Patent ID: 6475937
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A lightweight, thermoplastic headliner for use in a vehicle having a roof, the headliner comprising:a stiff, self-supporting, thermoplastic sheet adapted to be mounted adjacent the roof so as to underlie the roof and completely shield the roof from view, the sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a plurality of spaced energy-absorbing, head-impact mechanisms formed on the sheet for absorbing energy of an impact with the headliner by a passenger of the vehicle wherein each of the head-impact mechanisms include a plurality of spaced-apart, energy-absorbing, thermoplastic structures which are integrally molded to and extend upwardly from the upper surface of the thermoplastic sheet and wherein the number, spacing, and size of the structures are predetermined based on head-impact requirements.