# US 4,394,043 A · Sun visor

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- Number: US 4,394,043 A
- Document ID: US4394043A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/273,293
- Filed: 1981-06-15
- Granted: 1983-07-19
- Earliest claimed: 1981-06-15
- Assignees: Ford Motor Company
- Inventors: Michael B. Moulding; Klaus Muller; Gerhard Mack
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4394043A

## CPC

- B60J 3/0265: {Attachments of sun visors to mounting means including details of sun visor bearing member regulating the rotational friction on the support arm}
- B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05)

## Abstract

A sun visor for a motor vehicle comprises a mounting bracket having a shaft projecting therefrom. A visor panel is rotatably mounted on the shaft by a connector. A clip connected to the visor panel comprises a spring leaf which exerts a radial force on the shaft to resist rotation and a radial ridge formation which engages with a complementary groove formation on the shaft to resist axial movement of the panel along the shaft thereby avoiding the need for further fasteners.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sun visor comprising a mounting bracket having a longitudinally extending shaft projecting therefrom, a visor panel mounted on the shaft for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and a mounting clip connected to the visor panel for rotation therewith and including a spring leaf which exerts a radial force on the shaft which resists rotation of the visor panel on the shaft, characterized in that the spring leaf and the shaft include complementary interengaging radial formations which engage each other to resist axial movement of the visor panel along the shaft.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the said formations comprise a groove and a ridge.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A sun visor according to claim 2, wherein the shaft includes a circumferential groove, and the spring leaf includes a ridge.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2, 3)

A sun visor according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the clip is formed as an integral stamping.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A sun visor according to claim 4, wherein the clip includes one or more flanges having an aperture through which the shaft passes.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A sun visor according to claim 5, wherein at least one flange has two arms between which the visor panel is gripped.