JPH08160U - Fire hose extension car - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The hose can be quickly and smoothly extended to the fire site in the grounding environment such as snow, rough terrain, steep slope, etc., and the hose can be dropped in the folded state during feeding. (EN) Provided is a hose extension vehicle for firefighting, which has a smaller meandering width of a drawn hose and which allows an operator to set a steering position on the drawing port side. [Structure] A storage frame 1 provided with a storage part 3 for storing a hose 7 in such a manner that the hose 7 can be drawn out, and a supply port 6 communicating with the storage part 3.
And an endless track device 11 that moves while supporting the storage frame 1.
And a prime mover 21 for supplying power to the endless track device 11,
An operation handle 31 for controlling the endless track device 11 is formed, and the storage portion 3 is formed in a U shape including the curved portion 4 and both side portions 5 for storing the hose 7 in a U shape and is stored. It is characterized in that the feeding port 6 is opened at one end of the side part 5 of the part 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a powered fire hose extension vehicle that moves a hose while extending it in order to extend the hose from a fire extinguishing water supply port of a fire engine or the like to a fire site.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As a powered fire hose extension vehicle, a rectangular storage part that stores the hose in a zigzag shape while advancing in the width direction or length direction and stores it so that it can be fed out. And a drive unit including a transmission and a motor for supplying power to the traveling body, and an operating lever for controlling the traveling body. It is already known that the hose in the storage portion is sequentially fed out from the feeding port by moving the receiving frame in the direction opposite to the feeding port, and the control device including the above.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional fire hose extension vehicle, it is difficult to traverse over snow, rough terrain, steep slopes, etc. because the traveling wheels are used as the traveling body. It was virtually impossible to extend to the site quickly and smoothly.

Further, in the conventional fire hose extension vehicle, the hose is zigzag-folded and stored in the rectangular storage part while advancing in the width direction or the length direction, and the feeding port is arranged in the entire width of the storage part. Since the hose is opened, the hose may fall while being folded, and the feeding position of the hose changes over the entire width of the storage part as the hose is extended. There were problems such as a large meandering above and the inability of the operator to set the control position on the delivery port side.

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a fire hose extension vehicle capable of quickly and smoothly extending a hose to a fire site in a grounding environment such as snow, rough terrain, or steep slope. Especially.

Further, another problem to be solved by the present invention is that the hose does not drop in the folded state during the feeding, the meandering width of the fed hose is small, and the operating position of the operator is controlled. It is to provide a fire hose extension vehicle that can be installed on the delivery port side.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The above problems can be solved by the present invention. That is, the fire hose extension vehicle according to the present invention includes a storage frame having a storage part for storing the hose so that the hose can be drawn out, and a delivery port communicating with the storage part, and traveling while supporting the storage frame. Body, a drive device that supplies power to the traveling body, and a control device that controls the traveling body.By moving the storage frame in the direction opposite to the delivery port, the hoses in the storage section are sequentially repeated from the delivery port. The running body is composed of endless track devices arranged in parallel on both sides of the lower part of the storage frame, and the storage part has a curved part and both side parts in order to store the hose in a U shape. It is characterized in that it is formed in a U shape and is formed with a feeding port at the end of one side of the storage section.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the above configuration, the storage frame can be freely moved in the ground environment such as snow, rough terrain, steep slope, etc. by the endless track device, and the hose can be delivered in the direction opposite to the delivery port. From the beginning, drop it out. In addition, the storage part can bend the hose in a U shape along the curved part and can also be folded at the end of each side part and inverted to the outside to be stored sequentially. The hose has a feeding port. This is done only at the side edge of the storage compartment.

[0009]

【Example】

 The present invention will be described below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 and 2 are a side view and a plan view, respectively, of an example of a fire hose extension vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, there are provided endless track devices (11), (11) as traveling bodies on both left and right sides of a lower portion of a rectangular box-shaped storage frame (1).

A rectangular engine room (2) is provided so as to project from the center of the rear end in the housing frame (1), and a U-shaped space is formed in the gap between the inner wall of the housing frame (1) and the outer wall of the engine room (2). A storage part (3) is formed, and the U-shaped storage part (3) is composed of a curved part (4) and both side parts (5), (5), and one side part of the storage part (3). (5) A delivery port (6) is opened at the end. The storage part (3) may be formed in a U shape by a method other than the projecting of the engine room (2).

