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US 11,280,368 B2Granted
Telescopic arm for a refuse vehicle
AssigneeThe Heil Co.
InventorsDavid C. Gentry, Bryan Stewart
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Abstract
A telescopic side arm for a refuse vehicle has an inner and outer boom. A mounting assembly secures the outer boom with a refuse vehicle. A plurality of bearing pads is positioned between the inner and outer booms to provide smooth movement between the inner and outer booms. A plurality of shims is associated with the bearing pads to assure a tight fit between the inner and outer booms.
Claims20
A refuse collection vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- an arm coupled to the chassis, the arm configured to grasp a bin from a location on one side of the vehicle and dump refuse from the bin, the arm comprising:
- an outer boom;
- and
- an inner boom residing in a bore of the outer boom, the inner boom configured to telescopically extend and retract relative to the outer boom;
- a bearing pad bracket residing between the inner boom and the outer boom, the bearing pad bracket comprising a body having opposing legs at an angle relative to a web extending between the legs, at least one of the legs and the web including a first opening configured to receive a bearing pad;
- and
- a mounting assembly configured to support pivoting movement of the arm, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket comprising a first aperture;
- a first bearing received in the first aperture of the mounting bracket;
- a second bearing received in a base of the outer boom;
- and
- a journal at least partially extending through the first and second bearings.
10 more elements
A refuse collection vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab coupled to the chassis;
- a container coupled to the chassis, the container residing rearward of the cab relative to a forward direction of movement of the vehicle;
- an arm coupled to the chassis, the arm configured to grasp a bin from a location on one side of the vehicle and dump refuse from the bin, the arm comprising:
- an outer boom;
- and
- an inner boom residing in a bore of the outer boom, the inner boom configured to telescopically extend and retract relative to the outer boom;
- a mounting assembly configured to support pivoting movement of the arm, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket secured to a surface of the container and residing between the container and the cab along the forward direction, the mounting bracket comprising a first aperture;
- a first bearing received in the first aperture of the mounting bracket;
- a second bearing received in a base of the outer boom;
- and
- a journal at least partially extending through the first and second bearings.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.