BELT OPERATED CONTAINER HANDLING SYSTEM FOR SIDE LOADER
First Claim
1. A belt operated container handling system for a side loading refuse truck comprising:
- (a) a pivoting laterally extendable arm having a curved upper portion, a recessed central area extending along the arm, a permanently stationary belt member having an underside tread carried in said recessed central area;
(b) a base carriage arrangement supported as and adapted to travel along said pivoting laterally extendable arm by travelling along said belt using said underside tread, said base carriage arrangement further comprising a hydraulic motor attached to a drive sprocket, said sprocket adapted to travel along the underside tread of said belt for moving said base carriage along said arm; and
(c) a container grabber carried by said base carriage arrangement for capturing and releasing containers to be emptied.
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Abstract
A simplified lift and lowering system is provided that includes a base carriage arrangement that operates along a stationary belt attached to a pivoting arm. The arm has a lower end that is capable of linear lateral extensions and the upper end that returns to the same position when the arm is retracted. The arm has a curved upper portion and is mounted to discharge or dump containers into the charging hopper section of a side-loading refuse vehicle. The stationary belt is carried in a recessed central area of the arm and is anchored at the upper end of the curved section of the arm and attached to a spring-loaded belt tensioner at the lower end of the arms.
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8 Claims
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1. A belt operated container handling system for a side loading refuse truck comprising:
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(a) a pivoting laterally extendable arm having a curved upper portion, a recessed central area extending along the arm, a permanently stationary belt member having an underside tread carried in said recessed central area; (b) a base carriage arrangement supported as and adapted to travel along said pivoting laterally extendable arm by travelling along said belt using said underside tread, said base carriage arrangement further comprising a hydraulic motor attached to a drive sprocket, said sprocket adapted to travel along the underside tread of said belt for moving said base carriage along said arm; and (c) a container grabber carried by said base carriage arrangement for capturing and releasing containers to be emptied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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