EP1159154A1 - Device for fixing a supplementary mat in an automobile - Google Patents
Device for fixing a supplementary mat in an automobileInfo
- Publication number
- EP1159154A1 EP1159154A1 EP00916964A EP00916964A EP1159154A1 EP 1159154 A1 EP1159154 A1 EP 1159154A1 EP 00916964 A EP00916964 A EP 00916964A EP 00916964 A EP00916964 A EP 00916964A EP 1159154 A1 EP1159154 A1 EP 1159154A1
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- Prior art keywords
- base part
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- floor covering
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
- B60N3/04—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of floor mats or carpets
- B60N3/046—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of floor mats or carpets characterised by the fixing means
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for attaching an additional mat to the carpet of a motor vehicle according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
- Such a device is known from the publication DE 296 09 513 U1, which essentially has a two-part base part, two pins being arranged on each part of the base part, which protrude in the direction of the floor covering or carpeting of the motor vehicle.
- the two halves of the base part are pivotally attached to one another about a hinge axis and the pins mentioned are symmetrical with respect to the hinge axis.
- the two parts of the base part are pivoted relative to one another about the hinge axis in such a way that they form an obtuse angle opening in the direction of the floor covering.
- the pins then run approximately parallel to the normal of the floor covering.
- the pins and the two halves of the base part are pressed in the direction of the floor covering, the pins penetrating into the same and the two halves of the base part are pivoted about the hinge axis in a plane parallel to the floor covering.
- the pins for anchoring the base part on the floor covering turn outwards. So that the base part remains in this position on the floor covering, the two halves of the base part have a locking device.
- the additional mat to be attached to the floor covering is now placed with a corresponding opening on the base part protruding above the floor covering. Finally, a plate-like cover part is inserted from above into the recess of the additional mat on the floor mat and locked on the base part by turning the cover part.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a device for attaching an additional mat to the carpet of a motor vehicle which is relatively simple in construction and comparatively easy to handle.
- the main advantage of the present invention is that it consists of simple components which are connected to one another in one piece, so that the device can be placed as a unit on the floor covering of the motor vehicle and is easy to handle.
- a problematic pivoting of halves of the base part against one another about a hinge axis is not necessary.
- the force to be applied to the pins for fastening the device to the floor covering is relatively small, since after the base part has been placed on the floor covering, the pins already run obliquely to the surface thereof and only have to be pressed into the floor covering in the direction of their longitudinal extent. It is not necessary to pivot the pins in relation to the floor covering.
- the forces to be applied to drive the pins into the floor covering can be applied to the end of the pins relatively easily manually or with a suitable tool, for example with a rubber hammer or the like. It is particularly advantageous that the additional mat to be fastened does not have to have any disruptive cutouts for receiving the base part of the present device. Complex operations for making recesses in the additional mat are therefore not necessary. It is also advantageous that the additional mat does not have to be aligned exactly with the base parts of the fastening devices, as is the case with the described prior art, but that it is quite simply brought into the correct position and pressed onto the base parts fastened to the floor covering must be, the additional mat engages the Velcro areas of the present base parts locking.
- the device according to the invention is inexpensive to manufacture, since it essentially consists of a single part.
- the pins each have a locking device at their ends to be acted upon by a force, which locks on the base part when the respective pin has been pressed correspondingly far into the base part and into the floor covering located thereunder.
- Figure 1 is a side view of the invention
- Figure 2 shows the device of Figure 1 in the state in which the pins thereof have already been pressed into the floor covering of the motor vehicle and the additional mat is attached to the device;
- Figure 3 is a plan view of the device of the figure
- Figure 4 shows a preferred embodiment of the invention
- the present device for fastening an additional mat Z to the carpet or floor covering B of a motor vehicle essentially consists of a plate-shaped base part 1, which has a fastening device 2 for fastening the additional mat Z to the side facing away from the floor covering B 13 x of the base part 1 facing away from the floor covering B. Furthermore, the device has at least two pins 3, which run obliquely to the surface 13 of the base part 1 facing the floor covering B.
- the fastening device 2 preferably has the shape of a zipper region 20 which is arranged on the side 13 ′ of the base part 1 opposite the surface 13.
- the Velcro fastener area 20 can preferably be produced in one piece with the latter during the injection molding operation.
- Surface 13 'of the base part 1 to fasten a zipper area 20, in particular to glue it.
- Other fastening devices such as push-button elements or the like, are also conceivable.
- the base part 1 has, for example, a thickness of approximately 4 mm and can be designed as desired with regard to its periphery.
- it can have the shape of a round, triangular, rectangular, square or polygonal plate.
