Holding arrangement

Abstract

The invention relates to a holding arrangement for fixing an object (8) on a loading floor (2) in a loading space of a motor vehicle, wherein the holding arrangement has, as at least one holding device, a holding module (4) with a strip (5) and a clamping module (6), wherein the clamping module (6) is arranged at a first axial end of the strip (5), wherein the clamping module (6) is designed to engage around an edge of the loading floor (2) and to connect the strip (5) to the loading floor (2), wherein the strip (5) is designed to fix the object (8) arranged on the loading floor (2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a holding arrangement and a method for fixing an object on a loading floor.

[0002] The publication DE 10 2014 209 855 A1 describes a load organizer for a vehicle.

[0003] A holding device in a motor vehicle is known from the document DE 199 41 714 A1.

[0004] From the document DE 20 2017 000 640 U1 a loading aid device for arrangement on a loading space floor of a vehicle loading space is known.

[0005] Against this background, the task was to arrange cargo appropriately in the cargo space of a vehicle.

[0006] This object is achieved by a holding arrangement and a method having the features of the independent patent claims. Embodiments of the holding arrangement and the method are evident from the dependent patent claims and the description.

[0007] The holding arrangement according to the invention is designed to fix an object to a loading floor in a loading space of a motor vehicle, wherein the loading floor is usually designed at least partially or completely as a plate or plate-like and / or flat, e.g. board-like. The holding arrangement has, as at least one holding device, a holding module with a strip and a clamping module, wherein the clamping module is arranged at a first axial end of the strip, wherein the clamping module is designed or provided to engage around, e.g., to clamp around, a usually flat edge of the loading floor, generally in a U-shape, and to connect the strip of the holding module to a surface of the loading floor, e.g., to clamp and / or fix the strip to the surface of the loading floor. The strip arranged on the loading floor or connected thereto is designed toarranged object, usually parallel to a surface of the loading floor.

[0008] The clamping module of the at least one or a respective holding module has a cross connector and an arm, wherein the arm is oriented and / or arranged parallel to the bar or to a bar body of the bar and is connected to the first end of the bar or its bar body via the cross connector. The edge of the loading floor is to be arranged between the bar or the bar body and the arm, for example, clamped or capable of being clamped therebetween.

[0009] In this case, the cross connector has a length that corresponds at least to the height, possibly even exactly to the height, of the loading floor. Alternatively or additionally, it is possible for the cross connector to be elastically pre-tensioned or under tension.

[0010] In addition to at least one holding module as at least one primary holding device, the holding arrangement comprises at least one secondary holding device. The object to be arranged, to be arranged, or to be arranged on the loading floor is clamped between the at least one holding module as the at least one primary holding device and the secondary holding device.

[0011] The at least one secondary holding device can also be designed as an additional holding module or as a wall of the cargo space. It is provided that an object is or will be secured as a holding device by two holding modules and / or between two holding modules. Alternatively, the object is or will be secured between a holding module as the primary holding device and the wall as the secondary holding device.

[0012] In one embodiment, the bar of the holding module has, in addition to the, for example, rod-shaped and / or elongated cuboid-shaped bar body, at least one extension module. The bar body is to be clamped onto the loading floor with the underside of the bar body facing downwards by the clamping module, which is arranged at a first axial end of the bar body and thus the first axial end of the bar. The at least one extension module can be arranged or is arranged at a second axial end of the bar body as an axial extension of the bar body and thus of the bar and / or on or at an upper side of the bar body as, for example, a flat barricade or wall. A respective extension module can be plugged or attached to the second axial end as an extension or plugged or attached to the upper side, wherein the respective extension module, for example,It can be temporarily and detachably connected to the strip body via plug-in elements. It is also possible for the strip body to be extendable or telescopic at the second end, whereby an extension module can be temporarily pushed out of the strip body and then pushed back into it.

[0013] The method according to the invention is provided for securing an object, e.g., cargo, to a loading floor, usually designed as a plate, in a cargo space of a motor vehicle using a holding arrangement, e.g., an embodiment of the presented holding arrangement. The holding arrangement has, as at least one holding device, a holding module with a bar and a clamping module, wherein the clamping module is arranged at a first axial end of the bar. A flat edge of the loading floor is encompassed and / or clamped by the clamping module, e.g., in a U-shape, wherein the bar of the holding module is connected to the loading floor, e.g., clamped to a surface of the loading floor. Furthermore, the object to be arranged, to be arranged, or to be arranged on the loading floor is secured parallel to a surface of the loading floor by the bar of the at least one holding device connected to the loading floor.

