Layout of a modular storage system for a car trunk

Abstract

A modular storage system (22) is arranged inside the trunk (10) of a motor vehicle, delimited by two parallel longitudinal side walls (14), a transverse front (18) and rear wall, and a horizontal bottom wall (12). The storage system (22) comprises lateral support elements (24) fixed to the side walls (14) of the trunk (10), a false floor (28), at least one storage bin (26), and at least one partition (30). The false floor (28), the bin (26), and the partition (30) are removable. The system is characterized in that the lateral support elements (24) comprise: - at least one lower fastening means (32) intended to cooperate with a supplementary fastening means (34) of the storage bin (26), - at least one upper fastening means (36) intended to cooperate with a supplementary fastening means (34, 38) of the storage bin (26) or the partition. (30),- and a support edge (39) of the false floor (28). Figure for the abbreviation: Figure 1,

Description

Title of the invention: Layout of a modular storage device for the trunk of a motor vehicle

[0001] The invention relates to an arrangement of a modular storage device inside a motor vehicle trunk, delimited by two parallel longitudinal side walls, a transverse front and rear wall, and a horizontal bottom wall, the storage device comprising two side supports fixed to the side walls of the trunk, a false floor, at least one storage bin and at least one partition, the false floor, the bin and the partition being removable.

[0002] Such arrangements make it possible to delimit, inside the trunk, separate storage areas for the storage of specific items or a small number of items, so as to prevent these, for example, from moving or getting mixed up in the trunk while the vehicle is moving, which could then be damaged and could also generate annoying noises during their movement.

[0003] Various solutions are known in the prior art for achieving such compartmentation.

[0004] US patent 7665790B2 describes such a compartmentalization device.

[0005] However, it has the disadvantage of not being sufficiently modular.

[0006] In order to overcome these drawbacks, the invention relates to an arrangement of a modular storage device.

[0007] To this end, the invention proposes an arrangement of a storage device of the type mentioned above, characterized in that the lateral support elements comprise:

[0008] - at least one lower fastening means intended to cooperate with a means of additional attachment of the storage bin,

[0009] - at least one upper fastening means, intended to cooperate with a means of additional fixing of the storage bin or partition wall,

[0010] - and a support edge for the false floor of the vehicle.

[0011] According to other features of the invention:

[0012] - The lower fastening means carried by the lateral support elements is arranged on a lower part of the support elements so that the storage tray rests on the bottom wall of the trunk when it is fixed by means of lower fixing.

[0013] - The upper fastening means carried by the lateral support elements is a vertical notch cut into an upper edge of the support element.

[0014] - The additional means of fixing the storage tray is a rib made of T-shaped structure supported by a side wall of the container.

[0015] - The additional means for fixing the partition wall is a rib positioned at one of its ends.

[0016] - The partition wall includes on at least one of its faces a means of additional fixing suitable for cooperating with the additional fixing means of the tray or an accessory.

[0017] - The support edge of the false floor is a horizontal edge disposed between the means lower fixing means and the upper fixing means of the support element.

[0018] - Two opposite edges of the storage bin have a recess whose width is slightly higher than that of the partition wall.

[0019] - In a first configuration of use, the storage bin is placed on the the bottom wall of the trunk and fixed to at least one of the lateral support elements, the false floor is placed horizontally on the edge and the partition is fixed by means of upper fixing extending along a transverse plane.

[0020] - In a second usage configuration, the false floor is laid horizontally on the support edge and in that the storage bin is placed on the false floor and fixed by means of the upper fixing of the support element.

[0021] - The partition wall is fixed by means of upper fixing.

[0022] - In a third storage configuration, the storage bin is placed on the bottom wall of the trunk and fixed by means of lower fixing of at least one of the lateral support elements, in that the partition is placed in the recesses made in the upper edge of the storage bin so that it is flush with the opening and in that the false floor is placed on the edges and covers the storage bin and the partition.

[0023] Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description of examples of an arrangement of a storage device inside a motor vehicle trunk with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

[0024] [Fig-1] The [Fig. 1] is a perspective view of the arrangement in a first possible usage configuration.

[0025] [Fig.2] The [Fig.2] is a perspective view of the arrangement of the [Fig.1] in a second possible usage configuration.

[0026] [Fig.3] The [Fig.3] is a perspective view of a modular storage arrangement according to the invention in a storage configuration.

[0027] [Fig.4] The [Fig.4] is a perspective view of a lateral support forming part of the storage device according to the invention.

[0028] [Fig.5] The [Fig.5] is a perspective view of a storage bin forming part of the storage device according to the invention.

[0029] [Fig.6] The [Fig.6] is a perspective view of a partition wall forming part of the storage device according to the invention.

