US 12,134,929 B2
Electric tailgate for electric refuse vehicle
Joshua D. Rocholl, Rochester, MN (US); Derek A. Wente, Austin, MN (US); John T. Kellander, Oronoco, MN (US); Cody D. Clifton, Mapleton, MN (US); Vincent Hoover, Byron, MN (US); Zachary L. Klein, Rochester, MN (US); Clinton T. Weckwerth, Pine Island, MN (US); Skylar A. Wachter, Doge Center, MN (US); Andrew Kotloski, Oshkosh, WI (US); Wallace Buege, West Bend, WI (US); Caleb Binder, Oshkosh, WI (US); and Martin J. Schimke, Red Granite, WI (US)
Assigned to Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed by Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/242,302.
Application 18/242,302 is a continuation of application No. 17/840,873, filed on Jun. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,781,365.
Application 17/840,873 is a continuation of application No. 16/851,543, filed on Apr. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,434,681.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/842,914, filed on May 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0407695 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. E05F 15/611 (2015.01); B60P 1/14 (2006.01); B65F 3/04 (2006.01); E05F 15/614 (2015.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 15/614 (2015.01) [B60P 1/14 (2013.01); B65F 3/046 (2013.01); B65F 2003/025 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refuse vehicle comprising:
a chassis;
a body coupled with the chassis, the body defining a refuse compartment;
a tailgate coupled with a rear end of the body, the tailgate transitionable between a first position to limit access to the refuse compartment and a second position to allow access to the refuse compartment;
a fully electric tailgate actuator assembly comprising:
a first linear electric actuator pivotally coupled at a first end with the body and a second end with the tailgate; and
a second linear electric actuator pivotally coupled at a first end with the body and a second end with the tailgate;
wherein the first linear electric actuator and the second linear electric actuator are configured to extend to transition the tailgate into the second position and retract to transition the tailgate into the first position;
wherein the first linear electric actuator comprises a brake, the brake configured to be engaged to selectively limit extension or retraction of the first linear electric actuator.