US 12,471,749 B2
System and method for carrying out an animal-related operation, and in combination, a barn for keeping animals and a system of this kind
Harm Jorna, Gouda (NL)
Assigned to LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis (NL)
Appl. No. 18/573,677
Filed by LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis (NL)
PCT Filed Jul. 7, 2022, PCT No. PCT/IB2022/056284
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 22, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/285928, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 19, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2028701 (NL), filed on Jul. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0298865 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 11/40 (2006.01); A01K 1/01 (2006.01); B60L 53/124 (2019.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01)
CPC A47L 11/4091 (2013.01) [A01K 1/0128 (2013.01); A47L 11/4005 (2013.01); B60L 53/124 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); A47L 2201/022 (2013.01); B60L 2200/40 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for carrying out an animal-related operation, said system comprising:
an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a drive system for driving the vehicle, said drive system being provided with at least one electric drive motor;
an electronic control system connected to the drive system for control thereof,
a battery system for storing electrical energy, said battery system being connected to the drive system and the control system; and
a charging station for charging the battery system of the vehicle,
wherein the charging station comprises a transmitting body with a primary coil, and the vehicle comprises a receiving body with a secondary coil,
wherein the system is configured for removing manure from a floor in a barn for animals,
wherein the vehicle is provided with a manure storage container, a manure discharge opening for discharging manure from the manure storage container, and a manure feed device for feed of manure from the floor and moving the fed-in manure to the manure storage container,
wherein the vehicle is maneuverable relative to the transmitting body of the charging station in such a way that the primary coil of the transmitting body and the secondary coil of the receiving body are mutually aligned in a charging state in order to transfer electrical energy wirelessly from the primary coil to the secondary coil for wireless charging of the battery system of the vehicle, and
wherein the system comprises a cleaning device for cleaning at least the receiving body of the vehicle, before the primary coil of the transmitting body and the secondary coil of the receiving body are mutually aligned in the charging state.