Sun visor assembly with electronic device receiver

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10336263-B2
Application number	US-201715808772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2017
Priority date	Nov 9, 2017
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

A sun visor assembly includes a visor body and an electronic device receiver carried on the visor body. The electronic device receiver includes a clamping feature having a slider and an opposed latching feature. The visor body may also include a USB feature and/or a viewing port extending through the visor body.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A sun visor assembly, comprising:
a visor body; and
an electronic device receiver carried on said visor body, said electronic device receiver including a latching feature and a clamping feature having a slider.

2. The sun visor assembly of claim 1 , further including a biasing element biasing said slider toward said latching feature whereby an electronic device is positively retained in said electronic device receiver by being squeezed between said slider and said latching feature.

3. The sun visor assembly of claim 2 , wherein said electronic device receiver includes a cradle embedded in said visor body.

4. The sun visor assembly of claim 3 , wherein said latching feature is pivotally mounted to said cradle on a first pivot feature.

5. The sun visor assembly of claim 4 , wherein said latching feature includes a channel and said first pivot feature defines a pivot axis parallel to said channel.

6. The sun visor assembly of claim 2 , further including a viewing port extending through said visor body.

7. The sun visor assembly of claim 6 , wherein said viewing port includes a displaceable cover.

8. The sun visor assembly of claim 7 , wherein said viewing port has a first end in communication with said electronic device receiver.

9. The sun visor assembly of claim 8 , wherein said viewing port includes a guideway and said displaceable cover slides along said guideway between a first position closing a second end of said viewing port and a second position opening said second end of said viewing port.

10. The sun visor assembly of claim 9 , further including a USB feature carried on said visor body.

11. The sun visor assembly of claim 10 , wherein said USB feature includes (a) a base fixed to said visor body, (b) a hub connected to said base by a pivot and (c) a USB port carried on said hub.

12. The sun visor assembly of claim 1 , further including a USB feature carried on said visor body and a wireless charging feature carried on the visor body for charging an electronic device held in the electronic device receiver.

13. The sun visor assembly of claim 12 , wherein said USB feature includes (a) a base fixed to said visor body, (b) a hub connected to said base by a pivot and (c) a USB port carried on said hub.

14. A sun visor assembly, comprising:
a visor body; and
a USB feature carried on said visor body, said USB feature including (a) a base fixed to said visor body, (b) a hub connected to said base by a pivot and (c) a USB port carried on said hub.

15. The sun visor assembly of claim 14 , further including a viewing port extending through said visor body.

16. The sun visor assembly of claim 15 , wherein said viewing port includes a cover displaceable between a first position closing said viewing port and a second position opening said viewing port.

17. The sun visor assembly of claim 16 , wherein said viewing port includes a guideway and said cover slides along said guideway.

18. A sun visor assembly, comprising:
a visor body; and
a viewing port extending through said visor body, said viewing port including a cover displaceable between a first position closing said viewing port and a second position opening said viewing port.

19. The sun visor assembly of claim 18 , wherein said viewing port includes a guideway and said cover slides along said guideway.

20. A sun visor assembly, comprising:
a visor body;
an electronic device receiver carried on said visor body, said electronic device receiver including a clamping feature having a slider;
a USB feature carried on said visor body; and
a wireless charging feature carried on said visor body for charging an electronic device held in said electronic device receiver.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Ligi Jr Anthony
• Dunham Scott Holmes
• Dornik Nicholas
• Petrella-Lovasik Rosaria Lee

Classifications

• H02J7/751

  concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries · CPC title

• B60R2011/0035

  Sun visors · CPC title

• B60R11/0241 Primary

  for telephones · CPC title

• B60R2011/0294

  Apparatus with multi-functionalities, e.g. radio and telephone · CPC title

• B60R2011/0071

  using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like · CPC title