GARBAGE REMOVAL TRUCK Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: trucks for collecting and removing garbage and refuse. SUBSTANCE: garbage removal truck has base chassis with body, tailgate with charging opening hinge-coupled with body, intake hopper and compacting plate arranged in front of intake hopper in direction of straight-ahead movement of truck. Compacting plate has drive in form of hydraulic cylinder whose housing is hinge-secured on upper part of body for turning in vertical plane, it has also at least one single-arm lever one end of which is hinge-mounted on body, and other end is hinge-connected with compacting plate in zone of its upper part between the ends. Hydraulic cylinder rod is hinge-coupled with compacting plate in its upper part. EFFECT: enhanced reliability of construction, enlarged operating capabilities, facilitated servicing and increased safety. 3 cl, 2 dwg