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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Husqvarna Ab, Huskvarna, SE;
Arnie Fie, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Chris Price, Charlotte, NC (US);
Trent Cook, Anderson, SC (US);
Scott Kirkpatrick, Hickory, NC (US);
Joe Racz, Gastonia, NC (US);
Chris Roth, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Chad Jones, Cramerton, NC (US);
Robert Schriever, Concord, NC (US);
HUSQVARNA AB, Huskvarna, SE;
Abstract
A selectively operable door () for a robotic vehicle () may include a doorframe disposable in a barrier dividing two areas in which the robotic vehicle () is enabled to travel, a door body () hingedly connected to the door frame (), and a latching assembly configured to alternately allow movement of the door body () such that the robotic vehicle () to enabled to pass through the selectively operable door () via displacement of the door body () and prevent movement of the door body () such that the door body () is retained in a closed state. The latching assembly may include an automatic lock configured to define a release position in which movement of the door body () from the closed state is allowed, and a capture position in which movement of the door body to the closed state is allowed and movement of the door body from the closed state is prevented.