.

317. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 316, wherein the traction spring of the elastic element (50) has an outer diameter comprised between 38 mm and 42 mm.

318. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 317, wherein the traction spring of the elastic element (50) comprises a number of turns comprised between 37 and 45.

319. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 318, wherein the traction spring of the elastic element (50) has a helical wire diameter comprised between 3.2 mm and 4 mm.

320. Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 319, wherein the torsion spring of the elastic element (50) defines an elastic constant comprised between 0.22 Nm/° and 0.26 Nm/°.

321 . Device (2) according to any one of claims 191 to 320, wherein the torsion spring of the elastic element (50) has a first length in conjunction with the lowered position of the cutting deck and a second length in conjunction with the raised position of the cutting deck, said first length being greater than said second length.

322. Device (2) according to claim 321 , wherein said first length is comprised between 1 .01 times and 1 .2 times said second length.

323. Device (2) according to claim 322, wherein said first length is comprised between 1 .05 times and 1.1 times said second length.

Description:
"Device for the maintenance of land, in particular for cutting grass

DESCRIPTION

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a mobile device aimed at carrying out land maintenance operations within a working area, for example mowing grass, or activities in the agricultural field. The present invention relates in particular to the movement of the cutting deck of said mobile device.

STATE OF THE ART

It is known in the field of gardening and land maintenance to use mobile devices, such as lawnmower devices, having a vertically movable cutting deck so as to vary a cutting height of the turfgrass.

The cutting deck, according to the state of the art, can be moved vertically by acting on the wheels of the mobile device, thus causing a variation in height of the frame of the mobile device, and consequently a variation in height of the cutting deck.

Alternatively, the state of the art has mobile devices, such as lawnmower tractors, comprising a movable lever acting on the cutting deck, such that a movement of such a lever by an operator determines a simultaneous variation in height of the cutting deck.

US10,939,616B2 discloses a system employing a manual lever as the cutting deck lifting system. The lever has a very long length and is driven by the operator's feet. This type of solution is impractical to use since, during the lifting operation of the cutting deck, the entire weight of the deck is sustained by the operator.

US2021/0076566A1 discloses a pedal system as a lifting means of the cutting deck. One problem is the large number of components required to assemble this type of system.

EP2989880B1 discloses a manual system for lifting the cutting deck, with the use of a perforated plate and pins. This solution has a disadvantage from the operational point of view, represented by the fact that to change the cutting height the operator is forced to get down from the driving station and switch off the means to operate safely.

US11 ,006, 574B1 discloses a system employing a knob, which thanks to a rotary movement allows to adjust the height of the cutting deck of the tractor. One disadvantage is the large number of components required to assemble this type of system.

US8,438,822B2 discloses a system for adjusting the height of the cutting deck, which employs a combination of a lever and a perforated plate with pins. This solution uses a lever in combination with a plate for fixing the cutting height; however, such a solution has a high construction complexity. It should also be noted that the operator must necessarily leave the driving station to adjust the height of the cutting deck.

The Applicant has further noted that the cutting deck of the mobile devices is often characterized by a high weight: the variation in height of the cutting deck can therefore be difficult and potentially burdensome for the operator.

Further known technical solutions are disclosed by US2007/0039304A1 ; US4,120,136; US2015/0359173A1; US2006/0179807A1 ; EP0518169A1.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve at least one of the drawbacks and/or limitations of the previous technical solutions.

A first objective is to provide a mobile device which facilitates the operations of varying the height of the cutting deck.

A further objective is to provide a mobile device which reduces the effort required by the operator to vary the height of the cutting deck.

A further objective is to provide a mobile device which minimizes the risk of injury to the operator during the variation in height of the cutting deck.

A further objective is to provide a mobile device which makes the movement in height of the cutting deck more comfortable for the operator.

A further objective is to provide a mobile device which is easy and economic to make.

A further objective is to provide a mobile device in which the operator can vary the height from the ground of the cutting deck while remaining in the driving station of the mobile device.

A further objective is to provide a mobile device having the advantages listed above and a compact design.

A further objective is to provide a mobile device having the advantages listed above and a limited cost. The stated objectives are effectively achieved by means of the mobile device of the present invention, in particular as defined by the features of the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Some embodiments of the invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, given merely for illustrative, non-limiting purposes in which: - Figure 1 is a side view of a mobile device of the lawnmower tractor type in accordance with the present invention;

- Figure 2 is a top view of a mobile device of the lawnmower tractor type in accordance with the present invention;

- Figure 3 is a top view of the mobile device of figure 2 in which some components have been hidden;

- Figure 4 is a perspective view of a mobile device of the lawnmower tractor type in accordance with the present invention;

- Figures 4a and 4b are detailed enlargements related to figure 4;

- Figure 5 is a side view of a mobile device of the lawnmower tractor type in accordance with the present invention, in which the cutting deck adjustment system is highlighted;

- Figures 6 and 7 are side views of a mobile device of the lawnmower tractor type in accordance with the present invention, respectively, in which the cutting deck is arranged in the lowered position and in the raised position;

- Figure 8 is an exploded view of the cutting deck height adjustment system.

