EP0327948A2 - Refuse vehicle - Google Patents

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EP0327948A2
EP0327948A2 EP89101737A EP89101737A EP0327948A2 EP 0327948 A2 EP0327948 A2 EP 0327948A2 EP 89101737 A EP89101737 A EP 89101737A EP 89101737 A EP89101737 A EP 89101737A EP 0327948 A2 EP0327948 A2 EP 0327948A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F3/04—Linkages, pivoted arms, or pivoted carriers for raising and subsequently tipping receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0223—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto the discharging means comprising elements for holding the receptacle
    • B65F2003/0236—Suction or vacuum heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0263—Constructional features relating to discharging means
    • B65F2003/0279—Constructional features relating to discharging means the discharging means mounted at the front of the vehicle

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  • the invention relates to a refuse collection vehicle with an upwardly open pouring opening of the pouring unit located between its driver's cab and its collecting container and with a lifting and tipping device which consists of at least one lifting arm which can be pivoted about a transverse axis of the pouring unit or the chassis and which has one at its free end the transverse axis carries parallel arm which is pivotable between its receiving area in front of the driver's cab and its dumping area above and behind the driver's cab and which is provided with a claw for driving into receiving bags of refuse containers and for gripping them.
  • the arm is designed as a rail on which a carrier provided with a drive is displaceably guided, on which a swivel arm is mounted which carries the claw at its free end.
  • the devices and drives for displacing the carrier as well as for pivoting the gripping arm mounted on it and the carrier and the gripping arm for tilting the refuse container must also be lifted, so that a considerable dead weight has to be moved. This not only means a loss of performance and energy, but also results in a slower way of working.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a refuse collection vehicle of the type specified at the outset, in which refuse containers coupled to the claw can be lifted while moving a lower dead weight and tilted for the purpose of emptying them.
  • this object is achieved in a refuse collection vehicle of the generic type in that a carrier which is displaceable transversely to its longitudinal axis and is provided with a drive is arranged below the arm on the refuse collection vehicle and carries at least two suction cups at its outer end and which lies between its outer position , in which the suction cups can grasp sideways standing waste containers, and its inner position, in which the suction cups in front of the claws and the receiving pocket of a suctioned waste container are located above it, can be moved.
  • the devices for detecting and transporting the refuse containers into a position from which they are lifted and tilted by the lifting and tilting device are separated from the lifting and tilting device itself in such a way that they are connected to the vehicle and the lifting and tilting device is separated therefrom the garbage containers taken and transferred to a transfer position.
  • the lifting and tipping device must therefore not only move the devices for detecting and transporting the refuse containers into their starting position for tilting as dead weight, but the drives, preferably hydraulic drives, of the device for detecting and transporting can be made simpler, since they are attached to the vehicle and no longer the swiveling lifting arms of the lifting and tipping device must be provided.
  • the hydraulic lines the hydraulic cylinders used as drives can therefore be installed stationary.
  • the carrier To move a waste container provided on the side of the refuse collection vehicle, the carrier is extended laterally until its suction cups suck the refuse container on a side wall.
  • Grippers consisting of suction cups for gripping waste containers are known from DE-0S 25 58 466.
  • the suction cups can be arranged in pairs on top of one another on an upstanding arm angled from the carrier.
  • a slide carrying the suction cups and provided with a drive can be guided in the leg in a longitudinally displaceable manner.
  • two lateral lifting arms are provided with arms projecting freely inwards, each of which carries a receiving claw on its inner, mutually facing end regions, with two carriers which can be extended on opposite sides and are provided with suction cups .
  • the two separately controllable lifting arms can also be locked or controlled in such a way that they are synchronous and lowerable. Do the lifting arms in this way locked, large containers can be emptied with two receiving pockets, in which case the lifting arms can also be connected to one another via the container itself and the locks provided on the lifting arms. Large containers with a capacity of more than 1m3 are expediently accommodated on the front without having been brought into their central tilt position by the laterally extendable suction cups.
  • the gripping claws expediently have the shape of a cone or pyramid section with a cutting surface parallel to the cone or pyramid axis.
  • the receiving pockets are appropriately complementary. Gripping claws and receiving pockets of this type are described for example in DE-GM 85 19 096.
  • the moving masses are lower because of the separation of the devices for gripping and tilting, so that shorter tilting times are possible in addition to a lower necessary output.
  • the lifting arms can work as a single bed for smaller waste containers and as a double bed for larger waste containers, with the coupling itself being able to be carried out in the simplest way.
  • a new waste container When working on the left and right-hand side, a new waste container can already be picked up from the roadside via the cross-movable gripping device and brought into its tilting position during the tipping process.
  • the garbage collection vehicle shown in the drawing consists of a truck with a short center distance in order to give the vehicle good maneuverability when collecting garbage.
  • the driver's cab 1 is fastened in front of the front axle 2 to the base frame of the chassis, so that it projects with its lower edge into the area of the plane of the wheel axles or even lower, and gives the driver a good view of waste containers standing next to the road.
  • the dump unit 4 is connected to the vehicle frame 3 on the chassis in such a way that it is arranged between the driver's cab 1 and the container 5 designed as a collecting container and extends beyond the driver's cab 1.
  • the lifting and tipping device consists of two U-shaped swivel arms 6, 6 'arranged on both sides of the driver's cab, the shorter legs of which are pivotally mounted about an axle 7 arranged behind the driver's cab 1 in the lower region of the dumping device 4 or on the chassis.
  • the triangular receiving claws 9,9 'in the region of their inner ends, with upwards bear pointing tip which have substantially flat rear sides and whose front sides are spherically curved so that they center garbage bins, which are provided with corresponding complementary receiving pockets and are placed on them, in all directions.
  • the lifting arms 6,6 ' are in the example from EP-OS 163rd 859 known manner provided with these pivoting hydraulic cylinders.
  • transverse hydraulic cylinders 10 are arranged, which are provided with piston rods 11, 11' which can be extended towards both sides and end up wear angled legs 12,12 '.
  • piston rods 11, 11' which can be extended towards both sides and end up wear angled legs 12,12 '.
  • suction cups 13 On the upstanding legs 12,12 'vacuum suction cups 13 are attached, which serve to suck in the side provided waste containers 14 after extending the piston rods.
  • the garbage container 14 sucked in by the suction cups 13 are moved by retracting the piston rods 11, 11 ', which can also act telescopically, into a position shown in FIG. 1 above the triangular gripping claws 9, 9', so that they swivel up from this ready position the lifting arms 6,6 'can be removed by the gripping claws 9,9' from the suction cups 13 for the purpose of tilting them.
  • the gripping claws 9, 9' move into the receiving pockets 15 of the garbage containers 14 which are complementary to the gripping claws and are provided in the region of the upper edge of the garbage containers 14 in the manner shown in FIG.
  • a latch 16 additionally engages, which lies on the upper edge of the receiving pockets 15 and thereby fixes the waste containers 14 when they are tilted upside down.

