公开(公告)号：US20170158105A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15360261

申请日：2016-11-23

Applicant: FCA Italy S.p.A.

Inventor： Maurizio TONIOLO ,  Hamza ARIBBAN

IPC: B60N3/06 ,  B60N3/04

CPC classification number: B60N3/06 ,  B60N3/04

Abstract: A foot-rest structure for the driving side of the floor of a motor vehicle comprises a foot-rest support, secured to the floor panel of the motor vehicle, a covering element mounted on said foot-rest support, and a lateral trim panel having a front edge connected to said covering element. The foot-rest support is constituted by a three-dimensional body made of plastic material, defining a three-dimensional volume projecting from the floor panel, adjacent to said lateral trim panel, and having an inclined front surface, a top surface, and at least one lateral surface, which faces the inside of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The covering element is constituted by a body made of plastic material, which is arranged over said foot-rest support and has an inclined front wall arranged over said inclined front surface of the foot-rest support and defining a foot-rest surface, and a top wall and a side wall arranged over said top surface and said at least a lateral surface, respectively, of said foot-rest support. The covering element and the foot-rest support are provided with engagement elements and seats cooperating with said engagement elements for their mutual rigid connection. The front edge of the lateral trim panel is connected only to said covering element, without any direct connection to said foot-rest support. The covering element has the aforesaid inclined front wall that, on a side edge thereof facing the lateral trim panel, forms a channel in which the front edge of the lateral trim panel is received, said front edge of the lateral trim panel and said channel having engagement elements and seats cooperating with said engagement elements for rigid connection of the lateral trim panel to said covering element.