CN111492783A

CN111492783A - Riding type lawn nursing vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN111492783A
Application number: CN202010068238.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许彦卿; 杨德中; 王磊; 代修波; 彩纪存
Original assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-01-30
Filing date: 2020-01-21
Publication date: 2020-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 2040-01-21
Also published as: CN111492783B

Abstract

The present invention provides a riding lawn care vehicle, comprising: a seat; a frame supporting a seat; a plurality of functional components, comprising: a power take-off assembly; the riding type lawn care vehicle comprises a walking assembly, a driving assembly and a driving assembly, wherein the walking assembly drives the riding type lawn care vehicle to walk on the ground and comprises wheels and a walking motor for driving the wheels; the power supply assembly is connected with the power output assembly and the operation assembly and provides electric energy; the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises a communication system, wherein the communication system comprises a router unit directly and electrically connected with each functional component, the router unit comprises at least one router, and the router unit receives the data packet generated by the functional component and/or address information of the source of the data packet and distributes the data packet to the functional component for processing or receiving the data packet according to the content of the data packet and/or the address information. The router is respectively and directly connected with the functional components, and receives and transmits information or instructions, so that the communication efficiency and accuracy are improved, and the maintenance is convenient.

Description

Riding type lawn nursing vehicle

Technical Field

The invention relates to an electric tool, in particular to a riding lawn care vehicle.

Background

With the advent of riding lawn care vehicles, the structure of the riding lawn care vehicle becomes more complex with the increase of functions, the riding lawn care vehicle not only needs to perform functional operations such as mowing, sweeping snow and the like, but also needs to walk, illuminate and the like, so that the difficulty is increased for information transmission of the riding lawn care vehicle, the problems of slow information reading, slow machine response and the like are easily caused, the riding lawn care vehicle is not beneficial to timely reading and executing user instructions, and the running speed is reduced.

Furthermore, as the mechanism of the riding lawn care vehicle is increasingly complex, the maintenance cost of the riding lawn care vehicle is increased, the maintenance is difficult, the connection structure of each element in the riding lawn care vehicle is complex, and usually, the elements are in signal communication and are mutually interfered, and the connection relationship of each element is fixed. The troubleshooting and module upgrading of the maintenance process cause great difficulty, so the product needs to be improved around the above points.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the invention mainly aims to provide a riding type lawn care vehicle which improves the communication efficiency and accuracy through the direct connection of a functional component and a router and is convenient to maintain.

In order to solve the above main object of the invention, there is provided a riding lawn care vehicle comprising: a seat for a user to sit on; a frame supporting a seat; a plurality of functional components, comprising: the power output assembly comprises a working element for outputting power to realize a nursing function and a working motor for driving the mowing element to output power; the riding type lawn care vehicle comprises a walking assembly, a driving assembly and a driving assembly, wherein the walking assembly drives the riding type lawn care vehicle to walk on the ground and comprises wheels and a walking motor for driving the wheels; the power supply assembly is connected with the power output assembly and the operation assembly and provides electric energy; the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises a communication system, wherein the communication system comprises a router unit directly and electrically connected with each functional component, the router unit comprises at least one router, and the router unit receives the data packet generated by the functional component and/or address information of the source of the data packet and distributes the data packet to the functional component for processing or receiving the data packet according to the content of the data packet and/or the address information.

Optionally, the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises a wiring system including at least a data line communicatively connecting the router and the functional component.

Optionally, the data line is configured to be attached to a frame of the riding lawn care vehicle.

Optionally, the router includes at least one socket, the plurality of functional components are connected to the socket in a pluggable manner via the data line and the router, and receive the data packets of the plurality of functional components, and the router identifies the address information of the data packet according to the location of the socket from which the data packet originates and allocates the data packet.

Optionally, the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises an operating assembly operatively attached to the frame and configured for operating the riding lawn care vehicle; a steering controller operatively coupled with the operating assembly for directing at least one of the wheels; the steering controller and the operating component are communicatively coupled via a router.

Optionally, the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises at least one motor controller and a shaft coupled to the travel motor, the shaft configured to rotate at least one of the wheels, the motor controller operably coupled to the work motor or the travel motor to control operation of the work motor or the travel motor; the router is configured to receive the data packet sent by the steering controller and send the data packet to the motor controller according to the received data packet information, so that the motor controller can execute corresponding control to drive the riding lawn care vehicle to work or walk.

Optionally, the router unit at least includes a first router and a second router; the first router is configured to receive the data packet sent by the steering controller and/or address information of a source of the data packet, and send the data packet to the second router according to the received address information and the data packet; and the second router is configured to receive the data packet and/or address information of the source of the data packet and send the data packet to the motor controller in a preset path, so that the motor controller can perform corresponding control to drive the wheel and the working assembly.

Optionally, the operating assembly further includes a maintenance debugging port, the maintenance debugging port is connected to the router, and the functional element is debugged programmably through the maintenance debugging port.

