Vehicle system
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- at least one charging station and at least one autonomously movable, electrically powered vehicle dockable therewith,the vehicle including an inlet-side coupling device and the charging station including an outlet-side coupling device,said inlet-side coupling device and said outlet-side coupling device being mutually engageable and arranged to transport energy between the charging station and vehicle when engaged,said inlet-side coupling device and said outlet-side coupling device further being provided with an inlet-side guiding member, an outlet-side guiding member, respectively, arranged to guide the inlet-side and outlet-side coupling device from a non-charging position into a charging position upon engaging of said inlet-side and outlet-side coupling device when docking the vehicle to the charging station,wherein said inlet-side coupling device is arranged to be deflectingly movable relative to the vehicle in a first plane, and said outlet-side coupling device is arranged to be deflectingly movable relative to the charging station in a second plane,wherein said first plane and said second plane are arranged substantially horizontally, to enable alignment of the inlet-side and outlet-side coupling device upon their engaging.
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A vehicle system with a charging station and an autonomously movable, electrically powered vehicle dockable therewith, the vehicle system being mutually engageable at an inlet-side on the vehicle and an outlet-side on the charging station arranged to transport energy between the charging station and vehicle when engaged and further being provided with an inlet-side guiding member, an outlet-side guiding member, respectively, arranged to guide the inlet-side and outlet-side engagements from a non-charging position into a charging position upon engaging of the inlet- and outlet-sides when docking the vehicle to the charging station.
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
at least one charging station and at least one autonomously movable, electrically powered vehicle dockable therewith, the vehicle including an inlet-side coupling device and the charging station including an outlet-side coupling device, said inlet-side coupling device and said outlet-side coupling device being mutually engageable and arranged to transport energy between the charging station and vehicle when engaged, said inlet-side coupling device and said outlet-side coupling device further being provided with an inlet-side guiding member, an outlet-side guiding member, respectively, arranged to guide the inlet-side and outlet-side coupling device from a non-charging position into a charging position upon engaging of said inlet-side and outlet-side coupling device when docking the vehicle to the charging station, wherein said inlet-side coupling device is arranged to be deflectingly movable relative to the vehicle in a first plane, and said outlet-side coupling device is arranged to be deflectingly movable relative to the charging station in a second plane, wherein said first plane and said second plane are arranged substantially horizontally, to enable alignment of the inlet-side and outlet-side coupling device upon their engaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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