[0030] In the following description, we will take, without limitation, a longitudinal, vertical and transverse orientation indicated by the trihedron L,V,T of figures 1 to 6.

[0031] Identical or analogous elements are designated by the same reference numerals.

[0032] With the exception of the specific elements of the driver's seat, the vehicle exhibits general symmetry with respect to a median longitudinal plane.

[0033] As shown in figures 1 to 3, a trunk 10 of a motor vehicle (not shown) is delimited by a bottom wall 12, two side walls 14, a front transverse wall (not shown) and a rear transverse wall 18, formed here by the backrests of a row of seats 20.

[0034] A modular storage device 22 includes two lateral support elements 24, which are fixed to the side walls 14 of the chest 10. The device also includes removable elements, such as at least one storage bin 26, a false floor 28 and a partition 30.

[0035] The support elements 24 are symmetrical. Therefore, only one of the elements 24 will be described.

[0036] The support element 24 is in the form of an elongated plate oriented along a longitudinal plane having an outer face 240 facing the side wall 14 and an inner face 242 facing the interior of the box 10. The support element 24 is provided with at least one lower fixing means 32 intended to cooperate with a complementary fixing means 34 carried by a vertical wall 260 of the storage bin 26.

[0037] The support element 24 is also provided with at least one upper fixing means 36 intended to cooperate with the additional fixing means 34 carried by the storage bin 26. The upper fixing means 36 is also intended to cooperate with an additional fixing means 38 carried by an end 300 of the partition 30.

[0038] The support element 24 further comprises on its inner face 242 a horizontal support flange 39 located at mid-height. It is intended to receive the false floor 28.

[0039] The support edge 39 can extend only in the central part of the support element 24, over its entire length or be formed by several supports distributed over the entire length of the support element 24.

[0040] As described in [Fig. 4], the lower fastening means 32 carried by the support element 24 is formed by a vertical rail whose profile has the shape of a C open towards the inside of the box 10. The upper fastening means 36 consists of a vertical opening 360 provided in an upper edge 244 of the support element 24.

[0041] In the embodiment described here, the support element 24 comprises two lower fixing means 32 and three upper fixing means 36.

[0042] As described in [Fig. 5], the storage bin 36 has a generally parallelepiped shape. It comprises side walls 260 and end walls 262 connected by a base 264. The side walls 260 have an upper edge 266 having at least one recess 268. The recesses 268 are opposite each other. Each side wall 260 may have several recesses 268 arranged opposite each other in this way.

[0043] The storage bin 26 may include internal vertical dividers 27 allowing for the formation of compartments 270.

[0044] The additional fastening means 34 consists of a vertical rib whose profile has the shape of a T supported by one of the side walls 260. The side wall 260 of the storage bin 26 can include several additional fastening means 34. In the embodiment described here it includes two.

[0045] As shown in [Fig.6], the partition 30 is in the form of an elongated plate having two ends 300 and two faces 302. Each end 300 of the partition 30 is provided with an additional fixing means 38 formed by a rib having a T-shaped profile.

[0046] The length of the partition 30 is substantially equal to the width of the chest 10.

[0047] The partition 30 may include an additional notched fastening means 40 carried on at least one of its faces 302, intended to receive a fastener 34 for a tray 26 or an accessory such as a strap, for example. The partition may include two fastening means 40 spaced so as to be able to cooperate with two fastening means 34 for a tray 26.

[0048] As shown in [Fig. 1], the storage device can occupy a first possible configuration of use in which, in a first step, the storage bin 26 is fixed to at least one of the lower fixing means 32 of at least one of the support elements 24. To do this, it is sufficient to insert the rib of the additional fixing means 34 inside the rail formed by the lower fixing means 32. The bottom 264 of the storage bin is then in contact with the bottom wall 12 of the chest 10.

[0049] According to possible embodiments, the storage device may include two storage bins 26 arranged on either side of the chest 10. In the embodiment described here, the storage bins 26 extend along the entire length of the chest. But in an alternative embodiment not shown, storage bins of different sizes can be provided.

[0050] A central bin can also be provided, positioned between the two bins 26 fixed to the lateral support elements 24. The central storage bin does not require any means of fixing because it is held in place by the bins 26 fixed laterally.

[0051] Once the storage bins 26 are installed, in a second step, it is then possible to place the false floor 28 above the storage bins 26 by resting it on the support edges 39 of the support elements 24.

[0052] In a third step, the partition 30 is fixed to the lateral support elements 24 by sliding the rib of its additional fixing means 38 inside the vertical opening of the upper fixing means 36.

