JPH11301359A - Fixing method for vehicular floor mat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing method for a vehicle floor mat, capable of detaching a tray lid and releasing a tray with a single operation for pulling up the floor mat, by integrally connecting the tray lid and the floor mat. SOLUTION: In the fixing method for a floor mat 4 to be laid and post fitted in the position for covering a lid plate 3 (a tray lid) for blocking a housing part 2 (a tray) recessed on a floor surface 1 of a vehicle, the lid plate 3 and the floor mat 4 are connected by an overlapping connecting means 5, the lid plate 3 is connected to the back surface of the floor mat 4 so as to be hidden viewed from the upper side and so as to be integrally moved with the floor mat 4, the floor mat 4 is connected to the floor surface 1 or a fixing part 6 fixed to the floor surface 1 by a positioning connecting means 7 and positioned and connected to the floor surface 1 or the fixing part 6 so as to be freely pulled up.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for fixing a vehicle floor mat to be laid on a vehicle floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a floor carpet mat, which is an optional retrofit, is laid at a foot portion below a front portion of a seat portion, and a floor surface is recessed at the foot portion. There is a vehicle provided with an underfloor storage section called a tray for use as a shoe compartment or accessory compartment.

Conventionally, in such a vehicle, the upper opening of the storage portion is closed by a lid plate called a tray lid so as to be substantially flush with the floor surface, and the above-mentioned opening is simply placed on the tray lid. It is only laid to cover the retrofitted floor mat.

[0004] Therefore, in a vehicle having such a tray, when a later-installed floor mat is laid, in order to open the tray, the floor mat must be once turned up, and then the tray lid must be removed and released.

Further, since this tray lid is covered and concealed by a floor mat, neither the tray nor the tray lid can be seen at all, and the appearance is good. You may not notice that the hole (tray) is left open.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the floor mat is laid, the tray lid and the floor mat are integrally connected, the tray lid can be removed and the tray can be opened by one action of flipping up the floor mat. The tray lid can also be automatically prevented from being forgotten to be closed while hiding it underneath.Furthermore, according to the present invention, the tray lid is positioned by positioning and fixing the floor mat so that it does not shift, and the floor mat is hinged by turning up the floor mat. It is an object of the present invention to provide an innovative method of fixing a floor mat for a vehicle in which a tray lid can be removed and opened and closed in a positioning state as a part.

[0007]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A retrofit floor mat 4 laid at a position to cover a cover plate 3 for closing a storage section 2 having a recessed floor 1 of a vehicle.
Fixing the cover plate 3 and the floor mat 4
Is connected to the back of the floor mat 4 so that the cover plate 3 is concealed or substantially concealed when viewed from above, so as to be integrally movable with the floor mat 4. Is connected to the floor surface 1 or the fixed portion 6 fixed to the floor surface 1 by positioning connecting means 7 so that the floor portion 1 is turned and movably positioned and fixed to the floor surface 1 or the fixed portion 6. The present invention relates to a method of fixing a vehicle floor mat.

The storage section 2 is provided with a seat section 8 in a vehicle.
The floor mat (4) attached to the foot portion is fixed to the foot portion below the front portion of the storage portion (2) so as to cover the cover plate (3) of the storage portion (2). The present invention relates to a method of fixing a vehicle floor mat.

The overlapping connecting means 5 is provided with engaging portions 9 which are engaged with each other on the back surface of the floor mat 4 and the upper surface of the cover plate 3, and are connected by the engaging of the engaging portions 9. The method according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the floor mat is fixed to a vehicle.

Further, the positioning connecting means 7 includes an engaging portion 10 which engages with the back surface of the floor mat 4 and the fixed portion 6 fixed to the floor surface 1 or the floor surface 1.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the engaging portions (10) are connected by engagement of the engaging portions (10).

Further, the fixing part 6 is a rail fitting 11 fixed on the floor surface 1 for adjusting the sliding movement of the seat part 8 back and forth, and the rail fitting 11 is provided with the engaging part 10. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for fixing a vehicle floor mat.

Further, the rail cover 11 of the rail fitting 11 is provided.
A fixing screw 11B for fixing A is removed, a screw 10A with the engaging portion 10 is attached to the head in place of the fixing screw 11B, and the engaging portion 10 is provided on the rail fitting 11. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of fixing a vehicle floor mat.

