VEHICLE SUN VISOR

• US 20160264044A1
• Filed: 03/13/2015
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: HILL, Anna Miller, OSSTYN, Neal Randolph, JONES, Peter David Alexander
• Application Number:
  US14/657,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20160264044A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/59 Lighting devices mounted in the vehicle interior and adapted for portability
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling

Abstract

A vehicle sun visor is provided. The sun visor includes a base portion, a vanity minor, and a lighting arrangement that includes a power source. The vanity minor and the lighting arrangement are each detachably coupled to the base portion. The sun visor also includes a charger that is configured to recharge the power source of the lighting arrangement when the lighting arrangement is coupled to the sun visor.

Claims

1. A vehicle sun visor comprising:

a base portion;

a vanity mirror detachably coupled to the base portion; and

a lighting arrangement, including a power source, detachably coupled to the base portion, wherein each of the lighting arrangement and vanity mirror is separately detachable from the base portion.

2. The vehicle sun visor of claim 1, further comprising a charger configured to recharge the power source of the lighting arrangement when the lighting arrangement is coupled to the sun visor.

3. The vehicle sun visor of claim 2, wherein the charger is an inductive charger.

4. The vehicle sun visor of claim 1, wherein the power source includes at least one battery.

5. The vehicle sun visor of claim 1, further comprising a storage pouch attached to the base portion.

6. The vehicle sun visor of claim 5, wherein the storage pouch is located between the base portion and vanity mirror when the vanity mirror is coupled to the base portion.

7. The vehicle sun visor of claim 1, wherein the lighting arrangement includes at least one light emitting diode.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vanity mirror includes a cover that is configured to conceal the vanity mirror when in a closed position.

9. A vehicle sun visor comprising:

a base portion;

a vanity mirror detachably coupled to the base portion;

a lighting arrangement, including a power source, detachably coupled to the base portion; and

an inductive charger configured to recharge the power source when the lighting arrangement is coupled to the sun visor.

10. The vehicle sun visor of claim 9, wherein each of the lighting arrangement and vanity mirror is separately detachable from the base portion.

11. The vehicle sun visor of claim 9, wherein the lighting arrangement and vanity minor are collectively detachable from the base portion as a single unit.

12. The vehicle sun visor of claim 11, wherein the lighting arrangement is detachable from the vanity mirror.

13. The vehicle sun visor of claim 9, further comprising a storage pouch attached to the base portion.

14. The vehicle sun visor of claim 13, wherein the storage pouch is located between the base portion and vanity mirror when the vanity mirror is coupled to the base portion.

15. The vehicle sun visor of claim 9, wherein the lighting arrangement includes at least one light emitting diode.

16. The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the vanity mirror includes a cover configured to conceal the vanity mirror when in a closed position.

17. The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the power source includes at least one battery.

18. A detachable vanity case for a vehicle sun visor comprising:

a detachable lighting arrangement including a power source; and

an electrical circuit configured to electrically connect with the detachable lighting arrangement and including a secondary inductive charge coil configured to electrically couple with a primary inductive charge coil of the sun visor when energized to enable charging of the power source.

19. The vanity case of claim 18, wherein the lighting arrangement includes at least one light emitting diode.

20. The vanity case of claim 18, further comprising a cover configured to conceal a vanity mirror when in a closed position.