Special heating floor mat device and systems for heavy duty and commercial vehicle applications

摘要

A device made of an electrically heatable floor mat with a non-slip surface; at least one hold down component with features to enable the mat to be safely and removably secured to a floor board of a vehicle; and electrical conductors for the resistance heating in the mat, for connecting the mat to a power source on the commercial vehicle, and for enabling controlled heat to be delivered to the floor board whereby the device in turn helps to reduce icy and wet conditions in the compartment of the vehicle. An alternative embodiment includes a boost transformer/converter to produce higher voltage and enable the heating conductors to be smaller and easier for manufacturing the heating mat.

主权项

1. A heating floor mat device for large, commercial vehicle applications including snow removal plows, dump trucks, public works vehicles, fire vehicles, over the road long distance vehicles, FEDEX®, UPS® and U.S. POSTAL SERVICE® delivery trucks, emergency vehicles, agricultural trucks, agricultural tractors, construction vehicles, military and homeland security vehicles comprised of:
(a) an electrically heatable, universal one-sized floor mat made of durable, resilient and composite material and having a non-slip surface, the surface with a means for traction; (b) a support mat below and contiguous with the heatable floor mat, the support mat having recesses for an electrical resistance wiring and apertures for a hold down extension clip for securing the support mat to an at least one hold down component; (c) the at least one hold down component with at least one aperture for a fastening means and the hold down extension clip to enable the heatable mat and the contiguous support mat to be removably secured to a floor board of a vehicle and to prevent slips by an occupant when entering the vehicle; (d) the electrical resistance wiring placed internal to the support mat for a resistance heating in the support mat; (e) a set of electrical conductors connecting the resistance wiring to an onboard power source; and (f) a means for fastening to removably secure the hold down component through the at least one aperture to the floor board of the vehiclewherein the device is placed on the floor board of the vehicle and connected to the power source to enable heat to be delivered to the floor board and to reduce icy and wet conditions in a compartment of the vehicle in front of at least one seat.