# US 8,465,079 B2 · Cover coupling structure

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- Number: US 8,465,079 B2
- Document ID: US8465079B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/357,006
- Filed: 2012-01-24
- Published: 2012-07-26
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2011-01-25
- Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Kazunori Saito; Takahiro Yajima
- Inventors: Kazunori Saito; Takahiro Yajima
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465079B2

## CPC

- B60R 5/047: {collapsible by rolling-up}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

There is provided a cover coupling structure including: a coupling groove that is provided to an elongated shaped tonneau cover apparatus including a tonneau cover, the coupling groove including a coupling portion coupled to one end of a sheet-form cover, and an opening portion that is open to the outer peripheral side of the tonneau cover apparatus and is in communication with the coupling portion; an anchor portion provided to the one end of the cover and coupling the one end of the cover to the coupling portion by anchoring to the coupling portion; and a resiliently deformable portion that anchors the anchor portion to the coupling portion, and is set with an external profile dimension along a direction orthogonal to a first face of the cover that is larger than the height dimension of the opening portion when the resiliently deformable portion has been resiliently deformed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cover coupling structure comprising:
a coupling groove that is provided to an elongated shaped tonneau cover apparatus including a tonneau cover for covering a vehicle luggage compartment, the coupling groove comprising a coupling portion coupled to one end of a sheet-form front cover provided between a vehicle seat and the tonneau cover apparatus, and an opening portion that is open to the outer peripheral side of the tonneau cover apparatus and is in communication with the coupling portion and is set with a smaller height dimension than the height dimension of the coupling portion;
an anchor portion provided to the one end of the front cover and coupling the one end of the front cover to the coupling portion by being inserted inside the opening portion and anchoring to the coupling portion; and
a resiliently deformable portion that is formed at the anchor portion so as to be resiliently deformable, anchors the anchor portion to the coupling portion by engaging with the coupling portion, and is set with an external profile dimension along a direction orthogonal to a first face of the front cover that is larger than the height dimension of the opening portion when the resiliently deformable portion has been resiliently deformed.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cover coupling structure of claim 1, wherein the resiliently deformable portion is formed by folding back one end portion of the anchor portion such that there is a gap present between the leading end of the resiliently deformable portion and the anchor portion to enable the resiliently deformable portion to resiliently deform.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cover coupling structure of claim 2, wherein the vertical cross-sectional profile of the resiliently deformable portion is formed in a substantially circular ring shape including the gap.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cover coupling structure of claim 1, wherein the one end of the front cover is disposed between the resiliently deformable portion and the coupling portion, and fits into a gap between the resiliently deformable portion and the coupling portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cover coupling structure of claim 1, wherein the resiliently deformable portion is engaged with the coupling portion in a resiliently deformed state.