Carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor including a pivotable cover having a decorative, backside, noise-management, covering

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A carpeted, automotive vehicle, load floor comprising:
a compression-molded composite panel including first and second outer layers and a core positioned between the outer layers and having a large number of cavities wherein the outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding, the first outer layer having a top surface; a cover to cover a storage area in the vehicle, the cover having top and bottom surfaces and being pivotably connected to the composite panel; a substantially continuous carpet layer bonded to the top surface of the panel and the top surface of the cover to at least partially form a carpeted load floor having a carpeted cover; a living hinge formed by an intermediate portion of the carpet layer that bridges the panel and the cover and provides the pivotable connection, which allows the carpeted cover to pivot between different use positions including open and closed positions relative to the rest of the load floor; and a decorative, noise-management, covering layer bonded to the bottom surface of the cover to reduce the level of undesirable noise in a passenger compartment of the vehicle in a closed position and to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the bottom of the cover in the open position.