IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0523209
(2012-06-14)
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등록번호 |
US-8622456
(2014-01-07)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Preisler, Darius J.
- Heikkila, Christopher A.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
33 인용 특허 :
43 |
초록
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A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor including a compression-molded composite panel is provided. A cover of the load floor covers a storage area of the vehicle and is pivotally connected to the composite panel. A substantially continuous carpet layer is bonded to the top surface of the panel a
A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor including a compression-molded composite panel is provided. A cover of the load floor covers a storage area of the vehicle and is pivotally connected to the composite panel. A substantially continuous carpet layer is bonded to the top surface of the panel and the top surface of the cover to at least partially form the carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover. A living hinge allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions including open and closed positions. A decorative, noise-management covering layer is bonded to the bottom surface of the cover to reduce the level of undesirable noise in a passenger compartment of the vehicle in the closed position and to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the bottom of the cover in the open position.
대표청구항
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1. A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor comprising: a compression-molded composite panel including first and second outer layers and a core positioned between the outer layers and having a large number of cavities wherein the outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding, the first oute
1. A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor comprising: a compression-molded composite panel including first and second outer layers and a core positioned between the outer layers and having a large number of cavities wherein the outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding, the first outer layer having a top surface;a cover to cover a storage area in the vehicle, the cover having top and bottom surfaces and being pivotably connected to the composite panel;a substantially continuous carpet layer bonded to the top surface of the panel and the top surface of the cover to at least partially form a carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover;a living hinge which allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions including open and closed positions relative to the rest of the load floor; anda decorative, noise-management, covering layer bonded to the bottom surface of the cover to reduce the level of undesirable noise in a passenger compartment of the vehicle in a closed position and to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the bottom of the cover in the open position. 2. The load floor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the covering layer includes an acoustical scrim layer. 3. The load floor as claimed in claim 1, wherein a portion of the covering layer not bonded to the cover at least partially forms the living hinge. 4. The load floor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the living hinge is a two-way living hinge. 5. The load floor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the covering layer is a nonwoven scrim of fine denier thermoplastic fibers in the form of a sheet. 6. The load floor as claimed in claim 5, wherein the fibers are spunbond. 7. The load floor as claimed in claim 1, wherein a portion of the composite panel has a reduced thickness to form a depression which receives the carpeted cover in at least one of the use positions and wherein thickness of the carpeted cover is substantially equal to depth of the depression. 8. A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor comprising: a compression-molded composite panel including first and second outer layers and a core positioned between the outer layers and having a large number of cavities wherein the outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding, the first outer layer having a top surface;a cover to cover a storage area in the vehicle, the cover having top and bottom surfaces and being pivotably connected to the composite panel;a substantially continuous carpet layer bonded to the top surface of the panel and the top surface of the cover to at least partially form a carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover;a living hinge which allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions including open and closed positions relative to the rest of the load floor; anda decorative, noise-management, covering layer bonded to the bottom surface of the cover to reduce the level of undesirable noise in a passenger compartment of the vehicle in a closed position and to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the bottom of the cover in the open position; wherein a portion of the composite panel has a reduced thickness to form a depression which receives the carpeted cover in two use positions and wherein thickness of the carpeted cover is substantially equal to depth of the depression and wherein the cover extends from the living hinge in opposite directions in the two use positions. 9. The load floor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cover is a thermoplastic cover. 10. The load floor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the scrim layer is a thermoplastic scrim layer and wherein the thermoplastic of the cover and the scrim layer is polypropylene. 11. The load floor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the composite panel has a thickness in the range of 5 to 25 mm. 12. The load floor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the scrim layer is a thermoplastic, acoustical scrim layer having thermoplastic fibers. 13. The load floor as claimed in claim 12, wherein the fibers are spunbond. 14. The load floor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover comprises a second compression-molded, composite panel including third and fourth outer layers and a second core having a large number of cavities positioned between the third and fourth outer layers and wherein the third and fourth outer layers are bonded to the second core by press molding. 15. A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor comprising: a compression-molded, composite panel having first and second reinforced thermoplastic skins and a core having a large number of cavities disposed between the skins, the skins being bonded to the core by press molding, the first skin having a top surface;a cover to cover a storage area of the vehicle, the cover having top and bottom surfaces and being pivotably connected to the composite panel;a substantially continuous carpet layer bonded to the top surface of the panel and the top surface of the cover to at least partially form a carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover;a living hinge which allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions including open and closed positions relative to the rest of the load floor; anda decorative, noise-management, covering layer bonded to the bottom surface of the cover to reduce the level of undesirable noise in a passenger compartment of the vehicle in the closed position and to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the bottom of the cover in the open position. 16. The load floor as claimed in claim 15, wherein the covering layer is an acoustical thermoplastic covering layer. 17. The load floor as claimed in claim 15, wherein a portion of the covering layer not bonded to the cover at least partially forms the living hinge. 18. A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor comprising: a compression-molded, composite panel having first and second reinforced thermoplastic skins and a core having a large number of cavities and disposed between and bonded to the skins by press molding, the first skin having a top surface;a cover to cover a storage area in the vehicle, the cover having top and bottom surfaces and being pivotally connected to the composite panel, the cover comprising third and fourth reinforced thermoplastic skins and a core having a large number of cavities and disposed between and bonded to the third and fourth skins by press molding; anda substantially continuous carpet layer bonded to the top surface of the panel and the top surface of the cover to form a carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover;a living hinge which allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions including open and closed positions relative to the rest of the load floor; anda decorative, noise-management, covering layer bonded to the bottom surface of the cover to reduce the level of undesirable noise in a passenger compartment of the vehicle in the closed position and to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the bottom of the cover in the open position. 19. The load floor as claimed in claim 18, wherein the covering layer includes an acoustical scrim layer. 20. The load floor as claimed in claim 18, wherein a portion of the covering layer not bonded to the cover at least partially forms the living hinge.
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