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EP0625118B1
EP0625118B1 EP93903715A EP93903715A EP0625118B1 EP 0625118 B1 EP0625118 B1 EP 0625118B1 EP 93903715 A EP93903715 A EP 93903715A EP 93903715 A EP93903715 A EP 93903715A EP 0625118 B1 EP0625118 B1 EP 0625118B1
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    • B30B9/30—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for baling; Compression boxes therefor
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    • B30—PRESSES
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    • B30B9/30—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for baling; Compression boxes therefor
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65F1/0033—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor specially adapted for segregated refuse collecting, e.g. receptacles with several compartments; Combination of receptacles
    • B65F1/004—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor specially adapted for segregated refuse collecting, e.g. receptacles with several compartments; Combination of receptacles the receptacles being divided in compartments by partitions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/001—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse for segregated refuse collecting, e.g. vehicles with several compartments
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F3/04—Linkages, pivoted arms, or pivoted carriers for raising and subsequently tipping receptacles
    • B65F3/041—Pivoted arms or pivoted carriers
    • B65F3/046—Pivoted arms or pivoted carriers with additional means for assisting the tipping of the receptacle after or during raising
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/14—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/14—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B65F3/20—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like
    • B65F3/206—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like with charging plates or the like rotating around a vertical axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/24—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for unloading the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0263—Constructional features relating to discharging means
    • B65F2003/0276—Constructional features relating to discharging means capable of moving towards or away from the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0286—Means mounted on the vehicle for opening the lid or cover of the receptacle

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  • THIS INVENTION relates to a refuse vehicle and in particular, to a side loading refuse vehicle and more particularly, but not limited to, an automated side loading refuse vehicle for simultaneous collection, but separate storage of garbage and/or recyclable wastes in the one vehicle.
  • the present invention has, as its primary object, to provide a useful alternative to the aforementioned prior art.
  • the present invention resides in a side loading refuse vehicle having a forward end, opposed sides and a rearward end, a driver's cab in front of an elongate storage tank and a loading mechanism for emptying a divided bin into the vehicle, the storage tank being divided into separate upper and lower storage regions, an entrance passageway being provided behind the cab and in front of the storage regions the entrance passageway having means maintaining separate first and second streams of refuse received simultaneously from a divided bin, the upper storage region having forward and rearward ends and there being provided a first refuse transfer mechanism downstream of the entrance passageway and including active means moving the first steam into the upper storage region the lower storage region having forward and rearward ends and them being provided a second refuse transfer mechanism downstream of the entrance passageway the bin loading mechanism being carried by an arm, the arm being located adjacent one of said sides and being extendable sideways therefrom under control from the cab, to engage a divided bin and empty refuse from the bin into the vehicle through the entrance passageway, said second transfer mechanism including active means confined in its operation to the forward end of the lower
  • the storage tank typically has arcuate side walls and is preferably generally square and medially bulged in shape.
  • the storage tank of the refuse vehicle typically has a plurality of tank sections and typically has two or three tank sections although more tank sections may be employed.
  • the tank sections can comprise side-by-side or upper and lower storage regions or combinations of these.
  • the storage regions typically have respective forward and rearward ends and respective entrances adjacent the forward ends through which refuse can enter the regions.
  • the tank sections have respective discharge doors with one discharge door being operatively located outside the other discharge door or doors so that the tank sections can be discharged sequentially.
  • an upper storage region typically includes a sloping floor which slopes down toward the forward end of the upper storage region so that as the vehicle travels, the sloping floor causes compaction of refuse toward the forward end of the upper storage region.
  • the transfer mechanism typically includes means for receiving and selectively diverting refuse from a bin, the bin either having two compartments which are side-by-side as the bin is emptied, or having two compartments which are one above the other as the bin is emptied, the transfer mechanism operating so that refuse from the compartments is maintained separate as the refuse is moved to the respective tank sections.
  • the refuse transfer mechanism typically includes a passive or active mechanism or a combination of passive and active mechanisms selected from the following:-
  • the transfer mechanism can move material within the tank sections and in one embodiment a conveyor can be used in one or more of the tank sections so that refuse can be conveyed along the tank sections.
