Self-supporting box structure for utility vehicles particularly fire-fighting vehicles

Abstract

The invention describes a self-supporting box structure (3) for utility vehicles (1) particularly firefighting vehicles, for accommodating life-saving and/or firefighting devices and if necessary extinguishing substances and/or pumps for extinguishing substances, in a plurality of equipment boxes or compartments (27, 28) accessible from the outside through various door arrangements (34). The self-supporting box structure (3) has a horizontal support panel (12), which is formed in a plane perpendicular to a vehicle longitudinal axis (11) with a substantially U- or hat-like profiled cross-section. On this horizontal support panel (12) in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis (11) and at a spacing (13 to 15) from one another and perpendicular thereto there are arranged at least three transverse support elements (16 to 18), which project in the direction of a support surface (19) by a length (20) of the arms (21) of the U-shaped profiled cross-section of the horizontal support panel (12). The transverse support elements (16 to 18) and the horizontal support panel (12) are formed by at least one panel-shaped component.

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