It should be noted that in the present detailed description, corresponding parts illustrated in the various figures are indicated with the same numerical references. The figures could illustrate the object of the invention through non--scale depictions; therefore, the parts and components illustrated in the figures related to the object of the invention could exclusively relate to schematic depictions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure relates to a mobile device 2, also called device 2, configured to move and execute maintenance operations within a working area of land 1 , such as turfgrass, a garden, or agricultural land, having an extension comprised between 10 and 20000 square meters, in particular between 500 and 10000 square meters: the maintenance operations can comprise, for example, cutting turfgrasses, soil aeration, soil tillage, sowing, and harvesting in a plantation or the like. In particular, the mobile device 2 can be, for example, a lawnmower as shown in the accompanying drawings.

The mobile device 2 can be a manually-driven device or a self-driving device.

The mobile device 2 can be a lawnmower tractor comprising a driving station 5 for receiving the operator on board, the latter adapted to drive the tractor inside the working area 1. In particular, the driving station 5 comprises a seat 5a adapted to supportingly receive the operator.

The lawnmower tractor further comprises at least one steering organ 9, for example a handlebar or a steering wheel or a joystick, operated by the driver and configured to steer the tractor in a desired direction. The lawnmower tractor 2 comprises driving movement means 6, for example one or more traction wheels, adapted to determine the advancement of the mobile device 2. An electric motor can be connected to the movement means 6 of the lawnmower tractor 2b to cause the movement: such a motor can have a nominal power comprised between 1 .5 kW and 10 kW in the case of a tractor with a driving station for an operator. Alternatively, the lawnmower tractor can comprise an internal combustion engine operatively connected to driving movement means 6 to determine the movement thereof. The internal combustion engine can have a maximum power comprised between 3 kW and 200 kW.

The lawnmower tractor 2 preferably has a width comprised between 65 cm and 200 cm. Alternatively, the lawnmower tractor 2b can reach dimensions in length up to 6 metres: in this case the motor is preferably an internal combustion engine.

The lawnmower tractor 2b can comprise a rechargeable on-board battery having a charging capacity comprised between 5 Wh and 40 Wh and configured to electrically power the driving movement means 6. The battery can be configured to deliver a voltage preferably between 24 Volts and 48 Volts. In more detail, the battery can be configured to deliver a current, during a standard operating condition, between 2 Amperes and 20 Amperes. The battery can be a rechargeable battery via a power outlet of a home network, for example a 110V, 200V, 230V, 380V or 400V power source.

Alternatively, the mobile device 2 can be a manually-driven pushed lawnmower. In such a case the mobile device 2 can comprise an operating handle to allow the operator to move and guide the mobile device 2 within the working area 1 . It should be noted that the mobile device 2 must have dimensions and mass consistent with the need to be pushed by the user inside the working area 1. The pushed lawnmower does not comprise a driving station for the operator.

The pushed lawnmower can comprise driving or idle movement means 6. If the movement means 6 are driving, the mobile device 2 can comprise one or more electric motors optionally connected to an on-board controller and to at least one drive wheel of the mobile device 2 to determine the advancement movement thereof. The electric motor of the driving movement means 6 of the pushed lawnmower 2c can have a nominal power comprised between 500 W and 2000 W, in particular between 1300 W and 1500 W.

The pushed lawnmower can comprise a rechargeable on-board battery having a charging capacity comprised between 2.5 Wh and 40 Wh and configured to electrically power the driving movement means. The battery can be configured to deliver a voltage preferably between 24 Volts and 48 Volts. In more detail, the battery can be configured to deliver a current, during a standard operating condition, between 2 Amperes and 5 Amperes. The battery can be a rechargeable battery via a power outlet of a home network, for example a 110V, 200V, 230V, 380V or 400V power source. The mobile device 2, in accordance with each of the above-described embodiments, i.e., in accordance with the lawnmower tractor and the pushed lawnmower, comprises at least one tool 4, for example a work tool configured to execute maintenance operations in the working area 1 . In particular, the tool 4 can comprise a cutting element movable by rotation about a rotation axis A: the tool 4 is adapted to allow, for example, mowing the turfgrass. The tool 4 can comprise a single rotating blade, or a plurality of rotating blades.

The mobile device 2 of the present invention comprises a support frame carrying the movement means 6, whether driving or idle, and one or more tools 4, for example one or two cutting blades, configured to execute maintenance operations within the working area 1. In detail, the movement means 6 can comprise wheels, in particular two, three or four wheels, or tracks. The wheels can be arranged at respective four vertices of a support frame 3 of the mobile device 2, defining a rectangular or square polygonal shape.

The mobile device 2 extends in length between the front portion and the rear portion, defining a longitudinal axis X of the mobile device 2. In particular, the longitudinal axis X of the mobile device 2 crosses the front portion and the rear portion in a substantially orthogonal manner. In greater detail, the longitudinal axis X of the mobile device 2 can define an axis of symmetry between the left side and the right side of the mobile device 2 and pass through a central portion of the mobile device 2 itself. Similarly, a straight advancement of the mobile device 2 can be coincident with the longitudinal axis X of the mobile device 2. Furthermore, the longitudinal axis X can be substantially orthogonal to the front and/or rear wheel axis of the mobile device 2. Furthermore, the longitudinal axis X can be equidistant from the left and right wheels of the same axis: in such a case the longitudinal axis X defines a central longitudinal axis of the mobile device 2. In particular the longitudinal axis X, in the present description, is considered placed centrally in the mobile device 2.