  • the conveyor is an endless belt conveyor or a travelling floor conveyor.
  • the transfer mechanism typically comprises a hopper communicating with the tank sections and means for selectively diverting refuse or other material delivered into the hopper by the loading mechanism to the respective tank sections.
  • the transfer mechanism comprises a hopper and an oscillating blade in the hopper being adapted to sweep through the hopper to alternately sweep refuse or other material delivered into the hopper by the loading mechanism to one side and then to another side of the hopper as the blade oscillates back and forth within the hopper, the transfer mechanism having a moveable hopper closure means to partially close the hopper behind the blade so as to prevent material intended to be delivered to one side of the hopper being inadvertently delivered to the other side of the hopper as the blade travels through the hopper.
  • the transfer mechanism typically comprises respective upper and lower transfer mechanisms for selectively diverting refuse or other material through the entrances to the respective upper and lower storage regions.
  • the transfer mechanism typically includes a refuse separating means adjacent the loading mechanism and adapted to be located in close proximity to a bin inverted over the separator means by the loading mechanism for separating refuse delivered into the transfer mechanism so the separated refuse is moved to the respective tank sections.
  • the present invention involves the alignment of compartments in a bin in predetermined geometry with the transfer mechanism.
  • the vehicle is typically equipped with a bin alignment means including a bin lead-in guide to take into account relative position of a bin on the loading mechanism, the lead-in guide being disposed to move the bin on the loading mechanism as it is emptied so that it is emptied according to the predetermined geometry relative to the transfer mechanism.
  • a side loading refuse vehicle 10 having a wheel assembly 11 supporting a cab 12 and a chassis 13, a storage tank 14 having two tank sections 15 and 16 is mounted on the chassis 13.
  • a hopper 17 having a loading aperture 18 is located behind the cab 12, the hopper is adapted to receive refuse from a loading mechanism 19 adjacent the hopper so that the contents of a multi-compartment bin 20, which in this case includes a central divider partition 21 shown in phantom in Figure 1, can be partially inverted over the hopper 17 so that the contents of the bin 20 are diverted into the respective tank sections 15 and 16 by the refuse transfer mechanism which can be seen in Figure 3 is an oscillating blade 22.
  • the blade 22 oscillates about a vertical axis 23 to alternately sweep and compact refuse delivered into the hopper 17 into the respective tank sections 15 and 16.
  • the tank section 16 is generally L-shaped having a "bubble" door 24, the tank section 15 includes a door 25 shown in its open position in phantom at 26.
  • refuse would initially be discharged from the tank section 16 by opening the bubble door 24 and tipping the tank 14. Once all the refuse contained in tank section 16 had been discharged, the tank 14 would be lowered and the vehicle 10 could be driven to another site where the bubble door 24 and the door 25 would be opened together and the tank 14 tipped again to discharge the contents of the tank section 15.
  • a travelling floor can be used for discharge purposes.
  • co-mingled recyclables would be stored in the tank section 15 and other garbage would be stored in the tank section 16.
  • Figures 1 to 3 involves a bin having a compartment 27 above a compartment 28 as the bin is being emptied, the position of the blade 22 and the relative positions of compartments 27 and 28 of the bin 20 are set according to a predetermined geometry in order to maintain separation of the refuse from the compartments.
  • the spatial relationship and geometry is such that a major proportion of the contents of compartment 27 is deposited on the far side of the blade 22 while the contents of the compartment 28 and a major proportion thereof would be deposited on the near side of the blade 22.
  • the refuse transfer mechanism can include a secondary or auxiliary transfer mechanism operating in conjunction with the compaction device to ensure a more reliable separation of the contents of the compartments 27 and 28 of the bin 20 as the contents of the bin flows into the hopper. Examples will be illustrated below.
  • Figures 4 and 5 illustrate a further embodiment employing an auxiliary refuse transfer mechanism which in this case is a pivoting ramp 29 which moves to a position illustrated in Figure 5 being aligned with the partition 21 of the bin 20.
