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US 2004/0170492 A1Published application
Refuse/recyclables materials collecting apparatus
AssigneeHaul-All Equipment Ltd.
InventorsDennis Neufeldt, Simon Hann
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Abstract
A mechanism for effecting a latching action between a loading bucket and a rock shaft assembly for a self-loading refuse/recyclables handling vehicle. By providing a latch and release mechanism that allows the bucket and rock shaft assembly to engage and disengage over a range rather than one particular point, the various flow characteristics of the different materials can be better accommodated and the collection vehicle can function properly under a wide variety of operating conditions.
Claims6
A refuse/recyclables materials collecting apparatus comprising:
- a) a collection body for receiving said materials;
- b) a loading bucket mounted to said collection body;
- c) a rocker assembly rotatably mounted to said collection body and secured to said bucket for rotation of said bucket between a lower loading position and outer and inner raised positions with compaction of materials discharged into said collection body occurring as said bucket moves from said outer to said inner raised position relative to said collection body;
- d) said bucket being pivotally connected to said rocker assembly to allow pivotal motion of said bucket relative to said rocker assembly when compacting of the material takes place between the outer and inner bucket positions;
- e) a latching mechanism engaging to prevent the pivotal motion of said bucket relative to said rocker assembly during bucket motion between said lower loading position and the outer one of said bucket positions and disengaging to allow said relative pivotal motion during bucket movement between the outer and inner positions;
- f) said latching mechanism being adapted to permit said bucket and rocker assembly to engage and disengage from one another over a selected range of angular positions of said bucket relative to said rocker assembly.
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