Patent ID: 9079535
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An electronic key system for controlling a tonneau cover device in a vehicle, wherein the tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover and a motor, the motor configured to be driven to move the tonneau cover between an extension position, at which the tonneau cover conceals a cargo compartment of the vehicle, and a storage position, at which the tonneau cover is separated from the cargo compartment, the electronic key system comprising: a switch arranged on an outer side of a vehicle door, wherein the switch is configured to output an operation signal when pushed; an in-vehicle device installed in the vehicle; and an electronic key capable of communicating with the in-vehicle device through wireless communication, wherein the in-vehicle device includes: a verification control unit configured to generate a request signal and perform ID code verification of the electronic key based on a response signal transmitted from the electronic key through wireless communication in response to the request signal transmitted from the vehicle through wireless communication a switch control unit electrically connected to the switch and the verification control unit, wherein the switch control unit is configured to determine, based on the operation signal from the switch, whether a first operation for locking and unlocking the vehicle door is performed on the switch or a second operation for moving the tonneau cover is performed on the switch; and a tonneau cover control unit electrically connected to the motor, the verification control unit, and the switch control unit, wherein the tonneau cover control unit is configured to drive the motor to move the tonneau cover between the extension position and the storage position when the switch is operated by the second operation in a state in which the ID code verification of the electronic key is accomplished.