A DEVICE FOR LOADING REFUSE INTO A BODY OF A REFUSE COLLECTING VEHICLE AND COMPACTING IT THEREIN

摘要

A device is disclosed for loading refuse into, and compacting it inside a container (2) carried by a refuse collecting vehicle (1), wherein the device includes a pair of shovels (6, 7) extending throughout the width of container (2) and hinged together by a hinge (8), the shovel (6) also having its other end hinged (9) to the fixed structure of the vehicle in such a manner that the shovel (6) is only enabled to swing about the axis of hinge (9); hydraulic means being provided for driving the shovels (6, 7) into motion, which driving means are such as to cause the free end (7 min ) of shovel (7) to descibe-during the effective loading step a curved path that thoroughly follows the curvilinear shape (5 min ) of the bottom of a refuge receiving trough (5).