Rear floor module of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9254874-B2
Application number	US-201113326782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2011
Priority date	Dec 16, 2010
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

A rear floor module of a motor vehicle is provided that is arranged between two rear longitudinal beams of the vehicle body that essentially extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The floor module features a floor pan that essentially extends in a planar fashion between the longitudinal beams and at least one integrated cross member for separate connection to the longitudinal beams with its end sections that lie in the lateral direction of the vehicle in order to transmit mechanical forces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A preconfigured rear floor module of a motor vehicle to be arranged between two rear longitudinal beams of a vehicle body during final assembly stages of the motor vehicle that essentially extend in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, comprising:
a floor pan that essentially extends in a planar fashion between the two rear longitudinal beams;
an integrated cross member formed in a forward portion of the floor pan, protruding upward from the plane of the floor pan and having free ends, each free end facing in a lateral direction of the motor vehicle; and
a connecting shoe provided at each free end of the cross member, each connecting shoe having a profile accommodating an upper part of the cross member and secured to one of the two rear longitudinal beam to transmit lateral mechanical forces from the cross member to the two rear longitudinal beams.

2. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the floor pan is at least made of plastic in certain areas.

3. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated cross member is at least made of plastic in certain areas.

4. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the floor pan and the integrated cross member are a single part of injection molded plastic.

5. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the floor pan comprises a mounting profile that is adapted to a geometry of at least one of the two rear longitudinal beams on a lateral edge in order to connect the floor pan to at least one of the two rear longitudinal beams.

6. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated cross member is configured to protrude from a plane of the floor pan at least in certain areas.

7. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated cross member comprises a plate-like upper part that almost extends over an entire length of the integrated cross member and connected to a lower part that corresponds to the plate-like upper part with interconnecting webs that are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the integrated cross member.

8. The rear floor module according to claim 7 , wherein structure-reinforcing ribs are formed between the interconnecting webs.

9. The rear floor module according to claim 7 , wherein a metal insert is configured to receive a connector embedded at least in the interconnecting webs provided on the free ends of the integrated cross member in a lateral mounting edge of the floor pan.

10. The rear floor module according to claim 9 , wherein the metal insert is embedded in at least one interconnecting web formed as a sleeve that penetrates the respective connecting web and configured to receive a stud.

11. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated cross member is tapered relative to a central section toward the free ends.

12. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the floor pan comprises a depression configured to accommodate a vehicle component.

13. The rear floor module according to claim 12 , wherein the vehicle component is a spare tire.

14. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein a position of the integrated cross member is configured to vary installation situations in the motor vehicle in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle for optimization of an installation space layout.

15. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body;
two rear longitudinal beams each with an internal side; and
a preconfigured floor module to be arranged between the two rear longitudinal beams during final assembly stages of the vehicle body, the floor module comprising:
a floor pan that essentially extends in a planar fashion between the two rear longitudinal beams;
an integrated cross member formed in a forward portion of the floor pan, protruding upward from the plane of the floor pan and connected to the internal sides of two rear longitudinal beams, the integrated cross member having two opposite free end sections that face in a lateral direction of the motor vehicle; and
a connecting shoe provided at each free end of the cross member, each connecting shoe having a profile accommodating an upper part of the cross member and secured to one of the two rear longitudinal beam configured to transmit mechanical forces from the cross member to the longitudinal beam.

16. The motor vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein each of the connecting shoes comprises a metal mounting shoe with a U-profile, each metal mounting shoe coupling the lateral facing free end sections of the integrated cross member to the internal side of one of the longitudinal beams.

17. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral facing free ends are coupled to internal sides of the rear longitudinal beams.

18. The rear floor module according to claim 17 , wherein the free ends are coupled to the internal sides of the rear longitudinal beams via a metal mounting shoe with a U-profile.

Assignees

• De Luca Fabian
• Hulbert Juergen
• Burgard Bjoern
• Jerdonek Kamil
• Gm Global Tech Operations Inc

Inventors

• De Luca Fabian
• Hulbert Juergen
• Burgard Bjoern
• Jerdonek Kamil

Classifications

• B60K15/07

  of gas tanks · CPC title

• B62D25/2027

  the subunits being rear structures · CPC title

• B60K15/067

  Mounting of tanks · CPC title

• B62D25/087 Primary

  Luggage compartments · CPC title

• B62D29/041

  Understructures · CPC title