Thor Tech, Inc.

A recreational vehicle (RV) includes a battery module that is charged when the RV battery module has a state of charge below a threshold and voltage is received at one or more of an RV AC input receptacle and a bi-directional receptacle, or voltage is received at a solar module. AC voltage is provided at an AC outlet receptacle to power one or more of a grid and a building when the battery module has a state of charge above a threshold and voltage is received at one or more of the RV AC input receptacle and the bi-directional receptacle, or DC voltage is received at the solar module. AC voltage is provided at the AC outlet receptacle to power the building when the battery module has a state of charge above a threshold and no voltage is received at the RV AC input receptacle or the RV bi-directional receptacle.

A hinge system for pivotably coupling at least one layered composite panel to a counterpart. The hinge system comprising a hinge element having a first hinge leaf and a second hinge leaf and a base element which is configured to be mechanically coupled to the first hinge leaf of the hinge element by means of a first coupling device. The base element is configured to be arranged at least predominantly within a layer structure of the layered composite panel and the base element is configured to be mechanically coupled to the layered composite panel by means of a first fastening device and/or a second fastening device.

The invention relates to a connecting element for constructing a T-shaped composite of three plates comprising a first contact surface coupled to a rear outer surface of a first plate, a second contact surface coupled to a rear outer surface of a second plate, and a coupling element coupled to the first and second contact surfaces, in an angled manner. The coupling element produces a positive connection between a front outer surface of an edge of the first plate and a rear outer surface of an edge of a third plate, when the third plate is coupled by means of a web which connects a front outer surface of the third plate to a front outer surface of the second plate, in order to arrange the front outer surface of the first plate in alignment with a rear outer surface of the third plate in the T-shaped composite.

The invention relates to a connecting element for mechanically coupling components. The connecting element comprising a first tab configured to mechanically couple a rear outer surface of a first component to the connecting element and a second tab is configured to mechanically couple a rear outer surface of a second component to the connecting element. The coupling element is mechanically coupled to the first tab and the second tab, and the first component and the second component each have an edge-side projection. The coupling element is configured to mechanically couple the first edge-side projection of the first component and the second edge-side projection of the second component to the coupling element such that an end face of the first edge-side projection and an end face of the second edge-side projection are arranged adjacent to one another on a front-side outer surface of the edge-side projections.

The invention relates to a fastening element for a component, in particular for integration into a vehicle or a piece of furniture, a panel element with such a fastening element, a component with such a fastening element, a vehicle with such a panel element and/or component, and a method for producing a panel element and a component, wherein the fastening element comprises a partially cylindrical body, a projection extending from the body in the radial direction, at least one first spreading element, which is designed to spread outwards radially from the body, and a fastening means guide, formed in the body, which is designed to receive a fastening means therein and guide it through a passage which is arranged in the body and is connected to the fastening means guide.

A laminated panel is provided comprising a skeletal framework, foam core inserts, an impact resistant sheet, and a weather resistant sheet bonded together with adhesive. Recreational vehicles incorporating such panels are also contemplated, as are methods of making the composite laminated panel.

A recreational vehicle may comprise a cabinet structure in contact with a horizontal floor and one upstanding wall, the cabinet structure comprising a plurality of generally planar side panels, each of the plurality of side panels comprising a plurality of channels extending between first and second side panel faces. The cabinet structure may also comprise a plurality of tubular supports, wherein each tubular support is sized to fit through the channels of the plurality of side panels; each tubular support extends from the channel of one of the plurality of side panels to a corresponding channel of another of the plurality of side panels; and the tubular supports interconnect the plurality of sides panels, thereby providing rigidity to the cabinet structure.

A recreational vehicle may comprise a cabinet structure in contact with a horizontal floor and one upstanding wall, the cabinet structure comprising a plurality of generally planar side panels, each of the plurality of side panels comprising a plurality of mounting apertures extending from a first panel face to a second panel face; and a plurality of generally vertical and generally horizontal ribs extending from the first panel face, the second panel face, or both, wherein the plurality of generally vertical and generally horizontal ribs are interconnected, such that they together define a plurality of sub-panels arranged in a grid, and at least one of the sub-panels of the grid comprises at least one of the plurality of mounting apertures.

Certain aspects of the disclosure provide an RV comprising a convertible cockpit having a driver position, comprising a convertible dashboard configurable to positions, the positions comprising a compressed position and an expanded position, at least a portion of the dashboard being closer in distance on a longitudinal axis to the driver position in the compressed position than in the expanded position, the convertible dashboard comprising a slit portion for placing a steering wheel apparatus, wherein the slit portion runs on the longitudinal axis across a portion of the convertible dashboard; and a steering wheel apparatus comprising a steering column or a steering wheel, wherein the steering wheel apparatus is movable along a length of the slit portion in several positions comprising a driving position or a stowing position.

The invention relates to a storage space system for a recreational vehicle with a double floor, which has an underbody and an upper floor spaced apart therefrom in the height direction, the storage space system being arranged in a storage space between the upper floor and the underbody, and wherein the storage space system can be reached from a vehicle interior through an opening in the upper floor, the storage space system having a frame which can be moved along a sliding direction and which is used to accommodate at least one row of at least two receptacles, in particular in the form of boxes. The invention further relates to a recreational vehicle.