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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2003
Mark W. Fero, Clinton Township, MI (US);
David J. Prince, Villa Park, IL (US);
Justin Putti, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Randall A. Gage, Troy, MI (US);
Mark W. Fero, Clinton Township, MI (US);
David J. Prince, Villa Park, IL (US);
Justin Putti, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Randall A. Gage, Troy, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A headliner assembly for a vehicle. The headliner assembly includes a headliner body and a flexible air duct. The headliner body includes a vent aperture and first and second surfaces. The first surface is disposed adjacent to a roof of the vehicle and the second surface is disposed opposite the first surface. The flexible air duct includes an inlet for receiving pressurized air and a duct portion that channels pressurized air from the inlet to the vent aperture. The flexible air duct is attached to the first surface and inflates when air is provided through the inlet and at least partially deflates when air is not provided through the inlet.