Floor positioning system
AssigneeNorco Industries, Inc.
InventorsBernard F. Garceau, Jason Collins, Leonard Yoder, Jon Stough
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Abstract
A positioning system for controlling movement and position of a floor or platform within an enclosure. The enclosure may be that of a recreational vehicle and/or may be that of a room of a building, such as a garage or living quarter. The positioning system may include a motor and a plurality of cables configured to vertically slide the floor within the enclosure. The floor may be coupled to the enclosure within a plurality of channels that are connected to the enclosure at corners of the floor.
Claims20
A system for positioning a movable floor within a structure, the system comprising:
- a drive chain;
- a first set of cables extending between the drive chain and the structure;
- a second set of cables extending between the drive chain and the structure;
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- a plurality of pulleys routing each of the first set of cables from the drive chain to an upper end of the structure and routing each of the second set of cables from the drive chain to a lower end of the structure;
- wherein actuation of the drive chain in a first direction pulls the first set of cables while providing slack in the second set of cables to thereby translate the plurality of pulleys towards the upper end of the structure.
A positioning system for a structure, the system comprising:
- a movable floor arranged within the structure;
- a drive chain;
- a first set of cables extending between the drive chain and the structure;
- a second set of cables extending between the drive chain the structure;
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- a plurality of pulleys positioned on the movable floor and routing each of the first set of cables from the drive chain to an upper end of the structure and routing each of the second set of cables from the drive chain to a lower end of the structure;
- wherein actuation of the drive chain in a first direction pulls the first set of cables while providing slack in the second set of cables to thereby translate the movable floor towards the upper end of the structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.