Vehicle sun visor with illuminated mirror
AssigneeAutopart Sweden AB
InventorsMats Jonsas, E. Gunnar Svensson
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sun visor for motor vehicles with an illuminated mirror (6) and a cover (7). The lighting (8) is arranged in the cover and is turned on and off as the cover is opened and closed.
Claims5
A sun visor for motor vehicles comprising a mirror, mirror lighting means and a cover pivotable between a closed position in which it completely covers the mirror and a position in which it completely exposes the mirror characterized in that
- said mirror lighting means comprises at least one lighting unit including an incandescent lamp, said lighting unit being mounted on a side of said cover which faces said mirror when said cover is in the closed position;
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- said cover includes a transparent plate which extends essentially across the entire cover surface facing said mirror and covers said incandescent lamps of said at least one lighting unit mounted on said cover.
A sun visor for motor vehicles comprising a mirror, mirror lighting means, and a cover pivotable between a closed position in which it completely covers the mirror and a position in which it completely exposes the mirror characterized in that said mirror lighting means comprises
- (a) at least one lighting unit including an incandescent lamp, said lighting unit being mounted on a side of said cover which faces said mirror when said cover is in the closed position and adjacent the pivot axis of the cover, said lighting means further extending over a major portion of the width of said cover;
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- (b) at least one transparent planar plate which covers at least the incandescent lamp, said plate being arranged at an angle relative to the plane of said cover, whereby light from said lighting means may be directed in accordance with the position of said cover relative to said mirror.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.