DE102022204806A1 - Vehicle interior arrangement, storage compartment insert designed for the vehicle interior arrangement, use of the storage compartment insert and method for using the storage compartment insert - Google Patents

Abstract

While in current car models, particularly with a view to a manual gearshift, a center channel was provided for transmitting the switching movement from the passenger compartment to a transmission, a center shelf is often provided. This is often shortened in modern vehicles. A vehicle interior arrangement 1 for a vehicle 2 with a dashboard structure 3, with a center console 8, with a floor area 12, and with a storage compartment insert 14 is proposed, with the storage compartment insert 14 in the extension of the center console 8 in Direction of travel, under the dashboard structure 3 and above the floor area 12 is arranged, the center console 8, the dashboard structure 3 and / or the floor area 12 forming fastening partners, the storage compartment insert being attached to at least two of the fastening partners, and the storage compartment insert 14 being tool-free and / or can be reversibly attached.

Description

Technical area:

The invention relates to a vehicle interior arrangement, a storage compartment insert, a use of the storage compartment insert in the vehicle interior arrangement and a method.

Background:

While in current car models, particularly with a view to a manual gearshift, a center channel was provided for transmitting the switching movement from the passenger compartment to a transmission, a center shelf is often provided. The center shelf extends between the driver's seat and the front passenger seat in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle up to the instrument panel. The car radio, ashtrays, compartments and controls were often installed in this area.

Description:

It is the object of the present invention to propose a vehicle interior arrangement for modern vehicles. This object is achieved by a vehicle interior arrangement with the features of claim 1, by a storage compartment insert with the features of claim 12, by use with the features of claim 13 and by a method with the features of claim 14. Preferred embodiments of the invention result from the subclaims, the following description and the attached figures.

The subject of the invention is a vehicle interior arrangement which is suitable and/or designed for a vehicle. The vehicle interior arrangement is integrated in the vehicle and in particular forms a passenger compartment and/or a vehicle cabin. The vehicle is designed in particular as a passenger car. For example, the vehicle is implemented as an electric vehicle.

The vehicle interior arrangement and/or the vehicle preferably has a driver's seat and a passenger seat, which are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and/or the vehicle interior arrangement. The vehicle interior assembly includes a dashboard structure that extends in the transverse direction. In particular, the steering wheel or another human-machine interface for controlling the vehicle and optionally displays or controls are fixed to the dashboard structure. The dashboard structure means not only the actual dashboard, but in particular the solid body, which extends from the dashboard in the longitudinal direction to the boundary of the vehicle cabin.

Furthermore, the vehicle interior arrangement has a center console, the center console being arranged centrally, in particular between the driver's seat and the passenger seat.

The vehicle interior arrangement includes a floor area, with foot controls, for example, being arranged on the floor area and/or the feet of the occupants being supported on the floor side.

In addition and according to the invention, the vehicle interior arrangement has a storage compartment insert. The storage compartment insert is in particular designed as a separate component and/or a separate assembly. In an operational state, the storage compartment insert can be arranged in the extension of the center console in the direction of travel, under the dashboard structure and above or on the floor area.

This takes advantage of the fact that the center channel is omitted in modern vehicles, as modern vehicles either do not have a manual transmission or are only controlled via electrical signals anyway (drive-by-wire, etc.). This development leaves the area described free in modern interior concepts as free space, which can be used advantageously through the use of storage compartments.

The center console, the dashboard structure and/or the floor area form fastening partners for the storage compartment insert. It is intended that the storage compartment insert is attached to at least two of the fastening partners. For example, the storage compartment insert can be attached between the dashboard structure and the floor area. Alternatively, the storage compartment insert can be attached between the floor area and the center console. However, it is also possible for the storage compartment insert to be attached between the center console, the dashboard structure and the floor area.

It is intended that the storage compartment insert can be attached without tools and/or reversibly. In other words, the storage compartment insert is a component or an assembly that can be easily brought into the operational state or can be dismantled from the operational state again.

One consideration is that - as already described - this free space is simply not used in modern vehicles. However, many drivers are stuck in the past or require additional storage options, so that although the resulting free space is valuable in terms of design, practical options are lost as a result. Thus, with the storage compartment insert, a component or an assembly is proposed which can be easily inserted by a user of the vehicle when it is needed, or can be removed again when it is no longer needed. In terms of use, the storage compartment insert builds a bridge between current vehicles with a continuous center console and modern vehicle concepts with a shortened center console and increased free space.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the storage compartment insert is supported in an elastic and/or prestressed manner for fastening on at least one of the fastening partners, preferably on at least two of the fastening partners and in particular on all three fastening partners. In other words, the storage compartment insert is held in a force-fitting manner and/or clamped in the operational state.

