TELESCOPIC LADDER FOR FIREFIGHTING VEHICLE

摘要

An telescopic ladder for a vehicle. The telescopic ladder comprises a first ladder section and a second ladder section, with each ladder section comprising a front portion and a rear portion and each including opposing sides extending from the front portion to the rear portion. The second ladder section is configured to telescopically extend from the first ladder section. The telescopic ladder further includes an extension support for facilitating the extension of the second ladder section from the first ladder section. The extension support includes at least one front roller assembly positioned adjacent to a front portion of the first ladder section, at least one pair of side roller assemblies positioned on the sides of the first ladder section, and at least one pair of cam-follower assemblies positioned on the sides of the second ladder section adjacent to the rear portion of the second ladder section.

主权项

1. A firefighting vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body; a telescopic ladder attached to said vehicle body, wherein said telescopic ladder includes a first ladder section and a second ladder section, with said second ladder section being configured to telescopically extend from said first ladder section; and an extension support for facilitating the extension of said second ladder section with respect to said first ladder section, wherein said extension support provides for said second ladder section to extend from said first ladder section while experiencing a coefficient of friction of less than 0.10.