  • Ramp 29 is timed to move to its aligned position with the partition 21 just after a jet of water shown at 30 fired from nozzle 31 on the loading mechanism 19 opens the lid 32 of the bin 20 prior to the contents of the bin 20 being discharged. This will be slightly delayed due to the inertia of the bin being raised through its arc of movement to the final stop position illustrated in Figure 5.
  • a hydraulic, pneumatic, electric or other cylinder assembly 33 is employed to move the ramp 29 into position.
  • the ramp 29 can be arranged to be moved into position illustrated in phantom at 34 so that all of the contents of the bin 20 will be transfered to tank section 16. This situation may arise in communities where some householders choose not to recycle. In these circumstances, each bin 20 would be provided with some form of indicator or signal operable by the householder to indicate whether or not the bin was a multi-compartment bin or a single compartment bin or whether it was full of garbage without any recyclables. The driver of the vehicle on seeing the signal would operate controls to retract the ramp 29 to the position illustrated at 34 for those bins which do not contain recyclable material and the full contents of the bin would travel through into tank section 16 which, as mentioned above, in this embodiment is devoted to non-recyclables. Where a multi compartment bin having correctly filled compartments is to be emptied, ramp 29 would be operated as shown in Figure 5.
  • FIG. 1 to 5 illustrates a two tank section vehicle.
  • An alternative to this is a vehicle for use with a triple compartment bin.
  • This embodiment is illustrated in Figure 6.
  • a vehicle 35 where the storage tank in this embodiment has three tank sections comprising a side tank section 36, a lower tank section 37 and an upper tank section 38 for separate storage of refuse delivered into a hopper 40.
  • the hopper 40 includes a loading aperture 41 which in this case is adjacent a side of the vehicle so that the refuse vehicle 35 operates as a side loading refuse vehicle.
  • a refuse bin 43 for use with the vehicle 35 includes three compartments 44, 45 and 46 which contain separately the different kinds of refuse which typically have been separated by a householder.
  • an oscillating blade 47 sweeps through a semi-circular sub-hopper 48 which is located below a sub-hopper 49 through which an elevator 50 travels to raise refuse in the sub-hopper 49 up onto an endless belt 51 which conveys refuse to the rear of the tank section 38. This brings about a degree of even distribution and compaction in the tank section 38.
  • the oscillating blade 47 has an upper spill plate 52 which overlays a quadrant of the lower sub-hopper 48 and progressively opens and closes the adjacent quadrants of the sub-hopper 48. Refuse initially delivered onto the plate 52 is above the sub-hopper 48 (see Figure 9) until the blade 47 moves through its stroke in the direction of tank section 37 where the plate begins to move to the other quadrant and the refuse spills into the sub-hopper 48. The operation of this section of the transfer mechanism will be described in more detail below.
  • the storage tank 36 includes an arcuate side walls 53 defining a generally square but medially bulged shape in section and the interior of the tank 36 is divided by a vertical partition 54 and a horizontal partition 55 defining the respective tank sections 36, 37 and 38.
  • the tank section 36 is generally L-shaped by virtue of the extension provided by the bubble door 56 which is shown open in Figure 6, and in the illustrated embodiment, the tank section 36 can be raised using a hoist in order to discharge refuse through the open door.
  • refuse vehicle 35 will take about half refuse in tank section 36 which in most cases would be normal disposable refuse whereas tank sections 37 and 38 can be used to accommodate two different forms of recyclables.
  • paper could well be stored in tank section 38 while co-mingled glass, plastic bottles and cans could well be stored in tank section 37.
  • FIG. 7 there is illustrated initially in Figure 7 a bin 43 engaged on the loading mechanism 19 just prior to an emptying operation being invoked.
  • Figures 8, 9 and 10 show the various stages during which the bin 43 is emptied into the hopper 40.
  • the transfer mechanism in this case includes a moveable ramp 59 including first and second ramp sections 60 and 61 which take the contents of compartments 46 and 45 respectively.
  • the ramp 59 is moved into the position illustrated in Figure 9 shortly after a waterjet or airjet via nozzle 62 has been delivered to the lid 63 so that the lid and ramp will not collide.
