JP7207208B2 - Car carpet - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to vehicle carpets.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a vehicle carpet, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. Specifically, it is equipped with a carpet that covers the floor surface (floor panel) of the passenger compartment, and a certain amount of space is provided between the seat cushions of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat and the carpet. A vehicular carpet (vehicle carpet) is disclosed.

JP 2015-110363 A

However, in the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, when another member such as an ECU is arranged between the seat cushion and the carpet, an opening is provided in the vehicle carpet in order to attach and fix the other member to the floor panel. There must be. Such an opening may be created by, for example, partially cutting a vehicle carpet by an operator, but this requires labor and time. It is also conceivable to manufacture a vehicle carpet having openings in advance. The floor surface is exposed through the opening, and noise from the floor surface is transmitted into the interior of the vehicle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and one of the objects thereof is to provide a vehicle carpet from which a predetermined portion can be easily separated when necessary. A further object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle carpet capable of suppressing noise.

The present invention relates to a vehicle carpet arranged on a floor surface of a vehicle, comprising: a main body; a separation part separable from the main body; , a plurality of extending cuts that are cut in the thickness direction and extend from the peripheral cuts toward the main body, the main body and the separation part a plurality of connecting portions for connecting, wherein the body portion includes a bent portion disposed between the adjacent extending cut portions and capable of being bent; and the plurality of connecting portions are connected to the It is characterized by connecting a portion other than the bent portion and the separating portion.

According to such a vehicle carpet, when an opening is provided in the vehicle carpet and another member is attached to the floor surface through the opening, an operator is placed between the adjacent extending cuts. The separating portion can be separated from the main body portion by bending the folded portion, pushing a finger into the peripheral cut portion, grasping the separating portion, and tearing off the connecting portion. As a result, it is possible to quickly create an opening for attaching other members to the floor surface. On the other hand, when no other member is attached to the floor surface, since the separation section is connected to the main body section by a plurality of connection sections, the floor surface can be covered by the main body section and the separation section, and the floor surface can be protected. Noise can be suppressed.

In the above configuration, the plurality of connecting portions may include a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion arranged closer to the bent portion than the first connecting portion. According to such a vehicle carpet, when a worker grasps and separates the separation portion during installation, force tends to be applied first to the second connection portion, and after the second connection portion is torn, the first connection portion is torn off. It becomes easy to apply force to the connection part. Therefore, the plurality of connecting portions can be torn off step by step, and the separating portion can be separated smoothly.

In the above configuration, the adjacent extending cut portions may be shaped so as to come closer to each other toward the separating portion. According to such a vehicle carpet, it is possible to reduce the rigidity of the portion on the side of the separating portion at the bent portion disposed between the adjacent extending cut portions. This makes it easier for the operator to bend the bent portion and push his or her fingers into the peripheral edge cut portion during installation, thereby facilitating the grip of the separating portion.

In the above configuration, the bent portion may have a smaller thickness than a portion of the body portion other than the bent portion. According to such a vehicle carpet, the rigidity of the folded portion can be reduced, and the operator can easily fold the folded portion and push his or her fingers into the cut portion at the peripheral edge to grasp the separated portion. easier.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the vehicle carpet from which a predetermined part is easy to separate when needed. Also, it is possible to provide a vehicle carpet capable of suppressing noise.

Explanatory drawing which showed typically the structure seen from the front among the longitudinal sections of the motor vehicle which concerns on embodiment. Top view of a vehicle carpet Enlarged view of the vicinity of the separation part viewed from above Enlarged cross-sectional view showing a cross section near the separating portion (IV-IV line cross section in FIG. 3) Enlarged cross-sectional view showing how the separating part is separated and another member is attached to the floor panel

<Embodiment>
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. In this embodiment, a carpet (vehicle carpet) 10 mounted on an automobile (vehicle) 1 as a vehicle will be described. Each figure will be described with the arrow direction T being upward, the arrow direction B being downward, the arrow direction L being leftward, the arrow direction R being rightward, the arrow direction FR being forward, and the arrow direction RR being backward.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing the cross-sectional configuration of an automobile 1 as seen from the front. An automobile 1 includes a sheet metal floor panel 2 forming a floor surface, a sheet metal roof panel 3 forming a ceiling, doors 4, 4, and the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the floor panel 2 includes an outer panel 2A arranged on the outside (lower side) of the passenger compartment, and an inner panel 2B attached to the outer panel 2A from the inside (upper side) of the passenger compartment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mat-like carpet 10 is laid on the interior side of the floor panel 2, and two seats 5R and 5L for the occupant to sit on are arranged in the vehicle width direction (horizontal direction). They are installed in a row. The seat 5R arranged on the right side of the compartment is the driver's seat, and the seat 5L arranged on the left side of the compartment is the passenger's seat.

