Sliding visor
AssigneePrince Corporation
InventorsLisa A. Fink, Stuart Orrell, Michael R. Yandell, Robert J. Stenman, S. John Bentley
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Abstract
A visor includes a guide channel which receives an elongated pivot rod and combined torque control and slide. The slide comprises a lubricous polymeric member which surrounds the torque control to present a sliding interface between the visor rod and channel within the visor body while the torque control allows the visor to be raised to desired adjusted positions between a raised storage position adjacent the vehicle roof and lowered use positions. In one embodiment, at least one bias spring extends between the slide and channel for providing the desired sliding action and permitting tolerance variations in the manufacture of the visor control.
Claims27
A vehicle visor comprising:
- a visor body including a guide channel formed therein adjacent one edge of said visor body;
- a visor pivot rod and means for mounting said pivot rod to a vehicle for movement of said visor body attached to said pivot rod between a forward windshield position and a side window position;
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- a pivot rod control mounted to said pivot rod in a fixed longitudinal position with respect to said pivot rod, said control positioned within said guide channel for slidable movement therealong to permit said visor body to slide longitudinally along the axis of said pivot rod, said pivot rod control rotatable about said pivot rod,to hold said visor in selected adjusted positions, wherein said control includes a torque control extending over said pivot rod and a slide extending over said torque control for providing a lubricous interface between said pivot rod control and said guide channel and wherein said slide substantially surrounds said torque control.
A visor control for use in a visor having a guide channel for receiving the visor control, said visor control comprising:
- a visor pivot rod;
- a generally U-shaped torque control extending over said pivot rod;
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- a lubricous polymeric slide encapsulating said torque control for providing a sliding interface between said pivot rod and the guide channel of said visor mounted thereto.
A vehicle visor comprising:
- a visor body;
- a guide channel mounted adjacent one edge of said visor body;
- a visor pivot rod and means for mounting said pivot rod to a vehicle for movement of said visor body attached to said pivot rod between a forward windshield position and a side window position;
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- a pivot rod control mounted to said pivot rod in a fixed longitudinal position with respect to said pivot rod, said control positioned within said guide channel for slidable movement therealong to permit said visor body to slide longitudinally along the axis of said pivot rod, said pivot rod control rotatable about said pivot rod to hold said visor in selected adjusted positions, wherein said control includes a torque control extending over said pivot rod and a lubricous polymeric slide encapsulating said torque control for providing a lubricous interface between said pivot rod control and said guide channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.