JP2010222093A - Garbage collection vehicle and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage collection vehicle capable of effectively utilizing a front space of a discharging plate as a separate storage space. <P>SOLUTION: This garbage collection vehicle includes a garbage storage box 3 mounted on a vehicle body, the discharging plate 17 movably provided in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in the garbage storage box 3 to divide an internal space of the garbage storage box 3 into a garbage storage space 3a and the front space 3b, a discharging cylinder 21 disposed in a longitudinal oblique direction of the vehicle body in the garbage storage box 3 and having one end journaled to the front of the inside of the garbage storage box 3 and the other end journaled to the discharging plate 17 to move the discharging plate 17 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body by an expanding and contacting operations, and proximity sensors 61a and 61b for detecting a degree of inclination of the discharging cylinder 21. According to the degree of inclination of the discharging cylinder 21 detected by the proximity sensors 61a and 61b, the discharging cylinder 21 is stopped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a garbage collection vehicle including a discharge plate that divides an internal space of a dust storage box into a dust storage space and a space in front thereof, and a control method thereof.

  Conventionally, a dust storage box mounted on a vehicle body and having a rear opening at the rear, a dust input box connected in a tiltable manner to the rear opening of the dust storage box, and an interior of the dust input box. A dust pushing device that pushes the dust into the dust containing box through the rear opening, and a dust moving device that is movable forward in the dust containing box. A waste collection vehicle having a discharge plate that divides into a dust storage space into which the dust is pushed and a space in front thereof, and a multi-stage discharge cylinder that moves the discharge plate forward to change the volume of the dust storage space when contracted Is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-72903 A

  By the way, in the garbage collection vehicle as described above, only the dust storage space behind the discharge plate among the internal space of the dust storage box is used to store the dust. Then, the volume of the dust storage space is expanded by moving the discharge plate forward according to the amount of dust stored, but the front space of the discharge plate in which no dust is stored is secured as the movement space of the discharge plate. It is a space.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a garbage collection vehicle capable of separating and collecting another container, such as a combustible material, a non-combustible material, a polystyrene foam or an empty can, in the front space of the discharge plate.

  The refuse collection vehicle of the present invention is mounted on the vehicle body, and is disposed in a dust storage box having a front front opening opening and a rear opening of the dust storage box. A box, a dust loading device provided in the dust input box, and a dust storage box provided movably in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The interior space of the dust storage box is defined as a dust storage space and a space in front of the dust storage space. A discharge plate that divides the discharge plate in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body by an expansion and contraction operation, a detection means that detects the position of the discharge plate, and a discharge plate at a midway position based on the detection result of the detection means Discharge plate stopping means for stopping.

  In addition, the method for controlling a refuse collection vehicle according to the present invention includes a dust storage box mounted on a vehicle body and having a front input port opened forward, and a rear input port connected to a rear opening of the dust storage box. An open dust input box, a dust loading device provided in the dust input box, and a dust storage box provided inside the dust storage box so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The internal space of the dust storage box is defined as a dust storage space. A method for controlling a refuse collection vehicle having a discharge plate partitioned into a space in front thereof and a discharge cylinder for moving the discharge plate in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body by an expansion and contraction operation, wherein the position of the discharge plate is detected, And including stopping the discharge plate at an intermediate position based on the detection result of the detection means.

  In the garbage truck according to the present invention, when the discharge cylinder is retracted and the discharge plate is moved forward, the position of the discharge cylinder is detected, and the discharge plate is stopped at an intermediate position based on the detection result. Can do. Thereby, the discharge plate does not move forward from the stop position, and the front space of the discharge plate can be secured as a storage space for another stored item. The middle position of the discharge plate refers to a position between the foremost position and the rearmost position of the discharge plate.

  Here, the discharge cylinder is disposed in the front and rear oblique direction of the vehicle body inside the dust container box, one end is pivotally supported in front of the dust container box, and the other end is pivotally supported by the discharge plate. The detecting means is for detecting the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder, and the discharge plate stopping means is preferably for stopping the discharge cylinder in accordance with the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder detected by the detecting means.

