Refuse collection vehicle
AssigneeLeach Corporation
InventorCyril R. Gollnick
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Abstract
A side-loading refuse collection vehicle includes a refuse storage body with a collection hopper at one end of the body opening through a side thereof for loading refuse. A hopper plate movable through the hopper and a sweep panel movable across the hopper plate cooperate to remove refuse from the hopper and deposit it through an opening in a packer plate movable fore-and-aft in the refuse storage body. The sweep panel may be carried by the packer plate and both may have deflecting surface portions, to cooperate as a unit in balanced packing of refuse within the refuse storage body.
Claims37
A refuse collection vehicle comprising a storage body, a packer plate movable fore-and-aft in said body;
- a collection hopper at one end of said body and opening through the side thereof;
- a hopper plate cooperatively associated with said hopper and movable along a path between a retracted position and an extended position to lift and remove refuse from said hopper;
- opening means in said packer plate communicating with said hopper and a sweep panel carried by said packer plate and movable along a path between a retracted position forward of said packer plate and an extended position adjacent said packer plate opening means, the path of said sweep panel passing adjacent said extended hopper plate position to sweep refuse from said hopper plate and through said opening means, said packer plate and sweep panel together comprising a unit substantially spanning said body and movable together fore-and-aft within said body for compressing or discharging refuse contained therewithin.
A refuse collection vehicle comprising a storage body, a packer plate spanning said body and being slidably movable fore-and-aft therewithin, a collection hopper at one end of said body opening means in said packer plate communicating with said hopper, means for moving refuse from said hopper to adjacent said opening means, sweep panel means carried by said packer plate and movable between a retracted position spaced from said opening means to a position adjacent said opening means to sweep the refuse into the body, said packer plate and sweep panel being movable as a unit fore-and-aft in said body to compact or compress refuse therein.
A refuse collection vehicle comprising a storage body, a packer plate spanning said body and being slidably movable fore-and-aft therewithin,
- a first hydraulic cylinder extending between said packer plate and the front end of said body for moving said packer plate fore-and-aft,
- a collection hopper at the front end of said body and opening through the side thereof for loading refuse into the hopper, said hopper communicating with said opening means, in said packer plate,
- a hopper plate movable rearwardly along the bottom surface of said hopper to remove refuse from the hopper,
- a second hydraulic cylinder extending between one of the walls of said body and said hopper plate for moving said hopper plate rearwardly,
- a sweep panel carried by said packer plate movable along a path between a retracted position forward of said packer plate and an extended position adjacent said opening means, said path being close to the rearward position of said hopper plate to sweep refuse therefrom into said body,
- a rigid support arm carried by said packer plate and extending fowardly therefrom, and
- a third hydraulic cylinder carried at one end by said support arm and at the other end by said sweep panel for moving said sweep panel along its path, whereby said packer and said sweep panel comprises a unit substantially spanning said body and being movable fore-and-aft by said first hydraulic cylinder to compress refuse therein.
A refuse collection vehicle comprising a refuse storage body, a refuse receiving hopper forming a part of said body, refuse packing means including opening means therethrough movable in said body to move and compress refuse therein, refuse moving means cooperatively associated with said hopper to remove refuse therefrom into said body through said opening means, at least a portion of said refuse moving means being movable to close said opening means and being movable with said packing means during compression of refuse within said body.
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