Electric side loader arms for electric refuse vehicle

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a body assembly coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment configured to store refuse material;
• and
• an automated reach arm comprising:
• a grabber mechanism configured to selectively engage a refuse container;
• at least one electric actuator configured to selectively actuate the automated reach arm between an extended position, a retracted position, and a refuse-dumping position;
• a first slew motor configured to selectively swing the automated reach arm with respect to the body assembly about a first axis;
• a second slew motor configured to selectively swing the grabber mechanism with respect to a second axis that is parallel to the first axis;
• and
• a grabber mechanism tilt motor configured to selectively tilt the grabber mechanism with respect to a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis;
• a first articulating arm segment hingedly coupled to the body assembly:
• and
• a second articulating arm segment hingedly coupled to the first articulating arm segment and the grabber mechanism, wherein the first articulating arm segment is configured to rotate with respect to the second articulating arm segment about a fourth axis that is parallel to the third axis;
• wherein the at least one electric actuator comprises:
• a first articulation motor configured to selectively rotate the first articulating arm segment with respect to the body assembly about a fifth axis, the fifth axis being parallel to the third axis;
• and
• a second articulation motor configured to selectively rotate the second articulating arm segment with respect to the first articulating arm segment about the fourth axis.

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a body assembly coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment configured to store refuse material;
• and
• an automated reach arm comprising:
• a refuse container engagement mechanism configured to selectively engage a refuse container;
• 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 refuse container engagement mechanism, wherein the automated reach arm is configured to extend in a first direction from a retracted position to an extended position, the first articulating arm segment is configured to rotate with respect to the second articulating arm segment about a first axis, the first axis is perpendicular to the first direction;
• and
• an electric actuator configured to selectively rotate the first articulating arm segment and the second articulating arm segment with respect to one another to selectively actuate the automated reach arm between the extended position, the retracted position, and a refuse-dumping position;
• a slew motor configured to selectively swing the refuse container engagement mechanism with respect to the second articulating arm segment about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
• and
• a refuse container engagement mechanism tilt motor configured to selectively tilt the refuse container engagement mechanism with respect to the second articulating arm segment about a third axis, parallel to the first axis.

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a body assembly coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment configured to store refuse material;
• and
• an automated reach arm comprising:
• a refuse container engagement mechanism configured to selectively engage a refuse container;
• 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 refuse container engagement mechanism, wherein the automated reach arm is configured to extend in a first direction from a retracted position to an extended position, the first articulating arm segment is configured to rotate with respect to the second articulating arm segment about a first axis, the first axis is perpendicular to the first direction;
• and
• an electric actuator configured to selectively rotate the first articulating arm segment and the second articulating arm segment with respect to one another to selectively actuate the automated reach arm between the extended position, the retracted position, and a refuse-dumping position;
• a slew motor configured to selectively swing the refuse container engagement mechanism with respect to the second articulating arm segment about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
• and
• an articulation motor configured to selectively rotate the first articulating arm segment with respect to the body assembly about a third axis, the third axis being parallel to the first axis.