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Ejector track for refuse vehicle

  • US 9,845,191 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2013
  • Issued: 12/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A refuse vehicle, comprising:

  • a chassis;

    a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly including a plurality of panels defining a chamber configured to contain a volume of refuse therein;

    a ram positioned within the chamber, the ram including a side plate coupled to at least one of the plurality of panels with a shoe;

    a first track fixed to at least one of the plurality of panels and configured to receive the shoe, wherein the first track includes an upper wall and a lower wall, the lower wall positioned laterally below the side plate of the ram such that the forces and moments on the ram are transmitted directly into the first track; and

    a second track fixed to another of the plurality of panels and offset from the first track, the second track including an upper wall and a lower wall;

    wherein a distance between inner edges of the upper walls of the first track and the second track defines an upper wall spacing, wherein a distance between inner edges of the lower walls of the first track and the second track defines a lower wall spacing, and wherein the upper wall spacing is greater than the lower wall spacing.

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