Visor nail
AssigneeIrvin Automotive Products, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Wieczorek, Rodney Slobodian
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a sun visor for a motor vehicle. The method includes the steps of positioning a nail substantially parallel a longitudinal edge of a clamshell visor half and driving the nail though a clip rod positioned in a clip rod recess. The nail is preferably driven by sliding a visor pivot rod or attached slider against one end thereof, driving the nail through the clip rod and securing the same in the recess.
Claims27
A method of assembling a sun visor for use in a motor vehicle comprising the steps of:
- positioning a slidable visor pivot rod between first and second halves of a clamshell visor body;
- positioning an elongate nail member in the visor body such that a first end thereof is proximate a clip rod recess defined by the clamshell visor body, and a second end is proximate the visor pivot rod;
- positioning a clip rod in the recess such that the clip rod and nail are substantially axially aligned;
- pushing the pivot rod against the second end of the nail member, thereby driving the nail member through the clip rod and securing the same in the recess.
A method of securing a clip rod in a sun visor comprising the steps of:
- positioning a nail member proximate a recess in a molded plastic visor body;
- positioning a clip rod in the recess such that it is oriented substantially parallel with longitudinal edges of the visor body;
- pushing a slidable pivot rod assembly in the visor body against the nail member, thereby driving the nail member through the clip rod and securing the same in the recess.
A method of manufacturing a sun visor for a motor vehicle comprising the steps of:
- molding first and second visor halves, said visor halves being engageable to form a visor body, wherein the first and second halves define a channel extending longitudinally in the visor body, the channel having a first end proximate a recess in a periphery of the visor body, and further having a second end;
- positioning a pivot rod assembly between the visor halves such that it at least partially rides within the channel;
- positioning a nail member between the visor halves and proximate the first end of the channel;
- closing the visor halves such that they slidably capture at least a portion of the pivot rod assembly in the channel;
- sliding the pivot rod assembly against an end of the nail member and pushing the same through a clip rod that spans the recess, thereby securing the clip rod therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.