Depending on the design of the fastening partners, it is possible for the storage compartment insert to be clamped between the dashboard structure (top) and the floor area (bottom). However, it is also possible for the storage compartment insert to become trapped between the center console (rear) and the floor area and/or the dashboard structure (both at the front). It is also possible for the storage compartment insert to be clamped by all three fastening partners.

It is particularly advantageous if the storage compartment insert is designed to be material-elastic and/or form-elastic at least in sections for attachment to at least one of the attachment partners. As a result, the structure of the dashboard structure, the center console and/or the floor area can be left unchanged rigid and/or unsprung and/or inelastic, whereas the elastic and/or prestressed support is implemented by the storage compartment insert.

In a preferred implementation of the invention, the storage compartment insert has a floor section which points downwards, a ceiling section which points upwards and a console system section which points backwards in relation to the direction of travel of the vehicle. It is preferably provided that the floor section rests on the floor area, the ceiling section rests on the dashboard structure and the console contact section rests on the center console. In this way, the storage compartment insert is caught in a form-fitting manner in the vehicle interior arrangement and can be supported in the manner described on at least two of the fastening partners via the fastening areas.

It is particularly preferred that the storage compartment insert is fastened elastically and/or prestressed in the vehicle interior arrangement via the floor section, the ceiling section and/or the console system section.

It is particularly preferred that the storage compartment insert nestles against the fastening partners in a form-fitting manner, at least in sections. It is therefore conceivable, for example, for the floor section to hug and/or rest on the floor area in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle over at least 20 cm, preferably over at least 30 cm. Alternatively or additionally, it is possible for the ceiling section to lie positively against the dashboard structure in the direction of travel over at least 20 cm or 30 cm and hugs itself. Alternatively or additionally, it is possible for the console system section to lie against the center console and nestle. Particularly preferably, the floor section, the ceiling section and/or the console system section lie against and/or nestle against the respective fastening partner over at least 90% of the width and/or in the transverse direction.

In a preferred development of the invention, the vehicle interior arrangement has at least one Velcro fastener for fastening the storage compartment insert to the fastening partner. Particularly preferably, the bottom section is attached to the bottom area by means of the Velcro fastener and thereby fixed. Alternatively or additionally, the storage compartment insert can be fastened via the or another Velcro fastener between the ceiling section and the dashboard structure and/or between the console system section and the center console. In particular, a mixture between the non-positive fastening and the fastening via the Velcro fastener is also conceivable.

It is particularly preferred that the storage compartment insert has at least one side wall section, wherein the side wall section extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and / or covers a footwell in the vehicle and / or in the vehicle interior arrangement compared to the storage compartment insert. The side wall section can be provided on the driver's side and/or on the passenger's side of the storage compartment insert. The side wall section is designed to be rigid so that the storage compartment insert cannot bulge into the respective footwell and, for example, can interrupt a pedal movement by the driver.

In a possible development of the invention, the storage compartment insert has a flap extension, the flap extension extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The flap extension serves to cover the transition between the dashboard structure and the floor area in a transverse direction of the vehicle interior arrangement. This means that a quasi-dead volume is covered on the side, preferably on both sides, to ensure that no objects can migrate from the passenger side to the driver's side.

It is particularly preferred that the storage compartment insert is designed to be foldable, foldable and/or rollable. The storage compartment insert can therefore be easily reduced in volume from the use state to a storage state. This makes it possible to store the storage compartment insert in the vehicle interior arrangement in a space-saving manner and only remove it from a storage location in the vehicle interior arrangement when necessary, expand it and bring it into use.

It is particularly preferred that the storage compartment insert has a base body, the base body being made of a rubber-elastic material, such as silicone. To stabilize the side wall sections, reinforcing elements, in particular plate elements, can be inserted into the base body and/or into the rubber-elastic material, the reinforcing elements being designed to be rigid. This means that the storage compartment insert can be folded or folded, for example, and can also optionally be rolled up in certain areas. In particular, reinforcing elements are arranged in the side wall sections so that they are rigid. In particular, the storage compartment insert is designed as a foldable bag. In particular, the base body made of the rubber-elastic material has the floor section, the ceiling section, the rear wall section and the console contact section and optionally additionally the flap extension.

Another subject of the invention relates to a storage compartment insert, which is designed for the vehicle interior, as described above or according to one of the preceding claims. In particular, the storage compartment insert has a floor section which is adapted to a floor area of the vehicle interior arrangement, a ceiling section which is adapted to the dashboard structure of the vehicle interior arrangement and a console system section which is adapted to the center console of the vehicle interior arrangement. In particular, the storage compartment insert is designed as previously described.

