Firefighting vehicle
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1. A firefighting vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
a pumphouse module coupled to the frame as a single unit including a pump, plumbing and a pump control panel; and
a body including a compartment, the compartment having an opening;
wherein at least a rear portion of the body is mounted to the pumphouse module with a portion of the pumphouse module extending through the opening in the compartment of the body, and with at least a rear portion of the body supported relative to the frame by the pumphouse module, so that at least a rear portion of the body moves in unison with the pumphouse module relative to the frame.
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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.
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37 Claims
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1. A firefighting vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a pumphouse module coupled to the frame as a single unit including a pump, plumbing and a pump control panel; and a body including a compartment, the compartment having an opening; wherein at least a rear portion of the body is mounted to the pumphouse module with a portion of the pumphouse module extending through the opening in the compartment of the body, and with at least a rear portion of the body supported relative to the frame by the pumphouse module, so that at least a rear portion of the body moves in unison with the pumphouse module relative to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A firefighting vehicle comprising:
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a rotatably driven drive line; a pump operably coupled to the drive line; a frame supporting the pump, the frame including a cross member, wherein the cross member includes a recess and the drive line extends through the recess; a pumphouse module coupled to the frame and including the pump, plumbing and a pump control panel joined as a single unit; and a body including a compartment having a C-shaped bulkhead, wherein the body is mounted to the pumphouse and is supported relative to the frame by the pumphouse module so as to move with the module relative to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A firefighting vehicle, comprising:
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a rotatably driven drive line; a pump operably coupled to the drive line; a frame supporting the pump, a first body section having a first compartment on a first transverse side of the pump; and a second body section having a second compartment on a second opposite transverse side of the pump such that the pump is sandwiched between the first body section and the second body section, and a pump control panel operably coupled to the pump and extending through an opening in the first compartment, so that the pump control panel is accessible from within the first compartment. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A firefighting vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a fire suppression fluid pump supported by the frame; and a body having a first side section and a second side section, the first side section and the second side section being positioned on opposite sides of the pump, each side section defining a compartment having a forward end and a rearward end, the compartment including a first wall at the forward end, the first wall having a C-shaped bulkhead with a cavity and a mouth facing an interior of the compartment; and a panel joined to the bulkhead across the mouth to at least partially enclose the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A firefighting vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a pumphouse module having a pump, plumbing and a pump control panel joined as a single unit; a body including a compartment, the compartment having an opening through which the pump control panel extends; wherein the pumphouse module is coupled to the frame, and at least a rearward end of the body is mounted to the pumphouse module and is supported relative to the frame by the pumphouse module so as to move in unison with the pumphouse module relative to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of constructing a firefighting vehicle, the method comprising:
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preassembling a pumphouse module including a pump, plumbing and a pump control panel joined as a single unit; mounting the module to a vehicle frame; preassembling a first side body section and a second side body section; mounting the first body section relative to the pumphouse module on a first side of the pumphouse module; mounting the second body section relative to the pumphouse module on a second side of the pumphouse module; and mounting at least a rearward portion of the first body section and a rearward portion of the second body section directly to opposite sides of the pumphouse module such that the rearward portions of the first body section and the second body section move in unison with the pumphouse module relative to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A firefighting vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a pumphouse module coupled to the frame as a single unit including a pump, plumbing and a pump control panel; and a body including a compartment, the compartment having an opening; wherein at least a rear portion of the body is mounted to the pumphouse module with a portion of the pumphouse module extending through the opening in the compartment of the body, and with at least a rear portion of the body supported relative to the frame by the pumphouse module; wherein the frame includes a cross member and wherein the vehicle includes a drive line coupled to the pump and passing through the cross member. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A firefighting vehicle comprising:
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a frame; a pumphouse module coupled to the frame as a single unit including a pump, plumbing and a pump control panel; and a body including a compartment, the compartment having an opening; wherein at least a rear portion of the body is mounted to the pumphouse module with a portion of the pumphouse module extending through the opening in the compartment of the body, and with at least a rear portion of the body supported relative to the frame by the pumphouse module; wherein the compartment includes a wall having a C-shaped bulkhead formed from one or more structures. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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