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A refuse vehicle having a dumping unit opening which is open at the top and situated between the driver's cab and the collecting container of the vehicle is provided with a lifting and tipping device which consists of at least one lifting arm which can be pivoted about a transverse axis of the dumping unit or of the chassis. The lifting arm bears at its free end an arm which is parallel to the transverse axis, can be pivoted between its receiving region in front of the driver's cab and its dumping region above and behind the driver's cab and is provided with a claw for engaging in receiving pockets of refuse containers for seizing them. In order to be able to lift and empty the refuse container while at the same time moving a relatively small dead weight, there is mounted underneath the arm (8, 8') on the refuse vehicle a carrier (11, 11') which can be displaced transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, is provided with a drive, carries at least two suckers (13) at its outer end and can be moved between its outer position in which the suckers (13) can grasp laterally disposed refuse containers (14), and in its inner position in which the suckers (13) are situated in front of the claw (9, 9') and the receiving pocket (15) of a sucked-on refuse container (14) which is situated above said claw.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Müllsammelfahrzeug mit einer zwischen dessen Führerhaus und dessen Sammelbehälter befindlichen, nach oben hin offenen Einschüttöffnung der Schütteinheit und mit einer Hubkippvorrichtung, die aus mindestens einem um eine Quer­achse der Schütteinheit oder des Chassis schwenkbaren Hubarm besteht, der an seinem freien Ende einen zu der Querachse parallelen Arm trägt, der zwischen seinem Aufnahmebereich vor dem Führerhaus und seinem Schüttbereich oberhalb und hinter dem Führerhaus schwenkbar und der mit einer Klaue zum Einfahren in Aufnahmetaschen von Müllbehältern und zu deren Ergreifen versehen ist.The invention relates to a refuse collection vehicle with an upwardly open pouring opening of the pouring unit located between its driver's cab and its collecting container and with a lifting and tipping device which consists of at least one lifting arm which can be pivoted about a transverse axis of the pouring unit or the chassis and which has one at its free end the transverse axis carries parallel arm which is pivotable between its receiving area in front of the driver's cab and its dumping area above and behind the driver's cab and which is provided with a claw for driving into receiving bags of refuse containers and for gripping them.

