Abstract: An antenna mounting structure includes an automotive vehicle headliner structured for mounting on an interior surface of a roof of the vehicle. The headliner includes an extended portion that extends beneath a glass component of the vehicle when the headliner is mounted on the roof. The antenna mounting structure also includes an antenna mounted on the extended portion of the headliner. The mounting of the antenna on the extended portion provides a line of sight between the antenna and a transmitter or receiver located in the atmosphere outside the vehicle.

Abstract: A headliner assembly for a vehicle. The headliner assembly includes a headliner body and a flexible air duct. The headliner body includes a vent aperture and first and second surfaces. The first surface is disposed adjacent to a roof of the vehicle and the second surface is disposed opposite the first surface. The flexible air duct includes an inlet for receiving pressurized air and a duct portion that channels pressurized air from the inlet to the vent aperture. The flexible air duct is attached to the first surface and inflates when air is provided through the inlet and at least partially deflates when air is not provided through the inlet.

Abstract: A method of making an interior trim part, in accordance with the invention, includes the steps of applying a thermoset adhesive on a main body; preheating the main body after applying the adhesive on the main body; sufficiently inhibiting curing of the adhesive such that the preheated main body may be further heated and formed in a molding operation; applying a catalyst on the main body, the catalyst being configured to facilitate curing of the adhesive; and forming the main body in a heated mold to achieve a desired shape, wherein the mold sufficiently heats the adhesive and the catalyst to thereby enable sufficient curing of the adhesive.

Abstract: A vehicle headliner assembly (10) and a method for injection molding the assembly by injecting into a mold 24 a single phase solution of an inert gas within a polymeric resin (16) to provide a microcellular headliner (14) with an 5 average cell size less than 100 microns and a cell density greater than 106 cell/cm3 and with headliner components (20) molded with the headliner. The inert gas utilized may be carbon dioxide, nitrogen and mixtures of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.