Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – End gates
Patent
1976-08-05
1979-04-10
Bertsch, Richard A.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
End gates
296 1R, 296183, 296 371, B62D 2500, B60P 100, B30B 1516
Patent
active
041485173
ABSTRACT:
A refuse compactor which includes a refuse storage body and a compaction panel movable within the storage body to give refuse within said body an initial pack.
A latching mechanism includes a refuse storage body having a rear opening with a tailgate pivotally positioned on the storage body for closing the rear opening. Hydraulic motor means rotate the tailgate from a lowered, locked position with respect to the storage body to a raised, unlocked position for discharge of refuse by the compaction panel from the storage body through the rear opening. The motor means are connected to the lever means and also to the tailgate. A keeper member is secured to the tailgate while a latching member pivotally mounted on the storage body engages the keeper member when the tailgate engages the refuse storage body. Means transmit rotational movement of the lever means to the latching member with the lever member undergoing rotational movement on actuation of the motor means. The rotational movement of the latching member moves the latching member out of engagement with the keeper member to unlock the tailgate from the refuse storage body.
The tailgate has a lower member which is downwardly inclined in the direction of the storage body and the storage body has a contact surface adjacent the rear opening. The lower tailgate member and contact surface project below an inner bottom surface and contact each other to form a liquid receiving well when the tailgate is in its lowered position. Sealing means are positioned between the downwardly inclined tailgate member and the downwardly projecting contact surface.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3189378 (1965-06-01), Boeck et al.
patent: 3873149 (1975-03-01), Churchman
Bertsch Richard A.
Roston Ellsworth R.
Sargent Industries, Inc.
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