Tonneau cover device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9199578
APP PUB NO 20140015276A1
SERIAL NO

14006800

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A tonneau cover device moves a tonneau cover, which is coupled to a hatchback door of a vehicle, between an extension position and a storage position. The tonneau cover device includes a detection unit and a controller. The detection unit detects whether a pre-operation for opening the hatchback door has been performed. The controller permits movement of the tonneau cover to the extension position when a courtesy switch, which is arranged in the vehicle, detects that the hatchback door is closed and the detection unit does not detect that the pre-operation has been performed. The controller restricts movement of the tonneau cover to the extension position when the courtesy switch detects that the hatchback door is closed and the detection unit detects that the pre-operation has been performed.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO3-260 TOYOTA OGUCHI-CHO NIWA-GUN AICHI 480-0195
HAYASHI TELEMPU CO LTD4-5 KAMIMAEZU 1-CHOME NAKA-KU NAGOYA-SHI AICHI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mori, Hiroyuki Nagoya, JP 401 3349
Nagao, Takashi Aichi, JP 145 1186
Yu, Zhengtai Nagoya, JP 1 2

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