Vanity mirror assembly for a vehicle sun visor
AssigneeDaimay North America Automotive Engineering Technology, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Welter, Frederic Selvini, Guillaume Duthoit
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Abstract
A vanity mirror assembly for a vehicle sun visor includes a cover assembly configured to be slideably supported within a frame and to cover a reflective element while in a closed position and to at least partially expose the reflective element to a vehicle interior while in an open position. The cover assembly includes a substantially rigid body portion, one or more flexible arms extending from the substantially rigid body, and a biasing member configured to drive the one or more flexible arms away from the substantially rigid body and into a corresponding groove of the frame.
Claims13
A vanity mirror assembly for a vehicle sun visor, comprising:
- a cover assembly configured to be slideably supported within a frame and to cover a reflective element while in a closed position and to at least partially expose the reflective element to a vehicle interior while in an open position, wherein the cover assembly comprises:
- a substantially rigid body portion;
- one or more flexible arms extending from the substantially rigid body;
- and
- a biasing member configured to drive the one or more flexible arms away from the substantially rigid body and into a corresponding groove of the frame.
A vanity mirror assembly for a vehicle sun visor, comprising:
- a frame;
- a cover configured to slide relative to the frame between a closed position in which the cover is disposed in front of a reflective element and an open position in which the cover at least partially exposes the reflective element to a vehicle interior;
- and
- a biasing member configured to drive a flexible portion of the cover away from a substantially rigid body portion of the cover and into a corresponding groove of the frame, wherein the biasing member is configured to move with the cover and to avoid contact with the frame as the cover slides relative to the frame between the closed position and the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.