Protection shield for vehicle headliner
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1. A vehicle headliner assembly, comprising:
- a headliner having a first side and a second side;
an air duct having an inner duct surface and outer duct surface, wherein a portion of the inner duct surface is attached to the second side of the headliner defining an air duct cavity between in the inner duct surface and headliner;
a protection shield having an inner surface and outer surface, a portion of the inner surface of the protection shield is attached in abutment to a portion of the outer duct surface of the air duct; and
an airbag, the protection shield being positioned between the airbag and the air duct.
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Abstract
Airbag protection shields are disclosed that comprise an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the shield is configured to attach to a vehicle headliner assembly and cover a portion of at least one vehicle component in the headliner assembly, the at least one vehicle component being positioned such that a nearby airbag may contact the at least one vehicle component upon deployment. The protection shields may be configured to protect a headliner assembling containing air ducts and air vents.
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1. A vehicle headliner assembly, comprising:
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a headliner having a first side and a second side; an air duct having an inner duct surface and outer duct surface, wherein a portion of the inner duct surface is attached to the second side of the headliner defining an air duct cavity between in the inner duct surface and headliner; a protection shield having an inner surface and outer surface, a portion of the inner surface of the protection shield is attached in abutment to a portion of the outer duct surface of the air duct; and an airbag, the protection shield being positioned between the airbag and the air duct. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle headliner assembly, comprising:
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a headliner having a first side and a second side; at least one air duct having an inner duct surface and outer duct surface, wherein a portion of the inner duct surface is attached to the second side of the headliner defining an air duct cavity between the inner duct surface and headliner; a protection shield having an inner surface and outer surface, wherein a portion of the inner surface of the protection shield is attached in abutment to the outer duct surface of the air duct and the inner surface of the protection shield is formed in substantially the same shape as the outer duct surface; and a side curtain airbag, the protection shield being positioned between the airbag and the air duct cavity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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