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
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Dec 6, 2016
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May 14, 2015
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Jan 23, 2015
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Apr 23, 2012
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Abstract
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.
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- B62D Class
- 2461 Applications Filed
- 1986 Patents Issued To-Date
- 80.70 % Issued To-Date
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