  • the oscillating paddle 47 is shown half way through its stroke toward tank section 37.
  • the contents of compartment 46 will flow directly into the sub-hopper 48 on the tank section 37 side and be swept by blade 47 into the tank section 37.
  • the contents of compartment 44 of the bin 43 will have been deposited onto the quadrant spill plate 52 as illustrated in Figure 9 and as the blade 47 sweeps towards tank section 37, the sub-hopper 48 on the tank section 36 side thereof will open and the refuse on top of the plate 52 will be pushed off into the sub-hopper 48 on the rearward side of the blade 47 by central fixed scraper 64.
  • compartment 45 will travel down the ramp section 61 into the sub-hopper 49 and as the sub-hopper 49 fills, operation of the elevator 50 will raise refuse up and deposit same on to the endless conveyor 51 which will move the refuse rearwardly in the tank section 38.
  • a bin can be emptied at any time and depending on the position of the blade 47, as a bin is emptied the contents of the compartments will always reach the right tank section.
  • the vehicle does not include the bubble door of the previous embodiments, but can do so.
  • the vehicle in this case has a partition 65 defining upper and lower storage regions which partition slopes toward a forward end 66 of tank section 67 so that material such as glass will vibrate forward in an upper storage region 68 and gradually fill from the rearward end 69 toward the forward end 66.
  • the embodiment of Figure 11 includes two doors, an outer door 70 which extends the full length and width of the vehicle while a second door 71 to storage region 68 is located inside the door 70.
  • the vehicle includes an entrance 72 adjacent the forward end 66 of the tank section 67.
  • the entrance communicates with respective upper and lower material transfer mechanisms which in this case comprises a conveyor assembly 73 and an oscillating compactor blade assembly shown generally at 74.
  • This compactor blade assembly is the same as in the previous embodiments except the spill plate is omitted.
  • FIG. 12 and 13 there is illustrated a refuse vehicle 75 for use with a multi-compartment bin having side-by-side compartments.
  • the vehicle is a side loading refuse vehicle having a wheel assembly 76 supporting a cab 78 and a chassis 79.
  • a storage tank 80 is mounted on the chassis, a hopper 81 communicates with the tank 80.
  • the hopper has a loading aperture 82 adjacent a side of the vehicle 75 and a loading mechanism 83 is adjacent the hopper.
  • the hopper is adapted to receive refuse from a bin 84 during a loading operation and a typical loading operation is illustrated in Figures 12 and 13.
  • the tank section 80 includes two tank sections.
  • a refuse transfer mechanism is employed to move refuse delivered into the hopper into the tank 80 and in the illustrated embodiment includes a refuse separator means in the form of a divider plate 85, the leading edge 86 of which aligns and abuts against or is closely spaced from an upper edge 87 of a partition 88 in the bin 84.
  • the partition 88 divides the bin 84 into two side-by-side compartments and as will be appreciated from the foregoing description, when the bin 84 is inverted over the hopper as illustrated in Figure 13, the contents of the respective compartments are maintained separate by virtue of the divider plate 85 being in place.
  • the bin 84 includes a lid 89 which is illustrated in the position shown in Figure 12 so that a slot 90 in the lid can be seen in the drawing.
  • This slot 90 enables the lid to straddle the divider plate 85 and therefore the divider plate 85 does not interfere with operation of the lid 89.
  • the plate 85 defines a side wall of a chute 91 along which refuse delivered into the hopper flows to a sub-hopper 92 which feeds an elevator 93.
  • the elevator in turn feeds a conveyor 94, the conveyor and elevator deliver refuse into the tank section atop a partition 95 while other refuse free falls into a lower hopper section 96 where an oscillating blade 97 sweeps refuse into a lower tank section 98 below the partition 95.
  • the upper tank section 99 typically carries commingled recyclables in the form of plastic bottles and cans while the lower tank section 98 typically carries other domestic garbage.
  • the lid 89 of the bin 84 swings freely by virtue of the slot 90 enabling passage of the divider plate 85.
