Visor assembly including friction mount
First Claim
1. A rotatable friction mount for a visor or the like comprising a fixed inner elongated member having a flexible portion resiliently movable with respect to the remainder of said inner elongated member, an outer tubular member telescopically surrounding said inner member and rotatable with respect thereto about the longitudinal axis of said outer member, and discrete bias means coupled to said inner member and resiliently urging said flexible portion axially and radially of said outer member into frictional engagement therewith thereby to inhibit rotational movement thereof.
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Abstract
A sun visor assembly has a rotatable friction mount including an elongated shaft receiving thereon an inner tubular friction member, two tubular spacers and a helical compression spring, all telescopically received within an outer tubular member and trapped between longitudinally-spaced apart retainer washers. Notches adjacent to the ends of the tubular friction member define hinged end portions which are tiltable under the urging of the compression spring radially outwardly into frictional engagement with the outer tubular member. A similar hinged tiltable end portion may be formed on one of the spacer members. Plural pairs of notches may be formed in the inner frictional member to define plural sets of hinged tiltable portions. In one embodiment the outer surface of the inner fricitonal member has longitudinal ribs disposed for ratcheting engagement with spring clips which project inwardly through apertures in the outer tubular member. A visor panel is secured to the outer tubular member and may be provided with a vacuum-formed recess for receiving an associated mirror, covered by a hingedly mounted cover on the visor panel.
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- 1. A rotatable friction mount for a visor or the like comprising a fixed inner elongated member having a flexible portion resiliently movable with respect to the remainder of said inner elongated member, an outer tubular member telescopically surrounding said inner member and rotatable with respect thereto about the longitudinal axis of said outer member, and discrete bias means coupled to said inner member and resiliently urging said flexible portion axially and radially of said outer member into frictional engagement therewith thereby to inhibit rotational movement thereof.
- 8. A rotatable friction mount for a visor or the like comprising an elongated shaft an elongated tubular inner member non-rotatably mounted on said shaft coaxially therewith, said inner member having a radially extending notch therein adjacent to one end thereof defining a narrow flexible hinge portion connecting an end portion of said inner member to the remainder thereof, said hinge portion accommodating tilting movement of said end portion to a deflected position non-coaxial with said shaft, an outer elongated tubular member telescopically surrounding said inner member and rotatable with respect thereto about the longitudinal axis of said shaft, retaining means preventing movement of said inner and outer tubular members longitudinally of said shaft, and bias means coupled to said inner member and resiliently urging said end portion to its deflected position for frictional engagement with the inner surface of said outer member thereby frictionally to inhibit rotational movement of said outer member.
- 16. A rotatable friction mount for a visor or the like comprising a fixed inner elongated tubular member having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart ribs extending longitudinally thereof on the outer surface thereof, an outer tubular member telescopically surrounding said inner tubular member and rotatable with respect thereto about the longitudinal axis thereof, said outer tubular member having a radially extending aperture therein, and friction means carried by said outer tubular member and projecting inwardly through said aperture for resilient ratcheting engagement with said ribs on said inner member thereby frictionally to inhibit rotational movement of said outer tubular member.
- 21. A rotatable friction mount for a visor or the like comprising an elongated shaft, an elongated tubular inner member non-rotatably mounted on said shaft coaxially therewith, said inner member having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart ribs extending longitudinally thereof on the outer surface thereof, said inner member having a radially extending notch therein adjacent to one end thereof defining a narrow flexible hinge portion connecting an end portion of said inner member to the remainder thereof, said hinge portion accommodating tilting movement of said end portion to a deflected position non-coaxial with said shaft, an outer elongated tubular member telescopically surrounding said inner member and rotatable with respect thereto about the longitudinal axis of said shaft, retaining means preventing movement of said inner and outer tubular members longitudinally of said shaft, said outer tubular member having a radially extending aperture therein, friction means carried by said outer tubular member and projecting inwardly through said aperture for resilient ratcheting engagement with said ribs on said inner member, and bias means coupled to said inner member and resiliently urging said end portion to its deflected position for frictional engagement with the inner surface of said outer member, thereby frictionally to inhibit rotational movement of said outer member.
- 30. A sun visor assembly comprising an elongated shaft, an elongated tubular inner member non-rotatably mounted on said shaft coaxially therewith, said inner member having a radially extending notch therein adjacent to one end thereof defining a narrow flexible hinge portion connecting an end portion of said inner member to the remainder thereof, said hinge portion accommodating tilting movement of said end portion to a deflected position non-coaxial with said shaft, an outer elongated tubular member telescopically surrounding said inner member and rotatable with respect thereto about the longitudinal axis of said shaft, retaining means preventing movement of said inner and outer members longitudinally of said shaft, bias means coupled to said inner member and resiliently urging said end portion to its deflected position for frictional engagement with the inner surface of said outer member thereby frictionally to inhibit rotational movement of said outer member, and a visor panel fixedly secured to said outer tubular member for rotational movement therewith.
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