A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor including a compression-molded composite panel is provided. A cover of the load floor covers a storage area of the vehicle and is pivotally connected to the composite panel. A substantially continuous carpet layer is bonded to the top surface of the panel and the top surface of the cover to at least partially form the carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover. A living hinge allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions including open and closed positions. A decorative, noise-management covering layer is bonded to the bottom surface of the cover to reduce the level of undesirable noise in a passenger compartment of the vehicle in the closed position and to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the bottom of the cover in the open position.
Carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor including a pivotable cover having a decorative, backside, noise-management, covering
03.05.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DECORATIVE ELASTOMERIC FLOOR COVERING FOR AUTOMOBILES
SAE Technical Papers | 1956
|Decorative elastomeric floor covering for automobiles
Engineering Index Backfile | 1956
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