Abstract: A method for preparing material comprising the steps of providing a transport vehicle including a horizontal ejector and a basin that defines an opening, wherein the horizontal ejector is coupled to the material within the basin; loading a first material into the basin proximate the horizontal ejector; loading a second material into the basin proximate the opening; actuating the horizontal ejector for movement from a retracted position toward a deployed position; and horizontally ejecting the second material through the opening and then subsequently horizontally ejecting the first material through the opening. A system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing material comprising the steps of providing a transport vehicle including a horizontal ejector and a basin that defines an opening, wherein the horizontal ejector is coupled to the material within the basin; loading a first material into the basin proximate the horizontal ejector; loading a second material into the basin proximate the opening; actuating the horizontal ejector for movement from a retracted position toward a deployed position; and horizontally ejecting the second material through the opening and then subsequently horizontally ejecting the first material through the opening. A system is also disclosed.

Abstract: An extension plate assembly for dumping debris into a dump box from a storage tank mounted on a trunk. The storage tank is fitted with a pusher plate that both compacts and pushes debris out of the back of the storage tank. The extension plate apparatus includes extension arms that are rotatably attached on one end to the pusher plate and rotatably attached on the other end to an extension plate. When the pusher plate is in its rearward most position, the extension arms extend beyond the edge of the storage tank. The extension plate assembly allows debris to be pushed out of the storage tank and distributed more evenly into a dump box.

Abstract: An incremental urging system comprising a container structure including floor, roof, and side wall structures, and closed at a rearward end. A loading aperture is provided in the roof of the container structure for the introduction of compactable material. An incrementing urging structure traverses substantially the length of the container structure from a fully retracted position at the rearward end, to a fully advanced position at a forward or discharge end, with compactable material being ejected through a discharge gate at the forward. The incrementing urging structure is urged into incremental horizontal motion within the container structure by two cooperating mechanical systems.

Abstract: A spill shield assembly for a refuse collection vehicle includes a slide panel assembly comprising a front slide panel and a rear slide panel. The assembly is applicable to vehicles having a refuse collection compartment, a refuse storage compartment and a packer ram assembly having a packer face plate. One of the front and rear slide panels of the spill shield assembly is adapted to slide over the other between an extended position in which the slide panels have no more than a small amount of overlap and are disposed generally horizontally when the packer face plate is in a rearward position and a retracted position in which the slide panels are significantly overlapped and are disposed at an angle so as to direct any material falling thereon into the collection compartment when the packer face plate is in a forward position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a levelling bar for coking ovens, for levelling the cones of discharged coal which form under the filling holes of the oven chamber during the filling process. The levelling bar consists of two cheeks, such as plates (1), which extend essentially over the entire length of the ranged at a distance from each other depending on the width of the oven chamber, and parallel to each other. They are also interconnected and are essentially vertical. The levelling bar also has transversal coal carriers (2) which are arranged in the intermediate space delimited by the cheeks (1) at a mutual distance, one behind the other and which only extend over part of the cross-sectional surface of the levelling bar formed between he cheeks (1). The height (3) of the coal carriers (2), which take up the entire interval between the cheeks, is less than the height (H) of the cheeks (1) and the cheek form a gas channel (6) above the coal carriers (2) which is essentially free of built-in components.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for supplying electronic components to a pick-up position, for example for automatically picking up and mounting said components on a printed circuit board by means of a mounting device, at least two supply carriers (8a,8b) being movable towards said pickup-position (7) by transport means, which carriers are each provided with recessed portions (9a,9b) containing respective electronic components, while said recessed portions are shielded off by means of a covering (10a,10b) which is removable during use. The invention aims to provide a tape-feeder of this kind with multiple tape supplies, wherein the mounting device can handle more electronic components whilst maintaining the width of the apparatus.

Abstract: A rear eject body for a truck is provided. The body includes a floor and a pair of opposing sidewalls. A tailgate extends between the opposing sidewalls at a rear end of the rear eject body. The tailgate is pivotally supported for movement between an open position and a closed position. An ejector is supported in the rear eject body for movement between a retracted position at a forward end of the body and an extended position at the rear end of the body. A tailgate actuation assembly moves the tailgate between the open and closed positions in response to movement of the ejector between the retracted and extended positions. An ejector guide assembly includes sleds that slide in guide tracks to thereby guide the ejector as the ejector moves between the retracted and extended positions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to material waste transportation, in particular including an improved routine for delivery of newsprint and the removal of waste paper. There is described a material delivery and waste collection system for a premisis. The system comprises (i) providing at least two, wheeles, enclosed elongate material-carrying containers each having a floor, walls, a roof and an access door at the reat of the container. The premises have a delivery bay for transfer of materials from the rear of a first container into the premises, and at least one waste collection bay. The waste collection bay includes a compactor unit having an input adapted to receive waste material and an output for expulsion of the waste material. Mutually cooperating connection means are provided on the compactor units and on the reat of the second container; the connecting means providing a substantially rigid connection between the output of the compactor unit and the container.

