Patent ID: 9643526
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B60P,B65G

Claim:
1. An ejection system for a vehicle, comprising: a truck body having a front, a back, a back edge, a side and an interior; a tailgate at said back, said tailgate including a side arm, said side arm having a first end connected to said tailgate and a second end movably connected to said side of said truck body such that a movable connection between said tailgate and said truck body is maintained; said tailgate configured to operate in a standard mode and a high lift mode, wherein in said high lift mode said first end and thereby said tailgate lifts upwards and away from said back; a sensor plate on said tailgate; a projecting member attached to said truck body along said back edge, said projecting member extending rearward towards said tailgate; a tailgate proximity switch disposed on said projecting member, said tailgate proximity switch adapted to read said sensor plate and thereby detect a location of said tailgate in said standard mode; a sensor rod on said side of said truck body, said sensor rod in alignment with said second end of said side arm for detecting said tailgate in said high lift mode when said second end has pushed rearward and said first end, and thereby said tailgate, has moved upward and away from said tailgate proximity switch; an ejector adapted to travel axially through said interior from said front to said back; a hydraulic system for moving said ejector; and, wherein said hydraulic system can be signaled by both said tailgate proximity switch and said sensor rod to move said ejector based on a position of said ejector and said tailgate, wherein, in combination, said ejector and said tailgate control a load of material within said truck body.