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Refuse collecting apparatus for a refuse collecting vehicle

  • US 20060127202A1
  • Filed: 10/30/2003
  • Published: 06/15/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A refusal collecting apparatus arranged on a refuse collection vehicle (11) for lifting and emptying a waste bin (1) into a waste container arranged on said refuse collection vehicle, said apparatus comprising:

  • a frame member (6) arranged on said refuse collecting vehicle, a lifting and emptying mechanism (12,13) secured to said frame member comprising a gripping and supporting mechanism (2) for said waste bins, a mechanism for monitoring at least one characteristic property related to said lifting mechanism,  

    the apparatus being characterized by having a detecting means (8) for obtaining at least one information (3) relating to said waste bin, and a control unit (7) for utilizing said at least one information for determining at least one criteria for lifting said waste bin, whereby arranging said waste bin on said lifting mechanism said at least one characteristic property is determined and compared to said criteria and based thereon the lifting mechanism is activated or not activated.

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