JPH035472Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a floor carpet laid on the floor panel of an automobile.

〓Summary of the invention〓 The present invention provides a notch in a portion corresponding to a protrusion such as a footrest or a protruding member that protrudes on a floor carpet, and folds back the flap formed by this notch to form a protrusion. An opening is formed in the floor carpet to escape the part or protruding member, and the protruding part or protruding member is made to protrude onto the floor carpet through this opening, but the protruding part or protruding member is not provided on the floor. In the case of an automobile, the above-mentioned flap can be used as is without being folded back.

〓Conventional technology〓 Floor carpets are now being laid on the floor panels of automobiles. This floor carpet is designed to perform various functions such as vibration isolation, heat insulation, sound insulation, and sound absorption. Furthermore, such a floor carpet gives an aesthetic appearance to the interior of the automobile, and also provides a good stepping feeling.

When such a protrusion or protrusion member that protrudes above the floor carpet 1 is formed on the floor panel, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, conventionally, the floor carpet 1
The carpet 1 was laid on a floor panel by forming an opening 2 in the carpet and performing an overlocking process 3 on the edge of the opening 2. Members such as a footrest 4 projecting onto the floor panel were supposed to project onto the floor carpet 1 through the opening 2.

〓Problems that the invention attempts to solve〓 Such conventional car floor carpets 1
According to the above, for a vehicle equipped with a footrest 4, a carpet 1 with an opening 2 formed therein must be used, whereas for a vehicle not equipped with a footrest, a separate carpet without an opening 2 formed therein must be prepared. This had the disadvantage of increasing the number of carpet types. In addition to the footrest, the number of types of floor carpets has increased due to seat attachment members and various other protrusions or projecting members, and it has become necessary to prepare a wide variety of carpets in advance.

The present invention has been developed in view of these problems, and provides a floor carpet that can be commonly used regardless of whether or not there is a protrusion or protrusion member on the floor panel. The purpose is to

<Means for solving the problem> The present invention corresponds to a protrusion or protrusion member such as a footrest 19 protruding above the floor carpet 11 in a floor carpet 11 laid on a floor panel 10 of an automobile. A notch 12 is provided in the area, locking members 14 and 20 are attached to the tip of the flap 17 formed by the notch 12, and the flap 17 is folded back to the back side of the floor carpet 11. , the flap 17 is locked by the locking members 14 and 20 in the state where the notch 12 is closed and folded back to the back side, and by folding the flap 17 back to the back side, Protrusion 1
The present invention relates to a floor carpet for an automobile characterized in that an opening 18 is formed through which a protruding member can escape.

〓Operation〓 Therefore, in the case of a car that is not equipped with the protrusion 19 or a protrusion member, the flap 17 can be used as it is without folding back, regardless of the presence or absence of the protrusion 19 or protrusion member. This floor carpet can now be used in common.

〓Example〓 The present invention will be described below with reference to an illustrated example.
FIG. 2 shows the interior of an automobile in which the carpet according to this embodiment is used, and a floor carpet 11 is laid on the floor panel 10 of the driver's seat of the automobile. A U-shaped notch 12 is formed in a part of the floor carpet 11, as shown in FIG. Both ends of this notch 12 are formed with small holes 13. A hook-and-loop fastener (trademark, magic tape) 14 is attached to the lower surface of this notch 12 and to its tip. The tip of this hook-and-loop fastener 14 is engaged with another hook-and-loop fastener 16 on the lower surface of the tip of the notch 12 . Furthermore, on the lower surface of this carpet 11, the above-mentioned notch 1
Another hook-and-loop fastener 15 is attached to the base side of 2. The surface fastener 14 attached to the tip side of the notch 12 is, as shown in FIG.
A pair of surface fasteners are welded back to back, and both upper and lower surfaces thereof serve as engaging surfaces.

Next, when laying the floor carpet 11 having the above structure, as shown in FIG.
The opening 1 formed in the floor carpet 11 by folding the flap 17 downward and holding the flap 17 in a bent state by the hook-and-loop fasteners 14 and 15.
8 and a footrest 19 on the floor panel 10 are engaged with each other so that the footrest 19 projects above the floor carpet 11. As a result, a floor carpet 11 is laid on the floor panel 10 of the driver's seat, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

In this way, the floor carpet 1 according to this embodiment
According to No. 1, an opening 1 for receiving a protruding member such as a footrest 19 protruding on a floor panel 10.
8 is the flap 1 formed by the cut 12
7 by folding it back.
Therefore, this floor carpet 1 is suitable for automobiles that are not equipped with protruding parts or protruding members such as the footrest 19.
1, as shown in FIG.
4 and 16 so as not to open. Therefore, a floor carpet 11 can be obtained that can be used with or without protrusions or protruding members such as the footrest 19.

