WASTE COMPACTOR

• US 20130081548A1
• Filed: 08/27/2012
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wastequip, LLC
• Original Assignee: Wastequip, LLC
• Inventors: Batista, Alex, DesJardins, Peter, Warren, Kirk
• Application Number:
  US13/595,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20130081548A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 100/99
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 15/0094 Press load monitoring means B30B15/281 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 9/3007 Control arrangements

Abstract

The invention is generally applicable to a waste compactor. More specifically, the invention is applicable to a waste compactor including a monitoring system which enables an operator to view the interior or exterior of one or more portions of the waste compactor.

Claims

1. A waste compactor comprising:

a compactor unit for receiving material for compaction; and

a monitoring system including at least one camera and at least one display device, wherein the monitoring system provides for the visualization of the interior of at least a portion of the waste compactor by an operator of the waste compactor.

2. The waste compactor of claim 1 further comprising a container.

3. The waste compactor of claim 2, wherein the compactor unit comprises a charge box portion.

4. The waste compactor of claim 3, wherein the monitoring system provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the charge box portion.

5. The waste compactor of claim 3 further comprising a loading chute.

6. The waste compactor of claim 5, wherein the monitoring system provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the loading chute.

7. The waste compactor of claim 3, wherein the charge box portion has a capacity of approximately 4 cubic yards.

8. The waste compactor of claim 1, wherein the monitoring system comprises one display device associated with a plurality of cameras.

9. The waste compactor of claim 1 wherein the monitoring system comprises a plurality of display devices each associated with at least one camera.

10. The waste compactor of claim 3, wherein the monitoring system comprises a plurality of cameras, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the container and at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the charge box portion.

11. The waste compactor of claim 5, wherein the monitoring system comprises a plurality of cameras, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the charge box portion and at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the loading chute.

12. The waste compactor of claim 5, wherein the monitoring system comprises a plurality of cameras, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the container and at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the loading chute.

13. A waste compactor comprising:

a container

a charge box portion for receiving material for compaction; and

a monitoring system including at least one camera and at least one display device, wherein the monitoring system provides for the visualization of the interior of at least a portion of the waste compactor by an operator of the waste compactor.

14. The waste compactor of claim 13, wherein the monitoring system provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the charge box portion.

15. The waste compactor of claim 13 further comprising a loading chute.

16. The waste compactor of claim 15, wherein the monitoring system provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the loading chute.

17. The waste compactor of claim 13, wherein the monitoring system comprises a plurality of cameras, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the container and at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the charge box portion.

18. The waste compactor of claim 15, wherein the monitoring system comprises a plurality of cameras, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the charge box portion and at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the loading chute.

19. The waste compactor of claim 15, wherein the monitoring system comprises a plurality of cameras, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the container and at least one of the plurality of cameras provides visualization of at least a portion of the interior of the loading chute.

20. A waste compactor comprising:

a container

a charge box portion for receiving material for compaction;

a loading chute; and

a monitoring system including at least one camera and at least one display device, wherein the monitoring system provides for the visualization of at least a portion of the interior of at least one of the container, charge box portion and loading chute.