US 12,280,722 B2
Interior trim for a motor vehicle, comprising a headliner and a stiffening frame and method for their manufacture
Patrick Buhr, Grafing (DE); and Michael Behnke, Vaterstetten (DE)
Assigned to International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by International Automotive Components Group GmbH, Duesseldorf (DE)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/214,301.
Claims priority of application No. 102020108728.4 (DE), filed on Mar. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0039993 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 7/09 (2019.01)
CPC B60R 13/0231 (2013.01) [B29C 70/003 (2021.05); B29C 70/081 (2013.01); B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B32B 5/028 (2013.01); B32B 5/275 (2021.05); B32B 7/09 (2019.01); B60R 13/0218 (2013.01); B29C 2791/002 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3011 (2013.01); B32B 2250/02 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2307/718 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2605/003 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interior trim part for a motor vehicle having a sliding or panoramic roof, the interior trim part comprising:
a headliner and a stiffening frame secured to the headliner and enclosing and stabilizing an opening in the headliner to enclose a sliding or panoramic window,
wherein the stiffening frame is made of a fiber-reinforced composite material comprising a fiber mat and a textile lattice material, the textile lattice material being applied flat on a surface of the fiber mat and impregnated together therewith, wherein the textile lattice material is bonded to the fiber mat prior to impregnation.