Patent ID: 9061633
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A tonneau cover device comprising: a tonneau cover that includes a basal end, which is attached 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 move the movable guide in a horizontal direction; a motor, included in a tonneau cover body arranged in the door to move the tonneau cover to an extension position, at which the distal end is farthest from the basal end, when the door closes, and to move the tonneau cover to a storage position, at which the distal end is closest to the basal end, when the door opens; a detector that detects whether movement of the tonneau cover is obstructed due to contact with an object; and a controller that controls the motor to move the tonneau cover to a contactable position at which the movable guide can come into contact with or be joined with the fixed guide in a state in which the door is open when the detector detects that the movement of the tonneau cover to the storage position has been obstructed.