Optionally, the operated component may further comprise an IOT interface connected to the router

Alternatively, the working element is a mowing blade which is rotatable by a working motor. The functional assembly further comprises an illumination assembly comprising headlights and/or taillights.

To achieve the primary object of the present invention, a communication system applied to a riding lawn care vehicle is proposed, the riding lawn care vehicle including a plurality of functional components including: a data line; the router comprises at least one socket, the functional components are connected with the router in a pluggable mode through the data lines and receive operation information of the functional components, and the router identifies and distributes information types according to address information of information source sockets.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the riding lawn care vehicle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of one configuration of the riding lawn care vehicle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the riding lawn care vehicle of FIG. 1 with a rear cover open;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of an application of a battery pack of the riding lawn care vehicle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a block schematic diagram of a communication system of the riding lawn care vehicle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a control schematic of the communication system of the riding lawn care vehicle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a travel control structure of a riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a travel control structure of a riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a view illustrating a traveling control structure of the riding lawn care vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for ease of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or components must be in a particular orientation, constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus the above terms are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

The invention is described in detail below with reference to the following figures and detailed description.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a communication system of the riding lawn care vehicle of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; referring to fig. 1 and 6, a riding lawn care vehicle and communication system 20 thereof in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The riding lawn care vehicle includes a plurality of functional components 10 that are coordinated by the plurality of functional components 10 to operate the riding lawn care vehicle. The functional assembly 10 of the riding lawn care vehicle comprises a power output assembly 11, a walking assembly 12, an operating assembly 13 and a communication system 20, wherein the operating assembly 13 is operatively connected with the control output assembly and the walking assembly 12 through the communication system 20, so that the riding lawn care vehicle is driven to move by the walking assembly 12 through a walking instruction sent by the operating assembly 13, the power output assembly 11 is controlled to output work, and the communication system 20 completes transmission of related instructions.

The communication system 20 comprises a router unit and a data line 22, the router 21 is electrically connected with the operation component 13 through the data line 22, the router unit comprises at least one router 21, address information of a data packet and/or a data packet source generated by the function component is received through the router unit, and the data packet and/or the address information is distributed and sent to the function component for processing or receiving the data packet according to the content of the data packet and/or the address information.

The data packet comprises control instructions and operation related information for the functional components, the router 21 is electrically connected with the functional components 10 through the data line 22, the functional components comprise the power output components 11 and the walking components 12, and the router 21 receives the control instructions sent by the operation components 13 and sends the control instructions to the power output components 11 or the walking components 12 according to the control instruction information. The router 21 is directly connected with the power output component 11, the operating component 13 and the walking component 12 through the data lines 22 in a communication mode, and the router 21 receives and sends instructions and information of the riding lawn care vehicle to each device so as to achieve the purpose of transmitting instructions and information feedback. The instruction refers to a control instruction input by a user and an operation instruction generated by the riding lawn care vehicle, and the information refers to parameter information such as feedback information and operation data generated in the operation process of the riding lawn care vehicle.

The riding lawn care vehicle also includes a wiring system including at least a data line communicatively connecting the router and the functional component. The router 21 is connected to each functional component 10 of the riding lawn care vehicle by a data line 22, and the router 21 has a plurality of sockets 211 so that each functional component 10 can be connected electrically by the data line 22. The router receives packets of a plurality of functional components through the socket 211, identifies the address information of the packet according to the location of the socket from which the packet originated and assigns the packet. The pluggable connection between the router 21 and the equipment facilitates detection, maintenance and debugging of the riding lawn care vehicle, when the riding lawn care vehicle works abnormally, the abnormal reason is checked by changing the equipment connected with the router 21, and after the checking and the maintenance are finished, the equipment is connected into the socket 211 of the router 21 through the data line 22, so that the normal operation of the communication system 20 can be recovered. The connection between the router and the modules of each functional assembly is pluggable, so that the router is convenient to inspect and maintain. Therefore, the riding lawn care vehicle can be checked and maintained conveniently and quickly, and the riding lawn care vehicle can be overhauled by only changing the connection structure of the router 21 and operating the communication system 20.

Each device of the riding lawn care vehicle sends the operation instruction and the information to the router 21, the router 21 distributes the operation instruction and the information according to the source and the content of the instruction, and the operation instruction is directly sent to the corresponding execution device. It is worth mentioning that the router 21 has a plurality of patch outlets 211, and the router 21 programmably sets the address of the patch outlet 211 and the devices connected thereto. When the router 21 receives the signal or the instruction, the type and the source of the signal or the instruction can be obtained by directly reading the address information of the socket 211 for obtaining the signal or the instruction transmission, and the execution object for transmitting the signal or the instruction is determined according to the type and the source of the signal or the instruction, so that the efficiency and the accuracy of data transmission of the communication system 20 are improved, and the integration and the allocation of the information are facilitated.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the riding lawn care vehicle of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the riding lawn care vehicle, the power take-off assembly 11 includes a working element 111 and a working motor, the working element 111 and the working motor being connected and powered by the working motor to run work by the working element 111. The power take-off assembly 11 also includes a work controller 113 connected directly to the router 21 for receiving commands and controlling operation of the work motor and the work element 111. The operation assembly 13 receives a mowing instruction sent by a user, sends the mowing instruction to the router 21, is received by the router 21 and is transmitted to the work controller 113, and the work controller 113 reads the mowing instruction and executes the mowing instruction, controls the work motor to operate and drive the work element 111 to rotate at a high speed so as to cut grass.

