Retractable hard panel tonneau cover

A tonneau cover for a vehicle comprising:

• a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel;
• wherein the first panel and the second panel are movable into a stack, the first panel or the second panel is connected to a first mechanism to guide the stack into a storage compartment,
• wherein the third panel is connected to a second mechanism to guide the third panel into the storage compartment independently of the stack;
• and
• wherein the third panel is configured to be folded onto the second panel such that a top surface of the third panel is juxtaposed with a top surface of the second panel.

A tonneau cover for a cargo area of a vehicle, the tonneau cover comprising:

• a first panel and a second panel, the first panel is arranged rearward of the second panel in vehicle position when the tonneau cover is in a first position, each of the first panel and the second panel comprise a top surface and an opposing bottom surface,
• wherein the first panel and the second panel are movable into a second position where the bottom surface of the first panel is juxtaposed with the bottom surface of the second panel,
• wherein the first panel and the second panel are moveable into a storage compartment located at a forward region of the cargo area,
• wherein in both of the first position and the second position, the first panel and the second panel are in a generally horizontal orientation;
• and in the storage compartment, the first panel and the second panel are in a non-horizontal orientation;
• wherein the tonneau cover comprises a third panel and a fourth panel;
• and
• wherein the tonneau cover is moveable into a stack, where the second panel is arranged in between the first panel and the third panel, and one or more of the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, and the fourth panel in the stack is connected to a first mechanism to guide the stack into the storage compartment.