Variable density motor vehicles carpet
AssigneeJPS Automotive Products Corp.
InventorRobert S. Woosley
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a molded carpet module which is sized and shaped to fit the interior of a motor vehicle to form its floor carpeting. The module is tufted with pile yarn in such a manner that selected areas have pile tufts arranged at a higher density than the remaining areas. This construction provides that the selected areas have a greater resistance to wear while the entire module maintains substantially a uniform appearance.
Claims18
A molded carpet module shaped in a three dimensional non-planar contoured configuration for forming an original carpeted floor of a motor vehicle body assembly, said vehicle body assembly having at least one front seat for accommodating occupants and a rear seat for accommodating occupants disposed behind said front seat;
- and an interior vehicle floor extending from an area forward of said front seat rearwardly to an area forward of said rear seat to define a front seat floor area located in front of said front seat and a rear seat floor area located in front of said rear seat and behind said front seat, and said front seat and rear seat floor areas extending generally between spaced body sides of said vehicle assembly, wherein said carpet module comprises:
- a first outer carpet module surface included in a front module section of said carpet module corresponding to said front seat floor area, and said front module section being composed of pile yarns tufted in said carpet module in a first prescribed density;
- a second outer carpet module surface included in a rear module section of said carpet module corresponding generally to said rear seat floor area, and said rear module section being composed of pile yarns tufted in said carpet module in a second prescribed density less than said first prescribed density;
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- said first and second densities being selected so that said first and second module sections of said carpet module are provided with yarn densities varied in accordance with passenger traffic but without discernable yarn densities differences between said front and rear seat floor areas to provide a more economical original carpeted vehicle floor.
In a motor vehicle which includes an interior having a vehicle floor, a front seat, a front floor area located generally forward of said front seat, a rear seat behind said front seat, a rear floor area disposed generally behind said front seat forward of said rear seat, and a cargo/luggage compartment disposed behind the rear seat;
- the improvement wherein the vehicle floor includes:
- a continuous tufted pile carpet shaped to conform with and covering said vehicle interior floor, said tufted pile carpet having a front floor section corresponding to said front floor area in which said pile tufts are arranged in a first tuft density, and said tufted pile carpet having a rear floor section corresponding to said rear floor area in which said pile tufts are arranged in a second tuft density;
- said tufted pile carpet disposed continuously over said floor and beneath said front seat, and said tufted pile carpet includes a first transition section between said front and rear floor sections located generally beneath said front seat;
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- said second tuft density of said rear floor section of said carpet being less than said first tuft density of said front floor section of said carpet so that a more economical carpeted vehicle interior floor is provided in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
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