Container handling mechanism for trash collecting vehicles
US4281956A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2003/0279
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a container handling mechanism for trash collecting vehicles which is adapted for handling small household trash containers; the mechanism adapted to pick up such trash containers from the ground at the forward portion of the vehicle and to transfer them upwardly, backwardly and into an upsidedown position over a receiver on the vehicle; the mechanism comprising novel elevating and actuating means wherein a pickup arm is pivotally mounted on a pivotal support on a horizontal axis and the pivotal support is provided with means for elevating it and concurrently rotating the arm about the axis of the pivotal support. Further, the disclosure relates to the detail of such mechanism, including an incline track and a sprocket and chain, or gear and rack, mechanism for rotating said arm about said pivotal support, which is actuated by a hydraulic cylinder to elevate it upwardly and backwardly on track means.
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