EP1020375A1 - Müllsammelfahrzeug mit seitlich angebrachter Ladevorrichtung - Google Patents

Müllsammelfahrzeug mit seitlich angebrachter Ladevorrichtung Download PDF

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EP1020375A1
EP1020375A1 EP00200032A EP00200032A EP1020375A1 EP 1020375 A1 EP1020375 A1 EP 1020375A1 EP 00200032 A EP00200032 A EP 00200032A EP 00200032 A EP00200032 A EP 00200032A EP 1020375 A1 EP1020375 A1 EP 1020375A1
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Heinrich Johannes Elbrink
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F3/04—Linkages, pivoted arms, or pivoted carriers for raising and subsequently tipping receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/14—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B65F3/20—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like
    • B65F3/201—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like the charging pistons, plates or the like moving rectilinearly
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0223—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto the discharging means comprising elements for holding the receptacle
    • B65F2003/023—Gripper arms for embracing the receptacle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0263—Constructional features relating to discharging means
    • B65F2003/0276—Constructional features relating to discharging means capable of moving towards or away from the vehicle

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  • the present invention relates to a refuse collection vehicle according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a refuse collection vehicle of this type is known.
  • the gripper member is formed by two gripper arms which are pivotably connected to the support part and can move between an at-rest position and a gripping position, in which a refuse container can be securely gripped
  • the gripping device has to be moved by hand towards the refuse container which is to be emptied, and the gripper arms have to be moved manually into the gripping position. Then, an automatic movement of the lifting arm for picking up, emptying and putting back down the refuse container can be started, again manually.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a refuse collection vehicle of the abovementioned type in which refuse containers can be emptied more efficiently and more quickly.
  • a refuse collection vehicle is denoted overall by reference numeral 1.
  • the vehicle 1 comprises a chassis 2 with a cab 3 at the front and a loading container at the rear.
  • a compression device 5 is located between the cab 3 and the loading container 4.
  • the compression device comprises a compression plate 6 which can be moved to and fro in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by means of hydraulic cylinders 7.
  • a diagrammatically illustrated side loader is denoted by reference numeral 8.
  • the side loader 8 comprises a movable lifting arm 10 which is mounted on the vehicle and at its end is provided with a gripping device 11 for gripping a refuse container 9.
  • the gripping device 11 comprises a support part 12 which is attached to the end of the lifting arm 10, and two gripper arms 13 and 14, which are pivotably connected to the support part 12 and can move between an at-rest position (shown in dashed lines) and a gripping position (shown in solid lines).
  • the gripper arms 13 and 14 each comprise an inner arm part 13a and 14a, respectively, and an outer arm part 13b and 14b, respectively.
  • the inner arm part 13a or 14a is pivotably connected at its inner end to the support part 12.
  • the outer arm part 13b or 14b is pivotably connected at its inner end to the outer end of the inner arm parts 13a or 14a.
  • a flexible belt 15 or 16 extends between the outer end of each outer arm part 13b and 14b, respectively, and the support part 12.
  • the gripper arms 13 and 14 are designed so that together they securely grip a refuse container 9 in the gripping position, in which the flexible belts 15 and 16 bear taut against the outside of the refuse container 9 in order to hold it in place.
  • a loading device with gripping device of the type described above is known per se.
  • the vehicle is also provided with first drive means (not shown) for moving the lifting arm 10 and second drive means (not shown) for moving the gripper arms 13 and 14 between the at-rest position and the gripping position, and control means for controlling the first and second drive means.
  • the first and second drive means are usually formed by hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders.
  • the control means preferably comprise a television camera 17 which is arranged on the compression device 5 and is designed in such a manner that it covers the entire working area of the side loader, as shown in the drawing.
  • the picture which is taken in this way is transmitted via connecting cables or the like (not shown) to a monitor 18 which is arranged in the cab 3 in the field of view of the driver 19 of the vehicle.
  • the driver 19 in the cab 3 can thus survey the entire working area of the side loader 8 on the monitor 18.
  • the cab furthermore contains a so-called joystick 20, which the driver 19 can use to manually control the side loader 8.
  • the gripping device 11 is provided with a detection member which is connected to the control means and is directed towards the working area 21 of the gripper arms 13 and 14.
  • the detection member is designed to signal the presence of a refuse container 9 in this working area 21.
  • the detection member comprises a sensor 22 which is arranged on the support part 12.
  • the detection member comprises two sensors 23 and 24 which are each attached to an inner arm part 13a and 14a, respectively, for example in the vicinity of the outer end thereof.
  • the sensors 23 and 24 thus move with the inner arm parts 13a and 14a.
