Vehicle load floor
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPeter Bejin, Jennifer Bremmer, Mike Whitens
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Abstract
A load floor (14) for attachment to a rear portion (18) of a vehicle floorpan (20). The load floor (14) includes a one-piece body (42) that has a panel portion (44) with reinforcement members (84), support members (46′, 46″), and containers (52) extending therefrom. The support members (46′, 46″) are configured for supporting the one-piece body (42) on the floorpan (20) and minimizing a load span (32–36) across said panel portion (44). Also, the reinforcement members (84) are utilized for sufficiently reinforcing the panel portion (44).
Claims10
A load floor for attachment to a floorpan of a vehicle, comprising:
- a one-piece body having a panel portion with at least one reinforcement member, at least one support member, and at least one container extending therefrom:
- said at least one support member extending from said panel portion;
- said at least one support member supporting said one-piece body on the floorpan and minimizing a load span across said panel portion;
- said at least one support member comprising at least one load-bearing wall and said at least one container;
- a cover member selectively coupled to said one-piece body for covering said at least one container;
- said at least one reinforcement member reinforcing said panel portion for supporting a predetermined load and minimizing a deflection of said panel portion.
A floor assembly for a vehicle, comprising;
- a floorpan having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- a primary floor coupled to said interior surface of said floorpan;
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- a load floor coupled to said interior surface of said floorpan and being substantially aligned with said primary floor;
- wherein said load floor is a one-piece injection-molded body having a panel portion, at least one reinforcement member coupled to said panel portion, at least one support member extending from said panel portion, and at least one container extending from said panel portion;
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- wherein said load floor further includes a cover member selectively coupled to said one-piece injection-molded body for covering said at least one container;
- wherein said at least one support member is utilized for supporting said one-piece injection-molded body on the floorpan and minimizing a load span across said panel portion;
- wherein said at least one reinforcement member sufficiently reinforces said panel portion for supporting a predetermined load and minimizing a deflection of said panel portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.