Pinned torque box
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorEric Betz
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Abstract
A fire apparatus includes a first frame rail, a second frame rail, a torque box, a first mounting assembly coupled to a first end of the torque box, a second mounting assembly coupled to an opposing second end of the torque box, a first plurality of pins, and a second plurality of pins. The first mounting assembly includes a first mount coupled to a first side of the torque box and a second mount coupled to an opposing second side of the torque box. The second mounting assembly includes a third mount coupled to the first side and a fourth mount coupled to the opposing second side. The first pins extend through the first frame rail and the first mount, and the second frame rail and the second mount. The second pins extend through the first frame rail and the third mount, and the second frame rail and the fourth mount.
Claims20
A fire apparatus comprising:
- a chassis including a first frame rail and a second frame rail, each frame rail of the first frame rail and the second frame rail defining one or more first apertures and one or more second apertures;
- a torque box disposed along the chassis, the torque box having a first end and an opposing second end;
- an aerial assembly supported by the torque box;
- a first mounting assembly coupled to the first end of the torque box, the first mounting assembly including a first mount coupled to a first side of the torque box and a second mount coupled to an opposing second side of the torque box, each of the first mount and the second mount defining one or more third apertures, the one or more third apertures positioned to align with the one or more first apertures;
- a second mounting assembly coupled to the opposing second end of the torque box, the second mounting assembly including a third mount coupled to the first side of the torque box and a fourth mount coupled to the opposing second side of the torque box, each of the third mount and the fourth mount defining one or more fourth apertures, the one or more fourth apertures positioned to align with the one or more second apertures;
- a first plurality of pins extending through (a) the one or more first apertures of the first frame rail and the one or more third apertures of the first mount and (b) the one or more first apertures of the second frame rail and the one or more third apertures of the second mount;
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- a second plurality of pins extending through (a) the one or more second apertures of the first frame rail and the one or more fourth apertures of the third mount and (b) the one or more second apertures of the second frame rail and the one or more fourth apertures of the fourth mount.
A fire apparatus comprising:
- a chassis including a first frame rail and a second frame rail;
- a torque box disposed along the chassis, the torque box having a first end and an opposing second end;
- an aerial assembly supported by the torque box;
- a first mounting assembly positioned proximate the first end of the torque box, the first mounting assembly including a first mount coupled to a first side of the torque box and a second mount coupled to an opposing second side of the torque box;
- a second mounting assembly positioned proximate the opposing second end of the torque box, the second mounting assembly including a third mount coupled to the first side of the torque box and a fourth mount coupled to the opposing second side of the torque box;
- a first pinned connection coupling the first frame rail and the first mount;
- a second pinned connection coupling the second frame rail and the second mount;
- a third pinned connection coupling the first frame rail and the third mount;
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- a fourth pinned connection coupling the second frame rail and the fourth mount.
A chassis for a fire apparatus, the chassis comprising:
- a first frame rail defining a first aperture;
- a second frame rail defining a second aperture;
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- a torque box assembly disposed along the first frame rail and the second frame rail, the torque box assembly including:
- a torque box;
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- a mounting assembly releasably coupling the torque box to the first frame rail and the second frame rail, the mounting assembly including:
- a first plate defining a third aperture;
- a second plate spaced from the first plate and defining a fourth aperture;
- a third plate defining a fifth aperture;
- a fourth plate spaced from the third plate and defining a sixth aperture;
- a first pinned connection engaging with the first aperture, the third aperture, and the fourth aperture;
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- a second pinned connection engaging with the second aperture, the fifth aperture, and the sixth aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.