Thin-skin ultralight recreational vehicle body system
OwnerFrank Messanoinventor
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Abstract
An extremely light weight one-piece “thin-skin” molded RV body that can be manufactured without a heavy steel chassis frame, and which construction method minimizes costly hand labor . . . while lending itself to automated assembly line manufacturing processes as used in the automotive and sport boat industries. Aspects include a variable-height suspension system to decrease frontal area when towed, and which raises the body for use of slideouts; a streamlined storage nose cap that reduces air turbulence to increase fuel economy of the tow vehicle; pivoting road wheels to eliminate tire scrub on multiple axles; steerable wheels for backing in restricted areas; adjustable tongue weight sliding suspension; and a pivoting nose wheel to minimize tongue weight on the tow vehicle.
Claims13
A molded recreational vehicle body comprising:
- an exterior resin thin-skin;
- interior surface skin forming the walls and ceiling;
- a structural space frame positioned in between the interior surface skin and exterior skin forming the skeleton of the vehicle body;
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- structural insulation foam adhering the exterior skin, the space frame, and the interior surface into a single monolithic vehicle body.
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