Patent ID: 8991890
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for moving a slide-out room disposed in an aperture of a side wall of a vehicle from a retracted position to an extended position in a drive direction of the slide-out room, the apparatus comprising: a drive assembly supported by the side wall of the vehicle; and a driven assembly driven by the drive assembly, the driven assembly being connected to a wall of the slide-out room such that 1) the slide-out room moves with the driven assembly generally horizontally from the retracted position to the extended position in the drive direction, and 2) the driven assembly is movable in a generally vertical direction transverse to the drive direction relative to the wall of the vehicle; wherein the driven assembly is moved in said generally vertical direction from an upper position to a lower position prior to the slide-out room reaching a fully extended lower position.