WO1996022899B1 - Detachable truck body and handling mechanism - Google Patents
Detachable truck body and handling mechanismInfo
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- WO1996022899B1 WO1996022899B1 PCT/US1996/001083 US9601083W WO9622899B1 WO 1996022899 B1 WO1996022899 B1 WO 1996022899B1 US 9601083 W US9601083 W US 9601083W WO 9622899 B1 WO9622899 B1 WO 9622899B1
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Abstract
A container handling apparatus (10) for receiving, positioning, engaging and releasing exchangeable chassis or sub-frame mounted containers (18), which may be truck bodies, or the like, capable of readily locking and unlocking a truck body or sub-frame to a supporting chassis (14) is disclosed that is self-contained on the chassis (14). A truck body or container which may be self-supporting is also disclosed
Claims
1. A Mechanised, self-contained vehicle-mounted system for handling the exchange positioning and tilting of detachable modular containers to be carried by a vehicle chassis, as material hauling truck bodies or the like, including integral means for latching/locking and receiving/separating said container, said system comprising:
(a) vehicle chassis for supporting a modular container;
(b) container mounting sub-frame carried on said chassis;
(c) sub-frame operating mechanism connected between said sub-frame and said chassis for manipulating said sub-frame relative to said chassis, said manipulation having a lateral component, and wherein said sub-frame operating mechanism further comprises means for raising and lowering at least a portion of said sub-frame relative to said chassis.
(d) container manipulation mechanism carried by staid sub-frame for positioning said container along said chassis and said sub-frame.
2. The handling system of claim 1 wherein said container manipulating mechanism means further comprises reciprocally operated pawl means for laterally displacing said container fore and aft relative to said sub-frame.
3. The handling system of claim 1 wherein said sub-frame operating mechanism includes a rear lift and pivot system having:
(a) a chassis mounted lift pivot shaft positioned In fixed relation to said chassis toward the rear thereof;
(b) a sub-frame mounted tilt pivot shaft in spaced parallel relation to said lift pivot shaft and positioned in fixed relation to said sub-frame; (c) a plurality of spaced connecting link numbers connected between said lift pivot shaft and said tilt pivot shaft;
(d) lift means for displacing said tilt pivot shaft vertically with respect to said lift pivot shaft for raising the rear portion of said sub-frame; and
(e) Lifting means for raising the front end of said sub-frame and pivoting the rear portion thereof about said tilt pivot shaft.
4. The handling system of claim 3 wherein said container manipulating mechanism means further comprises reciprocally operated pawl means for laterally displacing said container fore and aft relative to said sub-frame and wherein said sub-frame operating mechanism further comprises means for raising and lowering said sub-frame relative to said chassis.
5. The handling system of claim 1 wherein said sub-frame operating mechanism further comprises means for locking said container to said sub-frame.
6. The handling system of claim 5 wherein said means for locking said container to said sub-frame comprises a plurality of spring biased hooks spaced along said sub-frame engageable by the positioning of said container along said sub-frame.
7. The handling system of claim 6 further comprising slide pin operated locking system located in the forward portion of said sub-frame.
8. The handling system of claim 1 further comprising laterally engaging hook means on said container and said chassis to automatically lock said container to said chassis when said container is positioned fully forward on said sub-frame.
9. The handling system of claim 2 wherein said reciprocally operated pawl means comprises spaced oppositely directed pawls mounted on a longitudinally reciprocating frame slidably mounted in said sub-frame and powered by bi-directional linear actuating means.
10. The handling system of claim 9 wherein said container includes an underside having oppositely directed notches disposed to engage said pawls.
11. The handling system of claim 9 wherein said pawls are spring biased.
12. The handling system of claim 10 wherein said pawls are spring biased.
13. The handling system of claim 1 wherein said sub-frame comprises longitudinal elongated structural members connected by transverse members which provide continuous support to a container or truck body of like shape nested thereon.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the container is a refuse truck body.
15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said handling system includes positioning guide means for assuring proper positioning of said container on said sub-frame.
16. A mechanized, self-contained vehicle-mounted handling system for operating a sub-frame for carrying and handling detachable modular containers to be carried by a vehicle chassis, as material hauling truck bodies or the like, including Integral means for latching/ locking and receiving/separating said container, said system comprising:
(a) vehicle chassis for supporting a modular container;
(b) container mounting sub-frame carried on said chassis; and
(c) sub-frame operating mechanism connected between said sub-frame and said chassis for manipulating and directing said sub-frame laterally and vertically relative to said chassis comprising:
(i) cam-directed lift and pivot linkage system operated by a connected torque tube;
(ii) a plurality of fluid operated cylinders for lifting and tilting said sub-frame connected between said sub-frame and said chassis wherein at least one of said cylinders is connected between said chassis and said torque tube;
17. The handling system of claim 16 wherein said lift and pivot linkage further comprises a pair of spaced cam plates defining cam slots fixed to said chassis and a pair of cam followers attached to intermediate linkage means carried by said sub-frame.
