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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Lucas D. Crist, Rochester, MN (US);
Grant D. Wildgrube, Faribault, MN (US);
Jarud H. Hoefker, Dodge Center, MN (US);
Leslie H. Schwartz, Owatonna, MN (US);
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Abstract
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis having an engine, a body assembly defining an internal volume and coupled to the chassis, a tailgate pivotally attached to the body assembly and movable between an open position and a closed position to selectively expose the internal volume of the body assembly, a CNG fuel system including a CNG fuel tank coupled to the tailgate and moveable therewith, the engine configured to be powered by the CNG fuel system, at least one of one a non-structural conduit, a non-structural raceway, and a non-structural channel configured to contain at least one of wiring and a hydraulic line, and an impact mitigation system coupled to the tailgate. The impact mitigation system provides a protected region within which the CNG fuel tank is disposed.