LOADING FLOOR FIXATION SYSTEM

Abstract

A system for fixing the loading floor in a motor vehicle, including a loading floor support and at least one loading floor. The loading floor support includes at least one latching element, and the loading floor has at least one molded element which is adapted to latch onto the at least one latching element of the loading floor support. The system is adapted, based on the latching, to lock the loading floor on the loading floor support.

Claims

1-10. (canceled)

11. A system for fixing the loading floor in a motor vehicle, comprising: a loading floor support and at least one loading floor, wherein the loading floor support comprises at least one latching element, wherein the loading floor has at least one molded element which is adapted to latch onto the at least one latching element of the loading floor support, wherein the system is adapted, based on the latching, to lock the loading floor on the loading floor support.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the system is adapted to lock the loading floor on the loading floor support in an X-direction and/or in a Z-direction.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the molded element is formed integrally and stamped into the loading floor.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the molded element is U-shaped, wherein the U-shape forms a latching surface in the molded element which is perpendicular to a contact surface of the loading floor with the loading floor support.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the latching surface is rounded or beveled at least in sections.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein the latching element is configured as a hook, in particular a latching hook.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the latching element is adapted to at least partially latch on or latch behind the molded element.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

19. A loading floor for a system according to claim 11, wherein the loading floor has at least one molded element which is stamped into the loading floor and is configured to accommodate at least one latching element is formed.

20. A method for producing a loading floor comprising a molded element for a system according to claim 11, comprising the steps: a. pressing the loading floor, b. stamping the at least one molded element into the loading floor during pressing.

21. The system according to claim 12, wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

22. The system according to claim 13, wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

23. The system according to claim 14, wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

24. The system according to claim 15, wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

25. The system according to claim 16, wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

26. The system according to claim 17, wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0032] The invention is schematically illustrated in the drawing based on embodiments and is described in more detail with reference to the drawing. Wherein:

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a loading floor with a molded element of the loading floor fixation system,

[0034] FIG. 2 shows a top view of the loading floor fixation system with the loading floor placed on a loading floor support with a molded element latched onto a latching element,

[0035] FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section through the loading floor fixation system with the molded element and the latching element latched into the molded element,

[0036] FIG. 4 shows a top view of the loading floor fixation system with the molded element and the latching element latched into the molded element,

[0037] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the latching element in the latched state in the molded element of the loading floor fixation system,

[0038] FIG. 6 shows a schematic side view of the loading floor fixation system with the loading floor with the molded element and the loading floor support with the latching element.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] FIG. 1 shows a loading floor 11 with a molded element 14 of the loading floor fixation system 10. In the present embodiment, the loading floor 11 has a U-shaped molded element 14. The U-shaped molded element 14 is stamped into the loading floor 11. The U-shaped molded element 14 is formed in the loading floor 11 in the Z-direction.

[0040] The U-shaped design of the molded element 14 allows insertion of a latching element not shown here. The molded element 14 is U-shaped, wherein the U-shape in the molded element 14 forms a latching surface 17 which is perpendicular to a contact surface of the loading floor 11 with a loading floor support not shown here. The latching surface 17 is rounded or beveled.

[0041] FIG. 2 shows a top view of the loading floor fixation system 10 with the loading floor 11 placed on the loading floor support 12 with the molded element 14 latched on the latching element 13.

[0042] The latching element 13, which is configured as a projection 15, is produced off the tool on the loading floor support 12, usually by means of an injection molding process. The latching element 13 is configured as a latching hook or barb. The latching element 13 has an end close to the loading floor support and an end remote from the loading floor support, the latching element 13 having a T-shaped configuration at its end remote from the loading floor support.

[0043] The molded element 14 is stamped into the loading floor 11. Optionally, the molded element 14 is stamped into the loading floor 11 in such a way that the loading floor 11 is at least partially interrupted. In this case, the molded element 14 is in particular configured as a click closure. The molded element 14 has a T-shaped configuration in the X direction.

[0044] The molded element 14 is usually formed geometrically corresponding to the latching element 13 to form a sliding/click closure or a sliding/plug-in closure. The loading floor 11 with the molded element 14 is configured to be slid or clicked onto the loading floor support 12. While it is being slid on, the molded element 14 latches on the latching element 13 of the loading floor support 12 both in the X direction and in the Z direction.

[0045] FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section through the loading floor fixation system 10 with the molded element 14 and the latching element 13 latched into the molded element 14.

[0046] The latching element 13 is formed on the loading floor support 12. In the present embodiment, the latching element 13 is configured as a projection 15, in particular as a latching hook. In the present embodiment, the latching element 13 also has a peripheral Z support or a deflection 16 which extends parallel to the loading floor support 12, starting from the projection 15 at an end of the latching element 13 distal from the loading floor support.

[0047] The molded element 14 is formed in the loading floor 11, wherein the molded element 14 is U-shaped, wherein the U-shape of the molded element 14 forms a latching surface 17 which is perpendicular to a contact surface of the loading floor 11 with a loading floor support 12 not shown here. The latching surface 17 is rounded or beveled.

[0048] The molded element 14 is configured to correspond to the geometric shape of the latching element 13. In the present embodiment, the loading floor 11 is shown with the molded element 14 plugged onto the loading floor support 12 with the latching element 13. The latching element 13 is adapted to lock in the X direction by sliding the molded element 14 on and to lock in the Z direction by latching a deflection 16 or a Z support on the beveled latching surface of the U-shaped molded element 14.

[0049] FIG. 4 shows a top view of the loading floor fixation system 10 with the molded element 14 and the latching element 13 latched into the molded element 14 and configured as a projection 15. The form element 14 is configured as a female part of the sliding/plug-in closure, while the latching element is configured as a male part of sliding/plug-in closure.

[0050] The loading floor 11 with the molded element 14 is adapted to get caught on the latching element 13 when it is slid onto the loading floor support 12 and to form a locking connection, in particular one sliding/plug-in connection, both in the X-direction and in the Z-direction.

[0051] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the latching element 13 in the latched state in the molded element 14 of the loading floor fixation system 10. In the loading floor fixation system 10, the loading floor 11 with the molded element 14 is slid or latched onto the loading floor support 12 with the latching element 13 and thus latched both in the X direction and in the Z direction. The molded element 14 is slid onto the latching element 13 such that the at least one projection 15 of the latching element 13 engages and latches in the at least one recess of the molded element 14.

[0052] FIG. 6 shows a schematic side view of the loading floor fixation system 10 with the loading floor 11 with the molded element 14 and the latching element 13 of the loading floor support 12. The present embodiment shows that, when the latching element 13 is in a latched state in the molded element 14 of the loading floor 11, the latching element 13 latches on a rounded or beveled surface of the molded element 14, a latching surface 17, both in the X direction and in the Z direction. In addition, it is shown that the latching element 14 is formed from the projection 15 and the deflection 16.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0053] 10 system

[0054] 11 loading floor

[0055] 12 loading floor support

[0056] 13 latching element

[0057] 14 molded element

[0058] 15 projection

[0059] 16 deflection

[0060] 17 latching surface