Tonneau cover device for vehicle
AssigneesMazda Motor Corporation, Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsIsao Hirayama, Noriaki Haba, Tomoatsu Tani
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In a tonneau cover device for a vehicle, an interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) 40 comprises a pair of pulleys 45, 46 disposed separated in a vertical direction at each of the left and right sides of a cargo compartment, a first linking wire 51 wrapped around the pulleys 45, 46 and connected to the rear end of a tonneau cover, a rotary member 50 whereabout the first linking wire 51 is wrapped or wound between the pulleys 45, 46, and a second linking wire 53 having an end thereof connected to the back door, another end thereof wrapped around and engaged with the rotary member 50, and rotating the rotary member 50 interlocked with opening and closing of the back door.
Claims17
A first tonneau cover device for a vehicle having a back door capable of opening and closing and covering an opening section at a rear surface of a chassis thereof, comprising:
- a first tonneau cover disposed above, and separated from, a floor of a cargo compartment extending forward from the opening section;
- interlocking means moving a rear end of the first tonneau cover in a substantially vertical direction interlocked with opening and closing of the back door, wherein the interlocking means includes:
- a pair of pulleys disposed separated in a substantially vertical direction at each of the left and right sides of the cargo compartment;
- a first linking member wrapped around the pulleys and connected to the rear end of the first tonneau cover;
- a rotating member interlocked with and connected to the first linking member;
- and
- a second linking member having an end connected to the back door, having another end connected to the rotating member, and rotating the rotating member interlocked with opening and closing of the back door;
- and
- a second tonneau cover configured as a sheet member so as to be capable of winding, wherein a front end of the second tonneau cover is linked to the rear end of the first tonneau cover, and a rear end of the second tonneau cover is linked to the back door.
A tonneau cover device for a vehicle having a back door capable of opening and closing and covering an opening section at a rear surface of a chassis thereof, comprising:
- a first tonneau cover disposed above, and separated from, a floor of a cargo compartment extending forward from the opening section;
- and
- interlocking means moving a rear end of the first tonneau cover in a substantially vertical direction interlocked with opening and closing of the back door,
- wherein the interlocking means includes:
- a pair of pulleys disposed separated in a vertical direction at each of the left and right sides of the cargo compartment;
- a first linking member wrapped around the pulleys and connected to the rear end of the first tonneau cover;
- a rotating member interlocked with and connected to the first linking member between the pulleys;
- and
- a second linking member having an end connected to the back door, having another end connected to the rotating member, and rotating the rotating member interlocked with opening and closing of the back door,
- wherein the first tonneau cover is supported at a front end thereof by the left and right sides of the cargo compartment, is divided in a longitudinal direction comprising a plurality of board members, and is connected so as to be capable of bending at intervals between adjacent board members, and
- the first tonneau cover device further comprising a second tonneau cover configured as a sheet member so as to be capable of winding, having a front end thereof linked to the rear end of the first tonneau cover and having a rear end thereof linked to the back door.
A tonneau cover device for a vehicle having a back door capable of opening and closing and covering an opening section at a rear surface of a chassis thereof, comprising:
- a first tonneau cover disposed above, and separated from, a floor of a cargo compartment extending forward from the opening section;
- a second tonneau cover configured as a sheet member so as to be capable of winding, the second tonneau cover having a front end linked to a rear end of the first tonneau cover, and having a rear end linked to the back door;
- an interlocking mechanism moving the rear end of the first tonneau cover and the front end of the second tonneau cover in a substantially vertical direction interlocked with opening and closing of the back door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.