The seats 5R, 5L include seat backs 6R, 6L that support the back of the occupant, and seat cushions 7R, 7L that support the buttocks of the occupant. Slide devices 8R and 8L fixed to the floor panel 2 through the carpet 10 are attached to the seat cushions 7R and 7L. The seats 5R, 5L can be slid in the front-rear direction by slide devices 8R, 8L. A predetermined gap is provided between the seat cushions 7R, 7L of the seats 5R, 5L and the carpet 10 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the carpet 10 is arranged on the driver's seat side (seat 5R side), on the right side 10R whose longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction, and on the passenger's seat side (seat 5L side). and a central portion 10C disposed between the right and left portions 10R and 10L and having a shorter length in the front-rear direction than the right and left portions 10R and 10L. The rear ends of the right side portion 10R, the left side portion 10L, and the central portion 10C are arranged in a straight line extending in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the cross-sectional configuration of the right side portion 10R is composed of a sound absorbing material 10A arranged on the inner panel 2B to absorb noise, and a skin 10B covering the sound absorbing material 10A from above. As the material of the sound absorbing material 10A, nonwoven fabric, foaming resin, or the like can be used. A woven fabric, a resin, a metal, or the like can be used as the material of the skin 10B. The cross-sectional structures of the left side portion 10L and the central portion 10C are also assumed to be composed of the sound absorbing material and the skin.

As shown in FIG. 2, the carpet 10 includes a plurality of clip holes 11R and 11L provided with holes for inserting clips and the like for attaching the carpet 10 to the floor panel 2, and slide devices 8R and 8L (see FIG. 2). 1) are inserted in the thickness direction and fixed to the floor panel 2. The plurality of sheet holes 12R and 12L are provided four each in portions positioned below the sheets 5R and 5L. A portion of the right side portion 10R located below the driver's seat (seat 5R) is provided with four seat holes 12R, and a portion of the left side portion 10L located below the passenger's seat (seat 5L) is provided with four hole portions 12R. , four sheet holes 12L are provided.

In the right side portion 10R, between the two front seat hole portions 12R among the four seat hole portions 12R, a body portion 13 occupying most of the right side portion 10R and a body portion 13 separated from the body portion 13 are provided. A possible isolation 20 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the body portion 13 includes a general surface portion 16, a raised portion 17 rising upward from the general surface portion 16, and a portion surrounded by the raised portion 17 and above the general surface portion 16. and an upper portion 18 positioned (on the vehicle interior side). The separating portion 20 is arranged in the upper portion 18 and has a square shape when viewed from above. The two corners located on the right rear side and the left rear side of the separating part 20 are formed in a right angle, and the two corners located on the right front side and the left front side are rounded. there is

The main body 13 is provided with a plurality of peripheral edge cuts 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and extended cuts 46, 47 cut in a slit shape in the thickness direction (vertical direction). The peripheral edge cuts 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 are provided along the peripheral edges (surrounding edges) of the separating portion 20 and form a quadrangular shape as a whole when viewed from above. Of the peripheral edge cuts 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45, those along the right peripheral edge of the separation portion 20 are referred to as right peripheral edge cut portions 41 and 42, and those along the left peripheral edge of the separation portion 20 are defined as right peripheral edge cut portions 41 and 42. These are left peripheral cuts 43 , 44 , 45 . It can also be said that the separating portion 20 is a portion surrounded by the right peripheral edge cuts 41 and 42 and the left peripheral edge cuts 43 , 44 and 45 .

The right peripheral edge cuts 41 and 42 are a lower cut 41 that extends in the left-right direction along the lower end of the separating portion 20 and a right edge of the lower cut 41 that extends forward. and a right notch portion 42 that has been cut. The lower end of the right notch 42 is connected perpendicularly to the lower notch 41 . The upper end portion of the right notch portion 42 is rounded leftward as it goes upward, and extends along the upper end of the separation portion 20 . The left peripheral cuts 43, 44, and 45 are composed of a lower cut 43 extending in the left-right direction along the lower end of the separating portion 20, and a left end of the lower cut 43 extending forward. It is composed of an extended left cut portion 44 and an upper cut portion 45 extending rightward from the upper end portion of the left cut portion 44 in a rounded shape. The lower end of the left notch 44 is connected perpendicularly to the lower notch 43 . The upper cut portion 45 extends along the upper end of the separation portion 20 .