Abstract: A vehicle for collecting refuse comprising a chassis, a body mounted with the chassis for receiving refuse through an opening thereof, a packer assembly for moving refuse into the body through the opening, a gate assembly mounted to serve as a closure for another opening of the body and movable between normally closed and opened positions, and ejecting apparatus including extendible drive means movable between a stored and an ejecting position for additionally and alternately ejecting refuse.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to refuse collecting and disposal vehicles. In one aspect, it relates to a refuse body adapted to be mounted on a conventional refuse vehicle chassis for loading, compacting and ejecting refuse without tilting of the body.

Abstract: A material eject system includes an ejector mounted to a bed of a vehicle which is movable between a rear end and a forward end of the bed for ejecting material from the bed. The ejector is powered by a cylinder having different fluid volumes depending on the direction of motion of the cylinder. A control circuit operates with the ejector motor to automatically move the ejector through eject and return cycles. The ejector includes a speed control for operating the motor and the ejector at different speeds.

Abstract: A vehicle for collecting refuse comprising a chassis, a body mounted with the chassis for receiving refuse through an opening thereof, a packer assembly for moving refuse into the body through the opening and for additionally and alternately ejecting refuse, and a gate assembly mounted to serve as a closure for another opening of the body and movable between normal closed and opened positions.

Abstract: A front loading refuse collection vehicle 10 is provided having a body 12 which includes a hopper 16, a storage container 17, and a tailgate 20. A pair of hydraulic cylinders 23 are mounted to the tailgate for pivotal movement thereof. A compaction blade 24 is mounted within storage container 17 for movement by a hydraulic cylinder 25. The vehicle also has a dumping system 45 for automated actuation of the compaction blade hydraulic cylinder 25 and the tailgate hydraulic cylinders 23. The dumping system includes a central multi-processor 46 coupled to receive electronic signals from an auto-eject actuation button 47, a tailgate enable switch 48, a latch sensor 50, a tailgate open sensor 51 and a compaction blade sensor 52. The central multiprocessor is coupled to output electronic signals to a hydraulic control valve 57 for the tailgate hydraulic cylinders and a hydraulic control valve 58 for the compaction blade hydraulic cylinder.

Abstract: A front loading refuse collection vehicle has a refuse receiving body within which a compaction panel is movable between a refuse receiving position and refuse compacting positions spaced from the receiving position. A pair of hydraulically actuated power cylinder assemblies are connected to the body adjacent the refuse receiving end and to the compaction panel, the assemblies extending in criss-cross fashion one above the other. The ends of the assemblies connected to the panel are restrained by apparatus which is normally passive and does not interfere with the connection between each hydraulic cylinder assembly and the panel, but which upon failure of the connection between a hydraulic cylinder assembly and the panel restrains movement of the cylinder assembly having the failed connection so that the end of that assembly remains closely adjacent to the panel and between the side walls of the body.

Abstract: An unloading gate for a dump truck body which is movably mounted on rails in the dump truck body so that it can be actuated to scrape and clean the body during unloading and which has a positive locking means for locking the unloading gate in a fixed position relative to the body.

Abstract: A truck bed having a longitudinally movable bulkhead for ejecting material carried therein. A cab cover plate is pivotally attached to a carriage coupled to the bulkhead. A mechanism for pivoting the cab cover plate to remove the material carried thereon is also provided.

Abstract: A cargo carrying vehicle including apparatus for unloading cargo from the vehicle by the general method of (1) shuttling a flat plate that covers a portion of the floor back and forth longitudinally and (2) preventing the cargo being unloaded from following the floor on its retract (forward) stroke by use of a movable bulkhead.

Abstract: A container of monococque construction having a peripheral wall comprised of concentric inner and outer walls, with the space between the walls being filled with a plastics material. At least one of the inner and outer walls is a spirally-wound tube having raised seams projecting into the space between the inner and outer walls. The container is particularly adapted to form the body of a waste compactor for use as a bulk container for both fluid and particulate materials.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle body of the type having a tailgate which may be raised to eject the contents, and a forward opening in the main body through which refuse may be dumped, and a ram moveable from the forward opening to the tailgate, and having a moveable bridge member extending from side to side of the main body; a compacting cylinder coupled to the bridge, and connected with the ram member for compacting refuse, and an ejection cylinder connected to the main body and to the bridge for moving the bridge rearwardly for ejecting contents from the main body.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for collection, compaction, and ejection of refuse wherein refuse initially dumped into a forward hopper compartment is conducted through an opening in a compaction plate into a storage compartment. A shredding device such as an auger-type impeller is formed as part of the compaction blade assembly and is moveable therewith between a forward position in the hopper compartment and a rearward, compaction position in the storage compartment. The combined impeller and compaction blade assembly permits initial shredding and compaction of refuse during transmission to the storage compartment, with periodic compaction of the storage compartment contents by displacement of the compaction blade assembly rearward. Ejection of refuse from the storage compartment is also accomplished by rearward displacement of the impeller and compaction blade assembly, thereby forcing the contained refuse through a rearward ejection door.

