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US 12,220,973 B2Granted
Visor assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAndrew J. Augusty, Paul A. Forgette, Satyanarayana R. Vemulapati
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Abstract
A vehicle includes an A-pillar, a windshield, a receiver, and a visor assembly, including an engagement feature that moves from a first position to a second position, and a biasing feature that biases the engagement feature toward the first position in the second position of the engagement feature. The visor assembly is operable between a stowed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the first position and the engagement feature and the receiver are in a spaced relationship, and a deployed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the second position and contact between the engagement feature and the receiver maintains the engagement feature in the second position against the bias of the biasing feature.
Claims17
A vehicle, comprising:
- an A-pillar;
- a windshield adjacent to the A-pillar;
- a receiver coupled to the windshield;
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- a visor assembly pivotably coupled to the A-pillar at a proximal end of the visor assembly and comprising:
- an engagement feature that is operable to move relative to a portion of the visor assembly from a first position to a second position, wherein a maximum distance between the engagement feature and the proximal end in the first position of the engagement feature is greater than a maximum distance between the engagement feature and the proximal end in the second position of the engagement feature;
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- a biasing feature that is configured to bias the engagement feature toward the first position in the second position of the engagement feature, the visor assembly being operable between a stowed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the first position and the engagement feature and the receiver are in a spaced relationship, and a deployed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the second position and contact between the engagement feature and the receiver maintains the engagement feature in the second position against the bias of the biasing feature, and wherein the visor assembly is configured to move between the stowed and deployed conditions via pivotal movement of the engagement feature and the portion of the visor assembly relative to the A-pillar and movement of the engagement feature relative to the portion of the visor assembly.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- an A-pillar;
- a windshield adjacent to the A-pillar;
- a receiver coupled to the windshield;
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- a visor assembly pivotably coupled to the A-pillar and comprising:
- a visor panel;
- an engagement feature that is operable to move relative to the visor panel from a first position to a second position, wherein contact between the engagement feature and the receiver as the engagement feature enters the second position causes a surface of a portion of the receiver contacted by the engagement feature to deform from a convex surface to a concave surface;
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- a biasing feature that is configured to bias the engagement feature toward the first position in the second position of the engagement feature, the visor assembly being operable between a stowed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the first position and a length of the visor assembly extends along the A-pillar, and a deployed condition, wherein the length of the visor assembly extends across a portion of the windshield, the engagement feature is engaged with the receiver, and contact between the engagement feature and the receiver maintains the engagement feature in the second position against the bias of the biasing feature, and wherein the visor assembly is configured to move between the stowed and deployed conditions via pivotal movement of the engagement feature and visor panel relative to the A-pillar and movement of the engagement feature relative to the visor panel.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- an A-pillar;
- a windshield adjacent to the A-pillar;
- a rain sensor coupled to the windshield;
- a trim panel that covers the rain sensor;
- a receiver coupled to the trim panel;
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- a visor assembly pivotably coupled to the A-pillar and comprising:
- a visor panel;
- an engagement feature that is operable to move relative to a portion of the visor assembly from a first position to a second position, wherein the visor panel moves with the engagement feature as the engagement feature moves between the first and second positions;
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- a biasing feature that is configured to bias the engagement feature toward the first position in the second position of the engagement feature, the visor assembly being operable between a stowed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the first position, and a deployed condition, wherein a length of the visor assembly extends across a portion of the windshield, the engagement feature is engaged with the receiver, and contact between the engagement feature and the receiver maintains the engagement feature in the second position against the bias of the biasing feature, and wherein the visor assembly is configured to move between the stowed and deployed conditions via pivotal movement of the engagement feature and visor panel relative to the A-pillar and movement of the engagement feature relative to the visor panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.