  As a result, the waste container is disposed inside the dust container in an oblique direction in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. When the plate is moved in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, the inclination angle of the discharge cylinder changes according to the front-rear position. Therefore, when the discharge cylinder is retracted and the discharge plate is moved forward, the discharge cylinder is stopped according to the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder, so that the discharge is discharged at a position corresponding to the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder. The board can be stopped. Thereby, the discharge plate does not move forward from the stop position, and the front space of the discharge plate can be secured as a storage space for another stored item.

  Here, it is desirable that the detection means includes a detected portion protruding from the end of the discharge cylinder and a proximity sensor that detects the proximity of the detected portion. Thus, the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder corresponding to the position where the discharge plate should be stopped can be easily detected by the proximity sensor by the proximity of the detected portion, and the position corresponding to the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder. The discharge plate can be stopped.

  In addition, it is desirable that a plurality of proximity sensors be arranged at different positions so as to correspond to the movable range of the detected part. As a result, a plurality of inclinations of the discharge cylinder can be detected, and the discharge plate can be stopped at positions corresponding to the respective inclinations.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the garbage truck of the present invention has a switch for selecting which proximity sensor to detect the proximity of the detected part among the plurality of proximity sensors. As a result, the proximity sensor according to the selected state of the switch detects the proximity of the detected portion, stops the discharge cylinder at the corresponding position, and stops the discharge plate.

(1) By detecting the position of the discharge plate and stopping the discharge plate at an intermediate position based on the detection result of the position detection means, the discharge plate is prevented from moving forward from the stop position. The front space can be secured as a storage space for another storage object. As a result, it is possible to separate and collect the contents collected from the rear inlet in the rear space of the discharge plate and the other objects collected from the front inlet in the front space of the discharge plate, for example, combustible Goods, incombustibles, polystyrene foam, empty cans, etc. can be separated and collected.

(2) By detecting the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder and stopping the discharge cylinder according to the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder, the discharge plate can be stopped at a position corresponding to the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder. Accordingly, the position of the discharge plate can be detected only by detecting the degree of inclination at one place of the discharge cylinder, and the discharge plate can be stopped at a midway position with a simple configuration.

(3) Since the detection means includes a detected portion protruding from the end of the discharge cylinder and a proximity sensor for detecting the proximity of the detected portion, the discharge plate can be placed at an arbitrary position with a simple configuration. Thus, a garbage truck that can separate and collect the front space of the discharge plate as a storage space for another storage object can be obtained at low cost.

(4) Since a plurality of proximity sensors are arranged at different positions so as to correspond to the movable range of the detected portion, it is possible to detect the degree of multiple inclinations of the discharge cylinder, and discharge at multiple positions. It is possible to stop the plate and obtain a garbage truck capable of changing the volume of the front space of the discharge plate.

(5) By having a switch that selects which proximity sensor detects the proximity of the detected part among a plurality of proximity sensors, the discharge plate can be stopped according to the selected state of the switch. Thus, a garbage truck capable of changing the volume of the front space of the discharge plate by the switch is obtained.

It is a side view which shows the refuse storage box and the dust input box of the refuse collection vehicle in embodiment of this invention in a cross section. It is the perspective view which looked at the refuse storage box of FIG. 1 from diagonally forward. It is a side view which shows operation | movement of the discharge plate in the refuse storage box of FIG. It is the A section enlarged view of FIG. It is a circuit diagram of the discharge plate stop apparatus of the dust loading apparatus of FIG. It is a circuit diagram which shows the hydraulic circuit structure of the refuse loading apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the raising end position of the refuse loading apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the inversion end position of the refuse loading apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the descent | fall end position of the refuse loading apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the compression completion position of the refuse loading apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the dust input box which shows a rotary dust loading apparatus.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing a cross section of a dust container and a dust container box of a garbage truck according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the dust container box of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 3.