A further subject of the invention relates to the use of the storage compartment insert, as described above or according to claim 12, in the vehicle interior arrangement, as described above or according to one of the preceding claims.

A further subject of the invention relates to a method for using the storage compartment insert in the vehicle interior arrangement, wherein the storage compartment insert is arranged tool-free and/or reversibly in the extension of the center console in the direction of travel, under the dashboard structure and above the floor area.

In a further, optional step, the storage compartment insert is dismantled, in particular without tools, and brought into a storage state, the storage compartment insert being folded, folded and/or rolled in the storage state in order to reduce the volume, and the storage compartment insert being in the storage state in the Vehicle interior arrangement is stored.

• 1 eine schematische, dreidimensionale Darstellung einer Fahrzeuginnenraumanordnung als ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung;
• 2 die Fahrzeuginnenraumanordnung der 1 in einem schematischen Längsschnitt;
• 3 die Fahrzeuginnenraumanordnung der vorhergehenden Figuren in einer schematischen Draufsicht;
• 4 die Fahrzeuginnenraumanordnung der vorhergehenden Figuren in einer schematischen, dreidimensionalen seitlichen Ansicht;
• 5 eine schematische, dreidimensionale Darstellung des Staufacheinsatzes der vorhergehenden Figuren;
• 6 in einer schematischen, dreidimensionalen Darstellung den Staufacheinsatz der 5 in einem Einsatzzustand und in einem Lagerzustand.

Further features, advantages and effects of the invention result from the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention. Show:

• 1 a schematic, three-dimensional representation of a vehicle interior arrangement as an embodiment of the invention;
• 2 the vehicle interior arrangement 1 in a schematic longitudinal section;
• 3 the vehicle interior arrangement of the previous figures in a schematic top view;
• 4 the vehicle interior arrangement of the preceding figures in a schematic, three-dimensional side view;
• 5 a schematic, three-dimensional representation of the storage compartment insert of the previous figures;
• 6 in a schematic, three-dimensional representation of the storage compartment insert 5 in an operational condition and in a storage condition.

Corresponding or identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals in the figures.

The 1 shows a vehicle interior arrangement 1 for a vehicle 2 in a highly schematic, three-dimensional representation. The vehicle 2 is designed in particular as an electric vehicle.

The vehicle interior arrangement 1 corresponds to the vehicle cabin of the vehicle 2 and in particular to the front row of seats of the interior cabin. The vehicle interior assembly 1 has a dashboard structure 3, the dashboard structure 3 having a dashboard 4 with, for example, displays or a steering wheel 5 for controlling the vehicle 2. The dashboard 3 can also be curved.

As can be seen in particular from the 2 results, which shows a schematic longitudinal section through the vehicle interior arrangement 1 1 shows, the dashboard structure 3 extends starting from the dashboard 4 in the direction of travel of the vehicle 2 as a volume, with a shelf 6 being formed on the top and the bottom 7 delimiting a footwell in the vehicle interior arrangement 1 at the top. The dashboard structure 3 is thus formed as a body in the vehicle interior assembly 1. The dashboard structure 3 extends in the transverse direction over the entire width of the vehicle 2 and/or the interior arrangement. The 3 shows a schematic top view of the interior arrangement 1.

How to get out of the 1 results, the vehicle interior arrangement 1 has a center console 8. Optionally, the vehicle interior arrangement 1 includes a driver's seat 9 and a passenger seat 10. The center console 8 is arranged between the driver's seat 9 and the passenger seat 10 and/or centrally in relation to a transverse direction of the vehicle interior arrangement 1. The center console 8 extends in the direction of travel, so that a free space 11 is formed in front of the center console 8 and/or in an imaginary extension of the center console 8.

Furthermore, the vehicle interior arrangement 1 has a floor area 12, the floor area 12 being used to place the feet of the users of the vehicle 2. As can be seen in particular from the 2 results, the floor area 12 is designed to run upwards or rise in the direction of travel and adjoins the underside 7 of the dashboard structure 3, so that in the longitudinal section shown a transition area 13 is formed between the floor area 12 and the dashboard structure 3, which is semicircular, for example , curved, convex etc. is formed.

The vehicle interior arrangement 1 reflects a modern architecture of the vehicle 2, since the free space 11 is formed in the imaginary extension of the center console 8. In earlier architectures, this free space 11 was filled by a longer center console (not shown), since a center channel for transmitting switching movements was also provided in this area. However, in modern architecture there is a tendency to maintain this free space 11 in order to achieve a spacious feeling.

