Headliner assembly having a tether
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1. A headliner assembly for use with a vehicle having an inflatable air bag disposed proximate a roof of the vehicle, the headliner assembly comprising:
- a headliner configured to extend underneath the air bag, the headliner having a front portion and a rear portion;
a tether connected to the rear portion of the headliner and configured to connect the rear portion of the headliner to a rear portion of the vehicle, the tether further being configured to cooperate with the headliner to control deployment of the air bag;
a tether bracket connected to the tether; and
a fastener that is configured to attach the tether bracket to the rear portion of the vehicle;
wherein the headliner has an attachment location disposed proximate a rear edge of the headliner, the tether is attached to the attachment location of the headliner, the headliner includes a substrate and a grommet attached to the substrate, the grommet defines the attachment location, and the substrate is folded over proximate the attachment location, such that the grommet extends through two layers of the substrate.
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Abstract
A headliner assembly is provided for use with a vehicle having an inflatable air bag disposed proximate a roof of the vehicle. The headliner assembly includes a headliner configured to extend underneath the air bag and having a front portion and a rear portion. The headliner assembly further includes a tether for connecting the rear portion of the headliner to a rear portion of the vehicle. The tether is configured to cooperate with the headliner to control deployment of the air bag.
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1. A headliner assembly for use with a vehicle having an inflatable air bag disposed proximate a roof of the vehicle, the headliner assembly comprising:
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a headliner configured to extend underneath the air bag, the headliner having a front portion and a rear portion; a tether connected to the rear portion of the headliner and configured to connect the rear portion of the headliner to a rear portion of the vehicle, the tether further being configured to cooperate with the headliner to control deployment of the air bag; a tether bracket connected to the tether; and a fastener that is configured to attach the tether bracket to the rear portion of the vehicle; wherein the headliner has an attachment location disposed proximate a rear edge of the headliner, the tether is attached to the attachment location of the headliner, the headliner includes a substrate and a grommet attached to the substrate, the grommet defines the attachment location, and the substrate is folded over proximate the attachment location, such that the grommet extends through two layers of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A headliner assembly for use with a vehicle having an inflatable air bag disposed proximate a roof of the vehicle, the headliner assembly comprising:
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a headliner configured to extend underneath the air bag; a tether bracket configured to be attached to the vehicle; a fastener that is configured to extend through the tether bracket and into an opening in the vehicle; and a tether connecting the headliner to the tether bracket, the tether being configured to control movement of the headliner during deployment of the air bag; wherein the tether bracket includes an attachment portion that is configured to be attached to the vehicle, and a leg portion having one end attached to the attachment portion and an opposite free end, and wherein the leg portion is connected to the tether, and the leg portion bends with respect to the attachment portion and without separating from the attachment portion during deployment of the air bag, to thereby absorb deployment energy. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A headliner assembly for use with a vehicle having an inflatable air bag disposed proximate a roof of the vehicle, the headliner assembly comprising:
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a headliner configured to extend underneath the air bag; a tether bracket configured to be attached to the vehicle; a fastener that is configured to extend through the tether bracket and into an opening in the vehicle; an intermediate member that is disposable between the tether bracket and the vehicle such that the fastener extends through the intermediate member when the fastener extends through the tether bracket and into the opening in the vehicle; and a tether connecting the headliner to the tether bracket, the tether being configured to control movement of the headliner during deployment of the air bag; wherein the tether bracket includes an anti-rotation tab that is engageable with an aperture in the vehicle to inhibit rotation of the tether bracket with respect to the vehicle, and wherein a portion of the intermediate member is also configured to extend into the aperture in the vehicle that receives the anti-rotation tab. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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