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US 2025/0340366 A1Published application
Front-loading and lifting refuse vehicle
AssigneeThe Heil Co.
InventorEthan Lee Maness
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Abstract
An actuator for moving the arm assembly of a front-loading refuse vehicle between a lowered position and a raised position includes two actuator assemblies. The actuator assemblies are coaxially aligned along a pivot axis and uncoupled from one another, lacking intervening structure between them.
Claims20
A refuse collection vehicle, comprising:
- a cab;
- a vehicle chassis coupled to the cab, the vehicle chassis defining a forward and rearward direction of travel;
- and
- a refuse body coupled to and supported on the vehicle chassis, the refuse body comprising:
- a storage container;
- and
- a front lift comprising:
- an arm assembly configured to rotate pivotally along a pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position;
- and
- an arm actuator comprising a first actuator assembly coupled to the arm assembly and a second actuator assembly coupled to the arm assembly,
- wherein the first actuator assembly and the second actuator assembly are coaxially aligned along the pivot axis and operatively uncoupled from one another along the pivot axis.
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