  • the detection member comprises two sensors 25 and 26 which are each mounted on L-shaped arms 27 and 28 which are fixedly connected to the support part 12 and extend on either side of the support part 12.
  • the two sensors 25 and 26 are in this case directed towards one another.
  • Figs. 2 and 3 Apart from the position of the detection member, the gripping devices shown in Figs. 2 and 3, Figs. 4 and 5 and Fig. 6 are of identical design. The structure of these gripping devices, which varies slightly from that shown in Fig. 1 will be explained in more detail below with reference to Fig. 2.
  • Each of the two flexible belts 15 and 16 extends between the outer end of an outer arm part 13b or 14b and the inner end of the associated inner arm parts 13a or 14a, respectively.
  • the gripping devices comprise two hydraulic cylinders (indicated by dot-dashed lines 31 and 32 in Fig. 2), which drive the two gripper arms 13 and 14.
  • the cylinders 31 and 32 are on one side pivotably connected to the support part 12 at pivot points 33 and 34 and on the other side are pivotably connected to the inner arm parts 13a and 14a at pivot points 35 and 36.
  • the pivot points 35 and 36 are located in the vicinity of the pivot points 37 and 38 of the inner arm parts 13a and 14a.
  • coupling rods 39 and 40 are arranged between the support part 12 and the outer arm parts 13b and 14b, pivotably connected thereto.
  • the inner arm parts 13a and 14a and the coupling rods 39 and 40 thus form part of two bar mechanisms which determine the position of the outer arm parts 13b and 14b.
  • the drive mechanism of the gripper arms 13 and 14 comprising hydraulic cylinders 31 and 32 and coupling rods 39 and 40 is such that when the gripper arms 13 and 14 move from the at-rest position to the gripping position and back, the outer arm parts 13b and 14b move to the greatest possible extent in a direction parallel to the centre axis of the gripping device, so that the gripper arms 13 and 14 can pass even between refuse containers which are positioned close together (cf. also Fig. 3).
  • the control means may be designed in such a manner that, in order to grip, pick up, empty into the loading container 5 and put back down a refuse container 9, the gripping device 11 first has to be moved towards the refuse container 9 which is to be emptied by manual control by the driver 19, and when the detection member signals the presence of the corresponding refuse container 9, the movement of the lifting arm 10 is stopped, the gripper arms 13 and 14 are moved automatically to their gripping position and grip the refuse container 9, and the further movements of the lifting arm 10 for picking up, emptying and putting back down the refuse container 9 proceed automatically.
  • the control means may also be designed in such a manner that, after the driver 19 has moved the gripping device 11 towards the refuse container 9 which is to be emptied by manual control and the detection member has signalled the presence of the refuse container 9 and the movement of the lifting arm 10 has stopped, the driver 19 has to move the gripper arms 13 and 14 towards their gripping position by manual control, and that the detection member then checks whether the refuse container 9 has been gripped correctly and gives a signal for the rest of the loading cycle to take place automatically.
  • control means prefferably designed in such a manner that the entire loading cycle has to be controlled manually, in which case the detection member only gives a signal to stop the movement of the lifting arm when it signals the presence of a refuse container 9 and checks whether the refuse container 9 has been gripped correctly.
  • the detection member may also have these functions if the control means are designed in such a manner that the entire loading cycle takes place automatically, in which case the refuse collection vehicle is equipped with a container recognition system, with the aid of which the gripping device is automatically guided towards a refuse container 9 which is to be emptied.
  • the detection member may therefore have four functions:
  • the detection member may be any detection member which is suitable for the purpose, but is preferably a detection member which operates contactlessly, such as an infrared or ultrasonic detection member or a detection member which contains a laser.
  • a contactlessly operating detection member has the advantage that when the loading device approaches a refuse container which is to be emptied, the loading device is prevented from coming into contact with the refuse container and pushing it away or over, in which latter case the refuse container can no longer be picked up and, in addition, refuse may fall out of the container, resulting in environmental pollution.
  • the detection member is arranged on the gripping device in such a manner that it is ensured that the arms always engage around the container when the presence of a refuse container to be emptied is signalled. Also, the position of the detection member is such that good signalling is ensured even in the event of any inclined position of a refuse container which is to be emptied (cf. Fig. 6).
  • the control means preferably also comprise a safety knob (so-called “hold-to-run” knob), which has to be operated by the driver 19 in order for it to be possible for automatic control of the side loader to operate.
  • a safety knob so-called "hold-to-run” knob
  • the driver 19 detects a possible hazardous situation on the monitor 18 in the working area of the side loader which is monitored by the camera 17 or faults in the operation of the side loader, he can immediately stop the loading device by releasing the safety knob.
  • a detection member for signalling the presence of a refuse container in the working area of a gripper member may, of course, also be used on side loaders with a different type of gripping device, and if appropriate on a different type of loading device, such as for example a crane jib with gripping device.

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