Scale based load limiting for refuse vehicles

摘要

A weight based load limiting system for a refuse vehicle. The system includes a weight determination module that generates a signal that varies in accordance with a vehicle weight. If the vehicle weight approaches or exceeds a predetermined maximum weight, the signal inhibits a portion of the loading or packing operation to prevent overloading the vehicle. In various configurations, the inhibiting can be to prevent a lifting of a refuse container to prevent emptying the container into the vehicle hopper. In other various configurations, the inhibiting occurs by maintaining engine power to less than the engine power typically output during a packing operation.

主权项

1. A refuse vehicle comprising:
a bin supported by the refuse vehicle; a lift mechanism, the lift mechanism attaching to a container containing refuse to be added to the bin via a lift operation; a sensor for sensing a weight, the weight varying in accordance with the refuse contained in the bin; a controller, the controller receiving a weight signal from the sensor in response to the weight of the refuse contained in the bin; a lift lockout, the lift lockout inhibiting operation of the lift mechanism if the weight of the refuse contained in the bin, sensed by the sensor, exceeds a predetermined value.