Sun visor stored in and withdrawn from a vehicle roof panel
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Yong San Co., Ltd.
InventorsJin Ho Hwang, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Min Ho Cho, Hyung Jin Kim, Sang Hoon Lee
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Abstract
A withdrawal-type sun visor includes a housing received in a roof panel. The housing has a storage recess therein. The withdrawal-type sun visor also includes a sun visor assembly configured to be received in the housing and to be withdrawn along a windshield glass of a vehicle. The sun visor assembly includes a display unit having a display region and includes a discoloration unit configured to enclose at least a portion of the display unit. The transmissivity of the discoloration unit is adjustable.
Claims10
A sun visor comprising:
- a housing received in a roof panel, the housing having a storage recess therein;
- and
- a sun visor assembly configured to be received in the housing and to be withdrawn toward a front glass of a vehicle,
- wherein the sun visor assembly includes,
- a display unit comprising a display region, and
- a discoloration unit configured to enclose at least a portion of the display unit, a transmissivity of the discoloration unit being adjustable,
- wherein the sun visor further comprises a driving unit connected to one end of the sun visor assembly for supplying a driving force such that the sun visor assembly is withdrawn,
- wherein the driving unit is fastened to a cover unit configured to enclose the display unit,
- wherein the cover unit is fastened to an inner shaft of a dual shaft, which extends through the cover unit, the discoloration unit is fastened to an outer shaft, which is driven independently of the inner shaft, and
- wherein, when the dual shaft is turned by the driving unit, the outer shaft and the inner shaft are simultaneously turned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.