Motor-driven garbage truck comprising a detachable container

Claim 2

A motor-driven garbage truck including a driver's cab, said truck comprising a container having a filling opening for receiving garbage, a pouring unit fixed to the truck between said driver's cab and said container, extending above said driver's cab and including a receiving chamber having a receiving opening, lifting and tilting means for receiving and emptying garbage from a garbage can into said receiving chamber through said receiving opening, and conveying and compacting means for transporting garbage that has been received through said receiving opening into said container through said filling opening, characterized by the fact that said receiving opening is disposed between the driver's cab of aid truck and said container and a conveying and compacting chamber is disposed below said receiving opening, said conveying and compacting chamber having a compacting platen disposed therein which has cross sectional dimensions that conform to the cross sectional dimensions of said conveying and compacting chamber and which is provided with drive means and is guided to reciprocate substantially horizontally in said conveying and compacting chamber, and a cover plate, joined to the upper edge portion of said compacting platen and extending at a right angle thereto and slidably guided in tracks located above and extending over said driver's cab, reciprocably disposed over said conveying and compacting chamber and reciprocating substantially horizontally thereover, whereby said conveying and compacting chamber is reciprocably opened and closed as said compacting platen is reciprocated in said conveying and compacting chamber and said drive means is protected from becoming soiled by additional garbage falling into said conveying and compacting chamber.

Claim 3

A garbage truck according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that the drive means for the compacting platen comprises crossing hydraulic piston-cylinder units pivoted at their ends at spaced apart locations to the forward wall of the conveying and compacting chamber and to said compacting platen.

Claim 4

A motor-driven garbage truck including a driver's cab, said truck comprising a container having a filling opening for receiving garbage, a pouring unit fixed to the truck located in the front portion thereof and including a receiving chamber having a receiving opening, lifting and tilting means for receiving and emptying garbage from a garbage can into said receiving chamber through said receiving opening, and conveying and compacting means for transporting garbage that has been received through said receiving opening into said container through said filling opening, characterized by the fact that said receiving opening is disposed between the driver's cab of said truck and said container and a conveying and compacting chamber having forward and rear walls is disposed below said receiving opening, said conveying and compacting chamber having a compacting platen disposed therein which has cross sectional dimensions that conform to the cross sectional dimensions of said conveying and compacting chamber and which is provided with drive means comprising laterally disposed toggle joints pivoted at their ends at spaced apart locations to the compacting platen and to the forward wall of the conveying and compacting chamber, and crossing hydraulic piston-cylinder units each of which is pivoted at one end to a hinge on each of said toggle joints and its other end to a stationary pivot on the respective toggle joint and is guided to reciprocate in said conveying and compacting chamber, and a cover plate, jointed to the upper edge portion of said compacting platen and slidably guided in tracks located above said driver's cab, reciprocably disposed over said conveying and compacting chamber, whereby said conveying and compacting chamber is reciprocably opened and closed as said compacting platen is reciprocated in said conveying and compacting chamber and said drive means is protected from becoming soiled by additional garbage falling into said conveying and compacting chamber.

Claim 5

A motor-driven garbage truck including a driver's cab, said truck comprising a container having a filling opening for receiving garbage, a pouring unit fixed to the truck located in the front portion thereof and including a receiving chamber having a receiving opening, lifting and tilting means for receiving and emptying garbage from a garbage can into said receiving chamber through said receiving opening, and conveying and compacting means for transporting garbage that has been received through said receiving opening into said container through said filling opening, characterized by the fact that said receiving opening is disposed between the driver's cab of said truck and said container and a conveying and compacting chamber having forward and rear walls is disposed below said receiving opening, said conveying and compacting chamber having a compacting platen disposed therein which has cross sectional dimensions that conform to the cross sectional dimensions of said conveying and compacting chamber and which is provided with drive means comprising laterally disposed toggle joints pivoted at their ends at spaced apart locations to the compacting platen and to the forward wall of the conveying and compacting chamber, and crossing hydraulic piston-cylinder units each of which is pivoted at one end to a hinge on each of said toggle joints and its other end to a stationary pivot on the respective toggle joint and is guided to reciprocate in said conveying and compacting chamber, and a cover plate, jointed to the upper edge portion of said compacting platen and slidably guided in tracks located above said driver's cab, reciprocably disposed over said conveying and compacting chamber, whereby said conveying and compacting chamber is reciprocably opened and closed as said compacting platen is reciprocated in said conveying and compacting chamber and said drive means is protected from becoming soiled by additional garbage falling into said conveying and compacting chamber.