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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Applicant:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventors:
Robert B. Williams, Attalla, AL (US);
Stanley L. Maroney, Attalla, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/043 (2013.01); B65F 2003/025 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0279 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0283 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a fork assembly that is operable to engage one or more fork pockets of a refuse container, a lift arm that is operable to lift a refuse container, and at least one sensor that is configured to collect data indicating a position of the one or more fork pockets of the refuse container. A position of at least one of the fork assembly or the lift arm is adjusted in response to the data collected by the at least one sensor.