Back-carried work apparatus

• US 20110056443A1
• Filed: 08/24/2010
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andreas STIHL AG & Company KG (Stihl Holding AG & Company KG)
• Original Assignee: Andreas STIHL AG & Company KG (Stihl Holding AG & Company KG)
• Inventors: Schliemann, Harald
• Application Number:
  US12/805,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20110056443A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 123/2
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 20/30 Apparatus for treating the lawn or grass surface machines for aerating lawns A01B45/02
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 20/47 Vacuum or blower devices
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2003/146 Pack-carrying harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/14 Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses

Abstract

A back-carried work apparatus has a back carrier (2), which has two shoulder straps (3, 4) to carry the back carrier (2) on a back and carries a drive motor (20). The drive motor (20) is configured as a combustion engine. A fuel tank (7) for the drive motor (20) is arranged on the back carrier (2). In order to make fuel extraction possible up to the least possible amount of residual, the tank base (8, 28) of the fuel tank (7) has a lowest region which extends over less than 20% of the width (d) of the tank base (8, 28) when the shoulder straps (3, 4) are arranged on the shoulders of the operator.

Claims

1. A back-carried work apparatus comprising:

a back carrier having two shoulder straps configured for carrying said back carrier on an operator'"'"'s shoulders;

a drive motor configured as a combustion engine arranged on said back carrier;

a fuel tank for said combustion engine arranged on said back carrier, said fuel tank having a tank base;

said tank base having a width (d) and being configured to have a lowest region when said shoulder straps are arranged on the operator'"'"'s shoulders; and

,

said lowest region extending over less than about 20% of said width (d) of said tank base.

2. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a fuel extraction device arranged in said lowest region.

3. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 1, wherein said tank base has a first section having an inclination which is inclined to the horizontal (H) when said shoulder straps are arranged on said operator'"'"'s shoulders.

4. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 3, wherein said first section of said tank base is inclined at an angle (α

) to said horizontal (H) and said angle (α

) lies in a range between about 7° and

about 30°

.

5. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 3, wherein said tank base has a center;

and, said first section is inclined downwardly toward said center.

6. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 3, wherein said tank base has a second section having an inclination;

and, said second section is inversely inclined relative to said first section.

7. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 6, wherein said second section of said tank base is inclined at an angle (β

) to said horizontal (H), and, said angle (β

) lies in a range between about 7° and

about 30°

.

8. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 6, wherein said inclination of said first section of said tank base corresponds to said inclination of said second section of said tank base.

9. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 6, said tank base further comprising a middle section arranged between said first section and said second section;

and, said middle section extends over less than about 30% of said width (d) of said tank base and includes said lowest region.

10. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 9, wherein said middle section of said tank base is rounded.

11. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 1, wherein said tank base is configured to be mirror-symmetrical to a center plane extending in the upward direction of said back carrier.

12. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 3, wherein said fuel tank has a first side wall and a second side wall;

said first section is downwardly inclined from said first side wall toward said second side wall and said lowest region is arranged adjacent to said second side wall.

13. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 12, further comprising an operating handle by which said work apparatus can be guided during operation and said lowest region being arranged on the side of said fuel tank which faces toward said operating handle.

14. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 6, wherein said first section and said second section extend at least over about 70% of the width (d) of said tank base.

15. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 3, wherein said first section extends over at least 70% of the width (d) of said tank base.

16. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 1, wherein said fuel tank defines a center plane and said tank base has at least one region being downwardly inclined toward said center plane.

17. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 1, wherein said tank base has a funnel-like shape.

18. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 1, wherein said fuel tank has a transverse plane which divides said fuel tank at about the center into a first portion which faces toward said operator and a second portion which faces away from said operator;

and, said lowest region is arranged in said second portion facing away from said operator.

19. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 1, wherein said fuel tank has a width (b), a depth (c) and a height (a) measured in the upward direction;

said depth (c) is measured perpendicularly to said width (b) and said height (a); and

, said width (b) is at least approximately twice said height (a) and is at least approximately twice said depth (c).

20. The back-carried work apparatus of claim 1, wherein said back carrier has a floor plate which extends in the direction of the horizontal (H) when said shoulder straps are arranged on said operator'"'"'s shoulders.