Auxiliary power system for electric refuse vehicle

US11097617B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OSHKOSH CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Joshua D. Rocholl · Rochester, US
• Derek A. Wente · Austin, US
• John T. Kellander · Oronoco, US
• Cody D. Clifton · Mapleton, US
• Vincent Hoover · Byron, US
• Zachary L. Klein · Rochester, US
• Clinton T. Weckwerth · Pine Island, US
• Skylar A. Wachter · Dodge Center, US
• Chad Smith · Omro, US
• Mike Bolton · Oshkosh, US
• Shawn Naglik · Oshkosh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 24, 2021
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02W30/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A refuse vehicle including a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly defining a refuse compartment, an electric energy system, an auxiliary power system comprising a reservoir to hold a hydraulic fluid, and a hydraulic pump powered by an electric motor, wherein the electric motor is powered by the electric energy system and the hydraulic pump pressurizes the hydraulic fluid to power one or more actuators, and wherein a prime mover of the refuse vehicle charges the electric energy system.