Sliding visor
AssigneePrince Corporation
InventorsCorbin L. Collet, Jay B. Price
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Abstract
The visor system of the present invention provides a unique visor control and visor in which a two-piece control receives an elongated pivot rod. The combined torque control and slide permit the visor panel to slide with respect to the pivot rod and comprises a lubricous polymeric slide which extends around the visor rod to provide a sliding interface between the visor rod and a torque spring which surrounds the polymeric member and allows the visor to be moved to desired adjusted positions. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the slide comprises a segmented and partially split polymeric sleeve surrounding the visor rod. An adjustable cylindrical steel torque spring surrounds the sleeve and is secured to the visor body for providing the desired visor rotation and sliding action.
Claims23
A sliding visor assembly comprising:
- a visor body;
- a visor pivot rod for mounting said visor body to a vehicle, said rod defining a longitudinal axis;
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- a torque control coupling said pivot rod to said visor body wherein said torque control comprises a split polymeric sleeve mounted to said pivot rod to allow said sleeve to slide along said pivot rod and including an interengaging surface preventing rotation of said sleeve around the longitudinal axis of said rod, and a torque spring surrounding said sleeve and including an adjustable collar engaging said sleeve for adjusting a rotational torque of said torque spring around said polymeric sleeve and a sliding friction of said sleeve with respect to said rod.
A visor torque control comprising:
- a polymeric sleeve for mounting to a pivot rod to allow said sleeve to slide along the pivot rod and including an interengaging surface preventing rotation of said sleeve around a longitudinal axis of the pivot rod, said sleeve further including a section with at least one adjustable leg at least partially surrounding said rod;
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- a torque spring surrounding said sleeve and including an adjustable collar engaging said leg of said sleeve for adjusting a rotational torque of said torque spring around said polymeric sleeve and a sliding friction of said sleeve with respect to the rod.
A visor control comprising:
- a pivot rod having a flat formed thereon;
- a polymeric sleeve mounted to said pivot rod to allow said sleeve to slide along said pivot rod and including an interengaging surface engaging said flat for preventing rotation of said sleeve around a longitudinal axis of said rod, said sleeve further including a pair of spaced end collars extending around said rod and a center collar having at least one movable leg at least partially surrounding said rod;
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- a torque spring surrounding said sleeve and including an adjustable collar engaging said leg of said sleeve for adjusting a rotational torque of said torque spring around said polymeric sleeve and a sliding friction of said sleeve with respect to said rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.