Vehicle headliner attachment system
First Claim
1. A vehicle headliner attachment system, comprising:
- a headliner having an upper surface;
a moonroof assembly having an exterior peripheral structure with a downward protruding rail; and
a plurality of carriers coupled with the upper surface and each having a connection feature with inward protruding retention elements that slidably engage opposing sides of the rail and retain a bulbous portion of the rail and a resilient element that protrudes upward to bias the headliner downward.
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Abstract
A vehicle headliner attachment system includes a moonroof assembly having a peripheral structure surrounding at least one glass panel. A headliner has an upper surface surrounding an opening that aligns with at least one glass panel. A select one of a plurality of carriers and a pair of longitudinal rails protrudes down from laterally opposing sides of the peripheral structure. The other of the plurality of carriers and the pair of longitudinal rails coupled with the upper surface of the headliner proximate the opening. The plurality of connectors each have a connector slidably engaged with a select one of the pair of longitudinal rails and a resilient element biasing carrier away from the select one of the pair of longitudinal rails.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle headliner attachment system, comprising:
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a headliner having an upper surface; a moonroof assembly having an exterior peripheral structure with a downward protruding rail; and a plurality of carriers coupled with the upper surface and each having a connection feature with inward protruding retention elements that slidably engage opposing sides of the rail and retain a bulbous portion of the rail and a resilient element that protrudes upward to bias the headliner downward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A headliner attachment system for a vehicle roof, comprising:
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a moonroof assembly coupled with the vehicle roof and having an exterior peripheral structure that includes a longitudinal rail protruding downward; a headliner having an upper surface surrounding an opening; and a linear arrangement of carriers coupled with the upper surface and each having a pair of connectors slidably engaging opposing sides of an enlarged end of the rail and a resilient element protruding upward to abut the moonroof assembly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle headliner attachment system, comprising:
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a moonroof assembly having an exterior peripheral structure surrounding at least one glass panel; a headliner having an upper surface surrounding an opening that aligns with the at least one glass panel; and a pair of longitudinal rails protruding down from laterally opposing sides of the peripheral structure; and a plurality of carriers coupled with the upper surface of the headliner proximate the opening and each having a connection feature with inward protruding retention elements slidably engaged with opposing sides of one of the pair of longitudinal rails and retaining a bulbous portion of the rail and a resilient element biasing the carrier away from the peripheral structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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