Holding arrangement

Abstract

Holding arrangement for fixing an object (8, 14) on a loading floor (2) in a cargo compartment of a motor vehicle, wherein the holding arrangement comprises, 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 configured to engage an edge of the loading floor (2) and to connect the strip (5) to the loading floor (2), wherein the strip (5) is configured to fix the object (8, 14) arranged on the loading floor (2), wherein the strip (5) of the holding module (4, 16, 24) comprises a strip body (18, 26) and at least one extension module (22, 30), wherein the 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) as an axial extension of the rib body (18, 26) at a second axial end of the rib body (18, 26) and / or as a wall on a top side of the rib body (18, 26).

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 publication DE 199 41 714 A1.

[0004] From the publication DE 20 2017 000 640 U1, a loading aid device for arrangement on a loading area floor of a vehicle's cargo space is known.

[0005] German patent application DE 10 2011 013 500 A1 describes a fastening element suitable for detachable attachment to a flat element and which has a receiving section in which a section of a part to be fastened can be received. The fastening element is designed as a clamping element with a clamping section provided by a U-shaped clamping profile, which can be brought into clamping engagement with the flat element. The receiving section is arranged on an outer surface of one leg of the U-shaped clamping profile. A cargo space partitioning set for dividing a motor vehicle cargo space includes a loading floor with a loading floor flap.The set comprises a separating element with at least two end attachments arranged with respect to a length of the separating element, which can be detachably fastened to the loading floor of a motor vehicle cargo space by means of the fastening elements, in that each fastening element can be connected to an attachment.

[0006] A profile for securing loads on a vehicle's loading platform is known from German patent application DE 10 2018 122 731 A1. The profile comprises a longitudinally extending base body whose length is a multiple of its width. The base body includes a connecting section that can be positioned on the loading platform, and a fastening section that extends adjacent to the connecting section and has several longitudinally spaced through holes.

[0007] Against this background, the task was to arrange cargo appropriately in the cargo space of a vehicle.

[0008] This problem is solved by a holding arrangement and a method with the features of the independent claims. Embodiments of the holding arrangement and the method are described in the dependent claims and the description.

[0009] The holding arrangement according to the invention is designed for fixing an object on a loading floor in the cargo area of ​​a motor vehicle, wherein the loading floor is usually at least partially or completely designed as a plate or plate-like and / or flat, e.g., board-like. The holding arrangement comprises, 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, e.g., clamp, a usually flat edge of the loading floor, typically 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 or connected to the loading floor is designed to hold the object to be arranged on the loading floor.The object is arranged, usually parallel to a surface of the loading floor, and fixed in place. In addition to the main body, which may be, for example, rod-shaped and / or elongated cuboid, the retaining module has at least one extension module. The main body is clamped to the loading floor by the clamping module, which is located at a first axial end of the main body and thus at the first axial end of the strip, with the underside of the main body facing downwards. The at least one extension module can be arranged at a second axial end of the main body as an axial extension of the main body and thus of the strip, and / or on or against a top surface of the main body as, for example, a flat barricade or wall.

[0010] The clamping module of the at least one or each respective holding module has a cross connector and an arm, wherein the arm is oriented and / or arranged parallel to the strip or to a strip body of the strip and is connected to the first end of the strip or its strip body via the cross connector. The edge of the loading floor is to be positioned between the strip or strip body and the arm, e.g., by being clamped or clamped between them.

[0011] The cross member, in its design, has a length that corresponds at least to the height, or possibly exactly to the height, of the loading floor. Alternatively or additionally, the cross member may be elastically prestressed or under tension.

[0012] The holding arrangement comprises at least one holding module as at least one primary holding device and at least one secondary holding device. The object to be, or capable of being, 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.

[0013] The at least one secondary restraint can also be designed as an additional restraint module or as a wall of the cargo space. It is intended that an object is secured by two restraint modules and / or between two restraint modules. Alternatively, the object is secured between a restraint module (primary restraint) and the wall (secondary restraint).

[0014] Each extension module can be attached, for example, to the second axial end as an extension, or attached to the top surface, whereby the respective extension module can be temporarily and reversibly connected to the strip body, for example, via plug-in elements. It is also possible for the strip body to be extendable or telescopic at the second end, allowing an extension module to be temporarily pushed out of and back into the strip body.

