Patent ID: 8840164
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: B60P,F16H,Y10T

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, the drive assembly including a rotatable pinion driven by a prime mover and a drive support rotatable supporting the pinion; 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 from the retracted position to the extended position in the drive direction of the slide-out room, and 2) the driven assembly includes a gear rack driven by the pinion, the gear rack being movable in a transverse direction generally perpendicular to the drive direction of the slide-out room relative to the wall of the slide-out room; wherein the drive support engages the rack to inhibit the rack from disengaging the pinion.