Bei einem aus der EP-OS 163 859 bekannten Müllsammelfahrzeug dieser Art ist der Arm als Schiene ausgeführt, auf der ein mit einem Antrieb versehener Träger verschieblich geführt ist, auf dem ein Schwenkarm gelagert ist, der an seinem freien Ende die Klaue trägt. Bei dem bekannten Müllsammelfahrzeug müssen nach dem Ankuppeln des Müllbehälters an die Klaue die Einrichtungen und Antriebe zum Querverschieben des Trägers sowie zum Ver­schwenken des auf diesem gelagerten Greifarms und der Träger und der Greifarm zum Kippen des Müllbehälters mitangehoben werden, so daß ein beträchtliches Totgewicht bewegt werden muß. Dies bedeutet nicht nur einen Leistungs- und Energieverlust, sondern hat auch eine langsamere Arbeitsweise zur Folge.In a refuse collection vehicle of this type known from EP-OS 163 859, the arm is designed as a rail on which a carrier provided with a drive is displaceably guided, on which a swivel arm is mounted which carries the claw at its free end. In the known refuse collection vehicle, after coupling the refuse container to the claw, the devices and drives for displacing the carrier as well as for pivoting the gripping arm mounted on it and the carrier and the gripping arm for tilting the refuse container must also be lifted, so that a considerable dead weight has to be moved. This not only means a loss of performance and energy, but also results in a slower way of working.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es daher, ein Müllsammelfahrzeug der eingangs angegebenen Art zu schaffen, bei dem sich an die Klaue angekuppelte Müllbehälter unter Mitbewegen eines geringeren Totgewichts heben und zum Zwecke ihres Entleerens verkippen lassen.The object of the invention is therefore to provide a refuse collection vehicle of the type specified at the outset, in which refuse containers coupled to the claw can be lifted while moving a lower dead weight and tilted for the purpose of emptying them.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe bei einem Müllsammelfahrzeug der gattungsgemäßen Art dadurch gelöst, daß unterhalb des Arms an dem Müllsammelfahrzeug ein quer zu dessen Längsachse verschieblicher und mit einem Antrieb versehener Träger angeordnet ist, der an seinem äußeren Ende mindestens zwei Saug­näpfe trägt und der zwischen seiner äußeren Stellung, in der die Saugnäpfe seitlich stehende Müllbehälter erfassen können, und seiner inneren Stellung, in der sich die Saugnäpfe vor den Klauen und die Aufnahmetasche eines angesaugten Müllbehälters oberhalb von dieser befinden, verfahrbar ist. Erfindungsgemäß sind bei dem Müllsammelfahrzeug die Einrichtungen zum Erfassen und Transportieren der Müllbehälter in eine Position, aus der heraus diese von der Hubkippvorrichtung angehoben und verkippt werden, von der Hubkippvorrichtung selbst in der Weise getrennt, daß diese mit dem Fahrzeug verbunden sind und die Hubkippvor­richtung von diesen die ergriffenen und in eine Übergabestellung überführten Müllgefäße übernimmt. Die Hubkippvorrichtung muß daher nicht nur die Einrichtungen zum Erfassen und Transpor­tieren der Müllgefäße in ihre Ausgangsstellung zum Verkippen nicht als Totgewicht mitbewegen, sondern die Antriebe, vorzugs­weise Hydraulikantriebe, der Einrichtung zum Erfassen und Trans­portieren können einfacher ausgestaltet werden, da diese am Fahr­zeug und nicht mehr an den schwenkbaren Hubarmen der Hubkippvor­richtung vorgesehen werden müssen. Die hydraulischen Leitungen der als Antriebe verwendeten Hydraulikzylinder können somit stationär verlegt wenden.According to the invention, this object is achieved in a refuse collection vehicle of the generic type in that a carrier which is displaceable transversely to its longitudinal axis and is provided with a drive is arranged below the arm on the refuse collection vehicle and carries at least two suction cups at its outer end and which lies between its outer position , in which the suction cups can grasp sideways standing waste containers, and its inner position, in which the suction cups in front of the claws and the receiving pocket of a suctioned waste container are located above it, can be moved. According to the invention, in the refuse collection vehicle, the devices for detecting and transporting the refuse containers into a position from which they are lifted and tilted by the lifting and tilting device are separated from the lifting and tilting device itself in such a way that they are connected to the vehicle and the lifting and tilting device is separated therefrom the garbage containers taken and transferred to a transfer position. The lifting and tipping device must therefore not only move the devices for detecting and transporting the refuse containers into their starting position for tilting as dead weight, but the drives, preferably hydraulic drives, of the device for detecting and transporting can be made simpler, since they are attached to the vehicle and no longer the swiveling lifting arms of the lifting and tipping device must be provided. The hydraulic lines the hydraulic cylinders used as drives can therefore be installed stationary.

