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Automobile ceiling material provisional placement structure and automobile ceiling material installation method

  • US 8,833,797 B2
  • Filed: 05/02/2011
  • Issued: 09/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automobile ceiling material provisional placement structure comprising:

  • a ceiling material that configures a lining of a ceiling of a passenger compartment;

    curtain airbags that are disposed between roof side rails of a vehicle body and the ceiling material in a state in which the curtain airbags are folded in long shapes along the roof side rails, with the curtain airbags inflating upon being supplied with gas generated by inflators, whereby the curtain airbags deploy downward while bending vehicle width direction end sides of the ceiling material; and

    resin covers that are formed in long shapes along the roof side rails, are disposed between the roof side rails and the curtain airbags, cover the curtain airbags in the folded state from the roof side rail sides, and have disposed thereon receiving portions arranged to provisionally support vehicle width direction end portions of the ceiling material by contacting the ceiling material when the ceiling material is installed in the vehicle body,the receiving portions being disposed on vehicle rear side end portions of the resin covers and being disposed on vehicle rear sides of vehicle rear side end portions of the curtain airbags in the folded state.

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