A sliding mechanism for moving a slide-out compartment of a vehicle includes a guide member, a sliding member, and a gear. The gear is used to move the sliding member relative to the guide member. The sliding member and the guide member cooperate with each other to move the slide-out compartment between an extended position and a retracted position.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/308,646, entitled: "Sliding Mechanisms and Systems," filed on Dec. 2, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,981,728, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/044,481, entitled: "Sliding Mechanisms and Systems," filed on Jan. 11, 2002, published as U.S. patent application Publication No. 2002/0056329, abandoned, which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser No. 09/448,410 filed Nov. 23, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,338,523, entitled "Sliding Mechanisms and Systems," filed on Nov. 23, 1999, all of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
The invention is a chassis skirt for a motor vehicle's chassis. The chassis skirt has a panel assembly that releasably engages a frame assembly. The frame assembly mounts to a chassis, such as to a chassis mounted bracket like a battery box. The frame assembly has spaced apart bracket assemblies that can have a pin extending from a bracket to engage receivers in the panel assembly. Isolators in the frame assembly also engage the panel assembly. A spring is used to assist in moving the panel assembly away from the chassis to access the chassis mounted bracket.
