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A personnel emergency carrier vehicle is disclosed which includes a vehicle frame (10) supported on steerable front wheels (20, 22) and driven rear wheels (36, 38). A supply (78) of breathing air is connected to quick connect face mask couplings (112, 114) and umbilical cord couplings (116, 118) for

A personnel emergency carrier vehicle is disclosed which includes a vehicle frame (10) supported on steerable front wheels (20, 22) and driven rear wheels (36, 38). A supply (78) of breathing air is connected to quick connect face mask couplings (112, 114) and umbilical cord couplings (116, 118) for supplying breathing air to an injured worker or attendant either with or without a self-contained atomspheric protection suit for protection against hazardous gases at an accident site. A non-sparking hydraulic motor (90) is utilized to drive the vehicle and suitable direction (134) and throttling controls (138, 134) are provided for controlling the delivery of a hydraulic driving fluid from a pressurized hydraulic fluid accumulator (100). A steering axis (80) is steerable through a handle (82) to steer the front wheels (20, 22) through a linkage assembly (84, 28, 30).

대표청구항 ▼

A personnel emergency carrier vehicle for transporting an injured worker from a site where hazardous fluids are present to a safe location at some remote distance away, said emergency vehicle comprising: (a) a vehicle frame; (b) a platform carried on said vehicle frame for supportably accommodating

A personnel emergency carrier vehicle for transporting an injured worker from a site where hazardous fluids are present to a safe location at some remote distance away, said emergency vehicle comprising: (a) a vehicle frame; (b) a platform carried on said vehicle frame for supportably accommodating said injured worker; (c) a pair of drive wheels mounted on a first end of said vehicle frame; (d) a pair of steerable wheels mounted on a second end of said vehicle frame opposite said first end of said vehicle frame; (e) drive means carried by said vehicle frame for imparting drive to said pair of drive wheels; (f) said drive means comprising: (i) a non-sparking hydraulic drive motor; (ii) a hydraulic accumulator containing pressurized hydraulic fluid mounted on said vehicle frame and connected to said non-sparking hydraulic drive motor; and (iii) a flow control means connected between said hydraulic drive motor and said hydraulic accumulator for controlling the direction and speed of said personnel emergency carrier vehicle; and (g) steering control means mounted on said first end of said vehicle frame and connected for steering to said pair of steerable wheels; said steering control means comprising: (i) a steering rod defining a steering axis; said steering rod extending upwards from adjacent said first end of said vehicle frame; and (ii) a steering handle connected to said steering rod for turning said steering rod about said steering axis; said steering handle including a throttle connected to said flow control means; said throttle being twistable about an axis substantially radially perpendicular to said steering axis for controlling the amount of hydraulic fluid delivered to said hydraulic motor and thus the speed of said emergency vehicle.