Refuse vehicle with electric chassis

US11766941B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OSHKOSH CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Emily Davis · Rochester, US
• Joshua D. Rocholl · Rochester, US
• Clinton T. Weckwerth · Pine Island, US
• Vincent Hoover · Byron, US
• Michael R. Moore · Redmond, US
• Samuel Mueller · Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
• Jeff Verhagen · Oshkosh, US
• Jeremy Andringa · Oshkosh, US
• Greg Steffens · Oshkosh, US
• Jeffrey Koga · Oshkosh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 14, 2021
• Grant date: Sep 26, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 16, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/70
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device supported by the chassis, a body assembly, and a power distribution unit. The energy storage device is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The body assembly is configured for storing refuse and is supported by the chassis. The power distribution unit is coupled to the energy storage device and is configured to control power transmission outward from the energy storage device, between the chassis and the body assembly. The body assembly includes a controller that communicates with the power distribution unit to adjust a flow of electrical power from the energy storage device to the body assembly.