The movement means 6 define a support plane SP for the mobile device 2: in fact, such a support plane SP is coincident with the land during an operating condition of the mobile device 2. In more detail, the support plane SP is through the contact points between the wheels of the mobile device 2 and the land 1 on which the mobile device 2 is arranged.

The movement means 6 can also define a straight advancement of the mobile device 2 along a longitudinal advancement direction which is substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis X of the mobile device 2: in particular, the longitudinal advancement direction is substantially orthogonal to a rotation axis of the wheels of the mobile device 2. Such a longitudinal advancement direction is substantially parallel to the support plane SP. Similarly, the longitudinal axis X is parallel to the support plane SP. If the mobile device 2 is a lawnmower and comprises a rotating blade 4a, such a rotating blade is movable about a rotation axis A which is transverse or substantially orthogonal to the support plane SP. In particular, this rotation axis A can be transverse, optionally orthogonal, to the longitudinal axis X. In particular, such a rotation axis A can intersect the longitudinal axis X. Such a rotation axis A can be substantially orthogonal to the land 1 .

The mobile device 2 also extends in height along a vertical axis Z orthogonal to the longitudinal axis X and to the support plane SP. In other words, the vertical axis X is orthogonal, when the mobile device 2 is resting on the land on its own movement means 6, to the land itself.

Furthermore, the mobile device 2 extends in width along a transverse axis W between a left side, interposed in connection between the front portion and the rear portion of the mobile device 2, and a right side, also interposed in connection between the front portion and the rear portion of the mobile device 2; the right side is opposite and spaced with respect to the left side. In particular, the transverse axis W is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis X and to the vertical axis Z. The axis of the front wheels and/or rear wheels is parallel to the transverse axis W and optionally substantially parallel to the support plane SP.

The transverse axis W and the longitudinal axis X together define a plane substantially parallel to the land 1 when the mobile device is supported on the ground.

Thus, the longitudinal axis X, the transverse axis W and the vertical axis Z define a reference system of the mobile device 2. The origin of the reference system can be the mass or geometric centre of gravity of the mobile device 2.

In accordance with such a reference system, the rotation axis A of the rotating blade is substantially parallel or coincident with the vertical axis Z of the mobile device 2.

The mobile device 2 comprises a shell 3, made of one among a plastic, composite, and metal material or a combination thereof, and carrying the electric motor 10 of the tool. The shell 3 can further define, in part or in full, the frame of the mobile device. The shell 3 can further carry the movement means 6, for example the wheels of the robot lawnmower, or of the pushed lawnmower. The shell 3 can further carry the on-board battery and optionally the on-board controller.

The mobile device 2 comprises a cutting deck 20 which is movable in height substantially along the vertical axis Z, between a raised position and a lowered position with respect to the support plane SP. In particular, during an operating condition, the operating unit can be movable in height along the vertical axis Z between a raised position and a lowered position with respect to the land, to allow a variation in the cutting height of the turfgrass. A change along the vertical axis Z of the cutting deck causes a simultaneous change in height of the tool 4, and consequently a change in the distance between the tool 4 and the land and/or the support plane. The cutting deck 20 of the mobile device 2 comprises an outer cap 21 internally defining a cavity 22, as shown in the sectional view of figure 5. In particular, the cap 21 can have a curved and/or concave shape, having side walls extending in height along the vertical axis Z and a top wall connected to the side walls, to internally define the cavity 22. A surface inside the cap 21 and delimiting the cavity therefore has a concave shape, intended, during a condition of use of the mobile device 2, to be facing the land 1. The side walls of the cap 21 define a peripheral portion of the cap 21.

The cavity 22 is primarily intended to house the tool 4, i.e., one or more cutting elements 4a rotating inside the cavity 22; the cap 21 is consequently intended to enclose the tool 4 therein, so as to protect an operator from contact with the cutting elements and to avoid the lateral exit of stones, grass, or the like which can injure or strike, for example, the operator or other subjects. The cap 21 can furthermore be intended to convey the cut grass towards an expulsion channel extending between the cap 21 and an outlet section. Such an outlet section can be a free outlet, i.e., where the cut grass exits from the expulsion channel without being collected.

Alternatively, the mobile device 2 can comprise a collection bag connected or configured to be connected to the outlet section of the expulsion channel so as to collect the cut grass. The collection bag can be used in association with the lawnmower and the pushed lawnmower.

The cap 21 is made from one among a plastic, composite, and metal material or a combination thereof. Optionally the cap 21 can be made of aluminium.

The cutting deck 20 can be defined as "single”, i.e., in which the cutting deck comprises a single cap 21 housing one and only one tool 4. Alternatively, as shown in the embodiments of figures 2-4, the cutting deck 20 can be "double”, i.e., in which the cutting deck comprises two caps 21 side by side, in which each cap houses a respective tool 4, so that, in such an embodiment, the cutting deck 20 carries two tools 4, for example two rotating blades side by side. It should be noted that this embodiment comprising two tools is advantageously associated with the lawnmower tractor, but can also be applied to the lawnmower. The rotation axes of each tool 4 are side-by-side and staggered with each other in width so as to increase the dimension in width of the cutting deck. This allows the cutting extension to be increased in width during a condition of use of the mobile device. Having described in detail a double cutting deck 20, it is intended to point out how, according to the present invention, the cutting deck can more generally be "multiple", i.e., it can accommodate tools 4 for cutting grass in a number equal to two or three or four or five or six or seven or eight or nine or ten or in a number greater than ten, said tools being rotatable with respect to respective rotation axes substantially parallel to each other. In the case of a double or multiple cutting deck, the tools can be synchronised with each other, so as to avoid possible collisions during operation. If the tools are instead not synchronised with each other, at least two of the tools are staggered along the longitudinal axis X of the mobile device 2, i.e., along the advancement direction of the mobile device 2.

