Remote control unit for installation in vehicle

A combination including a remote control unit for use in a vehicle for controlling an automatic device outside the vehicle, a vehicle ceiling and a visor, the remote control unit being mounted at the ceiling of the vehicle and near the visor, the remote control unit comprising:

• an electric circuit;
• a transmitter connected to the circuit;
• an antenna connected to the transmitter;
• at least one switch means connected to the circuit for activating the circuit and the transmitter to transmit a signal via the antenna to the automatic device;
• wherein
• the visor is mounted at the vehicle ceiling to swing down to a use position and up to a non-use position at the vehicle ceiling, and wherein a recess is located in the ceiling and behind the visor, the remote control unit being received within the recess for enabling the visor to be moved to a non-use position at the ceiling without interference from the remote control unit;
• wherein the remote control unit is hidden from view when the visor is in the non-use position.

A remote control unit for use in a vehicle for controlling an automatic device outside the vehicle, the vehicle having a ceiling and having a visor located at the ceiling, the remote control unit being mounted at the ceiling of the vehicle and near the visor, the remote control unit comprising:

• an electric circuit;
• a transmitter connected to the circuit;
• an antenna connected to the transmitter;
• at least one switch means located on the ceiling of the vehicle and connected to the circuit for activating the circuit and transmitter to transmit a signal via the antenna to the automatic device;
• wherein
• the circuit and the transmitter are located in a housing at the vehicle ceiling, and the housing being formed to have a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of a portion of the periphery of the visor and being disposed outside the periphery of the visor and wherein the housing and said at least one switch means are mounted adjacent to the periphery of the visor when the visor is in a non-use position.

A remote control unit for use in a vehicle for controlling an automatic device outside the vehicle, the vehicle having a ceiling and having a visor located at the ceiling, the remote control unit being mounted at the ceiling of the vehicle and near the visor, the remote control unit comprising:

• an electric circuit;
• a transmitter connected to the circuit;
• an antenna connected to the transmitter;
• and
• at least one switch means located on the ceiling of the vehicle and connected to the circuit for activating the circuit and the transmitter to transmit a signal via the antenna to the automatic device;
• wherein
• the housing comprises a substantially L-shaped member shaped and located so as to surround a portion of the periphery of the visor.