Abstract: A snow plough includes a driving source, an auger housing, a rotating shaft to be driven and rotated by the driving source within the auger housing, and an auger arranged within the auger housing and to be driven and rotated via the rotating shaft. The auger includes a snow-collecting blade located at least on one side in a width direction of the auger, the snow-collecting blade collecting snow toward a center of the auger in the width direction, and a snow-throwing blade located at the center of the auger in the width direction, the snow-throwing unit casting snow collected by the snow-collecting blade by a centrifugal force and discharging snow to an outside via a chute. The snow-throwing blade includes an outer circumferential snow-throwing plate rotating along an outer circumferential region positioned outside an inner circumferential region, the inner circumferential region being a non-snow-throwing region within the auger housing.

Abstract: A lawn mower includes a cutter blade that cuts grass; a body portion including a housing containing the cutter blade, and a grass clippings discharge passage that discharge grass clippings cut by the cutter blade from the housing; a grass clippings container detachably attached to the body portion, and a slide device. The grass clippings discharge passage includes an upstream opening connected to the housing, and a downstream opening for ejecting grass clippings to outside of the body portion. The grass clippings container includes an opening opened toward the body portion and connected to the body portion, an end surface facing the opening, and a side surface extending from the opening to the end surface. The slide device adjusts a distance between the downstream opening of the grass clippings discharge passage and the end surface of the grass clipping container.

Abstract: A lawn mower includes a cutter blade that cuts grass, a body portion including a housing containing the cutter blade, and a grass clippings discharge passage that discharges grass clippings cut by the cutler blade from the housing, a grass clippings container that contain grass clippings, and an opening degree adjust valve. The grass clippings discharge passage includes an upstream opening connected to the housing, and a downstream opening for ejecting grass clippings to outside of the body portion. The opening degree adjust valve is provided at the downstream opening of the grass clippings discharge passage and adjusts an opening degree of the downstream opening.

Abstract: A lawn mower (10) includes a rotating shaft (16) that is connected to a lawn mowing motor (17) and extends in a substantially vertical direction; a blade (15) that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft (16); and a housing (18) that rotatably accommodates the blade (15) and has an open bottom. The housing (18) is provided with a grindstone (32) capable of coming into contact with the blade (15) from below the blade (15), and the grindstone (32) is capable of moving between a maintenance position where the grindstone is capable of coining into contact with the blade (15) and a standby position where the grindstone is not capable of coming into contact with the blade (15).

Abstract: A lawn mower includes: a rotation shaft coupled to a power source and extending in an approximately vertical direction; a blade configured to rotate integrally with the rotation shaft; and a housing having a downward opening and accommodating the blade such that the blade is rotatable; and a maintenance tool provided on the housing, the maintenance tool being contactable with the blade from the above. A cutting portion of the blade is capable of moving between a maintenance position at which the cutting portion is contactable with the maintenance tool and an operating position at which the cutting portion mows a lawn.

Abstract: A work machine includes: a pair of drive wheels that is either front wheels or rear wheels; a pair of non-driving wheels that is the other of the front wheels and the rear wheels; a work device disposed between the front wheels and the rear wheels; a machine body; and a control device including an automatic turn-execution unit configured to execute an automatic turn in a U shape. The automatic-turn execution unit is configured to execute: a gentle turn operation in which the work machine makes a gentle turn; and a counter-rotation turn operation in which the work machine makes a counter-rotation turn after the gentle turn operation.

Abstract: A snow plough includes a driving source, an auger housing, a rotating shaft to be driven and rotated by the driving source within the auger housing, and an auger arranged within the auger housing and to be driven and rotated via the rotating shaft. The auger includes a snow-collecting blade located at least on one side in a width direction of the auger, the snow-collecting blade collecting snow toward a center of the auger in the width direction, and a snow-throwing blade located at the center of the auger in the width direction, the snow-throwing unit casting snow collected by the snow-collecting blade by a centrifugal force and discharging snow to an outside via a chute. The snow-throwing blade includes an outer circumferential snow-throwing plate rotating along an outer circumferential region positioned outside an inner circumferential region, the inner circumferential region being a non-snow-throwing region within the auger housing.

Abstract: A snow removal machine is provided which may prevent ejection of snow collected by a snow-collecting unit to an outside and may perform efficient snow removal. A snow removal machine includes a driving source, an auger housing, a rotating shaft to be driven and rotated by the driving source within the auger housing, and an auger arranged within the auger housing and to be driven and rotated via the rotating shaft, the auger includes snow-collecting blades located on both sides in a width direction of the auger and collecting snow toward a center of the auger in the width direction and a snow-throwing blade located at the center of the auger in the width direction, casting snow collected by the snow-collecting blades by a centrifugal force, and discharging snow to an outside via a chute, and the snow-collecting blades are rotated at a lower speed than the snow-throwing blade.

Abstract: A work machine comprising a work unit that performs work on a travel path, an internal combustion engine configured to generate power for driving the work unit, a traveling unit including a front wheel and a rear wheel, an electric motor configured to generate power for driving a first wheel of the front wheel and the rear wheel, a first clutch for switching between transmission and discontinuation of the power from the internal combustion engine to a second wheel of the front wheel and the rear wheel, and a switching control unit configured to control the first clutch based on a power consumption of the electric motor for switching between the transmission and the discontinuation.

