Firefighting vehicle
AssigneePierce Manufacturing Company
InventorsMichael R. Moore, Chad Trinkner, John Schultz, Andrew Fochs
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Abstract
A firefighting vehicle is disclosed that includes a chassis and a front wheel assembly coupled to the chassis. The front wheel assembly has at least one front wheel defining an axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the chassis when in a straight position. The firefighting vehicle also includes an operator cab supported at a front portion of the chassis. The firefighting vehicle further includes an engine supported by the chassis. The engine is disposed under the operator cab and at least partially rearward of the axis of rotation.
Claims11
A firefighting vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a front wheel assembly coupled to the chassis and having at least one front wheel defining an axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the chassis when in a straight position;
- an operator cab supported at a front portion of the chassis, the operator cab having a floor section extending laterally across a width of the operator cab in an area of a driver seat and passenger seat that is forward of the axis of rotation, the floor section being substantially flat and having a height that is less than approximately 40 inches from a ground surface;
- an engine supported by the chassis, the engine being disposed under the operator cab and at least partially rearward of the axis of rotation;
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- a cooling system coupled to the engine and having a heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is supported in a substantially horizontal orientation on top of a body portion of the vehicle, the body portion being supported on the chassis rearward of the operator cab.
A firefighting vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a front wheel assembly coupled to the chassis and having at least one front wheel defining an axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the chassis when in a straight position;
- an operator cab supported at a front portion of the chassis, the operator cab having a floor section extending laterally across a width of the operator cab in an area forward of the axis of rotation, the floor section being substantially flat;
- an engine supported by the chassis, the engine disposed under the operator cab with a front end of the engine being positioned rearward of the axis of rotation;
- a fire pump supported by the chassis rearward of the engine;
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- a transmission coupled to the engine, the transmission being disposed at least partially beneath the fire pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.