A organic waste collection vehicle includes a chassis, a rear container for containing waste material, the rear container being mounted on the chassis, a hopper connected to the rear container and spaced above the chassis, the hopper being furthermore sloped to flow liquid toward the rear container, an automatic bin-tipping mechanism for dumping organic waste from a waste bin into the hopper, and a packer for compacting the organic waste material.
A low NOx burner has a housing that includes a burner head defining a gas manifold and a primary flame zone downstream of the burner head. The burner has a gas inlet for receiving gas. Flow-through air vents are disposed around a center of the burner head and extending through the burner head thereby enabling cold core air to flow from an annular core space upstream of the burner head to the primary flame zone downstream of the burner head. The burner also includes a plurality of premix air vents in fluid communication with the manifold for premixing air and gas within the manifold and for emitting premixed air and gas into the primary flame zone. A plurality of staging pipes extend from the manifold into the primary flame zone for conveying gas into the primary flame zone. The burner includes an ignition device extending into the primary flame zone.
A container includes an enclosure housing an interior compartment for containing waste and further defining slots on sides of the enclosure for receiving lifting forks, a lockable rear lid pivotally connected to the enclosure, and an automatic unlocking mechanism actuated by lifting forks inserted into the slots for unlocking the rear lid to enable waste to be dumped from the container. The container may also be automatically re-locked when the forks are withdrawn from the slots.
The invention pertains to a foot operated latch and linkage means permitting hands-free access to a waste or recycling container. The latch includes a kick plate which is interlocked with a foot pedal whereby displacement of the kick plate permits release of the foot pedal to move from a latched position to an unlatched position, which pedal movement engages a linkage which opens a user access door in the container.
A waste collection vehicle, such as a garbage truck, recycling truck or organic waste collection truck, has a bucket drive mechanism. The vehicle has a waste container that houses a bin and a movable bucket for receiving waste. The movable bucket is driven upwardly in sliding contact with a divider wall of the bin by the bucket drive mechanism. The bucket drive mechanism further causes the bucket to rotate about a pivot for transferring waste from the bucket into the bin. A rotatable paddle may be provided for sweeping the waste from the bucket and for compacting the waste inside the bin. The bucket drive mechanism may include inclined actuators eccentrically connected to sliding collars that run over guide rails to raise the bucket until the sliding collars reach a horizontally disposed rocker shaft that acts as a pivot for pivoting the bucket.
A mobile multi-functional shelter unit, for use as a general working area or for storing and maintaining heavy machinery. The mobile multi-functional shelter unit includes a central structure that has a deployed state and a non-deployed state as well as means for translating from the deployed state to the non-deployed state. The central structure has a base section, a central floor mounted on top of the base section, track means for raising a vehicle from a ground surface onto and off of the central floor. The central structure supports a raisable roof assembly and a lateral pullout assembly.
B60P 3/34 - Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles the living accommodation being expansible, collapsible or capable of rearrangement
B60P 3/025 - Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects the object being a shop, cafeteria or display
E04B 1/343 - Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
E04H 1/12 - Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
A direct-fired heater suitable for connection to duct work is disclosed. The heater comprises an outer shell comprising an inlet for allowing inlet of air to be heated and an outlet for exhausting heated air. A fan blade is operatively connected to a fan motor for operating the fan blade. The heater also comprises a combustion chamber defined by a combustion chamber wall, a burner plate at one end proximate the fan blade and an exhaust plate at an opposite end, the bumer plate having openings therein for allowing airflow into the combustion chamber and the exhaust plate have an opening therein for allowing exit of heated exhaust from the combustion chamber, the combustion chamber wall extending past the bumer plate. A first airflow zone exists between the outer shell and the combustion chamber allowing airflow between the fan blade and the outlet in the outer shell. An injector for injecting gas into the combustion chamber in proximity to the openings in the bumer plate is used. The heater also comprises a nose cone between the outlet in the outer shell and the exhaust plate, the nose cone positioned to allow airflow through the exhaust plate and out of the outlet. The burner plate is located in a position proximate the fan blade suitable to cause recirculation of air blown by the fan blade to cool the injector and bumer plate during operation of the heater.
High efficiency compact heaters for temporary heating applications are desirable. To avoid combustion gases being released, indirect fired heaters are preferable. The present invention provides a highly efficient burner design providing a relative short distance between parallel burner plates which define a shallow chamber for gas supply. Aligned apertures in the plates provide a venturi action in the burner head to promote air and gas mixing and combustion downstream of the burner head.
F23D 14/46 - Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid - Details
F24H 3/06 - Air heaters with forced circulation the air being kept separate from the heating medium, e.g. using forced circulation of air over radiators
F28F 3/04 - Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element
High efficiency compact heaters for temporary heating applications are desirable. To avoid combustion gases being released, indirect fired heaters are preferable. The present invention provides a highly efficient heater having a heat exchanger with enhanced heat transfer characteristics and an improved burner design providing a relative short distance between the burner inlet and flame together with a venturi action in the burner head to promote air and gas mixing.
F23D 14/22 - Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone with separate air and gas feed ducts, e.g. with ducts running parallel or crossing each other
F23D 14/58 - Nozzles characterised by the shape or arrangement of the outlet or outlets from the nozzle, e.g. of annular configuration
F23D 14/70 - Baffles or like flow-disturbing devices
F24H 3/06 - Air heaters with forced circulation the air being kept separate from the heating medium, e.g. using forced circulation of air over radiators
F28F 3/04 - Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element