An engaging portion 10 provided at one end of a joint member 12 having a predetermined length is engaged with the engaging portion 10 provided on the back surface of the floor mat 4. The floor mat 4 was connected to the floor surface 1 or the fixed portion 6 by engaging the engaging portion 10 provided at the end with the engaging portion 10 provided on the floor surface 1 or the fixed portion 6. A method of fixing a vehicle floor mat according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that:

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention (how to implement the invention) will be briefly described with reference to the drawings, showing the operational effects thereof.

A floor mat 4 to be retrofitted and a lid plate 3 (tray lid) for closing a storage portion 2 (tray) having a recessed floor surface 1 at a position where the floor mat 4 is to be laid are connected by an overlapping connecting means 5. At the same time, the floor mat 4 is fixed to the floor surface 1 or the fixing portion 6 fixed to the floor surface 1, that is, the vehicle side by the positioning connecting means 7.

Therefore, the cover plate 3 is concealed (completely concealed or substantially concealed) by the floor mat 4, and
Since the floor mat 4 and the cover plate 3 are integrated, if the floor mat 4 is turned up, the cover plate 3 can be removed from the upper opening of the storage section 2 accordingly.

In addition, since the floor mat 4 is fixed in the positioning state, the lid plate 3 is also fixed in the positioning state with respect to the storage portion 2, and the lid plate 3 is concealed by the floor mat 4 and the lid plate 3 Without laying the floor mat 4 with the storage unit 2 open, and because the lid plate 3 does not shift even if the floor mat 4 is turned up or down, the lid plate 3 is always securely The upper opening of the storage section 2 is opened and closed.

That is, by turning the floor mat 4 up and down, the bent portion of the floor mat 4 can be used as a hinge portion so that the lid plate 3 can be reliably opened and closed in a state of being always positioned with respect to the upper opening of the storage portion 2.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the upper opening of the storage section 2 called a rear tray, in which the floor surface 1 at the foot of the front lower portion of the rear seat portion 8 in the vehicle is recessed, is substantially flush with the floor surface 1. The state is closed with a cover plate 3 called a rear tray lid, and a floor carpet mat 4 to be retrofitted is laid at a position covering the cover plate 3.
This is a fixing method of a vehicle floor mat for fixing one end side in a positioning state (to prevent displacement).

Specifically, the cover plate 3 and the floor mat 4
And the floor mat 4
And a fixing portion 6 fixed to the floor surface 1 by a positioning connecting means 7, so that the cover plate 3
Is completely concealed when viewed from above, and the floor mat 4 is positioned and fixed with respect to the fixing portion 6 so that the floor mat 4 can be turned over integrally with the cover plate 3.

Accordingly, since the cover plate 3 is concealed by the floor mat 4 and the floor mat 4 and the cover plate 3 are integrated, if the floor mat 4 is turned up, the cover plate 3 is also stored in the storage section. 2 can be removed from the upper opening.

In addition, since the floor mat 4 is fixed in the positioning state, the cover plate 3 is also fixed in the positioning state with respect to the storage section 2, so that the cover plate 3 is concealed by the floor mat 4 and Without laying the floor mat 4 with the storage unit 2 open, and because the lid plate 3 does not shift even if the floor mat 4 is turned up or down, the lid plate 3 is always securely The upper opening of the storage section 2 is opened and closed.

That is, by turning the floor mat 4 up and down, the bent portion of the floor mat 4 can be used as a hinge so that the cover plate 3 can be reliably opened and closed always in a state of being positioned with respect to the upper opening of the storage unit 2.

The overlapping connecting means 5 is provided with engaging portions 9 which are engaged with each other on the back surface of the floor mat 4 and the upper surface of the cover plate 3, and are connected by engaging the engaging portions 9 together. It has a configuration.

More specifically, the engaging portion 9 is a hook that engages with the male and female. In this embodiment, a screw 9A with the engaging portion 9 (hook) is screwed into the upper surface of the cover plate 3 at several places. From the back side of this screw 9A with hook 9 to the cap nut 9B
Are screwed into the engaging portion 9 (hook) at several places on the upper surface of the lid plate 3.
Is provided. In addition, an engaging portion 9 (hook) is provided in advance on the rear surface of the floor mat 4 that matches the engaging portion 9 on the upper surface of the lid plate 3 to engage with the mat.

