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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Shinichi Miyazaki, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Mori, Nagoya, JP;
Kunihiko Sugiyama, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
HAYASHI TELEMPU CO., LTD, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/044 (2013.01); B60R 5/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tonneau cover device electrically moves a tonneau cover between an extension position, at which the tonneau cover conceals a cargo compartment of a vehicle, and a storage position, at which the tonneau cover is separated from the cargo compartment. The tonneau cover device includes a switch, which is operated from outside the vehicle, and a tonneau cover control unit, which moves the tonneau cover between the extension position and the storage position when the switch is operated.