JP7026071B2 - Vehicle floor mat - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle floor mat that is detachably set on a floor inside a vehicle, such as a driver's seat, a passenger seat, and a rear seat of an automobile.

Conventionally, as a floor mat for a vehicle of this kind, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. FIG. 4 is described in Patent Document 1 and shows a vertical sectional view when a floor mat for a vehicle is set on the floor of a driver's seat of an automobile. The vehicle floor mat (hereinafter, simply referred to as “floor mat”) 21 is connected to a mat main body 23 mounted on the flat portion 22a of the vehicle floor 22 and a peripheral portion of the mat main body 23, and is connected to the peripheral portion of the mat main body 23. It is provided with an auxiliary mat 24 mounted on an inclined portion 22b extending inward (to the left) and rearward from the flat portion 22a. The mat body 23 and the auxiliary mat 24 are made of the same material having substantially the same thickness, and the mat body 23 has substantially the same planar shape as the flat portion 22a of the floor 22, while the auxiliary mat 24 is the mat body 23. It is formed in a band shape extending over the entire left edge and trailing edge. The mat main body 23 and the auxiliary mat 24 configured as described above are connected to each other via a plurality of clips 25.

FIG. 5A shows an enlarged view of the connecting portion between the mat main body 23 and the auxiliary mat 24 connected via the clip 25. The clip 25 has an elongated resin plate 25a having elasticity and female button hooks 25b and 25b provided at both ends of the same surface thereof, respectively. A total of four male button hooks 23a (only one is shown in FIG. 5A) are fixed to the lower surface of the mat body 23, two on each of the left edge and the trailing edge, separated from each other. Has been done. On the other hand, on the lower surface of the auxiliary mat 24, similar to the mat main body 23, male button hooks 24a are fixed to predetermined four locations on the edge portion on the mat main body 23 side (only one in FIG. 5A). Illustrated).

When the auxiliary mat 24 is connected to the mat body 23 by using the above clip 25, the mat body 23 and the mat body 23 and the mat body 23 are in a state where the edges of the auxiliary mat 24 are abutted over the left edge portion and the trailing edge portion of the mat body 23. The female button hooks 25b and 25b at both ends of the clip 25 are fitted to the two male button hooks 23a and 24a corresponding to each other of the auxiliary mat 24, respectively. In this way, the auxiliary mat 24 is connected to the left edge portion and the trailing edge portion of the mat body 23 via a total of four clips 25 at two locations each.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-140896

However, the floor mat 21 described above has the following problems. That is, although the mat body 23 and the auxiliary mat 24 are firmly connected via the clip 25, both 23 and 24 are merely connected with their edges abutted against each other, for example. As shown in FIG. 5B, fine dust D such as dust, dust, and sand grains may enter between the end face of the mat main body 23 and the end face of the auxiliary mat 24. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5C, such dust may wrap around to the lower surface side of the mat body 23 and enter the gap between the flat surface 22a of the floor 22 of the vehicle. When cleaning the floor mat 21 in such a state, in addition to removing dust and dirt adhering to the upper surface of the floor mat 21 after removing the floor mat 21 from the floor 22 of the vehicle and taking it out of the vehicle. Therefore, it is also necessary to remove dust D and the like adhering to the lower surface of the mat body 23. Moreover, it is necessary to remove the dust D remaining on the floor 22 of the vehicle. As described above, in the floor mat 21, the cleaning work of the floor mat 21 and the floor 22 is troublesome.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is possible to prevent dust from wrapping around to the lower surface side of the mat body, whereby it is relatively easy to clean the floor and the floor mat in the vehicle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a floor mat for a vehicle which can be carried out.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle floor mat 1 that is detachably set on the floor 2 in the vehicle, and is a mat body mounted on the flat portion 2a of the floor. 3. It is formed in a band shape that protrudes to the outside of the mat body by a predetermined length and extends along the peripheral edge of the mat body, is detachably connected to the peripheral edge of the mat body, and is inclined to be connected to the flat portion of the floor. The mat body of the auxiliary mat is provided with an auxiliary mat 4 mounted on the portion 2b and a connecting means (clip 5 in the embodiment (hereinafter, the same applies hereinafter in this section)) for connecting the auxiliary mat to the mat body. The connecting portion 4a with the mat is formed in a bag shape on the lower surface side of the mat body.

