US 11,938,954 B2
Operational modes for a refuse vehicle
Cody Clifton, Mapleton, MN (US); Jerry Shirley, Oshkosh, WI (US); Josh Rocholl, Rochester, MN (US); and Zhenyi Wei, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Assigned to Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed by Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/141,386.
Application 18/141,386 is a continuation of application No. 16/851,196, filed on Apr. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,673,563.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/840,974, filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264701 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60P 1/50 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/04 (2006.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 50/0098 (2013.01) [B60P 1/50 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 33/04 (2013.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/518 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refuse vehicle, comprising:
a chassis supporting a plurality of wheels;
a motor supported by the chassis;
a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein;
a lifting system movable between a first position and a second position vertically offset from the first position;
a processing unit in communication with the lifting system and motor and configured to access and toggle through a plurality of preset operational modes stored within a memory to adjust performance parameters of at least one of the motor and lifting system, wherein the performance parameters modify the operation of the at least one of the motor or lifting system; wherein the plurality of preset operational modes include a standard mode and a CNG mode, the standard mode being different than the CNG mode;
wherein when the refuse vehicle is in the CNG mode, the processing unit controls a fuel system within the vehicle to transition to use a fuel mixture at least partly including CNG and when in the standard mode a fuel system of the vehicle uses a fuel mixture at least partly including diesel; and
a graphical user interface in communication with the processing unit and configured to display a plurality of inputs, each of the plurality of inputs corresponding to one of the preset operational modes;
wherein upon receiving a selection of one of the plurality of inputs on the graphical user interface, the processing unit adjusts the performance parameters associated with the preset operational mode associated with the at least one of the plurality of inputs selected to modify the operation of the at least one of the motor and lifting system until a different preset operational mode is selected.