Fibrous front storage compartment for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021237652-A1
Application number	US-201917051978-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 6, 2019
Priority date	May 18, 2018
Publication date	Aug 5, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A moulded front storage compartment for a vehicle, comprising a structural layer wherein the structural layer is shaped as a three-dimensional storage cavity for holding luggage or goods wherein the structural layer comprises at least one porous fibrous layer and wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer comprises staple fibers and a binder.

First claim

1 . A moulded front storage compartment for a vehicle, comprising:
a structural layer wherein the structural layer is shaped as a three-dimensional storage cavity for holding luggage or goods, wherein the structural layer comprises at least one porous fibrous layer; and wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer comprises staple fibers and a binder.

2 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the binder is a thermoplastic binder or a thermoset binder.

3 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the staple fibers are at least one of organic fibers, such as cotton, kenaf, or hennep, thermoplastic fibers such as polyester polyamide, polyolefin inert fibers, carbon fibers, ceramic fibers, or mixtures thereof.

4 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the staple fibers are virgin, reclaimed or recycled origin.

5 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer has a flexural modulus of between 70 and 1300 MPa, measured according to ISO 178.

6 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer has a thickness between 0.5 and 7 mm.

7 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer has an area weight between 500 and 2500 g/m2.

8 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer has an air flow resistance between 100 to 8000 Ns/m3, measured according to current ISO 9053, using the direct airflow method, method A.

9 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , further comprising a rim for mounting the front storage compartment in the vehicle, wherein the rim comprises a porous textile material which is made of the same material as the at least one porous fibrous layer, the rim is covering an area up to the complete area covered by the vehicles front hood.

10 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer comprises stiffening corrugations and or ribs.

11 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , further comprising a scrim, film or foil, being perforated or not perforated and or at least one absorbing layer situated on the outer surface of the moulded front storage compartment.

12 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , further comprising a decorative layer on the inside of the storage compartment, such as a carpet, non-woven layer, textile knit layer rubber layer or flocked layer.

13 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the structural layer further comprises a polyester foam layer.

14 . The moulded front storage compartment according to claim 13 , wherein the structural layer further comprises a second porous fibrous layer, wherein the polyester foam layer is situated in-between the two porous fibrous layers.

15 . The moulded front storage compartment according claim 1 , wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer is made of a web of random laid staple fibers, wherein the web of random laid staple fibers is cross-lapped and needled to form a nonwoven mat.

Assignees

• Autoneum Man Ag

Inventors

• Mazzarella Luca

Classifications

• B62D25/087

  Luggage compartments · CPC title

• B60R13/011

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

• B60R5/02 Primary

  arranged at front of vehicle {(B60R5/003 takes precedence)} · CPC title