Reel mower with tuned mass damper.U.S. patent: 7,007,448 Issued: March 7, 2006 Inventors: Gerald E. Goman, Ronald L. Eichten, Michael J. Gilberg and Donald A. Keeney Assigned: Toro Toro may refer to:
Key statement: A mass damper damp·er n. 1. One that deadens, restrains, or depresses: Rain put a damper on our picnic plans. 2. An adjustable plate, as in the flue of a furnace or stove, for controlling the draft. is carried on the flame of a reel mower mower, farm machine used for cutting grasses and other hay crops. Mowers, drawn by or attached to tractors, or self-propelled, have superseded scythes. The mower is essentially an adaptation of the much earlier reaper. The first commercial mower was patented in 1847. by a pair of elastomeric couplers and can move relative to the frame of the reel mower by shearing the elastomeric material forming the couplers. Bob Samples, Akron Rubber Development |
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