In an embodiment, the cap 21 of the cutting deck 2 carries a drive motor 15 connected to the tool 4 and configured to cause the rotation thereof about the rotation axis A. The drive motor 15 can be supported and constrained above the cap 21 , such that the cap is interposed, along the vertical axis Z, between the land 1 and the drive motor 15. The drive motor can thus weigh directly on the cutting deck 20. In particular, the cutting deck 20 and the drive motor 15 can be integral with each other, such that a movement in height of the cutting deck 20 can correspond to a respective, in particular equal, movement in height of the drive motor 15.

The drive motor can be connected directly, or by means of a transmission system, to the tool 4. The drive motor comprises a rotation shaft rotatable about a substantially vertical working axis B, in particular parallel or coincident with the vertical axis Z of the mobile device. In particular, the working axis B of the drive motor can be parallel or coincident with the rotation axis A of the tool 4. The rotation of the rotation shaft of the drive motor causes the simultaneous rotation of the tool 4.

The drive motor 15 can comprise an electric motor, for example of the brushless type, or a combustion engine, for example an Otto or Diesel cycle motor. The electric drive motor 15 can be powered by means of a home network through an electric cable, or the device can carry a rechargeable battery connected in power supply to the drive motor 15.

The mobile device 2 comprises an adjustment system 30 adapted to move the cutting deck 20 in height. The adjustment system 30 is thus configured to vary the distance between the tool 4 and the land 1 : in particular the adjustment system 30 is configured to vary the distance between the tool 4 and the support plane SP. A variation of the position in height of the cutting deck 20 allows to vary the cutting height of the turfgrass during the steps of mowing the grass. The adjustment system 30 thus causes a movement of the cutting deck 20 and the tool 4 with respect to the shell 3 of the device 2. The adjustment system 30 can cause a movement of the cutting deck 20 in height, i.e., from the bottom to the top and vice versa along the vertical axis Z. In particular, the adjustment system 30 can cause a movement of the cutting deck 20 in height and, at the same time, a movement of the cutting deck 20 along the longitudinal axis X or along the transverse axis W of the device 2. In other words, the adjustment system 30 can cause, in addition to the variation in height of the cutting deck, also a lateral or longitudinal movement of the cutting deck 20. Alternatively, in an embodiment not shown in the accompanying drawings, the adjustment system 30 can be configured to cause only a vertical movement of the cutting deck along the vertical axis Z, without thereby causing lateral or longitudinal movements of the cutting deck 20. It should be noted that the cutting deck 20 and the tool 4 are integral with each other in the lateral, longitudinal and vertical movement: consequently, a displacement in height or lateral or longitudinal displacement of the cutting deck 20 corresponds to the same displacement of the tool 4. The tool 4 is movable with respect to the cutting deck only for a rotational degree of freedom around the rotation axis A.

The adjustment system 30 of the present invention is applicable both to "single” cutting plates 20, i.e., provided with a single tool, and to "double” or "multiple" cutting plates 20, i.e., provided with two or more tools 4, as described above.

The adjustment system 30 is configured to move the cutting deck 20 in height with respect to the land 1 , in particular with respect to the support plane SP, between a lowered position, shown in figure 6, and a raised position, shown in figure 7. In the lowered position, a first distance is interposed between the tool 4 and the land 1 during an operating condition of the device 2. In particular in the lowered position, a first distance is interposed between the tool 4 and the support plane SP. In the raised position, a second distance is interposed between the tool 4 and the land 1 during an operating condition of the device 2. In particular in the raised position, a second distance is interposed between the tool 4 and the support plane SP. The second distance is greater than the first distance: in other words, the cutting deck 20, when arranged in the raised position, has a distance with respect to the land 1 or to the support plane SP which is greater with respect to the distance when arranged in the lowered position. Consequently, when the cutting deck is arranged in the raised position, the turfgrass will be mowed at a higher height with respect to the case in which the cutting deck is arranged in the lowered position.

An operator can choose whether to arrange the cutting deck in the raised position or in the lowered position: for example, the operator can choose to raise the cutting deck 20 if the turfgrass to be mowed is particularly high. On the contrary, the operator can choose to lower the cutting deck 20 if he wishes to obtain a particularly low lawn. Alternatively, the operator can choose between the raised position and the lowered position as a function of the conditions of the turfgrass, for example if the turfgrass is wet or dry.

In a preferential embodiment, of the type shown in the accompanying drawings, the adjustment system 30 is configured to keep the tool 4 and/or the cutting deck 20 substantially parallel to the land, in particular to the support plane SP, during a movement in height of the cutting deck. Thereby, the variation of the position of the cutting deck between the raised and lowered position does not adversely affect the quality of the cut. The lowered position can define a minimum position in height, while the raised position can define a maximum position in height of the cutting deck: in other words, the difference between the lowered position and the raised position defines the maximum stroke of the cutting deck in height.