The upper end portion of the right cut portion 42 and the upper cut portion 45 extend in a straight line in the left-right direction. A first connecting portion (connecting portion) 31 that connects the main body portion 13 and the separation portion 20 in the front-rear direction is provided between the upper end portion of the right cut portion 42 and the upper cut portion 45 . The two lower cuts 41 and 43 extend in a straight line in the left-right direction. A second connecting portion (connecting portion) 32 that connects the main body portion 13 and the separating portion 20 in the front-rear direction is provided between the two lower cut portions 41 and 43 . The first connecting portion 31 and the second connecting portion 32 are portions of the carpet 10 that are not cut in the thickness direction.

The extension cut portions 46 and 47 are composed of a straight cut portion 46 extending straight leftward (toward the body portion 13 side) from the lower cut portion 43, a left cut portion 44, and an upper cut portion. It consists of an inclined cut portion 47 extending in such a manner as to incline forward toward the left, starting from a portion where the portion 45 is connected in a round shape. It can be said that the inclined cut portion 47 extends so as to be inclined in a direction (rear) toward the straight cut portion 46 toward the separating portion 20 side (rightward). Therefore, adjacent extended cut portions 46 and 47 (straight cut portion 46 and inclined cut portion 47) are shaped to be closer to each other toward the separating portion 20 side (rightward).

A portion of the body portion 13 between the straight cut portion 46 and the inclined cut portion 47 is a bent portion 15 that can be bent vertically. The right end of the bent portion 15 is separated from the separation portion 20 by the left cut portion 44 . It can also be said that the bent portion 15 is a portion formed by the left cut portion 44 , the straight cut portion 46 and the inclined cut portion 47 .

Here, if the main body portion 13 is divided into the bent portion 15 and the portion 14 other than the bent portion 15, the portion 14 other than the bent portion 15 includes the lower cut portions 41 and 43 and the right cut portion. It is a portion surrounding the portion 42 and the upper cut portion 45 . The first connection portion 31 and the second connection portion 32 connect the portion 14 other than the bent portion 15 and the separation portion 20 . The second connection portion 32 is arranged closer to the bent portion 15 (to the left) than the first connection portion 31 is. The distance from the right end of the bent portion 15 or the left cut portion 44 to the second connecting portion 32 is the distance from the right end of the bent portion 15 or the left cut portion 44 to the first connecting portion 31. short compared to

As shown in FIG. 4 , the bent portion 15 has a smaller thickness than the portion 14 other than the bent portion 15 and the separation portion 20 . A structure 50 is routed between the bent portion 15 and the inner panel 2B. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a mounting portion 2B1 for mounting another member (bracket) 60 for mounting an ECU, for example, is provided in a portion of the inner panel 2B located below the separation portion 20. It is When attaching the other member 60 to the attachment portion 2B1 of the inner panel 2B, first, the operator at the time of attachment bends the left cut portion 44 side of the bent portion 15 downward and inserts the left cut portion 44 into the left cut portion 44. is pushed in, the separation part 20 is grasped, and the connection parts 31 and 32 are torn off. Then, the other member 60 is inserted into the opening S created by separating the separation portion 20 from the main body portion 13, and the other member 60 is attached to the attachment portion 2B1.

Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described. This embodiment is a carpet 10 arranged on a floor panel 2 of an automobile 1, and includes a main body portion 13, a separation portion 20 separable from the main body portion 13, and a peripheral edge of the separation portion 20 cut in the thickness direction. A plurality of peripheral edge cuts 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45 formed along the shape of the main body 13 are cut in the thickness direction and extend from the peripheral edge cuts 43, 44, and 45 to the main body 13 side. A plurality of extending cuts 46 and 47 and a plurality of connecting portions 31 and 32 connecting the body portion 13 and the separating portion 20 are provided. A plurality of connecting portions 31 and 32 connect a separating portion 20 and a portion 14 other than the bending portion 15 of the main body portion 13. rice field.

