Vehicle floor bracket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9827919-B2
Application number	US-201514878359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2015
Priority date	Oct 8, 2015
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

A floor bracket includes a first bracket portion extending along a longitudinal axis, a second bracket portion, and a third bracket portion coupled between the first bracket portion and the second bracket. The floor bracket further includes at least one hook extending from the second bracket portion toward the third bracket portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body defining a cargo compartment;
a load floor assembly disposed inside the cargo compartment, wherein the load floor assembly includes:
a storage tray coupled to the vehicle body, wherein the storage tray has a first support surface and a second support surface opposite the first support surface;
a floor cover at least partially disposed over the storage tray;

a floor bracket coupling the storage tray to the floor cover, wherein the floor bracket includes:
a first bracket portion, a second bracket portion, and a third bracket portion interconnecting the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion, wherein the first bracket portion extends along a longitudinal axis, and the first bracket portion is coupled to the floor cover; and
a plurality of hooks each extending from the second bracket portion toward the second support surface; and
wherein the second bracket portion is obliquely angled relative to the third bracket portion and extends away from the first bracket portion.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein each of the hooks includes a sharp end, the sharp end includes a first end surface and a second end surface intersecting the first end surface at a sharp edge, the first end surface faces the third bracket portion, the second end surface faces away from the third bracket portion, the second end surface is obliquely angled relative to the longitudinal axis, and the first end surface is obliquely angled relative to the longitudinal axis.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the hook includes an insertion surface facing away from the third bracket portion, the insertion surface extends from the second end surface to the second bracket portion, and the insertion surface has a radius of curvature that extends from the second end surface to the second bracket portion.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the radius of curvature that extends from the second end surface to the second bracket portion is constant.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the radius of curvature is ten millimeters.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein an angle is defined between the first end surface and the longitudinal axis, and the angle is seventy degrees.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the angle is a first angle, a second angle is defined between the second end surface and the longitudinal axis, and the second angle is twenty degrees.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the hooks are parallel to one another.

9. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body defining a cargo compartment;
a load floor assembly disposed inside the cargo compartment, wherein the load floor assembly includes:
a storage tray coupled to the vehicle body, wherein the storage tray has a first support surface and a second support surface opposite the first support surface;
a floor cover at least partially disposed over the storage tray;

a floor bracket coupling the storage tray to the floor cover, wherein the floor bracket includes:
a first bracket portion, a second bracket portion, and a third bracket portion interconnecting the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion, wherein the first bracket portion extends along a longitudinal axis, and the first bracket portion is coupled to the floor cover;
a plurality of hooks each extending from the second bracket portion toward the second support surface; and
wherein the first support surface defines a recess, and the second support surface defines a pocket, the first bracket portion is disposed in the recess such that the first bracket portion is disposed between the storage tray and the floor cover, and the hooks are disposed in the pocket.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Solis Mondragon Luis Javier
• Valencia Aguirre Gustavo
• Mejia Pavon Jose Javier
• Castro Nunez Hector Alejandro

Classifications

• B62D25/20

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

• B60R13/013

  comprising removable or hinged parts, e.g. for accessing storage compartments · CPC title

• B60R13/011 Primary

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

• B60R5/04 Primary

  arranged at rear of vehicle {(B60R5/003, B60R5/006 take precedence; external trunks arranged at rear of vehicle B60R9/065)} · CPC title

• B60R7/02

  in separate luggage compartment {(B60R7/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title