Mechanism for sun visor extension

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10252602-B2
Application number	US-201715688409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2017
Priority date	Aug 28, 2017
Publication date	Apr 9, 2019
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle visor includes a visor body having a recessed track assembly disposed therein. An extension blade is slideably mounted to the visor body between stowed and deployed positions. A connecting member includes first and second ends. The first end is received in the recessed track assembly for sliding movement along a continuous loop of the recessed track assembly. The second end is operably coupled to the extension blade for lateral movement therewith between stowed, deployed and clearance positions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle visor, comprising:
a visor body having a recessed track assembly disposed therein;
an extension blade slideably mounted to the visor body between stowed and deployed positions; and
a connecting member having first and second ends, wherein the first end is received in the track assembly for sliding movement therealong, and further wherein the second end is operably coupled to the extension blade.

2. The vehicle visor of claim 1 , wherein the extension blade includes first and second rails slideably received in first and second channels disposed within the visor body, respectively.

3. The vehicle visor of claim 2 , wherein the first and second channels are spaced-apart, and further wherein the visor body includes a slot disposed between and interconnecting the first and second channels.

4. The vehicle visor of claim 3 , wherein the extension blade further includes a body portion disposed between and interconnecting the first and second rails, and further wherein the body portion of the extension blade is slideably received in the slot of the visor body.

5. The vehicle visor of claim 4 , wherein the first and second channels include first and second cross-sectional configurations, respectively, wherein the first cross-sectional configuration is different than the second cross-sectional configuration, and further wherein the first and second rails of the extension blade include first and second cross-sectional configurations, respectively, wherein the first cross-sectional configuration of the first rail is different than the second cross-sectional configuration of the second rail.

6. The vehicle visor of claim 1 , wherein the extension blade further includes a handle portion, and further wherein the handle portion abuts the visor body when the extension blade is in the stowed position.

7. The vehicle visor of claim 1 , wherein the connecting member is a flexibly resilient member.

8. The vehicle visor of claim 1 , including:
a biasing mechanism having a first end coupled to the visor body and a second end coupled the extension blade, wherein the biasing mechanism is operable between at-rest and loaded conditions, and further wherein the biasing mechanism biases the extension blade towards the stowed position.

9. A vehicle visor, comprising:
a visor body having an inner cavity;
a recessed track assembly disposed within the inner cavity, wherein the recessed track assembly surrounds a raised interior portion;
an extension blade slideably mounted to the visor body; and
a connecting member having a first end engaged with the recessed track assembly, and a second end operably coupled to the extension blade for movement therewith.

10. The vehicle visor of claim 9 , including:
a biasing mechanism having a first end coupled to the visor body and a second end coupled the extension blade, wherein the extension blade is laterally movable between stowed and deployed positions relative to the visor body, and further where the biasing mechanism biases the extension blade towards the stowed position.

11. The vehicle visor of claim 10 , wherein the first end of the connecting member includes an inwardly curved distal end that is received in the recessed track assembly for movement around a continuous loop thereof.

12. The vehicle visor of claim 11 , wherein the raised interior portion includes a first detent feature having a distal end, and further wherein the first end of the connecting member clears the distal end of the first detent feature as the extension blade moves from the stowed position to the deployed position.

13. The vehicle visor of claim 12 , wherein the first end of the connecting member is seated in a stepped portion of the raised interior portion when the extension blade is in the deployed position to retain the extension blade in the deployed position.

14. The vehicle visor of claim 13 , wherein the raised interior portion includes a second detent feature having a distal end, and further wherein the first end of the connecting member clears the distal end of the second detent feature as the extension blade moves from the deployed position to the stowed position.

15. A vehicle visor, comprising:
a visor body;
an extension blade slideably mounted to the visor body between stowed, deployed and clearance positions;
a plate member disposed within the visor body and having a recessed track assembly disposed thereon; and
a connecting member having a first end engaged with the recessed track assembly, and a second end operably coupled to the extension blade for movement therewith.

16. The vehicle visor of claim 15 , wherein the recessed track assembly forms a continuous loop around a raised interior portion of the plate member.

17. The vehicle visor of claim 16 , wherein the raised interior portion of the plate member includes a first detent feature that is cleared by the first end of the connecting member when the extension blade is in the clearance position.

18. The vehicle visor of claim 17 , wherein the raised interior portion of the plate member includes a stepped portion, and further wherein the first end of the connecting member is seated in the stepped portion of the raised interior portion of the plate member when the extension blade is in the deployed position.

19. The vehicle visor of claim 18 , including:
a biasing mechanism coupled between the visor body and the extension blade, wherein the biasing mechanism biases the extension blade from the clearance position to the deployed position.

20. The vehicle visor of claim 19 , wherein the raised interior portion of the plate member includes a second detent feature, and further wherein the first end of the connecting member clears the second detent feature of the raised interior portion of the plate member when the extension blade moves from the deployed position to the clearance position.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Mendoza Saldivar Hector Alberto
• Aguilar Ruelas Eduardo Arturo

Classifications

• B60J3/0208 Primary

  combined with auxiliary visor · CPC title

• B60J3/0239

  and pivoting on a support arm (bearing members regulating the rotational friction on the support arm B60J3/0265) · CPC title