Further, the positioning connecting means 7 is provided with an engaging portion 10 which engages with the back surface of the floor mat 4 and the fixing portion 6 fixed to the floor surface 1.
It is configured to be connected by engagement of 10 comrades. The engaging portion 10 is also a hook that engages with the male and female. Further, the fixing part 6 of the present embodiment is a rail fitting 11 fixed on the floor surface 1 for adjusting the front seat part 8 to slide back and forth, and the rail fitting 11 is provided with the engaging part 10. .

Further, in this embodiment, a fixing screw 11B for fixing the rail cover 11A of the rail fitting 11 is removed, and a screw 10A with the engaging portion 10 (hook) is attached to the head instead of the fixing screw 11B. The rail fitting 11 is provided with the engaging portion 10 (hook).

Further, a strip-shaped joint member 12 having a predetermined length is provided.
An engaging portion 10 (hook) provided at one end of the joint member and an engaging portion 10 (hook) provided on the back surface of the floor mat 4 are engaged with each other. Joint part 10,
The engaging portion 10 of the screw 10A provided on the rail fitting 11
(Hook) to connect the floor mat 4 and the rail fitting 11.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A screw 9A with an engaging portion 9 (hook) is screwed into the upper surface of the lid plate 3 which matches the position of the engaging portion 9 (hook) at a predetermined position provided on the back surface of the floor mat 4, and a cap nut is screwed from the back surface of the lid plate 3. 9B are screwed, and the engaging portions 9 (hooks) are male and female engaged with each other to integrally connect the cover plate 3 to the back surface of the floor mat 4 in a concealed state.

In this case, a strip-shaped handle 13 for turning and lifting is horizontally projected on the cover plate 3, and the strip-shaped handle 13 is configured to partially project along the floor surface 1 from the floor mat 4. It is configured so that the floor mat 4 can be turned up together with the cover plate 3 by holding the band-shaped handle 13.

Then, the rail cover 11A of the rail fitting 11 is provided.
The fixing screw 11B for fixing the fixing member 11 is removed, and instead of the fixing screw 11B, the screw 10A with the engaging portion 10 is attached to the head, and the engaging portion 10 provided at one end of the joint member 12 having a predetermined length is provided. And the engaging portion 10 provided on the back surface of the floor mat 4.
Engaging the engaging portion 10 provided on the other end of the rail with the engaging portion 10 of the screw 10A provided on the rail fitting 11, and fixing the floor mat 4 to the rail cover 11A of the rail fitting 11,
The floor mat 4 is positioned and fixed, and the floor mat 4 and the lid plate 3 can be easily turned up from the rear seat portion 8 side.

In this embodiment, since the band-like handle 13 is exposed from under the floor mat 4 at the foot of the rear seat portion 8 as described above, the cover plate is raised by lifting the band-like handle 13. The floor mat 4 is configured to be turned up together with the floor mat 3.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the floor mat 4 and the cover plate 3 can be connected with the simple structure as described above, and the rail fitting 11 is used as the fixing portion 6, so that the front seat of the floor mat 4 can be used. The portion 8 can be easily positioned and fixed.

Moreover, without directly providing the engaging portion 10 on the floor 1, the fixing screw 11B for fixing the rail cover 11A of the rail fitting 11 is removed, and the screw 10A with the engaging portion 10 is screwed instead. Since the engaging portion 10 can be provided on the fixing portion 6 by being inserted, the floor mat 4 can be fixed more easily and the number of parts can be reduced.

In addition, the floor mat 4 can be fixed by hooking using the rail fitting 11 as described above, and the engaging portion 10 (attached) provided at the position of the fixing screw 11B of the rail cover 11A of the rail fitting 11 is provided. Screw 10) and the engaging portion 10 on the back surface of the floor mat 4 are not directly engaged and connected, but are engaged and connected via a joint tool 12,
The engaging portion 10 may not be provided at the end of the floor mat 4.