In the storage part (3), the hose (7) is bent in a U shape along the bending part (4) and is turned outward while being folded at the end of each side part (5). As described above, the hose (7) is sequentially stored from the inner side to the outer side over one step or a plurality of steps, and the feeding start end (8) of the hose (7) is oriented to face the feeding port (6) so as to be fed out.

The other side portion (5) of the storage part (3) may also be opened at the end, if necessary, and may be placed in an unnecessary space inside the storage part (3) or outside the storage frame (1). For example, a shelf or a box for accommodating necessary parts such as a spare hose, a bifurcated branch pipe, and a spear may be provided.

Each endless track device (11) is constituted by a main wheel (12), rolling wheels (13) and (13), and drive wheels (14) spanning a crawler belt (15). Further, a prime mover (21) is installed in the engine room (2), a transmission (22) is provided between both endless track devices (11), and an output shaft of the transmission (22) is a gear transmission with each brake. Each drive wheel (14) is connected via (23), and the output shaft of the prime mover (21) is connected to the input shaft of the transmission (22) via a belt transmission (not shown). Each member from the above-mentioned prime mover (21) to each gear transmission with brake (23) cooperates to form the drive device in the present invention.

An operation handle (31) is provided at the rear end of the ceiling wall of the engine room (2) so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction, and a T-shaped turning shaft (33) is provided at the lower end of the rotation shaft (32) of the operation handle (31). The left and right ends of the turning shaft (33) and the operating lever (34) of each gear transmission with brake (23) are connected by a wire-shaped actuating body (35). Each member from the operation handle (31) to the operation lever (34) includes a parking brake device that brakes each endless track device (11) as needed when parked, a prime mover (21) to a transmission (22). Together with a clutch device for transmitting or cutting off power, a throttle device for adjusting the traveling speed, a gear ratio switching device, etc. (none of which are shown), the control device of the present invention is formed.

In the above-mentioned structure, when the fire hose extension vehicle is run in the forward direction, that is, in the direction opposite to the delivery port (6), the hose (7) housed in a U-shape in the housing part (3). Are sequentially fed from the outside to the inside through the feeding port (6).

When the operation handle (31) is rotated in the turning direction, the wire-like operation body (35) on the inside of the turning biases the corresponding operation lever (34). The operating lever (34) disengages the gear (not shown) on the output shaft side of the transmission (22) and the gear (not shown) on the drive wheel (14) side of the gear transmission with brake (23) at the same time. A brake (not shown) is applied to the drive wheels (14) to stop the infinite track device (11) inside the turning, so that the storage frame (1) is turned in the direction corresponding to the rotation direction of the operation handle (31). Will be done.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, since the fire hose extension vehicle according to the present invention adopts the endless track device as the traveling body, the hose can be quickly and smoothly delivered to the fire site in the grounding environment such as snow, rough terrain, or steep slope. It can be extended.

Furthermore, in the fire hose extension vehicle according to the present invention, the storage unit bends the hose in a U shape and stores the hose sequentially, and the hose is unwound only at one side end of the storage unit. Therefore, the hose does not fall in the folded state while being fed, and the meandering width of the fed hose is small, and the operating position of the operator can be provided on the feeding port side if necessary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an example of a fire hose extension vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an example of a fire hose extension vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage frame 3 Storage section 4 Bent section 5 Side section 6 Feeding port 7 Hose 11 Endless track device 14 Drive wheel 21 Prime mover 22 Transmission 23 Gear transmission with brake 31 Operating handle 34 Operating lever 35 Wire-like operating body

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hisanori Amano 3-14-1, Nakahara, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo Inside the Fire Defense Research Institute (72) Inventor Koji Mori 5-20 Koji Higashi, Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Osaka No. Morita Pump Co., Ltd. (72) Creator Akira Shimada 5-5-20, Koji Higashi, Ikuno-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Morita Pump Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A storage frame provided with a storage part for storing a hose so that the hose can be drawn out, and a supply port communicating with the storage part, a traveling body that moves while supporting the storage frame, and power is supplied to the traveling body. A drive device and a control device for controlling the traveling body, wherein the hose in the storage portion is sequentially fed out from the feeding port by moving the storage frame in a direction opposite to the feeding port. U consists of endless track devices arranged on both sides of the lower part of the storage frame, and the storage part has a curved part and both side parts to store the hose in a U shape.
A fire extension hose for fire fighting, characterized in that it is formed in the shape of a letter and has a feed-out opening opened at one side end of the storage section.