Firefighting vehicle

US7234534B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Pierce Manufacturing Company · US

Inventors

• Benjamin I. Froland · Neenah, US
• Michael R. Moore · Redmond, US
• Stanley W. Schultz · Appleton, US
• Kenneth P. Sebo · Reedsville, US
• Todd S. Stecker · Appleton, US
• David N. Budiac · Appleton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 20, 2004
• Grant date: Jun 26, 2007
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A62C27/00
• WIPO field: Environmental technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A firefighting vehicle includes a frame, a fluid pump, and a body having a compartment. In one embodiment, a drive line of the pump passes through a transverse cross member of the frame. In another embodiment, the body includes opposite side sections sandwiching the pump therebetween. In another embodiment, the vehicle includes a pumphouse module in which the body is mounted so as to move in unison with the body relative to the frame. In another embodiment, the vehicle includes a control panel operably coupled to the pump and extending through an opening in the compartment. In another embodiment, the compartment includes a wall having a C-shaped bulkhead.