The walking assembly 12 comprises a walking motor 121, wheels 122 and a motor controller 125, wherein the motor controller 125 is connected with and controls the walking motor 121, and the walking motor 121 is connected with and drives the wheels 122 to roll to drive the riding lawn care vehicle to move. The motor controller 125 is connected to the operating assembly 13 via the communication system 20, and the operating assembly 13 sends travel commands to the motor controller 125 to control the speed and direction of the wheels 122. Specifically, the motor controller 125 is directly connected to the router 21, the user inputs a walking command, the router 21 directly sends the walking command to the motor controller 125, and the motor controller 125 controls the walking motor 121 to operate to drive the wheels 122 to roll according to the walking command, so that the riding lawn care vehicle travels.

Referring to fig. 3, the riding lawn care vehicle further includes a power supply assembly 14 for providing electrical power, the power supply assembly 14 being electrically connected to the walking assembly 12, the power take-off assembly 11, and the operating assembly 13 via the data lines 22 and providing electrical power. The power supply module 14 includes a power supply and a power supply controller 142 that controls the power supply, and the power supply controller 142 is communicably connected to the router 21 and controls the power supply to supply power according to a power supply instruction when receiving the power supply instruction from the router 21. The power supply is connected to the travel motor 121 and the work motor through the data line 22, and supplies electric power for the operation of the travel motor 121 and the work motor.

Preferably, the power source includes at least one battery, and more particularly, at least one battery pack 141, and the battery pack 141 is removable from the riding lawn care vehicle such that the battery pack 141 can be replaced to extend the range of the riding lawn care vehicle during use. It is worth mentioning that the power supply assembly 14 is further provided with a charging socket 211, through which the battery pack 141 installed in the riding lawn care vehicle can be charged, and the riding lawn care vehicle can directly obtain electric energy to operate through the connection data line 22 in a wired manner. The riding type lawn care vehicle further comprises a seat 15 and a frame 17, wherein the frame 17 is used for bearing modules of the riding type lawn care vehicle, specifically, the frame 17 is used for supporting the seat 15, the power output assembly 11, the walking assembly 12, the operation assembly 15, the power supply device 16 and other seats 15 to be fixed on the vehicle body of the riding type lawn care vehicle, so that the riding type electric mower can be ridden by a user, and when the user sits on the riding type electric mower, the user can trim lawns, vegetations and the like through the operation of the riding type electric mower in a labor-saving and rapid manner. Compared with a hand-push type mower, the riding type electric mower does not need a user to push the mower by himself or walk on the ground by himself, and can be used for trimming larger lawns due to the fact that the riding type electric mower is large in size and long in cruising ability, and the user does not feel tired due to long-time lawn trimming. Preferably, the data line 22 is configured to be attached to the frame 17 of the riding lawn care vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the riding lawn care vehicle of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention with the rear cover open; referring to fig. 4, the battery pack 141 is provided at the rear of the frame and covered and protected by a rear cover, and a user may open the rear cover for replacement when replacing the battery pack 141 and close the rear cover to protect the battery pack 141 when operating the riding lawn care vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a control schematic of the communication system of the riding lawn care vehicle of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; referring to fig. 6 and 7, the operating assembly 13 includes a first operating member 131, a second operating member 132, and at least one operating controller, which is connected to the first operating member 131 and the second operating member 132, respectively, and connected to the router 21. The first operating member 131 and the second operating member 132 are operated by a user to control the riding lawn care vehicle, the first operating member 131 is operated by the user to control the travel of the riding lawn care vehicle, and the second operating member 132 is operated by the user to control the operation of the riding lawn care vehicle. Specifically, the user inputs a control command through the first operating element 131 and the second operating element 132, and sends the control command to the router 21 through the operation controller, or directly sends the control command to the router 21, and the router 21 analyzes and sends the control command to a corresponding execution object. Preferably, a plurality of operation controllers are connected to the first operation element 131 and the second operation element 132, respectively, and the plurality of operation controllers are connected to the router 21, respectively, or one operation controller may be provided to connect the first operation element 131 and the second operation element 132 to the router 21, and perform information collection and transmission.