  In FIG. 1, a dust container 3 is mounted on a vehicle body 2 of a garbage collector 1. A dust input box 5 is connected to the rear opening 4 at the rear end of the dust container 3. The dust box 5 is pivotally supported by a box support pin 6 above the rear opening 4 and is tiltable about the box support pin 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, front input ports 3 d and 3 d are provided on the left and right of the front wall 3 c in front of the dust container 3. Doors 3e and 3e for opening and closing the front insertion ports 3d and 3d are provided at the front insertion ports 3d and 3d so as to be freely opened and closed.

  At the rear of the dust input box 5, a rear input port 7 for supplying dust is opened. Inside the dust input box 5, a compression type dust loading device 8 is provided. The dust loading device 8 is for compressing the dust thrown into the dust throwing box 5 through the rear throwing port 7 and loading it into the dust container 3.

  Guide groove members 9 made of channel steel are laid on the left and right side walls of the dust input box 5 from the front upper part toward the rear lower part also serving as a reinforcing frame. A sliding plate 10 extending in the entire width is accommodated in the dust throwing box 5. Guide rollers 11 are rotatably provided above and below the left and right edges of the sliding plate 10. These guide rollers 11 are fitted along the inner wall of the guide groove member 9 so as to roll freely.

  Boss portions 12 are provided at the left and right end portions of the upper part of the back surface of the sliding plate 10. A sliding plate support shaft 13 is inserted through the boss portion 12. The sliding plate support shaft 13 is disposed so as to protrude beyond the inside of the dust box 5 beyond the sliding openings 5 a formed on the left and right side walls of the dust box 5.

  Further, between the sliding plate support shaft 13 projecting outward from the left and right side walls of the dust input box 5 and the lower part of the dust input box 5, the guide groove member 9 is inclined to the outside of the left and right dust input boxes 5. Sliding cylinders 14 arranged along each other are connected to each other. The sliding plate 10 reciprocates up and down along the guide groove member 9 by the expansion and contraction of the sliding cylinder 14.

  At the lower end of the sliding plate 10, a compression plate 15 that extends to the full width of the dust box 5 is supported so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction. The tip of the compression plate 15 is slightly bent toward the front. In addition, connecting portions 15 a are projected from the left and right rear surfaces of the compression plate 15. Oscillating cylinders 16 are connected between the left and right connecting portions 15a and the left and right ends of the sliding plate support shaft 13 provided at the upper back of the sliding plate 10, respectively. By the expansion / contraction operation of the swing cylinder 16, the compression plate 15 swings back and forth.

  On the other hand, a discharge plate 17 is slidably disposed in the front and rear direction of the vehicle body 2 in the dust container 3. The discharge plate 17 is a plate-like body formed to have substantially the same size as the horizontal width and the vertical height of the dust container 3. By this discharge plate 17, the internal space of the dust storage box 3 is partitioned into a dust storage space 3 a for storing the dust 40 loaded from the rear opening 4 by the dust loading device 8 and a front space 3 b in front of it. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the discharge plate 17 is supported by a support frame 18 that slides in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 within the dust container 3. On both the left and right edges of the support frame 18, there are provided guide groove members 19 formed of channel steel constituting a guide portion that guides the movement of the discharge plate 17 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 2. On the other hand, guide convex members 20 that form guide portions together with the guide groove members 19 extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 on the left and right inner surfaces of the dust container 3. Pads 37 are provided above and below the guide groove member 19 of the support frame 18. The guide groove member 19 is guided by the guide convex member 20 through the pad 37 and slides smoothly in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2.

  Further, a discharge cylinder 21 that moves the discharge plate 17 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 by an expansion / contraction operation is provided in the front space 3 b of the dust container 3 in the front-rear oblique direction of the vehicle body 2. One end of the discharge cylinder 21 is pivotally supported at the upper front position inside the dust container 3, and the other end is pivotally supported by the discharge plate 17.

  The discharge cylinder 21 includes a base cylinder tube 21a, a first piston tube 21b that is extendable with respect to the cylinder tube 21a inside the cylinder tube 21a, and a first piston tube 21b that is inside the first piston tube 21b. This is a multistage telescopic cylinder composed of a second piston tube 21c that can expand and contract, and a third piston tube 21d that can expand and contract with respect to the second piston tube 21c inside the second piston tube 21c.

