Sun visor for motor vehicles

A sun visor for motor vehicles, comprising:

• a sun visor body having a broad side, and a recess formed in the broad side for receiving a mirror assembly;
• a mirror assembly installed in the sun visor body recess, the mirror assembly comprising:
• a part defining a trough;
• a mirror supported on the trough to be viewed from the broad side of the visor body, the mirror having a side edge;
• an electrically operated illuminating device above the side edge of the mirror;
• a light transmissive light panel which is movable to a covering position where the light panel covers over the illuminating device, such that the light from the illuminating device is transmitted through the light panel;
• a swing cover, means at the trough supporting the swing cover to swing into an open position exposing the mirror and the light panel and a closed position
• covering and hiding the mirror and the light panel;
• the light panel having one location thereon swingably supported on the cover and having another location swingably supported on the trough, such that with the swing cover closed, the light panel is covered by the swing cover and is moved by the swing cover to an uncovering position below the illuminating device, and with the swing cover swung open, the light panel is moved by the swing cover into the covering position to cover over the illuminating device for preventing direct view of the illuminating device while light from the illuminating device is transmitted through the light panel.