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

Claim 16:
17. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a side curtain airbag mounted by the vehicle body;
a roof lining including front and rear roof lining elements relative to a front-rear direction and a separate center roof lining element, the front and rear roof lining elements mounted to the vehicle body, the center roof lining element mounted directly 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, wherein each of the front and rear bracket includes a base and at least one arm extended from the base, the base overlaying an inner surface of the center roof lining element at the respective front and rear mating holes, the at least one arm fastened to the vehicle body;
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 bases of the respective front and rear brackets; and
a front cover connected to the front cap for covering the front mating hole from the exterior surface of the roof lining, and a rear cover connected to the rear cap for covering the rear mating hole from the exterior surface of the roof lining.