[0053] The storage device may include several partitions 30 arranged in this way according to a transverse plane. In the embodiment described here, three partitions 30 are mounted on the upper fixing elements 36.

[0054] In a variant of this configuration, not shown, the storage bins 26 are not stored under the false floor 28 but placed without being fixed on the false floor 28, between the partition walls 30. Their movement is then limited by the latter.

[0055] In a second possible usage configuration shown in [Fig.2], in a first step, the false floor 28 is placed on the support edges 39 of the support elements 24. Then, in a second step, the storage bins 26 are fixed to the upper fixing elements 36 by sliding the rib of the additional fixing means 34 inside the vertical opening of the upper fixing means 36. The bottom 264 of the storage bins 26 then rests on the false floor 28.

[0056] As shown in [Fig. 3], in a third storage configuration, in a first step, the storage bins 26 are attached to the lower fastening means 32 of the support elements 24 as described in [Fig. 1]. Since the length of the notch 268 is slightly greater than the width of the partition 30 while its height is slightly greater than the thickness of the partition 30, in a second step, the partitions 30 are then placed horizontally on the storage bins 26, inside the recesses 268 formed in the upper edges 266 of the storage bins 26. One face 302 of the partitions 30 then rests against the recesses 268 while the opposite face 302 is flush with the edge 266.

[0057] In a final step, the false floor 28 is then placed on the support edges 39 of the support elements 24.

[0058] In an alternative, not shown, the storage device may include straps whose ends can be attached to the upper fastening means.

[0059] In addition, a combination of the preceding embodiments can be provided as variants.

[0060] The number of storage bins or partitions, their dimensions and the number of fixing means may vary while remaining within the scope of the invention.

[0061] The storage device according to the invention thus offers the possibility of several possible configurations depending on the number of panels used and the possibility of arranging them perpendicularly or in line with each other. Depending on the different configurations, it is then possible to adapt the number of storage spaces.

Claims

Demands

1. Arrangement of a modular storage device (22) inside a motor vehicle trunk (10), delimited by two parallel longitudinal side walls (14), a transverse front and rear wall (18), and a horizontal bottom wall (12), the storage device (22) comprising two lateral support elements (24) fixed to the side walls (14) of the trunk (10), a false floor (28), at least one storage bin (26), and at least one partition (30), the false floor (28), the bin (26), and the partition (30) being removable, the lateral support elements (24) comprising: - at least one lower attachment means (32) intended to cooperate with a supplementary attachment means (34) of the storage bin (26), - at least one upper attachment means (36) intended to cooperate with a supplementary attachment means (34, 38) of the storage bin (26) or the partition (30), - and a support edge (39) of the false floor (28),characterized in that two opposite edges (266) of the storage bin (26) have a recess (268) whose width is slightly greater than that of the partition (30) and whose height is slightly greater than the thickness of the partition (30).

2. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the lower fixing means (32) carried by the lateral support elements (24) is disposed on a lower part of the support elements (24) so ​​that the storage tray (26) rests on the bottom wall (12) of the chest (10) when it is fixed to the lower fixing means (32).

3. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the upper fixing means (36) carried by the lateral support elements (24) is a vertical notch formed in an upper edge (244) of the support element (24).

4. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the additional fixing means (34) of the storage bin (26) is a T-shaped rib carried by a side wall (260) of the bin (26).

5. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the additional fixing means (38) of the partition (30) is a rib disposed at one of its ends (300).

6. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the partition (30) has on one of its faces (302) at least one additional fastening means (40) capable of cooperating with the additional fastening means (34) of the tray (26) or an accessory.

7. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support edge (39) of the false floor is a horizontal edge disposed between the lower fixing means (32) and the upper fixing means (36) of the support element (24).

8. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in a first configuration of use, the storage bin (26) is placed on the bottom wall (12) of the chest (10) and fixed to at least one of the lateral support elements (24), the false floor (28) is placed horizontally on the edge (39) and the partition (30) is fixed by means of upper fixing (36) extending along a transverse plane.

9. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, in a second configuration of use, the false floor (28) is placed horizontally on the support edge (39) and in that the storage bin (26) is placed on the false floor (28) and fixed by means of upper fixing (36) of the support element (24).

10. Arrangement of a storage device (22) according to claim 1, characterized in that in a third storage configuration, the storage bin (26) is placed on the bottom wall (12) of the chest (10) and fixed by means of lower fixing (32) of at least one of the lateral support elements (24), in that the partition (30) is placed in the recesses (268) provided in the upper edge (266) of the storage bin (26) so that it is flush with the edge (266) and in that the false floor (28) is placed on the edges (39) and covers the storage bin (26) and the partition (30).

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