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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2020
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Joshua D. Rocholl, Rochester, MN (US);
Derek A. Wente, Austin, MN (US);
John T. Kellander, Oronoco, MN (US);
Cody D. Clifton, Mapleton, MN (US);
Vincent Hoover, Byron, MN (US);
Zachary L. Klein, Rochester, MN (US);
Clinton T. Weckwerth, Pine Island, MN (US);
Skylar A. Wachter, Dodge Center, MN (US);
Andrew Kotloski, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Wallace Buege, West Bend, WI (US);
Caleb Binder, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Martin J. Schimke, Red Granite, WI (US);
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Abstract
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment, an electric energy system, and a lift assembly. The lift assembly includes a pair of lift arms pivotally coupled to the body assembly, a pair of forks pivotally coupled to the pair of lift arms, a lift arm actuator positioned to facilitate pivoting the pair of lift arms relative to the body assembly, and a fork actuator extending between the pair of lift arms and the pair of forks. The fork actuator is positioned to facilitate pivoting the pair of forks relative to the pair of lift arms. The lift arm actuator and the fork actuator are powered by the electric energy system.