Preferably, the first operation member 131 is implemented as an operation lever, the operation lever is disposed on two sides or the periphery of the seat 15, the operation controller includes a steering controller, the operation lever is connected with the steering controller through a data line, and the router is configured to receive a data packet sent by the steering controller and send the data packet to the motor controller according to the received data packet information, so that the motor controller performs corresponding control to drive the riding lawn care vehicle to work or walk. The steering controller converts the action of the operating rod to a corresponding walking instruction, the walking instruction comprises control operation, speed change, steering and the like, the steering controller sends the converted walking instruction to the router 21, the router 21 sends the walking instruction to the motor controller 125, the motor controller 125 executes action according to the walking instruction to control the motor to run, the motor drives the wheels to rotate, and the rotating speed and the steering are controlled, so that the running direction and the running speed of the riding lawn care vehicle are changed, and the purpose that a user controls the riding lawn care vehicle to walk is achieved. It will be appreciated that the first operating member 131 may also be embodied as a pedal, switch, handle, or other control device for a user to operate the riding lawn care vehicle.

Preferably, the second operating member 132 is implemented as a control panel including a plurality of switches, different switches corresponding to different control commands, and a user inputting different control commands through the switches to operate the riding lawn care vehicle. Similarly, the user sends control commands to the router 21 through the switches of the control panel, and the router 21 integrates the control commands to send to the execution command objects respectively, and the control commands are executed by the execution command objects, wherein the control commands include commands of turning on mowing, mowing power, turning on lights and the like, and the router 21 sends the control commands to the corresponding execution objects to be executed by the execution objects.

The riding lawn care vehicle further comprises at least one sensor arranged in the riding lawn care vehicle, wherein the sensor is one or any combination of a current sensor, a voltage sensor, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, an inertia measurement unit, a barometer and a magnetometer, the sensor is directly connected with the router 21 and detects running information generated in the running process of the riding lawn care vehicle, such as circuit current, running position and speed, and transmits the information to the router 21, the router 21 transmits the information to different equipment, such as the operation component 13, according to the information type, and the running of the riding lawn care vehicle is regulated according to the content of information feedback.

In the present embodiment, devices such as a work motor, a travel motor, and an operation lever are provided with corresponding operation controllers, respectively, and the operation controllers are provided between the router 21 and the devices, and the operation controllers generate control commands or information and send the information and commands to the respective devices through the router 21. The equipment can also be directly connected with the router 21, such as a control panel, a sensor and the like, and the equipment is directly connected with the router 21, the instruction or the information generated by the equipment is directly sent to the router 21 and is transferred to the object equipment by the router 21, the router 21 transfers and processes the information and the instruction required and generated by the operation of the riding lawn care vehicle, the identifier does not need to be set for the information and the instruction, but the router 21 directly transfers the information and the instruction to the object equipment, and the transfer efficiency and the accuracy of the communication system 20 are optimized.

Further, the traveling assembly 12 further includes a transmission 123 and a steering gear 124 connected to the motor controller 125, and the motor controller 125 receives the traveling command sent by the router 21, where the traveling command may be a gear shifting command and a steering command, and controls the operation of the transmission 123 and the steering gear 124 according to the content of the traveling command. The transmission 123 is connected with the walking motor 121 and the wheels 122, and operates to change the rotating speed of the walking motor 121 when the transmission is subjected to a gear shifting command so as to control the operating speed of the riding lawn care vehicle; the steering gear 124 is connected with the walking motor 121 and the wheels 122, and when the steering gear is subjected to a reversing command, the walking motor 121 drives and controls the wheels 122 to steer so as to complete the reversing command.

Preferably, the wheel set comprises front wheels 1221 and rear wheels 1222, and the number of the front wheels 1221 and the number of the rear wheels 1222 are both preferably 2, so that the stability of the riding lawn care vehicle during walking can be improved, and the riding lawn care vehicle can be prevented from rolling over on the ground or climbing a slope. In another embodiment, the wheels 122 may be provided with only one front wheel 1221 and two rear wheels 1222, or two front wheels 1221 and one rear wheel 1222, or only two wheels 122 arranged in left and right with respect to each other without front-rear relationship. Preferably, the traveling motor 121 is disposed between the front wheel 1221 and the rear wheel 1222, such that the center of gravity of the riding lawn care vehicle is located between the front wheel 1221 and the rear wheel 1222, thereby improving the balance of the whole machine.

The front wheels 1221 may be embodied as universal wheels that are rotatable about an axis, and that axis may be rotated when the riding lawn care vehicle is turned; likewise, the rear wheels 1222 are implemented as universal wheels that rotate about another axis as an axle; the travel motor 121 is provided to drive the rear wheel 1222 and rotate with an axis on which the rear wheel 1222 rotates as an axis. The driving of the walking motor 121 can make the walking assembly 12 drive the whole riding lawn care vehicle to walk on the ground. In particular, the traveling motor 121 is independent of the working motor for driving the working element 111, so that the entire structure is simpler. The number of the traveling motors 121 is preferably two, the two traveling motors 121 drive the two rear wheels 1222, and when the two traveling motors 121 drive the corresponding rear wheels 1222 at different rotation speeds, a speed difference is generated between the traveling motors 121, so that the riding lawn care vehicle can turn.

