Refuse collection vehicle detent device

A refuse vehicle tailgate detent device, the detent device comprising:

• a fixable housing defining an axis, the housing being fixedly attachable to a frame of a tailgate of a refuse vehicle;
• a slide bearing surface coupled to a portion of the fixable housing;
• a plunger at least partially constrained by the slide bearing surface and configured to slide along the axis between a proximal end position and a distal end position;
• a spring exerting a biasing force on the plunger in a direction towards the distal end position;
• a bracket configured to slide together with the plunger;
• and
• a detent element mounted to the bracket, the detent element configured to be biased into a recess of a contoured guide surface by the biasing force of the spring, the guide surface being movable relative to the frame, the detent element further configured to climb out of the recess when a component of a force applied through the contoured guide surface overcomes the biasing force of the spring to move the plunger towards the proximal end position.

A refuse vehicle ejector detent device, the detent device comprising:

• a fixable housing defining an axis, the housing being fixedly attachable to a refuse container structure of a refuse vehicle;
• a slide bearing surface coupled to a portion of the fixable housing;
• a plunger at least partially constrained by the slide bearing surface and configured to slide along the axis between a proximal end position and a distal end position;
• a spring exerting a biasing force on the plunger in a direction towards the distal end position;
• a bracket configured to slide together with the plunger;
• and
• a detent element mounted to the bracket, the detent element configured to be biased into a recess of a contoured guide surface by the biasing force of the spring, the guide surface being movable relative to the refuse container structure, the detent element further configured to climb out of the recess when a component of a force applied through the contoured guide surface overcomes the biasing force of the spring to move the plunger towards the proximal end position.