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Granted Patent B2
US 9,902,330 · App. 15/153,871 · Granted Feb 27, 2018

Tonneau cover assembly for vehicle

Inventors: Eiji Fujii (Aichi-ken, JP); Seiei Hibino (Aichi-ken, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R5/047
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Patent No.
US 9,902,330
App. No.
15/153,871
Granted
Feb 27, 2018
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (59)

1. A tonneau cover assembly for a vehicle comprising:

a tonneau cover having flexibility and including a first end and a second end that is a free end;

a tonneau cover winding rod for rolling up the tonneau cover from the first end that is fixed to the tonneau cover winding rod;

a screen having flexibility including a first end and a second end that is a free end;

a screen winding rod for rolling up the screen from the first end that is fixed to the screen winding rod; and

a case holding the tonneau cover, the tonneau cover winding rod, the screen, and the screen winding rod therein, the case including an opening for releasing and retracting the tonneau cover and the screen, wherein

the tonneau cover winding rod is configured to release the tonneau cover at a portion thereof located higher than a portion of the screen winding rod at which the screen winding rod releases the screen, and

the case includes an opening that opens toward a bottom and a rear of the vehicle for releasing the screen out of the case.

2. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the screen winding rod is disposed with an upper end thereof located lower than an upper end of the tonneau cover winding rod.

3. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the tonneau cover winding rod is configured to release the tonneau cover at an upper portion thereof, and

the screen winding rod is configured to release the screen at a lower portion thereof.

4. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:

upper screen holders located at a height position relative to a height position of the screen winding rod for holding the screen in a horizontal position; and

lower screen holders located lower than the screen winding rod for holding the screen in a vertical position.

5. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the screen is a net having flexibility higher than the flexibility of the tonneau cover.

6. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 4 , further comprising:

rear screen holders located more to a rear of the vehicle than the upper screen holders and the lower screen holders for holding the screen in an oblique position.

7. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 6 , wherein

the screen holding pieces are hooked on the upper screen holders to hold the screen in the horizontal position,

the screen holding pieces are hooked on the lower screen holders to hold the screen in the vertical position, and

the screen holding pieces are hooked on the rear screen holders to hold the screen in the oblique position.

8. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the case includes a tonneau cover case, a screen case, and an outer case,

the tonneau cover case holds the tonneau cover and the tonneau cover winding rod therein and includes an opening that opens toward a rear of the vehicle,

the screen case holds the screen and the screen winding rod therein and includes an opening that opens toward a bottom and a rear of the vehicle,

the outer case holds the tonneau cover case and the screen case therein and includes an opening that opens toward the bottom and the rear of the vehicle, and

the tonneau cover case and the screen case are arranged in the outer case with an upper edge of the opening of the tonneau cover case is aligned with an upper edge of the opening of the outer case and a lower edge of the opening of the screen case is aligned with a lower edge of the opening of the outer case.

9. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 4 , further comprising:

front screen holders on a rear surface of a backrest of a rear seat in the vehicle for holding the screen between the case and the rear surface of the backrest of the rear seat.

10. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the case further comprises:

rollers disposed at intervals in a width direction of the vehicle at the lower edge of the opening of the screen case configured to rotate on the screen in a direction in which the screen is pulled out and in a direction in which the screen is rolled up.

11. A tonneau cover assembly for a vehicle comprising:

a tonneau cover having flexibility and including a first end and a second end that is a free end;

a tonneau cover winding rod for rolling up the tonneau cover from the first end that is fixed to the tonneau cover winding rod;

a screen having flexibility including a first end and a second end that is a free end;

a screen winding rod for rolling up the screen from the first end that is fixed to the screen winding rod; and

a case holding the tonneau cover, the tonneau cover winding rod, the screen, and the screen winding rod therein, the case including an opening for releasing and retracting the tonneau cover and the screen, wherein

the tonneau cover winding rod is configured to release the tonneau cover at a portion thereof located higher than a portion of the screen winding rod at which the screen winding rod releases the screen,

the screen winding rod is disposed with an upper end thereof located lower than an upper end of the tonneau cover winding rod, and

the screen winding rod is disposed more to a front of the vehicle than the tonneau cover winding rod with the upper end of the screen winding rod at a position in the vehicle higher than a lower end of the tonneau cover winding rod.

12. A tonneau cover assembly for a vehicle comprising:

a tonneau cover having flexibility;

a tonneau cover winding rod for rolling up the tonneau cover;

a screen having flexibility;

a screen winding rod for rolling up the screen; and

a case holding the tonneau cover winding rod and the screen winding rod therein, the case including an opening including an upper portion through which the tonneau cover is pulled out and a lower portion through which the screen is pulled out, wherein

the case includes an opening that opens toward the bottom and the rear of the vehicle and through which the screen is pulled out of the case.

13. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 12 , wherein

the tonneau cover winding rod is disposed at a position in the vehicle higher than a position of the screen winding rod.

14. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 12 , wherein

the tonneau cover winding rod is configured to roll up the tonneau cover such that the tonneau cover is released from the tonneau cover winding rod at an upper portion of the tonneau cover winding rod when the tonneau cover is pulled toward a rear of the vehicle, and

the screen winding rod is configured to roll up the screen such that the screen is released from the screen winding rod at a lower portion of the screen winding rod when the screen is pulled toward the rear of the vehicle.

15. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 12 , further comprising:

screen holders for holding the screen in a horizontal position and screen holders for holding the screen in a vertical position.

16. The tonneau cover assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the screen is a net having flexibility higher than the flexibility of the tonneau cover.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2016
From: FUJII, EIJI; HIBINO, SEIEI
To: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-106882 · May 26, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160347255A1 · Dec 1, 2016