United Technologies Automotive Inc.

Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.

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United Technologies Corporation

Lear Corporation

James D Dowd

David M Hilborn

Roy Weilant

Abdolhossein R Lawassani

Matthew J Brown

Monte L Falcoff

Timothy S Roddy

Abdi R Lawassani

Robert C Burdick

Richard P Bozyk

Robert D Muller

Robert S Migrin

Albert Wojewnik

Stephen P McGarry

LeeAnn Marougi

Jeffrey L Kulczycki

Lawrence L Vigneau

Jeffrey W Stahlbaum

Lloyd Doigan

Darrel Hampton

A method of forming an electrical circuit on a surface of a substrate includes providing a substrate having a surface with at least one groove formed therein, the groove having a bottom textured surface, and applying an electrically conductive material onto the bottom textured surface of the groove.

Method of forming an electrical circuit on a substrate

A vehicle security system includes a local area pager and additional anti-drive away protection. The remote transmitter of the system preferably includes a housing that is separated into two portions. A first portion is retained by the vehicle owner while a second portion is provided to a parking attendant with the vehicle. The vehicle owner can use the first portion to generate a signal that is received by the second portion and provides an indication to the parking attendant that the vehicle owner desires the attendant to retrieve the vehicle. Additionally, the system allows the vehicle owner to place the vehicle into a limited operation mode when the vehicle is left with the parking attendant.

Vehicle security system with local area pager and anti-drive away

A vehicle switching system includes a transmitter generating signals based upon activation of one of a plurality of switches. Switches mounted on vehicle components in the vehicle are each associated with a predetermined vehicle function. A receiver in the vehicle receives the signal from the transmitter and activates the predetermined vehicle function.

Vehicle wireless switching system

An overhead console for a motor vehicle including an integral remote control unit storage compartment is provided. The invention allows for the remote control unit to be activated directly by actuating a pivotable door to an open position or indirectly while the remote control unit remains in the storage compartment.

Multifunctional garage door opener storage compartment

The primary sun visor is co-existent with a low profile thin member, known as a recessed tray, which is independent from the headliner substrate and is thinner than the headliner substrate it replaces. The recessed tray contains an integrally molded center support and outboard bezel area. The primary sun visor vanity mirror lamps have been removed and integrated into the recessed tray. The recessed tray retains both the primary and auxiliary sun visors.

Low profile sun visor system with remote lighting

A method of installing a headliner within a vehicle body. The headliner includes a plurality of overhead accessories each having an associated snap fit fastener shaped to fit in associated sheet metal openings in the vehicle body. The accessories are mounted to the headliner at a location remote from the vehicle with the snap fit fasteners protruding through the top of the headliner. The headliner, along with its associated accessories, is then transported to the vehicle body structure where the headliner is then mounted in the vehicle by aligning it with the vehicle body structure simultaneous with inserting a snap-fit fastener of one of the accessories into a corresponding sheet metal opening in the vehicle body structure. The remaining snap-fit fasteners associated with the other accessories are then mounted onto their corresponding sheet metal openings, thereby mounting the headliner and accessories to the vehicle structure.

Method of aligning and installing an automobile headliner by a

A lighted vanity mirror module for an automobile sun visor comprises a housing (35) including a base (40), a bezel (45) covering the base and supporting a mirror (20), and electric lamps (25) supplied with electric current through circuitry (55) embedded within the base. A hinged cover (30) is unlatched and the lamps energized by actuation of a single, combined latch and on-off switch (60). Interfitting lamp compartments (135) and (150) minimize light leakage into the interior of the housing, align the bezel with the base and provide fastening of the bezel to the base. A light dimming control (65) is also provided.

Automobile sun visor vanity mirror module

A modular headliner includes an assist strap for mounting to the modular headliner to the vehicle body structure and includes an assist strap fastening means. The fastening means extends to engage a vehicle body adjacent an opening defined by a vehicle body structure. A mandrel may then be inserted between the fastening means to lock the fastening means to the vehicle body structure to thereby mount the assist strap and headliner to vehicle body structure. The assist strap may include a pivotally mounted handle having a preassembly position such that upon displacement of the handle, the mandrel is displaced to the locking position. Additionally a breakaway tab means may secure the handle to the assist strap base such that until sufficient force is applied to the handle to rupture the breakaway tab the handle will not be displaced. The tab is tuned to require that a sufficient force be sufficient to drive the mandrel to the locking position.

Method of assembling modular headliner to a vehicle by snap-fitting

A sunshade fastener module for use in a motor vehicle secures a sunshade and headliner substrate to one another. Additionally, the fastener includes mounts for securing the fastener and the attached sunshade and substrate to the body structure of the motor vehicle.

Sunshade fastener module for use with modular headliner

A compartment for accommodating a remote-control transmitter for a garage door opening system or the like includes an actuator button (105) which operates a lever (95) pivotably mounted to the door of the compartment. An upstanding pin on the lever operates a push button switch on the transmitter. The compartment includes a plurality of such pins (112) of various dimensions receivable within a number of apertures (112) in the lever. The multiple combinations of pins and apertures render the compartment useful with a wide range of transmitters of various sizes, shapes and push button locations.

Compartment for remote transmitter or the like

Automobile sun visor mirror unit

Assist strap for a modular headliner

An assist strap is installed by rotating an assist strap handle to drive a mandrel, in the base of the assist strap, into a projection in a service on which the assist strap is mounted. An apparatus for mounting an assist strap in a motor vehicle includes projecting fastening means extending from the base of the assist strap and a mandrel mounted to slide between a first position disengaged from the fastening means and a second position wherein the mandrel engages the fastening means to limit the movement of the fastening means thereby locking the fastening means to the vehicle body structure. A handle may be mounted to the base for pivotal movement such that applying a force to the handle drives the mandrel from the first position to the second position. Additionally, the handle may be secured in a preassembly position utilizing a breakaway tab such that the force necessary to drive the mandrel from the first position to the second position is less than the force required to rupture the breakaway tab securing the handle in a preassembled position.

Assist strap for a motor vehicle

A sun visor panel (30) having a channel (40) along a forward edge thereof is provided with a mounting clip (50) including a resilient tab (65) which snaps and locks the visor panel into a stored position and a pair of open eyelets (70) which frictionally hold the visor panel in any of various angularly adjusted positions on a mounting rod. A pair of claw-shaped guides (80) function with a pair of visor panel end bushings (45) to bear lateral adjustment of visor panel position along the rod.

Vehicle sun visor mounting arrangement

A snap-fit fastener for securing a headliner, a sunshade or both to the body structure of a motor vehicle. The fastener has extending legs which are compressed to allow a cover portion to pass through an opening in the body structure. A torque fitting for attachment to a sunshade support rod is encased within the cover. A base portion engages the substrate and provides entering arms for aligning the fastener.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

James D Dowd