Display device holder apparatus for sun visor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9487150-B2
Application number	US-201414495555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2014
Priority date	Sep 26, 2013
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A display device holder apparatus for a sun visor may include a slide bracket slidably coupled to the sun visor in order to enable a state in which it may be received in the sun visor and a state in which it may be drawn forwardly from the sun visor, and a plurality of holders provided in the slide bracket, so as to be elastically rotatable with respect to the slide bracket and fixing a display device so that the display device may be held in the slide bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device holder apparatus for a sun visor, comprising:
a slide bracket slidably coupled to the sun visor in order to enable a state in which the slide bracket is received in the sun visor and a state in which the slide bracket is drawn forwardly from the sun visor;
a plurality of holders provided in the slide bracket, so as to be elastically rotatable with respect to the slide bracket and fixing a display device so that the display device is held in the slide bracket; and
a base bracket fixedly installed in the state in which the base bracket is received in the sun visor;
a stopper groove formed in the base bracket so as to be opened toward the slide bracket; and
a stopper stopping movement of the slide bracket when the slide bracket is in the state in which the slide bracket is received in the sun visor, installed at the slide bracket through a stopper spring, and inserted into the stopper groove.

2. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 1 ,
wherein the base bracket includes guide grooves formed in both side surfaces thereof in order to guide movement of the slide bracket in forward and backward directions; and
wherein guide protrusions protruding integrally from the slide bracket on both side surfaces of the slide bracket are configured to be moved along the guide grooves and move the slide bracket in the forward and backward directions.

3. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 1 , wherein the holder includes:
a lower holder rotatably coupled to a lower end of the slide bracket through a lower shaft; and
a pair of side holders rotatably installed at both sides of the slide bracket.

4. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 3 , further including pad members coupled integrally to the side holders and friction-contacting the display device to prevent movement of the display device and prevent damage to the display device.

5. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 3 , wherein the lower holder is configured to be pivotally rotated around the lower shaft due to a weight of the lower holder to be changed into an open state in which the display device is held, when the slide bracket is changed from a received state into a drawn state.

6. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 3 , wherein holder protrusions rotating the lower holder to change the lower holder from an open state into a closed state in which the display device is not held by a contact with the base bracket when the slide bracket is changed from a drawn state into a received state protrude integrally with portions of the lower holder through which the lower shaft penetrates.

7. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 3 , further including:
a pair of extension brackets slidably installed with respect to the slide bracket in order to enable a state in which the pair of extension brackets is received in the slide bracket and a state in which the pair of extension brackets is drawn toward a left and a right of the slide bracket, respectively; and
a return spring installed to connect the pair of extension brackets to each other and maintain the pair of extension brackets in a state in which the pair of extension brackets is received in the slide bracket by providing an elastic force to the extension brackets.

8. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 7 , wherein the side holders is rotatably installed on end portions of the extension brackets through side shafts, respectively.

9. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 8 , further including holder springs each having one end coupled to each side holder and another end coupled to each extension bracket and providing elastic force to the side holders so that the side holders is continuously closely adhered to the extension brackets in a state in which they is folded.

10. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 7 , wherein the slide bracket includes
a front bracket having the guide protrusions formed at both sides thereof; and provided with the stopper, the lower holder, the side holders, and the extension brackets; and
a rear bracket coupled to the front bracket, covering the front bracket, installed facing the base bracket, and limiting movement of the stopper in order to prevent the stopper from being separated toward the base bracket.

11. The display device holder apparatus for the sun visor of claim 1 , wherein the slide bracket is installed positioned on a surface of the sun visor directed toward an interior of the sun visor when the sun visor is folded and closely adhered to a roof panel.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cha Seung Kwon

Classifications

• B60R2011/0035

  Sun visors · CPC title

• B60R2011/0071

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

• B60R11/0235 Primary

  of flat type, e.g. LCD · CPC title

• B60J3/0278 Primary

  structure of the body (B60J3/0208, B60J3/0213 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60R7/05 Primary

  mounted on sun visor · CPC title