VEHICLE VISOR HAVING HIDDEN LIGHT ASSEMBLY

• US 20120327674A1
• Filed: 06/23/2011
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Stakoe, John Andrew, Li, Chi
• Application Number:
  US13/167,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20120327674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/492
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0278 structure of the body B60J3/0208, B60J3/0213 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0282 specially adapted for a courtesy mirror
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/252 Sun visors

Abstract

A vehicle visor is provided that includes a visor body having a first side, a second side, and a light transmissive cover material. The vehicle visor further includes a hidden light assembly located in the visor body arranged to provide light illumination through the light transmissive cover material on the first and second sides of the visor body.

Claims

1. A vehicle visor comprising:

a visor body having a first side and a second side, the visor body having a light transmissive cover material; and

a light assembly located in the visor body arranged to provide light illumination through the light transmissive cover material on the first and second sides of the visor body.

2. The visor of claim 1, wherein the light assembly is configured to provide a first light illumination on the first side of the visor body and is configured to provide a second light illumination on the second side of the visor body.

3. The visor of claim 2, wherein the first light illumination comprises a vanity light and the second light illumination comprises a reading light.

4. The visor of claim 3, wherein the first and second light illuminations are selectively provided one at a time.

5. The visor of claim 1, wherein the vehicle visor further comprises a vanity mirror assembly located on the first side of the visor body.

6. The visor of claim 5, wherein the vanity mirror assembly has a flip lid that pivots between covered and uncovered positions, wherein the light assembly is activated when the vanity lid pivots to the uncovered position.

7. The visor of claim 6, wherein the vanity mirror assembly further comprises a light shield located on the visor body so as to shield light from the second side of the visor body when the visor body is in a downward use position.

8. The visor of claim 1, wherein the light assembly comprises at least one light emitting diode.

9. The visor of claim 1, wherein the light assembly comprises a first light source illuminating the first side of the visor body and a second light source illuminating the second side of the visor body.

10. The visor of claim 1, wherein the light transmissive cover material comprises polyester fiber.

11. The visor of claim 1, wherein the light transmissive cover material has a light wave permeation in the range of ten to thirty percent.

12. A vehicle visor comprising:

a visor body having a first side and a second side and a light transmissive cover material on both the first and second sides; and

a light assembly located in the visor body and arranged to provide light illumination through the light transmissive cover material on the first and second sides of the visor body, wherein the light assembly provides first light illumination through the first side to serve as a vanity mirror light and provides second light illumination through the second side to serve as one of a reading and dome light.

13. The visor of claim 12, wherein the first and second light illuminations are selectively provided one at a time.

14. The visor of claim 12, wherein the vehicle visor further comprises a vanity mirror assembly located on the first side of the visor body.

15. The visor of claim 14, wherein the vanity mirror assembly has a flip lid that pivots between covered and uncovered positions, wherein the light assembly is activated when the vanity lid pivots to the uncovered position.

16. The visor of claim 15, wherein the vanity mirror assembly further comprises a light shield located on the visor body so as to shield light from the second side of the visor body when the visor body is in downward use position.

17. The visor of claim 12, wherein the light transmissive cover material comprises polyester fiber.

18. The visor of claim 12, wherein the light transmissive cover material has a light wave permeation in the range of ten to thirty percent.

19. The visor of claim 12, wherein the light assembly comprises a first light source illuminating the first side of the visor body and a second light source illuminating the second side of the visor body.