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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventor:

David Huelke, Milan, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B62D 65/14 (2006.01); B25H 1/04 (2006.01); B25H 1/00 (2006.01); B25H 1/10 (2006.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 65/14 (2013.01); B23K 37/04 (2013.01); B25H 1/0007 (2013.01); B25H 1/04 (2013.01); B25H 1/10 (2013.01); B60R 13/0206 (2013.01); B60R 13/0225 (2013.01); B60R 2013/0287 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01);
Abstract

A headliner assembly apparatus includes an input delivery device attempting to deliver an input related to a predetermined headliner to a controller that is in communication with the input delivery device. An indexing assembly is in communication with the controller, wherein the indexing assembly positions at least one headliner detail in an installation position in response to the input related to the predetermined headliner. A headliner support is adapted to position the predetermined headliner, wherein the predetermined headliner is placed on the indexing assembly, and wherein the headliner is placed to engage the at least one headliner detail in the installation position. A detail installing assembly couples the at least one headliner detail in the installation position to the predetermined headliner.


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