A VEHICLE FLOOR
FIG3 shows a partial cross section through the motor vehicle floor assembly of FIG2
The vehicle frame attachment insert 119 may comprise a dished plate that is over-moulded into the vehicle floor 101 so that a lower surface of the plate engages an upper surface of a lower layer, e.g. the third layer 109, of the vehicle floor 101, in a final state of manufacture of the vehicle floor 101. Further, the attachment insert 119 may comprise a central opening configured to receive a fastener that can be used to secure, e.g. clamp, the vehicle floor 101 to the vehicle frame 113, as shown in FIG3. This arrangement ensures that the vehicle floor 101 is securely fastened to the vehicle frame 113, and that the clamp force is not transferred through the upper layers, e.g. the first or second layers 105, 107, of the floor 101, which may deform under clamp loading.
partial cross-sectional view
117
vehicle frame attachment points vehicle frame attachment point
121
lateral members
107
second layer
113
vehicle frame
119
attachment insert
105
layer layers
111
101
floor floors
115
109
third layer
120
lower surface
['2. A moulded vehicle floor according to claim 1, wherein the seat attachment point is provided on a seat attachment insert that is over-moulded into the floor.', '3. A moulded vehicle floor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the floor comprises a vehicle frame attachment point configured to locate the floor relative to a vehicle frame.', '9. A moulded vehicle floor according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the floor comprise a lower surface configured to form at least a portion of the underbody of a vehicle, in an assembled configuration.']