Foot-supporting safety device in a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDaniel Meckenstock, Martin Salz-Breuer
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a foot-supporting safety device of a motor vehicle. The foot-supporting safety device includes a foot mat, which is provided so as to be arranged on a foot-space floor of the vehicle. The foot mat has a supporting surface and at least one hollow space that receives at least one fluid. The at least one hollow space is arranged in a direction perpendicular with respect to the supporting surface and with a major portion below the supporting surface. In accordance with the disclosure, the at least one hollow space is permanently filled with a predetermined quantity of the at least one fluid.
Claims20
A foot-supporting safety device of a vehicle, comprising:
- a foot mat arranged on a foot-space floor of the vehicle, including
- a supporting surface that securely supports feet of an occupant, and
- a hollow space permanently filled with a fluid, arranged in a direction perpendicular with respect to the supporting surface and with a portion below the supporting surface.
A vehicle comprising:
- a floor defining a foot-space for an occupant;
- a mat arranged in the foot-space on the floor;
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- a hollow space that receives a fluid, arranged in a direction perpendicular with respect to the mat and with a portion below the mat, permanently filled with the fluid.
A vehicle floor comprising:
- a mat arranged in a foot-space that includes a surface that securely supports feet of an occupant;
- and
- a hollow space that receives a fluid, arranged in a direction perpendicular to the surface and with a portion below the surface, wherein the hollow space is permanently filled with at least two fluids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.