  • the plate 85 includes a cut-out portion at 100 to accommodate for this feature.
  • the bin 84 can be slightly out of position on the loading mechanism and for this reason, respective lead-in guides 101 and 102 are employed and these will be described in more detail in relation to Figures 16 and 17.
  • the lead-in guides 101 and 102 comprise convergent plates which include bin abutment flange members 103 and 104. It will therefore be appreciated by virtue of the lead-in guides 101 and 102 and the position of the edge 86 that a bin loaded on to the flange members 103 and 104 will be suitably positioned so that the divider plate 85 serves its purpose for maintaining the refuse in the respective compartments of a bin separate as they are delivered into the hopper.
  • Figure 17 is slightly different to that of Figure 16 inasfar as this arrangement applies to a three tank section vehicle and to a three compartment bin having partitions defining a T-shaped upper edge similar to the bin 43 (see Figure 7) and as can be seen in this case, a second ramp 105 is made available for refuse in the third compartment.
  • the hopper is the same as for the previous embodiments.
  • FIG. 18 there is illustrated an alternative embodiment of a bin 106 where in this case a partition 107 extends as shown.
  • the bin includes two lids 108 and 109 which swing open so the partition 107 engages with or becomes closely spaced from a moveable ramp 110.
  • the contents of the bin flows to either side of an oscillating paddle 111 to be swept alternately into respective tank sections 112 and 113 defined either side of a vertical partition 114.
  • the ramp 110 can be retracted to the position shown at 115 in the event of a contaminated bin being observed by the driver of the refuse vehicle so that all the contents of the bin can ultimately be delivered into the tank section 113.
  • FIG. 19 a typical tank 116 is illustrated and as can be seen, the tank has a section which can be described as a medially bulged square shape which results in arcuate corner regions at 117 and 118.
  • the travelling floor in this case includes a plurality of plates 119 arranged so the travelling floor is arcuate in shape to match the shape of the tank 116.
  • the travelling floor which comprises a base 120 having a plurality of rails 121 on which are mounted self-lubricating plastics bearing members 122.
  • the plates 119 are in the form of contiguous inverted channel members so that the plates 119 can reciprocate back and forth on the bearings 122 on the rails 121 in sealed relation.
  • pairs of cylinder assemblies 123 and 124 are disposed at opposite ends of piston rods 125, each of which are connected to respective drive arms 126, 127 and 128.
  • the drive arms 126, 127 and 128 are arcuate and have offset mounting bars 129 which are coupled to groups of the plates 119.
  • the resultant action upon controlled operation of the cylinder assemblies is that the plates 119 are all driven in unison in the discharge direction to move refuse into the tank section but are selectively retracted in the upstream direction so that the load being conveyed is not retracted with the individual plates 119.
  • every third plate 119 is retracted initially followed by every alternate remaining plate and then the final plates are retracted before all plates are driven on a downstream stroke once again to shift the load.
  • the plates normally reciprocate over a range of about 12 inches as the cylinder assemblies 123 and 124 operate in predetermined sequence.
  • the travelling floor can be used in any tank section as the transfer mechanism or can be used in conjunction with any of the previous described transfer mechanisms.
  • FIG. 22 and 23 there is illustrated a further embodiment, and where appropriate, like numerals have been used to illustrate like features.
  • the loading mechanism 19 in this case is located at the end of a retractable arm assembly 130.
  • the loading mechanism 19 can be extended transversely of the vehicle to engage a bin and then the loading mechanism 19 can be retracted to a position adjacent the hopper 17 wherein the bin can be tipped to the position illustrated in Figure 23 so its contents can be discharged into the hopper 17.
  • operation of the loading mechanism insofar as engaging a bin 20, is controlled from the vehicle cab 12 whereas in the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2, the loading mechanism 19 is fixed adjacent the hopper and the bin 20 must be placed in position by an operator.
  • the retractable arm assembly or its mechanical equivalent can be used with any of the previous embodiments.

