Cargo management system including a vehicle load floor having a cellulose-based core and made by a composite, compression molding process and having a wood grain finish

摘要

A cargo management system including a vehicle load floor having a cellulose-based core to compartmentalize a cargo area of the vehicle into an upper compartment and a covered lower compartment is provided. The floor has a wood grain finish. The load floor includes a compression-molded composite panel that includes first and second outer layers of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material, first and second sheets of thermoplastic adhesive and a core of cellulose-based material and positioned between the outer layers. The core has a large number of cavities. The outer layers are bonded to the core by the first and second sheets and by press molding. The first outer layer having a top surface on which a multi-layer sheet is bonded by the press molding. The multi-layer sheet has a substantially planar upper support surface to support cargo in the upper compartment and to provide the load floor with the wood grain finish.

主权项

1. A cargo management system including a vehicle load floor to compartmentalize a cargo area of the vehicle into an upper compartment and a covered lower compartment, the floor having a wood grain finish, the system comprising:
a compression-molded composite panel including first and second outer layers of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material, first and second sheets of thermoplastic adhesive and a core of cellulose-based material and positioned between the outer layers and having a large number of cavities, the outer layers being bonded to the core by the first and second sheets and by press molding, the first outer layer having a top surface; a multi-layer sheet bonded to the top surface of the first outer layer by the press molding and having a substantially planar upper support surface to support cargo in the upper compartment and to provide the load floor with the wood grain finish; and a cargo trim panel secured to a backrest of a seat of the vehicle, the trim panel having a wood grain finish.