Patent ID: 8844995
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A tonneau cover device comprising: a tonneau cover including a basal end, which is coupled to an inner side of a door at the back of a vehicle, and an opposite distal end; a movable guide arranged on the tonneau cover, wherein the movable guide is guided by a fixed guide, which is arranged in the vehicle to guide the tonneau cover in a horizontal direction of the vehicle, and the movable guide is separated from the fixed guide when the door opens; a controller that moves the tonneau cover to an extension position when the door closes and a storage position when the door opens, wherein the distal end of the tonneau cover is farthest from the basal end at the extension position, and the distal end of the tonneau cover is closest to the basal end at the storage position; and a detector that detects whether movement of the tonneau cover is obstructed due to contact with an object, wherein the controller temporarily interrupts movement of the tonneau cover when the detector detects that the movement of the tonneau cover to the storage position has been obstructed, and the controller restarts the movement of the tonneau cover to the storage position when determining during the interruption that the movable guide has been separated from the fixed guide as the door opens.