Patent · US Expired

Residential front loading refuse collection vehicle

US6158945A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
28References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 15, 1997
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65F2003/0279
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A refuse collection vehicle (10) has a body (14) into which refuse may be loaded having an exit passage (34) from which loaded refuse may be emptied. The vehicle also has arms (56) and a fork (58) for lifting a container into a dumping position over the body. A control circuit coordinates simultaneous operation of the arms and forks by monitoring the position of the arms and forks through rotary potentiometers (200, 201).

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