A fire apparatus includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, a front cabin coupled to a front end of the chassis forward of the body assembly, a front axle coupled to the chassis, at least one rear axle coupled to the chassis, a ladder assembly having a proximal end that is coupled to the chassis between the front axle and the at least one rear axle, and a stability system. The stability system includes a pair of front downriggers coupled to the front end of the chassis, a pair of rear downriggers coupled to the rear end of the chassis rearward of the at least one rear axle, and an outrigger assembly coupled to the chassis between the front axle and the at least one rear axle. The outrigger assembly includes a pair of outriggers that are selectively extendable laterally from the body assembly at an angle.
Stability system for a fire apparatus
2019-10-29
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | A62C FIRE-FIGHTING , Feuerbekämpfung / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / B66C Krane , CRANES |