Global Patent Index - EP 0914290 A1

EP 0914290 A1 19990512 - WASTE BIN MANIPULATOR ARM

Title (en)

WASTE BIN MANIPULATOR ARM

Title (de)

GREIFERARM FÜR MÜLLBEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

BRAS MANIPULATEUR POUR POUBELLES

Publication

EP 0914290 A1 19990512 (EN)

Application

EP 98918735 A 19980424

Priority

  • US 9808351 W 19980424
  • US 84611497 A 19970425

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9849087A1] The manipulator arm (11) of the present invention mounts over and under a pair of beam shaped chassis members (15) in a vehicle, which typically extend rearwardly of a cab (13). The manipulator arm (11) is carried to the side of a waste collection vehicle and underneath the vehicle's waste collection bin (16). The actuation of the arm (11) is by a first control which extends the arm (11), a second control which induces a pair of grabber arms to swing down at a 45 DEG angle to grasp the individual waste bin (109), and a third control to angularly and pivotally raise the extended arm (11) to and perhaps beyond a vertical position to dump the individual waste container (109) from a position over the vehicle's waste collection bin (16). The third control is limited by a pair of cam operated limit valves (17, 19) which cause the individual waste bin (109) to be slowed during its travel.

IPC 1-7

B66F 9/18

IPC 8 full level

B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65F 3/048 (2013.01); B65F 2003/023 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9849087A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9849087 A1 19981105; AU 7160698 A 19981124; EP 0914290 A1 19990512

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9808351 W 19980424; AU 7160698 A 19980424; EP 98918735 A 19980424