Zum Verbringen eines seitlich des Müllsammelfahrzeugs bereitge­stellten Müllbehälters wird der Träger seitlich ausgefahren, bis dessen Saugnäpfe den Müllbehälter an einer Seitenwandung ansaugen.To move a waste container provided on the side of the refuse collection vehicle, the carrier is extended laterally until its suction cups suck the refuse container on a side wall.

Aus Saugnäpfen bestehende Greifer zum Erfassen von Müllbehältern sind aus der DE-0S 25 58 466 bekannt.Grippers consisting of suction cups for gripping waste containers are known from DE-0S 25 58 466.

Die Saugnäpfe können paarweise übereinander an einem von dem Träger abgewinkelten, aufragenden Schenkel angeordnet sein.The suction cups can be arranged in pairs on top of one another on an upstanding arm angled from the carrier.

Um die Saugnäpfe auf die Höhe der bereitgestellten Müllgefäße einstellen zu können, kann ein die Saugnäpfe tragender, mit einem Antrieb versehener Schlitten längsverschieblich in dem Schenkel geführt sein.In order to be able to adjust the suction cups to the height of the refuse containers provided, a slide carrying the suction cups and provided with a drive can be guided in the leg in a longitudinally displaceable manner.

Nach einer vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung ist vorgesehen, daß zwei seitliche Hubarme mit frei nach innen hin auskragenden Armen vorgesehen sind, von denen jeder an seinen inneren, einander zugewandten Endbereichen je eine Aufnahmeklaue trägt, wobei zwei jeweils nach gegenüberliegenden Seiten ausfahrbaren, mit Saug­näpfen versehene Träger vorgesehen sind. Diese Ausgestaltung ermöglicht es, beidseits des Müllsammelfahrzeugs bereitgestellte Müllgefäße zu erfassen und zu entleeren, wobei der links- und rechtsseitige Betrieb voneinander unabhängig ist, so daß bei gleichsam überlappenden Betrieb die Müllsammelleistung erhöht werden kann.According to an advantageous embodiment, it is provided that two lateral lifting arms are provided with arms projecting freely inwards, each of which carries a receiving claw on its inner, mutually facing end regions, with two carriers which can be extended on opposite sides and are provided with suction cups . This configuration makes it possible to detect and empty garbage containers provided on both sides of the garbage collection vehicle, the left and right-hand operation being independent of one another, so that the garbage collection performance can be increased if operation is overlapping at the same time.

Die beiden getrennt voneinander steuerbaren Hubarme können auch in der Weise verriegelt oder gemeinsam gesteuert werden, daß sie synchron und absenkbar sind. Werden die Hubarme in dieser Weise verriegelt, können Großbehälter mit zwei Aufnahmetaschen entleert werden, wobei dann die Hubarme auch über den Behälter selbst und die an den Hubarmen vorgesehenen Verriegelungen miteinander verbunden werden können. Großbehälter mit einem Fassungsvermögen von mehr als 1m³ werden zweckmäßigerweise front­seitig aufgenommen, ohne zuvor von den seitlich ausfahrbaren Saugnäpfen in ihre zentrale Kipposition verbracht worden zu sein.The two separately controllable lifting arms can also be locked or controlled in such a way that they are synchronous and lowerable. Do the lifting arms in this way locked, large containers can be emptied with two receiving pockets, in which case the lifting arms can also be connected to one another via the container itself and the locks provided on the lifting arms. Large containers with a capacity of more than 1m³ are expediently accommodated on the front without having been brought into their central tilt position by the laterally extendable suction cups.

