Vehicle for displacing feed

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9723809-B2
Application number	US-201414147703-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2014
Priority date	Jul 6, 2011
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

An autonomous and self-propelled vehicle for laterally displacing feed, having a frame and a housing, the housing including a rotatable feed-displacement device, at least a bottom section of the feed-displacement device being rotationally symmetrical about a cylinder axis, the cylinder axis being at an angle to the vertical direction in such a manner that a part of the feed-displacement device which, viewed in the direction of travel, is situated at the front is arranged closer to the ground than a part of the feed-displacement device which, viewed in the direction of travel, is situated at the rear.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An autonomous and self-propelled vehicle for substantially laterally displacing feed situated on a ground, comprising:
a frame;
a housing arranged on the frame, wherein the housing comprises feed-displacement device for displacing feed substantially laterally with respect to a direction of travel, wherein the feed-displacement device is rotatable with respect to the frame, and wherein the outer periphery of the housing forms the outer periphery of the vehicle;
wherein at least a bottom section of the feed-displacement device has a cylindrical shape having a cylinder axis, wherein the feed-displacement device is rotationally symmetrical about the cylinder axis, wherein the feed-displacement device is rotatable about the cylinder axis, and wherein the cylinder axis is at an angle to a vertical direction in such a manner that a part of the feed-displacement device which, viewed in the direction of travel, is situated at the front is arranged closer to the floor than a part of the feed-displacement device which, viewed in the direction of travel, is situated at the rear,

wherein the housing has an upper section which tapers towards the top, and wherein the upper section is conical.

2. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is rotationally symmetrical.

3. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at least a bottom edge of the bottom section of the feed-displacement device is made of rubber.

4. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical part of the feed-displacement device is composed of one or more rectangular parts.

5. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the angle between the cylinder axis and the vertical direction is adjustable.

6. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the angle between the cylinder axis and the vertical direction is between 1 and 10 degrees.

7. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an angle between a vertical projection of the cylinder axis and the direction of travel is unequal to zero.

8. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the feed-displacement device is arranged freely rotatably for frictional drive with the ground and/or the feed.

9. A vehicle according to claim 1 , which is provided with:
two wheels which can be driven separately by separate driving devices;
a distance-determining device for determining the distance of the vehicle to a wall section;
a control unit for controlling and displacing the vehicle in the direction of travel;
wherein the control unit is programmed in such a way that the vehicle, during operation, remains at a distance to the wall section which is determined by the distance-determining device, which distance is greater than or equal to a preset minimum distance to the wall section.

10. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is provided with a rechargeable power supply.

11. A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is provided with a storage container for containing feed, and with a discharge device for discharging feed in the direction of the ground.

12. A vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the discharge device is designed to discharge the feed in the direction of the ground section situated in front of the vehicle, preferably by means of a dispensing opening which is, viewed in the direction of travel, situated at the front.

Assignees

• Lely Patent Nv

Inventors

• Pastoor Jan Lambertus

Classifications

• A01K5/0266

  with stable trolleys, e.g. suspended · CPC title

• A01K5/00 Primary

  Feeding devices for stock or game (A01K1/10 takes precedence; feeding devices for poultry or other birds A01K39/00){; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks} · CPC title

• A01K1/105

  Movable feed barriers · CPC title

• A01K1/10 Primary

  Feed racks · CPC title

• A01K5/02 Primary

  Automatic devices {(automatic identification devices for stock A01K11/006)} · CPC title