Garbage-collecting truck
US4844682A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2003/024
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Garbage-collecting truck comprising a dumping unit, including a pour-in opening and lifting and tipping mechanism for receiving a garbage can and emptying it into the pour-in opening leading into a receiving chamber. The lifting and tipping mechanism comprises a lifting arm pivoted on a transverse axis to the dumping unit or truck chassis and carries a base team at its free end parallel to the transverse axis and pivotally movable between a receiving position in front of the driver's cab and a pouring position behind it. A carrier mounted on the base beam is extensible from one end of the rail by a fluid-operable piston-cylinder unit. A swivel arm mounted on the carrier is pivotally movable through links and a fluid operable piston-cylinder unit between a position in which it extends along the carrier, and an outer position, in which it extends approximately at right angles thereto. A coupling member carried by the swivel arm at its free end is adapted to be coupled to or grip a garbage can. A link or lever pivoted to the leading portion of the carrier and provided at its free end with a slider or roller running in a cam track is fixed to the base beam. A motion-transmitting bar co…
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