It should be noted that the cutting deck 20 can be arranged at intermediate positions in height between the lowered position and the raised position. For example, the adjustment system 30 can be configured to arrange the cutting deck at one of two or more intermediate positions in height interposed between the raised position and the lowered position.

The device 2 comprises at least one movable control lever 31 operable by an operator and operatively connected to the cutting deck 20: the control lever 31 is configured to move the cutting deck 20 in height. A movement of the control lever 31 , by the operator, simultaneously causes a movement in height of the cutting deck 20. As previously discussed, a movement of the control lever 31 can cause, in addition to the movement in height of the cutting deck 20, also a lateral or longitudinal displacement of the cutting deck.

It should be noted that the adjustment system 30 of the cutting deck 20 is a manual adjustment system, in particular without electric, pneumatic or hydraulic actuators. In particular, the adjustment system 30 comprises a kinematic chain of arms which transfers the movement of the control lever 31 , actuated by the operator, to the cutting deck 20. In other words, the adjustment system 30 is a purely mechanical adjustment system.

The control lever 31 is movable between a first position defining the lowered position of the cutting deck 20, and a second position defining the raised position of the cutting deck 20. Furthermore, the control lever 31 can comprise intermediate positions interposed between the first position and the second position, in which each of the intermediate positions of the control lever 31 defines a respective intermediate position of the cutting deck 20 interposed between the lowered position and the raised position. The control lever 31 can be movable between the first position and the second position by translation, rotation or rototranslation. In accordance with the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the control lever 31 is movable by rotation about a fulcrum 33.

The control lever 31 comprises a gripping portion 32 configured to be gripped by an operator, so as to move the control lever 31 between the first and the second position. The gripping portion 32 defines an end of the control lever 31. The gripping portion 32 can have the form of a knob or a bar or be handle-like.

The gripping portion 32 of the control lever 31 is movable towards and away from the driving station 5. In particular, the first position of the control lever 31 defines a distal position between the gripping portion 32 of the control lever and the driving station 5, while the second position of the control lever 31 defines a close position between the gripping portion 32 of the control lever 31 and the driving station 5. It should be noted that the close position defines a distance between the gripping portion 32 of the control lever and the driving station 5 which is less than a distance between the gripping portion 32 of the control lever and the driving station 5 when the control lever is in the distal position. In other words, the gripping portion 32 of the control lever 31 is closer to the driving station 5 when the control lever 31 is arranged in the close position.

Optionally, a maximum distance between the driving station 5 and the gripping portion 32 of the control lever 31 is comprised between 10 cm and 30 cm, more in particular between 11 cm and 27 cm.

The control lever 31 can be arranged centrally before, and in particular in front of, the driving station 5. The gripping portion 32 of the control lever 31 can thus be arranged, during an operating condition of the device 2, between the legs of the operator sitting on the driving station 5. In particular, the control lever 31 is longitudinally interposed between a front area of the mobile device and the driving station 5.

In greater detail, an axis through the control lever 31 and the driving station 5, in particular for a central portion of the driving station 5, is substantially parallel or coincident with the longitudinal axis X of the device 2. Similarly, the control lever 31 is substantially equidistant from the left side and from the right side of the device 2.

In greater detail, as evident from the top view of figure 2, the driving station 5 extends in width, for example parallel to the transverse axis W, between a right side thereof and a left side thereof: the control lever 31 is placed in front of the driving station and interposed between an axis through the right side of the driving station and an axis through the right side of the driving station 5.

The control lever can be placed at a height, with respect to the vertical axis Z, which is lower with respect to a height of the seat of the driving station 5: for example the control lever 31 can be placed at an intermediate height between the seat 5a of the driving station 5 and the cutting deck 31 .

The control lever 31 further comprises a fulcrum 33 configured to constrain the control lever to the shell 3 of the device 2. The fulcrum 33 can define a connection hinge between the control lever 31 and the shell 3 of the device, such that the control lever is movable by rotation about a rotation axis C defined by such a fulcrum 33.

The fulcrum can define an end of the control lever 31 opposite the gripping portion 32. In other words, the control lever 31 can extend in length between the gripping portion 32 and the fulcrum 33. In particular, the control lever 31 can extend in length between 25 cm and 50 cm. In greater detail, the distance between the fulcrum 33 and the gripping portion is comprised between 35 cm and 40 cm.

The rotation axis C of the fulcrum 33 of the control lever 31 is preferably transverse or substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis X of the device 2. Furthermore, the rotation axis C of the control lever 31 can be substantially parallel to the transverse axis W of the device 2. In greater detail, the rotation axis C of the control lever 31 is substantially parallel to the support plane SP.

The fulcrum 33 of the control lever 31 is fixed, in particular fixed with respect to the shell of the device 2, during a movement of the control lever 31 . Consequently, also the rotation axis C of the fulcrum 33 is fixed in position with respect to the shell 3.

A first displacement of the gripping portion 32 of the control lever 31 corresponds to a second displacement in height, along the vertical axis Z substantially orthogonal to the land 1 and/or to the support plane SP, of the cutting deck 20. It should be noted that the second displacement of the cutting deck 20 is less than the first displacement of the gripping portion 32: in particular a ratio between the second displacement and the first displacement can be comprised between 0.3 and 0.8. Such a ratio between the first displacement and the second displacement defines the lever ratio of the adjustment system 30 of the device 2. Since such a ratio is less than 1 , the adjustment system is configured to reduce the force to be applied to the gripping portion 32 necessary to move the cutting deck 20 in height from the lowered position to the raised position.

