Patent classifications
B65F3/046
CANTILEVERED DUMPER SYSTEM
A cantilevered dumping system comprising a dumping mechanism that is adapted to be repositioned (e.g., reversed) relative to a base structure such that there may be multiple modes of operation of the dumping mechanism relative to the base structure (e.g., loading of materials and/or movement of the dumping mechanism, etc.). An exemplary embodiment of a dumping system may allow for the connections of a dumping mechanism to a base structure to be changed (e.g., reversed) such that the operation of the dumping mechanism relative to the base structure (e.g., loading of materials and/or movement of the dumping mechanism, etc.) is different. Another embodiment of a dumping system may include a base structure that includes multiple guide plates and/or guide rails to facilitate the desired modes of operation of a dumping mechanism relative to the base structure (e.g., loading of materials and/or movement of the dumping mechanism, etc.).
EXTENDABLE LIFT ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A FRONT END LOADING REFUSE VEHICLE
A lift assembly includes a first lift arm including a first arm portion and a second arm portion, a second lift arm including a third arm portion and a fourth arm portion, a first actuator positioned to facilitate repositioning the second arm portion of the first lift arm relative to the first arm portion of the first lift arm, a second actuator positioned to facilitate repositioning the fourth arm portion of the second lift arm relative to the third arm portion of the second lift arm, and one or more pivot actuators positioned to facilitate pivoting the lift assembly between a stowed position and a working position. The first actuator is configured to reposition the second arm portion relative to the first arm portion and the second actuator is configured to reposition the fourth arm portion relative to the third arm portion when the one or more pivot actuators pivot the lift assembly between the stowed position and the working position.
Electric tailgate for electric refuse vehicle
Another implementation of the present disclosure is a refuse vehicle. The refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled with the chassis, a tailgate, an electric lock, and a fully electric tailgate actuator assembly. The body assembly defines a refuse compartment. The tailgate is coupled with a rear of the body and is transitionable between a first position to limit access to the refuse compartment and a second position to allow access to the refuse compartment. The electric lock is operable between an engaged state and a disengaged state to limit movement of the tailgate out of the first position when the electric lock is in the engaged state. The fully electric tailgate actuator assembly is configured to transition the tailgate between the first position and the second position.
REFUSE COLLECTION SYSTEM
An intermediate container is provided for receiving refuse from a primary refuse container that is configured to be carried by a top-loading refuse collection vehicle lifter. The intermediate container comprises a front wall, a rear wall, opposed sidewalls, and a bottom wall defining a total refuse collection volume. An extension assembly that is configured for mounting a primary refuse collection container lifter thereon is located substantially beneath the total refuse collection volume intermediate the front wall and the rear wall, with a portion of the extension assembly being movable between a first, retracted position for storage and for dumping a primary refuse collection container and a second, extended position for engaging and releasing the primary refuse collection container at a location laterally spaced from the intermediate container refuse collection vehicle. Further, the intermediate container is free of fork receivers and includes at least one mounting member for non-destructive removable attachment to the collection vehicle lifter.
Refuse Collection Vehicle with Telescoping Arm
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.
ELECTRIC TAILGATE FOR ELECTRIC REFUSE VEHICLE
Another implementation of the present disclosure is a refuse vehicle. The refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled with the chassis, a tailgate, an electric lock, and a fully electric tailgate actuator assembly. The body assembly defines a refuse compartment. The tailgate is coupled with a rear of the body and is transitionable between a first position to limit access to the refuse compartment and a second position to allow access to the refuse compartment. The electric lock is operable between an engaged state and a disengaged state to limit movement of the tailgate out of the first position when the electric lock is in the engaged state. The fully electric tailgate actuator assembly is configured to transition the tailgate between the first position and the second position.
SYSTEM FOR LIFTING AND TIPPING A BIN CONTAINING SOLID WASTE MATERIALS IN A CONTAINER BODY AND CONTAINER ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME
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.
Refuse vehicle with advanced driver-assistance system
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis coupled a wheel, a motor configured to drive the wheel, a body assembly coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment, a lift assembly, and a vehicle control system having a sensor integrated into the body assembly and a controller in communication with the lift assembly and the sensor. The controller includes a processor and at least one memory and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor, the sensor data indicating a potential event, receive control data indicating a state the lift assembly, and compare the sensor data to the control data to determine if the potential event is a false event associated with the state of the lift assembly or an actual event.
CARRY CAN LATERAL STABILIZER
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body supported on to the chassis, a front bumper, a lift arm assembly selectively movable between a raised position and a lowered position, a fork tube coupled to the lift arm assembly and including a pair of bump plates, and a lateral stabilizer assembly. The lateral stabilizer assembly includes a backer plate coupled to the front bumper and a pivotal arm coupled to the backer plate and including a curved down stop arranged at an end of the pivotal arm. When the lift arm assembly moves from the raised position to the lowered position, the fork tube engages the pivotal arm and the pivotal arm pivots toward the backer plate. When the fork tube engages the pivotal arm, engagement between the pivotal arm and the pair of bump plates limits lateral movement of the fork tube.
Bin for a rubbish collection vehicle with improved compaction
A system for compacting rubbish, including a frame having a front wall, a carrier to be moved in a forwards-backwards direction relative to the frame, an upper scoop pivotably mounted on the carrier about a first horizontal axis and having an upper face for milling rubbish, and a lower scoop pivotably mounted on the upper scoop about a second horizontal axis, and having a lower milling face rubbish. The upper and lower scoops are to take a downwardly deployed position when their respective milling faces face the front wall. The carrier is to be moved forwards when the upper and lower scoops are in deployed position, in such a way as to compact the rubbish between the milling faces and the front wall. In the deployed position, a projection of the upper milling face in a transverse plane has a surface greater than or equal to a projection of the lower milling face in the transverse plane.