Die Greifklauen weisen zweckmäßigerweise die Form eines Kegel- oder Pyramidenabschnitts mit zu der Kegel- oder Pyramidenachse paralleler Schnittfläche auf. Die Aufnahmetaschen sind zweck­mäßigerweise entsprechend komplementär ausgebildet. Greifklauen und Aufnahmetaschen dieser Art sind beispielsweise in dem DE-GM 85 19 096 beschrieben.The gripping claws expediently have the shape of a cone or pyramid section with a cutting surface parallel to the cone or pyramid axis. The receiving pockets are appropriately complementary. Gripping claws and receiving pockets of this type are described for example in DE-GM 85 19 096.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Greif- und Hubkippvorrichtung für ein Müllsammelfahrzeug sind wegen der Trennung der Einrichtungen zum Ergreifen und zum Verkippen die bewegten Massen geringer, so daß neben einer geringeren notwendigen Leistung kürzere Kippzeiten möglich sind. Darüber hinaus können die Hubarme als Einzel­schüttung für kleinere Müllgefäße und als Doppelschüttung für größere Müllbehälter arbeiten, wobei in einfachster Weise die Kopplung über den Behälter selbst erfolgen kann.In the gripping and tilting device according to the invention for a refuse collection vehicle, the moving masses are lower because of the separation of the devices for gripping and tilting, so that shorter tilting times are possible in addition to a lower necessary output. In addition, the lifting arms can work as a single bed for smaller waste containers and as a double bed for larger waste containers, with the coupling itself being able to be carried out in the simplest way.

Bei links- und rechtsseitiger Arbeitsweise kann während des Kipp­vorgangs bereits ein neuer Müllbehälter vom Straßenrand über die querverschiebliche Greifeinrichtung aufgenommen und in seine Kipposition verbracht werden.When working on the left and right-hand side, a new waste container can already be picked up from the roadside via the cross-movable gripping device and brought into its tilting position during the tipping process.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. In dieser zeigt

  • Fig.1 eine Seitenansicht des Müllsammelfahrzeugs und
  • Fig.2 eine Vorderansicht des Müllsammelfahrzeugs.
An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawing. In this shows
  • 1 shows a side view of the refuse collection vehicle and
  • 2 shows a front view of the refuse collection vehicle.

Das in der Zeichnung dargestellte Müllsammelfahrzeug besteht aus einem LKW mit kurzem Achsabstand, um dem Fahrzeug bei dem Einsammeln von Müll eine gute Wendigkeit zu verleihen. Das Führerhaus 1 ist vor der Vorderachse 2 an dem Grundrahmen des Chassis tiefliegend befestigt, so daß es mit seiner Unterkante bis in den Bereich der Ebene der Radachsen oder noch tiefer ragt und dem Fahrer eine gute Sicht auf neben der Straße stehende Müllbehälter gewährt.The garbage collection vehicle shown in the drawing consists of a truck with a short center distance in order to give the vehicle good maneuverability when collecting garbage. The driver's cab 1 is fastened in front of the front axle 2 to the base frame of the chassis, so that it projects with its lower edge into the area of the plane of the wheel axles or even lower, and gives the driver a good view of waste containers standing next to the road.

Auf dem Chassis ist mit dem Fahrzeugrahmen 3 die Schütteinheit 4 derart verbunden, daß diese zwischen dem Führerhaus 1 und dem als Sammelbehälter ausgebildeten Container 5 angeordnet ist und sich bis über das Führerhaus 1 erstreckt.The dump unit 4 is connected to the vehicle frame 3 on the chassis in such a way that it is arranged between the driver's cab 1 and the container 5 designed as a collecting container and extends beyond the driver's cab 1.