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  1. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains (10) ayant une extrémité avant, des côtés opposés et une extrémité arrière, une cabine de conduite (12) en avant d'un réservoir collecteur allongé (14) et un mécanisme de chargement (19) pour vider dans le véhicule une poubelle compartimentée, le réservoir collecteur étant divisé en deux aires de stockage supérieure et inférieure séparées (98, 99), un passage d'entrée (18) étant pratiqué derrière la cabine (12) et en avant des aires de stockage (98, 99), le passage d'entrée (18) étant pourvu d'un moyen (85) de maintenir séparés des premier et second flux de déchets reçus simultanément d'une poubelle compartimentée, l'aire de stockage supérieure (99) ayant des extrémités avant et arrière et étant pourvu un premier mécanisme de transfert de déchets (93, 94) en aval du passage d'entrée (18) et incluant un moyen dynamique (93, 94) d'amener le premier flux dans l'aire de stockage supérieure (99), l'aire de stockage inférieure (98) ayant des extrémités avant et arrière, et étant pourvu un deuxième mécanisme de transfert de déchets en aval du passage d'entrée, le mécanisme de chargement de poubelle (19) étant porté par un bras (130), le bras (130) étant placé contre l'un desdits côtés et étant extensible transversalement avec commande à partir de la cabine (12), pour saisir une poubelle compartimentée et vider des déchets urbains de la poubelle dans le véhicule à travers le passage d'entrée (18), ledit deuxième mécanisme de transfert (97) incluant un moyen dynamique (97) confiné dans son fonctionnement à l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage inférieure pour recevoir le deuxième flux et amener le deuxième flux dans l'aire de stockage inférieure (98).
  2. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage inférieure a une entrée relativement étroite (48) conduisant à un zone de stockage arrière plus large (98) et ledit moyen dynamique (97) du deuxième mécanisme de transfert étant disposé de manière à pousser à travers l'entrée (48) pour compacter les déchets dans l'aire de stockage arrière (98).
  3. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel le moyen dynamique (93, 94) des mécanismes de transfert de l'aire de stockage supérieure comprend un moyen de déplacer longitudinalement des déchets recyclables, y compris des bouteilles, de l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage supérieure (98) à la partie arrière de l'aire de stockage supérieure sans compactage des déchets recyclables de manière à minimiser les bris de verre.
  4. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel le moyen dynamique (97) du mécanisme de transfert de l'aire de stockage inférieure comprend un moyen de compacter des ordures non recyclables dans l'aire de stockage inférieure.
  5. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel les moyens dynamiques respectifs (93, 94, 97) fournissent des taux de compactage différents des déchets dans les aires respectives.
  6. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'aire de stockage supérieure (67) comprend une extrémité avant, une extrémité arrière, une paroi supérieure et un plancher (65), le plancher (65) étant incliné vers le bas en direction de l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage supérieure (67) de façon à ce que pendant le déplacement du véhicule le plancher en plan incliné provoque le compactage des déchets vers l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage supérieure (67).
  7. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel le moyen dynamique du mécanisme de transfert de l'aire de stockage supérieure comprend un élévateur (93) pour amener les déchets du passage d'entrée jusqu'à l'aire de stockage supérieure.
  8. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel le moyen de maintenir séparés les premier et deuxième flux de déchets comprend une goulotte rétractable (110) pouvant se déplacer entre une première position (110) maintenant séparés lesdits premier et deuxième flux et une deuxième position (115) dans laquelle tous les déchets arrivant dans le passage d'entrée (18) sont transférés dans l'aire de stockage sélectionnée et elle seule.
  9. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'aire de stockage inférieure est divisée par une paroi s'étendant longitudinalement (54) en deux aires de stockage contiguës (36, 37) et le passage d'entrée (18) et le moyen dynamique du deuxième mécanisme de transfert comprend un moyen (47) d'amener alternativement les déchets dans les deux aires de stockage contiguës respectives (36, 37).
