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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Logan R. Astrike, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/04 (2006.01); B29C 70/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0231 (2013.01); B29C 70/00 (2013.01); B29C 70/04 (2013.01); B60R 13/0212 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a headliner for a vehicle includes forming the headliner into a desired shape from one or more materials. The headliner includes a headliner cutout portion corresponding to an opening through the headliner. A reinforcement bracket preform is formed into the headliner cutout portion during the step of forming the headliner. The headliner cutout portion is removed from the headliner. The reinforcement bracket preform is removed from the headliner cutout portion and a shaped reinforcement bracket is formed.