Abstract: A work machine comprises a work unit that performs work on a travel path, an internal combustion engine configured to generate power for driving the work unit, a traveling unit including a front wheel and a rear wheel, an electric motor configured to generate power for driving a first wheel of the front wheel and the rear wheel, and a first clutch for switching between transmission and discontinuation of the power from the internal combustion engine to a second wheel of the front wheel and the rear wheel.

Abstract: A lawn mower includes: a rotation shaft coupled to a power source and extending in an approximately vertical direction a blade configured to rotate integrally with the rotation shaft and a housing having a downward opening and accommodating the blade such that the blade is rotatable; and a maintenance tool provided on the housing, the maintenance tool being contactable with the blade from the above. A cutting portion of the blade is capable of moving between a maintenance position at which the cutting portion is contactable with the maintenance tool and an operating position at which the cutting portion mows a lawn.

Abstract: A lawn mower includes a cutter blade that cuts grass; a body portion including a housing containing the cutter blade, and a grass clippings discharge passage that discharge grass clippings cut by the cutter blade from the housing; a grass clippings container detachably attached to the body portion, and a slide device. The grass clippings discharge passage includes an upstream opening connected to the housing, and a downstream opening for ejecting grass clippings to outside of the body portion. The grass clippings container includes an opening opened toward the body portion and connected to the body portion, an end surface facing the opening, and a side surface extending from the opening to the end surface. The slide device adjusts a distance between the downstream opening of the grass clippings discharge passage and the end surface of the grass clipping container.

Abstract: A lawn mower includes a cutter blade that cuts grass, a body portion including a housing containing the cutter blade, and a grass clippings discharge passage that discharges grass clippings cut by the cutler blade from the housing, a grass clippings container that contain grass clippings, and an opening degree adjust valve. The grass clippings discharge passage includes an upstream opening connected to the housing, and a downstream opening for ejecting grass clippings to outside of the body portion. The opening degree adjust valve is provided at the downstream opening of the grass clippings discharge passage and adjusts an opening degree of the downstream opening.

Abstract: A handlebar for a working machine, comprising a handlebar body, a first rotation mechanism configured to rotate the handlebar body in a first direction, and a second rotation mechanism configured to rotate the handlebar body in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein the handlebar body is fixed to the second rotation mechanism so as to be rotatable in the second direction, and the second rotation mechanism is fixed to the first rotation mechanism so as to be rotatable in the first direction.

Abstract: A cutting blade holder holding a string-shaped cutting blade is provided with a main body portion rotationally driven by a driving source, a hook row having a plurality of hook portions which are each capable of anchoring the cutting blade and which are provided on an outer peripheral surface of the main body portion at intervals in a rotation direction of the main body portion, and a guide portion provided rearward of the hook row in the rotation direction and directing the cutting blade outward in a radial direction of the main body portion.

Abstract: A snow plow, includes a snow plowing part in the front of a machine body having a wheel and a blade; and an operating handle extending rearward from the machine body. The blade is provided at the machine body to be able to be lifted or lowered between a storage position at which the blade is lifted above lowermost surface of the wheel and a usage position at which the blade is lowered below the lowermost surface of the wheel. Any one of the operating handle and the machine body includes an operating member configured to operate the blade such that the blade is lifted or lowered between the storage position and the usage position.

Abstract: A snow plow, includes a snow plowing part in the front of a machine body having a wheel and a blade; and an operating handle extending rearward from the machine body. The blade is provided at the machine body to be able to be lifted or lowered between a storage position at which the blade is lifted above lowermost surface of the wheel and a usage position at which the blade is lowered below the lowermost surface of the wheel. Any one of the operating handle and the machine body includes an operating member configured to operate the blade such that the blade is lifted or lowered between the storage position and the usage position.

Abstract: An operating machine includes a machine body including a drive source; an operation body selected among plural kind thereof and attachable and detachable with respect to the machine body; and a control unit to control the drive source, the machine body includes plural sensors to emit detection signal when one operation body selected among the plural kind thereof is attached to the machine body, the plural of kind of operation body includes a detection object detectable by the plural sensors, the detection object is provided at different position of the operation body depending on the kind of the operation body, and the control unit to identify the one operation body in accordance with each detection signal received from the plural sensors, and to control the drive source to be in a characteristic suitable for an operation of the one operation body based on an identification result.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing hexagonal strontium ferrite magnetic powder, which comprises melting a starting material mixture which has a composition, as a composition converted into an oxide, lying within a region enclosed by the following four points: (a) SrO=48.0 mol %, Fe2O3=17.2 mol %, B2O3=34.8 mol %; (b) SrO=55.9 mol %, Fe2O3=17.7 mol %, B2O3=26.4 mol %; (c) SrO=41.7 mol %, Fe2O3=40.9 mol %, B2O3=17.4 mol %; (d) SrO=36.7 mol %, Fe2O3=40.1 mol %, B2O3=23.2 mol %; in a ternary diagram with SrO, Fe2O3, which may include an Fe substitution element, and B2O3 as apexes, to provide a melt, and quenching the melt to obtain a solidified product; and heat treating the solidified product to precipitate hexagonal strontium ferrite magnetic particles within the solidified product.

Abstract: A working machine includes a throttle cable for transmitting an amount of operation of a throttle lever to a throttle valve, upper and lower guide rollers for guiding the throttle cable, and a throttle cable tightening/loosening means including a pivotable arm portion having a pressing roller located between the upper and lower guide rollers. The working machine further includes connecting means interconnecting the arm portion and a clutch lever. Operation of the clutch lever moves the pressing roller between a tightening position to tighten the throttle cable and a slackening position to slacken the throttle cable.