Belt guides for refuse vehicle lift arm

A refuse collection vehicle, comprising:

• a cab;
• a vehicle chassis coupled to the cab;
• a refuse body coupled to and supported on the vehicle chassis, the refuse body comprising:
• a refuse collecting space;
• and
• a refuse loading system for loading refuse into the refuse collecting space, the refuse loading system comprising:
• a grabber system operable to engage a refuse container;
• and
• a container lift mechanism configured to couple between the grabber system and the refuse collection vehicle and operable to lift the refuse container held by the grabber system, the container lift mechanism comprising:
• a mast;
• and
• a belt system, comprising:
• a pulley coupled with the mast, the pulley rotatable about a rotational axis;
• and
• a belt engaged with the pulley, wherein the grabber system is coupled to a portion of the belt that extends along a longitudinal axis of the mast, and wherein a width of the belt, in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the pulley, comprises:
• a first edge region;
• a second edge region;
• and
• a central region extending between the first edge region and the second edge region;
• one or more drive units configured to drive the belt system such that the pulley rotates and moves the belt, wherein the grabber system is configured to move together with the belt;
• a first belt guide overlapping the first edge region of the belt;
• and
• a second belt guide overlapping the second edge region of the belt, wherein, in the direction parallel to the rotational axis of the pulley, the first belt guide and the second belt guide are spaced apart by a gap.