Steering assembly indicator system for a lawn care or zero-turn vehicle

摘要

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a steering assembly and an indicator system may be incorporated into a portion of the steering assembly. The steering assembly, which may be, for example, a steering lever on a zero-turn vehicle, is coupled to a mechanism to move at least one wheel, and the indicator system may includes at least one illuminating element and/or display device that is configured to visually communicate information to an operator in response to detection of a predetermined trigger or condition occurring.

主权项

1. A lawn care vehicle comprising:
a first steering lever operably coupled to a first wheel of the lawn care vehicle for steering the lawn care vehicle, a second steering lever operably coupled to a second wheel of the lawn care vehicle for steering the lawn care vehicle, and an indicator system comprising a first illuminating element and second illuminating element, the first illuminating element being integral to a first grip portion of the first steering lever, and the second illuminating element being integral to a second grip portion of the second steering lever, wherein the first illuminating element and the second illuminating element are configured to illuminate in response to detection of a predetermined trigger or condition thereby providing an alert to an operator of the lawn care vehicle, wherein the indicator system further comprises a display screen located on a portion of the lawn care vehicle that is separate from the first steering lever and the second steering lever so that no display screen is located on the first steering lever or the second steering lever, the display screen being configured to present textual information about the alert.