Equipment store for fire fighting appliances - has breathing equipment stored in space between seat backrests

摘要

The fire fighting appliance crew cab (2) has front seats (3) for driver and co driver. The adjoining crew seats (4) face the opposite direction to travel, so that the respective seat back rests (6, 7) lay opposite to each other. The free space (8) between the two back rests is utilised to store the breathing apparatus (9) by quick release clamps. The back rests are separate from the actual seat and able to pivot up to the cab roof (10). The back rests may be pivoted by parallelogram arms, to a bracket (13) fixed between the seats. The back rests may be pushed towards the roof on guide rails fixed to the crew cab. Spring cylinders (19) are provided to assist the back rest to reach the lifted position.