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Equipment for handling containers such as refuse bins for garbage, comprising lifting and tipping structures which are power actuated, and comprising automatic control systems employing micro-processors, sensing and read-out devices by which there is effected automated handling of the bins, determin

Equipment for handling containers such as refuse bins for garbage, comprising lifting and tipping structures which are power actuated, and comprising automatic control systems employing micro-processors, sensing and read-out devices by which there is effected automated handling of the bins, determination of the contents and other data relating to garbage collection.

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A device for emptying refuse bins (1) into a collecting container (2), said device comprising in combination: (a) a tipping frame (6) for holding a refuse bin (1), said tipping frame being movable between a first, bin-receiving position and a second, bin-emptying position, (b) a source (33) of press

A device for emptying refuse bins (1) into a collecting container (2), said device comprising in combination: (a) a tipping frame (6) for holding a refuse bin (1), said tipping frame being movable between a first, bin-receiving position and a second, bin-emptying position, (b) a source (33) of pressurized fluid, (c) a fluid-actuated motor (9) for shifting said tipping frame between said first and second positions, (d) valve means (36) connected with said source (33) of pressurized fluid and said fluid-actuated motor (9),for controlling the shifting movement of the tipping frame (6) between said first and second positions by the fluid-actuated motor (9), (e) said valved means (36) comprising an actuating mechanism, (f) sensing means on said tipping frame, for sensing the weight of loaded refuse bins, (h) a regulator valve connected in series with said valved means (36), and (i) electronic control means driven by said sensing means, for opening said regulator valve by a predetermined amount which automatically varies in accordance with the weight of said loaded refuse bins, such that the speed of the shifting of movement can be correlated to the weight of the bin being emptied.