[0014] The strip or the strip body is positively connected to the loading floor by or with the clamping module in at least one direction.

[0015] In one embodiment, the object is clamped between two holding devices, namely between two primary holding devices or between a primary and a secondary holding device. The object is clamped either between two holding modules, e.g., between their rails, as the primary holding devices, or between the primary holding module, e.g., its rail, and a side wall of the cargo space that defines the cargo space, as the secondary holding device. The clamped object is secured to the loading floor by the two holding devices between which it is clamped.

[0016] It is possible for the holding module of the at least one holding device and thus the strip connected to the loading floor, for example the strip to be clamped or clamped on the loading floor, to be displaced relative to the loading floor, for example along its edge, and relative to the object arranged on the loading floor, wherein the strip is arranged directly or immediately on the object, touching a surface of the object, wherein the strip is displaced relative to the object until the holding module, i.e. the strip and / or an extension module attached and / or plugged onto it, comes into contact with the object or its surface.

[0017] The at least one holding module of the at least one holding device is arranged perpendicular to a forward direction of travel and / or parallel to the forward direction of travel and, for positioning purposes, is further displaced parallel and / or perpendicularly along the edge of the loading floor relative to the object on the loading floor until it comes into contact with the object. It is also possible to clamp an object between two holding modules, both of which are arranged parallel to one another, or between their strips, either parallel or perpendicular to the forward direction of travel. An object can also be clamped between a holding module and a side wall, both of which are oriented either parallel or perpendicular to the forward direction of travel.It is also possible for an object to be clamped between two parallel holding devices and additionally by at least one further holding device, i.e. just one further holding device or two further holding devices that are arranged perpendicular to the first two holding devices. The object can be clamped between four holding devices, e.g. between two parallel holding modules, a holding module perpendicular to them and a wall that is also perpendicular to them, or between two perpendicular holding modules and two perpendicular walls, usually in a corner of the cargo space. It is also possible for several objects to be clamped next to one another as cargo between two parallel holding devices, provided they have the same dimensions in at least one direction, i.e. the same length or the same width or depth.

[0018] In the method, it is possible for a holding module to be temporarily and detachably fastened to the loading plate using the clamping module before it is moved relative to the loading floor or along the edge. If the cross connector, as a component of the clamping module, is elastically pretensioned between the arm and the strip or its strip body, it is possible for the arm to be pressed against the strip body by the cross connector. In this case, a distance between an end of the arm and the strip body is smaller than the height of the edge of the loading floor if the holding module is detached from the loading floor, wherein the end of the arm rests on or on the strip body. If the holding module is or is to be arranged on the loading floor, the arm is pressed away from the strip body until a distance between the end of the arm and the strip body is greater than the height of the loading floor or its edge.The holding module is then positioned at the edge, encompassing the edge, with the tensioned cross connector pressing the arm against the surface of the loading floor or the edge and being temporarily and releasably attached to the edge.

[0019] The presented holding arrangement is designed for a board-like loading floor of a motor vehicle and has at least one strip-like holding module as a holding means with the clamping module at its first axial end, which is designed to establish a force-fitting connection with the loading floor in at least one direction at the edge or edge region of the loading floor. The at least one strip-like holding means is designed to fix cargo in the loading space as an object. In one embodiment, the holding arrangement also includes the loading floor. The strip-like holding module and thus the strip body is placed on the loading floor and, via the clamping module, is force-fittingly connected to the loading floor at the edge and / or in the edge region in at least one direction of movement. The loading space can be designed or referred to as the trunk of the vehicle.

[0020] In one embodiment of the method presented, two strip- and / or rod-shaped, elongated holding modules are arranged on the edge or one edge of a loading floor in the trunk of a motor vehicle. The edge is encompassed, e.g. hooked behind, by clamping modules of the holding modules. The holding modules are clamped and secured to the loading floor by their clamping modules for connection to the loading floor perpendicular to the surface of the loading floor. When the trunk is being loaded, an object as cargo is placed on the loading floor and presses on it due to its weight. Due to the effect of the weight of the object, a respective holding module can be additionally pressed onto the loading floor. The two holding modules can be moved towards one another when the loading floor presses on the arm of at least one clamping module. Depending on whether they are attached to a rear, front or side edge ora corresponding edge of the loading floor, they can be oriented or aligned in different directions.

