MUMBAI, India, June 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202321088383 A) filed by Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited, Maharashtra, on Dec. 22, 2023, for 'a support block for a headliner assembly of a vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Vaibhav Wani; Bibhudutta Nayak; and Sagar Gite.
The application for the patent was published on June 27, under issue no. 26/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Present disclosure discloses a support block (1) for a headliner assembly (100) of a vehicle. The support block includes a first surface (6) defined on one side of the support block (1),where the first surface (6) is configured to be adhesively bonded to a headliner (4). Further, a plurality of provisions (2) are defined on the first surface (6) of the support block (1), such that, the first surface (6) and the plurality of provisions (2) are configured to receive adhesive material (3) to form a single adhesive layer (5) to adhere to the headliner (4) of the vehicle. Additionally, the support block includes a second surface (7) defined opposite to the first surface (6) and adapted to engage with a roof of the vehicle. This configuration of the support block interlocking of the adhesive layer with the support block to prevent separation of the support block and the headliner."
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