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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Karel Van Den Berg, Bleskensgraaf, NL;
Jan Martinus Van Kuilenburg, Wadenoyen, NL;
Arie Huyzer, Nieuw Lekkerland, NL;
Karel Van Den Berg, Bleskensgraaf, NL;
Jan Martinus Van Kuilenburg, Wadenoyen, NL;
Arie Huyzer, Nieuw Lekkerland, NL;
Lely Patent N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Abstract
An autonomous movable vehicle including: a propelling device; a fluid receiving conduit having at least one fill opening through which a container can be filled; at least one fluid dispensing opening through which a fluid is dispensed; and a controller that causes the vehicle to autonomously approach a fluid delivery station that is separate from the vehicle and that causes the fill opening to couple to the fluid delivery station, wherein when the fill opening and the fluid delivery station are in an interfacing position, fluid is transferred from the fluid delivery station into the container, and the fill opening of the fluid receiving conduit is disposed at a location spaced apart from and to one side of a central mirror axis of the vehicle which axis extends in the direction of travel of the vehicle.