Vehicle visor and light assembly

• US 9,238,433 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2014
• Issued: 01/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Stakoe, John Andrew, Li, Chi
• Primary Examiner(s): NEILS, PEGGY A
• Application Number:
  US14/148,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20140119037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 743 Days
• Field of Search: 362/490, 362/492, 362/137, 362/142, 296/97.1, 296/97.5
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0282 specially adapted for a courtesy mirror
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/252 Sun visors
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/74 for overall compartment lighting; for overall compartment lighting in combination with specific lighting, e.g. room lamps with reading lamps general lighting mounted on specific fittings B60Q3/20; general lighting for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/43

Abstract

A vehicle sun visor is provided that includes a visor body having a first side and a second side, and a vanity and lighting assembly located on the visor body. The assembly includes a lighting device located on the visor body. The lighting device is configured to provide a vanity light for a vanity mirror and is further configured to provide a dome light.

Claims

1. A vehicle visor comprising:

a visor body having first and second sides and a peripheral edge;

a vanity mirror assembly located on the first side of the visor body; and

a lighting device assembly located on the visor body and comprising a light device emitting light from the first side to provide a vanity light and further configured to emit light from the peripheral edge to provide a dome light, wherein the lighting device assembly further comprises a first lens and a second lens, wherein the light device directs light towards the first lens facing the first side and at the same time towards the second lens facing the peripheral edge.

2. The visor as defined in claim 1, wherein the light device comprises at least one light emitting diode.

3. The visor as defined in claim 1, wherein the light device comprises first and second lights for providing first and second vanity lights and further configured to provide first and second dome lights.

4. The visor as defined in claim 1, wherein the first side is opposite the second side and the peripheral edge connects the first side to the second side.

5. A vehicle visor comprising:

a visor body having first and second sides and a peripheral edge extending between the first and second sides;

a vanity mirror assembly located on the first side of the visor body; and

a lighting device assembly comprising a light source located in the visor body and configured to provide a vanity light for the vanity mirror on the first side and a dome light provided on the peripheral edge, wherein the light source directs light towards the first side for the vanity light and towards the peripheral edge for the dome light, and wherein the lighting device assembly further comprises a first lens and a second lens, wherein the light source directs light towards the first lens facing the first side and at the same time towards the second lens facing the peripheral edge.

6. The visor as defined in claim 5, wherein the light source comprises at least one light emitting diode.

7. The visor as defined in claim 5 further comprising a lens oriented to pass light from the light source to the peripheral edge.

8. A vehicle visor comprising:

a visor body having first and second sides and a peripheral edge; and

a lighting device assembly comprising a light source located on the visor body, the light source arranged to direct light towards a first lens to provide a first light illumination from the first side and at the same time to direct light towards a second lens to provide a second light illumination from the peripheral edge.

9. The visor as defined in claim 8, wherein the first side is opposite the second side and the peripheral edge extends between the first and second sides.

10. The visor as defined in claim 8, wherein the light source comprises at least one light emitting diode.