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Firefighting monitor

  • US 9,557,199 B2
  • Filed: 01/21/2011
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A firefighting monitor comprising:

  • a body having an inlet for receiving firefighting fluid and an outlet for discharging the firefighting fluid, said body including a tubular section rotatable about an axis;

    a rotation sensor for measuring an amount of rotation of said tubular section about said axis;

    a flow rate detector for determining a rate of flow of the firefighting fluid through the body from the inlet to the outlet; and

    a controller in communication with said rotation sensor and said flow rate detector, said controller configured to determine an amount of force exerted by the firefighting fluid onto the body in at least one direction based upon a rotational orientation of the body as measured by said rotation sensor and the rate of flow of the firefighting fluid as determined by said flow rate detector, compare the amount of force to a threshold to determine if the amount of force has exceeded the threshold, and take a corrective action if the amount of force has exceeded the threshold, wherein the corrective action taken by said controller comprises at least one of;

    moving a mobile boom to which said monitor is coupled;

    adjusting an orientation of said monitor;

    adjusting the flow rate of fluid flowing through said monitor; and

    providing a warning that the amount of force has exceeded the threshold.

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