Mobile, expandable, inhabitable structure

Abstract

The invention encompasses an entirely automated room extension intended for larger wheeled structures such as a Recreational Vehicle or a semi trailer that has been modified to form an office or semi-permanent emergency shelter. The extension, having substantially hinged, folding, rigid panels that in the collapsed state are stacked flush forming the exterior surface and with a simple push button will automatically deploy a supporting structure and then automatically expand the panels to form a solid enclosure of usable interior space. A programmable logic controller will activate the extension and contraction of several actuators in such order as to deploy and collapse the enclosure by push button with no manual intervention.

1 . A mobile, expandable, inhabitable structure having substantially hinged, folding, rigid panels that in the collapsed state are stacked flush forming the exterior surface and with a simple push button will automatically deploy a supporting structure and then automatically expand the panels to form a solid enclosure of usable interior space wherein the extension comprises:
 a) rigid floor and roof panels that are connected by hinges to the base structure and the longitudinal wall of the extension and;   b) rigid side walls that are hinged to the base structure that contain chain driven geared devises that automatically pivot the panels outwards to enclose the expanded space and;   c) an actuating rod attached to the base structure and the roof panel that can exert both a lifting and lowering force to deploy and collapse the extension and;   d) an actuating rod attached to the base structure and the floor panel that can exert both a pushing and pulling force to deploy and collapse the extension and;   e) a series of actuating rods that exert both a pushing and pulling force to deploy and collapse a structure that will support the extension and;   f) a programmable logic controller that will activate the actuators extension and contraction in such order as to deploy and collapse the expanded enclosure by push button with no manual intervention.