- a rectangular plate has the dimensions of approximately 3 x 3.5 cm.
- the present device has at least two pins 3, which are arranged at spaced-apart locations, such that they run obliquely to the surface of the base part 1, preferably towards or away from each other. This ensures that the base part 1 is held against rotation on the floor covering B.
- the present device according to FIGS. 1 to 3 preferably has four pins 3, which lie opposite one another with respect to a line of symmetry S and are spaced apart from one another in the direction of the line of symmetry S.
- the pins 3 are inclined in the manner shown in FIG. 1 by an angle ⁇ , which is, for example, approximately 45 ° with respect to the plane of the base part 1.
- the respective opposing pins 3, 3 preferably run towards each other (inwards) or, as shown by dotted lines in FIG. 1, away from each other (outwards), so that their projections on surface 13 each lie on a line .
- the pins 3 can either be inserted into correspondingly inclined bores in the base part 1 or preferably embedded in the base part 1 during manufacture as a molded part in that they are arranged in the injection mold before the injection molding process and then overmolded.
- Pins 3 lying on one side of the line of symmetry S are preferably connected to one another at their end regions facing away from the floor covering B by a bracket part 4, the end regions of the pins 3 preferably likewise being embedded in the bracket part B.
- each pin 3 has its own head part at its end region, which can be acted upon by a force.
- the end regions of the pins 3 which protrude from the base part in the direction of the floor covering B have tips 5 which facilitate pressing the pins 3 into the floor covering B.
- the base part 1 has bevels 11 on two opposite side edges, which run from a lower point of the surface 13 of the base part 1 facing the floor covering B to an upper point of the surface facing away from the floor covering 1 13 x of the base part 1 run, the upper point being closer to the line of symmetry S than the lower one.
- the bracket parts 4 have bevels 12 which run parallel to the bevels 11 of the base part 1, such that the bevels 11 and 12 abut each other when the Pins 3 are fully pressed in the direction of the base part 1. This state is shown in FIG. 2.
- the Velcro fastener area 20 On the side facing away from the floor covering B is the Velcro fastener area 20, to which the additional mat M according to FIG. 2 is fastened by pressing.
- the bracket parts 4 and the base part 1 are designed in such a way that the bracket parts 4 are then automatically locked to the base part 1 when the pins 3 are pressed in so far that the Bracket parts 4 rest on the base part 1.
- the base part 1 has at its edges, against which the bracket parts 4 come to rest, a respective first slope starting from the upper surface 13 x facing away from the floor covering B and running outwards from an upper point of the surface mentioned . In Figure 4, this slope is designated 15.
- a second slope 8 which runs approximately parallel to the longitudinal extent of the pins 3 and therefore back to the base part 1, that is to say inwards, adjoins the first slope 15.
- a third slope 16 starting from the end of the second slope 8 runs approximately parallel to the first slope 15 in the direction of the surface 13 ⁇ of the base part 1. From the end of the third slope 16, a fourth slope 7 runs to a lower point of the surface 13 of the base part 1.
- the bracket part 4 has a first slope 6, a second slope 9 and a third slope 17, each of which is complementary to the first slope 15, the second slope 8 and the third slope 16 of the base part 1 - run when the bracket part 4 abuts against this.
- the third bevel 17 is followed by a fourth bevel 10 which, when the bracket part 4 engages the base part 1, serves as a ramp, which acts on the edge between the bevels 15 and 8 and causes the bracket part 4 to spring open in such a way that the locking lug of the base part 1 can engage or snap into the locking groove of the bracket part 4.
- bracket part 4 is held on the base part 1, so that it is no longer possible to dismantle the present device from the floor covering B without a special tool.
- a special tool can be inserted from the outside along the dash-dotted line in FIG. 3 into a space between the bevels 7 and 10 in order to pull the spring part 4 outwards and spring it up in such a way that the locking lug is released from the locking groove.
- the above-mentioned head parts can have bevels and latching elements and can perform the aforementioned functions of the bracket parts.
- pins 3 are embedded in the base part 1 such that their tips 5 protrude slightly beyond the lower surface of the base part 1 facing the floor covering B.
- an additional mat to the floor covering B of a motor vehicle with the present devices is carried out in the following manner.
- two devices are attached to the floor corner B of the motor vehicle, for example at areas corresponding to the rear corner areas of the additional mat Z, viewed in the direction of travel, in that their base parts are initially attached the floor covering B is pressed firmly, the tips 5 of the pins 3 penetrating into the floor covering B for pre-adjustment.
