Vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system
A vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system includes first arms for lifting a first garbage bin, the first arms rotatably coupled to a mount on the vehicle, a hopper for accepting the first garbage bin when the first arms lifts the first garbage bin into the hopper, spray rods extending upwards from the hopper, each spray rod including a high-pressure, rotating water nozzle that sprays a water jet, wherein when the first arms lifts the first garbage bin into the hopper, the spray rods are situated within the first garbage bin, and, second arms configured for grabbing and lifting a second garbage bin smaller than the first garbage bin, the second arms rotatably coupled to the mount on the vehicle in between the first arms, wherein when the second arms lift the second garbage bin into the hopper, a spray rod is situated within the second garbage bin.
1. A vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system, the system comprising:
a) a first pair of arms configured for lifting a first garbage bin, the first pair of arms rotatably coupled to a mount on the vehicle;
b) a hopper configured for accepting the first garbage bin when the first pair of arms lifts the first garbage bin into the hopper;
c) at least three spray rods extending upwards from the hopper, each spray rod including at least one high-pressure, rotating water nozzle that sprays a water jet;
d) wherein when the first pair of arms lifts the first garbage bin into the hopper, the at least three spray rods are situated within the first garbage bin; and
e) a second pair of arms configured for grabbing and lifting a second garbage bin smaller than the first garbage bin, the second pair of arms rotatably coupled to the mount on the vehicle in between the first pair of arms, wherein the second pair of arms are configured to move independently from the first pair arms with respect to the mount on the vehicle;
f) wherein when the second pair of arms lifts the second garbage bin into the hopper, one or more of the at least three spray rods is situated within the second garbage bin.
2. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising: a fork slidably connected to each of the first pair of arms, the forks configured for insertion into brackets in the first garbage bin.
3. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 2 , wherein the hopper is configured to catch substantially all water that is sprayed by the at least three spray rods.
4. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 3 , further comprising:
wherein each of the at least three spray rods move along a corresponding axis to optimally position the spray rods within garbage bin.
5. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 4 , wherein each spray rod includes a plurality of high-pressure, rotating water nozzles that spray water jets.
6. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 5 , further comprising: a control panel for controlling the first pair of arms, the second pair of arms, and the waterjets sprayed by the at least three spray rods.
7. A vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system, the system comprising:
a) a first pair of arms configured for lifting a first garbage bin, the first pair of arms rotatably coupled to a mount on the vehicle;
b) a hopper configured for accepting the first garbage bin when the first pair of arms lifts the first garbage bin into the hopper;
c) at least three spray rods extending upwards from the hopper, each spray rod including at least one high-pressure, rotating water nozzle that sprays a water jet;
d) wherein each of the at least three spray rods move along a corresponding axis to optimally position the spray rods within a garbage bin;
e) wherein when the first pair of arms lifts the first garbage bin into the hopper, the at least three spray rods are situated within the first garbage bin, and each of the at least three spray rods move along the corresponding axis to be optimally positioned within the first garbage bin; and
f) a second pair of arms configured for grabbing and lifting a second garbage bin smaller than the first garbage bin, the second pair of arms rotatably coupled to the mount on the vehicle in between the first pair of arms, wherein the second pair of arms are configured to move independently from the first pair arms with respect to the mount on the vehicle;
g) wherein when the second pair of arms lifts the second garbage bin into the hopper, one or more of the at least three spray rods is situated within the second garbage bin, each of said one or more of the at least three spray rods move along the corresponding axis to be optimally positioned within the second garbage bin.
8. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 7 , further comprising:
a fork slidably connected to each of the first pair of arms, the forks configured for insertion into brackets in the first garbage bin.
9. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 8 , wherein the hopper is configured to catch substantially all water that is sprayed by the at least three spray rods.
10. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 9 , wherein each spray rod includes a plurality of high-pressure, rotating water nozzles that spray water jets.
11. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 10 , further comprising: a control panel for controlling the first pair of arms, the second pair of arms, and the water jets sprayed by the at least three spray rods.
12. A vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system, the system comprising:
a) a first pair of arms configured for lifting a first garbage bin, the first pair of arms rotatably coupled to a mount on the vehicle;
b) a fork slidably connected to each of the first pair of arms, the forks configured for insertion into brackets in the first garbage bin;
c) a hopper configured for accepting the first garbage bin when the first pair of arms lifts the first garbage bin into the hopper;
d) at least three spray rods extending upwards from the hopper, each spray rod including at least one high-pressure, rotating water nozzle that sprays a water jet;
e) wherein each of the at least three spray rods move along a corresponding axis to optimally position the spray rods within a garbage bin;
f) wherein when the first pair of arms lifts the first garbage bin into the hopper, the forks slidably move the first garbage bin towards the hopper, the at least three spray rods are situated within the first garbage bin, and each of the at least three spray rods move along the corresponding axis to be optimally positioned within the first garbage bin; and
g) a second pair of arms configured for grabbing and lifting a second garbage bin smaller than the first garbage bin, the second pair of arms rotatably coupled to the mount on the vehicle in between the first pair of arms, wherein the second pair of arms are configured to move independently from the first pair arms with respect to the mount on the vehicle;
h) wherein when the second pair of arms lifts the second garbage bin into the hopper, one or more of the at least three spray rods is situated within the second garbage bin, each of said one or more of the at least three spray rods move along the corresponding axis to be optimally positioned within the second garbage bin.
13. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 12 , wherein the hopper is configured to catch substantially all water that is sprayed by the at least three spray rods.
14. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 13 , wherein each spray rod includes a plurality of high-pressure, rotating water nozzles that spray water jets.
15. The vehicle-mounted garbage bin cleaning system of claim 14 , further comprising: a control panel for controlling the first pair of arms, the second pair of arms, and the water jets sprayed by the at least three spray rods.