The control lever 31 can comprise, in an embodiment not shown in the accompanying drawings, a connecting portion interposed between the fulcrum 33 and the gripping portion 32: the connecting portion can be intended to connect the control lever 31 to the cutting deck 20 or to one or more arms connected to the cutting deck 20. In fact, the connecting portion of the control lever defines a kinematic constraint between the control lever 31 and the cutting deck 20 or one or more arms connected to the cutting deck 20. It should be noted that the control lever 31 , in combination with the fulcrum 33 and the connecting portion, defines a second type of lever.

The embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings provides an adjustment system 30 comprising articulated quadrilateral kinematics, in which at least a first oscillating arm and a second oscillating arm connect the cutting deck 20 to the shell 3. The articulated quadrilateral is shown in detail in the side view of figure 5.

In particular, the adjustment system 30 comprises the cutting deck 20 having a first coupling 25 and a second coupling 26 spaced apart from each other. The distance interposed between the first coupling 25 and the second coupling 26 of the cutting deck 20 can be comprised between 25 cm and 50 cm. The first coupling 25 can be substantially equal in height to that of the second coupling 26. In particular, an axis through the first coupling 25 and the second coupling 26 of the cutting deck 20 is substantially parallel to the support plane SP defined by the movement means 6 of the device 2.

The first coupling 25 is placed in an advanced area with respect to the second coupling 26: in other words, a distance between a front axis of the mobile device 2 and the first coupling 25 is smaller than a distance interposed between the same front axis of the mobile device 2 and the second coupling 26. The adjustment system 30 further includes a portion of the shell 3 comprising a first support 7 and a second support 8 spaced apart from each other. The distance interposed between the first support 7 and the second support 8 of the shell 3 can be comprised between 30 cm and 45 cm.

The first support 7 can be substantially at a height substantially equal to that of the second support 8. In particular, an axis through the first support 7 and the second support 8 of the shell 3 can be substantially parallel to the support plane SP defined by the movement means 6 of the device 2.

The first support 7 is placed in an advanced area with respect to the second support 8: in other words, a distance between a front axis of the mobile device 2 and the first support 7 is smaller than a distance interposed between the same front axis of the mobile device 2 and the second support 8.

In a preferred embodiment, the distance interposed between the first coupling 25 and the second coupling 26 of the cutting deck 20 can be substantially equal to the distance interposed between the first support 7 and the second support 8 of the shell 3.

The adjustment system 30 further comprises a first oscillating arm 35 placed in connection between the cutting deck 20 and the shell 3. In particular the first arm 35 connects the first support 7 of the shell to the first coupling 25 of the cutting deck. More in detail, the first arm 35 extends between a first connector 35a constrained to the first support 7 of the shell 3, and a second connector 35b constrained to the first coupling 25 of the cutting deck 20. A distance interposed between the first connector 35a and the second connector 35b of the first arm 35 can be comprised between 18 cm and 30 cm. The first arm 35 can be made of metallic material, for example aluminium or steel, or of plastic or composite material.

The adjustment system 30 further comprises a second oscillating arm 36 placed in connection between the cutting deck 20 and the shell 3. In particular, the second arm 36 connects the second support 8 of the shell to the second coupling 26 of the cutting deck 20. In greater detail, the second oscillating arm 36 extends between a first connector 36a, constrained to the second support 8 of the shell 3, and a second connector 36b constrained to the second coupling 26 of the cutting deck 20. A distance interposed between the first connector 36a and the second connector 36b of the second arm 36 can be comprised between 18 cm and 30 cm. The second arm 36 can be made of metallic material, for example aluminium or steel, or of plastic or composite material.

In an embodiment, the distance between the first connector 35a and the second connector 35b of the first arm 35 can be substantially the same as the distance between the first connector 36a and the second connector 36b of the second arm 36.

In an embodiment shown in figure 5, the adjustment system 30 comprises a return bar 38 extending in length along the rotation axis C of the fulcrum 33 of the control lever 31 , and in which such a return bar 38 is integral, at least in rotation, with the control lever 31. In particular, the return bar 38 can be welded to the control lever 31 to define a single body. In fact, therefore, the control lever 31 comprises the return bar 38.

The return bar 38 can be substantially orthogonal to the extension in length of the control lever 31. The return bar 38 can be made of metallic material such as aluminium or steel, alternatively the return bar 38 can be made of composite plastic material. If both the return bar 38 and the control lever are made of metallic material, the return bar 38 can be welded to the control lever 31 at the fulcrum 33. The return bar 38 can extend from both sides of the control lever 31 : for example the return bar 38 can extend from the control lever 31 towards a left side of the device 2, and from the control lever towards a right side of the device 2.

