Vehicular sun visor assembly
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1. A vehicular visor assembly comprising:
- a molded plastic base core member having a longitudinally extending top, a longitudinally extending bottom and generally transverse sides,a socket molded adjacent the longitudinally extending top and one of said transverse sides of said molded plastic base core member;
a pivot rod received in said socket;
a torque spring surrounding said pivot rod being preloaded and contained in said molded plastic base core member;
a circuit board mounted in said molded plastic base core member having a switch integral therewith and a part of a lighting circuit contained on said circuit board;
a vanity mirror mounted in said molded plastic base core member,a sliding door mounted in longitudinally extending guides molded in said molded plastic base core member for movement from a closed position covering said vanity mirror to an open position exposing said vanity mirror for use and concealing said sliding door within said vehicular visor assembly, said sliding door having a switching element which contacts said switch to close it as said sliding door is moved from its closed to its open position;
at least one lamp connected with said lighting circuit and a lens for directing light from said lamp towards an object to be observed in said vanity mirror;
a molded plastic cover core member having an access opening providing access to said sliding door and underlying vanity mirror; and
a plurality of spaced complimentary locking means adjacent the peripheries of said molded plastic base core member and said molded plastic cover core member for snap locking said molded plastic cover core member to said molded plastic base core member.
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Abstract
A lighted mirror sun visor assembly including a molded plastic base core member and a molded plastic cover core member. The exterior surface of the core members are covered with an upholstery material. The pivot rod, visor storage position spring, lighting circuit including lamps, mirror and sliding door are all preloaded into the base core member. Finally the cover core member is snapped locked to the base core member and the upholstery material is permanently held in place by separate retention means creating a unique seam with an overall aesthetic appearance.
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1. A vehicular visor assembly comprising:
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a molded plastic base core member having a longitudinally extending top, a longitudinally extending bottom and generally transverse sides, a socket molded adjacent the longitudinally extending top and one of said transverse sides of said molded plastic base core member; a pivot rod received in said socket; a torque spring surrounding said pivot rod being preloaded and contained in said molded plastic base core member; a circuit board mounted in said molded plastic base core member having a switch integral therewith and a part of a lighting circuit contained on said circuit board; a vanity mirror mounted in said molded plastic base core member, a sliding door mounted in longitudinally extending guides molded in said molded plastic base core member for movement from a closed position covering said vanity mirror to an open position exposing said vanity mirror for use and concealing said sliding door within said vehicular visor assembly, said sliding door having a switching element which contacts said switch to close it as said sliding door is moved from its closed to its open position; at least one lamp connected with said lighting circuit and a lens for directing light from said lamp towards an object to be observed in said vanity mirror; a molded plastic cover core member having an access opening providing access to said sliding door and underlying vanity mirror; and a plurality of spaced complimentary locking means adjacent the peripheries of said molded plastic base core member and said molded plastic cover core member for snap locking said molded plastic cover core member to said molded plastic base core member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicular sun visor assembly comprising:
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a core member; a socket located in said core member, said socket having bearing portions; a vanity mirror mounted in said core member; at least one lamp adjacent said vanity mirror, said at least one lamp having a lens for directing light from said at least one lamp towards an object to be observed in said vanity mirror, said lamp being connected to a lighting circuit in said core member; a pivot rod received in said socket for pivoting said visor assembly between a storage position adjacent a vehicle roof and a substantially vertical use position, said pivot rod including; a tubular plastic shank surrounding an insert molded metal tube, said insert molded metal tube being one of two input power leads to said lighting circuit, and a wire inside said insert molded metal tube being an other of the two input power leads to said lighting circuit; and said tubular plastic shank having bearing portions cooperating with the bearing portions of said socket providing smooth rotation of said pivot rod in said socket moving said vehicular sun visor assembly between its storage position to its use position. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A vehicular visor assembly comprising:
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a molded plastic base core member having a longitudinally extending top, a longitudinally extending bottom and generally transverse sides, a socket molded adjacent the longitudinal extending top and one of said transverse sides of said molded plastic base core member; a pivot rod received in said socket; a torque spring surrounding said pivot rod being preloaded and contained in said molded plastic base core member; a lighting circuit mounted in said molded plastic base core member having a first switching element; a vanity mirror mounted in said molded plastic base core member, a sliding door mounted in longitudinally extending guides molded in said molded plastic base core member for movement from a closed position covering said vanity mirror to an open position exposing said vanity mirror for use and concealing said sliding door within said vehicular visor assembly, said sliding door having a second switching element which contacts said first switching element to close said lighting circuit as said sliding door is moved from its closed to its open position; at least one lamp connected with said lighting circuit and a lens for directing light from said at least one lamp towards an object to be observed in said vanity mirror; a molded plastic cover core member having an access opening providing access to said sliding door and underlying vanity mirror; and a plurality of spaced complimentary locking means adjacent the peripheries of said molded plastic base core member and said molded plastic cover core member for snap locking said molded plastic cover core member to said molded plastic base core member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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