Roof header modules in a vehicle
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1. A roof header module in a vehicle, comprising:
- a base disposed between a windshield and a headliner along a lengthwise direction and attached to a sheet metal of the vehicle; and
a plurality of components attached to the base and included on an interior of the vehicle,wherein the base extends across a width of an interior of the vehicle, is configured to interface with the windshield, the headliner and an A-pillar, wherein the base includes a plurality mounts to receive corresponding plurality of the components, and wherein the roof header module is a preassembled piece separate from the headliner.
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Abstract
Roof header modules in a vehicle comprises a base configured to interface with a windshield, a headliner and an A-pillar. The plurality of components is attached to the base through a plurality mounts designed to receive the plurality of the components. The plurality of components may include one of a sun visor, a vanity mirror, an overhead console, rear view mirror or monitor, a rain sensor, a camera, and/or a radar and may be attached by mounts. The roof header module is a preassembled single piece.
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19 Claims
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1. A roof header module in a vehicle, comprising:
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a base disposed between a windshield and a headliner along a lengthwise direction and attached to a sheet metal of the vehicle; and a plurality of components attached to the base and included on an interior of the vehicle, wherein the base extends across a width of an interior of the vehicle, is configured to interface with the windshield, the headliner and an A-pillar, wherein the base includes a plurality mounts to receive corresponding plurality of the components, and wherein the roof header module is a preassembled piece separate from the headliner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A roof header module in a vehicle, comprising:
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a base including a plurality of mounts; and a plurality of components to be included on an interior of the vehicle and attached to the corresponding mounts on the base, wherein the base and the plurality of components are preassembled to form a single module and the base is disposed between a windshield and a headliner along a lengthwise direction and extends across a width of the vehicle, and configured to be fit between the windshield and the headliner, and wherein the roof header module and the headliner together cover an entire sheet metal of the vehicle roof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle, comprising:
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a windshield; an A-pillar; a headliner; and a roof header module disposed on a sheet metal of a vehicle roof between the windshield and the headliner along a lengthwise direction of the vehicle and extending across a width of the vehicle, wherein the roof header module includes a base, and a plurality of components attached to the base, and the roof header module is a separate piece from the headliner, wherein the roof header module and the headliner together cover an entire sheet metal of the vehicle roof, and wherein the plurality of components include at least one of a sun visor, a vanity mirror, a rear view mirror and a plurality of sensors, and wherein the base includes a plurality of mounts corresponding to the plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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