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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Yoshio Fukushima, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Shingo Kunihiro, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Masatoshi Takayama, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Yoji Yatsushiro, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Kenji Nonaka, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Yoshio Fukushima, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Shingo Kunihiro, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Masatoshi Takayama, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Yoji Yatsushiro, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Kenji Nonaka, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Madza Motor Corporation, Hiroshima-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A tonneau cover apparatus for an automobile including a baggage compartment, a baggage compartment opening, and a gate which covers the baggage compartment opening to be openable is provided. The tonneau cover apparatus includes a cover member extending from a position spaced apart from the baggage compartment opening toward the baggage compartment opening to cover the baggage compartment, and a guide portion which is formed at a portion of the baggage compartment opening to be covered by the gate and guides vertical movement of the cover distal end of the cover member.