Die Hubkippvorrichtung besteht aus zwei beidseits des Führer­hauses angeordneten U-förmigen Schwenkarmen 6,6′, deren kürzere Schenkel um eine hinter dem Führerhaus 1 im unteren Bereich der Schütteinrichtung 4 oder an dem Chassis angeordnete Achse 7 schwenkbar gelagert sind. An die freien Enden der längeren Schenkel der Schwenk- oder Hubarme 6,6′, sind rechtwinkelig zu diesen frei nach innen hin auskragende Arme 8,8′, befestigt, die im Bereich ihrer inneren Enden dreiecksförmige Aufnahmeklauen 9,9′, mit nach oben weisender Spitze tragen, die im wesentlichen flache Rückseiten aufweisen und deren vorderen Seiten sphärisch gekrümmt sind, so daß sie Müllbehälter, die mit entsprechend komplementären Aufnahmetaschen versehen sind und auf diese aufge­steckt werden, in allen Richtungen zentrieren.The lifting and tipping device consists of two U-shaped swivel arms 6, 6 'arranged on both sides of the driver's cab, the shorter legs of which are pivotally mounted about an axle 7 arranged behind the driver's cab 1 in the lower region of the dumping device 4 or on the chassis. At the free ends of the longer legs of the pivoting or lifting arms 6,6 ', at right angles to these freely inwardly projecting arms 8,8' are attached, the triangular receiving claws 9,9 'in the region of their inner ends, with upwards bear pointing tip, which have substantially flat rear sides and whose front sides are spherically curved so that they center garbage bins, which are provided with corresponding complementary receiving pockets and are placed on them, in all directions.

Die Hubarme 6,6′ sind in der beispielsweise aus der EP-OS 163 859 bekannten Weise mit diese verschwenkenden Hydraulikzylindern versehen.The lifting arms 6,6 'are in the example from EP-OS 163rd 859 known manner provided with these pivoting hydraulic cylinders.

Unterhalb der Arme 8,8′ die in ihrer aus der Zeichnung ersicht­lichen Ruhestellung miteinander fluchtend vor dem Müllsammelfahr­zeug unterhalb der Scheinwerfer liegen, sind querliegende Hydraulikzylinder 10 angeordnet, die mit nach beiden Seiten hin ausfahrbaren Kolbenstangen 11,11′ versehen sind, die endseitig nach oben abgewinkelte Schenkel 12,12′ tragen. An den aufragenden Schenkeln 12,12′ sind Vakuum-Saugnäpfe 13 befestigt, die nach Ausfahren der Kolbenstangen dem Ansaugen von seitlich bereitgestellten Müllbehältern 14 dienen.Below the arms 8.8 'in their rest position shown in the drawing in alignment with each other in front of the refuse collection vehicle below the headlights, transverse hydraulic cylinders 10 are arranged, which are provided with piston rods 11, 11' which can be extended towards both sides and end up wear angled legs 12,12 '. On the upstanding legs 12,12 'vacuum suction cups 13 are attached, which serve to suck in the side provided waste containers 14 after extending the piston rods.

Die von den Saugnäpfen 13 angesaugten Müllbehälter 14 werden durch Einfahren der Kolbenstangen 11,11′ , die auch teleskop­artig wirken können, in eine aus Fig.1 ersichtliche Stellung oberhalb der dreieckförmigen Greifklauen 9,9′ verfahren, so daß diese aus dieser Bereitschaftsposition durch Hochschwenken der Hubarme 6,6′ durch die Greifklauen 9,9′ von den Saugnäpfen 13 zum Zwecke ihres Verkippens abgenommen werden können.The garbage container 14 sucked in by the suction cups 13 are moved by retracting the piston rods 11, 11 ', which can also act telescopically, into a position shown in FIG. 1 above the triangular gripping claws 9, 9', so that they swivel up from this ready position the lifting arms 6,6 'can be removed by the gripping claws 9,9' from the suction cups 13 for the purpose of tilting them.

Beim Verschwenken der Hubarme 6,6′ fahren die Greifklauen 9,9′ in der aus Fig.1 ersichtlichen Weise in die zu den Greifklauen komplementären Aufnahmetaschen 15 der Müllbehälter 14 ein, die im Bereich des oberen Randes der Müllbehälter 14 vorgesehen sind. Nach dem Einfahren der Greifklauen in die Aufnahmetaschen 15 fällt zusätzlich ein Riegel 16 ein, der sich auf den oberen Rand der Aufnahmetaschen 15 legt und dadurch die Müllbehälter 14 beim Verkippen über Kopf fixiert.When pivoting the lifting arms 6, 6 ', the gripping claws 9, 9' move into the receiving pockets 15 of the garbage containers 14 which are complementary to the gripping claws and are provided in the region of the upper edge of the garbage containers 14 in the manner shown in FIG. After the gripping claws have been moved into the receiving pockets 15, a latch 16 additionally engages, which lies on the upper edge of the receiving pockets 15 and thereby fixes the waste containers 14 when they are tilted upside down.

