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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2007
Tomonori Ohtsubo, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Hiroki Uemura, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Toshimine Morino, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuhashi, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Keisuke Iida, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Yukio Iwayama, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Eiji Yoshimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomonori Ohtsubo, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Hiroki Uemura, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Toshimine Morino, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuhashi, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Keisuke Iida, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Yukio Iwayama, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Eiji Yoshimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A floor board positioned in the foot area of an occupant seated in an occupant seat is allowed to be driven up or down. In an automobile movable floor apparatus, a floor boardthat covers the upper face of an automobile body floorand a raising-lowering drive mechanismthat drives the floor boardto be raised or lowered are provided in the foot area of an occupant seated in an occupant seat, and a toe board portionsloping down to the rear and a floor base portionthat extends toward the rear of the automobile body and is continuous with the rear end of the toe board portionare provided in the automobile body floor. The floor boardincludes a toe board corresponding portionthat corresponds to the toe board portionof the automobile body floor, and a floor base corresponding portionthat corresponds to the floor base portion, and the toe board corresponding portionand the floor base corresponding portionare formed in a flattened V-like shape when viewed from the side.