Electrical system for riding lawn care vehicle

摘要

A riding lawn mower is provided with an electrical system. The electrical system includes a control module, transceiver modules, and a wiring system. The control module allows for programmably controlling electrical operations of the riding lawn mower. The transceiver modules are operably connected with respective devices of the riding lawn mower so as to communicate data between the respective devices and the control module. The wiring system comprising wires that electrically connect the transceiver modules with the control module/The wiring system includes a power wire that provide electrical power to the transceiver modules from the battery; and a data bus comprising a data wire that transmits data between the control module and the transceiver modules.

主权项

1. A riding lawn care vehicle comprising:
a frame; an operator station operably coupled to the frame and configured to support an operator during operation of the riding lawn care vehicle; wheels operably coupled to the frame; a steering assembly operably coupled to the wheels to receive steering inputs provided by the operator; a control module for programmably controlling electrical operations of the riding lawn care vehicle; a plurality of transceiver modules separate from the control module, the transceiver modules being operably coupled between the control module and respective devices of the riding lawn care vehicle; and a data bus operably coupling the transceiver modules and the control module to enable two way communication between the respective devices and the control module, the transceiver modules each being operably coupled to the data bus in parallel, wherein the data bus is configured to carry a wakeup signal generated at a selected one of the respective devices to wakeup the control module.