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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
David C. Gentry, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Eric Evans, Fort Payne, AL (US);
Bryan Stewart, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Anthony B. Giles, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Michael Shane Peek, Pisgah, AL (US);
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a packer system with an auger screw, one or more refuse support panels, one or more sensing devices, and a refuse support panel actuator system. The refuse support panel(s) support refuse while characteristics of the refuse are sensed. The refuse support panel actuator system moves the refuse support panels such that refuse is released from the refuse support panels in to the packer system. A driver of the packer system rotates the auger screw such the refuse is packed into a storage compartment of the vehicle.