That is, since the end of the floor mat 4 is generally sewn in the case of carpet, it is not only difficult to attach the engaging portion 10 (hook) to this end, The sewing is unsatisfactory and the durability is poor.

Since the floor mat 4 can be separated from the rail cover 11A by connecting via the point joints 12, the position of the engaging portion 10 provided on the floor mat 4 can be avoided from the sewing position at the end. Have the advantages that can be.

[0040]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the cover plate and the floor mat can be turned up integrally by turning up the floor mat or the cover plate. The cover can be opened, the storage section can be hidden under the floor mat, and the lid can be prevented from being forgotten to close.In addition, the position of the floor mat can be prevented and the position of the cover can be prevented. An innovative method of fixing a floor mat for a vehicle, in which the lid plate can always be reliably opened and closed in a positioning state with the floor mat as a hinge portion.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an excellent vehicle floor exhibiting the above-described functions and effects can be concealed by a floor mat, for example, a storage portion of a foot portion of a rear seat portion called a rear tray. It is the method of fixing the mat.

According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, the present invention can be realized with a simple configuration and the present invention can be easily implemented. In particular, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the rail bracket is used as a fixing portion. By doing so, it is possible to provide the engaging portion without processing the floor surface, and it becomes a more practical method of fixing the floor mat for vehicles.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, an engaging portion can be provided on the rail fitting by attaching a screw having an engaging portion in place of the fixing screw for fixing the rail cover of the rail fitting. An extremely practical method of fixing a floor mat for a vehicle, which can easily fix the floor mat with a simpler structure.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the floor mat can be separated from the rail cover by being connected via the joint, the position of the engaging portion provided on the floor mat is changed to the sewing position of the end. This is a method of fixing a floor mat for a vehicle that can avoid the above problem.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of a use state of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory exploded perspective view showing the procedure of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side sectional view of a use state of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory side sectional view of a state in which the lid plate is turned up together with the floor mat in use in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floor surface 2 Storage part 3 Cover plate 4 Floor mat 5 Overlap connection means 6 Fixed part 7 Positioning connection means 8 Seat part 9 Engagement part 10 Engagement part 10A screw 11 Rail bracket 11A Rail cover 11B Fixing screw 12 Joint tool

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A method of fixing a retrofitted floor mat which is laid at a position covering a cover plate which closes a storage portion formed by recessing a floor surface of a vehicle, wherein the cover plate and the floor mat are connected by overlapping connection means. The cover is connected to the back of the floor mat so that the cover plate is concealed or substantially concealed when viewed from above, and is integrally movable with the floor mat, and the floor mat is fixed to the floor or the floor. A floor mat for the vehicle, wherein the floor mat is fixed to the floor or the fixed portion so as to be freely movably positioned with respect to the floor surface or the fixed portion. 2. The storage unit, which is located at a foot portion below a front portion of a seat portion in a vehicle, covers the rear floor mat laid on the foot portion so as to cover the lid plate of the storage portion. The method according to claim 1, wherein the floor mat is fixed. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the overlapping connecting means includes an engaging portion that engages with the back surface of the floor mat and the upper surface of the lid plate, and the engaging portion connects the engaging portions. The method for fixing a floor mat for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein: 4. The positioning and connecting means includes an engaging portion that engages with a back surface of the floor mat and the floor surface or the fixing portion fixed to the floor surface. The vehicle floor mat fixing method according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle floor mat is connected by engagement. 5. The fixing device according to claim 4, wherein the fixing portion is a rail fitting fixed to a floor surface for adjusting a sliding movement of the seat portion back and forth, and the engaging portion is provided on the rail fitting. Method of fixing vehicle floor mats. 6. A fixing screw for fixing a rail cover of the rail fitting is removed, and a screw with the engaging part is attached to a head instead of the fixing screw, and the engaging part is attached to the rail fitting. The fixing method of a vehicle floor mat according to claim 5, wherein the fixing method is provided. 7. An engaging portion provided at one end of a joint having a predetermined length and the engaging portion provided on a back surface of the floor mat are engaged with each other, and provided at the other end of the joint. 7. The floor mat and the floor surface or the fixed portion are connected by engaging an engaging portion with an engaging portion provided on the floor surface or the fixed portion. Or 1
The fixing method of the vehicle floor mat according to the paragraph.