Removable Center Floor Attachment With Brackets for Vehicle Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle flooring systems are difficult to remove and replace due to permanent installation methods, often requiring disassembly of additional components like vehicle seats.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle floor system featuring a center floor panel with brackets that extend beyond its edges, secured by mechanical fasteners to a vehicle structure, and perimeter garnishes that cover these brackets for easy installation and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If floor materials are permanently fixed to the vehicle interior using weather stripping, clips, and seats, then the floor materials are securely installed, but removal and replacement become complicated requiring disassembly of additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The floor garnish is divided into a center floor garnish and perimeter floor garnishes that can be independently removed. The center floor garnish can be detached first to access underlying structures, while perimeter garnishes remain in place, enabling selective access without complete disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The center floor garnish is extracted as a separate removable component from the overall floor assembly. This allows the center section to be independently removed for accessing underlying structures like batteries or control modules, while the perimeter garnishes stay attached to maintain structural integrity and appearance.
2Strength
If floor materials are permanently installed using plastic rivets and metal brackets, then the installation is durable, but the complexity of removal increases
Solution Approach 1:
The floor garnish system is segmented into removable center and perimeter portions with distinct attachment mechanisms. The center garnish uses brackets with locator structures for precise positioning and secure attachment, while perimeter garnishes use different fastening methods, allowing selective removal without affecting the entire floor assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
Locator structures act as intermediary elements between the center floor garnish and the vehicle floor pan. These structures provide precise positioning and guide the attachment of brackets, ensuring proper alignment while enabling tool-free or simplified removal without compromising installation durability.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle floor system includes a center floor garnish, and a plurality of brackets connected to a lower surface of the center floor garnish, wherein a portion of each of the brackets extends beyond an edge of the center floor and receives a mechanical fastener that fixes the center floor to a structure of a vehicle.