The vehicle interior arrangement 1 has a storage compartment insert 14, the storage compartment insert 14 being used as an optional accessory by a user of the vehicle 2 without tools and/or reversible in an operational state in the extension of the center console 8 in the direction of travel, under the dashboard structure 3 and above the floor area 12 and / or can be arranged in the free space 11. In particular, the storage compartment insert 14 stands on the floor area 12.

In the 5 the storage compartment insert 14 is shown in a schematic three-dimensional representation. The storage compartment insert 14 has a base section 15, which is arranged on the underside and serves to rest on the base area 12. Furthermore, the storage compartment insert 14 has a ceiling section 16, which can be placed on the dashboard structure 3, in particular on its underside 7. In addition, the storage compartment insert 14 has a console contact section 17, which can rest on the center console 8.

The storage compartment insert 14 has at least one inner compartment 18, possibly several inner compartments 18, which can be filled with any objects by the user of the vehicle 2. The bottom section 15 is rectangular in plan view from above. The floor section 15 is adjoined at right angles by side wall sections 19, which delimit the storage compartment insert 14 in the transverse direction to the respective footwell.

The bottom section 15 merges into a rear wall section 22, which is angled relative to the bottom section 15. In a plan view of the storage compartment insert 14, the ceiling section 16 is designed to be congruent with the floor section 15 and initially has a first rising section, which merges into a more steeply rising section after an edge running in the transverse direction. The ceiling section 16 adjoins the back section 22. The ceiling section 16, the side wall sections 19 and the console contact section 17 form an access opening 20, the inner compartments being accessible via the access opening 20. The access opening 20 is open against the direction of travel and/or in the direction of the driver's seat 9 and the passenger seat 10. The access opening 20 is angled at the edges and merges into a narrow part 21, which is closed against the direction of travel by the console contact section 17. The console system section 17 is angled, in particular formed at right angles to the bottom section 15.

The 2 shows that the floor section 15 hugs the floor area 12 of the vehicle of the vehicle interior arrangement 1 in the longitudinal direction over the entire length and/or runs in the same contour. In the transverse direction, the floor section 15 and/or the storage compartment insert 14 rests on the floor area 12 over the entire surface or at least over the entire surface. The back section 22 can be formed at a distance from the transition area 13 between the floor area 12 and the dashboard structure 3. The ceiling section 16 nestles against the underside 7 of the dashboard structure 3 over the entire length and also lies against the dashboard structure 3 over the entire surface or at least over the entire surface in the transverse direction. The console system section 17, on the other hand, rests on the center console 8. As a result, the center console 8, the floor area 12 and the dashboard structure 3 form fastening partners for the storage compartment insert 14.

The storage compartment insert 14 can be designed to be material-elastic and/or form-elastic, so that the storage compartment insert 14 is prestressed and/or held in a non-positive manner between the center console 8, the floor area 12 and/or the dashboard structure 3, clamped or clamped. However, not all fastening partners are necessarily necessary: it may be sufficient that the storage compartment insert 14 is caught in a force-fitting manner between the floor area 12 and the dashboard structure 3. Alternatively, it is also possible for the storage compartment insert 14 to be caught in a force-fitting manner between the center console 8 and the dashboard structure 3.

In an alternative or addition, it is also possible for a Velcro fastener 23 to be arranged between the bottom section 15 and the bottom area 12, so that the storage compartment insert 14 is fastened via the Velcro fastener 23. However, it is provided that the center console 8, the dashboard structure 3 and/or the center console 8 at least form connection partners for the storage compartment insert 14, so that an integrated arrangement of the storage compartment insert 14 is implemented in the vehicle interior arrangement 1.

The 3 shows a schematic top view of the vehicle interior arrangement, from which it can be seen that the storage compartment insert 14 is arranged in alignment with the center console 8 at least in sections under the dashboard structure 3 on the floor area 12.

4 additionally shows a schematic three-dimensional view of the vehicle interior arrangement with a user 24, whereby it can be seen that the engagement opening 20 is open to the interior and in particular to the user 24 for access to the interior compartments 18. The transition from the classic to the modern architecture of the vehicle interior arrangement 1 can also be seen in particular from the illustration.

The side wall sections 19 can, as in the 5 indicated, reinforcing elements 25, for example plate elements, which prevent the storage compartment insert 14 from bulging in the direction of the driver's seat 9 and the passenger seat 10 and also implement a structural rigidity of the storage compartment insert 14.

