Headliner impact system
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsPhouvadol P. Khouphongsy, Umesh N. Gandhi, Danil V. Prokhorov, Yuyang Song, Mizuho Takayama
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to vehicle headliners. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting, with a controller connected to a first impact feature of a headliner of a vehicle, a physical contact with the first impact feature with the first impact feature having a first bending strength prior to the physical contact. The controller subsequently activates the first impact feature to transition the first impact feature from the first bending strength to a second bending strength in response to the detected physical contact.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- detecting, with a controller connected to a first impact feature of a headliner of a vehicle, a physical contact with the first impact feature, the first impact feature having a first bending strength prior to the physical contact;
- and
- activating, with the controller, the first impact feature to transition the first impact feature from the first bending strength to a second bending strength in response to the detected physical contact, wherein activating the first impact feature comprises compressing a lamination of sheets of material positioned in a sealed vessel.
A method comprising:
- detecting, with a controller connected to a first impact feature of a headliner of a vehicle, a physical contact with the first impact feature, the first impact feature having a first bending strength prior to the physical contact;
- and
- activating, with the controller, the first impact feature to transition the first impact feature from the first bending strength to a second bending strength in response to the detected physical contact, wherein activating the first impact feature comprises compressing separate members positioned in a sealed vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.