Patent ID: 9723809
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
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.