[0021] Multiple clamping modules for synchronously securing at least one object can be of different dimensions or have different dimensions, such as axial lengths. This allows for the securing of objects of varying sizes and sizes, such as objects. It is also possible to clamp and secure an object between just one holding module and a wall as a side panel of the cargo area.

[0022] The holding modules are attached to at least one edge of the loading floor using their clamping modules, ensuring they are free of play, and are then moved along the respective edge. As each edge of the loading floor is encompassed by a clamping module and the contact surface of the clamping module is selected to be correspondingly wide, this is possible without snagging. Friction and / or pre-tensioning of a holding module on the loading floor prevents unnecessary further displacement during a journey. The holding device can have any variable number of holding modules for simultaneously securing objects, whereby it is possible to arrange at least two holding modules parallel and / or perpendicular to one another on the loading floor. The holding arrangement secures the load in the loading space and prevents it from flying around.

[0023] Typically, the flat, level loading floor is or is to be arranged on a floor of the cargo space as part of the motor vehicle, with the loading floor covering the floor. The loading floor can also be removed. It is possible for a storage compartment for stowing the holding modules to be arranged in the floor, whereby this storage compartment can also be designed as a component of the presented holding arrangement. The storage compartment, with the holding modules arranged therein, can be or be covered by the loading floor arranged on the floor. The weight or dead weight of an object increases the displacement resistance of a holding module on the loading floor if the object rests at least partially, or possibly completely, on the holding module and / or the loading floor.

[0024] Since the loading floor usually rests all the way around or locally on a cargo floor, e.g., on and / or against supporting elements of the floor, a holding module, usually the arm of the clamping module, which is attached to and / or plugged onto the side of the edge of the loading floor, is clamped between a support surface of the loading floor on the floor and the underside of the loading floor resting on it. The greater the weight of the cargo on the loading floor, the more tightly the holding module is clamped, with at least the arm of the clamping module being clamped between the floor as a support and the loading floor.

[0025] It is understood that the features mentioned above and those to be explained below can be used not only in the combination specified in each case, but also in other combinations or on their own, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0026] The invention is illustrated schematically in the drawing using embodiments and is described schematically and in detail with reference to the drawing. Fig. 1a, Fig. 1b, Fig. 1c, Fig. 1d show a schematic representation of a first embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention for carrying out a first embodiment of the method according to the invention. Fig. 2a, Fig. 2b, Fig. 2c, Fig. 2d, Fig. 2nd, Fig. 2f show a schematic representation of further details of the first embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention. Fig. 3 shows a schematic representation of a second embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention for carrying out a second embodiment of the method according to the invention. Fig. 4 shows a schematic representation of a third embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention for carrying out a third embodiment of the method according to the invention.

[0027] The figures are described coherently and comprehensively. The same reference symbols are assigned to the same components.

[0028] The Fig. The first embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention shown in Figures 1a to 1d and 2a to 2f is designed for securing an object 8 or an article, in this case cargo, to a flat loading floor 2 of a loading space of a motor vehicle when implementing the first embodiment of the method according to the invention. The loading floor 2 rests on and is arranged on a floor of the loading space (not shown in detail).

[0029] The holding arrangement here comprises several holding modules 4 as primary holding devices, one in Fig. 1c is shown in detail. Each holding module 4 comprises a bar 5, wherein a clamping module 6 is arranged at a first axial end of the bar 5, said clamping module having a cross connector 40 and an arm 42. The arm 42 is connected to the bar 5 via the cross connector 40. The arm 42 has a length that is only a fraction of the length of the bar 5, wherein the bar 5 and the arm 42 are arranged parallel to one another.

[0030] How Fig. 1b shows, the clamping module 6 on the strip 5 is designed to grip and / or clamp a flat edge of the loading floor 2, here in a U-shape, and to clamp the strip 5 of the holding module 4, here a bottom side of the strip 5, onto a surface of the loading floor 2. In this case, the edge of the loading floor 2 is to be arranged or arranged between a section of the strip 5 and the arm 42, which in Fig. 1b is explicitly shown.

