A camper trailer 10 has a wheel supported trailer chassis 12 and a trailer body 14 mounted on the chassis. The trailer chassis 12 includes a non-rotatable frame 16 and the 5 trailer body 14 includes a rotatable frame 18. The trailer body 14 has a hard floor 20 which is adapted to pivotally move about a pivot assembly 21 between a storage position on the chassis and an expanded position when in use. The trailer body 14 also has a collapsible tent structure connected to the hard floor. The hard floor 20 is mounted on the rotatable frame 18, and the collapsible tent structure is connected to 10 both the non-rotatable frame 16 and the rotatable frame 18. The hard floor 20 forms a hard top when in the storage position, and it is adapted to pivotally open to the rear of the chassis 12 to become the hard floor when in the expanded position. By and with this pivotal opening of the hard floor 20, the connected tent structure is caused to unfold and open to an erected condition. There are first and second drive assemblies at respective 15 opposite sides of the camper trailer 10. Each drive assembly includes a motor 24 mounted to the trailer chassis and a push rod 25 operably connected to the motor and having a leading end 26 which is extendable and retractable with respect to the motor by operation of the motor, and there is an articulated linkage assembly connected to the leading end 26 of the push rod 25. The operation of the first and second drive 20 assemblies, through their respective articulated linkage assemblies, causes the hard floor 20 to pivotally move between the storage position and the expanded position. 1 f/0l/1
Assembly for Opening and Closing Camper Trailer
2018-05-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English