Next, modifications of the above embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. In this modification, a surface fastener 16 that locks when the flap 17 is not folded back is
is attached to the front side of the floor carpet 11, and a flap 17 is attached correspondingly to the front side of the floor carpet 11.
As shown in FIG. 8, the surface fastener 20 attached to the tip of the fastener is constructed of a fastener having an engaging portion only on one surface thereof. That is, when the flap 17 is not folded back, the hook-and-loop fasteners 20 and 16 are used to fold the flap 17 back and open the opening 18 as shown in FIG.
If the flap 17 is formed, the flap 17 will be locked by the hook-and-loop fasteners 20 and 15, respectively, as shown in FIG.

In the above embodiments and modifications, hook and loop fasteners 14, 15, 16, and 20 are provided on both the flap 17 and the portion that locks the flap 17, respectively.
However, if the carpet 11 itself is provided with a loop or the like and performs part of the function of a surface fastener, one surface fastener may be omitted. Particularly in the case of a carpet with long loops or piles, even if the notch 12 is formed, the notch 12 is hidden by the pile or loop, so that the notch 12 is prevented from becoming conspicuous when the opening 18 is not formed. becomes possible. In particular, by folding back the part where the footrest 19 is formed, the carpet 11
Although it becomes thick locally, this area is not very visible, so it does not particularly affect the appearance of the interior.

= Effects of the invention = As mentioned above, the present invention is effective for floor carpet 11
A notch 12 is provided at a position corresponding to a protrusion or a protrusion member such as a footrest 19 that protrudes upward,
A flap 17 formed by this cut 12
The locking members 14, 20 are attached to the tips of the carpet so that the flap 17 is folded back to the back side of the floor carpet 11, and the locking members 14, 20
This allows the flap 17 to lock the notch 12 in the closed state and the state folded back to the back side, and by folding the flap 17 back to the back side, the opening 1 from which the protrusion 19 or the protrusion member escapes is created.
8.

Therefore, according to the present invention, by folding the flap 17 to the back side of the floor carpet 11 and locking it with the locking members 14 and 20, the opening 18 through which the projection 19 or the projection member escapes is formed. Therefore, the floor carpet 1 is placed on the floor panel 10 of the automobile with the protrusion 19 or the protrusion member received in the opening 18.
1 should be installed. On the other hand, if there is no protrusion 19 or protrusion member, the opening 18 can be closed by locking the flap 17 with the locking members 14 and 20 in a state aligned with the notch 12 without folding it back. This floor carpet 11 can now be used without being formed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a floor carpet 11 for an automobile that can be commonly used regardless of whether or not there is a protrusion 19 or a protrusion member, and the number of types of floor carpets can be reduced. Also flap 1
7 is adapted to be locked by the locking members 14 and 20 when the notch 12 is closed and when it is folded back to the back side to form the opening 18, so in any case. This also prevents the flap 17 from turning over or bending.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main parts of an automobile floor carpet according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the interior of the automobile in which this floor carpet is installed, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of the floor carpet, and Figure 4 is the ~ in Figure 3.
5 is an enlarged sectional view of a surface fastener attached to a flap, FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a floor carpet to which a modified surface fastener is attached, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the same flap. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the surface fastener used in this floor carpet, FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of the main part showing a conventional floor carpet, and FIG. The figure is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the main part showing the state of use of this floor carpet. In addition, in the symbols used in the drawings, 10...floor panel, 11...floor carpet, 12...
U-shaped notch, 13...Small hole, 14, 15, 1
6, 20... surface fastener, 17... flap, 1
8...Opening, 19...Footrest.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the floor carpet 11 laid on the floor panel 10 of an automobile, the floor carpet 1
A notch 12 is provided at a portion corresponding to a protruding portion or a protruding member such as a footrest 19 protruding above the footrest 1, and a locking member 14, 20 is attached to the tip of a flap 17 formed by the notch 12.
The flap 17 is folded back to the back side of the floor carpet 11, and the flap 17 is locked by the locking members 14 and 20 in a state in which the notch 12 is closed and in a state in which it is folded back to the back side. A floor carpet for an automobile, characterized in that the flap 17 is folded back to form an opening 18 through which the protrusion 19 or the protrusion member escapes.