- the pins 3 are pressed into the floor covering B by preferably applying a force to the bracket part 4 with a rubber hammer or the like until the bracket parts 4 abut the corresponding side edges of the base part 1 and, if necessary, the locking projections of the base parts 1 into the Engage the locking grooves of the bracket parts 4. Then the corner areas of the additional mat Z are pressed onto the Velcro fastener areas 2 of the base parts 1, so that the additional mat T is fastened to the base parts 1 and thus to the floor covering B.
- FIGS. 5 to 9 Details of Figures 5 to 7, which have already been explained in connection with Figures 1 to 4, are designated in the corresponding manner.
- FIGS. 5 to 7 differs from that of FIGS. 1 to 4 essentially in that the pins 3 are each completely covered by a covering part 50 provided on the surface 13 facing the carpet, if the associated head or bracket parts 4 are withdrawn to the side facing away from the carpet, as the left side of FIG. 6 shows.
- These covering parts 50 which are preferably injection-molded in one piece with the base part 1, serve to avoid injuries due to the tips of the pins 3 protruding beyond the surface 13.
- Another very important advantage of these wrapping parts 50 is, however, that a certain pre-fixation of the base part 1 during assembly of the device on the carpet B with respect to carpet B is achieved because the covering parts 50 dig into the pile of carpet B. This prevents undesired slipping during assembly.
- the covering parts 50 can also be referred to as protective knobs.
- the base part 1 has a bevel 60 on each of its sides facing the bow parts 4, and the bow part 4 has a corresponding bevel 61, which runs complementarily thereto.
- the base part 1 has a circular shape, as shown in the figure 5, a recess 63 is provided in a peripheral region of the base part 1, in which the bracket part 4 is partially received when it is pushed completely in the direction of the base part 2, as shown on the right-hand sides of FIGS. 5 and 6 demonstrate.
- the bevel 60 is located in the recess 63.
- the recess 63 preferably has at least one latching groove 64 provided on its side, and the bracket part 4 has a corresponding latching lug 65 on the side.
- the latching lug 65 has an insertion bevel 66 which pushes the bracket part 4 in the direction of the base part 1 until the latching nose 65 engages in the latching groove 64, in this state the bevels 60 and 61 lie on one another.
- Such latching grooves and latching lugs are preferably provided on both sides of the recess 63.
- the base part 1 and the bracket part can be removed 4 a through opening 68 extending from the side 13 'of the same can be arranged, which opens into a recess 69 of the bevel 60 in the assembled state.
- a special tool which has, for example, the shape of a slightly curved rod, can be inserted into the opening 68 and the recess 69, so that pressure can be exerted on the bevel 61 of the bracket part 4 with the end of the special tool. to release the connection between the locking groove 64 and the locking lug 65.
- This fastening device 2 is preferably also a Velcro fastener region 20, which is either fastened to the surface 13 ′, preferably glued, or is produced in one piece with the base part 1 by injection molding.
- a snap-in groove can also be provided on the bracket part 4 and a snap-in nose on the base part 1.
- At least one latching hook 70 is provided on the bracket part 4 between the pins 3 and protrudes from the bracket part 4 in the direction of the base part 1.
- Two latching hooks 70 are preferably arranged between the pins 3.
- In the bevel 60 of the base part 1 there are recesses 71 for receiving the snap-in hooks 70, with corresponding snap-in shoulders 72 being provided in the recesses 71, against which the snap-in hooks 70 engage in a locking manner when the bracket part 4 is in contact with the base part 1 (FIG 9).
- the depressions 71 are expediently on the side 13 ′ of the base part 1 open so that the lock can be released with a special tool by pushing the snap hooks 70 away from the snap shoulders 72.
- the pins are particularly preferably 3 is formed by the legs of a U-shaped element whose cross-section is embedded in the bracket part. 4
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DE19955118A DE19955118A1 (en) | 1999-03-17 | 1999-11-16 | Device for attaching an additional mat in a motor vehicle |
PCT/EP2000/002357 WO2000055007A1 (en) | 1999-03-17 | 2000-03-16 | Device for fixing a supplementary mat in an automobile |
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US7546661B2 (en) | 2007-07-05 | 2009-06-16 | Connor Jr Mark A | Floor mat clip assembly |
US8122567B2 (en) | 2007-07-05 | 2012-02-28 | Connor Jr Mark A | Floor mat clip assembly |
US7945992B2 (en) | 2007-12-17 | 2011-05-24 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Mat fastening system |
US8851551B1 (en) | 2013-06-12 | 2014-10-07 | Macneil Ip Llc | Vehicle floor cover retention system and device |
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