  The lower end of the discharge cylinder 21, that is, the base end (lower end) of the cylinder tube 21 a is pivotally supported by a support member 22 provided below the discharge plate 17 by a shaft member 23. On the other hand, the upper end of the discharge cylinder 21, that is, the tip (upper end) of the third piston tube 21d is pivotally supported by a shaft member 24 attached to the foremost part of the front space 3b. When the discharge cylinder 21 is extended, the discharge plate 17 is brought close to the rear opening 4 of the dust storage box 3 to minimize the volume of the dust storage space 3a, while the discharge cylinder 21 is degenerated, thereby reducing the dust storage space. The volume of 3a is increased and changed.

  Moreover, the garbage collection vehicle 1 in this embodiment is provided with the discharge plate stop device 60 (refer FIG. 5) as a discharge plate stop means which stops the discharge plate 17 in the middle position. As shown in FIG. 4, proximity sensors 61 a and 61 b as detection means for detecting the position of the discharge plate 17 are provided above the shaft member 24. Further, at the upper end portion of the discharge cylinder 21, a detected piece 62 as a detected portion to be detected by the proximity sensors 61a and 61b is projected. The detected piece 62 is formed in a substantially L shape by a metal plate.

  When the discharge cylinder 21 expands and contracts and the degree of inclination changes, the detected piece 62 rotates around the shaft member 24 accordingly. The proximity sensors 61 a and 61 b detect the position of the discharge plate 17 by detecting the proximity of the detected piece 62 and detecting the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder 21.

  The proximity sensor 61a is a normally closed (NC) output type, and continues to detect the detected piece 62 while the discharge plate 17 is moving forward from the rear end of the dust container 3 and the discharge plate 17 is shown in FIG. When the X position shown in FIG. 3 is reached, the detected piece 62 is not detected. On the other hand, the proximity sensor 61b is a normally open (NO) output type, and while the discharge plate 17 is moving forward from the rear end portion of the dust container 3, the detection piece 62 is not detected and the discharge plate 17 is not detected. Is arranged at a position where the detected piece 62 is detected when it reaches the position Y shown in FIG.

  Here, the circuit configuration of the discharge plate stopping device 60 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of the discharge plate stopping device 60 of FIG.

  5, the discharge plate position changeover switch 63 is a switch for selecting whether the discharge plate 17 is stopped at the X position or the Y position in FIG. 3, that is, which proximity sensor among the plurality of proximity sensors 61a and 61b. Is a switch for selecting whether or not the detected piece 62 is detected, and is disposed in the cab of the garbage truck 1. The solenoid 64 is an actuator that operates an electromagnetic valve 29 described later. In FIG. 5, 65a is a coil of the relay R20 connected to the proximity sensor 61a, and 66a is a b-contact of the relay R20. Similarly, 65b is a coil of the relay R21 connected to the proximity sensor 61b, and 66b is a b contact of the relay R21.

  Next, the hydraulic circuit configuration of the garbage truck 1 in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a hydraulic circuit configuration of the garbage truck 1 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in this hydraulic circuit 30, five types of cylinders, the sliding cylinder 14, the swing cylinder 16, the discharge cylinder 21, the lock cylinder 27 of the dust box 5 and the tilt cylinder 28, are hydraulically controlled. Yes. The sliding cylinder 14 is for sliding the sliding plate 10 in the vertical direction. The swing cylinder 16 is for swinging the compression plate 15 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2.

  The lock cylinder 27 is for locking the dust container 5 in the closed position. The lock cylinder 27 is extended when the dust in the dust storage box 3 is discarded in the dust treatment plant, unlocks the dust input box 5, opens the dust input box 5, and opens the rear opening 4. Be able to. The tilt cylinder 28 is for tilting the dust throwing box 5 upward about the throwing box support pin 6 to open the rear part of the dust container 3.

  Each cylinder 14, 16, 21, 27, 28 is connected to a hydraulic pressure switching unit 31 via a hydraulic pipe 30a. The hydraulic pressure switching unit 31 includes a plurality of electromagnetic valves (not shown), and the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 32 is supplied to a desired cylinder by switching the open / close ports of these electromagnetic valves. Thereby, switching of the expansion / contraction operation of each cylinder 14, 16, 21, 27, 28 is controlled, or the operation is stopped.

