Articulating motor vehicle floor assembly with lift assist

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9919746-B2
Application number	US-201615238414-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2016
Priority date	Aug 16, 2016
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

A motor vehicle floor assembly includes an articulating floor body having a first panel and a second panel supported by a linkage. The linkage includes a first link connected to the first panel, a second link connected to the second panel and a first pivot connecting the first link to the second link and defining an articulation joint for the articulating floor body.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A motor vehicle floor assembly, comprising:
an articulating floor body having a first panel and a second panel supported by a four bar linkage, said articulating floor body being displaceable between a first position and a second position.

2. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 1 , further including a carpet layer overlying said first panel and said second panel.

3. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 2 , further including a storage well wherein said articulating floor body conceals said storage well in said first position and allows access to said storage well in said second position.

4. A motor vehicle floor assembly, comprising:
an articulating floor body having a first panel and a second panel supported by a linkage, said linkage including a first link connected to said first panel, a second link connected to said second panel and a first pivot connecting said first link to said second link and defining an articulation joint for said articulating floor body.

5. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 4 , further including a third link connected to said first link at a second pivot.

6. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 5 , wherein said second link is parallel to said third link.

7. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 6 , further including a third pivot connecting said second link to a support structure.

8. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 7 , further including a fourth pivot connecting said third link to said support structure.

9. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 8 , further including a latch mechanism releasably securing said articulating floor body in a first position and a second position.

10. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 9 , wherein said latch mechanism is magnetic.

11. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 9 , wherein said latch mechanism includes a first magnet to secure said articulating floor body in said first position and a second magnet to secure said articulating floor body in said second position.

12. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 9 wherein said latch mechanism includes a hook and loop fastener.

13. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 9 , further including a spring biasing said articulating floor body toward said second position.

14. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 13 , wherein said spring is a linear spring having a first end connected to said first link and a second end connected to said support structure.

15. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 14 , further including a bumper stop engaging said articulating floor body in said second position.

16. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 14 , further including a dampening strut having a first end connected to said first link and a second end connected to said support structure.

17. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 16 , further including a storage well in said support structure.

18. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 17 , wherein said articulating floor body covers and conceals said storage well in a first position and allows access to said storage well in a second position.

19. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 18 , further including a carpet layer overlying said first panel and said second panel.

20. The motor vehicle floor assembly of claim 19 , further including a stationary floor panel covered by said carpet layer.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Luna Olvera Ricardo David
• Perez Machuca Adrian Andres
• Mendoza Flores Shair

Classifications

• B62D43/10

  and arranged substantially horizontally · CPC title

• B60R11/06

  for tools or spare parts (for vehicle roof parts B60J7/20; for spare wheels B62D) · CPC title

• B60R5/00

  Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like (primarily intended for stowing loads in load-transporting vehicles B60P; arrangements for stowing spare wheels B62D43/00) · CPC title

• B62D43/002

  Handling devices, mainly for heavy wheels (via cables and chains B62D43/045) · 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