Movable home with retractable structures

Abstract

A mobile house construction (1) is easy to move with strong mobility; (2) has a high folding ratio, providing a good living experience; (3) has a simple structure and is easy to drive; (4) permits for the entire device to be factory manufactured; and (5) provides a standardization of structure, thus reducing costs. The home construction includes a main body structure and a folding mechanism. The main body mechanism is the main load-bearing structure of the mobile house, which is connected to the folding mechanism. The main structure includes a floor, a water tank, an engine, a bathroom, a kitchen, a door, a window, a load-bearing column, a load-bearing beam, and the like, and can further include several pieces of furniture. The folding mechanism can expand the internal space of the mobile house, including the left side folding mechanism, the right-side folding mechanism and the top folding mechanism.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A movable home comprising:
 a main structure having a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, and first and second sides spanning between the front side and the rear side, front side, the rear side and the first and second sides of the main structure defining a main structure interior space therein;   a first wall extension pivotably attached to the main structure, the first wall extension movable from a storage position, disposed adjacent along the first side, and an expanded position, extending outward from the front side;   a second wall extension pivotably attached to the main structure, the second wall extension movable from the storage position, disposed adjacent along the first side, and the expanded position, extending outward from the rear side;   first and second tracks disposed along a length of respective ones of the first and second wall extensions;   an outer wall disposed adjacent the first side in the storage position, the outer wall slidable along the tracks to move the outer wall away from the main structure; and   a floor member is attached with a pivotable connection along a bottom side of the outer wall, the floor member movable between a floor storage position substantially coplanar with the outer wall and a floor use position substantially orthogonal to the outer wall.   
     
     
         2 . The movable home of  claim 1 , wherein the first wall and the second wall, in the storage position, are substantially parallel to the first side of the main structure. 
     
     
         3 . The movable home of  claim 2 , wherein the first wall and the second wall, in the expanded position, are substantially parallel to the front side and the rear side of the main structure. 
     
     
         4 . The movable home of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the floor member includes at least a first floor section and a second floor section;   a distal end, relative the main structure, of the first floor section forms the pivotable connection with the outer wall;   a proximate end of the first floor section pivotably attaches with a distal end of the second floor section; and   the second floor section forms a pivotable connection with the main structure.   
     
     
         5 . The movable home of  claim 4 , further comprising a mechanical linkage and motor, the mechanical linkage and motor operable to cause the second floor section to pivot about the pivotable connection to expand or retract the outer wall via the pivot of the second floor section relative to the main structure. 
     
     
         6 . The movable home of  claim 1 , further comprising a support disposed at least at distal ends of the first wall extension and the second wall extension, wherein the support is movable downward to contact a ground surface and support the first and second wall extensions. 
     
     
         7 . The movable home of  claim 1 , further comprising floor supports extending inward from the first and second wall extensions, the floor supports supporting the floor when the first and second wall extensions are in the expanded position. 
     
     
         8 . The movable home of  claim 1 , further comprising a retractable roof disposed over the main structure in the storage position, the retractable roof extending between the first and second wall extensions, outward to the outer wall, when the movable home is in the expanded position. 
     
     
         9 . The movable home of  claim 8 , wherein the retractable roof includes a plurality of roof sections nesting together in the storage position. 
     
     
         10 . The movable home of  claim 9 , wherein the first and second wall extensions include a plurality of tracks permitting the roof sections to slide therealong in the expanded position. 
     
     
         11 . The movable home of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of tracks has different lengths outward along the first and second wall extensions, the different lengths limiting a length of extension of each of the roof sections from the main structure in the expanded position. 
     
     
         12 . The movable home of  claim 8 , further comprising a reversible support disposed along a top edge of the first and second wall extensions, the reversible support movable into a support position, where the reversible support extends outward from a top of the first and second wall extensions to support the retractable roof when the retractable roof is retracted. 
     
     
         13 . A movable home comprising:
 a main structure having a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, and first and second sides spanning between the front side and the rear side, front side, the rear side and the first and second sides of the main structure defining a main structure interior space therein;   a first wall extension pivotably attached to the main structure, the first wall extension movable from a storage position, disposed substantially parallel along the first side, and an expanded position, extending orthogonally outward from the front side;   a second wall extension pivotably attached to the main structure, the second wall extension movable from the storage position, disposed substantially parallel along the first side, and the expanded position, extending orthogonally outward from the rear side;   first and second tracks disposed along a length of respective ones of the first and second wall extensions;   an outer wall disposed adjacent the first side in the storage position, the outer wall slidable along the tracks to move the outer wall away from the main structure; and   a floor member is attached with a pivotable connection along a bottom side of the outer wall, the floor member movable between a floor storage position substantially coplanar with the outer wall and a floor use position substantially orthogonal to the outer wall, wherein:   the floor member includes at least a first floor section and a second floor section;   a distal end, relative the main structure, of the first floor section forms the pivotable connection with the outer wall;   a proximate end of the first floor section pivotably attaches with a distal end of the second floor section; and   the second floor section pivotably attaches to the main structure.   
     
     
         14 . The movable home of  claim 13 , further comprising a support disposed at least at distal ends of the first wall extension and the second wall extension. 
     
     
         15 . The movable home of  claim 13 , further comprising floor supports extending inward from the first and second wall extensions, the floor supports supporting the floor when the first and second wall extensions are in the expanded position. 
     
     
         16 . The movable home of  claim 13 , further comprising a retractable roof disposed over the main structure in the storage position, the retractable roof extending between the first and second wall extensions, outward to the outer wall, when the movable home is in the expanded position. 
     
     
         17 . A movable home comprising:
 a main structure having a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, and first and second sides spanning between the front side and the rear side, front side, the rear side and the first and second sides of the main structure defining a main structure interior space therein;   a first wall extension pivotably attached to the main structure, the first wall extension movable from a storage position, disposed substantially parallel along the first side, and an expanded position, extending orthogonally outward from the front side;   a second wall extension pivotably attached to the main structure, the second wall extension movable from the storage position, disposed substantially parallel along the first side, and the expanded position, extending orthogonally outward from the rear side;   first and second tracks disposed along a length of respective ones of the first and second wall extensions;   an outer wall disposed adjacent the first side in the storage position, the outer wall slidable along the tracks to move the outer wall away from the main structure;   a floor member is attached with a pivotable connection along a bottom side of the outer wall, the floor member movable between a floor storage position substantially coplanar with the outer wall and a floor use position substantially orthogonal to the outer wall; and   a retractable roof disposed over the main structure in the storage position, the retractable roof extending between the first and second wall extensions, outward to the outer wall, when the movable home is in the expanded position, wherein:   the retractable roof includes a plurality of roof sections nesting together in the storage position; and   the first and second wall extensions include a plurality of tracks permitting the roof sections to slide therealong in the expanded position.   
     
     
         18 . The movable home of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of tracks has different lengths outward along the first and second wall extensions, the different lengths limiting a length of extension of each of the roof sections from the main structure in the expanded position. 
     
     
         19 . The movable home of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the floor member includes at least a first floor section and a second floor section;   a distal end, relative the main structure, of the first floor section forms the pivotable connection with the outer wall;   a proximate end of the first floor section pivotably attaches with a distal end of the second floor section; and   
       the second floor section pivotably attaches to the main structure.