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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
James R. Kunz, Eugene, OR (US);
Brock E. Ferguson, Cottage Grove, OR (US);
James R. Kunz, Eugene, OR (US);
Brock E. Ferguson, Cottage Grove, OR (US);
Actuant Corporation, Glendale, WI (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a vehicle with one or more slide-out sections and a compact operating mechanism for moving each slide-out section between extended and retracted positions. In one form, the vehicle has a primary slide-out section and a secondary slide-out section mounted to extend and retract relative to the primary slide-out section. In that case, the vehicle has at least two operating mechanism, at least one for each sliding section. Each operating mechanism has two slide modules, one module is mounted the slide-out section and the other is mounted to a stationary part of the vehicle. One module includes a drive and the other includes a drive member, such as a drive screw, that interact to extend and retract the slide-out section. A track and glide arrangement can be used to facilitate relative sliding between the modules.