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REFUSE VEHICLE WITH MULTI-SECTION REFUSE EJECTOR

  • US 20180265289A1
  • Filed: 05/24/2018
  • Published: 09/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A refuse vehicle, comprising:

  • a chassis including a frame and a cab disposed at one end of the frame;

    a body including a hopper portion having a first width and a storage portion having a second width greater than the first width, wherein the hopper portion is positioned forward of the storage portion, between the storage portion and the cab;

    a primary ejector having a width equal to the first width;

    an auxiliary ejector having a width equal to the difference between the first width and the second width, wherein the primary ejector is selectively repositionable within the hopper portion and the storage portion of the body to at least one of compact refuse therein and eject refuse therefrom, and wherein the auxiliary ejector is selectively repositionable within the storage portion of the body to at least one of compact refuse therein and eject refuse therefrom in tandem with the primary ejector; and

    a pickup configured to selectively couple the primary ejector and the auxiliary ejector, wherein the pickup is configured to at least one of (a) automatically couple the primary ejector and the auxiliary ejector and (b) automatically decouple the primary ejector and the auxiliary ejector when the primary ejector is positioned at an interface between the storage portion and the hopper portion.

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