The adjustment system 30 can further comprise a drive lever 39 constrained to the return bar 38, such that the return bar 38 is operatively interposed between the drive lever 37 and the control lever 31. The drive lever 39 is transverse or substantially orthogonal to the return bar 38. For example, the drive lever 39 can be parallel to the control lever 31 . In fact, the drive lever 39 extends in length between a first end 39a constrained to the return bar 38 and a second end 39b. The first end 39a of the drive lever can be welded or bolted to the return bar 38, so that the return bar 38 and the drive lever 39 define a single body. In particular, in an embodiment of the type shown in the accompanying drawings, the control lever 31, the return bar 38 and the drive lever 39 define a single body. In fact, therefore, the control lever comprises the return bar 38 and the drive lever 39.

The second end 39b of the drive lever 39 is connected, directly or indirectly, to the cutting deck 20, for transferring the movement of the control lever to the cutting deck. In an embodiment not shown in the accompanying drawings, the second end 39b of the drive lever 39 can be connected directly to the cutting deck 20, for example to the first coupling 25 or to the second coupling 26 or to a third coupling of the cutting deck 20.

Alternatively, as shown in figure 5, the adjustment system 30 comprises a connecting rod 37 operatively interposed between the cutting deck 20 and the control lever 31 , so as to transmit a displacement imposed on the control lever 31 to the cutting deck 20. In particular, the connecting rod 37 defines a direct or indirect connection between the control lever 31 and the cutting deck 20. In greater detail, the connecting rod 37 is configured to transfer the rotational movement of the control lever 31 to the cutting deck 20, so as to cause the movement of the cutting deck 20 between the lowered position and the raised position and vice versa.

In a specific embodiment shown in figures 4 and 5, the connecting rod 37 is placed in connection between the second end 39b of the drive lever 39 and the second coupling 26 of the cutting deck 20. Alternatively, the connecting rod 37 can be placed in connection between the second end 39b of the drive lever 39 and the first coupling 25 of the cutting deck 20. Alternatively, the connecting rod 37 can be placed in connection between the second end 39b of the drive lever 39 and a third coupling of the cutting deck. Alternatively, the connecting rod 37 can be placed in connection between the second end 39b of the drive lever 39 and a portion of the first arm 35 and/or the second arm 36.

In an embodiment not comprising the return bar 38, the connecting rod 37 can be placed in connection between the connecting portion of the control lever 31 and the second coupling 26 of the cutting deck 20. Alternatively, the connecting rod 37 can be placed in connected between the connecting portion of the control lever 31 and the first coupling 25 of the cutting deck 20. Alternatively, the connecting rod 37 can be placed in connection between the connecting portion of the control lever 31 and a third coupling of the cutting deck 20 which is distinct and spaced from the first coupling 25 and the second coupling 26. Alternatively, the connecting rod 37 can be placed in connection between the connecting portion of the control lever 31 and a portion of the first arm 35 and/or the second arm 36.

The adjustment system 30 can further comprise a locking system 40 configured to hold the cutting deck 20 in a height position preselected by the operator. For example, the locking system 40 can be configured to lock the cutting deck 20 in the raised position, the lowered position, or one or more intermediate positions between the lowered position and the raised position. The locking system can be acting on the control lever 31 and/or on the cutting deck 20.

In the embodiment shown in figure 4, and in detail in figure 4a, the locking system 40 is acting on the control lever 31. The locking system 40 can comprise a plate 41 having one or more teeth 42 configured to engage the control lever 31 to lock it in a desired position. In particular, the plate 41 can comprise a central track 43 defining a through opening crossed by the control lever 31 : the control lever 31 is thus configured to move between the first position and the second position within such a track 43. The track 43 laterally comprises the teeth intended to engage the control lever 31 .

The adjustment system 30 can comprise an elastic element 50 interposed between the cutting deck 20 and the shell 3 and configured to exert at least one elastic force F on the cutting deck 20. The elastic force F provided by the elastic element 50 is directed, at least in part, to the lifting in height of the cutting deck 20. In particular, the elastic force F is suitable for producing a partial compensation of the weight force of the cutting deck 20.

In particular, the elastic force F acts in a direction from the lowered position to the raised position of the cutting deck 20. In detail, the elastic force F is configured to contribute to the movement of the cutting deck 20 from the lowered position to the raised position.

The elastic force F is, at least during an operating condition of the device 2, opposite in direction with respect to a weight force of the cutting deck 20. In particular, the operating condition is defined at least when the device 2 rests on the land with the movement means 6 thereof, for example on the wheels or tracks thereof: in such an operating condition, the weight force of the cutting deck 20 is substantially orthogonal to the land 1 or to the support plane SP.

This elastic force F contributes to the lifting of the cutting deck 20, thereby assisting the operator in executing such an operation.

The elastic element 50 can comprise at least one among a traction spring, a compression spring, a torsion spring, or a pneumatic piston. The compression spring, the traction spring and the torsion spring can be spiral springs, of the type as shown in figure 4. The elastic element 50 can be made of metallic material, for example steel.

In the case of a torsion spring, the elastic element can be arranged at the fulcrum 33 of the control lever 31 , or can be arranged at at least one among the first connector 35a of the first arm 35, the second connector 35b of the first arm 35, the first connector 36a of the second arm 36 and the second connector 36b of the second arm 36 of the adjustment system 30.

