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A multi-compartment collection vehicle having a packing apparatus and a multi-compartment storage body wherein the packing apparatus includes a charging hopper divided into upper and lower portions each having corresponding dual linear packers. The upper charging hopper and upper compartment of the

A multi-compartment collection vehicle having a packing apparatus and a multi-compartment storage body wherein the packing apparatus includes a charging hopper divided into upper and lower portions each having corresponding dual linear packers. The upper charging hopper and upper compartment of the multi-compartment storage body are connected by a ramped floor. The dividing floor of the multi-compartment storage body is ramped from a relatively lower level aligned with the upper charging portion to a higher level defining the major longitudinal portion of the dividing floor. The ramped floor arrangement increases the holding capacity of the upper portion of the charging hopper, without significantly decreasing the holding capacity of the lower storage compartment.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A material receiving and packing apparatus for receiving and charging refuse or recyclables into a preselected storage compartment of a multi-compartment collection vehicle having a multi-compartment storage body mounted to the vehicle and extending longitudinally thereal

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A material receiving and packing apparatus for receiving and charging refuse or recyclables into a preselected storage compartment of a multi-compartment collection vehicle having a multi-compartment storage body mounted to the vehicle and extending longitudinally therealong, wherein a loading mechanism loads the refuse or recyclables into a charging hopper of the receiving and packing apparatus, said receiving and packing apparatus comprising:(a) a charging hopper having a dividing wall and floor separating the charging hopper into an upper and a lower portion, wherein the charging hopper is mountable to the collection vehicle forward of the multi-compartment storage body and adapted to charge material into preselected compartments of the multi-compartment storage body;(b) a first packer panel positioned within the lower portion of the charging hopper and linearly displaceable between stowed and packing positions for packing materials into a lower compartment of the multi-compartment storage body;(c) a second packer panel positioned within the upper portion of the charging hopper and linearly displaceable between stowed and packing positions for packing materials into an upper compartment of the multi-compartment storage body;(d) a first pair of packing cylinders contained within the lower portion of the charging hopper and attached between the lower portion of the charging hopper and the first packer panel for linearly displacing the first packer panel between the stowed and packing positions thereof;(e) a second independently operated pair of packing cylinders contained within the upper portion of the charging hopper and attached between the dividing wall and the second packer panel for linearly displacing the second packer panel between the stowed and packing positions thereof;(f) a first wiper panel positioned within the charging hopper and centered above the first packer panel when the first packer panel is in the stowed position;(g) a first follower panel attached to the first packer panel and aligned on a first track such that as the first packer panel is advanced toward the packing position, the first follower panel pivots and follows the first packer panel along the first track;(h) a second wiper panel positioned within the charging hopper and centered above the second packer panel when the second packer panel is in the stowed position;(i) a second follower panel attached to the second packer panel and aligned on a second track such that as the second packer panel is advanced toward the packing position, the second follower panel pivots and follows the second packer panel along the second tracks; and(j) wherein the upper portion of charging hopper has an upper hopper floor, and the upper compartment of the multi-compartment storage body includes an upper body floor, said upper hopper floor being lower than said upper body floor, said upper body floor having a ramped transition aligned with said upper hopper floor, wherein material loaded into said upper portion of the charging hopper is moved up said ramped transition and into a corresponding portion of the storage body by the second packer panel.