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US 6,555,042 B1Granted
Method of making a vehicle headliner assembly with integral speakers
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsJohn F. Mola, George Byma
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Abstract
A vehicle headliner assembly includes a headliner attachable to the vehicle interior roof. The headliner includes a plurality of material layers. At least one audio speaker is sandwiched between the material layers. The speaker has a thickness of less than approximately 8 millimeters. A subwoofer may be provided elsewhere in the vehicle to complete the audio system.
Claims16
A method of manufacturing a vehicle headliner assembly, comprising:
- heating multiple headliner material layers;
- positioning at least one audio speaker between said material layers, said speaker having a thickness of less than approximately 8 millimeters;
- and
- compression molding said material layers together with said at least one audio speaker therebetween to form the headliner assembly.
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A method of manufacturing a vehicle headliner assembly, the method comprising:
- positioning at least one audio speaker between first and second material layers;
- and
- compression molding said material layers together with said at least one audio speaker therebetween to form the headliner assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.