Vehicular floor construction

• US 20050040676A1
• Filed: 06/29/2004
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HINO Motors Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HINO Motors Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Kikuchi, Manabu
• Granted Patent: US 6,902,228 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/193.70
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 25/2072 Floor protection, e.g. from corrosion or scratching floor mats B60N3/04, armour F41H7/042, insulation B60R13/08, streamlining B62D35/02
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 29/048 Connections therefor, e.g. joints B62D29/045 takes precedence

Abstract

There is provided a vehicular floor construction in which when a floor panel is assembled to a chassis frame, by surely preventing a collar from coming off a boss, the efficiency of work for assembling the floor panel to the chassis frame can be improved. A floor panel formed of a synthetic resin is mounted on a chassis frame, and the floor panel is fixed to the chassis frame by bolts and nuts. Bosses mounted on the chassis frame are formed of a synthetic resin integrally with the floor panel on the lower surface of the floor panel, and each of the bosses is formed with a through hole through which the bolt is inserted. A collar made of a metal is provided on the boss so as to be brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the boss, and the collar is formed with a slit extending in the lengthwise direction of the collar.

Claims

1. A vehicular floor construction in which a floor panel formed of a synthetic resin is mounted on a chassis frame, and said floor panel is fixed to said chassis frame by a bolt and a nut, wherein

a boss mounted on said chassis frame is formed of a synthetic resin integrally with said floor panel on the lower surface of said floor panel;

said boss is formed with a through hole through which said bolt is inserted;

a collar made of a metal is provided so as to be brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of said boss; and

said collar is formed with a slit extending in the lengthwise direction of said collar.

2. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 1, wherein said slit is formed so as to extend in the lengthwise direction of said collar and to be bent in a crank shape.

3. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 1, wherein said slit is formed so as to extend in parallel with the lengthwise direction of said collar.

4. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 1, wherein said slit is formed so as to extend in the lengthwise direction of said collar in a state of being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the lengthwise direction of said collar.

5. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 1, wherein said floor panel is a floor panel for a platform of a truck.

6. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 1, wherein said floor panel is a floor panel for a battery tray of an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle.

7. (Canceled).

8. A vehicular floor construction in which a floor panel formed of a synthetic resin is mounted on a chassis frame;

said floor panel is fixed to said chassis frame by a bolt and a nut; and

a longitudinal bead extending in the travel direction of a vehicle and a transverse rib extending in the vehicle width direction are formed on said floor panel, wherein

a plurality of bosses mounted on said chassis frame are formed of a synthetic resin integrally with said floor panel on the lower surface of said floor panel; and

an oblique rib is formed on the lower surface of said floor panel so as to be inclined with respect to said longitudinal bead and said transverse rib and to connect any two of said bosses.

9. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 8, wherein said floor panel is formed so as to be brought into contact with said chassis frame by only said bosses.

10. A vehicular floor construction in which a floor panel formed of a synthetic resin is mounted on a chassis frame, and said floor panel is fixed to said chassis frame by a bolt and a nut, wherein

a boss mounted on said chassis frame is formed of a synthetic resin integrally with said floor panel on the lower surface of said floor panel;

said boss is formed with a through hole which said bolt is inserted;

a collar made of a metal is provided so as to be brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of said boss; and

said collar is formed with a slit extending in the lengthwise direction of said collar.

11. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 10, wherein said slit is formed so as to extend in the lengthwise direction of said collar and to be bent in a crank shape.

12. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 10, wherein said slit is formed so as to extend in parallel with the lengthwise direction of said collar.

13. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 10, wherein said slit is formed so as to extend in the lengthwise direction of said collar in a state of being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the lengthwise direction of said collar.

14. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 10, wherein said floor panel is a floor panel for a platform of a truck.

15. The vehicular floor construction according to claim 10, wherein said floor panel is a floor panel for a battery tray of an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle.