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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2009
Hirobumi Kikuchi, Saitama, JP;
Mitsufumi Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hirobumi Kikuchi, Saitama, JP;
Mitsufumi Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an arrangement for stowing away a retractable tonneau cover assembly () under a floor of a luggage space () requiring a very small space. A recess () is formed laterally across a width of a vehicle body in a rear end thereof. When stowing away the assembly, an outer tube () of the assembly is received in the recess with a longitudinal slot () thereof facing upward. A flexible cover sheet () extends out of the longitudinal slot (), and a rigid free end member () attached to a free end of the flexible cover sheet () extends along a rear side of the outer tube into a deep section (B) of the recess (). Therefore, the recess () is required to have a width which is not significantly greater than the height (h) of the outer tube ().