[0031] It is possible to arrange two holding modules 4 parallel to each other on a left edge of the loading floor 2, which in Fig. 1a. In this case, Fig. 1a, the two holding modules 4 or their strips 5 are oriented perpendicular to a forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle. The left edge of the loading floor 2, which is encompassed and / or clamped by the clamping modules 6 of the holding modules 4 at two different locations, is oriented parallel to the forward direction of travel. Furthermore, it is possible to move each holding module 4 along the edge parallel to the forward direction of travel, which is indicated here by double arrows 10.

[0032] How complementary Fig. 1d shows, the two holding modules 4 for fixing the object 8 already located on the loading floor 2 are to be moved relative to one another, arrows 12, until a distance between them reaches a minimum value by moving, which corresponds to a maximum dimension of the object 8 along one of its axes, here for example its width or length, wherein the object 8 is or will be fixed between the holding modules 4 arranged on the loading floor 2 or their strips 5 parallel to the forward direction of travel.

[0033] It is also possible that two holding modules 4 are mounted on a rear edge of the loading floor 2 ( Fig. 2a) or at a front edge of the loading floor 2 ( Fig. 2b), wherein the object 8 is or will be fixed between the two holding modules 4, each perpendicular to the forward direction of travel. The holding modules 4 can also be arranged and / or attached to the right edge of the loading floor 2, wherein the object 8 is or will be fixed between them perpendicular to the forward direction of travel ( Fig. 2c).

[0034] In the design of the holding arrangement, it is provided that, in addition to at least one holding module 4 as the primary holding device, it also has a wall 36, here the left one, of the loading space as a further secondary holding device, which Fig. 2d, Fig. 2e and Fig. 2f and extends upwards from the floor of the cargo space. A first holding module 4 is arranged and / or attached to the rear edge of the loading floor 2 and is oriented parallel to the forward direction of travel and thus also parallel to the wall 36. The wall 36 extends here along the left edge of the loading floor 2. The first holding module 4 is displaceable perpendicular to the forward direction of travel or parallel to the wall 36, and the object 8 can be fixed or is to be fixed between the wall 36 and the first holding module 4 ( Fig. 2d). This is also possible if the wall 36 has a flat surface.

[0035] It is also possible to arrange several holding modules 4 parallel to one another at an edge and to fix at least one object 8 between each two immediately adjacent and adjacent holding modules 4 ( Fig. 2f).

[0036] It is also possible for the wall 36 to have a groove 37 at the bottom, which is arranged parallel to the left edge of the loading floor 2. In this case, the left edge of the loading floor 2 is encompassed and / or clamped within the groove 37 of the wall 36 and thus a free space for this by the clamping module 6 at the axial end of an additional second holding module 4. This groove 37 in the wall 36 can be formed as a component of the embodiment of the holding arrangement. The second holding module 4 is aligned or oriented perpendicular to the first holding module 4 and the wall 36. Furthermore, it is displaceable along the left edge of the loading floor 2 parallel to the forward direction of travel. The object 8 can thus be secured or secured between the wall 36 and the first holding module 4 transversely to the forward direction of travel and, additionally, by the second holding module 4 also parallel to the forward direction of travel ( Fig. 2e).

[0037] In the second embodiment of the holding arrangement of Fig. 3 For carrying out the second embodiment of the method according to the invention, a holding module 16 has, as the primary holding device, a strip body 18 as a strip with a first axial end and a second axial end. A clamping module 20 is also arranged at the first axial end. At an opposite second axial end of the strip body 18, an extension module 22 is to be arranged, can be arranged or arranged at least temporarily and detachably, which axially extends the strip body 18 and thus also the holding module 16, here parallel to the forward direction of travel. The rod- or strip-shaped extension module 22 is plugged onto and / or onto the second axial end of the strip body 18 via at least one plug connection (not shown in detail).Alternatively, the extension module 22 can be initially arranged in the strip body 18 to extend the holding module 16 and then pulled out of it, whereby it can also be pushed back into it. In this case, an object 14 can be fixed between the wall 36 and an extended holding module 16.