According to this configuration, the auxiliary mat is detachably connected to the peripheral edge of the mat body, and the mat body is placed on the flat portion of the vehicle floor, while the auxiliary mat is mounted on the inclined portion connected to the flat portion of the floor. Will be placed. In this way, the vehicle floor mat provided with the mat body and the auxiliary mat can cover most of the vehicle floor, so that even if the feet of the vehicle occupants are dirty, for example, the vehicle floor itself can be covered. It can be prevented from getting dirty. Further, since the connecting portion of the auxiliary mat with the mat body is formed in a bag shape on the lower surface side of the mat body, dust on the mat body moves to the peripheral edge side (auxiliary mat side) of the mat body. Even if the dust falls from the mat body, the dust is collected by the bag-shaped connecting portion of the auxiliary mat and can be prevented from wrapping around the lower surface of the mat body. Therefore, when cleaning the floor inside the vehicle and the floor mat for the vehicle, it is sufficient to remove the floor mat for the vehicle from the floor and take it out of the vehicle, and then remove only the dust on the upper surface side of the floor mat for the vehicle, as compared with the conventional case. Therefore, the floor and the floor mat can be cleaned relatively easily.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the vehicle floor mat according to claim 1, the connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat is configured to be folded upward over the entire length direction thereof. And.

According to this configuration, the bag-shaped connecting portion according to claim 1 can be easily realized by configuring the connecting portion of the auxiliary mat to the mat main body in a state of being folded upward over the entire length direction thereof. can do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle floor mat according to the second aspect, the connecting means raises and lowers the peripheral edge portion (connecting portion 3a) of the mat body and the folded portion of the connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat. It is characterized in that it is composed of a clip 5 sandwiched from.

According to this configuration, by sandwiching the peripheral portion of the mat body and the folded portion of the connecting portion of the auxiliary mat from above and below by a clip as a connecting means, the auxiliary mat is held at the peripheral portion of the lower surface of the mat body. It is possible to stably hold the connecting portion of the above in a bag shape.

The invention according to claim 4 is the vehicle floor mat according to claim 2, wherein the auxiliary mat has a predetermined thickness thinner than the thickness of the mat body.

As described above, by locating the connecting portion of the auxiliary mat on the peripheral edge portion of the lower surface of the mat body in a folded state, the peripheral edge portion of the mat body becomes higher than the other portions. However, according to the above configuration, since the thickness of the auxiliary mat is thinner than that of the mat body, for example, the peripheral portion of the mat body is a portion other than that of the mat body as compared with the case where the thickness of the auxiliary mat is the same as that of the mat body. It is possible to suppress the increase compared to.

It is a figure which shows the state which the floor mat for a vehicle by one Embodiment of this invention is set on the floor of the driver's seat of an automobile, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a plan view. It is a vertical sectional view for demonstrating the connection between the mat main body and the auxiliary mat in the vehicle floor mat of FIG. (A) shows an enlarged view of the connecting portion between the mat body and the auxiliary mat in FIG. 2, (b) shows a state in which dust has accumulated in the connecting portion between the mat main body and the auxiliary mat, and (c) shows the auxiliary mat. It shows the state where dust has entered the bag-shaped connecting part of. It is a vertical sectional view for demonstrating the connection between a mat body and an auxiliary mat in a conventional floor mat for a vehicle. (A) shows an enlarged view of the connecting portion between the mat main body and the auxiliary mat in FIG. 4, (b) shows a state in which dust has accumulated in the connecting portion between the mat main body and the auxiliary mat, and (c) shows the mat main body. It shows the state where dust has entered the lower surface side of the.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a vehicle floor mat according to an embodiment of the present invention is set on the floor of the driver's seat of an automobile, and FIG. 1A is a perspective view seen from diagonally upper right and rearward, (b). ) Is a plan view when viewed from directly above. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle floor mat (hereinafter, simply referred to as “floor mat”) 1 is set so as to cover most of the floor 2 of the driver's seat of the automobile.

The floor 2 is connected to a flat portion 2a configured to be substantially flat and the flat portion 2a, and is inward (left side of FIG. 1B), rearward (lower side of FIG. 1B), and outward. It has an inclined portion 2b that is inclined upward (to the right of FIG. 1B). An accelerator pedal 11 and a brake pedal 12 are arranged above the front of the floor 2, and a footrest 13 is provided on the left side of the brake pedal 12. A driver seat 14 is installed behind the floor 2, and a steering wheel 15 is arranged above the floor 2.

