Foldable living compartment

Abstract

A foldable living compartment includes a ceiling, a floor and a sidewall disposed between the ceiling and the floor. The sidewall includes two or more panels engaged with each other to enable the living compartment to transit between an expanded state and a collapsed state, each of the panels including: (i) a first subpanel, and (ii) a second subpanel opposing the first subpanel, the first subpanel being spaced apart from the second panel defining a chamber trapping a layer of air therebetween.

1 . A foldable living compartment comprising a ceiling, a floor and a sidewall disposed between the ceiling and the floor, wherein the sidewall comprises two or more panels engaged with each other to enable the living compartment to transit between an expanded state and a collapsed state, each of the sidewall panels comprising:
 (i) a first subpanel, and   (ii) a second subpanel opposing the first subpanel,
 wherein the first subpanel is spaced apart from the second subpanel defining a chamber trapping a layer of air therebetween; 
 wherein the ceiling comprises at least a movable ceiling part pivotally engaged with a fixed ceiling part; and 
 wherein the movable ceiling part is pivotally movable relative to the fixed ceiling part between a first position in which the movable ceiling part extends generally downwardly and a second position in which the movable ceiling part extends generally horizontally and rests on the side wall. 
   
     
     
         2 . The foldable living compartment according to  claim 1 , further including a front frame which, when in its expanded configuration, is translationally movable relative to a fixed floor between an extended position in which it is furthest away from the fixed floor and a retracted position in which it is closest to the fixed floor. 
     
     
         3 . The foldable living compartment according to  claim 1 , further including a back frame which is opposite to the front frame, which, when in its expanded configuration, is translationally movable relative to a fixed floor between an extended position in which it is furthest away from the fixed floor and a retracted position in which it is closest to the fixed floor. 
     
     
         4 . The foldable living compartment according to  claim 1 , further including a movable floor part which is pivotally engaged with a fixed floor part;
 wherein the movable floor part is pivotally movable relative to the fixed floor part between a first position in which the movable floor part extends generally upwardly vertically and a second position in which the movable floor part extends generally horizontally and lies on the ground.   
     
     
         5 . A foldable living compartment comprising at least two units of foldable living compartments of  claim 1  joined together. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable living compartment according to  claim 5 , further including a passage allowing passage between the at least two units of foldable living compartments. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable living compartment according to  claim 5 , wherein the two units of foldable living compartments are not identically constructed.