Sunshade assemblies with reduced height profiles
AssigneeAisin World Corp. of America
InventorsAlexander Wells, Michael A Mixon, Glover A Kosch
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Abstract
Assemblies and other embodiments described herein relate to a sunshade assembly with a reduced height profile. In one embodiment, a sunshade assembly includes a support bar spanning a width of a vehicle sunroof. The support bar includes 1) a sunshade grip to retain an edge of a sunshade and 2) a slot formed at either end of the support bar. The sunshade assembly further includes a pair of drive shoes to drive the support bar. A drive shoe is positioned within a cavity of the support bar and includes a compliant clip to retain the drive shoe within the slot. The support bar and drive shoes have a height profile disposed below a sunroof seal and glass attachment access region of a sunroof assembly.
Claims20
A sunshade assembly, comprising:
- a support bar spanning a width of a vehicle sunroof, the support bar comprising:
- a sunshade grip to retain an edge of a sunshade;
- and
- a slot formed at either end of the support bar;
- and
- a pair of drive shoes to drive the support bar, a drive shoe:
- is positioned within a cavity of the support bar;
- and
- comprises a compliant clip to retain the drive shoe within the slot, the support bar and the drive shoes have a height profile disposed below a sunroof seal and glass attachment access region of a sunroof assembly.
A sunshade assembly, comprising:
- a support bar spanning a width of a vehicle sunroof, the support bar comprising:
- a sunshade grip to retain a leading edge of a sunshade;
- and
- a slot formed at either end of the support bar;
- and
- a pair of drive shoes to drive the support bar, a drive shoe:
- is positioned within a cavity of the support bar;
- and
- comprises a compliant clip to retain the drive shoe within the slot, the support bar and the drive shoes:
- have a height profile of less than ten millimeters (mm);
- and
- are disposed below a sunroof seal and glass attachment access region of a sunroof assembly.
A sunshade assembly, comprising:
- a support bar spanning a width of a vehicle sunroof, the support bar comprising:
- a sunshade grip to retain a leading edge of a sunshade;
- and
- a slot formed at either end of the support bar;
- a pair of drive shoes to drive the support bar, a drive shoe:
- is positioned within a cavity of the support bar;
- and
- comprises a compliant clip to retain the drive shoe within the slot, the support bar and the drive shoes:
- have a height profile of less than ten millimeters (mm);
- and
- are disposed below a sunroof seal and a glass attachment access region of a sunroof assembly;
- and
- a guide rail on either side of the support bar to support movement of the drive shoes, a guide rail height profile is disposed below the sunroof seal and the glass attachment access region of the sunroof assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.