[0015] The method according to the invention is provided for fixing an object, e.g., cargo, on a loading floor, usually designed as a plate, in the cargo area of ​​a motor vehicle using a holding arrangement, e.g., an embodiment of the holding arrangement presented. The holding arrangement comprises, 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. A flat edge of the loading floor is encompassed and / or clamped by the clamping module, e.g., in a U-shape, with the strip of the holding module being connected to the loading floor, e.g., clamped to a surface of the loading floor. Furthermore, the object to be arranged, arrangeable, or already arranged on the loading floor is fixed by the strip of the at least one holding device connected to the loading floor, parallel to a surface of the loading floor.

[0016] The strip or strip body is positively connected to the loading floor in at least one direction by or with the clamping module.

[0017] In this configuration, 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 slats, as primary holding devices, or between the primary holding module, e.g., its slat, and a side wall of the cargo space that defines the cargo space, as a secondary holding device. The clamped object is fixed to the cargo floor by the two holding devices between which it is clamped.

[0018] It is possible that the holding module of the at least one holding device, and thus the strip connected to the loading floor, e.g., the strip to be clamped or clamped to the loading floor, is moved relative to the loading floor, e.g., along its edge, and relative to the object arranged on the loading floor, whereby the strip is positioned directly or immediately on the object, touching a surface of the object, and the strip is moved relative to the object until the holding module, i.e., the strip and / or an extension module attached and / or plugged into it, comes into contact with the object or its surface.

[0019] The at least one holding module of the at least one holding device is arranged perpendicular to and / or parallel to the direction of forward travel and is further moved parallel and / or perpendicular to the edge of the loading platform for positioning relative to the object until it makes contact with the object. It is also possible to clamp an object between two holding modules that are both arranged parallel to each other, or between their slats, either parallel or perpendicular to the direction of forward 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 direction of forward travel.It is also possible for an object to be clamped between two parallel restraints and additionally by at least one further restraint, i.e., either just one further restraint or two further restraints arranged perpendicular to the first two restraints. The object can be clamped between four restraints, for example, between two parallel restraint modules, a restraint module perpendicular to them, and a wall also perpendicular to it, or between two perpendicular restraint modules and two perpendicular walls, typically in a corner of the cargo space. It is also possible for several objects to be clamped side by side as cargo between any two parallel restraints, provided they have the same dimensions in at least one direction, i.e., the same length, width, or depth.

[0020] In this method, a holding module can be temporarily and releasably attached to the loading platform using the clamping module before being moved relative to the loading platform or along its edge. If the cross connector, as a component of the clamping module, is elastically pre-tensioned between the arm and the strip or its strip body, the arm can be pressed against the strip body by the cross connector. When the holding module is detached from the loading platform, with the end of the arm resting on or against the strip body, the distance between one end of the arm and the strip body is less than the height of the loading platform's edge. When the holding module is positioned on the loading platform, the arm is pushed away from the strip body until the distance between the end of the arm and the strip body is greater than the height of the loading platform or its edge.Then the holding module, encompassing the edge, is positioned at 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.

[0021] The presented holding arrangement is designed for a board-like loading floor of a motor vehicle and comprises at least one strip-like holding module as a holding element with a clamping module at its first axial end. This clamping module is designed to establish a force-fit connection with the loading floor at least in one direction at the edge or edge region of the loading floor. The at least one strip-like holding element is designed to secure cargo within the cargo space as a single object. In one embodiment, the holding arrangement also includes the loading floor itself. The strip-like holding module, and thus the strip body, is placed on the loading floor and force-fitted to the loading floor at the edge and / or in the edge region in at least one direction of movement via the clamping module. The cargo space can be designed or referred to as the vehicle's trunk.

