Sun visor for vehicles including a mirror

A sun visor with an illuminated mirror for an automotive vehicle, or the like, comprising:

• a sun visor body;
• a recess defined in the visor body and extending in from a large surface side wall thereof;
• a box on the recess, the box having dimensions approximately equal to dimensions of the recess;
• a first light-transmitting material position in the box, the frame having a T-shaped cross section, a first leg of the T-shaped cross section comprising a peripheral margin extending substantially parallel to the large surface side wall, the peripheral margin having a first beveled surface around its periphery, the first beveled surface being beveled inwardly of the visor body around the entire periphery thereof, a second leg of the T-shaped cross section comprising walls extending perpendicular to the peripheral margin, the walls engaging interior surfaces of the box;
• a mirror in the first frame, the walls of the frame contacting a peripheral edge of the mirror around the entire peripheral edge, the peripheral margin of the frame protruding over a peripheral portion of the mirror adjacent the peripheral edge on the side of the mirror outside of the box, the mirror and the frame completely closing the box at approximately the height of the large surface of the side wall;
• a source of illumination located behind the mirror for back lighting the mirror and for providing light to be transmitted by the first frame;
• a covering for covering the outside of the first frame and the mirror;
• the covering including a covering frame generally located at the outside of the recess and disposed substantially forward of the mirror and extending around the first frame, a second surface of the covering frame being substantially parellel and complementary to the first beveled surface of the peripheral margin of the first frame around the entire periphery thereof, and cooperating with the first beveled surface to form a clip arrangement;
• the covering frame being clipped over the periphery of the peripheral margin of the first frame by the clip arrangement;
• the covering further including a cover flap and a hinge for connecting the cover flap to the covering frame at the edge of the cover flap the hinge being disposed on the edge of the covering frame which constitutes the lower edge during use and the hinge enabling the cover flap to pivot between a position covering the outside of the frame and a position opening to uncover the outside of the first frame.