Granted Patent B2

US 12,358,440 · App. 17/912,582 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventors: Manuel Amler (Ingolstadt, DE); Thomas Eberl (Ingolstadt, DE)

Assignee: AUDI AG

B60R13/01B62D25/20

Abstract

Claims (24)

1. A system for fixing a loading floor in a motor vehicle, comprising:

a loading floor support and at least one loading floor,

wherein the loading floor support comprises at least one latching element,

wherein the loading floor comprises at least one molded element defined in the plane of the loading floor and adapted to latch onto the at least one latching element of the loading floor support by sliding the loading floor onto the loading floor support,

wherein the system is adapted, based on a latching of the molded element and the latching element, to lock the loading floor on the loading floor support;

wherein the molded element is formed integrally and stamped into the loading floor;

wherein the molded element includes a latching surface in the molded element,

wherein the latching surface extends in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the loading floor, and

wherein the latching surface is rounded or beveled in a direction parallel to the plane of the loading floor.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system is adapted to lock the loading floor on the loading floor support in an X-direction and/or in a Z-direction, the X-direction and the Z-direction being parallel to the plane of the loading floor.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the molded element is formed integrally and stamped into the loading floor.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the latching surface is rounded or beveled at least in sections.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the latching element is configured as a hook.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the latching element is adapted to at least partially latch on or latch behind the molded element.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

8. A loading floor for a system according to claim 1 , wherein the loading floor has at least one molded element which is stamped into the loading floor and is configured to accommodate at least one latching element.

9. A method for producing a loading floor comprising a molded element for a system according to claim 1 , comprising the steps:

a. pressing the loading floor,

b. stamping the at least one molded element into the loading floor during pressing.

10. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

11. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

12. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

13. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

14. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the molded element is configured to correspond geometrically to the latching element.

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