A refuse collection vehicle has a container collection arm with a telescoping boom coupled with a refuse stowage unit of the vehicle. A grasping mechanism is coupled with an end of the boom. A rotary actuator couples the grasping mechanism with the boom to enable a waste container to be moved between a pick up position and a dump position.

A system for lifting and tipping a bin containing solid waste materials in a container body and for compacting the solid waste materials in the container body includes a motor, a packer plate, and at least one linkage assembly operatively connected to the motor. When the motor is operated, the at least one linkage assembly is configured for lifting the bin above the container body, tipping the bin, pivoting the packer plate from a retracted position to a compacting position and then from the compacting position to the retracted position, and lowering the bin back down. A solid waste materials collection and compaction container assembly has a container body and a system for lifting and tipping a bin in the container body, and for compacting solid waste materials in the container body.

A vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system includes a pair of arms configured for lifting a garbage bin, the arms rotatably coupled to a mount on a vehicle, a hopper configured for accepting the garbage bin when the arms lift the garbage bin into the hopper, spray rods extending upwards from the hopper and that spray water jets to clean an interior of the garbage bin, a gas-powered motor that uses a mechanical means to drive two pressure washer pumps, and wherein the spray rods are fluidically coupled with the two pressure washer pumps.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body, a refuse collection arm, a position sensor configured to detect a position of the refuse collection arm relative to the body, an object detection system configured to provide object detection data within a range of locations relative to the body, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an indication, based on the object detection data, that an object is within the range of locations, in response to the indication that the object is within the range of locations, determine an initial location of the object relative to the body and determine if the object is an obstacle or a refuse container, and control operation of the refuse collection arm by limiting movement of the refuse collection arm to a grabbing position.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, and an automated reach arm. The body assembly is coupled to the chassis and defines a refuse compartment configured to store refuse material. The automated reach arm includes a refuse container engagement mechanism, at least one electrically driven actuation mechanism, a first slew motor, and a second slew motor. The refuse container engagement mechanism is configured to selectively engage a refuse container. The at least one electrically driven actuation mechanism is configured to selectively actuate the automated reach arm between an extended position, a retracted position, and a refuse-dumping position. The first slew motor is configured to selectively swing the automated reach arm with respect to the body assembly about a first axis. The second slew motor is configured to selectively swing the refuse container engagement mechanism with respect to a second axis that is parallel to the first axis.

A vehicle including a body assembly and an automated reach arm including a container engagement mechanism configured to selectively engage a container, a first actuator configured to selectively swing the automated reach arm with respect to the body assembly, a second actuator configured to selectively swing the container engagement mechanism, a first articulating arm segment hingedly coupled to the body assembly, a second articulating arm segment hingedly coupled to the first articulating arm segment and the container engagement mechanism, a third actuator configured to selectively rotate the first articulating arm segment with respect to the body assembly, and a fourth actuator configured to selectively rotate the second articulating arm segment with respect to the first articulating arm segment.