VISOR WITH PIVOTED SIDE WINDOW PANEL

• US 20130033060A1
• Filed: 04/21/2011
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marcus Automotive, LLC
• Original Assignee: Marcus Automotive, LLC
• Inventors: Marcus, Konrad H., Fluharty, William J., Hogg, Christopher L.
• Application Number:
  US13/642,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20130033060A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/97.8
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0208 combined with auxiliary visor
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0226 comprising a ball joint or at least two axes of rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0273 on both end regions of sun visor
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0278 structure of the body B60J3/0208, B60J3/0213 take precedence

Abstract

A visor system is mounted to a vehicle such that it pivots from a pocket in a vehicle headliner adjacent the windshield downwardly away from the windshield from a stored position to a use position. The system includes a primary visor which remains in the front windshield position and an auxiliary visor panel pivotally mounted to the vehicle for pivoting downwardly and then upwardly to a side window position without encroaching in a user'"'"'s space. The primary visor includes a pivoted extendable glare shield which can be deployed from an edge of the primary visor to increase sun blocking or filtering.

Claims

1. A visor system for a vehicle including a primary visor having a body and mount to allow said visor body to be attached to a vehicle for pivotal movement from a raised stored position rearwardly toward the user to a lowered use position;

and

an auxiliary visor panel including a. pivotal mount for pivotally mounting the auxiliary visor panel to a vehicle for pivoting to a side window position without encroaching in a user'"'"'s space.

2. The visor system as defined in claim 1 wherein said pivotal mount for said auxiliary visor is a ball joint mount.

3. The visor system as defined in claim 2 wherein said ball joint mount includes a ball with a pin extending therefrom and a socket for captively receiving said ball, wherein said socket includes a slot configured to receive said pin and control the motion of said auxiliary visor when moved from a stored position against said primary visor to a side window position.

4. The visor system as defined in claim 3 wherein said socket includes detents for holding said auxiliary visor in predetermined positions.

5. The visor system as defined in claim 4 wherein said predetermined positions include stored against said primary visor and adjacent a side window.

6. The visor system as defined in claim 5 wherein said primary visor includes a recess for receiving said auxiliary visor.

7. The visor system as defined in claim 1 wherein primary visor body has a slot for receiving a glare shield which can be extended from said primary visor to provide sun-blocking protection when said primary visor is either in a raised or lowered position.

8. The visor system as defined in claim 1 wherein said auxiliary visor is pivotally mounted to a vehicle roof such that it can pivot downwardly and away from the primary visor without encroaching in the user'"'"'s space.

9. The visor system as defined in claim 1 wherein said auxiliary visor includes a first vanity mirror.

10. The visor system as defined in claim 9 wherein said auxiliary visor includes a cover for said first vanity mirror, wherein said cover is mounted to an edge thereof and said cover includes an inside surface with a second vanity mirror having a magnification different than the magnification of said first vanity mirror.

11. The visor system as defined in claim 1 wherein said primary visor includes a light source for providing illumination therefrom.

12. The visor system as defined in claim 11 wherein said light source has selectable color temperatures.

13. The visor system as defined in claim 9 wherein said light source comprises at least a pair of LEDs with different characteristic frequencies.

14. The visor system as defined in claim 10 wherein said frequencies correspond to about 3000°

K and about 4500°

K.

15. A visor system comprising:

a visor body;

a mounting bracket for attaching said visor body to a vehicle for pivotal movement from a raised stored to a lowered use position; and

said mounting bracket mounts said visor body to a vehicle for pivoting between a front window position adjacent said visor body to a side window position in a downward and subsequent upward motion such that movement of said visor body from a front window position to a side window position does not encroach in the user'"'"'s space.

16. The visor system as defined in claim 15 wherein said ball joint mount includes a ball with an axle secured to said auxiliary visor and a pin extending from said ball opposite said axel and a socket for captively receiving said ball, wherein said socket includes a slot configured to receive said pin and control the motion of said auxiliary visor when moved from a stored position against said primary visor to a side window position.

17. The visor system as defined in claim 16 wherein said socket includes detents engaged by said pin for holding said auxiliary visor in predetermined positions.

18. The visor system as defined in claim 17 wherein said predetermined positions include stored against said primary visor and adjacent a side window.

19. The visor system as defined in claim 15 and further including a glare shield movably mounted to said visor body for extending outwardly from said visor body and wherein said glare shield is slideably mounted to said visor body.

20. The visor system as defined in claim 19 wherein said visor body has a pocket formed therein and said glare shield is slideably mounted within said pocket.

21. The visor system as defined in claim 20 wherein said glare shield is a tinted see through panel.

22. The visor system as defined in claim 15 wherein said auxiliary visor includes a first vanity mirror.

23. The visor system as defined in claim 22 wherein said auxiliary visor includes a cover pivotally mounted to an edge thereof and said cover includes a second vanity mirror having a magnification different than the magnification of said first vanity mirror.

24. The visor system as defined in claim 15 wherein said visor body has an upper edge housing a pair of spaced apart courtesy light sources and a reading light source positioned between said courtesy light sources.

25. A vehicle visor comprising:

a primary visor body;

pivot mounts coupled to opposite ends of said primary visor body for coupling said primary visor body to a vehicle such that said primary visor body rotates from a stored position adjacent a vehicle headliner downwardly and away from a vehicle windshield to a selected use position; and

an auxiliary visor coupled to a vehicle by a ball joint mount mounting said auxiliary visor to a vehicle for pivoting between a front window position adjacent said primary visor body to a side window position in a downward and subsequent upward motion such that movement of said auxiliary visor panel from a front window position to a side window position does not encroach in the user'"'"'s space.

26. The visor as defined in claim 25 and further including a glare shield extendably mounted within said visor body, wherein said panel is made of one of an opaque, micro-louver, transparent, tinted, translucent, polarized, phototropic, and electrochromic material.

27. The visor as defined in claim 26 wherein said glare shield is pivotally coupled to a carriage which is mounted within said primary visor body by a spring-assisted push-push latch.

28. The visor as defined in claim 27 wherein a flat mirror is mounted to one side of said auxiliary visor which includes a cover for said flat mirror, wherein said cover is pivotally mounted to said auxiliary visor to pivot downwardly below said auxiliary visor when in an open position to expose said flat mirror.

29. The visor as defined in claim 28 wherein a magnifying mirror is mounted to a side of said cover facing an occupant when said cover is in an open position.

30. A vehicle visor comprising:

a visor body;

a pivot mount coupled to said visor body for coupling said visor body to a vehicle such that said visor rotates from a stored position adjacent a vehicle headliner downwardly to a selected use position, and

an auxiliary visor panel pivotally mounted with respect to a vehicle with a ball joint mount such that it can pivot away from the visor body on multiple axes for adjustable movement to a side window position without encroaching in a user'"'"'s space.

31. The visor system as defined in claim 30 wherein said visor body includes a latch for releasably holding said auxiliary visor.

32. The visor system as defined in claim 30 wherein said ball joint mount includes a ball with an axle secured to said auxiliary visor and a pin extending from said ball opposite said axel and a socket for captively receiving said ball, wherein said socket includes a slot configured to receive said pin and control the motion of said auxiliary visor when moved from a stored position against said primary visor to a side window position.

33. The visor system as defined in claim 32 wherein said socket includes detents engaged by said pin for holding said auxiliary visor in predetermined positions.

34. The visor system as defined in claim 33 wherein said predetermined positions include stored against said primary visor and adjacent a side window.