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1. Müllsammelfahrzeug mit einer zwischen dessen Führerhaus und dessen Sammelbehälter befindlichen, nach oben hin offenen Einschüttöffnung der Schütteinheit und mit einer Hubkipp­vorrichtung, die aus mindestens einem um eine Querachse der Schütteinheit oder des Chassis schwenkbaren Hubarm besteht, der an seinem freien Ende einen zu der Querachse parallelen Arm trägt, der zwischen seinem Aufnahmebereich vor dem Führerhaus und seinem Schüttbereich oberhalb und hinter dem Führerhaus schwenkbar und der mit einer Klaue zum Einfahren in Aufnahmetaschen von Müllbehältern und zu deren Ergreifen versehen ist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß unterhalb des Armes (8,8′) an dem Müllsammelfahrzeug ein quer zu dessen Längsachse verschieblicher und mit einem Antrieb versehener Träger (11,11′) angeordnet ist, der an seinem äußeren Ende mindestens zwei Saugnäpfe (13) trägt und der zwischen seiner äußeren Stellung, in der die Saug­näpfe (13) seitlich stehende Müllbehälter (14) erfassen können, und seiner inneren Stellung, in der sich die Saugnäpfe (13) vor der Klaue (9,9′) und die Aufnahmetasche (15) eines angesaugten Müllbehälters (14) oberhalb von dieser befinden, verfahrbar ist.1.Garbage collection vehicle with an upwardly open pouring opening of the pouring unit located between its driver's cab and its collecting container and with a lifting and tipping device which consists of at least one lifting arm which can be pivoted about a transverse axis of the pouring unit or the chassis and which has one free end to the transverse axis carries a parallel arm which can be pivoted between its receiving area in front of the driver's cab and its dumping area above and behind the driver's cab and which is provided with a claw for driving into the receiving pockets of refuse containers and for gripping them,
characterized,
that below the arm (8,8 ') on the refuse collection vehicle a transversely to its longitudinal axis and provided with a drive support (11,11') is arranged, which carries at its outer end at least two suction cups (13) and between it outer position, in which the suction cups (13) grasp waste containers (14) standing on the side can, and its inner position, in which the suction cups (13) in front of the claw (9,9 ') and the receiving pocket (15) of a suctioned garbage container (14) above it, can be moved. 2. Müllsammelfahrzeug nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Saugnäpfe (13) aus Vakuumsaugern bestehen.2. Garbage collection vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the suction cups (13) consist of vacuum cups. 3. Müllsammelfahrzeug nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Saugnäpfe (13) paarweise übereinander an einem von dem Träger (11,11′) abgewinkelten, aufragenden Schenkel (12,12′) angeordnet sind.3. Garbage collection vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the suction cups (13) are arranged in pairs one above the other on an upstanding leg (12, 12 ') angled from the carrier (11, 11'). 4. Müllsammelfahrzeug nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein die Saugnäpfe tragender und mit einem Antrieb versehener Schlitten längsverschieblich in dem Schenkel (12,12′) geführt ist.4. Garbage collection vehicle according to claim 3, characterized in that a carriage carrying the suction cups and provided with a drive is longitudinally displaceable in the leg (12, 12 '). 5. Müllsammelfahrzeug nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwei seitliche Hubarme (6,6′) mit frei nach innen hin auskragenden Armen (8,8′) vorgesehen sind, von denen jeder an seinen inneren, einander zugewandten End­bereichen je eine Aufnahmeklaue (8,8′) trägt, und daß zwei jeweils nach gegenüberliegenden Seiten ausfahrbare, mit Saugnäpfen (13) versehene Träger (11,11′) vorgesehen sind.5. Garbage collection vehicle according to one of claims 1-4, characterized in that two lateral lifting arms (6,6 ') with freely inwardly projecting arms (8,8') are provided, each of which at its inner, mutually facing end regions each has a receiving claw (8,8 '), and that two extendable to opposite sides, provided with suction cups (13) are provided (11,11'). 6. Müllsammelfahrzeug nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Hubarme (6,6′) und die Träger (11,11′) getrennt steuerbar sind.6. Garbage collection vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that the lifting arms (6,6 ') and the carrier (11,11') are separately controllable. 7. Müllsammelfahrzeug nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Hubarme (6,6′) gemeinsam heb- und absenkbar sind.7. Garbage collection vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that the lifting arms (6,6 ') can be raised and lowered together.
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