  Further, in the middle of the hydraulic pipe 30a for operating the discharge cylinder 21, an electromagnetic valve 29 as a switching valve constituting the discharge plate stop device 60 is connected together with the proximity sensors 61a and 61b and the detected piece 62. The solenoid valve 29 opens the hydraulic piping 30a of the discharge cylinder 21 when energized to the solenoid 64 (see FIG. 5), and closes when energized. That is, the discharge plate stopping device 60 stops the discharge cylinder 21 at a midway position according to the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder 21 detected by the proximity sensors 61a and 61b and the detected piece 62.

  The hydraulic circuit 30 includes a hydraulic tank 33 that stores hydraulic oil. The hydraulic circuit 30 is configured such that the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic tank 33 is sucked up by the hydraulic pump 32 and distributed to the supply-side hydraulic pipe 30 b and supplied to the hydraulic pressure switching unit 31. Then, the hydraulic oil that has passed through the hydraulic pressure switching unit 31 is circulated through the recovery-side hydraulic pipe 30 c, filtered by the return filter 34, then circulated through the hydraulic pipe 30 c ′, and recovered again in the hydraulic tank 33. It has become.

  In addition, a controller 35 for switching control of the hydraulic pressure switching unit 31 is connected to the hydraulic pressure switching unit 31. This controller 35 is provided in the driver's seat. An operation device 36 for controlling the operation of the dust loading device 8 is connected to the controller 35. Although not shown, the operating device 36 is provided on the left side of the rear inlet 7 of the dust input box 5.

  The operating device 36 includes a loading instruction button as a loading instruction means for performing a loading operation by sequentially reversing, lowering, compressing and raising the sliding plate 10 and the compression plate 15, and a lowering for lowering the sliding plate 10. A plurality of push-type switches such as an instruction button, a lift instruction button for raising the sliding plate 10, and a reversal instruction button for reversing the compression plate 15 are provided.

  When the loading instruction button is pushed, the operating device 36 causes the controller 35 to sequentially reverse, lower, compress and raise the sliding plate 10 and the compression plate 15 to load the loading signal. Is output. Similarly, when the lowering instruction button or the raising instruction button is pushed, the operating device 36 lowers the sliding plate 10 while the buttons are being pushed. Or output a rising signal.

  In addition, when the reversal instruction button is pressed, the operation device 36 outputs a reversal signal for reversing the compression plate 15 to the controller 35. When the controller 35 receives various signals output from these operating devices 36, the controller 35 switches the opening / closing port of the solenoid valve in accordance with the various signals to the hydraulic pressure switching unit 31, thereby switching the sliding cylinder 14 and the swing cylinder 16. A control signal for controlling to extend or stop is output.

  Next, the operation of the dust loading device 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view for explaining the lifting end position of the dust loading device 8, FIG. 8 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view for explaining the reverse finishing position of the dust loading device 8, and FIG. 9 is a lowering of the dust loading device 8 FIG. 10 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the end position, and FIG. 10 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the compression end position of the dust loading device 8. 7 to 10, the sliding cylinder 14 is omitted for simplification.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the state where both the sliding cylinder 14 and the swing cylinder 16 are extended and the sliding plate 10 is at the rising end position (the uppermost position), the dust 40 is put into the dust charging box through the rear charging port 7. 5 and push in the loading instruction button. When the loading instruction is made by the loading instruction button, the operation device 36 outputs the aforementioned loading signal to the controller 35. The controller 35 receives this loading signal and controls the operation of the hydraulic pressure switching unit 31 so as to perform the following loading operation.

  First, in the state shown in FIG. 7, the swing cylinder 16 is retracted and the compression plate 15 is reversely operated to reach the reverse end position (see FIG. 8) (reversing step). Thereafter, the sliding cylinder 14 is retracted and the sliding plate 10 is lowered, and the compression plate 15 is lowered accordingly (lowering step). When the compression plate 15 reaches the lowering end position (see FIG. 9), the swing cylinder 16 is extended to swing the compression plate 15 forward, and the process proceeds to the compression step.

