Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
A garbage collecting truck comprising a pouring unit, which has an open-topped pouring opening disposed between the driver's cab and the collecting container of the truck, a lifting and tipping apparatus consisting of at least one lifting arm pivotal to said pouring unit or to the chassis of said truck on a transverse axis and which at its free end carries a transverse arm which is parallel to said transverse axis and pivotally movable between a pick-up region disposed in front of said driver's cab and a pouring region disposed above and behind said driver3 s cab, said transverse arm being provided with a claw for entering a receiving pocket of a garbage can and to pick up said can characterized in that a separate carrier having a separate drive and being linearly, slidably extensible transversely to the longitudinal axis of said truck on said truck below said lifting arm, said carrier including at least one upwardly angled arm, at least two suction cups carried by said carrier at the outer end of said upwardly angled arm and said carrier being linearly, slidably movable between an outer position, in which said suction cups can attract laterally disposed garbage cans, and an inner position, in which said suction cups are disposed in front of said claw and in which the receiving pocket of a garbage can attracted by suction of said suction cups is disposed above said claw.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
237 words
A garbage collecting truck comprising a pouring unit, which has an open-topped pouring opening disposed between the driver's cab and the collecting container of the truck, a lifting and tipping apparatus consisting of at least one lifting arm pivotal to said pouring unit or to the chassis of said truck on a transverse axis and which at its free end carries a transverse arm which is parallel to said transverse axis and pivotally movable between a pick-up region disposed in front of said driver's cab and a pouring region disposed above and behind said driver3 s cab, said transverse arm being provided with a claw for entering a receiving pocket of a garbage can and to pick up said can characterized in that a separate carrier having a separate drive and being linearly, slidably extensible transversely to the longitudinal axis of said truck on said truck below said lifting arm, said carrier including at least one upwardly angled arm, at least two suction cups carried by said carrier at the outer end of said upwardly angled arm and said carrier being linearly, slidably movable between an outer position, in which said suction cups can attract laterally disposed garbage cans, and an inner position, in which said suction cups are disposed in front of said claw and in which the receiving pocket of a garbage can attracted by suction of said suction cups is disposed above said claw.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A garbage collecting truck according to claim 1, characterized in that the suction cups are vacuum cups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A garbage collecting truck according to claim 1, characterized in that the suction cups consist of a pair of vacuum cups arranged one over the other on the slide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A garbage collecting truck according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrier is provided with a drive and is longitudinally displaceably guided on the rising arm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A garbage collecting truck according to claim 1, characterized in that two lateral lifting arms are provided and said two lateral lifting arms have freely inwardly protruding arms, each of which carries a pick-up claw at each of its confronting inner end portions, and two carriers are provided which carry suction cups, said carriers being adapted to be extended to mutually opposite sides of said truck.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A garbage collecting truck according to claim 5, characterized in that the lifting arms and the carriers are adapted to be separately controlled.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A garbage collecting truck according to claim 5, characterized in that the lifting arms are adapted to be lifted and lowered in unison.