Patent ID: 11926474
Assignee: OSHKOSH CORPORATION
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A refuse packing system, comprising:
a packer coupled to a body, wherein the body defines a storage compartment;
a hydraulic system comprising a first pump, a second pump, and a packer actuator, the first pump and the second pump configured to supply fluid power to the packer actuator and to one or more components of the refuse vehicle that are configured to perform one or more other vehicle functions, wherein the packer actuator is coupled to the packer and the body and positioned to move the packer in a first direction;
a pressure sensor fluidly coupled to the packer actuator and configured to indicate a measured pressure of at least one of a first fluid associated with the first pump or a second fluid associated with the second pump; and
a controller operatively coupled to the packer actuator, the hydraulic system, and the pressure sensor and configured to:
control the hydraulic system to supply fluid power to the packer actuator such that the packer actuator moves the packer, at a first rate, in the first direction;
determine that (a) the one or more other vehicle functions are active and (b) the measured pressure exceeds a threshold pressure; and
reduce, with the packer in a partially extended position, the fluid power supplied to the packer actuator while maintaining an amount of fluid power supplied to the one or more components, to adjust a load applied to at least one of the first pump or the second pump, wherein the fluid power provided to the packer actuator is reduced by an amount such that the packer actuator moves the packer, at a second rate, in the first direction without impacting a performance of the one or more components;
wherein a determination that (c) the one or more other vehicle functions are inactive or (d) the measured pressure is less than the threshold pressures results in an increase to the fluid power supplied to the packer actuator.