IP Library Granted Patent US 11,607,939
Granted Patent B2
US 11,607,939 · App. 16/887,672 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Powered cargo cover for vehicle

Inventors: Eric Simonneau (Vienne en Val, FR); Alicia Hélène Lecomte (Villers-Franqueux, FR); Eric Maurice Adam (Berru, FR)
Assignees: INTEVA FRANCE; TREVES PRODUCTS, SERVICES & INNOVATION
B60J7/141E05F15/643E05F15/655B60J7/19E05Y2900/548
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,607,939
App. No.
16/887,672
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A two piece cursor for use with an opening and closing mechanism for a powered cargo cover of a vehicle. The two piece cursor having: a main body portion; and a nozzle portion, wherein the nozzle portion is removably secured to the main body portion.

Claims (17)

1. A two piece cursor for use with a powered cargo cover of a vehicle, comprising:

a main body portion; and

a nozzle portion removably secured to the main body portion, the nozzle portion having an engagement portion that has a feature that releasably engages a tab of the main body portion when the engagement portion is inserted into an opening of the main body portion, the nozzle portion further including a cover engagement portion that defines a receiving area configured to pivotally receive a portion of a movable end of the powered cargo cover, the nozzle portion having an opening that extends into and from the receiving area, the opening allows the tab to be dislodged from the feature via a tool that is inserted into the opening when the nozzle portion is secured to the main body portion.

2. The two piece cursor as in claim 1 , wherein the main body portion is separately secured to a rail.

3. The two piece cursor as in claim 2 , wherein the nozzle portion can be removed from the main body portion without completely removing the two piece cursor from the rail.

4. The two piece cursor as in claim 1 , wherein the nozzle portion engages the main body portion of the cursor via a “snap fit” or interference type of engagement.

5. The two piece cursor as in claim 1 , wherein the cover engagement portion includes a pair of opposing walls each having a curved surface for pivotally receiving the portion of the moveable end of the powered cargo cover.

6. An opening and closing mechanism for a powered cargo cover, comprising:

a rail;

a two piece cursor for securement to the powered cargo cover, the two piece cursor comprising:

a main body portion slidably mounted to the rail; and

a nozzle portion removably secured to the main body portion, the nozzle portion having an engagement portion that has a feature that releasably engages a tab of the main body portion when the engagement portion is inserted into an opening of the main body portion, the nozzle portion further including a cover engagement portion that defines a receiving area configured to pivotally receive a portion of a movable end of the powered cargo cover, the nozzle portion having an opening that extends into and from the receiving area, the opening allows the tab to be dislodged from the feature via a tool that is inserted into the opening when the nozzle portion is secured to the main body portion; and

a motor for moving the two piece cursor along the rail, wherein movement of the two piece cursor along the rail moves the powered cargo cover between an open position and a closed position.

7. The opening and closing mechanism as in claim 6 , wherein the powered cargo cover is foldable about a hinge portion.

8. The opening and closing mechanism as in claim 6 , wherein the two piece cursor slides along the rail due to a cable or cables secured to the two piece cursor.

9. The opening and closing mechanism as in claim 6 , wherein a speed of the motor during opening and closing of the powered cargo cover is controlled via pulse width modulation.

10. The opening and closing mechanism as in claim 6 , wherein the powered cargo cover is located at a rear portion of a vehicle.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2023
From: LECOMTE, ALICIA HÉLÈNE; ADAM, ERIC MAURICE
To: TREVES PRODUCTS, SERVICES & INNOVATION
Reel/Frame 062670/0132 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2022
From: INTEVA PRODUCTS FRANCE SAS
To: INTEVA FRANCE
Reel/Frame 060723/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: SIMONNEAU, ERIC
To: INTEVA PRODUCTS FRANCE SAS
Reel/Frame 052798/0705 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1905817 · May 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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