Waste removing and hauling vehicle

• US 8,185,277 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2008
• Issued: 05/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced Custom Engineered Systems & Equipment Co.
• Original Assignee: Advanced Custom Engineered Systems & Equipment Co.
• Inventors: Flood, Christopher M., Fisher, Michael S.
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Toan
• Application Number:
  US12/267,340
• Publication Number:
  US 20100119340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 701/50, 701/117
• US Class Current: 701/50
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1484 relating to the adaptation of receptacles to carry identification means
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2003/0279 the discharging means mounted at the front of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/128 Data transmitting means
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/164 Printers
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 3/04 Linkages, pivoted arms, or pivoted carriers for raising and subsequently tipping receptacles

Abstract

A vehicle for removing and hauling waste has a waste bin located above a baseline. The waste bin has a chamber and an emptying site for receiving waste into the chamber. A waste receptacle transfer means is driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position. A waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the waste receptacle transfer means and transferrable by the waste receptacle transfer means from the first position to the second position to spill contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position. A first receiver is associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle at a first moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means is in the first position and at a second moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means has returned to the first position from second position.

Claims

1. A vehicle for removing and hauling waste, the vehicle comprising:

a waste bin located above a baseline, the waste bin having a chamber and an emptying site;

a waste receptacle transfer means driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position, wherein a waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the waste receptacle transfer means and transferrable by the waste receptacle transfer means from the first position to the second position to spill a contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position;

a first receiver associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle at a first moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means is in the first position and at a second moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means has returned to the first position from second position;

an on-board data link for receiving a first signal from the first receiver and transmitting a data signal carrying information associated with the identity of the waste receptacle to an external site; and

an on-board controller in communication with the external site for receiving a signal from the external site regarding an account status associated with the waste receptacle wherein the on-board controller allows movement of the waste receptacle transfer means to the second position upon receipt of a pass condition signal or alternatively locks out movement of the waste receptacle transfer means upon a receipt a fail condition signal.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising:

a second receiver associated with the second position of the waste receptacle transfer means for receiving the signal generated by the waste receptacle.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 further comprising:

an on-board graphic interface in communication with the on-board data link for communicating messages associated with the waste receptacle identity to the vehicle from the external site.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 wherein the on-board data link is further for receiving a second signal from the second receiver associated with the identity of the waste receptacle and transmitting a second data signal carrying information associated with the identity of the waste receptacle to the external site.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 wherein the first data signal carrying information associated with the identity of the waste receptacle is transmitted to the external site when the waste receptacle is in the first position.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 wherein the second data signal carrying information associated with the identity of the waste receptacle is transmitted to the external site when the waste receptacle is in the second position.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the first receiver is located at a position on the vehicle chosen from a group consisting of:

a front portion of the vehicle, a side portion of the vehicle, or a rear portion of the vehicle.

8. The vehicle of claim 2 wherein the second receiver is located at a position of the vehicle chosen from the group consisting of:

an upper portion of the waste bin, an upper portion of a cab of the vehicle, and a rear portion of the vehicle.

9. A vehicle for removing and hauling waste, the vehicle comprising:

a waste bin located above a baseline, the waste bin having a chamber and an emptying site;

an arm driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position, wherein a waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the arm and transferrable by the arm from the first position to the second position to spill a contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position;

a first receiver associated with the first position of the arm for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle; and

a second receiver associated with the second position of the arm for receiving the signal generated by the waste receptacle.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 further comprising:

an on-board data link for receiving a first signal from the first receiver and transmitting a data signal carrying information associated with the identity of the waste receptacle to an external site.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 further comprising:

an on-board controller in communication with the external site for receiving a signal from the external site regarding an account status associated with the waste receptacle wherein the on-board controller allows movement of the arm to the second position upon receipt of a pass condition signal or alternatively locks out movement of the arm upon a receipt a fail condition signal.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 wherein the on-board data link is further for receiving a second signal from the second receiver associated with the identity of the waste receptacle and transmitting a second data signal carrying information associated with the identity of the waste receptacle to the external site.

13. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the first data signal is transmitted to the external site when the arm is in the first position.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 wherein the second data signal is transmitted to the external site when the arm is in the second position.

15. A vehicle for removing and hauling waste, the vehicle comprising:

a waste bin located above a baseline, the waste bin having a chamber and an emptying site;

a waste bin transfer means driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position located above the baseline on the vehicle, wherein the waste bin is temporarily retainable to the waste bin transfer means and transferrable by the waste bin transfer means from the first position to the second position to fix the waste bin at the second position on the vehicle for transporting the waste bin to a new location; and

a first receiver associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste bin at a first moment in time when the waste bin is in the first position.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 further comprising:

a second receiver associated with the second position for receiving the signal generated by the waste bin at a second moment in time when the waste bin is in the second position.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 further comprising:

an on-board data link for receiving a first signal from the first receiver and transmitting a data signal carrying information associated with the identity of the waste bin to an external site.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 further comprising:

an on-board controller in communication with the external site for receiving a signal from the external site regarding an account status associated with the waste bin wherein the on-board controller allows movement of the waste bin transfer means to move the waste bin from the first position to the second position upon receipt of a pass condition signal or alternatively locks out movement of the waste bin transfer means upon a receipt a fail condition signal.

19. The vehicle of claim 18 further comprising:

an on-board graphic interface in communication with the on-board data link for communicating messages associated with the waste bin identity to the vehicle from the external site.

20. The vehicle of claim 19 wherein the on-board data link is further for receiving a second signal from the second receiver associated with the identity of the waste bin and transmitting a second data signal carrying information associated with the identity of the waste bin to the external site.

21. The vehicle of claim 20 wherein the first data signal is transmitted to the external site when the waste bin is in the first position.

22. The vehicle of claim 21 wherein the second data signal is transmitted to the external site when the waste bin is in the second position.