  When the compression plate 15 swings to the compression end position (see FIG. 10) (compression stroke), the sliding cylinder 14 is extended to raise the compression plate 15 (ascending step). When the compression plate 15 reaches the rising end position (see FIG. 7), the series of loading operations is finished. As a result, the dust loading operation can be repeated with each process of inversion, lowering, compression, and ascending as one cycle.

  As described above, when starting to load the dust 40 into the dust container 3, the discharge cylinder 21 is extended and the discharge plate 17 is disposed at the rearmost position in the dust container 3. . And when the force with which the dust 40 loaded by the dust loading device 8 presses the discharge plate 17 reaches a predetermined value or more, the discharge cylinder 21 is retracted so that the discharge plate 17 gradually moves forward. I have to. By such a movement operation of the discharge plate 17, the dust 40 can be loaded into the dust container 3 while being compressed.

  When the dust container 3 is filled with the dust 40, the dust container 5 is tilted to open the rear opening 4 of the dust container 3 and extend the discharge cylinder 21, thereby expanding the dust container box. The discharge plate 17 located at the front part of 3 is moved backward so that the dust 40 accommodated in the dust storage box 3 can be discharged.

  In the garbage collection vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment, the discharge plate 17 is stopped at the midway positions X and Y, whereby the front space 3b in front of the discharge plate 17 is stored in a collection space separate from the dust storage space 3a. It is possible to secure as. The volume of the accommodation space can be selected by the discharge plate position changeover switch 63. Hereinafter, the operation of the discharge plate 17 by the selection of the discharge plate position changeover switch 63 will be described.

  In FIG. 5, when the discharge plate position changeover switch 63 is selected on the proximity sensor 61a side, the proximity sensor 61a is activated. This proximity sensor 61a is a normally closed output type, and since it continues to detect the detected piece 62 while the discharge plate 17 is moving forward from the rear end of the dust container 3, the coil 65a of the relay R20 is connected to the proximity sensor 61a. Is not energized. Therefore, the b contact 66a remains closed and the solenoid 64 is operating, so that the electromagnetic valve 29 is open and the discharge cylinder 21 can be retracted as described above.

  When the discharge plate 17 reaches the position X shown in FIG. 3, the proximity sensor 61a does not detect the detection piece 62, and the coil 65a of the relay R20 is energized. As a result, the b contact 66a is opened and the solenoid 64 is not operated, so that the solenoid valve 29 is closed and the discharge cylinder 21 is stopped and does not operate. Therefore, the discharge plate 17 does not move further forward than the stop position of X shown in FIG. 3, and the front space 3b of the discharge plate 17 at the position of X is secured as another collection object storage space.

  On the other hand, when the discharge plate position changeover switch 63 is selected on the proximity sensor 61b side, the proximity sensor 61b is activated. The proximity sensor 61b is a normally open output type, and does not detect the detected piece 62 while the discharge plate 17 is moving forward from the rear end of the dust container 3; Not energized. Therefore, since the b contact 66b remains closed and the solenoid 64 is operating, the electromagnetic valve 29 is open and the discharge cylinder 21 can be retracted as described above.

  When the discharge plate 17 reaches the position Y shown in FIG. 3, the proximity sensor 61b detects the detected piece 62 and energizes the coil 65b of the relay R21. As a result, the b contact 66b is opened and the solenoid 64 is not operated, so that the solenoid valve 29 is closed and the discharge cylinder 21 is stopped and does not operate. Accordingly, the discharge plate 17 does not move further forward than the Y stop position shown in FIG. 3, and the front space 3b of the discharge plate 17 at the Y position is secured as a separate collection object storage space.

  As described above, in the garbage truck 1 according to this embodiment, the front and rear positions of the discharge plate 17 are detected by detecting the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder 21 and discharged according to the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder 21. The cylinder 21 is stopped. Therefore, in this garbage collection vehicle 1, the position X or Y of the discharge plate 17 corresponding to the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder 21 is set in advance, and these positions X and Y are selected by the discharge plate position changeover switch 63. Thus, the discharge plate 17 can be stopped.

  As a result, the discharge plate 17 does not move forward from the stop position, and the front space 3b of the discharge plate 17 is partitioned by the dust storage space 3a behind the discharge plate 17 and the discharge plate 17. Therefore, it is possible to store separately from the front input ports 3d, 3d, for example, different materials from the dust storage space 3a from the rear input port 7, such as combustible materials, non-combustible materials, polystyrene foam and empty cans. It is.

  Further, in the garbage truck 1 in the present embodiment, the detection means for detecting the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder 21 is a detection piece 62 protruding from the end of the discharge cylinder 21 and the proximity of the detection piece 62. The proximity sensors 61a and 61b that detect the above are realized with a simple configuration, and the front space 3b of the discharge plate 17 can be effectively used as another accommodating space at low cost.

  Moreover, in the garbage truck 1 in this embodiment, since the proximity sensors 61a and 61b are arranged in multiple positions so as to correspond to the movable range of the detected piece 62, a plurality of stop positions are set. The discharge plate 17 can be stopped, and the volume of the front space 3b of the discharge plate 17 can be easily changed by the discharge plate position changeover switch 63 in accordance with the amount to be accommodated. In the present embodiment, the stop positions of the discharge plate 17 are set at two locations, but this set number may be changed.

  Further, in the garbage truck 1 according to the present embodiment, the proximity sensors 61a and 61b and the detection piece 62 are provided at the upper end portion of the discharge cylinder 21, but conversely, they can be provided at the lower end portion of the discharge cylinder 21. . Further, in this embodiment, the front and rear positions of the discharge plate 17 are detected by detecting the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder 21, but the position sensor that directly detects the position of the discharge plate 17 in the dust container 3. It is also possible to detect by providing.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the dust collecting vehicle including the compression type dust loading device has been described, but the present invention is also applicable to a dust collecting vehicle including the rotary dust loading device. FIG. 11 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of a dust box which shows a rotary dust loading device.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the rotary dust loading device 50 includes a pushing plate 51 that swings in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2, and a rotating plate that has a rotation center near the lower end of the pushing plate 51 and that rotates forward and backward. 52. The pushing plate 51 extends across the entire width direction of the dust box 5 and is disposed so as to face the rear opening 4. An upper portion of the pushing plate 51 is provided with an extending portion 51b extending above the center shaft 51a in the vicinity of the center of the left and right side walls of the dust throwing box 5.

  The distal ends of a pair of left and right pushing cylinders 53 are connected to the distal end of the extending portion 51b. The pushing cylinder 53 has a base end rotatably supported by the charging box support pin 6. By the expansion / contraction operation of the pushing cylinder 53, the pushing plate 51 swings in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 around the central axis 51a.

  On the other hand, the rotating plate 52 is provided below the pushing plate 51. The rotating plate 52 has a rotating shaft 52a as a rotation center near the lower end of the pushing plate 51, and rotates around the rotating shaft 52a along a bottom wall 54 formed in a substantially semicircular cross section of the dust container box 5. It is configured as follows. In addition, one of the rotating shafts 52a is drivingly connected to a motor (not shown) capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions via a speed reduction mechanism, and is synchronized with the motor while the torque is increased by the motor. Are configured to rotate forward and reverse.

  In the rotary dust loading device 50 having such a configuration, the dust thrown into the dust throwing box 5 through the rear throwing port 7 is scraped up by the rotation of the rotating plate 52 (clockwise in FIG. 11). The tip of the rotary plate 52 is lifted up to the corresponding position of the lower edge of the rear opening 4. Then, when the pushing plate 51 swings from the rear position to the front position, the dust on the rotating plate 52 is pushed into the dust containing box 3 through the rear opening 4.

