US 4,892,454 AGranted

Refuse collecting vehicle

AssigneeSchorling GmbH & Co.

InventorsHans-Jurgen Behling, Friedrichwilhelm Schmadeke

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Abstract

A refuse-collecting utility vehicle with a refuse-charging system located behind the driver's cabin has an adjoining refuse-compacting device and a refuse-collecting bin arranged behind the compacting device. A dual compaction system makes it possible to accomplish uniform compaction of the refuse charged within the refuse-collecting bin, so that the capacity of the refuse-collecting bin is exploited to its fullest capacity. Specifically, a counterpressure plate is arranged within the zone of action of the refuse-compacting device on the top of the refuse-collecting bin. This counterpressure plate is supported for upward and downward pivotal movement and is capable of being acted upon by a pressure force and forms a counterpressure element for the refuse charged. This permits unniform compaction of the refuse filled in the refuse-collecting bin from the start of refuse-charging up until the complete filling of the bin Thus, this system results in an increased utilization of or an increased payload for the refuse-collecting vehicle.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A refuse-collecting vehicle comprising:

an undercarriage;
a driver's cabin mounted on a forward portion of the undercarriage;
a refuse-collecting bin mounted on the undercarriage rearwardly of the driver's cabin, said refuse-collecting bin having sidewalls and a top portion;
a refuse-charging system for conveying refuse into said refuse collection bin;
a means associated with said vehicle for picking up refuse receptacles and for emptying said refuse into said refuse-charging system;
a refuse-compacting means forming part of said refuse-charging system mounted forwardly of said refuse-collecting bin for moving refuse rearwardly into said refuse-collecting bin;
at least one counterpressure plate pivotally mounted on said top portion of said refuse-collecting bin a predetermined distance rearwardly of said refuse-compacting means;
and
a means for pivoting said at least one counterpressure plate forwardly so that the pressure applied to said refuse by the rearward movement of said compacting means is increased by the forward positioning of said counterpressure plate to provide a uniform compaction of said refuse.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.