Sun visor assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849756-B2
Application number	US-201615016396-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2016
Priority date	Feb 5, 2016
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A sun visor assembly may include a visor having a first attachment including a first magnet, and a second attachment arranged on a vehicle headliner and including a pair of spaced supports and a pin maintained therein, wherein the pin includes a second magnet and is rotatable with respect to the supports, wherein the first attachment is configured to selectively attach to the second attachment via the first and second magnets, and further wherein the pin is rotatable in an attached state to adjust an angle of the visor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sun visor assembly, comprising:
a visor having a first attachment including a first magnet; and
a second attachment arranged on a vehicle headliner and including a pair of spaced supports and a pin maintained therein, wherein the pin includes a second magnet and is rotatable with respect to the supports, wherein the first attachment is configured to selectively attach to the second attachment via the first and second magnets, and wherein the pin is rotatable in an attached state to adjust an angle of the visor.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second attachment includes at least one projection extending outwardly from the pin to maintain the second magnet.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first attachment includes a housing defining a recess, wherein the first magnet is arranged in the recess, and wherein the recess is configured to receive the projection in the attached state.

4. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the projection is rotatable with respect to the vehicle headliner via the pin.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first magnet includes a pair of first magnets.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second magnet includes a pair of second magnets.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the visor includes a pivot mechanism at one end to permit pivotable movement of the visor about the pivot mechanism and wherein the visor includes the first attachment at an end opposite the pivot mechanism.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second attachment is arranged at the vehicle headliner above a vehicle windshield.

9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second attachment is arranged at the vehicle headliner above a vehicle side window.

10. A headliner attachment assembly, comprising:
a base;
a pair of spaced supports; and
a pin maintained between the supports and the base, the pin including a projection maintaining a headliner magnet thereon and being rotatable with respect to the supports, the projection configured to engage a recess defined by a vehicle sun visor, and an angle of the visor being adjustable in an attached state via the pin.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein upon engagement with the recess the headliner magnet is configured to attach with a visor magnet arranged in the recess.

12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein the visor magnet includes a pair of visor magnets.

13. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the headliner magnet includes a pair of headliner magnets.

14. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the base is arranged at a vehicle headliner above a vehicle windshield.

15. A headliner attachment assembly, comprising:
a pair of spaced supports and a pin maintained therein, wherein the pin includes a headliner magnet and is rotatable with respect to the supports, wherein the headliner magnet is configured to selectively attach to a visor magnet arranged in a recess defined by a vehicle sun visor, and wherein an angle of the visor is adjustable via the pin.

16. The assembly of claim 15 , further comprising at least one projection extending outwardly from the pin to maintain the headliner magnet.

17. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein the projection is rotatable with respect to the supports via the pin.

18. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the headliner magnet includes a pair of headliner magnets.

19. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the visor magnet includes a pair of visor magnets.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Juarez Corona Alejandro

Classifications

• B60J3/0265

  Attachments of sun visors to mounting means including details of sun visor bearing member regulating the rotational friction on the support arm · CPC title

• B60J3/0217 Primary

  Brackets for mounting the sun visor support arm to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60J3/0213 Primary

  characterised by the mounting means (B60J3/0208 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60J3/023 Primary

  Additional support bracket releasably holding the sun visor · CPC title