18. The handling system of claim 17 wherein said lift and pivot linkage further comprises:
(a) a transverse sub-frame torque tube connected to said sub-frame;
(b) a pair of cam plates carrying shaped cam slots therein, one fixed on either side of said chassis toward the rear thereof;
(c) a pair of base link members, each having a fixed end pivotally mounted, one on either side of said chassis behind said pair of cam plates and having a free end, both said free ends being connected by a common pivot shaft;
(d) a pair of spaced sub-frame link members connected by said sub-frame torque tube and between said torque tube and said common pivot shaft; and
(e) cam follower means carried by said sub-frame link members and running in said cam slot.
19. A mechanized, self-contained vehicle-mounted handling system for facilitating the exchange of detachable modular containers to be carried by a vehicle chassis, as material hauling truck bodies or the like, including integral means for latching/locking and receiving/separating said container, said system comprising:
(a) wheel mounted chassis for supporting a modular container;
(b) container mounting sub-frame carried on said chassis;
(c) sub-frame operating means connected between said sub-frame and said chassis for manipulating said sub-frame relative to said chassis wherein said sub-frame operating means further comprises lateral operating means for laterally displacing said sub-frame fore and aft relative to said chassis, vertical operating means for raising and lowering said sub-frame relative to said chassis and means for raising the front portion of said sub-frame upward to tilt said sub-frame relative to said chassis about a tilt fulcrum;
(d) wherein said sub-frame operating means further comprises spaced cam plates containing shaped cam openings and connected between a common torque tube on said sub-frame and cam rollers attached to said chassis, said cam rollers extending through shaped cam openings in said cam plates to guide the lateral and vertical motion of said rear portion of said sub-frame; and
(e) wherein said cam plates further comprise front and rear cam openings, each said front opening shaped to include a relatively elongated curved portion each and said rear cam openings being characterized by a relatively short mild front curvature such that the rearward displacement sub-frame is enhanced with respect to the vertical rise to thereby move said tilt fulcrum rearward with respect to said truck chassis.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said sub-frame operating means includes hydraulic cylinder means connected between said chassis and said torque tube.
21. A mechanised, self-contained vehicle-mounted handling system for facilitating exchanging detachable custom utility devices to be carried by a vehicle chassis. as truck bodies or the like, including integral means for latching/ locking and receiving/separating said utility device, said system comprising:
(a) vehicle chassis for supporting a utility device; and
(b) utility device handling means, including reversible latching/locking and receiving/separating means, carried by the chassis and operable between receiving/separating and latched/locked states;
(c) mechanised operating system for operating the utility device handling system; and
(d) wherein said latching/looking means includes at least a first pair of chassis locking means, one associated with each side of said chassis, each capable of interlocking with a corresponding looking means, one associated with each side of a device to be secured to the chassis, said interlocking being reversibly occasioned by the operation of said latching/locking means.
22. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein said receiving/separating means further comprises deployable support means on said chassis for independently supporting an interchangeable utility device above the chassis for facilitating the receiving/separating thereof.
23. The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising latch locking means for locking the latch means in the latched position and wherein said latch/locking means comprises an over-center linkage arrangement.
24. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein the latching/locking means comprises mechanized extendable/retractable latch pin means and latch pin locking means for locking the latch pin means in the latched position.
25. A vehicle-mounted handling apparatus for interchanging chassis-mounted utility devices, which may be truck bodies or the like, capable of readily receiving, locking and releasing same to such chassis, comprising:
(a) a vehicle chassis for supporting detachable utility devices;
(b) mechanized utility device attaching means comprising at least one rotating eccentric cam latching means rotatable about at least one transverse axis fixed to the chassis and a powered mechanism operating the cam latching means between a receive/release and a latched/locked position, the latching means further comprising a recess for receiving and latching nesting securing means fixed to an interchangeable utility device to be secured to the chassis;
(σ) utility device locking means for securing the utility device to the chassis; and
(d) mechanized operating system for operating said handling apparatus.
26. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the utility device attaching means comprises a plurality of eccentric cam means.
27. The apparatus of claim 26 wherein each one of said plurality of eccentric cam means is carried on a separate transverse axis.
28. The apparatus of claim 25 further comprising utility device locking means including a pair of chassis locking means capable of interlocking with a corresponding pair of device locking means, one fixed to either side of a detachable utility device to be secured to the chassis, said interlocking being reversibly occasioned by the rotation of the eccentric cam means.
29. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein the chassis locking means and the utility device locking means comprise aligned interlocking, mating hook means.
30. The apparatus of claim 25 further comprising latch locking means for locking said latch means in the latched position.
31. The apparatus of claim 30 wherein the latch locking means comprises an over-center linkage arrangement.
32. The apparatus of claim 25 further comprising deployable independent support means on said chassis for independently supporting a detachable utility device above the chassis for facilitating the receiving/releasing thereof.
33. The apparatus of claim 32 wherein the deployable independent support means comprises a plurality of vertically disposed fluid operated cylinders.
34. The apparatus of claim 32 wherein the deployable independent support means on said chassis for independently supporting said utility device above the chassis comprises a plurality of lifting arm means and wherein the utility device further comprises self-aligning bracket means cooperating with said lifting arm means to assure proper chassis/utility device alignment.
35. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the recess in the rotating eccentric cam latching means further comprises an open slot means positioned so as to be directed in a generally upward direction when in the receive/release position for receiving or releasing a latch bar means fixed to the replaceable container and wherein rotation of the eccentric cam latching means toward the latched/locked position will cause said latch bar means to be engaged and to move in a generally horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of said cam latching means to a position selected from a locked position and one where locking can take place.
36. The apparatus of claim 35 further comprising side locking means including a pair of chassis locking means capable of interlocking a corresponding pair of utility device locking means, one fixed to either side of a utility device to be secured to the chassis, said interlocking being reversibly occasioned by the rotation of said eccentric cam means.
37. A truck having a chassis and detachable refuse hauling truck body detachably secured to and carried by the chassis, comprising: (a) a vehicle chassis having a truck body supporting portion;
(b) truck body handling means comprising a plurality of extendable/retractable latch pin means operable by fluid-operated piston-cylinder means between a retracted receive/release position and an extended latched position;
(c) truck body locking means for securing the truck body to the chassis;
(d) mechanized means on said vehicle chassis for operating said truck body handling means;
(a) exchangeable truck body means having one or more latch pin openings, to be detachably connected to and carried by the chassis;
(f) wherein the truck body locking means further comprises a pair of chassis interlocking hook means;
(g) a pair of truck body interlocking hook means, one fixed to either side of the truck body; and (h) wherein said chassis interlocking hook means and said truck body interlocking hook means are disposed to align and interlock according to the operation of the fluid-operated cylinder.
38. The apparatus of claim 37 further comprising retractable means on said chassis for supporting the replaceable truck body above said vehicle chassis so that a truck body can be transferred to or from the chassis using alternate support means.
39. The apparatus of claim 38 wherein the container means further includes optionally deployable means of self-support.
40. The apparatus of claim 39 wherein the optional deployable means of self-support comprises pairs of oppositely disposed legs.
41. The apparatus of claim 40 wherein said legs are detachable.
42. The apparatus of claim 3B wherein the retractable means on said ohaesis for supporting said replaceable truck body above the chassis independently of the attaching means is selected from the group consisting of a plurality of fluid-operated lifting piston-cylinders and a plurality of mechanised pivoting lifting arms.
43. The apparatus of claim 42 wherein means for retaining the truck body locking means in the locked position includes an over-center linkage arrangement.
44. A truck having a chassis and a detachable refuse truck body which is detachably secured to and carried by the chassis, comprising:
(a) a vehicle chassis having a truck body supporting portion;
(b) truck body attaching means comprising a wedge- shaped tongue member carried by and extending below said truck body and an horizontal, transverse plate member longitudinally slidably mounted in said chassis and having an opening for receiving said tongue member and means for operating said transverse plate member fore and aft along said chassis such that displacement of said plate member after receiving said tongue member displaces the truck body fore and aft on said chassis;
(c) truck body locking means for securing the truck body to the chassis; and
(d) mechanised operating system on said chassis for operating said body attaching means and said locking means.
45. The apparatus of claim 44 wherein said truck body locking means for securing the truck body to the chassis is selected from pairs of interlocking hook means and oppositely disposed latch pin means.
46. The apparatus of claim 44 further comprising means for retaining the truck body locking means in the locked position.
47. The apparatus of claim 44 further comprising retractable means on said chassis for supporting the replaceable truck body above the chassis independent of the attaching means so that a container can be transferred to or from the chassis said retractable means being selected from a plurality of fluid-operated lifting piston-cylinders and/or a plurality of pivoting lifting arms.
