Abstract: A retractable floor cover. The device includes an elongated cylindrical housing and a flexible panel connected to a rotatable spool disposed within an interior volume of the housing, which is operably connected to a spring-rewind mechanism. The panel extends outwardly through a slot disposed on the housing, wherein the panel is configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position. A control disposed on the housing is configured to activate the spring-rewind mechanism, wherein activation of the spring-rewind mechanism is configured to roll the panel along the spool and retract the panel though the slot and into the interior volume of the housing. The housing can be integral to an article of furniture or may be secured to an existing article of furniture via a first strap disposed on a first end of the housing and a second strap disposed on an opposing second end of the housing.

Abstract: An L-shape retainer serving as a reinforcement member is provided at attachment locations of a front seat bracket and a rear seat bracket on a rocker and a floor pan. The L-shape retainer has a second side flange joined to an inner side wall of the rocker at an opposite side from a first side flange with a floor plate portion of the floor pan therebetween, and a first floor side flange connected to the second side flange and joined to the floor plate portion of the floor pan.

Abstract: A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a wheel house provided at a side face portion of a vehicle-body rear portion, a side frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction on an inward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the wheel house, a suspension comprising a damper provided to extend in a vehicle vertical direction for damping a vertical load inputted from a wheel thereto and a bump stopper provided on a shaft center of the damper, and a suspension housing including a support face portion for supporting the damper and provided to connect the side frame and the wheel house, wherein the suspension housing comprises a peripheral wall portion which is provided to extend downward from the support face portion and enclose the bump stopper at least partially.

Abstract: An underbody stiffening and covering module is provided, which has a flat, non-load-bearing covering component made from a plastic material. At least one reinforcing strut is connected firmly to the covering component, the reinforcing strut extends along a predetermined load path and has a respective connection device on its end sections, with which, together with the covering component, is able to be connected to a predetermined underbody section at force application points.

Abstract: A reinforcement structure for a rear floor of a vehicle includes a rear floor panel, a first cross member extending along a vehicle width direction to be combined with a rear end of the rear floor panel, a side member combined with a side portion of the rear floor panel, a side seal combined with the side member, an extension panel combined with a rear end of the rear floor panel and including a tunnel portion, and a second cross member extending along the vehicle width direction and being combined with the first cross member and the side member, wherein the first cross member and the second cross member are directly combined with the extension panel, and one end of the second cross member is bent to be combined with the first cross member, and the first cross member and the second member form a ring shape at both sides of the tunnel portion.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a rocker support that extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction. A C-pillar assembly is coupled to and extends upward from the rocker support. A vehicle door includes a door reinforcement beam having a rear portion located adjacent the C-pillar assembly. A door reinforcement beam catch projection extends through at least part of the C-pillar assembly and terminates at a location above the rear portion of the door reinforcement beam in the vehicle vertical direction to engage the rear portion of the door reinforcement beam only after movement of the door reinforcement beam into the C-pillar assembly.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle body bottom structure capable of restricting retraction of a front pillar by improving absorption performance for a collision load at a time of a narrow offset collision. The vehicle body bottom structure includes a dash lower for partitioning a vehicle compartment and a power mounted room as well as partitioning the vehicle compartment and a wheel house, a front pillar erected at a vehicle-widthwise end portion of the dash lower, and a gusset bridged between the dash lower and the front pillar, wherein the gusset is joined to the dash lower at one end thereof, and is spaced further from the dash lower the nearer to the front pillar, to be joined to the front pillar at the other end thereof, and wherein a crushing space is formed in a portion surrounded by the dash lower, the front pillar, and the gusset.

Abstract: A vehicle body includes a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal side rails, a first cross member and a second cross member. Each cross members spans between and interconnects the side rails. A multi-piece well includes a well floor having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. A first frame side support is secured to the first side of the well floor and a second frame side support is secured to the second side of the well floor. The first and second frame side supports define opposite side walls of the well. A first frame end support is secured to the first end of the well floor and a second frame end support is secured to the second end of the well floor. The first and second frame end supports define opposite end walls of the well.

Abstract: A vehicle body reinforcing structure may include a center pillar which may be provided at each central portion of left and right sides of a vehicle body, an outside member which is disposed outside the center pillar and surrounds the center pillar, an underside member which is disposed under the center pillar and coupled to a lower end of the center pillar and a lower end of the outside member, a cross member which may be elongated at an upper side of the underside member in a lateral direction of the vehicle body, and an upper side member which may be elongated in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and inserted between the underside member and the cross member.

