Sliding visor

• US 9,770,965 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2015
• Issued: 09/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pistons Interiors LLC
• Original Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
• Inventors: Huff, David Lee, Hinds, Leslie Raymond, Busha, Bryan Wesley, Woodward, Donald Joseph, Wieczorek, Joseph Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Morrow, Jason S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hicks, E Turner
• Application Number:
  US14/921,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20160046175A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 296 971, 296 975, 296 9711, 296 9712, 296 9713
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0208 combined with auxiliary visor
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/023 Additional support bracket releasably holding the sun visor
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0265 Attachments of sun visors to mounting means including details of sun visor bearing member regulating the rotational friction on the support arm
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0282 specially adapted for a courtesy mirror
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/252 Sun visors
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49876 by snap fit

Abstract

A sliding sun visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The sun visor includes a first and second visor body shell. At least one of the shells having a retaining channel for engaging and retaining a floating carrier on a visor pivot rod. It is also contemplated that the sun visor may have a snap in vanity system and rotating pin on a D-ring associated therewith. The visor body also may include a wire routing option to route a wire from the electrical system of a vehicle to a light bulb in a vanity.

Claims

1. A vanity for use with a visor in a vehicle, said vanity comprising:

a frame;

a door pivotally connected to said frame;

a mirror arranged in and secured to said frame in part by a flex hook,

a spring arranged on said frame, said spring is in contact with said mirror, and

a connecting flange arranged from a bottom surface of said frame.

2. The vanity of claim 1 further comprising a door spring arranged between said frame and said door.

3. The vanity of claim 1 further comprising a light and a lens.

4. The vanity of claim 1 further comprising a locking shoulder arranged on said bottom surface of said frame.

5. The vanity of claim 4 wherein said locking shoulder is arranged on an opposite end of said frame from said connecting flange.

6. The vanity of claim 5 wherein said locking shoulder and said connecting flange form a snap in vanity, the vanity is secured to the visor without fasteners.

7. The vanity of claim 1 further comprising a locking tab adjacent to said spring, said locking tab and said spring in part secure said mirror to said frame.

8. The vanity of claim 3 wherein said lens having a lens tab, said lens tab in part positions said mirror with respect to said frame.

9. The vanity of claim 2 wherein said door spring having a generally U-shape when viewed from a side.

10. The vanity of claim 9 wherein an end of said door spring is arranged in a pocket of said frame.

11. The vanity of claim 10 further comprising a cam arranged on said door, said door spring having another end engaged with said cam.

12. The vanity of claim 11 wherein said door spring having a cam interference to a door hinge, which creates a perpendicular force with respect to said pocket.

13. A visor for a vehicle, said visor comprising:

a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body;

a vanity secured to said visor body;

said vanity comprising;

a frame;

a door pivotally connected to said frame;

a mirror arranged in and secured to said frame in part by a flex hook;

a spring arranged on said frame, said spring is in contact with said mirror;

a connecting flange arranged from a bottom surface of said frame; and

a locking surface arranged on one of said shells of said visor body, said locking surface interengages with and contacts said connecting flange to in part secure said vanity to said visor body.

14. The visor of claim 13 further comprising a vanity locking shoulder arranged on said frame.

15. The visor of claim 14 wherein said vanity locking shoulder is arranged on an opposite end of said frame from said connecting flange.

16. The visor of claim 14 further comprising a visor body locking tab arranged on a surface of one of said shells.

17. The visor of claim 16 wherein said visor body locking tab interengages with and contacts said vanity locking shoulder to in part secure said vanity to said visor body with a snap in system that does not use fasteners.

18. The visor of claim 13 further comprising vanity locking tab arranged on said frame, said spring and said vanity locking tab in part secure said mirror to said frame without adhesives.

19. The visor of claim 13 further comprising a door spring having a generally “

C”

or “

U”

shape when viewed from a side, one end of said door spring arranged in a pocket of said frame, another end of said door spring engages and interacts with a cam of said door.