Method of forming a headliner that includes shaped reinforcement brackets
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorLogan R. Astrike
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Abstract
A method of forming a headliner for a vehicle includes forming the headliner into a desired shape from one or more materials. The headliner includes a headliner cutout portion corresponding to an opening through the headliner. A reinforcement bracket preform is formed into the headliner cutout portion during the step of forming the headliner. The headliner cutout portion is removed from the headliner. The reinforcement bracket preform is removed from the headliner cutout portion and a shaped reinforcement bracket is formed.
Claims8
A method of forming a headliner for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- forming the headliner into a desired shape from one or more materials, the headliner comprising a headliner cutout portion corresponding an opening through the headliner;
- forming a reinforcement bracket preform directly out of the headliner cutout portion during the step of forming the headliner into the desired shape, the reinforcement bracket preform is formed from material forming the headliner cutout and extends out of a plane defined by the headliner cutout portion;
- removing the headliner cutout portion from the headliner;
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- removing the reinforcement bracket preform from the headliner cutout portion and forming a shaped reinforcement bracket, the shaped reinforcement bracket having a different shape than the reinforcement bracket preform after the reinforcement bracket preform is removed from the headliner cutout portion and is formed.
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