Abstract: A hood covers a front part of a vehicle body from above and extends rearwardly and upwardly from a front end of the vehicle body. The hood includes upper surfaces provided at left and right parts of the hood, guide walls protruding upwardly from the upper surfaces, and a lid defining a lateral central part of the hood and contiguous with the upper ends of the guide walls. The guide walls extend continuously from a front end of the hood to a rear end of the hood. An instrument panel includes an upwardly inclined wall extending rearwardly from the rear end of the hood. The inclined wall slants at an angle larger than an angle at which the hood slants. The inclined wall of the instrument panel has an upper end located higher than an upper end of the hood.

Abstract: A motor vehicle, especially a cabriolet vehicle, with a motor vehicle chassis is provided to whose underbody area at least two reinforcing struts are allocated, each of which trends from a chassis attachment with a component in the direction of a vertical longitudinal mid-plane. A connection support is provided free under the underbody and with a distance to it, at which support two of these struts are held in close distance to each other with respect to the vehicle transverse direction, as well as two further struts, which from there extend away, in each case, with a component in the direction of the vertical longitudinal mid-plane, wherein the connection support is angled about at least one axis extending transverse to the vehicle between the mountings for the two struts and the mountings for the two further struts.

Abstract: A cabriolet vehicle has a body structure and a roof structure that can be attached to the body structure (14). The roof structure has a top with a top material. The top material has a main section, which forms the actual roof of the roof structure in the closed state of the top and lateral rear elongation sections. The elongation sections can be threaded into openings (15) of the body structure (14) and attached to tensioning brackets (19) of the body structure.

Abstract: As an alternative to a known partition between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment of a passenger vehicle that is open at the top, a preassembly unit including a transverse member extending over the width of the vehicle and insertable into side receptacles fixedly mounted on the body is proposed. The transverse member is additionally supported via struts on the automotive body. The struts run obliquely downward and outward at an angle of approximately 45° to the transverse member, resulting in a large clearance below the transverse member that can be utilized for loading between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment.

Abstract: A hidden storage for vehicles such as vans and utility/sports utility vehicles without altering the external appearance of the vehicle. The hidden storage is located adjacent one or both sides of the vehicle between a rearmost side door and the rear of the vehicle. The hidden storage is accessible only via one or more hinged side panel sections of the vehicle, and access to the interior of the vehicle does not provide access to the hidden storage area. The hidden storage is provided by a storage box secured to the side of the vehicle and the interior of the storage box is only accessible through opening of an associated hinged section of the side panel of the vehicle, which can be locked shut.

Abstract: An improved vehicle box assembly with an upright front panel part and a horizontal floor panel part defined by a monolithic one-piece roll-formed steel sheet member having a desired three-dimensional configuration. The sheet steel member is roll-formed in the lengthwise direction thereof to define a plurality of parallel stiffening ribs. The roll-formed member is thereafter transversely bent to define both front and floor panel parts.

Abstract: An improved vehicle box assembly with an upright front or side panel defined by a monolithic one-piece roll-formed steel sheet member having a desired three-dimensional configuration. The sheet steel member is roll-formed in the lengthwise direction thereof. The panel has a channel, preferably a closed tubular channel on the front panel, roll-formed along one edge of the sheet steel during forming of the panel. The closed tubular edge rail is preferably closed by a seam weld which extends lengthwise therealong and is performed in line with the roll-forming operation. The roll-formed panel is preferably provided with a flat shelf deformed horizontally to extend lengthwise along the panel downwardly from the top rail.

Abstract: A close out seal has a base, a weather strip and a trim strip all permanently joined together to provide a single part capable of being readily installed in a rear quarter panel of an automotive vehicle. The weather strip has a sealing lip adapted to contact a rear window of the vehicle. The trim strip has a contoured inner surface portion adapted to seal around an upright end portion of a transverse overhead sport bar. The trim strip provides a cap for the rear quarter panel.

Abstract: A structure is provided for a passenger motor vehicle, which comprises a panel structure of non-metallic material, such as fiber-reinforced plastic. For optimization of the structure with regard to high strength, light weight, and functional performance, said structure comprises a passenger cell, the panel structure of which includes a front panel structure and a rear panel structure, while the panel structures are connected with a floor structure bordered by longitudinal girders extending between the panel structures.

Abstract: A fender support system, including at least one molded fender support arrangement configured to couple to at least one fender arrangement, in which the fender support arrangement is configured to provide at least one of primary and secondary attachments for under-the-hood vehicle components.