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Headliner-assembly-and-locating-method

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Headliner assembly and locating method

Details

Inventors: Corpe, Edward J.; Duffey, Deborah; Elliott, Jeffrey D.;
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
Primary Examiner: Pedder; Dennis H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dottavio; James J.

An automotive vehicle body and headliner assembly and locating method. The headliner has two locating holes. The body includes a pair of bodyside assemblies each with a door opening having a peripheral flange, a pair of A-pillar assemblies each having a reinforcement with a visor hole, and a roof assembly including a roof outer panel and front and rear roof headers longitudinally spaced along the roof outer panel. The A-pillar assemblies and bodyside assemblies are secured to the roof assembly. Locators are provided on the body for locating the headliner with respect to the body. The locators are located laterally on the body relative to one of the bodyside assemblies. The locators are alignable with the locating holes in the headliner.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an automotive body and headliner assembly and a method which locates the headliner in the body.
According to the present invention, an automotive vehicle body and headliner assembly is provided which includes a headliner having two locating holes.
The body includes a pair of bodyside assemblies each with a door opening having a peripheral flange, a pair of A-pillar assemblies each having a reinforcement with a visor hole, and a roof assembly including a roof outer panel and front and rear roof headers.
A locating means is provided on the body for locating the headliner with respect to the body.
The locating means is located laterally on the body relative to one of the bodyside assemblies.
The locating holes in the headliner are alignable with the locating means in the body.
Thus, the headliner will be accurately positioned with respect to the body.
The above object and other objects and features of the invention will be readily appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art from the following detailed description of the best mode for carrying out the invention when taken in connection with the following drawings.

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