A headliner system includes a plurality of segments connected together and outlining a central opening and a central section received in the central opening. The central section is selected from a group of central sections consisting of a multisection panel incorporating an overhead airbag grid system, a panel incorporating a fold down display panel and a panel incorporating a pull down divider.

A vehicle interior component including a plurality of functional parts and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A headliner which is a vehicle interior component includes a sheet-like core member formed of a urethane foam. The headliner has a plurality of functional parts with different functions set in a plane of the headliner. The core member has an in-plane distribution of a characteristic of the urethane foam varied corresponding to the plurality of functional parts.

A vehicle ceiling connecting arrangement for attaching a vehicle ceiling to a vehicle structure of a vehicle. The vehicle ceiling connecting arrangement comprising a vehicle structure connection portion and a ceiling attachment element, wherein the vehicle ceiling connecting arrangement is configured to assume a ceiling attachment state in which a portion of the vehicle ceiling is sandwiched between a first surface of the vehicle structure and a ceiling clamping surface of the ceiling attachment element.

Methods of producing core layers with a variable basis weight across a width of the core layer are described. The core layers can be used in vehicle headliners to permit proper side air bag deployment in the vehicles during crashes. Systems and various materials used to produce the core layers are also described.

In an upper interior structure of a vehicle of the present invention, a deployment guide portion for guiding a curtain airbag toward a cabin side when the curtain airbag is deployed. The deployment guide portion comprises a first guide part and a second guide part. The first guide part is arranged above a top ceiling and on an outward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the curtain airbag, facing an upper end portion of a pillar trim, so as to restrain the curtain airbag from being deployed outwardly in the vehicle width direction. The second guide part is arranged between the first guide part and the top ceiling, extending in a vertical direction, so as to restrain the curtain airbag from being deployed into a gap between the first guide part and the upper end portion of the pillar trim.

A headliner assembly apparatus includes an input delivery device attempting to deliver an input related to a predetermined headliner to a controller that is in communication with the input delivery device. An indexing assembly is in communication with the controller, wherein the indexing assembly positions at least one headliner detail in an installation position in response to the input related to the predetermined headliner. A headliner support is adapted to position the predetermined headliner, wherein the predetermined headliner is placed on the indexing assembly, and wherein the headliner is placed to engage the at least one headliner detail in the installation position. A detail installing assembly couples the at least one headliner detail in the installation position to the predetermined headliner.

A segmented headliner includes a plurality of segments connected together and outlining a central opening.

A headliner system includes a plurality of segments connected together and outlining a central opening and a central section received in the central opening. The central section is selected from a group of different panels incorporating different functional features.

A vehicle ceiling connecting arrangement for attaching a vehicle ceiling to a vehicle structure of a vehicle. The vehicle ceiling connecting arrangement comprising a vehicle structure connection portion and a ceiling attachment element, wherein the vehicle ceiling connecting arrangement is configured to assume a ceiling attachment state in which a portion of the vehicle ceiling is sandwiched between a first surface of the vehicle structure and a ceiling clamping surface of the ceiling attachment element.

The vehicle headliner includes a base layer, a skin layer disposed on one side of the base layer, and an infrared reflecting layer and a protection layer, in this order, disposed on the other side of the base layer. The base layer contains thermoplastic resin and fiber. The protection layer is a non-stretched resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin having a melting point of 200 C. or more.