[0022] In one embodiment of the presented method, two strip- and / or rod-shaped elongated holding modules are arranged at the edge of a loading floor in the trunk of a motor vehicle. The edge of the holding modules is gripped by clamping modules, for example, by hooking them behind. The holding modules are clamped and secured to the loading floor perpendicular to its surface by their clamping modules. When loading the trunk, an object is placed on the loading floor and exerts pressure on it due to its weight. The weight of the object can further press a holding module onto the loading floor. The two holding modules can be moved relative to each other 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, or...Since they are arranged and / or attached to a corresponding edge of the loading floor, they can be oriented or aligned in different directions.

[0023] Multiple clamping modules for the synchronous fixation of at least one object can have different dimensions, such as axial lengths. This allows for the fixation of objects of varying sizes. It is also possible to clamp and fix an object between a single holding module and a wall, such as a side panel of the cargo space.

[0024] The holding modules are attached to at least one edge of the loading floor via their clamping modules, ensuring a play-free fit, and can be moved along that edge. Since each edge of the loading floor is gripped by a single clamping module, and the contact surface of each clamping module is appropriately wide, this movement is seamless. Friction and / or preload on the holding module on the loading floor prevents unnecessary further movement during transport. The holding device can have any variable number of holding modules for simultaneously securing objects, and it is possible to arrange at least two holding modules parallel and / or perpendicular to each other on the loading floor. This secures the cargo within the cargo space and prevents it from shifting.

[0025] Typically, the flat loading floor is arranged, or is to be arranged, on the floor of the cargo area as part of the vehicle, with the loading floor covering the floor. The loading floor can also be removed. It is possible that a storage compartment for the securing modules is arranged in the floor, and this storage compartment can also be designed as a component of the presented securing arrangement. The storage compartment, with the securing modules arranged within it, can be covered by the loading floor arranged on the floor. The weight or dead weight of an object increases the displacement resistance of a securing module on the loading floor if the object rests at least partially, or possibly completely, on the securing module and / or the loading floor.

[0026] Since the loading floor typically rests on the floor of the cargo space, either around its perimeter or locally, for example on and / or against supporting elements of the floor, a holding module, usually the arm of the clamping module, is attached to the side of the loading floor's edge and / or clipped onto it. This clamping module is positioned between a bearing surface of the loading floor on the floor and the underside of the loading floor resting on top of 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 bearing surface and the loading floor.

[0027] It is understood that the features mentioned above and those to be explained below can be used not only in the combinations specified, but also in other combinations or on their own, without leaving the scope of the present invention.

[0028] The invention is schematically illustrated with reference to embodiments in the drawing and is described schematically and in detail with reference to the drawing. Fig. 1a, Fig. 1b, Fig. 1c, Fig. Figure 1d shows 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. 2e, Fig. Figures 2f show, in schematic representation, further details of the first embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention. Fig. Figure 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. Figure 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.

[0029] The figures are described in a coherent and comprehensive manner. The same reference symbols are assigned to the same components.

[0030] The in 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 to fix an object 8, or an item, in this case cargo, on a flat loading floor 2 of a cargo space of a motor vehicle when carrying out the first embodiment of the method according to the invention. The loading floor 2 rests on and is arranged on a floor of the cargo space (not shown).

[0031] The holding arrangement here comprises several holding modules 4 as primary holding devices, one of which is in Fig. Figure 1c shows in detail. Each holding module 4 comprises a strip 5, with a clamping module 6 arranged at a first axial end of the strip 5. The clamping module 6 has a cross connector 40 and an arm 42. The arm 42 is connected to the strip 5 via the cross connector 40. The arm 42 has a length only a fraction of the length of the strip 5, and the strip 5 and the arm 42 are arranged parallel to each other.

[0032] How Fig. As shown in Figure 1b, the clamping module 6 on the strip 5 is designed to grip and / or clamp a flat edge or a flat margin of the loading floor 2 in a U-shape, and to clamp the strip 5 of the retaining module 4, here an underside of the strip 5, firmly onto a surface of the loading floor 2. The edge of the loading floor 2 is to be positioned between a section of the strip 5 and the arm 42, which is shown in Fig. 1b is explicitly shown.

[0033] 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 is shown. This is in Fig. 1a. It is provided that the two retaining modules 4, or rather their strips 5, are oriented perpendicular to the forward direction of travel of the vehicle. The left edge of the loading floor 2, which is gripped and / or clamped by the clamping modules 6 of the retaining modules 4 at two different points, is oriented parallel to the forward direction of travel. Furthermore, it is possible to move each retaining module 4 along its edge parallel to the forward direction of travel, as indicated here by double arrows 10.