Furthermore, the storage compartment insert 14 can have a flap extension 26, which forms an extension of the side wall sections 19 in the direction of the transition area 13 and which securely closes the remaining passage between the back wall section 22 and the transition area 13 in the transverse direction to prevent objects from accidentally passing through between the passenger side and the driver side to avoid. Such a flap extension 26 is preferably arranged on both sides; alternatively, a single, for example central, flap extension 26 can also be provided.

The storage compartment insert 14 has a base body 27, the base body 27 being formed from a rubber-elastic mass. The base body 27 can in particular include the base section 15, the back section 22, the ceiling section 16, the side wall section 19 and the console contact section 17. The reinforcing elements 25 are attached to the base body 27 or integrated into it. This rubber-elastic structure makes it possible to easily deform the storage compartment insert 14 with regard to the contour in order to bring it from a storage state into the use state and in the opposite direction. In particular, the design as a material-elastic and/or shape-elastic and/or flexible storage compartment insert 14 allows the tool-free and/or reversible attachment of the storage compartment insert 14 in the vehicle interior arrangement 1.

For example and as in the 6 shown, the storage compartment insert 14 can be converted from the use state into a storage state by folding over the side wall sections 19, whereby the side wall sections 19 come to rest on one another and the remaining sections are deformed in such a way that overall a flat, easy-to-stow package of the storage compartment insert 14 is formed the storage condition. For example, the storage compartment insert 14 can be stowed under the passenger seat 10 in the storage state.

While at least one embodiment has been disclosed in detail above, it should be appreciated that a variety of variations of the invention exist. It should also be recognized that the at least one exemplary embodiment is only exemplary in nature and does not represent a limitation on the scope, areas of application or configuration. Rather, the present disclosure is intended to be a convenient roadmap for implementing at least one exemplary embodiment. Thus, it should be appreciated that various variations in the function or arrangement of the elements of the at least one embodiment may be implemented without departing from the scope provided by the claims and their lawful equivalents.

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Claims (15)

Vehicle interior arrangement (1) for a vehicle (2) with a dashboard structure (3), with a center console (8), with a floor area (12), and with a storage compartment insert (14), wherein the storage compartment insert (14) is arranged in the extension of the center console (8) in the direction of travel, under the dashboard structure (3) and above the floor area (12), wherein the center console (8), the dashboard structure (3) and/or the floor area (12) form fastening partners, the storage compartment insert being fastened to at least two of the fastening partners, wherein the storage compartment insert (14) can be attached without tools and/or reversibly. Vehicle interior arrangement (1). Claim 1 , characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) is supported elastically and/or pre-stressed on the fastening partner for fastening to at least one of the fastening partners. Vehicle interior arrangement (1). Claim 2 , characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) is designed to be material-elastic and/or form-elastic at least in sections for elastic and/or prestressed attachment to at least one of the attachment partners. Vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) has a floor section (15), the floor section (15) resting on the floor area (12), a ceiling section (16), the ceiling section (16 ) rests on the dashboard structure (3) and has a console contact section (17), the console contact section (17) resting on the center console (8). Vehicle interior arrangement (1). Claim 4 , characterized in that the storage compartment insert (1) is fastened elastically and/or prestressed in the vehicle interior arrangement via the floor section (15), the ceiling section (16) and/or the console system section (17). Vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) nestles positively against the fastening partners at least in sections. Vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vehicle interior arrangement (1) has a Velcro fastener (23) for fastening the storage compartment insert (14) to the fastening partner. Vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) has at least one side wall section (19), wherein the side wall section (19) extends in a longitudinal direction and / or delimits a footwell in the vehicle interior arrangement (1). , wherein the side wall section (19) is designed to be rigid. Vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) has a flap extension (26) for covering the transition between the dashboard structure (3) and the floor area (12) in a transverse direction of the vehicle interior arrangement (1). Vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) is designed to be foldable, foldable and/or rollable. Vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) has a base body (27), the base body (27) being formed from a rubber-elastic material. Storage compartment insert (1) designed for the vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims. Use the storage compartment insert (1). Claim 12 in a vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of Claims 1 until 11 . Method for using the storage compartment insert (14) in the vehicle interior arrangement (1) according to one of Claims 1 until 11 , wherein the storage compartment insert (12) is arranged tool-free and / or reversibly in the extension of the center console (8) in the direction of travel, under the dashboard structure (3) and above the floor area (12). Procedure according to Claim 14 , characterized in that the storage compartment insert (14) is dismantled and brought into a storage state, the storage compartment insert (14) being folded, folded and/or rolled in the storage state and the storage compartment insert (14) being in the storage state in the vehicle interior arrangement (1 ) is stored.

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