IP Library Granted Patent US 12691738
Granted Patent B2
US 12691738 · App. 18/181,910 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Semi-embedded bed cover for a pickup truck

Inventors: Yinli Zhao (Suzhou City, CN); Yingjie Sun (Suzhou City, CN)
Assignee: Yinli Zhao
B60J7/141B60J7/1607B60J7/198
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12691738
App. No.
18/181,910
Filed
Mar 10, 2023
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3612
USPC
296/100.02
Abstract

A semi-embedded bed cover for a pickup truck, including a panel body connected to the cargo hopper, the panel body is connected to the cargo hopper by a dual linkage lock system and a guide rail support bar system, the panel body includes a front railing.

Claims (11)

1 . A semi-embedded bed cover, comprising a panel body ( 1 ) connected to a cargo box, wherein the panel body ( 1 ) is connected to the cargo box by a dual linkage lock system ( 6 ) and a guide rail support bar system ( 7 ), and the panel body comprises a front railing ( 4 ), a first panel body ( 11 ), a second panel body ( 12 ) and a third panel body ( 13 ); one end of the first panel panel ( 11 ) is connected to the front railing ( 4 ), and the other end of the first panel body ( 11 ) is connected to the second panel body ( 12 ) by a rotating shaft system ( 2 ); the second panel body ( 12 ) is connected to the third panel body ( 13 ) by the rotating shaft system ( 2 ), and one end of the third panel body ( 13 ) away from the second panel body ( 12 ) is connected to a system of a rear railing with lock ( 3 );

the guide rail support bar system ( 7 ) is connected to the cargo box;

the rotating shaft system ( 2 ) comprises an intermediate bar ( 22 ) and two rotating bars ( 21 ), the two rotating bars ( 21 ) being rotatably connected to the intermediate bar ( 22 ), the rotating bars ( 21 ) and the intermediate bar ( 22 ) snapping into each other, the rotating bars ( 21 ) rotating around the intermediate bar ( 22 );

the dual linkage lock system ( 6 ) is used to connect the panel bodies with the guide rail support bar system ( 7 ), and the dual linkage lock system ( 6 ) comprises a profile connected to the panel body ( 1 ); the profile is provided with a profile groove ( 67 ), both ends of the profile groove ( 67 ) are connected to a lock bolt assembly, and the two lock bolt assemblies are connected to each other by a steel wire rope ( 68 ); the dual linkage lock system ( 6 ) comprises a handle base ( 66 ), and the handle base ( 66 ) is provided with two connecting holes ( 662 ); the handle ring ( 65 ) is provided with a restriction groove and two wire passing holes ( 651 ), the two wire passing holes ( 651 ) are respectively disposed at both ends of the restriction groove, and the connecting holes ( 662 ) and the wire passing holes ( 651 ) are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence.

2 . The semi-embedded bed cover according to claim 1 , wherein the dual linkage lock system ( 6 ) comprises a lock head ( 63 ) and a spring ( 62 ); the lock head ( 63 ) comprises a locking end and a connecting end, the locking end comprises a protrusion ( 631 ) and a latch bevel ( 632 ), and the connecting end is provided with a mounting hole ( 612 ); the positioning block ( 61 ) is disposed in the mounting hole ( 612 ), the positioning block ( 61 ) is connected to a circular shaft, and the spring ( 62 ) is sleeved on the circular shaft.

3 . The semi-embedded bed cover according to claim 1 , wherein left and right ends of the panel body ( 1 ) are connected to a longitudinal side railing system ( 8 ).

4 . The semi-embedded bed cover according to claim 1 , wherein the guide rail support bar system ( 7 ) comprises a guide rail ( 71 ), a clamping unit ( 73 ) and a front railing guide rail fixing block ( 72 ); the clamping unit ( 73 ) is used to connect the guide rail ( 71 ) and an edge of the cargo box, and the front railing guide rail fixing block ( 72 ) uses screws to hold the guide rail ( 71 ) in place and plays a fixed positioning role.

5 . The semi-embedded bed cover according to claim 4 , wherein the guide rail support bar system ( 7 ) further comprises a support rod ( 74 ), a support rod fixing block ( 78 ), and a fixing bracket ( 77 ); the support rod ( 74 ) is connected to the guide rail ( 71 ) through the support rod fixing block ( 78 ), the fixing bracket ( 77 ) is connected to the guide rail ( 71 ), and the fixing bracket ( 77 ) is snapped into the middle of the support rod ( 74 ), one end of the support rod ( 74 ) away from the support rod fixing block ( 78 ) being connected to an installation head ( 75 ).

6 . The semi-embedded bed cover according to claim 5 , wherein the guide rail ( 71 ) is provided with a clamping groove ( 712 ) and a guide rail support surface ( 713 ); the clamping groove ( 712 ) is used to cooperate with the clamping unit ( 73 ), the guide rail support surface ( 713 ) is used to connect a guide rail rubber strip ( 79 ), and one end of the guide rail support surface ( 713 ) away from the clamping groove ( 712 ) is provided with an upward hook.

7 . The semi-embedded bed cover according to claim 6 , wherein the clamping unit ( 73 ) comprises a first clamping block ( 731 ), a second clamping block ( 732 ), and a tightening bolt ( 733 ); the first clamping block ( 731 ) and the second clamping block ( 732 ) are located on both sides of the guide rail ( 71 ), and the first clamping block ( 731 ) and the second clamping block ( 732 ) are connected with each other by bolts; the second clamping block ( 732 ) is “L” shaped, and the tightening bolt ( 733 ) is connected to a bottom of the second clamping block ( 732 ) and abuts against the first clamping block ( 731 ).

8 . The semi-embedded bed cover according to claim 4 , wherein the front railing guide rail fixing block ( 72 ) comprises a connecting portion ( 721 ) and a restriction portion ( 722 ); the connecting portion ( 721 ) is connected to the guide rail support surface ( 713 ) by screws, and the restriction portion ( 722 ) is snapped into the front railing ( 4 ).