Process and device for recording the weight of refuse material as the material is emptied into a refuse collecting vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of recording the weight of refuse material which is emptied from a refuse container into a refuse collecting vehicle by means of a hydraulically operated unloading device, the refuse filled container being placed in the unloading device of the refuse collecting vehicle, the unloading device then being swung up to empty the container and swung back whereupon the container is removed from the unloading device, the method comprises:
- (a) identifying the container after it is placed into the unloading device by means of an identification element arranged on the container which is caused to interact with a sensor arranged on the unloading device to thereby generate an identification signal;
(b) weighing the container a first time by means of a weighing system integrated in the unloading device prior to the unloading device being swung up to empty the container to thereby generate a weight signal;
(c) weighing the container a second time by means of the weighing system subsequent to the unloading device being swung back after emptying of the container to thereby generate a weight signal; and
(d) recording and storing said two weight signals and said identification signal in a recording and storing system.
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Abstract
There is provided a method and device for recording the weight of refuse material emptied from a container into a collecting vehicle by means of an unloading device. The gross weight of the filled container and the dead weight of the emptied container are determined while the container is being emptied by the unloading device of a refuse collecting vehicle. Each container is identified and the identification and weight data are supplied to a recording and control system. The device for carrying out this process is adapted to be integrated in the unloading devices of the collecting vehicle.
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1. A method of recording the weight of refuse material which is emptied from a refuse container into a refuse collecting vehicle by means of a hydraulically operated unloading device, the refuse filled container being placed in the unloading device of the refuse collecting vehicle, the unloading device then being swung up to empty the container and swung back whereupon the container is removed from the unloading device, the method comprises:
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(a) identifying the container after it is placed into the unloading device by means of an identification element arranged on the container which is caused to interact with a sensor arranged on the unloading device to thereby generate an identification signal; (b) weighing the container a first time by means of a weighing system integrated in the unloading device prior to the unloading device being swung up to empty the container to thereby generate a weight signal; (c) weighing the container a second time by means of the weighing system subsequent to the unloading device being swung back after emptying of the container to thereby generate a weight signal; and (d) recording and storing said two weight signals and said identification signal in a recording and storing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A device for recording the weight of refuse material which is emptied from a refuse container into a refuse collecting vehicle by means of a hydraulically-operated unloading device, the refuse filled container being placed in the unloading device of the refuse collecting vehicle, the unloading device then being swung up the empty the container and swung back whereupon the container is removed from the unloading device, the device for recording the weight of refuse material comprising a weighing system incorporated in said unloading device.
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