Abstract:
A motor-driven garbage truck provided with a detachable garbage container equipped with releasable coupling elements, and also having permanently mounted thereon which includes a pouring chute in the forward portion, lifting and tipping apparatus for picking up a garbage can and discharging the contents thereof into the chute leading to a receiving space, and a conveying and compacting apparatus for transferring the garbage from the receiving space into the container through the receiving opening, which is provided with a closure is disclosed. The pouring unit is disposed in part above the driver's cab and in part between the cab and the container, the chute being disposed in a region extending behind and above the cab. The lifting and tipping apparatus includes at least one lifting arm, pivotally movable about a transverse pivot carried by the pouring unit or the chassis of the vehicle. The lifting arm carries at its free end a carrying rail, which is parallel to the tranverse pivot and pivotally movable between a pick-up position, in which the rail is disposed below and in front of the driver's cab, and a pouring position, in which the rail is disposed above and behind the cab. The rail is provided with a displaceable or pivotally movable, extensible coupling or gripping member for coupling to or gripping a garbage can placed on the street.
Abstract:
A self-propelled wheeled vehicle has a load receiving tank with the driving wheeled suspension system and the driven steering control system directly attached to the load receiving tank. The prime mover and power transmission system is also attached to the tank and interconnected with the driving wheels. An operators cab is attached to the forward end of the load receiving tank. A front loader mechanism is integrated with a top front load receiving opening in the tank and the closure therefor such that movement of the closure simultaneously lifts an interconnected load container, raises same and dumps the load into the load receiving tank and vice-versa. The chassiless vehicle is applicable to rear loader and side loader use.
Abstract:
A refuse-carrying apparatus of the type having a refuse holding container pivotally mounted behind a refuse-receiving box which is mounted adjacent an aperture in one end of the container in order that refuse received into the box may be pushed into the container. The improvement herein of constructing guide means in the frame of the aperture to receive a second ram to plunge vertically against the refuse entering the container through the aperture, and of constructing the ram of a form to enclose its drive mechanism when in its retracted position thereby to protect the mechanism from the refuse being pushed into the container from the refuse-receiving box.
Abstract:
A refuse-collecting apparatus or vehicle includes a supporting frame or chassis having a refuse-receiving receptacle pivotally mounted thereon for tilting movement between a generally horizontal loading position and a tilted dumping position. A loading plunger is provided within a fixed loading chamber on the chassis for the purpose of pushing refuse from the loading chamber through a loading aperture into the refuse-receiving receptacle when the latter is disposed in its generally horizontal loading position. A contractable shield is affixed to the loading plunger and extends outwardly therefrom relative to the refuse-receiving receptacle and is movable with the loading plunger for the purpose of preventing refuse falling into the loading chamber outwardly of the loading plunger. In one arrangement, such a contractable shield includes a flexible curtain and a resiliently extensible spring means attached to the flexible curtain and suitably anchored on the vehicle. In another construction, the contractable shield includes a pair of generally planar plates which are movable between an extended position of minimum overlap and a retracted telescoped configuration.
Abstract:
A refuse-collecting apparatus or vehicle includes a refusereceiving receptacle pivotally mounted on a supporting frame or chassis for tilting movement between a generally horizontal loading position and a tilted dumping position. A loading chamber is provided on the chassis for alignment with a loading aperture in the refuse-receiving receptacle when the latter is disposed in its generally horizontal position. A longitudinally reciprocable loading plunger serves to transfer refuse from the loading chamber into the refuse-receiving receptacle which is pivotally mounted on the chassis by means of pivot pins disposed in elongated slots so that the refuse-receiving receptacle moves a short distance rearwardly out of its loading position to release its sealing engagement with the loading chamber prior to pivotal elevation of the refuse-receiving receptacle into its dumping position.
Abstract:
A refuse vehicle having a body with a top opening and provided with a lift arm at each side whose rear ends are pivotally connected to the vehicle and whose forward ends extend beyond the front end of the vehicle when the arms are in lowered position. The lift arms carry vertically swingable tilt arms which extend forwardly from the front ends of the lift arms for engagement with a container which is to be lifted and emptied into the top opening of the body. The top opening has a hinged door which opens to allow dumping of the container through the top opening. An electropneumatic-hyraulic system is provided for operating the loading mechanism automatically to lift the container, level the container during the lifting of the same, open the top door and invert the container through the top opening. The system may further operate automatically to redeposit the container on the ground and close the top door. The electropneumatic-hydraulic system includes a valve bank having hydraulic valves, operated by pressure cylinders which are supplied with air under pressure from a source of such air under the control of valves which are electrically operated. The vehicle is provided with rests for the front ends of the lift arms to prevent damage to the equipment due to bouncing or vertical oscillation of the lift arms when the vehicle is moving over rough grounds or bumps and means is also provided for holding the front ends of the lift arms in somewhat elevated positions when a container is positioned thereon to hold the container clear of the ground when the vehicle is to be used for collecting refuse by moving the vehicle along the street while loading the container manually. The vehicle may have a cab at the front end which is provided with a forwardly tiltable body to allow access to an engine beneath the cab and the cab body is provided with a rub-rail at the front to protect the same against damage by accidental engagement with a container being lifted. The rub-rail is hinged or articulated to allow the cab body to be tilted to open position without disconnecting the rub-rail. The operating system is designed to permit manual control of the movements of the loading mechanism at any stage of operation.