The floor mat 1 has a mat main body 3 set in a state of being placed on the flat portion 2a of the floor 2, an auxiliary mat 4 connected to the mat main body 3, and a plurality of detachably connected floor mats 1 (this implementation). In the form, it is provided with 6 clips 5 (connecting means).

The mat body 3 is made of rubber, synthetic resin, a composite material thereof, or the like, and has a relatively thick predetermined thickness. The flat surface shape covers the flat portion 2a of the floor 2, and the accelerator pedal 11 and the brake pedal are formed. It is formed in a predetermined shape extending to the vicinity of the lower part of the twelve.

On the other hand, the auxiliary mat 4 is made of rubber, synthetic resin, a composite material thereof, etc., has a predetermined thickness thinner than the thickness of the mat body 3, and is formed in a band shape having a predetermined width and length. There is. Further, the auxiliary mat 4 has substantially the same length as the entire left edge portion, trailing edge portion and right edge portion of the mat body 3.

The clip 5 is made of metal, synthetic resin, or the like, and has a U-shaped side surface formed by the upper piece 5a and the lower piece 5b facing each other at predetermined intervals and the connecting piece 5c connected to the upper piece 5a and the lower piece 5b. See FIGS. 2 and 3). The upper piece 5a and the lower piece 5b are formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape of a predetermined size, while the articulated piece 5c makes the distance between the upper piece 5a and the lower piece 5b larger than the sum of the thicknesses of the mat body 3 and the auxiliary mat 4. It has elasticity that can be kept small. Then, one edge portion (lower side in FIG. 1A) of the auxiliary mat 4 in the length direction is connected to the left edge portion, the trailing edge portion, and the right edge portion of the mat body 3 by the plurality of clips 5. ing.

Although detailed description is omitted, the floor mat 1 is detachably fixed to the floor 2 by two left and right fixing portions 6 and 6 provided at predetermined positions at the rear of the mat main body 3. There is. As a result, even if the driver moves his / her foot on the floor mat 1, the floor mat 1 does not shift from the floor 2 to the proper position.

FIG. 2 shows a vertical cross-sectional view when the floor mat 1 is set on the floor 2 of the vehicle, and FIG. 3 (a) shows an enlarged connection portion between the mat main body 3 and the auxiliary mat 4. There is. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3A, the connecting portion 4a, which is the end portion of the auxiliary mat 4 on the mat body 3 side, is formed in a bag shape on the lower surface side of the mat body 3, and the mat body is formed. It is connected to the connecting portion 3a which is the end portion of the auxiliary mat 4 side (left side in FIG. 2) of 3.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, the connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat 4 is folded upward over the entire length direction thereof, and the folded portion (hereinafter referred to as “folded portion 4b””. () Is in close contact with the lower surface of the connecting portion 3a of the mat body 3, and is sandwiched from above and below together with the connecting portion 3a of the mat body 3 by the clip 5. In such a state, the connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat 4 is connected to the connecting portion 3a of the mat main body 3, so that the connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat 4 becomes a bag shape under the connecting portion 3a of the mat main body 3. It is formed.

Further, FIG. 3B shows a state in which fine dust D such as dust, dust, and sand grains is accumulated in the connecting portion between the mat main body 3 and the auxiliary mat 4. This is because, for example, the dust D on the mat body 3 moves to the peripheral edge side (auxiliary mat 4 side) of the mat body 3 and falls from the mat body 3, so that the connecting portion 3a of the mat body 3 is used. The end face and / or the connecting piece 5c of the clip 5 and the auxiliary mat 4 placed on the inclined portion 2b of the floor 2 are collected.

Further, FIG. 3 (c) proceeds from the state of FIG. 3 (b), and the dust D described above is below the connecting portion 3a of the mat main body 3, and more specifically, the connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat 4 is folded back. It shows a state of wrapping around to the lower side of the portion 4b and / or the lower side of the lower piece 5b of the clip 5. This is because, for example, the connecting portion 3a of the mat main body 3 floats up with respect to the flat portion 2a of the floor 2, and the dust D wraps around below the connecting portion 3a of the mat main body 3. These dusts D are collected by the bag-shaped connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat 4, thereby preventing the mat main body 3 from wrapping around to the lower surface.

