System for lifting and tipping a bin containing solid waste materials in a container body and container assembly having the same

A solid waste materials collection and compaction container assembly comprising:

• a container body including:
• a floor;
• a front wall connected to a front end of the floor and extending upwardly from the floor;
• a left side wall connected to the floor and the front wall, the left side wall extending upwardly from a left end of the floor and rearward of the front wall;
• a right side wall connected to the floor and the front wall, the right side wall extending upwardly from a right end of the floor and rearward of the front wall;
• a rear wall connected to the floor and to the left and right side walls, the rear wall extending upwardly from a rear end of the floor;
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• a top wall connected to the front wall and to the left and right side walls, the top wall extending over a portion of the floor;
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• a system for lifting and tipping a bin containing solid waste materials in the container body, and for compacting the solid waste materials in the container body, the system including:
• a frame pivotally supporting the container body about a container pivot axis, the container body being pivotable about the container pivot axis between a rest position and a dump position;
• a motor connected to the frame;
• a packer plate pivotally connected to the container body and being pivotable between a retracted position and a compacting position within the container body, the packer plate being configured for compacting the solid waste materials in the container body when pivoted from the retracted position to the compacting position;
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• at least one linkage assembly operatively connected to the motor,
• in response to the motor operating, the at least one linkage assembly being configured for lifting the bin above the container body, tipping the bin for emptying the solid waste materials into the container body, pivoting the packer plate from the retracted position to the compacting position and then from the compacting position to the retracted position, and lowering the bin back down,
• a lock movable between an unlocked position and a locked position,
• in response to the lock being in the unlocked position, the packer plate being pivotable within the container body between the retracted and compacting positions, and
• in response to the lock being in the locked position, the packer plate being maintained in the retracted position, and operating the motor in a first direction causing the container body to pivot upwardly about the container pivot axis between the rest position and the dump position;
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• a linear actuator connected to a rear face of the packer plate, the linear actuator being configured for moving the lock between the locked and unlocked positions.

A solid waste materials collection and compaction container assembly comprising:

• a container body including:
• a floor;
• a front wall connected to a front end of the floor and extending upwardly from the floor;
• a left side wall connected to the floor and the front wall, the left side wall extending upwardly from a left end of the floor and rearward of the front wall;
• a right side wall connected to the floor and the front wall, the right side wall extending upwardly from a right end of the floor and rearward of the front wall;
• a rear wall connected to the floor and to the left and right side walls, the rear wall extending upwardly from a rear end of the floor;
• and
• a top wall connected to the front wall and to the left and right side walls, the top wall extending over a portion of the floor;
• a system for lifting and tipping a bin containing solid waste materials in the container body, and for compacting the solid waste materials in the container body, the system including:
• a frame pivotally supporting the container body about a container pivot axis, the container body being pivotable about the container pivot axis between a rest position and a dump position;
• a motor connected to the frame;
• a packer plate pivotally connected to the container body and being pivotable between a retracted position and a compacting position within the container body, the packer plate being configured for compacting the solid waste materials in the container body when pivoted from the retracted position to the compacting position;
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• at least one linkage assembly operatively connected to the motor,
• in response to the motor operating, the at least one linkage assembly being configured for lifting the bin above the container body, tipping the bin for emptying the solid waste materials into the container body, pivoting the packer plate from the retracted position to the compacting position and then from the compacting position to the retracted position, and lowering the bin back down,
• a follower panel having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of the follower panel being pivotally connected to the packer plate about a follower panel axis, the upper portion of the follower panel including a roller assembly for rolling along a portion of the container body, the follower panel being movable between a retracted position and a compacting position simultaneously with the packer plate;
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• a lower movable panel extending in the container body, the follower panel abutting the lower movable panel when in the compacting position.