Grabber for a refuse vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsJoseph Nelson, John Kuphal, Jeffrey Gerhart
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Abstract
A grabber assembly includes a carriage, an adapter assembly, and a grabber arm. The adapter assembly is coupled to the carriage and includes a pin, a first member, a second member, and a sleeve. The first member is configured to receive a first end of the pin and removably fixedly couple with the first end of the pin. The second member is configured to receive a second end of the pin and removably fixedly couple with the second end of the pin. The sleeve extends co-cylindrically with the pin. The grabber arm includes a bushing. The bushing is fixedly coupled with the grabber arm and is pivotally coupled to the pin. The sleeve is positioned within a central bore of the bushing, between the bushing and the pin.
Claims20
A grabber assembly comprising:
- a carriage;
- an adapter assembly coupled to the carriage, the adapter assembly comprising:
- a pin;
- a first member configured to receive a first end of the pin and removably fixedly couple with the first end of the pin;
- a second member configured to receive a second end of the pin and removably fixedly couple with the second end of the pin;
- a sleeve extending co-cylindrically with the pin;
- and
- a grabber arm comprising:
- a bushing fixedly coupled with the grabber arm, wherein the bushing is pivotally coupled to the pin;
- wherein the sleeve is positioned within a central bore of the bushing, between the bushing and the pin.
A grabber assembly comprising:
- a carriage;
- an adapter assembly coupled to the carriage, the adapter assembly comprising:
- a sleeve;
- a pin extending through the sleeve, the pin comprising a longitudinal passageway and one or more radially extending passageways that fluidly couple with the longitudinal passageway and a gap defined between a radially inwards facing surface of the sleeve and a radially outwards facing surface of the pin;
- a first member configured to receive a first end of the pin and pivotally couple with the first end of the pin;
- a second member configured to receive a second end of the pin and pivotally couple with the second end of the pin;
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- a grabber arm comprising:
- a bushing fixedly coupled with the grabber arm, wherein the bushing is configured to pivotally couple with the pin.
A grabber assembly comprising:
- a carriage;
- a grabber arm pivotally coupled with the carriage;
- a double-action cylinder configured to extend and retract to pivot the grabber arm relative to the carriage, wherein the double-action cylinder is configured to pivotally couple with the grabber arm at a first end of the double-action cylinder and pivotally couple with the carriage at a second end of the double-action cylinder through a mount assembly, the mount assembly comprising:
- a first mounting member and a second mounting member fixedly and removably coupled with the carriage;
- a cylindrical member extending between the first mounting member and the second mounting member, wherein the cylindrical member extends through a corresponding aperture of the second end of the double-action cylinder;
- a first bushing positioned within a bore of the first mounting member;
- and
- a second bushing positioned within a bore of the second mounting member;
- wherein the cylindrical member extends through a central aperture of the first bushing and the second bushing;
- wherein the cylindrical member is fixedly coupled with at least one of the first mounting member and the second mounting member through a connection member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.