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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Eiji Fujii, Aichi-ken, JP;
Seiei Hibino, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A tonneau cover assembly for a vehicle includes a tonneau cover having flexibility, a tonneau cover winding rod, a screen having flexibility, a screen winding rod, and a case. The tonneau cover winding rod is for rolling up the tonneau cover from the first end that is fixed to the tonneau cover winding rod. The screen winding rod is for rolling up the screen from the first end that is fixed to the screen winding rod. The case holds the tonneau cover, the tonneau cover winding rod, the screen, and the screen winding rod therein. The case includes an opening for releasing and retracting the tonneau cover and the screen. The tonneau cover winding rod is configured to release the tonneau cover at a portion of the tonneau cover winding rod located higher than a portion of the screen winding rod at which the screen winding rod releases the screen.