[0038] In the third embodiment of the holding arrangement of Fig.4 For carrying out the third embodiment of the method according to the invention, a holding module 24, as the primary holding device, has a strip body 26 as a strip with a first axial end and a second axial end, as well as with an upper side and a lower side. A clamping module 28 is also arranged at the first axial end. An extension module 30 is arranged, at least temporarily and detachably, on an upper edge and / or the upper side of the strip body 26. This extension module extends the strip body 26 upwards, e.g., like a wall, in a planar manner, here parallel to the forward direction of travel and perpendicular to the surface of the loading floor 2. The plate-shaped extension module 30 is plugged onto and / or onto the upper side of the strip body 26 via at least one plug connection (not shown in detail), whereas the underside of the strip body 26 rests on the loading floor 2.Here, an object 14 can be fixed between the wall 36 and a holding module 24 with an enlarged surface. REFERENCE SYMBOL: 2 loading floor 4 Holding module 5 bar 6 terminal module 8 Object 10 double arrow 12 Arrow 14 objects 16 Holding module 18 inguinal bodies 20 clamping module 22 Expansion module 24 holding module 26 inguinal bodies 28 terminal module 30 expansion module 36 Wall 37 grooves 40 cross connectors 42 Arm QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

[0000] This list of documents submitted by the applicant was generated automatically and is included solely for the convenience of the reader. This list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Cited patent literature

[0000] DE 10 2014 209 855 A1

[0002] DE 199 41 714 A1

[0003] DE 20 2017 000 640 U1

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Claims

[1] Holding arrangement for fixing an object (8, 14) on a loading floor (2) in a loading space of a motor vehicle, wherein the holding arrangement has, as at least one holding device, a holding module (4, 16, 24) with a strip (5) and a clamping module (6, 20, 28), wherein the clamping module (6, 20, 28) is arranged at a first axial end of the strip (5), wherein the clamping module (6, 20, 28) is designed to engage around an edge of the loading floor (2) and to connect the strip (5) to the loading floor (2), wherein the strip (5) is designed to fix the object (8, 14) arranged on the loading floor (2). [2] Holding arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the clamping module (6, 20, 28) has a cross connector (40) and an arm (42), wherein the arm (42) is oriented parallel to the strip (5) and is connected to the strip (5) via the cross connector (40), wherein the edge of the loading floor (2) is to be arranged between the strip (5) and the arm (42). [3] Holding arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, which has a holding module (4, 16, 24) as at least one primary holding device and at least one secondary holding device, wherein the object (8, 14) arranged on the loading floor (2) is to be clamped between the primary and the secondary holding device. [4] Holding arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the at least one secondary holding device is designed as a holding module (4, 16, 24) or as a wall (36) of the loading space. [5] Holding arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, in which the strip (5) of the holding module (4, 16, 24) has a strip body (18, 26) and at least one extension module (22, 30), wherein the strip body (18, 26) is to be connected to the loading floor (2) by the clamping module (6, 20, 28), which is arranged at a first end of the strip body (18, 26), wherein the at least one extension module (22, 30) is to be arranged at a second axial end of the strip body (18, 26) and / or at an upper side of the strip body (18, 26). [6] Method for fixing an object (8, 14) on a loading floor (2) in a loading space of a motor vehicle with a holding arrangement, wherein the holding arrangement has a holding module (4, 16, 24) with a strip (5) and a clamping module (6, 20, 28) as at least one holding device, wherein the clamping module (6, 20, 28) is arranged at a first axial end of the strip (5), wherein an edge of the loading floor (2) is encompassed by the clamping module (6, 20, 28), wherein the strip (5) is connected to the loading floor (2), wherein the object (8, 14) arranged on the loading floor (2) is fixed by the strip (5) on the loading floor (2). [7] Method according to claim 6, wherein the strip (5) is positively connected to the loading floor (2) by the clamping module (6, 20, 28) in at least one direction. [8] Method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the holding module (4, 16, 24) is displaced relative to the loading floor (2), wherein the strip (5) is arranged directly on the object (8, 14). [9] Method according to one of claims 6 to 8, wherein at least one holding module (4, 16, 24) is arranged perpendicular to a forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle and / or parallel to the forward direction of travel.

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