48. The apparatus of claim 44 further comprising;
(e) exchangeable truck body means having one or more latch bar means, to be detachably connected to and carried by the chassis;
(f) wherein the latching means further comprises at least a pair of oppositely disposed, extendable latch pin means operable to engage aligned openings in the truck body to fix the truck body to the chassis; and
(g) wherein said latch pin means and said openings are disposed to align according to the operation of the rotating eccentric cam latching means to secure the container to the chassis.
49. The apparatus of claim 44 wherein the container means further includes optionally deployable means of self- support .
50. The apparatus of claim 49 wherein the optional deployable means of self-support comprises pairs of oppositely disposed legs.
51. The apparatus of claim 50 wherein said legs are detachable.
52. A truck having a truck chassis and detachable refuse hauling truck body detachably secured to and carried by the chassis, comprising:
(a) a vehicle chassis having a truck body supporting portion;
(b) truck body handling means including reversible latching/locking and receiving/separating means operable between a receive/release position and a latched/locked position;
(c) truck body locking means for securing the truck body to the chassis;
(d) mechanized means on said vehicle chassis for operating said truck body handling means;
(e) a first detachable truck body;
(f) trailer chassis means attachable to said truck chassis and capable of carrying a second detachable refuse body exchangeable with said first detachable truck body;
(g) truck body handling means on said trailer chassis;
(h) mechanized means on said trailer chassis for operating said truck body handling means on said trailer; and
(i) wherein said mechanized means on said trailer chassis is powered form the vehicle chassis.
53. Container means for receiving, storing and discharging refuse material and designed for quick disconnect with a supporting chassis comprising:
(a) a generally hollow structure having a receiving opening, an arcuate discharge door means at one end, said discharge door means being constructed to withstand the horizontal pressures associated with refuse compaction taking place in the direction of the discharge door;
(b) at least a pair of container locking means, one fixed to either side of the container, and located to align with and slidably interlock with matching chassis locking means, located on a supporting chassis on which the container is to be received;
(c) at least one nesting transverse member fixed to the container designed to be received in and attached by a corresponding mechanized reversing latching recess means mounted on a supporting chassis; and
(d) wherein the container is further configured to move horizontally relative to the chassis when it is locked and unlatched so that operation of the reversing latching means also locks and unlocks the matching chassis locking means and container locking means.
54. The container means of claim 53 wherein the container further comprises optionally deployable means of self-support.
55. The apparatus of claim 54 wherein the optional deployable means of self-support comprises pairs of oppositely disposed legs.
56. The container means of claim 55 wherein the pairs of oppositely disposed legs are pivoting, locking legs.
57. A mechanized, self-contained vehicle-mounted handling system for facilitating the exchange of detachable modular containers to be carried by a vehicle chassis, as material hauling truck bodies or the like, including integral means for latching/locking and receiving/separating said container, said system comprising:
(a) vehicle chassis for supporting a modular container;
(b) container mounting sub-frame carried on said chassis;
(c) sub-frame operating means connected between said sub-frame and said chassis for manipulating said sub-frame relative to said chassis wherein said sub-frame operating means further comprises means for laterally displacing said sub-frame fore and aft relative to said chassis, means for raising and lowering said sub-frame relative to said chassis and means for raising the front portion of said sub-frame upward to tilt said sub-frame relative to said chassis. STATEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 19
The new replacement pages contain a new slate of claims 1-57 which replace claims 1-76, as filed, and which are further believed to better define the invention in view of the references cited in the International Search Report
(particularly those references identified as category X or Y ) .
With particular reference to GB A l 135 310 (Abelson), U.S.A. 3 262 678 (Hand), WO A 91 12153 (LaXO Mekan) and UK Patent Application GB 2 226 805 A (Frayco). It should be noted that all claims directed to a system, i.e., including a sub-frame construction in which a sub-frame is interposed 27 and 28 and 29, respectively. Original claims 30-36 are unchanged, but renumbered as claims 25-31. Claims 37, 38, 42 and 45-47 have been canceled and claims 39-41, 43 and 44 renumbered as claims 32-36; otherwise these remain unchanged.
New claim 37 represents a combination of original claims 48 and 49 and original claims 48-51 have been canceled.
Original claims 52-60 remain unchanged, but are renumbered as claims 38-46. Claim 47 represents a combination of original claims 61 and 62 which are thereby canceled and claims 63-66 remain unchanged, but are renumbered as claims 49-51. Claims 67-70 are canceled with new claim 52 representing a
combination of claims 67 and 70.
Original claims 71-74 remain intact in the new slate as claims 53-56. Original claim 75 has been canceled and claim 76 remains unchanged, but has been renumbered as claim 57.
In this manner, claims 1-76 have been replaced by an amended slate reduced in number to claims 1-57. The details of the changes having been recited above. It is believed that this represents an adequate indication of the differences between the claims as filed and the claims as amended.
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