Headliner/duct assembly and welding process therefor
OwnerJoerg Brahm, Robert Giffordinventors
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Abstract
A headliner/duct assembly for a vehicle is made by vibration welding the headliner and duct together or ultrasonically welding the headliner and duct of the assembly together. Parts made of materials that are incompatible for ultrasonic welding can be ultrasonically welded together by first adhering to one part compatible material that is compatible with the other part.
Claims32
A method of bonding a plastic duct to a headliner for a vehicle comprising vibration welding at least one portion of the duct to at least one portion of the headliner.
A headliner and duct assembly comprising a headliner and a plastic duct vibration welded together.
A method of bonding a plastic duct to a headliner for a vehicle comprising ultrasonically welding at least one portion of the duct to at least one portion of the headliner.
A headliner and duct assembly comprising a headliner and a duct ultrasonically welded together.
A method of ultrasonically welding two parts made of incompatible material comprising prior to ultrasonically welding adhering to at least one of the parts compatible material compatible with the other of the parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.