Patent ID: 11964606
Assignee: NORCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A slidable room drive assembly for a vehicle having a plurality of exterior walls, at least one of which has an opening, and a slide-out room having a pair of opposing sidewalls disposed in the opening, the slide-out room reciprocal between an extended position and a retracted position, the slidable room drive assembly comprising:
a jamb member arranged about the opening in the vehicle proximate to a sidewall of the pair of opposing sidewalls, the jamb member having a drive member; and
a plurality of drive cables extending within the jamb member, including:
a first drive cable connected to the drive member and the sidewall, wherein the first drive cable is connected to the sidewall at a front end of the slide-out room; and
a second drive cable connected to the drive member and the sidewall, wherein the second drive cable is connected to the sidewall at the rear end of the slide-out room, wherein the first drive cable and the second drive cable extend in opposite directions within the jamb member, and wherein the first drive cable and the second drive cable both extend within a longitudinal rear region of the jamb member that is nearest the rear end of the slide-out room.