Abstract: A slide-out room system includes a motor-driven sheath with wound cables for extending and retracting the slide-out room. The cables and the sheath are configured such that rotation of the sheath in one direction displaces the cables to extend the room and such that rotation of the sheath in an opposite direction displaces the cables to retract the room.

Abstract: A drive mechanism for a slide-out room includes a bracket attachable to a sidewall of the slide-out room and including a channel, a horizontal gear rack securable to the sidewall in the channel, and a motor. A drive shaft is coupled with the motor, and a drive gear coupled with the drive shaft engages the horizontal gear rack.

Abstract: A slide-out room system includes a drive mechanism that may be fixed to a vehicle wall adjacent the slide-out room. A drive unit includes a drive screw that is rotatable with rotation of an output shaft. A drive block that engages the drive screw may be fixed to a side wall of the slide-out room. Rotation of the drive screw effects displacement of the drive block to extend and retract the room, depending on a rotation direction of the motor.

Abstract: A drive unit for a slide-out room of a recreational vehicle includes a rotary component, an elongate component, and a structural member configured to be coupled to a wall panel of the slide-out room and having an elongate cavity. The elongate component and the rotary component are arranged within the elongate cavity of the structural member and are configured to mesh such that a rotary motion of the rotary component results in a linear motion of the elongate component together with the structural member relative to the rotary component. Advantageously, the drive unit may further include a guide member and a guide rail, where the guide rail is integrated into the elongate cavity of the structural member and where the guide member and the guide rail are configured to cooperate to support the linear motion of the structural member.

Abstract: A drive mechanism for a slide-out room includes top and bottom gear racks secured on sidewalls of the room. A motor is fixed relative to the slide-out room adjacent the sidewall. A drive shaft is coupled with the motor and engages both of a first drive gear and a second drive gear, respectively engaged with the top and bottom gear racks. The gear racks are covered by a suitable cover, and the drive gears extend through the covers into engagement with the racks.

Abstract: A drive mechanism for a slide-out room includes top and bottom gear racks secured on sidewalls of the room. A motor is fixed relative to the slide-out room adjacent the sidewall. A drive shaft is coupled with the motor and engages both of a first drive gear and a second drive gear, respectively engaged with the top and bottom gear racks. The gear racks are covered by a suitable cover, and the drive gears extend through the covers into engagement with the racks.

Abstract: A slide-out room system includes a motor-driven sheath with wound cables for extending and retracting the slide-out room. The cables and the sheath are configured such that rotation of the sheath in one direction displaces the cables to extend the room and such that rotation of the sheath in an opposite direction displaces the cables to retract the room.

Abstract: A slide-out room system includes a drive mechanism that may be fixed to a vehicle wall adjacent the slide-out room. A drive unit includes a drive screw that is rotatable with rotation of an output shaft. A drive block that engages the drive screw may be fixed to a side wall of the slide-out room. Rotation of the drive screw effects displacement of the drive block to extend and retract the room, depending on a rotation direction of the motor.

Abstract: A drive unit for a slide-out room of a recreational vehicle includes a rotary component, an elongate component, and a structural member configured to be coupled to a wall panel of the slide-out room and having an elongate cavity. The elongate component and the rotary component are arranged within the elongate cavity of the structural member and are configured to mesh such that a rotary motion of the rotary component results in a linear motion of the elongate component together with the structural member relative to the rotary component. Advantageously, the drive unit may further include a guide member and a guide rail, where the guide rail is integrated into the elongate cavity of the structural member and where the guide member and the guide rail are configured to cooperate to support the linear motion of the structural member.

Abstract: A slide-out room for a recreational vehicle having a wall defining an opening includes a fixed floor and a fixed outer wall connected to the floor. The room may include one or more of a first collapsible side wall, a second collapsible side wall, and a collapsible roof. An operating mechanism includes a gear rack attached to an edge of the floor and a pinion gear driven by a torque shaft attached to the wall of the vehicle. A cable has a first end attached to the outer wall and a second end attached to the floor or to a spool driven by the torque shaft.