Electric cable for refuse vehicle with service lift
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsDerek Wente, Jacob Wallin
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a chassis, a battery coupled to chassis, and a body pivotally coupled to the chassis by a pivot assembly and including a terminal electrically coupled to one or more electrical components of the body. The vehicle further includes an actuator coupled to the body and the chassis and configured to lift and pivot the body relative to the chassis and a battery cable electrically coupling the battery to the terminal. The battery cable is configured to flex at a first angle when the body is in a first position supported by the chassis and configured to flex at a second angle when the body is in a second position lifted above the chassis.
Claims13
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a battery coupled to the chassis;
- a body pivotally coupled to the chassis by a pivot assembly and comprising a terminal electrically coupled to one or more electrical components of the body;
- an actuator coupled to the body and the chassis and configured to lift and pivot the body relative to the chassis;
- a battery cable electrically coupling the battery to the terminal, wherein the battery cable is configured to flex at a first angle when the body is in a first position supported by the chassis and configured to flex at a second angle when the body is in a second position lifted above the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.