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US 2017/0291568 A1Published application
Headliner assembly for a vehicle and a vehicle system using the same
AssigneeFord Global Technolgies, LLC
InventorsKevin Shen, Alvin Liu, Paul Alan Forgette, Xuezhi Jin
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a headliner assembly for a vehicle. The headliner assembly includes a base panel and a cover layer disposed below the base panel. The base panel includes an edge in a length direction of the vehicle and a portion adjacent to the edge and having a plurality of notches. The cover layer has an edge extending beyond the edge of the base panel.
Claims20
A headliner assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a base panel having an edge in a length direction of the vehicle and a portion adjacent to the edge and having a plurality of notches;
- and
- a cover layer disposed below the base panel in a height direction of the vehicle, wherein the cover layer has an edge extending beyond the edge of the base panel.
A vehicle system comprising:
- a base panel disposed on a top of a vehicle, wherein the base panel includes an edge in a length direction of the vehicle and a first portion adjacent to the edge and having a plurality of notches;
- a cover layer disposed below the base panel in a height direction of the vehicle and having an edge extending beyond the edge of the base panel in a width direction of the vehicle;
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- a first side trim has an upper end corresponding to the first portion of the base panel and contacting a bottom surface of the cover layer to form interference fit with the base panel and the cover layer.
1 more element
A method for preparing a headliner assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a base panel and a cover layer;
- and
- cutting an edge of the base panel to form a new edge such that the cover layer has an edge extending beyond the new edge of the base panel and a plurality of notches are formed in a portion of the new edge of the base panel corresponding to a side trim of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.