Refuse handling vehicle
AssigneeGarwood International Pty. Limited
InventorsPeter De Vries, Michael Allen Houston, Leslie James McHugh, David John Horrocks, Barry John Ommundson
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Abstract
A refuse handling assembly for use with a vehicle, including a receptacle for receiving refuse the receptacle having a delivery inlet opening at the forward end of the receptacle and a discharge outlet opening at the rearward end of the receptacle. The receptacle is operatively mounted to the vehicle for pivotal movement about a pivot mounting at or near the rear end of the vehicle for pivotal movement between a lowered position and a tilted position. There is further provided a compactor at the delivery inlet opening having a sweep blade which has its pivot axis laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle.
Claims19
A refuse handling assembly for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a forward end and a rear end, the refuse handling assembly including:
- a receptacle for receiving refuse, the receptacle including a delivery inlet opening at the forward end of the receptacle and a discharge outlet opening at the rear end of the receptacle, said receptacle being operatively mounted to the vehicle for pivotal movement about a pivot mounting at or near the rear end of the vehicle for pivotal movement between a lowered position and a tilted position and a compactor at the delivery inlet opening having a sweep blade which has its pivot axis laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle, wherein the vehicle includes a chassis having a base section with a rear end, the refuse handling assembly further including a support frame which is operatively connected to or forms part of the vehicle chassis and includes a mounting section which extends upwardly from the base section of the vehicle chassis and has a free end portion which is spaced from the base section of the vehicle chassis, said receptacle being mounted to said support frame for pivotal movement about a pivot mounting at or near the free end portion of the mounting section of the support frame for pivotal movement between the lowered position and the tilted position.
A refuse handling assembly for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a forward end and a rear end, the refuse handling assembly including:
- a receptacle for receiving refuse, the receptacle including a delivery inlet opening at the forward end of the receptacle and a discharge outlet opening at the rear end of the receptacle, said receptacle being operatively mounted to the vehicle for pivotal movement about a pivot mounting at or near the rear end of the vehicle for pivotal movement between a lowered position and a tilted position and a compactor at the delivery inlet opening having a sweep blade which has its pivot axis laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle, wherein said receptacle includes a bottom wall having a first section which is adjacent the base section of the chassis when the receptacle is in the lowered position and a second section which is inclined upwardly from the first section and terminates at or in the region of the discharge outlet opening.
A refuse handling assembly for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a forward end and a rear end, the refuse handling assembly including:
- a receptacle for receiving refuse, the receptacle including a delivery inlet opening at the forward end of the receptacle and a discharge outlet opening at the rear end of the receptacle, said receptacle being operatively mounted to the vehicle for pivotal movement about a pivot mounting at or near the rear end of the vehicle for pivotal movement between a lowered position and a tilted position and a compactor at the delivery inlet opening having a sweep blade which has its pivot axis laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle, further including a closure assembly for said discharge outlet opening, said closure assembly including a door which is movable between a closed position wherein it covers the discharge outlet opening and an open position, and wherein said closure includes a control pivot arm one end of which is operatively connected to the door and the other end is mounted for pivotal movement so as to move the door between its open and closed positions.
A refuse handling assembly for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a forward end and a rear end, the refuse handling assembly including:
- a receptacle for receiving refuse, the receptacle including a delivery inlet opening at the forward end of the receptacle and a discharge outlet opening at the rear end of the receptacle, said receptacle being operatively mounted to the vehicle for pivotal movement about a pivot mounting at or near the rear end of the vehicle for pivotal movement between a lowered position and a tilted position and a compactor at the delivery inlet opening having a sweep blade which has its pivot axis laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle, further including a closure assembly which includes a door movable between a closed position which abuts against an abutment at the periphery of the discharge outlet opening and an open position, the closure assembly further including a control arm operatively connected to the door and mounted for pivotal movement and limited linear movement so as to move the door between its open and closed positions, the arrangement being such that when the door is to be moved between its closed position to its open position the control arm is first caused to move in the limited linear fashion so that the door is moved to a displaced position in which is clear of the abutment and thereafter the control arm is caused to move in the pivotal fashion to move the door into its open position, and the door is to be moved from its open position to its closed position the control arm first moves in the pivotal fashion until the door is in the displaced position and thereafter the arm is caused to move in the linear manner so that the door is caused to abut against the abutment.
A refuse handling assembly for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a forward end and a rear end, the refuse handling assembly including:
- a receptacle for receiving refuse, the receptacle including a delivery inlet opening at the forward end of the receptacle and a discharge outlet opening at the rear end of the receptacle, said receptacle being operatively mounted to the vehicle for pivotal movement about a pivot mounting at or near the rear end of the vehicle for pivotal movement between a lowered position and a tilted position and a compactor at the delivery inlet opening having a sweep blade which has its pivot axis laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle, further including feed control means which includes one or more projections adapted to extend into the region of the delivery inlet opening and movable in the feed direction but normally inhibited from movement in a direction opposite to the feed direction.
A refuse handling assembly for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a forward end and a rear end, the refuse handling assembly including:
- a receptacle for receiving refuse, the receptacle including a forward end, a rearward end, spaced apart sides extending between the forward and rearward ends, a delivery inlet opening at the forward end of the receptacle and a discharge outlet opening at the rearward end of the receptacle, said receptacle being operatively mounted to the vehicle for pivotal movement about a pivot mounting at or near the rear end of the vehicle for pivotal movement between a lowered position and a tilted position and a compactor at the delivery inlet opening having a sweep blade which is mounted for swinging movement about a generally upright pivot axis which is laterally offset towards one side with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the receptacle which extends between the forward and rearward ends of the receptacle.
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