Specifically, the user sends a walking instruction through the second operating element 132, the second operating element 132 sends the walking instruction to the router 21, and the router 21 analyzes an execution device of the walking instruction and sends the walking instruction to the execution device, and the execution device executes the walking instruction. Specifically, the walking command includes, but is not limited to, an opening command, a gear shifting command, a steering command, and a stopping command, the user inputs the walking command required by the user in real time by operating the second operating element 132, the walking command is transmitted to the router 21 by the second operating element 132 to be integrated, and the walking command is transmitted to the walking assembly 12 and executed by the walking assembly 12.

When the user inputs the opening instruction through the second operating element 132, the control element of the second operating element 132 analyzes the user operation to obtain the opening instruction and transmits the opening instruction to the router 21, the router 21 receives the address of the socket 211 according to the received instruction, obtains the instruction belonging to the walking instruction, and sends the instruction to the walking assembly 12. The walking motor 121 obtains a starting instruction to start to drive the rear wheel 1222 to rotate so as to start the riding lawn care vehicle to advance, at the moment, the sensor detects the advancing state of the riding lawn care vehicle and generates corresponding walking information, the walking information is sent to the router 21, and the router 21 identifies and sends the walking information to the operation component 13 so as to adjust subsequent operation according to the current operation state.

When a user inputs a gear shifting command through the second operating element 132, the gear shifting command is transmitted to the router 21, and the router 21 transmits the gear shifting command to the transmission 123 of the traveling assembly 12, and the transmission 123 changes the rotation speed of the traveling motor 121 according to the gear shifting command information, so as to drive the rear wheel 1222 to change the rotation speed. When a user inputs a steering command through the second operating element 132 and the router 21 transfers the steering command to the steering gear 124, the steering gear 124 controls the two second motors to rotate in a differential mode through the transmission 123, so that the two rear wheels 1222 are driven to run in a differential mode, and the steering gear 124 simultaneously adjusts the direction of the front wheels 1221, so that the riding type lawn care vehicle is controlled to steer.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a travel control structure of a riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; the steering control system is provided with a first steering device 124 and a second steering device 124 which are respectively connected with and control front wheels 1221 on two sides, a user inputs a steering instruction through a second operating piece 132, the router 21 receives and forwards the steering instruction to the first steering device 124, a second motor on one side controlled by the first steering device 124 drives the front wheels 1221 to steer, a sensor detects the steering state of the front wheels 1221 on one side and transmits state information and the steering instruction to the second steering device 124, and the second steering device 124 controls the other second motor to control the other front wheels 1221 to steer according to the state information and the steering instruction of the first steering device 124, so that the steering instruction is executed to control the steering.

The operating assembly 13 further includes a service commissioning port 134, the service commissioning port 134 being coupled to the router 21, and the functional assembly being programmably commissioned via the service commissioning port 134 to change some operating parameters of the riding lawn care vehicle and to service and commission the riding lawn care vehicle. The user inputs the adjustment parameters through the maintenance debugging port 134 and sends the adjustment parameters to the router 21 by the controller, the router 21 distributes the adjustment parameters to corresponding execution objects according to the adjustment parameter information, the execution objects respectively transmit the operation data to the router 21 after the adjustment parameters are debugged, and the operation data are fed back to the maintenance debugging port 134 by the router 21, so that the purpose of detection and maintenance is achieved.

The operation component 13 may further include an IOT (Internet Of Things) interface connected to the router 21, through which the IOT interface 135 enables the functional elements to be connected wirelessly and via a network, and the user may connect the riding lawn care vehicle to a mobile intelligent device such as a mobile phone, a smart watch, etc. through the IOT interface 135 and control the operation Of the riding lawn care vehicle through the mobile intelligent device. Specifically, the user connects the mobile smart device to the IOT interface of the riding lawn care vehicle and sends a control instruction, the IOT interface 135 sends the control instruction to the router 21, and the router 21 sends the instruction to the execution object according to the type of the instruction and executes the instruction.

The riding lawn care vehicle further includes an illumination assembly 16 for illumination, the illumination assembly 16 including front and

rear lights

161, 162 mounted to the front and rear ends of the riding lawn care vehicle, respectively, for mowing and illuminating the intersection when the riding lawn care vehicle is in use. Preferably, the front lamp 161 includes a shadowless lamp, a front lamp, a left running lamp and a rear running lamp, the front lamp 161 and the rear lamp 162 are respectively connected to the router 21, the switch of the first operating element 131 is provided with a switch for controlling the turn-on of each of the front lamp 161 and the rear lamp 162, when the user sends a light-on command for turning on the light through the first operating element 131, the first operating element 131 sends the light-on command to the router 21, and the router 21 sends the light-on command to the corresponding front lamp 161 or rear lamp 162 to control the turn-on of the front lamp 161 or rear lamp 162; when the light is required to be turned off, the first operating member 131 sends a light-off command to the router 21, the router 21 sends the light-off command to the corresponding front light 161 or rear light 162, and the front light 161 and the rear light 162 are controlled to be turned off.