[0034] As a supplement Fig. Figure 1d shows that the two holding modules 4 for fixing the object 8 already located on the loading floor 2 are to be moved relative to each other, arrows 12, until a distance between them is reached by moving them to a minimum value that corresponds to a maximum dimension of the object 8 along one of its axes, here e.g. its width or length, whereby the object 8 is fixed or becomes fixed between the holding modules 4 arranged on the loading floor 2 or their strips 5 parallel to the direction of forward travel.

[0035] It is also possible that two holding modules 4 are attached to a rear edge of the loading floor 2 ( Fig. 2a) or at a front edge of the loading floor 2 ( Fig. 2b) are to be arranged and / or attached, wherein the object 8 is fixed between the two holding modules 4 perpendicular to the direction of forward 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 fixed between them perpendicular to the direction of forward travel ( Fig. 2c).

[0036] The design of the holding arrangement provides that, in addition to at least one holding module 4 as the primary holding device, it also includes a further secondary holding device, in this case the left wall 36 of the cargo space, which is located in the Fig. 2d, Fig. 2e and Fig. 2f is shown 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 cargo floor 2 and is oriented parallel to the direction of forward travel and thus also parallel to the wall 36. The wall 36 extends along the left edge of the cargo floor 2. The first holding module 4 is movable perpendicular to the direction of forward travel and parallel to the wall 36, and the object 8 can be fixed between the wall 36 and the first holding module 4. Fig. 2d). This is also possible if wall 36 has a flat surface.

[0037] Furthermore, it is possible to arrange several holding modules 4 parallel to each other at one edge and to fix at least one object 8 between each pair of immediately adjacent and next to each other holding modules 4 ( Fig. 2f).

[0038] It is also possible that the wall 36 has a groove 37 at its bottom, which is arranged parallel to the left edge of the loading platform 2. In this case, the left edge of the loading platform 2 is gripped and / or clamped within the groove 37 of the wall 36 and thus within a space free for this purpose 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 designed 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 platform 2 parallel to the direction of forward travel. The object 8 is thus fixed or can be fixed between the wall 36 and the first holding module 4 transversely to the direction of forward travel and additionally by the second holding module 4 also parallel to the direction of forward travel. Fig. 2e).

[0039] In the second embodiment of the holding arrangement made of Fig. 3. To carry out the second embodiment of the method according to the invention, a holding module 16 has a strip body 18 as a primary holding device, 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 can be arranged, at least temporarily and releasably, 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 the second axial end of the strip body 18 via at least one plug connection (not shown).Alternatively, the extension module 22 can first be arranged in the strip body 18 to extend the holding module 16 and then pulled out of it, and can also be pushed back in. In this case, an object 14 can be fixed between the wall 36 and an extended holding module 16.

[0040] In the third embodiment of the holding arrangement made of Fig.4. To carry out the third embodiment of the method according to the invention, a holding module 24 has a strip body 26 as a primary holding device, comprising a strip with a first axial end and a second axial end, as well as a top and a bottom. A clamping module 28 is also arranged at the first axial end. An extension module 30 can be arranged, at least temporarily and releasably, at an upper edge and / or the top of the strip body 26, extending the strip body 26 upwards, for example, like a wall, parallel to the direction of travel and perpendicular to the surface of the loading floor 2. The plate-shaped extension module 30 is attached to the top of the strip body 26 via at least one plug connection (not shown), while the bottom of the strip body 26 rests on the loading floor 2.Here, an object 14 can be fixed between the wall 36 and a surface-enlarged holding module 24. REFERENCE MARK: 2 loading floor 4 Holding module 5 bar 6 terminal module 8 objects 10 Double Arrow 12 Arrow 14 objects 16 Holding module 18 inguinal bodies 20 terminal modules 22 Expansion module 24 Holding module 26 inguinal bodies 28 terminal module 30 Expansion module 36 Wall 37 Nut 40 cross connectors 42 Arm

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