Safety bumper assembly and robotic vehicle comprising the same
US11667255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/483
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety bumper assembly for a vehicle shutting off a vehicle engine when the vehicle hits an obstacle, particularly an autonomous vehicle used for agricultural purposes. The assembly includes bumper shafts holding a bumper bar at a distance from a support structure of the vehicle and shuts off the vehicle engine in such fashion that the vehicle comes to a full stop before the bumper has reached its most inward position closer to the vehicle body. A vehicle equipped with the safety bumper assembly has vehicle frame integrating a support structure of the safety bumper assembly.
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