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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2009
Michael A. Schrader, Plain City, OH (US);
Michael A. Schrader, Plain City, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle having a reconfigurable cargo area. A tailgate selectably closes off a rear portion of the vehicle and is positionable between a generally vertical closed position and a generally horizontal open position. A roof is bifurcated along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. A fixed roof panel closes off a first portion of the roof. A movable roof panel is slidable along a transverse axis of the vehicle, and has a closed position edgewise adjacent to the fixed roof panel and an open position facially adjacent to the fixed roof panel. In its closed position the movable roof panel closes off a second portion of the roof. The second roof portion is exposed when the movable roof panel is in its open position. The cargo area is configurable to closed and open arrangements according to the positions of the tailgate and the movable roof panel.