Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tonneau cover device
- Patent Title (中): Tonneau盖装置
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Application No.: US11636664Application Date: 2006-12-11
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Publication No.: US07641256B2Publication Date: 2010-01-05
- Inventor: Masanori Kodaira , Tomohiro Hori , Yuzou Sato
- Applicant: Masanori Kodaira , Tomohiro Hori , Yuzou Sato
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Agent Donald R. Studebaker
- Priority: JP2006-020232 20060130; JP2006-114091 20060418
- Main IPC: B60R7/04
- IPC: B60R7/04

Abstract:
A tonneau cover device comprises a tonneau cover and guide rails. A front end of the tonneau cover is pivotally supported at the vehicle. The tonneau cover comprises plural board members provided in a longitudinal direction and jointly connected to each other. The board member is supported by the guide rails to move vertically. A change of a longitudinal distance between a support pin portion of the board member at the guide rail and a pivot axis portion of the board member when the board member moves upward along the guide rails is absorbed by the joint connections of the tonneau cover. Accordingly, the tonneau cover can be opened widely and the tonneau cover can allow even large baggage to be carried in or out of the baggage compartment smoothly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070176460A1 Tonneau cover device Public/Granted day:2007-08-02
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