Patent ID: 11878637
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a side curtain airbag mounted by the vehicle body;
a roof lining mounted to the vehicle body, the roof lining defined by front and rear roof lining elements relative to a front-rear direction of the vehicle and a separate center roof lining element secured to the front and rear roof lining elements;
front and rear brackets for fastening the center roof lining element to the vehicle body, wherein the front and rear brackets are aligned with front and rear mating holes extended through the center roof lining element; and
front and rear caps at least partially received in the respective front and rear mating holes from an exterior surface of the roof lining, the front and rear caps directly fastened to the respective front and rear brackets,
wherein front and rear portions of the center roof lining element are captured between the respective front and rear brackets and the respective front and rear caps fastened thereto.