  Similarly to the above, when the force with which the dust 40 loaded by the dust loading device 50 presses the discharge plate 17 reaches a predetermined value or more, the discharge plate 21 is gradually retracted by retracting the discharge cylinder 21. Move forward. The dust 40 can be loaded into the dust container 3 by the movement of the discharge plate 17.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful as a dust collection vehicle for loading and collecting dust in the internal space of a dust collection box. In particular, the present invention is suitable as a garbage collection vehicle capable of separating and collecting another container, such as a combustible material, a non-combustible material, a polystyrene foam or an empty can, in the front space of the discharge plate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dust collection vehicle 2 Car body 3 Dust storage box 3a Dust storage space 3b Front space 3c Front wall 3d Front inlet 3e Door 4 Rear opening 5 Dust inlet box 5a Sliding opening 6 Input box support pin 7 Rear inlet 8 Dust collection Inserting device 9 Guide groove member 10 Slide plate 11 Guide roller 12 Boss portion 13 Slide plate support shaft 14 Slide cylinder 15 Compression plate 15a Connection portion 16 Oscillating cylinder 17 Discharge plate 18 Support frame 19 Guide groove member 20 Guide convex member 21 Discharge cylinder 21a Cylinder tube 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e Piston tube 22 Support member 23, 24 Shaft member 27 Lock cylinder 28 Tilt cylinder 29 Solenoid valve 30 Hydraulic circuit 30a, 30b, 30c, 30c 'Hydraulic piping 31 Hydraulic switching part 32 Hydraulic pump 33 Hydraulic tank 34 Return filter 35 Troller 36 Operating device 37 Pad 40 Dust 50 Dust loading device 51 Push plate 51a Central shaft 51b Extension part 52 Rotation plate 52a Rotation shaft 53 Push cylinder 54 Bottom wall 60 Discharge plate stop device 61a, 61b Proximity sensor 62 Detected piece 63 Discharge plate position switch 64 Solenoid 65a, 65b Coil 66a, 66b b contact

Claims (7)

A garbage storage box mounted on the vehicle body and having a front inlet opening in front;
A dust input box connected to the rear opening of the dust storage box and having a rear input opening;
A dust loading device provided in the dust box;
A discharge plate which is provided in the dust container box so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and divides the internal space of the dust container box into a dust container space and a space in front of the dust container box;
A discharge cylinder that moves the discharge plate in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body by a telescopic operation;
Detecting means for detecting the position of the discharge plate;
A garbage collection vehicle having discharge plate stop means for stopping the discharge plate at an intermediate position based on a detection result of the detection means. The discharge cylinder is disposed in the dust container box in an oblique direction in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, one end is pivotally supported in front of the dust container box, and the other end is pivotally supported by the discharge plate. Yes,
The detecting means detects a degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder;
2. The garbage collection vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the discharge plate stop means stops the discharge cylinder according to a degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder detected by the detection means. The detection means includes
A detected part protruding from an end of the discharge cylinder;
3. A garbage collection vehicle according to claim 2, comprising a proximity sensor for detecting the proximity of the detected portion.   4. The garbage collection vehicle according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the proximity sensors are arranged at different positions so as to correspond to a movable range of the detected part.   The garbage collection vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising: a switch that selects which proximity sensor of the plurality of proximity sensors detects the proximity of the detected portion. A garbage storage box mounted on the vehicle body and having a front inlet opening in front;
A dust input box connected to the rear opening of the dust storage box and having a rear input opening;
A dust loading device provided in the dust box;
A discharge plate which is provided in the dust container box so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and divides the internal space of the dust container box into a dust container space and a space in front of the dust container box;
A method for controlling a garbage truck having a discharge cylinder that moves the discharge plate in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body by a telescopic operation,
Detecting the position of the discharge plate;
A method for controlling a garbage truck, comprising: stopping the discharge plate at a middle position based on a detection result of the position detection means. The discharge cylinder is disposed in the dust container box in an oblique direction in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, one end is pivotally supported in the front of the dust container box, and the other end is pivotally supported by the discharge plate. Yes,
The detection of the position of the discharge plate is to detect the degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder,
The method for controlling a refuse collection vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the stop at the midway position of the discharge plate is to stop the discharge cylinder according to a degree of inclination of the discharge cylinder.

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