US 12,351,109 B2
Video display for refuse collection
John Forrest Smith, Fort Payne, AL (US)
Assigned to The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US)
Filed by The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,222.
Application 18/654,222 is a continuation of application No. 17/578,914, filed on Jan. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,999,300.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/142,380, filed on Jan. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0278724 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 1/25 (2022.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01)
CPC B60R 1/25 (2022.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B65F 3/0213 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 2360/334 (2024.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/144 (2013.01); B65F 2003/023 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refuse collection vehicle comprising:
a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container;
a lift arm coupled to the grabber and operable to raise and lower the grabber;
a camera that is arranged to generate image data of a scene external to the refuse collection vehicle;
a sensor configured to detect an operational state of the grabber; and
a display system configured to:
display at least a portion of the image data generated by the camera within a forward line of sight of an operator of the refuse collection vehicle; and
stop displaying, based on the operational state of the grabber, the at least a portion of the image data, wherein:
the sensor being configured to detect an operational state of the grabber comprises the sensor being configured to detect when the grabber has released the refuse container; and
to stop displaying, based on the operational state of the grabber, the at least a portion of the image data, the display system is configured to stop displaying the at least a portion of the image data in response to the sensor detecting that the grabber has released the refuse container.