Hard Floor Structure for Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024217590-A1
Application number	US-202318364043-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 2, 2023
Priority date	Dec 28, 2022
Publication date	Jul 4, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An embodiment hard floor structure for a vehicle includes a bracket unit fastened to a floor panel and a hard cover unit on the bracket unit, the hard cover unit being exposed to an interior of the vehicle and having a plate shape. In an embodiment, the bracket unit includes a first bracket in a region corresponding to a driver seat, a second bracket in a region corresponding to a front passenger seat, a third bracket in a region corresponding to a passenger seat behind the driver seat, and a fourth bracket in a region corresponding to a passenger seat behind the front passenger seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A hard floor structure for a vehicle, the structure comprising:
a bracket unit fastened to a floor panel; and a hard cover unit on the bracket unit, the hard cover unit being exposed to an interior of the vehicle and having a plate shape.

2 . The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the hard cover unit comprises a combination of a plurality of cover cells.

3 . The structure according to claim 2 , further comprising a lamp unit inserted into a groove in the bracket unit, wherein a portion of the lamp unit is exposed through a gap between the plurality of cover cells.

4 . The structure according to claim 3 , wherein a portion of the hard cover unit covers an upper end of the lamp unit.

5 . The structure according to claim 3 , wherein at least one cover cell of the plurality of cover cells comprises a pressure sensor configured to drive the lamp unit.

6 . The structure according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of an upper surface of the hard cover unit is positioned to overlap a door scuff.

7 . The structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a sound absorbing material between the bracket unit and the floor panel.

8 . A hard floor structure for a vehicle, the structure comprising:
a bracket unit fastened to a floor panel, the bracket unit comprising:
a first bracket in a region corresponding to a driver seat;
a second bracket in a region corresponding to a front passenger seat;
a third bracket in a region corresponding to a passenger seat behind the driver seat; and
a fourth bracket in a region corresponding to a passenger seat behind the front passenger seat; and
a hard cover unit on the bracket unit, the hard cover unit being exposed to an interior of the vehicle and having a plate shape.

9 . The structure according to claim 8 , wherein portions of the first bracket and the second bracket overlap each other at a position where the portions are fastened to the floor panel.

10 . The structure according to claim 8 , wherein one of the first bracket, the second bracket, the third bracket, or the fourth bracket has one end fixedly inserted into a mutual fixing portion of an adjacent one of the first bracket, the second bracket, the third bracket, or the fourth bracket.

11 . The structure according to claim 8 , wherein portions of the first bracket and the third bracket overlap each other at a position where the portions are fastened to the floor panel.

12 . The structure according to claim 8 , wherein portions of the second bracket and the fourth bracket overlap each other at a position where the portions are fastened to the floor panel.

13 . The structure according to claim 8 , wherein the hard cover unit further comprises a center molding inserted into a center groove between the first bracket and the second bracket.

14 . The structure according to claim 8 , wherein the hard cover unit further comprises an end cover inserted into an end groove between the first bracket and the second bracket located at a front seat and the third bracket and the fourth bracket located at a rear seat.

15 . The structure according to claim 8 , further comprising a sound absorbing material between the bracket unit and the floor panel.

16 . A hard floor structure for a vehicle, the structure comprising:
a bracket unit fastened to a floor panel; a hard cover unit on the bracket unit, the hard cover unit being exposed to an interior of the vehicle and having a plate shape; and a seat rail unit fixed to the floor panel and protruding through an upper end of the hard cover unit.

17 . The structure according to claim 16 , wherein the seat rail unit comprises:
a lower rail fixed to the floor panel; an upper rail having a end positioned in the lower rail and a second end protruding through the hard cover unit in a height direction of the hard cover unit, the upper rail being configured to move along a longitudinal transfer groove in the hard cover unit; and a cover portion on the hard cover unit and configured to cover the transfer groove along a movement trajectory of the upper rail.

18 . The structure according to claim 16 , wherein the seat rail unit comprises:
a lower rail fixed to the floor panel; a monopost rail having a first end positioned in the lower rail and a second end protruding through the hard cover unit in a height direction of the hard cover unit, the monopost rail being configured to move; and a covering on a rear surface of the hard cover unit and configured to move integrally with the monopost rail.

19 . The structure according to claim 16 , wherein an upper surface of the hard cover unit is positioned to overlap a door scuff.

20 . The structure according to claim 16 , further comprising a sound absorbing material positioned between the bracket unit and the floor panel.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Oh Chun Gyun
• Kim Hyo Keun
• Myoung Hyo Chul
• Seong Chang Mo

Classifications

• B60N2/07

  Slide construction · CPC title

• B60Q3/20

  for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments (lighting for dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B62D25/20 Primary

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

• B60Q3/80

  Circuits; Control arrangements (for dashboards B60Q3/16; for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/47) · CPC title

• B60N2/0722

  Constructive details · CPC title