Assembly for receiving the heel of a user of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9421897-B2
Application number	US-201314378516-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2013
Priority date	Feb 13, 2012
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

An assembly for receiving a heel of a user of a motor vehicle under a pedal and/or a footrest of a motor vehicle passenger compartment, including at least a thickness of acoustic felt resting on a floor of the vehicle, a receiving element resting on the acoustic layer and including at least a bearing and pivoting area for the heel, and a mat covering the element. The receiving element is formed from a hollow housing including at least a rigid rear transverse wall, which protrudes relative to the horizontal to form the bearing and pivoting area for the heel of the user and a horizontal transverse wall secured to the floor of the vehicle and configured to deform in event of an impact.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An assembly for receiving a heel of a user of a motor vehicle below a pedal and/or a footrest of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a thickness of an acoustic layer which is configured to rest on a horizontal floor, made of sheet metal, of the passenger compartment of the vehicle;
an at least partially deformable receiving element which rests on the acoustic layer and which comprises at least one portion which projects with respect to the horizontal and which forms a region on which the heel of the user can press and pivot;
a carpet covering the element and the acoustic layer;
wherein the receiving element includes a hollow casing which rests on the acoustic layer and which is delimited by:
at least one rigid rear transverse wall which projects with respect to the horizontal to form the region on which the heel of the user can press and pivot, and
at least one horizontal transverse wall, comprising a front end which is attached to the floor of the vehicle, and which is configured to deform in event of an impact to dissipate kinetic energy of the foot of the user.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the receiving element further comprises two side walls connecting the rear wall and the horizontal transverse wall, which are configured to deform in the event of an impact to help dissipate the kinetic energy of the foot of the user.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rigid rear transverse wall comprises an outer face which forms the region on which the heel of the user can press and pivot and an opposite inner face, and a plurality of stiffening ribs extends transversely across the inner face of the rigid rear transverse wall.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a lower end of the rigid rear transverse wall comprises a lower tab which comprises at least one claw for gripping in its acoustic layer.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the lower tab extends substantially along a width of the rear transverse wall and comprises a plurality of gripping claws of substantially conical shape which are configured to penetrate into the acoustic felt to hold the hollow casing.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the rigid rear transverse wall extends with an inclination determined with respect to the horizontal orientation of the floor and the lower tab extends substantially parallel to the floor.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front end of the horizontal transverse wall comprises a front tab through which there passes a hole which is configured to receive an element for axial immobilization of the tab on the floor.

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the immobilizing element comprises a stud which is welded to the floor of the vehicle.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the floor of the vehicle extends with an inclination determined close to the front end of the horizontal transverse wall and the front tab extends substantially parallel to the floor.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the front tab is directly connected to the front end of the horizontal transverse wall.

Assignees

• Renault Sa

Inventors

• Bouillon Jean-Charles

Classifications

• B60N3/066

  with protection systems against abnormal g-forces · CPC title

• B60R2021/0046

  Feet · CPC title

• B60R21/04

  Padded linings for the vehicle interior {; Energy absorbing structures associated with padded or non-padded linings} · CPC title

• B60N3/048 Primary

  characterised by their structure · CPC title