Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

James M Thomas, Jr

Jonathan Joseph Quijano

Abhijeet Anil Hoshing

A vehicle interior trim securing system includes a trim piece that includes a trim piece body. The trim piece includes a wire harness support that extends outward from the trim piece body that includes a support portion including an inner portion, an outer portion and a connecting portion that connects the inner portion and the outer portion forming a channel that is sized to receive a wire harness. A sealing structure includes a suction cup that is connected to the outer portion and a pull tab connected to the suction cup. The pull tab is partially covered by the trim piece body with the suction cup adhered to a floor underbody panel and has a length such that a free end extends laterally beyond the trim piece body.

Vehicle interior trim securing systems and associated methods

A vehicle floor carpet securing system includes a trim piece that includes a lateral portion connected to a vertical portion at a corner. A standoff rib anchors to a silencer layer of a vehicle carpet at an end. The standoff rib has an opposite end that engages the trim piece at the lateral portion, vertical portion and/or the corner to inhibit movement of the carpet relative to the trim piece.

Automotive floor carpet securing systems and associated methods

Headliner assemblies may include multiple support structures operatively connected to portions of a headliner. The support structures may include one or more stiffeners. Assemblies may include a tether configured to engage two portions of the stiffeners. In some examples, a headliner assembly may include a moon roof stiffener and a side rail stiffener with a tether that engages portions of each. The tether may provide retention forces in the event of an airbag deployment or headliner impact to retain portions of the stiffeners that may fracture or break.

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

James M Thomas, Jr