Bearing for a sun visor for a vehicle having a mirror illuminated by an electric source of light

Mounting pin means for a sun visor for an automotive vehicle, wherein the sun visor includes an electrified light source in the body of the sun visor;

• the sun visor having swivel bearing means;
• the swivel bearing means including a mounting pin connected to the body of the sun visor and around which the visor body is swivelable for defining the swivel bearing means there;
• the mounting pin being for connecting the sun visor body to the body of an automotive vehicle;
• the mounting pin being hollow and being comprised of electrically non-conductive material;
• the mounting pin being bent at an angle along its length for defining two arms thereof;
• the hollow of the mounting pin extending through both arms of the mounting pin and meeting at the bend;
• the swivel bearing means further including an electric conductor guided through the hollow of the mounting pin;
• the mounting pin being open at the bend and the opening at the bend communicates into the hollow in both arms of the mounting pin for enabling insertion of the conductor into the hollow arms through the opening at the bend;
• the mounting pin including an end portion thereof at the sun visor body;
• an electric switch contact receptacle being defined in the mounting pin end portion;
• a first electric switch contact being supported in the receptacle and being electrically connected with the conductor;
• the receptacle and the first switch contact are respectively so shaped that the first switch contact is prevented from swiveling in and with respect to the receptacle;
• a second electric switch contact being supported on the visor body at the swivel bearing means;
• the second electric switch contact being electrically connected with the light source;
• and the first and second electric switch contacts being so shaped and positioned that at one swivel position of the visor body, the contacts engage, and at another swivel position of the visor body, the contacts disengage.