Motor vehicle with mount for warning triangle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272852-B2
Application number	US-201615191011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2016
Priority date	Jun 24, 2015
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A motor vehicle includes a vehicle body having a trunk and an inner lining fastened to the body and delimiting the trunk. A functional component, such as a warning triangle and/or a first-aid box, is secured to the vehicle body within the trunk. In particular, the functional component is fastened between the body and the inner lining in a holding position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle comprising:
a body having a trunk with an inner lining delimiting and secured within the trunk;
a trunk lid movable between a closed position and an open position for loading and unloading the trunk, wherein the trunk lid is formed on the outside by a flap body as part of the body and on the inside by a flap lining as part of the inner lining; and
a fastening element formed between the flap body and the flap lining, wherein the fastening element is configured to releasably secure a functional component to the trunk lid in a holding position between the flap body and the flap lining,
wherein the flap lining has an opening formed therein and configured to introduce the functional component into the holding position and remove the functional component from the holding position for a use thereof, and
wherein the opening comprises at least one intervention opening configured to enable manual application of a force directed onto the functional component.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the functional component is fastened in a form-fitting manner between the flap body and the flap lining.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the functional component is fastened in a force-fitting manner between the flap body and the flap lining.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a second fastening element which in combination with the fastening element forms a mount for the functional component.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the second fastening element is integral with the flap lining.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 wherein at least one of the flap lining and the second fastening element is constructed from plastic.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the second fastening element comprises a rear support part on which a rear side of the functional component lies.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the rear support part comprises a plurality of ribs configured to support the functional component, wherein the ribs are connected to one another by a connecting plate.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the second fastening element comprises a first lateral support part and a second lateral support part, wherein the first and second lateral support parts are configured to lie on lateral outer sides of the functional component.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first and second lateral support parts comprises an introduction slope aligned in an acute angle to an imaginary horizontal plane.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the second fastening element further comprises a horizontal holding section extending inwardly from an end of each of the first and second lateral support parts.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the second fastening element comprises a lower holding wall configured to support an underside of the functional component.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the lower holding wall is fastened to the flap lining.

14. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the second fastening element comprises an upper holding wall configured to support an upper side of the functional component.

15. The motor vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the upper holding wall is fastened to the flap lining.

16. A motor vehicle comprising:
a body having a trunk with an inner lining delimiting and secured within the trunk;
a trunk lid movable between a closed position and an open position for loading and unloading the trunk, wherein the trunk lid is formed on the outside by a flap body as part of the body and on the inside by a flap lining as part of the inner lining; and
a first fastening element formed between the flap body and the flap lining, wherein the first fastening element is configured to releasably secure a functional component to the trunk lid in a holding position between the flap body and the flap lining; and
a second fastening element which in combination with the fastening element forms a mount for the functional component, wherein the second fastening element comprises a rear support part on which a rear side of the functional component lies, and
wherein the rear support part comprises a plurality of ribs configured to support the functional component, wherein the ribs are connected to one another by a connecting plate.

17. The motor vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the flap lining has an opening formed therein and configured to introduce the functional component into the holding position and remove the functional component from the holding position for a use thereof.

18. The motor vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein the opening comprises at least one intervention opening configured to enable manual application of a force directed onto the functional component.

19. The motor vehicle according to claim 16 , further comprising a first lateral support part and a second lateral support part configured to lie on lateral outer sides of the functional component that, in combination with the fastening element, form a mount for the functional component, wherein at least one of the first and second lateral support parts comprises an introduction slope aligned in an acute angle to an imaginary horizontal plane.

20. A exterior swing panel for a motor vehicle configured to stow a functional component comprising:
an outer body panel having an exterior surface and an interior surface;
an inner body panel spaced apart from the interior surface of the outer body panel and having at least one opening configured to receive the functional component in a holding position and remove the functional component from the holding position for a use thereof, wherein the at least one opening comprises at least one intervention opening configured to enable manual application of a force directed onto the functional component; and
a fastening structure for releasably securing the functional component between the outer and inner body panels, the fastening structure including:
a lateral support structure extending from the inner body panel toward the outer body panel and including a first lateral support adjacent the opening and a second lateral support on an opposite side of opening from the first lateral support;
a horizontal support structure extending from the inner body panel toward the outer body panel and including at least one holding wall adjacent the opening and perpendicular to the lateral support structure; and
a rear support structure disposed in an interior space defined between the outer and inner body panels subjacent to the opening.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Schaefer Thilo
• Horst Thomas

Classifications

• B60R13/011 Primary

  for internal load compartments, e.g. car trunks · CPC title

• B60R2013/016

  integrating other functions or accessories · CPC title

• B60Q7/00

  Arrangement or adaptation of portable emergency signal devices on vehicles · CPC title

• B60R13/013

  comprising removable or hinged parts, e.g. for accessing storage compartments · CPC title

• B60J5/107

  constructional details, e.g. about door frame, panels, materials used, reinforcements · CPC title