Ejector for refuse vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsGerard G. Betz, II, Yanming Hou, Gregory H. McCarty
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Abstract
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab supported on the chassis, and a body assembly supported on the chassis and arranged behind the cab. The body assembly includes a body, a hopper volume, a storage volume, a wall arranged between the hopper volume and the storage volume. The wall defines an opening that provides access between the hopper volume and the storage volume. The body assembly further includes a panel coupled to the wall so that the panel is movable between an open position where opening is uncovered and a closed position where the opening is covered by the panel.
Claims20
A refuse vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab supported on the chassis;
- and
- a body assembly supported on the chassis and arranged behind the cab, the body assembly including:
- a body;
- a hopper volume;
- a storage volume;
- a wall arranged between the hopper volume and the storage volume, wherein the wall defines an opening that provides access between the hopper volume and the storage volume;
- and
- a panel coupled to the wall so that the panel is movable between an open position where opening is uncovered and a closed position where the opening is covered by the panel, wherein the wall is movably coupled to the body so that, when the panel is in the closed position, the wall and panel form at least part of an ejector that selectively moves to an ejected position where the wall and the panel move toward a rear end of the storage volume.
A body assembly for a refuse vehicle, comprising:
- a body that defines a hopper volume and a storage volume;
- and
- an ejector including:
- a wall movably coupled to the body and at least partially defining an opening, wherein the wall is movable to an ejected position within the storage volume, where the wall is arranged at a rear end of the body;
- and
- a panel coupled to the wall so that the panel moves relative to the wall between a closed position and an open position, the panel blocking the opening in the closed position and unblocking the opening in the open position.
A body assembly for a refuse vehicle, comprising:
- a body that defines a hopper volume and a storage volume;
- a tailgate pivotally coupled to a rear end of the body;
- a pair of rails extending along at least a portion of the storage volume;
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- an ejector including:
- a wall movably coupled to the body and supported on the pair of rails, wherein the wall at least partially defines an opening between the hopper volume and the storage volume, and wherein the wall is movable along the pair of rails, in a direction toward the tailgate, to an ejected position;
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- a panel coupled to the wall so that the panel moves relative to the wall between a closed position and an open position, the panel blocking the opening of the wall in the closed position and unblocking the opening of the wall in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.