Preferably, the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises a display screen and a screen controller, and the screen controller controls the content displayed by the display screen. The screen controller is connected to the router 21, receives the instruction and the information transmitted by the router 21, and converts the instruction and the information into corresponding display contents, so that the display screen displays the operation information, the operation prompt and other contents of the riding lawn care vehicle. In particular, the control panel may be arranged in the display screen, the switches may be arranged as related keys, and the user instruction may be transmitted by means of an electronic touch screen.

FIG. 8 is a view of a walking control structure of the riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with the second preferred embodiment of the present invention; there is provided a riding lawn care vehicle comprising: a frame 17; a cutting plate operatively attached to the carriage 17 and comprising one or more cutting blades; an operating assembly 13 operatively attached to the frame 17 and configured for operation by the riding lawn care vehicle; a steering controller 133 operatively coupled with the operating assembly 13 for guiding at least one of said wheels; a battery; a wheel set operatively attached to the frame 17; a shaft configured to rotate at least one of the wheel sets; one or more motors 121 operably attached to the frame 17 and configured to provide power to rotate the shaft; a motor controller 125 operably coupled with the one or more motors 121 to control operation of the motors 121; at least one router 21; the steering controller 133, the motor controller 125, separate from the at least one router 21, the router 21 operably connected between the steering controller 133 and the motor controller 125 of the riding lawn care vehicle to communicate data between the steering controller 133 and the motor controller 125; and a wiring system including wiring for electrically connecting the steering controller 133 and the motor controller 125 to the router 21, the wiring system including data lines 22 including the data lines 22 for transmitting data between the router 21 and the steering controller 133 and the motor controller 125. In particular, the data line 22 is configured to be attached to the frame 17 of the riding lawn care vehicle.

Specifically, the operation unit 13 includes a left operation lever 1311 and a right operation lever 1312, the wheel set corresponding thereto includes a left wheel 1223 and a right wheel 1224, the left operation lever 1311 is communicably connected to the router 21 through the left steering controller 133, the right operation lever 1312 is communicably connected to the router 21 through the right steering controller, the left steering controller 133 reads operation information of the left operation lever 1311 and converts to a user instruction to control data to be transmitted to the router 21, the right steering controller 133 reads operation information of the right operation lever 1312, and converts a user instruction to control data to be transmitted to the router 21. Preferably, the left joystick 1311 sends control information to the first motor controller 125 via the router 21 to control the steering and speed of the left wheel 1223, and the right joystick 1312 sends control information to the second motor controller 127 via the router 21 to control the steering and speed of the right wheel 1224.

In one embodiment, the working element is a mowing blade that is rotatable by a working motor.

In another embodiment, an algorithm is set such that the left joystick 1311 performs speed control, the right joystick 1312 performs steering control of the left and

right wheels

1223 and 1224, and control information is transmitted to the router 21, and data distribution is performed by the router 21. Communication between the steering controller 133 and the router 21, and between the router 21 and the motor controller 125, is via the data line 22 to transmit control data and operation information.

The motor controller 125 comprises a first motor controller 126 and a second motor controller 127, the motor 121 comprises a first motor 121 and a second motor 121 corresponding to the first motor, the first motor controller 126 is connected with and controls the first motor 121, the second motor controller 127 is connected with and controls the second motor 121, the first motor 121 is connected with and drives the left wheel 1223 to rotate through a shaft, the second motor 121 is connected with and drives the right wheel 1224 to rotate through a shaft, a speed changer is arranged between the first motor 121 and the left wheel 1223 and between the second motor 121 and the right wheel 1224, and the output rotating speeds of the shafts of the first motor 121 and the second motor 121 are adjusted to control the rotating speeds of the left wheel 1223 and the right wheel 1224.