Abstract: A refuse compacting system having an elongated hopper of rectangular cross-section with an ejection opening at one end, a tailgate movable for opening and closing the ejection opening, a refuse entry opening in the top of the hopper, a compactor within the hopper, located at one end, and pairs of dual parallel connected cylinders for moving the compactor towards the ejection opening and back again.

Abstract: A compacting device located forwardly of a body, especially a close body of a high capacity semitrailer which received by gravity, through an opening formed in a forward upper part of the body, mainly household or industrial waste products as well as any other products of low density. The device compresses two parts moveable one with respect to each other which includes a compacting shield capable of moving above the bottom of the body and an apron capable of moving above the shield, with controls to control the motions of the shield and the apron, and two other moveable supporting parts including supporting a carriage and a slider supporting the controls, in the first phase move, and the motion of the shield and the apron, in a second time phase move, for total ejection of the waste products after transportation to a dump site.

Abstract: An improved refuse compactor comprising a compactor body, a pusher blade assembly longitudinally movable back and forth along approximately the whole length of the chamber, a carriage behind the pusher blade and also being guided for longitudinal back and forth movement along approximately half the length of the chamber, a first pair of fluid cylinders operatively associated between the carriage and the pusher blade, and a second pair of fluid cylinders operatively associated between the front end of the compaction chamber and the carriage, the arrangement being such that compacted waste material within the chamber is ejected by firstly actuating one pair of the cylinders and then the other said pair.

Abstract: An actuator is extensible in a first position within a truck receptacle to move a pusher to a primary rearward position in the receptacle; and the actuator is extensible in a second position in the receptacle to move the pusher to a secondary rearward position in the receptacle, said secondary position located closer to a discharge opening than said primary position. Swingable means is provided, and to which the actuator is operatively connected, for swinging that connection to the actuator between the first and second positions.

Abstract: A material handling implement includes side and wall panels composed of an impact resistant structure having low frictional resistance to the sliding movement of material therefrom. The panels are resistant to the organic acids and salts commonly found in manure and incur minimal moisture buildup on their surfaces. The preferred embodiment of the panel includes a plywood sheet encased within and bonded to fiberglass reinforced polyester sheets.

Abstract: A bale wagon for picking up bales of crop material from the field and forming them into a generally symmetrical pyramidal stack for deposit at a selected location is provided. The bale wagon includes a mobile frame pivotally supporting a stack forming load bed, a bale support and transfer mechanism for depositing the bales at a predetermined position on the load bed, a pickup mechanism for moving the bales from the field to the support and transfer mechanism, and a pusher mechanism for moving the bales along the load bed from the predetermined position. A control mechanism coordinates the functioning of the components so as to form a multi-layered stack of bales with each succeeding layer centered on and containing one less row of bales than the previous layer.

Abstract: A hydraulically operated conveying mechanism for a manure spreader composed of a fore-and-aft shiftable floor extension that is supported on a fixed floor of the spreader box and a transverse vertical push-off supported to shift fore-and-aft on the extension. First and second hydraulic cylinders are used to shift the floor extension and push-off respectively and includes a first cylinder and associated rod with the latter being composed of inner and outer concentric tubes closed at their respective ends and with the inner tube opening into the closed end of the cylinder. The outer tube has a port opening into the cylinder. The second double-acting cylinder that operates the push-off has its opposite ends in fluid communication with the inner tube and outer tubes. A shuttle valve within the main cylinder shifts axially to close the port as fluid is introduced to the closed end of the main cylinder and opens the port as the rod approaches its fully extended position.

Abstract: A manure spreader having an upwardly opening box-like structure with a beater mechanism at its open rear end through which material may be reduced and thrown from that end. The conveying mechanism provided in the box-like structure for moving materials to the rear beater mechanism is composed of a fore-and-aft shiftable floor extension that is supported on a fixed floor of the box-like structure. The floor extension carries a transverse vertical push-off wall supported to shift fore-and-aft on the extension. In a fully extended position, the floor extension is at the front end of the spreader box and the push-off wall is on the front end of the extension. Manure or material in the box is pushed into the beater mechanism through hydraulic power which first shifts the floor extension rearwardly and in overlying rear position with respect to the fixed floor so that the rear edge of the floor extension is closely adjacent the beater mechanism.