Motor vehicle with cargo area floor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272843-B2
Application number	US-201715454964-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2017
Priority date	Mar 9, 2016
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A motor vehicle having a cargo area for accommodating cargo and a movable cargo area floor for defining the bottom of the cargo area and supporting cargo on the cargo area floor. The cargo area floor includes a cargo floor support, a covering on the cargo floor support, and at least one stopping element arranged in front of the cargo area floor to limit a forwardly directed motion of the cargo area floor in the longitudinal direction. A section of the covering is arranged between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body having a cargo area for accommodating cargo;
a movable cargo area floor defining a part of the cargo area and configured to support cargo on the cargo area floor, the cargo area floor including a cargo floor support that has an upper side, wherein at least one recess is formed on the upper side of the cargo floor support on a front end of the cargo floor support;
a covering on the cargo floor support; and
at least one stopping element arranged in front of the cargo area floor for limiting a forwardly directed motion of the cargo area floor in the longitudinal direction;
wherein a section of the covering is arranged between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element;
wherein an end region of the at least one stopping element and an end region of the section of the covering are arranged between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element within the at least one recess.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a connecting plate connected to the motor vehicle, wherein the at least one stopping element comprises an integral part of the connecting plate.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one stopping element comprises a U-shaped section, and the front end includes a region that is curved and mates with the U-shaped section.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the section of the covering between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element is elastically prestressed and is configured to prevent rattling noises.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cargo floor support includes an underside, and wherein the section of the covering between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element comprises at least one band-shaped strap, wherein the band-shaped strap forms an extension of the cover on the underside of the cargo floor support.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cargo floor support includes an underside, and the at least one stopping element comprises an integral part of a connecting plate that contacts the underside and supports the cargo floor support.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the covering is fastened on the cargo floor support in a firmly bonded fashion with an adhesive.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one stopping element is selected from the group consisting of a metal element and a plastic element.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the section of the covering between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element is fastened on the cargo floor support in a firmly bonded fashion with an adhesive.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the covering comprises a one-piece covering.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the covering is fastened on an upper side and an underside of the cargo floor support, and the covering between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element comprises an extension of the covering fastened on the underside of the cargo floor support.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising two stopping elements and two sections of the covering between the cargo floor support and the two stopping elements.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the two stopping elements are formed in the region of a lateral front end of the cargo floor support.

14. A motor vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body having a cargo area for accommodating cargo;
a movable cargo area floor defining a bottom of the cargo area and configured to support cargo on the cargo area floor, the cargo area floor including a cargo floor support that has an upper side, wherein at least one recess is formed on the upper side of the cargo floor support on a front end of the cargo floor support;
a covering on the cargo floor support; and
at least one stopping element arranged in front of the cargo area floor for limiting a forwardly directed motion of the cargo area floor in the longitudinal direction;
wherein a section of the covering is arranged between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element;
wherein, an end region of the at least one stopping element and an end region of the section of the covering are arranged between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element within the at least one recess;
wherein the covering covers the at least one recess such that the end region of the at least one stopping element and the end region of the section of the covering between the cargo floor support and the at least one stopping element are arranged between a lower boundary of the at least one recess formed in the cargo floor support and the covering that covers the at least one recess.

15. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the covering is selected from the group consisting of a carpet covering, a fabric covering, a felt covering and a foil covering.

16. A motor vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body having a cargo area for accommodating cargo;
a movable cargo area floor defining a part of the cargo area and configured to support cargo on the cargo area floor, the cargo area floor including a cargo floor support that has a front end, wherein a recess is formed in the cargo area floor support such that a thickness of the cargo floor support is smaller in the recess as compared to outside the recess;
a covering on the cargo floor support; and
a stopping element arranged in front of the cargo area floor for limiting a motion of the cargo area floor in the longitudinal direction, wherein the stopping element includes a hook that extends along the front end and into the recess;
wherein a section of the covering is arranged between the cargo floor support and the hook of the stopping element.

17. The motor vehicle according to claim 16 , further comprising a connecting plate connected to the motor vehicle and supporting the cargo floor support, wherein the hook comprises an integral part of the connecting plate.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Karger Joerg
• Schaefer Thilo

Classifications

• B60R5/044 Primary

  luggage covering means, e.g. parcel shelves · CPC title

• B60R5/04 Primary

  arranged at rear of vehicle {(B60R5/003, B60R5/006 take precedence; external trunks arranged at rear of vehicle B60R9/065)} · CPC title

• B62D43/10

  and arranged substantially horizontally · CPC title