In one embodiment of the invention, the riding lawn care vehicle is implemented as a riding lawn care vehicle comprising: a frame 17; a cutting plate is operatively attached to the underside of the carriage 17; an operating member operatively attached to the frame 17; wheels operatively attached to the frame 17; an axle configured to rotate the wheel; at least one motor 121 operably attached to the frame 17 and configured to provide power to rotate the shaft; a steering controller 133 for guiding at least one of the wheels; a control unit for controlling electrical operation of the riding lawn care vehicle, the control unit including a motor controller 125 operatively coupled with the at least one motor 121 for controlling operation of the at least one motor 121; at least one router 21, separate from the steering controller 133, motor controller 125, operatively connected between the steering controller 133 and motor controller 125 of the riding lawn care vehicle to communicate data between the steering controller 133 and the motor controller 125; the at least one router 21 is configured to receive the address information and/or the data packet sent by the steering controller 133, and send the address information and/or the data packet to the motor controller 125 in a preset path according to the received address information, so that the motor controller 125 performs corresponding control to drive the axle of the wheel; a wiring system including wiring electrically connecting the steering controller 133, the motor controller 125 and the at least one router 21, the wiring system including data lines 22 including the data lines 22 for transmitting data between the at least one router 21 and the steering controller 133, the motor controller 125.

In this embodiment, the router 21 is configured to receive address information and/or a data packet sent by the steering controller 133, the data packet is provided with instructions or information and is sent to the motor controller 125 in a preset path according to the received address information, preferably, each patch socket 221 of the router 21 is set as a fixed object interface, and the address information is obtained by reading the patch socket 221 of the information source and the data packet is sent to the execution device according to the address information; in another embodiment, each device generates corresponding address information in the data packet when sending the instruction or signal directly to the router 21, and the router 21 transmits the data packet to the execution device according to the address information.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a travel control structure of a riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; the operating members include a steering wheel 1313, and a speed controller 136, the speed controller 136 preferably being a pedal disposed in front of the seat, the speed controller 136 being for controlling acceleration or deceleration, and the steering wheel 1313 being for controlling steering of the riding electric machine. The steering wheel 1313 and the speed controller 136 are communicably connected to the steering controller 133 through the data line 22 to receive the walking control command, send the data packet to the router 21 through the steering controller 133, send the control command to the first motor controller 126 and the second motor controller 127 by the router 21 according to the address information, and control the operation of the first motor 121 and the second motor 121 communicated with the first motor controller 126 and the second motor controller 127 by the first motor controller 126 and the second motor controller 127, respectively, to rotate the left wheel 1223 and the right wheel 1224.

Fig. 10 is a view showing a structure of a walking control structure of the riding lawn care vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the router 21 unit may be provided to include at least a first router 21 and a second router 21; a first router 21 configured to receive the address information and/or the data packet sent by the steering controller 133, and send the address information and/or the data packet to the second router 21 according to the received address information and data packet; a second router 21 configured to receive the sent address information and/or data packet and send the address information and/or data packet to the motor controller 125 in a predetermined path, so that the motor controller 125 executes corresponding control to drive the wheel; thereby adding a patch port 221 through both routers 21 and facilitating wiring, preventing a single router 21 from being too far from the device to facilitate connection through data line 22. In some embodiments of the present invention, the battery pack 141 is detachably mounted to the riding lawn care vehicle, so that the user can detach the battery pack 141 to charge the battery pack 141 alone without moving the riding lawn care vehicle to the charging socket 211 to directly charge the riding lawn care vehicle, and when the battery pack 141 is damaged, the user can conveniently detach the battery pack 141 to perform maintenance or directly replace the battery pack 141, thereby avoiding a situation that the riding lawn care vehicle which cannot detach the battery pack 141 is difficult to maintain or replace, and reducing the maintenance cost in a later period.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a battery pack of the riding lawn care vehicle in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; referring to fig. 5, the battery pack 141 can be detached to be installed in the electric tool, so that the battery pack 141 can also provide an energy source for the electric tool, that is, the battery pack 141 of the present invention can be applied not only to the riding lawn care vehicle but also to other electric tools, so that the fitting performance of the battery pack 141 is improved, and the ability of the riding lawn care vehicle to fit the battery pack 141 is also improved. Thus, when the riding lawn care vehicle is not used, the user can completely disassemble the battery pack 141 to be applied to other electric tools, thereby avoiding the waste of resources and reducing the use cost. Alternatively, when the user needs to use the riding lawn care vehicle, the user can simply borrow the battery pack 141 from another power tool as the battery pack 141. In the present embodiment, the battery pack 141 is configured to be removably mounted to the riding lawn care vehicle by a user, and the mounting and dismounting of the battery pack 141 by the removable mounting enables the operation to be more convenient and the positioning of the battery pack 141 to be more accurate. Further, the battery pack 141 includes a plurality of cell b units connected in series, in parallel, or in combination of series and parallel. The plurality of battery cell units are combined in one battery shell, so that a whole is formed, and the battery cell units can be lithium battery cell units. Specifically, the electric tool may be a garden tool such as a grass trimmer, a pruner, a blower, or a chain saw, a torque output tool such as an electric drill or an electric hammer, a saw cutting tool such as an electric circular saw, a jigsaw, or a reciprocating saw, or a polishing tool such as an angle grinder or a sander. Of course, in other embodiments, the battery pack 141 may also be configured to power a walk-behind power tool, such as a walk-behind lawn mower, a walk-behind snow sweeper, or the like. In this way, the battery pack 141 adapted to the riding lawn care vehicle of the present invention can be pulled down by the user to be applied to the above electric tools, or the user can use the battery pack 141 of these electric tools as the battery pack 141 capable of supplying power to the riding lawn care vehicle, thereby improving the versatility of the riding lawn care vehicle and reducing the use cost.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the power controller 142 analyzes the power distribution based on the operating parameters and control commands of the riding lawn care vehicle detected by the sensors, such as the voltage sensor sending a signal to the router 21 when the detected voltage is low, which is transmitted to the power controller 142 by the router 21, and the power controller 142 reducing the number of power supply battery packs 141. The power controller 142 controls the number of different battery packs 141 supplying power to the device according to the information data sent by the router 21, so as to achieve the purposes of optimizing power supply, saving power and improving performance.

