Floor Spacer for Vehicle and Vehicle Interior Structure

• US 20090174224A1
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sekisui Plastics Company Limited (Sekisui Kasei Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sekisui Plastics Company Limited (Sekisui Kasei Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Isao, Hiraishi, Ayumi, Takakura, Shinji
• Application Number:
  US12/226,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20090174224A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/193.70
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 44/0469 provided with physical separators between the different materials, e.g. separating layers, mould walls
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 44/3426 Heating by introducing steam in the mould
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 44/445 in the form of expandable granules, particles or beads
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/048 characterised by their structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/083 for fire walls or floors

Abstract

A floor spacer for a vehicle capable of effectively preventing a relative displacement of a floor carpet to the floor spacer while ensuring the easiness of removing the floor carpet without increasing manufacturing cost, and a vehicle interior structure are provided. A floor spacer 10 for a vehicle is made by integrally molding a horizontal pad 11 and a pad 12 for absorbing an impact on leg portions from expandable beads, and graining is applied to at least a part of a surface to be on a compartment interior side when disposed in the vehicle. As one embodiment, projected portions 13, 13, . . . each in a rectangular shape in plane view are formed.

Claims

1. A floor spacer for a vehicle molded from expandable beads, characterized in that

graining is applied to at least a part of a surface to be on an inner side of a compartment when being disposed in the vehicle.

2. A vehicle interior structure, characterized in that

a floor spacer for a vehicle in which graining is applied to a surface to be on an inner side of a compartment when being disposed in the vehicle is disposed in the vehicle, and a floor carpet is laid on at least a surface to be on the inner side of the compartment, of the floor spacer for a vehicle.