According to such a carpet 10, when the opening S is provided in the carpet 10 and the other member 60 is attached to the floor panel 2 through the opening S, an operator at the time of attachment may cut the adjacent extending cut portions 46 and 47. By bending the folding part 15 arranged between and pushing fingers into the peripheral cut part 44, the separation part 20 is separated from the main body part 13 by grasping the separation part 20 and tearing off the connecting parts 31, 32 be able to. Thereby, the opening S for attaching the other member 60 to the floor panel 2 can be quickly created. On the other hand, when the other member 60 is not attached to the floor panel 2 , the separating portion 20 is connected to the main body portion 13 by the plurality of connecting portions 31 and 32 , so that the main body portion 13 and the separating portion 20 form the floor panel 2 . can be covered, and noise from the floor panel 2 can be suppressed.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the plurality of connecting portions 31 and 32 includes a first connecting portion 31 and a second connecting portion 32 arranged closer to the bent portion 15 than the first connecting portion 31 . According to such a carpet 10, when a worker grasps and separates the separating portion 20 during installation, force tends to be applied first to the second connecting portion 32, and after the second connecting portion 32 is torn off, Force is more likely to be applied to the first connecting portion 31 . Therefore, the plurality of connecting portions 31 and 32 can be torn off step by step, and the separation portion 20 can be separated smoothly.

Further, in the present embodiment, the adjacent extending cut portions 46 and 47 are shaped so as to come closer to each other toward the separating portion 20 side. According to the carpet 10 of this kind, the rigidity of the part on the side of the separating part 20 can be reduced in the bent part 15 arranged between the adjacent extending cut parts 46 and 47 . This makes it easier for the worker to bend the bent portion 15 and push his or her fingers into the peripheral edge cut portion 44 when installing, and the separating portion 20 can be easily grasped.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the bent portion 15 is configured to have a thickness smaller than that of the portion 14 other than the bent portion 15 in the main body portion 13 . According to such a carpet 10, the rigidity of the folded portion 15 can be reduced, making it easier for the worker to fold the folded portion 15 and push his or her fingers into the peripheral edge cut portion 44 during installation. Makes it easier to grab 20.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and illustrated in the drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. can be implemented with various changes.

(1) In addition to the above embodiment, the number of peripheral edge cuts, extension cuts, and connecting portions can be changed as appropriate. In the above embodiment, the vehicle carpet is provided with five peripheral edge cuts, two extension cuts, and two connecting portions, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a vehicle carpet may have three or more extension cuts and three or more connections.

(2) The shape of the separation portion can be changed as appropriate in addition to the above embodiments. In the above-described embodiment, the shape of the separating portion is a rectangular shape in which the front right corner and the front left corner are rounded, but the shape is not limited to this. For example, the shape of the separator may be square, rectangular, trapezoidal, circular, or irregular.

(3) In addition to the above embodiment, the position where the separating portion is provided can be changed as appropriate. In the above embodiment, the separating portion is provided in the portion of the vehicle carpet located below the driver's seat, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the separating portion may be provided in a portion of the vehicle carpet located below the front passenger seat, or may be provided in other portions.

(4) The vehicle carpets illustrated in the above embodiments are not limited to those provided for vehicles, and may be provided for various vehicles. For example, the vehicle carpet can be applied to trains and amusement vehicles as ground vehicles, airplanes and helicopters as flying vehicles, and ships and submarines as sea and undersea vehicles.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Automobile (vehicle), 2... Floor panel (floor surface), 10... Carpet (vehicle carpet), 13... Body part, 15... Folding part, 20... Separation part, 31... First connection part (connection part ), 32... Second connecting portion (connecting portion), 41, 42... Right peripheral cut portion (peripheral cut portion), 43, 44, 45... Left peripheral cut portion (peripheral cut portion), 46, 47 …Extension notch

Claims (4)

A vehicle carpet arranged on a floor surface of a vehicle,
a main body;
a separation section separable from the main body;
a plurality of peripheral edge cuts that are cut in the thickness direction and form a shape along the peripheral edge of the separating portion;
a plurality of extending cuts that are cut in the thickness direction and extend from the peripheral edge cuts toward the main body;
a plurality of connecting portions that connect the main body portion and the separating portion;
The body portion includes a bending portion that is arranged between the adjacent extending cut portions and that can be bent,
The vehicle carpet, wherein the plurality of connection portions connect portions of the main body portion other than the bent portion and the separation portion. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of connecting portions include a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion arranged closer to the bent portion than the first connecting portion. carpet. 3. The vehicle carpet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the adjacent extending cut portions are shaped so as to come closer to each other toward the separating portion. 4. The vehicle carpet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bent portion has a smaller thickness than a portion of the body portion other than the bent portion.

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