In the communication system 20 disclosed by the invention, the device is directly connected with a router 21, and the router 21 performs data distribution and transmission, so that information and instructions are only transmitted between the sending device and the receiving device and the router 21, and are not transmitted to other irrelevant devices, and other devices do not need to identify the instructions and information irrelevant to the other devices, thereby improving the operation efficiency, reducing the mutual interference of the device information, enabling the device to be immediately executed without identification when receiving the information and the instructions, and not prolonging the execution time due to identification of other instructions and information.

The communication system disclosed by the invention can be applied to riding lawn nursing vehicles, and can also be used for other riding electric machines working indoors or outdoors, wherein the riding electric machines can output power for walking on the ground, and can realize other functions besides walking by outputting other forms of power, such as riding snowploughs, riding agricultural machines, riding mopeds, riding sweepers and the like. Indeed, it is intended that all such additional and further embodiments of the invention be included within this description.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the various embodiments or examples and features of the various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the invention described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the invention. The objects of the invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the embodiments, and the embodiments of the present invention may be modified or adapted without departing from the principles.

Claims

1. A riding lawn care vehicle, comprising:

a seat for a user to sit on;

a frame supporting the seat;

a plurality of functional components, comprising:

the power output assembly comprises a working element for outputting power to realize a nursing function and a working motor for driving the mowing element to output power;

the riding lawn care vehicle comprises a riding lawn care vehicle, a traveling assembly and a driving assembly, wherein the riding lawn care vehicle is driven by the traveling assembly to travel on the ground and comprises wheels and a traveling motor for driving the wheels;

the power supply assembly is connected with the power output assembly and the operation assembly and provides electric energy;

the riding lawn care vehicle further comprises a communication system, wherein the communication system comprises a router unit directly and electrically connected with each functional component, the router unit comprises at least one router, and the router unit receives the data packet generated by the functional component and/or the address information of the source of the data packet and distributes the data packet to the functional component for processing or receiving the data packet according to the content of the data packet and/or the address information.

2. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 1, wherein: the riding lawn care vehicle also includes a wiring system including at least a data line communicatively connecting the router and the functional component.

3. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 2, wherein: the data line is configured to be attached to the frame of the riding lawn care vehicle.

4. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 2, wherein: the router comprises at least one patch socket, a plurality of functional components are connected with the router in a pluggable mode through the data line, data packets of the functional components are received, and the router identifies the address information of the data packets according to the positions of the patch sockets where the data packets originate and distributes the data packets.

5. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 1, wherein: the riding lawn care vehicle further comprising an operating assembly operably attached to the frame and configured for operating the riding lawn care vehicle; a steering controller operatively coupled with the operating assembly for directing at least one of the wheels; the steering controller and the operational component are communicatively coupled via the router.

6. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 5, wherein: the riding lawn care vehicle further comprising at least one motor controller and a shaft coupled to the travel motor, the shaft configured to rotate at least one of the wheels, the motor controller operably coupled to the work motor or travel motor to control operation of the work motor or travel motor; the router is configured to receive the data packet sent by the steering controller and send the data packet to the motor controller according to the received data packet information, so that the motor controller can execute corresponding control to drive the riding lawn care vehicle to work or walk.

7. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 6, wherein: the router unit at least comprises a first router and a second router; the first router is configured to receive the data packet sent by the steering controller and/or address information of the source of the data packet, and send the data packet to the second router according to the received address information and the data packet; and the second router is configured to receive the data packet and/or address information of the source of the data packet and send the data packet to the motor controller in a preset path, so that the motor controller can execute corresponding control to drive the wheel and the working assembly.

8. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 5, wherein: the operating assembly further comprises a maintenance debugging port, the maintenance debugging port is connected to the router, and the functional assembly is debugged programmably through the maintenance debugging port.

9. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 8, wherein: the operational components may also include an IOT interface connected with the router.

10. The riding lawn care vehicle of claim 1, wherein: the working element is a mowing blade which can be driven to rotate by the working motor, and the functional assembly further comprises an illumination assembly which comprises headlights and/or tail lights.