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EP 3483092 B1 20230322 - GARBAGE TRUCK

Title (en)

GARBAGE TRUCK

Title (de)

ABFALL-LKW

Title (fr)

CAMION À ORDURES

Publication

EP 3483092 B1 20230322 (EN)

Application

EP 17382767 A 20171113

Priority

EP 17382767 A 20171113

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3483092A1] The garbage truck (100) comprises a hopper (200) for collecting refuse, a compactor (400) for compacting refuse inside the hopper (200), machine vision means (500), and a control unit (600) connected to the machine vision means (500) and configured for monitoring an area of the interior (210) of the hopper (200) so as to determine a volume of refuse present inside the hopper (200) for controlling the compactor (400) according to a given operating mode depending on the volume of refuse present in the hopper (200).

IPC 8 full level

B65F 3/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65F 3/20 (2013.01); B65F 2003/146 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3483092 A1 20190515; EP 3483092 B1 20230322; ES 2945868 T3 20230710

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17382767 A 20171113; ES 17382767 T 20171113