Motor vehicle floor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10946771-B2
Application number	US-201916460054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	Jul 13, 2018
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

A motor vehicle floor system includes an integral seat attachment point, and an over-molded seat attachment insert of a floor. The integral seat attachment point is provided on the seat attachment insert.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle floor system, comprising:
an integral seat attachment point; and
an over-molded seat attachment insert of a floor, wherein the integral seat attachment point is provided on the seat attachment insert.

2. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 1 , wherein the floor comprises a vehicle frame attachment point for locating the floor relative to a vehicle frame.

3. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 2 , wherein the vehicle frame attachment point is provided on a vehicle frame attachment insert that is over-molded into the floor.

4. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 2 , wherein the integral seat attachment point and the vehicle attachment point cooperate to provide a load path between a seat and the vehicle frame, in an assembled configuration.

5. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 1 , wherein the floor comprises a heating, ventilation and air conditioning duct formed integral to the floor.

6. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 5 , wherein a wall of the duct is configured to be in fluidic communication with a fluid of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

7. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 1 , wherein the floor is a laminated structure.

8. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 1 , wherein the floor comprises a lower surface configured to form at least a portion of the underbody of a vehicle, in an assembled configuration.

9. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 1 , wherein the floor comprises an upper surface configured for use as a portion of interior trim of a vehicle, in an assembled configuration.

10. The motor vehicle floor system of claim 1 , wherein the floor is a molded floor.

11. A vehicle comprising the molded motor vehicle floor of claim 1 .

12. A kit of parts for a motor vehicle floor assembly, the kit comprising:
a first molded motor vehicle floor comprising a first over-molded seat attachment insert and a first seat attachment point provided on the first seat attachment insert, wherein the first molded motor vehicle floor has a first integral seat attachment point configuration; and
a second molded motor vehicle floor comprising a second over-molded seat attachment insert and a second seat attachment point provided on the second seat attachment insert,
wherein the second molded motor vehicle floor has a second integral seat attachment point configuration,
wherein the first and second molded motor vehicle floors are configured such that one of the first and second molded motor vehicle floors can be selectively assembled to a vehicle frame.

13. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the first molded motor vehicle floor comprises a vehicle frame attachment point for locating the first molded motor vehicle floor relative to the vehicle frame, wherein the second molded motor vehicle floor comprises a vehicle frame attachment point for locating the second molded motor vehicle floor relative to the vehicle frame.

14. A method of manufacturing a molded motor vehicle floor, the method comprising: molding the motor vehicle floor, wherein a seat attachment insert is over-molded into the floor, and wherein a seat attachment point is provided on the seat attachment insert, the seat attachment point thereby being formed integral to the floor.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the motor vehicle floor comprises a vehicle frame attachment point for locating the motor vehicle floor relative to a vehicle frame.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Jackson Daniel T
• Dell Kenneth George

Classifications

• B62D25/20 Primary

  Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title

• B60N2/015 Primary

  Attaching seats directly to vehicle chassis · CPC title

• B60H1/00564

  of air ducts · CPC title

• B60N2/005 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles {, e.g. dismountable auxiliary seats}(B60N2/02 takes precedence {; for railway vehicles B61D1/04}) · CPC title

• B29C45/14

  incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles {(B29C45/1671 takes precedence)} · CPC title