Slide-out room mechanism
AssigneeDays Corporation
InventorMark Eichhorn
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Abstract
A vehicle having an expandable slide-out body is provided. The slide-out body is movable relative to the vehicle by a slide-out apparatus. The slide-out apparatus has first and second rails, and first and second synchronization members. The first rail is attached to the vehicle and defines a first longitudinally-extending compartment. The second rail also has a second longitudinally-extending compartment. The second rail is attached to the slide-out body, and is disposed within and movable relative to the first longitudinally-extending compartment The first synchronization member is attached to the second rail. The second synchronization member is located inside the second longitudinally-extending compartment and is engagable with the first synchronization member.
Claims19
A vehicle, the vehicle having an expandable slide-out body movable relative to the vehicle by a slide-out apparatus, the slide-out apparatus comprising:
- a first rail defining a first longitudinally-extending compartment;
- wherein the first rail is attached to the vehicle;
- a second rail having a second longitudinally-extending compartment;
- wherein the second rail is attached to the slide-out body, and is disposed within and movable relative to the first longitudinally-extending compartment;
- a first synchronization member attached to the second rail;
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- a second synchronization member located inside the second longitudinally-extending compartment and is engagable with the first synchronization member.
A vehicle, the vehicle having an expandable slide-out body movable relative to the vehicle by a slide-out apparatus, the slide-out apparatus comprising:
- a first rail attached to the vehicle,
- wherein the first rail having a first longitudinally-extending tubular compartment;
- a second rail attached to the slide-out body, and disposed within and movable relative to the first longitudinally-extending tubular compartment;
- wherein the second rail has a second longitudinally-extending tubular compartment defined by longitudinally-extending spaced-apart upper and lower walls;
- and
- a synchronization assembly located within the second longitudinally-extending tubular compartment between the upper and lower walls.
A vehicle, the vehicle having an expandable slide-out body movable relative to the vehicle by a slide-out apparatus, the slide-out apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of first rails, each attached to the vehicle,
- wherein each of the plurality first rails having a first longitudinally-extending compartment;
- a plurality of second rails, each having a second longitudinally-extending compartment, and each attached to the slide-out body and each disposed within and movable relative to one of the second longitudinally-extending compartments of each of the plurality of first rails;
- a plurality of first synchronization members, each attached to the second longitudinally-extending compartment of each of the second rails;.
- a plurality of second synchronization members each located inside each of the second longitudinally-extending compartments and each is engagable with the at least one of the first synchronization members;
- and
- a timing member attached to each of the plurality of second synchronization members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.