CHARGING STATION FOR AUTONOMOUSLY NAVIGATING UTILITY VEHICLE
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September 28, 2016
In a charging station (3) for charging a battery installed on an autonomously navigating utility vehicle (1) equipped with a prime mover powered by the battery to travel about a working area (AR) delineated by a boundary wire (2), there are provided with a pair of charging terminals (33) installed on the station (3) to be capable of connecting with a pair of charging terminals installed on the vehicle, a first wire (34) installed on the station at a location inside of the working area and being formed as a circular shape having a center (P0), and a second wire (35) installed on the station (3) to be formed as a shape that is symmetrical with respect to a center line (CL3) obtained by connecting a midpoint of the terminals (33) and the center (P0) of the first wire (34).
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