US 2012/0230803 A1 · LINEARLY EXTENDABLE COLLECTION MECHANISM FOR REFUSE HAULING VEHICLES

Abstract

An improved recyclables collection vehicle includes a lift mechanism for selective loading into any one of multiple hoppers on the vehicle. The lift mechanism includes a track which extends past the rear of the vehicle such that a moveable carriage may move along the track to collect a refuse bin located to the rear of the vehicle or on an elevated dock behind or alongside the vehicle. The carriage can be aligned with any one of the hoppers such that the lift mechanism will elevate the refuse bin and invert it over the hopper container. The movement of the carriage along the track and the raising of the lift mechanism are operated with a wireless remote control.

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Dependent claims

A collection mechanism for a side loaded commodity collection body having at least one collection chamber attached thereto, the collection mechanism comprising:

a track extending longitudinally along a side of the collection body and being moveable between a raised position above the collection chamber and a lowered position;
a carriage engaged with the track for linear movement on the track between a position alongside the collection chamber to a rearward position with respect to the collection body;
and
at least one container engagement assembly combined to the carriage and positioned in an outward facing position with respect to the side of the collection body to receive a container and selectively engage the container for movement of the container along the track, the container movable with the track between the raised and lowered positions thereof.

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In a commodity collection vehicle having a chassis supported on wheels and further having at least one commodity storage hopper supported thereon, the invention comprising:

a refuse container unloading assembly comprising a track supported on pivot arms supported on the chassis,
the track extending along the chassis at least a length of the at least one storage hopper,
the track including a carriage selectively moveable therealong, the carriage including a refuse bin mounting member thereon,
the carriage moveable selectively along the track to any location therealong,
the carriage moveable to a position rearward of the chassis,
the carriage selectively moveable to a position alongside the at least one storage hopper,
the track moveable by action of the pivot arms from a lowered position to a fully raised position,
whereby a refuse container retained to the refuse binmounting member will be upended over the load opening of the at least one storage hopper when the track is moved to the fully raised position.

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A low profile side loading commodity collection body for carriage on a truck chassis, the body comprising:

at least one hopper loadable from a side thereof,
the at least one hopper including substantially parallel front and rear walls,
the at least one hopper including a first sidewall at the first side thereof and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall,
each of the front and rear walls including an extension region extending above a top of each of the sidewalls,
the at least one hopper having a floor joining the end walls and the second sidewall,
the first sidewall hinged at the top edge thereof to the front and rear walls below the extension regions thereof,
the first sidewall selectively retained to the floor,
the second sidewall including a lower inclined panel joined to an upper substantially vertical panel,
the at least one hopper further comprising a top wall overlying a part of an interior of the at least one hopper,
the top wall secured to the upper vertical panel of the first sidewall and to each of the front and rear walls of the at least one hopper,
the top wall having a free edge defining a first end of a loading opening,
the loading opening further defined by the front and rear walls and the top edge of the second sidewall,
the extension regions of the front and rear walls extending upward from the loading opening,
a loading apparatus supported on the chassis and moveable thereon from a lowered position to an unloading position,
the loading apparatus comprising a pivoting arm disposed at each of the front and rear ends of the collection body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Linearly extendable collection mechanism for refuse hauling vehicles

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Linearly extendable collection mechanism for refuse hauling vehicles

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