Extendable pivoted visor panel
AssigneePrince Corporation
InventorsRalph A. Pax, Jr., Scott T. Williams
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Abstract
A visor system includes a visor panel and guide for movably mounting the visor panel above the headliner of a vehicle. The guide includes an exit through which the visor panel extends when moved from a stored position above the headliner to a use position. The visor assembly further includes a pivot rod mounted near the exit for selectively engaging pivot rod engaging structure on the visor panel only when the visor panel is extended. One of the visor pivot rod engaging structure or pivot rod includes a torque control for providing a controlled torque for pivoting and holding the visor between selected use positions once extended. The pivot rod engaging structure decouples from the pivot rod as the visor is again retracted into the stored position.
Claims20
A visor system for a vehicle comprising:
- guide means for mounting to a vehicle above a vehicle headliner for movably receiving a visor panel for movement between a stored position behind the headliner and a use position extended from the headliner;
- a visor panel including pivot rod engaging means, said panel coupled to said guide means for movement between stored and use positions;
- a pivot rod including means for mounting said pivot rod to a vehicle and near an exit end of said guide means to be engaged by said pivot rod engaging means when said visor panel is extended;
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- one of said visor panel and pivot rod including torque control means for controlling the rotational adjustment of said visor once extended from a stored position.
A visor system for a vehicle comprising:
- guide means for mounting to a vehicle above a vehicle headliner for movably receiving a visor panel for movement between a stored position behind the headliner and a use position extended from the headliner;
- a visor panel including pivot rod engaging means, said panel coupled to said guide means for movement between stored and use positions;
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- a pivot rod including means for mounting said pivot rod to a vehicle and near an exit end of said guide means to be engaged by said pivot rod engaging means when said visor panel is extended for adjustment of said visor once extended from a stored position.
A slide-out visor system for a vehicle comprising:
- a visor panel and guide means for slidably mounting said visor panel to a vehicle, said guide means including an exit end through which said visor panel extends when moved from a stored position;
- a pivot rod including means for mounting said pivot rod adjacent said exit end of said guide means;
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- means for releasably holding said visor panel to said pivot rod such that said visor panel engages said pivot rod only when said visor panel is moved to an extended use position and is released from said pivot rod when said visor panel is retracted to a stored position.
A slide-out visor system for a vehicle comprising:
- a visor panel;
- guide means for releasably and slidably mounting said visor panel to a vehicle, said guide means including an exit end through which said visor panel extends when moved from a stored position;
- a pivot rod including means for mounting said pivot rod adjacent an exit end of said guide means;
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- means for releasably holding said visor panel to said pivot rod such that said visor panel transfers from said guide means onto said pivot rod only when said visor panel is moved to an extended use position and is released from said pivot rod and transfers onto said guide means when said visor panel is retracted to a stored position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.