Manual/automated side loader
US5931628A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2003/0276
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A side loading refuse vehicle has a forward receiving hopper and a storage compartment wherein the floor of the receiving hopper is dropped to a relatively lower level than the floor of the storage compartment. The storage compartment and the receiving hopper floors are connected by a ramped floor. The material receiving opening in the receiving hopper is at a correspondingly lower level to make manual loading easier. The side loading refuse vehicle also includes a chassis having a ramped portion and a dropped chassis for supporting the ramped floor and receiving hopper. A mechanized lifting and emptying apparatus is situated on one side of the receiving hopper such that a container of interest may be engaged on that side and emptied through the material receiving opening into the receiving hopper. The mechanized lifting and emptying apparatus includes a telescoping boom holding a supporting arm and a container grabber for engaging a container of interest.
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