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US 9,676,423 · App. 14/662,733 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Rear floor module for arrangement on a motor vehicle body

Inventor: Juergen Hulbert (Eltville, DE)
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
B62D25/2027B60K15/07B60Q1/30B60Q1/34B62D25/087B62D43/10H01M2/1083B60K2015/0638H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 9,676,423
App. No.
14/662,733
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rear floor module for a motor vehicle body is disclosed. The rear floor module includes an upwardly-projecting trough having a floor and a back wall in vehicle vertical direction (z) based on the installation position. The rear floor module is also provided with a fastening structure including at least one fastening point for arranging a motor vehicle component in the trough. Motor vehicle configuration-specific or drive-specific motor vehicle components are arranged in a preconfigured manner on the rear floor module with the fastening structure.

Claims (16)

1. A rear floor module for arrangement on a vehicle support structure of a motor vehicle comprising:

a body having a floor and a back wall defining at least one trough therein, the back wall projects upwardly in a vertical direction and cooperates to form a loading edge of a trunk aperture, the back wall bounds the at least one trough and the back wall is opposite a traveling direction of the motor vehicle;

at least one tail lamp arranged on the back wall; and

a fastening structure having at least one fastening point configured to fasten a vehicle component to the body such that at least a portion of the vehicle component is arranged in the at least one trough,

wherein the at least one trough and the back wall are formed in one piece, the at least one trough comprises a front trough and a rear trough, the rear trough bounded by the back wall and the front trough spaced apart from the rear trough in a vehicle longitudinal direction by a support section, the front trough receives a battery associated with the motor vehicle and the second trough provides a stowage space.

2. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , further comprising an insert fastened to the fastening structure, wherein the vehicle component is fastened to the rear floor module.

3. The rear floor module according to claim 2 , wherein the insert comprises a support frame fastened at a plurality of fastening points of the fastening structure located outside the at least one trough.

4. The rear floor module according to claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of inserts, each insert configured to fit with different motor vehicle components and be optionally fastened to the fastening structure.

5. The rear floor module claim 1 , further comprising a first support profile facing away from the back wall and projecting from the at least one trough towards a second support profile laterally projecting from the at least one trough and on which the at least one fastening point is arranged.

6. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the body is fastened to a support structure of the motor vehicle via the fastening structure.

7. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one trough and the back wall form a fiber-reinforced plastic body.

8. The rear floor module according to claim 7 , wherein the fastening structure is integrated in the plastic body.

9. The rear floor module according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one guide rail disposed on the insert which is transferred through a lockable recess of the back wall into a pulled-out position, wherein the vehicle component is configured as a pull-out.

10. A motor vehicle body with a rear floor module according to claim 1 .

11. The motor vehicle body according to claim 10 , wherein the rear floor module is fitted with the vehicle component which is pushed in vehicle longitudinal direction into a region located between rear side members of the support structure of the body, wherein the vehicle component is secured to support structure by the fastening structure.

12. A motor vehicle having a motor vehicle body according to claim 10 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2015
From: HULBERT, JUERGEN
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 036782/0527 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2014 002 557 U · Mar 22, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150266515A1 · Sep 24, 2015