Patent ID: 6076885
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle headliner assembly comprising:a headliner extending between longitudinally forward and rear positions and laterally spaced lateral ends, said headliner having a first trim face to be exposed when said headliner is mounted to a vehicle, and a second non-exposed face vertically above said exposed face when said headliner is mounted in a vehicle, and speaker openings formed through said headliner;a speaker support bar positioned above said non-exposed face of said headliner, said speaker support bar having speaker mount locations aligned with said speaker openings through said headliner, said speaker mount locations including mounting structure to mount a speaker, and said speaker support bar having spaced support ends for contacting said headliner at spaced locations, and transferring weight to said headliner; andspeakers extending through said speaker openings in said headliner, and being mounted to said speaker mount location on said speaker support bar.