  10. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage inférieure a une entrée relativement étroite (48) conduisant dans une zone de stockage arrière plus large (98), ledit moyen dynamique (97) du deuxième mécanisme de transfert étant disposé de façon à pousser les déchets à travers l'entrée (48) pour compacter les déchets à l'intérieur de la zone de stockage arrière (98), le moyen dynamique (93, 94) du mécanisme de transfert de l'aire de stockage supérieure comprend un moyen (93, 94) de déplacer longitudinalement des déchets recyclables, y compris des bouteilles, de l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage supérieure à l'extrémité arrière de l'aire de stockage supérieure (99) avec un compactage limité des déchets recyclables de manière à minimiser les bris de verre.
  11. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage inférieure a une entrée relativement étroite (48) conduisant dans une zone de stockage arrière plus large (98), ledit moyen dynamique (97) du deuxième mécanisme de transfert étant disposé de façon à pousser les déchets à travers l'entrée (48) pour compacter les déchets à l'intérieur de la zone de stockage arrière (98), le moyen dynamique (93, 94) du mécanisme de transfert de l'aire de stockage supérieure comprend un moyen (93, 94) de déplacer longitudinalement des déchets recyclables, y compris des bouteilles, de l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage supérieure à l'extrémité arrière de l'aire de stockage supérieure (99), le moyen dynamique du deuxième mécanisme de transfert comprend un moyen (97) de compacter des ordures non recyclables dans la zone de stockage arrière, l'aire de stockage supérieure comprend une extrémité avant, une extrémité arrière, une paroi supérieure et un plancher (65), le plancher (65) étant incliné vers le bas en direction de l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage supérieure (48) de façon à ce que pendant le déplacement du véhicule, le plancher incliné provoque le compactage des déchets vers l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage supérieure (99).
  12. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage inférieure (98) a une entrée relativement étroite (48) conduisant dans une zone de stockage arrière plus large (98), ledit moyen dynamique (97) du deuxième mécanisme de transfert étant disposé de façon à pousser les déchets à travers l'entrée (48) pour compacter les déchets à l'intérieur de la zone de stockage arrière (98) les moyens dynamiques respectifs (93, 94, 97) fournissant différents taux de compactage des déchets dans les aires de stockage respectives (98, 99).
  13. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage inférieure (98) a une entrée relativement étroite (48) conduisant dans une zone de stockage arrière plus large (98), ledit moyen dynamique (97) du deuxième mécanisme de transfert étant disposé de façon à pousser les déchets à travers l'entrée (48) pour compacter les déchets à l'intérieur de la zone de stockage arrière (98) le moyen dynamique (93, 94) du premier mécanisme de transfert comprend un élévateur (93) pour amener les déchets du passage d'entrée dans l'aire de stockage supérieure (99).
  14. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage inférieure (98) a une entrée relativement étroite (48) conduisant dans une zone de stockage arrière plus large (98), ledit moyen dynamique (97) du deuxième mécanisme de transfert étant disposé de façon à pousser les déchets à travers l'entrée (48) pour compacter les déchets à l'intérieur de la zone de stockage arrière (98), le moyen de maintenir séparés les premier et deuxième flux de déchets comprenant une goulotte rétractable (110) pouvant se déplacer entre une première position (110) maintenant séparés lesdits premier et deuxième flux et une deuxième position (115) dans laquelle tous les déchets arrivant dans le passage d'entrée sont transférés dans l'aire de stockage sélectionnée parmi les aires (98, 99) et elle seule.
  15. Un véhicule à chargement latéral de déchets urbains conformément à la revendication 1 dans lequel l'extrémité avant de l'aire de stockage inférieure (98) a une entrée relativement étroite (48) conduisant dans une zone de stockage arrière plus large (98), et ledit moyen dynamique (97) du deuxième mécanisme de transfert étant disposé de façon à pousser les déchets à travers l'entrée (48) pour compacter les déchets à l'intérieur de la zone de stockage arrière (98), l'aire de stockage inférieure (98) étant divisée par une paroi s'étendant longitudinalement en deux aires de stockage contiguës (36, 37) et le passage d'entrée (18) et le moyen dynamique (97) du deuxième mécanisme de transfert comprend un moyen d'amener alternativement des déchets dans les aires de stockage contiguës respectives (36, 37).
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