As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, the floor mat 1 to which the auxiliary mat 4 is connected to the peripheral edge of the mat body 3 can cover most of the floor 2 of the vehicle. Even if the passenger's feet are dirty, it is possible to prevent the floor 2 of the vehicle itself from becoming dirty. Further, in the auxiliary mat 4, the connecting portion 4a with the mat main body 3 is formed in a bag shape on the lower surface side of the mat main body 3, so that the dust D on the mat main body 3 is on the peripheral edge side (auxiliary) of the mat main body 3. Even if it moves to the mat 4 side) and falls from the mat body 3, the dust D can be collected by the bag-shaped connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat 4 and prevented from wrapping around to the lower surface of the mat body 3. .. Therefore, when cleaning the floor 2 or the floor mat 1 in the vehicle, it is sufficient to remove the floor mat 1 from the floor 2 and take it out of the vehicle, and then remove only the dust D on the upper surface side of the floor mat 1, as compared with the conventional case. Therefore, the floor 2 and the floor mat 1 can be cleaned relatively easily. If the floor mat 1 is to be cleaned even more cleanly, it is also possible to remove all the clips 5 and separate the mat main body 3 and the auxiliary mat 4 for cleaning.

Further, the connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat 4 is configured to be folded upward over the entire length direction of the auxiliary mat 4, and the folded portion 4b and the connecting portion 3a of the mat body 3 are moved up and down by a clip 5. By sandwiching the mat body 3, the bag-shaped connecting portion 4a can be easily realized and stably held on the lower surface side of the peripheral edge portion of the mat body 3.

Further, since the thickness of the auxiliary mat 4 is thinner than that of the mat main body 3, even if the connecting portion 4a of the auxiliary mat 4 is located on the peripheral edge of the lower surface of the mat main body 3 in a folded state, the mat main body 3 It is possible to prevent the peripheral portion of the surface from becoming higher than the other portions.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be carried out in various embodiments. For example, in the embodiment, a U-shaped clip 5 is adopted as a connecting means for connecting the mat main body 3 and the auxiliary mat 4, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the connecting portion of the auxiliary mat 4 is not limited to this. Clips having various structures are adopted as the connecting means as long as the connecting portions 3a and 4a can be connected so that the 4a is formed in a bag shape and arranged on the lower surface of the connecting portion 3a of the mat body 3. It is possible. Further, in the embodiment, two clips 5 are used for each of the left edge portion, the trailing edge portion, and the right edge portion of the mat body 3, but the number of these clips 5 is not particularly limited, and each edge portion has no particular limitation. It is also possible to connect with the auxiliary mat 4 by using one or three or more clips 5.

Further, in the embodiment, the floor mat 1 set on the floor of the driver's seat of the automobile has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the floor set on the floor of the passenger seat or the rear seat of the automobile is not limited to this. Of course, it can also be applied to mats. In addition, the vehicle floor mat of the present invention can be applied to the floors of various vehicles other than automobiles.

Further, the detailed configurations of the mat main body 3, the auxiliary mat 4, and the clip 5 shown in the embodiment are merely examples, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

1 Vehicle floor mat 2 Floor 2a Flat part 2b Inclined part 3 Mat body 3a Mat body connecting part 4 Auxiliary mat 4a Auxiliary mat connecting part 4b Auxiliary mat folded part 5 Clip (connecting means)
5a Upper piece 5b Lower piece 5c Articulated piece

Claims (4)

A vehicle floor mat that can be detachably set on the floor inside the vehicle.
The mat body placed on the flat part of the floor and
It is formed in a band shape that protrudes to the outside of the mat body by a predetermined length and extends along the peripheral edge of the mat body, is detachably connected to the peripheral edge of the mat body, and is connected to the flat portion of the floor. Auxiliary mats placed on the slope and
A connecting means for connecting this auxiliary mat to the mat body and
Equipped with
A vehicle floor mat characterized in that a connecting portion of the auxiliary mat with the mat body is formed in a bag shape on the lower surface side of the mat body. The floor mat for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion of the auxiliary mat is configured to be folded upward over the entire length direction thereof. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the connecting means is composed of a clip that holds the peripheral edge portion of the mat body and the folded portion of the connecting portion of the auxiliary mat from above and below. floor mat. The vehicle floor mat according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the auxiliary mat has a predetermined thickness thinner than the thickness of the mat body.

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