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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Bos Automotive Products, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William P. Pompili, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Edwin Joseph Steinmetz, Fair Haven, MI (US);
Jürgen Josef Salewski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
BOS Automotive Products, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A retractable cover system includes laterally spaced apart guide rails that define an opening and each provide a track. A drive assembly includes a motor that drives a first gear. The first gear is coupled to a second gear. A cover has multiple slats configured to interlock with one another in a deployed configuration. The slats cooperate with the drive assembly and are slidable in the tracks between first and second positions within the opening in response to actuation of the drive assembly. The slats are stacked onto one another in a stowed configuration. The motor is disconnected to the slats with the first and second gears in the decoupled position for manual operation.