Takata Corporation

Irvin Automotive Products, Inc.

John H Decker

Joseph Peter Wieczorek

Eugene M Halajian

Joseph R Finn

Eugnee M Halajian

The invention relates to a motor vehicle interior compartment security shade assembly. The device of this invention enables a security shade to be deployed to various extended positions in use. This capability allows the shade to cover portions of the motor vehicle interior cargo compartment while leaving other portions uncovered to accommodate large carried items. The plural park positions for the shade also eliminate the requirement of full retraction and extension each time the shade position is changed. The various embodiments describe alternate approaches toward providing the features of the invention. Including devices incorporating laterally extending tracks having diverging sections which provide stop position for the shade and other embodiments and another embodiment including an actuated ledge mechanism for the shade pull tube.

Motor vehicle security shade with guide track

A roller shade assembly for motor vehicle applications. For covering an interior compartment area of a motor vehicle. The assembly of this invention is mounted in such a manner that the flexible shade panel is extended in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, or in the 'cross-body' direction. This orientation eliminates the requirement that the roller tube assembly be removable from the vehicle to avoid obstructing the cargo compartment when large items are placed in it or when the cargo compartment is enlarged by folding forward a rear seat back. The configuration further enables the shade to be extended and retracted either from the rear vehicle cargo door or from within the vehicle.

Cross body motor vehicle security shade

A glide apparatus for an assembly, such as a vehicle interior accessory, includes a first member disposed for slidable relative movement with respect to a second member. The first member has a longitudinally-extending, generally channel-shaped portion defined a base and a pair of spaced-apart legs protruding laterally outwardly from the base. A glide member preferably includes a number of serially-arranged arcuate slide portions at least partially fixed relative to a backing plate and curving laterally outwardly from the backing plate for relative slidable engagement with at least one, or both, of the legs on the channel-shaped portion of the first member. Preferably, a number of second arcuate slide portions are at least partially fixed relative to the backing plate and curve laterally outwardly from the backing plate for relative slidable engagement with the base of the channel-shaped portion of the first member. At least the second arcuate slide portions, which are adapted for slidable engagement with the base of the channel-shaped portion, are laterally resilient in order to resiliently bias the first member in a lateral direction away from the second member, and preferably have generally arcuate shaped convex protrusions positioned for engaging the channel base substantially in a 'point-contact' engagement therewith.

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Livonia, MI, United States of America

John H Decker