The adjustment system 30 is configured to vary a length, or an angular rotation in the case of a torsion spring, of the elastic element 50 during the movement of the cutting deck 20 between the lowered position and the raised position and vice versa. In other words, a movement of the cutting deck 20 and/or of the control lever 31 causes, through the kinematics of the adjustment system 30, a variation in length, or in angular rotation in the case of a torsion spring, of the elastic element 50. In particular, if the elastic element 50 comprises a traction spring, the transition from the lowered position to the raised position of the cutting deck 20 causes a reduction in length of the traction spring. On the contrary, if the elastic element 50 comprises a compression spring, the passage from the lowered position to the raised position of the cutting deck 20 determines an increase in length of the compression spring. The variation in length of the elastic element 50 in the passage from the raised position to the lowered position and vice versa can be comprised between 30 mm and 100 mm.

In any case, it should be noted that the elastic force F of the elastic element 50 decreases as the distance between the tool 4 and the land and/or the support plane SP increases: in particular the elastic force F of the elastic element 50 decreases during the transition from the lowered position to the raised position of the cutting deck 20. In other words, the adjustment system 30 is configured to load the elastic element 50 in the passage from the raised position to the lowered position. On the contrary, the adjustment system 30 is configured to unload the elastic element 31 in the passage from the lowered position to the raised position.

In energy terms, the elastic element 50 has a first elastic potential energy when the cutting deck 20 is placed in the lowered position, and a second elastic potential energy when the cutting deck 20 is placed in the raised position: the first elastic potential energy is greater than the second elastic potential energy. It should be noted that a difference between the first elastic potential energy and the second elastic potential energy defines a compensating drive energy: the compensating drive energy contributes at least in part to the movement of the cutting deck 20 from the lowered position to the raised position.

The traction spring of the elastic element 50 extends in length, when the cutting deck 20 is in the raised position, between 25 mm and 105 mm.

The traction spring of the elastic element 50 can have an elastic constant comprised between 0.6 N/m and 0.75 N/m.

The traction spring of the elastic element 50 can have an outer diameter comprised between 38 mm and 42 mm.

The traction spring of the elastic element 50 can have a number of turns comprised between 37 and 45.

The traction spring of the elastic element 50 can have a diameter of the helical wire comprised between 3.2 mm and 4 mm.

Alternatively, the torsion spring of the elastic element 50 can have an elastic constant comprised between 0.22 Nm/° and 0.26 Nm/°.

The elastic element 50, in the case of a traction or compression spring, extends in length between a first end 50a and a second end 50b. The first end 50a of the elastic element 50 is constrained to a pulling portion 61 of the shell 3, while the second end 50b is constrained to one among a pulling portion of the control lever 31 , to the first arm 35 and/or to the second arm 36 of the adjustment system 30, to the cutting deck 20, to the first coupling 25 or to the second coupling 26 of the cutting deck 20, and to the drive lever 39 of the control lever 31.

The elastic element 50, for example the traction or compression spring, can extend in length transversely with respect to the support plane SP. For example, the elastic element 50 can define with the support plane SP an angle comprised between 45° and 80°, in particular between 55° and 70°. In greater detail the elastic element 50 can define with the longitudinal axis X an angle a comprised between 45° and 80°, in particular between 55° and 70°, as shown in figure 5.

The shell 3 comprises a base frame 10 placed in connection with the movement means 6 of the mobile device 2, as shown in figure 5. The base frame 10 can comprise one or more spars, preferably a left spar and a right spar, extending between the rear portion and the front portion of the mobile device 2. The base frame 10 can be made of metallic material, for example aluminium or steel.

The shell 3 can further comprise a pull bar 11 extending in length between a first portion 11 a and a second portion 11 b, in which the first portion 11 a is constrained to the shell, for example to the base frame 10. The second portion 11 b can be placed at a height greater than a height of the first portion 11 a of the pull bar 11 : in particular the pull bar 11 rises in height, optionally parallel to the vertical axis Z, starting from the base frame 10. The pull bar 11 can be transverse or orthogonal to the base frame 10, and extend away from the base frame 10.

The pull bar 11 can be constrained to the base frame 10 by welding or by a screw coupling: in fact, the pull bar 11 and the base frame 10 are integral with each other and define a single body. It should be noted that the second portion 11 b is fixed with respect to the shell 3.

The second portion 11 b of the pull bar 11 is constrained to the first end 50a of the elastic element 50: the second portion 11 b of the pull bar 11 thus defines the pulling portion 61 of the shell 3 previously described in relation to the elastic element 50.

ADVANTAGES

An advantage of the device of the present invention is that of physically assisting the operator during the lifting operations of the cutting deck. It should be noted that the cutting deck often has a high weight, typically between 60 kg and 70 kg. In this respect, the springs contribute to lifting the cutting deck, thereby reducing the effort required of the operator. Such an aspect is of considerable importance since the device of the present invention can be used by a great variety of subjects, for example professionals who carry out the operations of adjusting the height of the cutting deck several times during their working day.

Another advantage of this device is that of having, as a whole, a simple system employing a limited number of components with respect to the traditional solutions known in the art.

A further advantage of the present invention is being able to perform the operation while the user is seated in the driving station, without therefore the need to stop the tractor or to have to get off the tractor to adjust the height of the cutting deck.

The gripping portion of the control lever arranged in the central position further has the advantage of allowing a convenient lifting of the cutting deck for both "right-handed" and "left-handed" people. Such an architecture further allows the operator to lift the cutting deck using the right hand and the left hand together, thus redistributing the load between the right arm and the left arm.