Lear Corporation

International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.

Brian Cristea

George B Byma

Richard M&uuml;hlbacher

Douglas J Wilson

Gerald O Morrison

Michael C Dykman

Gordon L Ebbitt

James R Mestemaker

Mark Fero

Edward L Kowalski

Richard Mühlbacher

Gregg A Gibbons

Lynn Lashbrook

Rakesh Nahta

Paul G Deacon

Shuo Wang

Roland Woodcock

A headliner and bracket cooperate to define a trim edge around a vehicle sunroof. The bracket may include a lip the wraps around an edge of the headliner and trim associated with the headliner.

System to establish a trim edge for a vehicle roof window

The present invention involves a method and system for manufacturing a multiple density substrate for impact energy absorption with a mold having a mold cavity of a predetermined shape. The substrate is integrally formed by the method comprising providing a first set of unbonded pre-expanded beads having a first density and a second set of unbonded pre-expanded beads having a second density, loading a portion of the mold with the first set of unbonded beads at a predetermined location in the mold sufficiently to leave a void in the mold, and separately injecting the loaded mold portion with a sufficient second set of unbonded beads into the void. The method further includes bonding the first and second sets of beads together with heat to define a molded set of bonded beads having the predetermined shape and cooling the molded set of bonded beads sufficiently to define the substrate.

Multiple density interior trim substrate and method and system for making same

The present invention relates to a multiple foam substrate of predetermined shape and a method of manufacturing the substrate. The substrate is a multiple foam substrate which may be manufactured by the method with a mold having first and second mold cavities. The method includes injecting a first foam into the first mold cavity sufficiently to fill the first mold cavity and storing the first foam in the first mold cavity for a predetermined time sufficient to form a substantially non-mixing surface on the first foam. The method further includes injecting a second foam into the second mold cavity and onto the non-mixing surface on the first foam sufficiently to fill the second mold cavity. The method further includes storing the second foam in the second mold cavity for a predetermined time sufficient to bond the first foam to the second foam along the non-mixing surface.

Tool for forming a multiple foam substrate for impact energy absorption

Acoustical attenuating devices ( ) and method of forming them. The attenuating devices ( ) include an exterior layer ( ), a sound absorption layer ( ), and multiple perforated layers ( ) coupled to the sound absorption layer ( ). The perforated layers ( ) include a perforated structural layer ( ) and a perforated substrate layer ( ). The perforated structural layer ( ) and the perforated substrate layer ( ) provide structural stiffness and define multiple resonating tubes ( ) that attenuate sound.

Tunable sound absorbing and air filtering attenuating device

Multiple foam energy absorbing substrate assembly

Method of making a multiple foam interior trim substrate

The present invention involves a method and system for manufacturing a multiple density substrate for impact energy absorption with a mold having a mold cavity of a predetermined shape. The multiple density substrate is integrally formed by the method comprising providing a first set of unbonded pre-expanded beads having a first density and a second set of unbonded pre-expanded beads having a second density, loading a portion of the mold with the first set of unbonded beads at a predetermined location in the mold sufficiently to leave a void in the mold, and separately injecting the loaded mold portion with a sufficient second set of unbonded beads into the void. The method further includes bonding the first and second sets of beads together with heat to define a molded set of bonded beads having the predetermined shape and cooling the molded set of bonded beads sufficiently to define the multiple density substrate.

Multiple density interior trim substrate and method of making same

A vehicle interior headliner system is used in a vehicle having side windows and a roof panel. The headliner system includes a headliner attachable to the roof panel by a self-locating attachment system configured for blind attachment of the headliner to the roof panel. At least one inflatable bladder is secured to the headliner by the self-locating attachment system for deployment along the side windows. At least one inflator assembly is secured to the headliner for inflating the bladder. The self-locating attachment system includes a conical retainer and a floating fastener for blind attachment in a variety of applications.

Vehicle interior headliner system

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Royal Oak, MI, United States of America

Brian Cristea