Fixing piece comprising a fibrous fixing structure, and associated assembly and method
AssigneeFaurecia Automotive Industrie
InventorsJohnny Forget, Rémi Bouton, Xavier Bathelier
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Abstract
A fixing piece, intended to immobilize at least one object on a fibrous covering in a motor vehicle, the fixing piece having a plate defining an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be oriented toward the fibrous covering, the upper surface being intended to come into contact with the object, and at least one object retaining stop protruding from the upper surface. The retaining stop is configured to maintain the object horizontally. The lower surface has a fibrous fixing structure configured to fix the fixing piece on the fibrous covering.
Claims12
An object storage assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a fibrous covering, intended to form an object support surface;
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- a fixing piece, intended to immobilize at least one object on the fibrous covering, the fixing piece comprising:
- a plate defining an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be oriented toward the fibrous covering, the upper surface being intended to come into contact with the object, and
- at least one object retaining stop protruding from the upper surface, the or each retaining stop being configured to maintain the object horizontally, wherein the or each retaining stop comprises a hollow wall having an upper face defining at least one orifice, wherein the hollow wall comprises an opening opposite the upper face and the hollow wall defines an open cavity communicating with the opening and the orifice,
- the lower surface comprising a fibrous fixing structure configured to fix the fixing piece on the fibrous covering, the lower surface of the fixing piece being fixed on the fibrous covering, and
- wherein the at least one object retaining stop of the fixing piece is configured to keep the at least one object in position, wherein the fibrous covering comprises a plurality of first fibers, and the fibrous fixing structure comprises a plurality of second fibers, the first and second fibers being configured to be intertwined to fix the fixing piece on the fibrous covering, wherein the first and second fibers are identical.
A method for immobilizing at least one object on a fibrous covering in a motor vehicle, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing at least one fixing piece, the fixing piece comprising:
- a plate defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface comprising a fibrous fixing structure;
- at least one object retaining stop protruding from the upper surface, wherein the or each retaining stop comprises a hollow wall having an upper face defining at least one orifice, wherein the hollow wall comprises an opening opposite the upper face and the hollow wall defines an open cavity communicating with the opening and the orifice;
- orienting the lower surface toward the fibrous covering;
- fixing each fixing piece on the fibrous covering by applying the fibrous structure on the fibrous covering;
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- keeping the object horizontal on the fibrous covering by contact of the object with the upper surface of the plate and the or each retaining stop, wherein the at least one object retaining stop of the fixing piece is configured to keep the at least one object in position, wherein the fibrous covering comprises a plurality of first fibers, and the fibrous fixing structure comprises a plurality of second fibers, the first and second fibers being configured to be intertwined to fix the fixing piece on the fibrous covering, wherein the first and second fibers are identical.
An object storage assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a fibrous covering, intended to form an object support surface;
- and
- a fixing piece, intended to immobilize at least one object on the fibrous covering, the fixing piece comprising:
- a plate defining an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be oriented toward the fibrous covering, the upper surface being intended to come into contact with the object, and
- at least one object retaining stop protruding from the upper surface, the or each retaining stop being configured to maintain the object horizontally,
- the lower surface comprising a fibrous fixing structure configured to fix the fixing piece on the fibrous covering, the lower surface of the fixing piece being fixed on the fibrous covering,
- wherein the fibrous covering comprises a plurality of first fibers, and the fibrous fixing structure comprises a plurality of second fibers, the first and second fibers being configured to be intertwined to fix the fixing piece on the fibrous covering, and wherein the first and second fibers are identical.
An object storage assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a fibrous covering, intended to form an object support surface, wherein the fibrous covering comprises a substrate layer;
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- a fixing piece, intended to immobilize at least one object on the fibrous covering, the fixing piece comprising:
- a plate defining an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be oriented toward the fibrous covering, the upper surface being intended to come into contact with the object, and
- at least one object retaining stop protruding from the upper surface, the or each retaining stop being configured to maintain the object horizontally,
- the lower surface comprising a fibrous fixing structure configured to fix the fixing piece on the fibrous covering, the lower surface of the fixing piece being fixed on the fibrous covering,
- wherein the fibrous covering comprises a plurality of first fibers, and the fibrous fixing structure comprises a plurality of second fibers, the first and second fibers being configured to be intertwined to fix the fixing piece on the fibrous covering, and wherein the first fibers are fixed on the substrate layer, with the first fibers, respectively the second fibers, being substantially perpendicular to the substrate layer, respectively to the lower surface of the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.