Patent ID: 11919361
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A vehicle, comprising:
a passenger compartment comprising an upper region and a lower region;
a floor of the passenger compartment;
a plurality of track assemblies positioned on the floor and extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of track assemblies has a length that is greater than twenty-five percent of a length of the passenger compartment, wherein each of the plurality of track assemblies comprises a first rail assembly and a second rail assembly, and wherein the first and second rail assemblies of each of the plurality of track assemblies comprises a slot defined by the given rail assembly, and wherein the slot permits access to a channel defined by the given rail assembly;
a support member positioned in at least one location chosen from between adjacent rail assemblies and between adjacent track assemblies;
lower ductwork positioned between adjacent track assemblies of the plurality of track assemblies, wherein the lower ductwork is configured to deliver air to the lower region of the passenger compartment;
upper ductwork positioned between the first and second rail assemblies of at least two of the plurality of track assemblies, wherein the upper ductwork is configured to deliver air to the upper region of the passenger compartment; and
a floor covering positioned over top of the upper ductwork, the lower ductwork, and the plurality of track assemblies, wherein the floor covering is configured to maintain access to the slots of the first and second rail assemblies of each of the plurality of track assemblies, wherein the plurality of track assemblies, the support member, the lower ductwork, the upper ductwork, and the floor covering are coupled together as a floor panel such that installation of the floor panel within the passenger compartment results in a simultaneous installation of the plurality of track assemblies, the support member, the lower ductwork, the upper ductwork, and the floor covering.