Vehicle sun-visor
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorJohn E Schambre
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Abstract
A sun-visor is attached to slidably mounted extension rods and is stowed at least partially out of sight, above the headliner, when the sun-visor is not in use. When use of the sun-visor is desired, the sun-visor may be pulled out of the headliner to a position where it may be pivoted downward to block the upper portion of the windshield. A side window sun-visor is pivoted to the sun-visor frame and may be swung outward from the windshield sun-visor to a position where it blocks sun and glare from a side window.
Claims13
A sun-visor for a vehicle having a windshield, a roof, and a headliner covering the inside of the roof, the sun-visor comprising:
- a pair of mounting blocks secured to a structural member behind the headliner;
- a pair of extension rods slidably mounted in the mounting blocks;
- a sun-visor coupled to the extension rods by a pair of pivots;
- the sun-visor comprising a first visor panel and a second visor panel, the first visor panel being pivoted to the extension rods by the pair of pivots, and the second visor panel being pivoted to the first visor panel, whereby the position of the extension rods may be adjusted in the mounting blocks from a retracted position in which the sun-visor is out of sight behind the headliner to an extended position in which the sun-visor can be pivoted to a position in front of the windshield;
- a U-shaped frame for mounting the first visor panel to the extension rods;
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- the second visor panel being mounted to one of the arms of the U-shaped frame.
A sun-visor for a vehicle having a windshield, a roof, and a headliner covering the inside of the roof, the sun-visor comprising:
- a pair of mounting blocks secured to a structural member behind the headliner;
- a pair of extension rods slidably mounted in the mounting blocks;
- a sun-visor coupled to the extension rods by a pair of pivots;
- a U-shaped frame for mounting the sun-visor to the extension rods;
- a grip portion on the U-shaped frame, whereby the grip portion may be used to withdraw the extension rods from a retracted position in which the sun-visor and the pivots are out of sight behind the headliner to an extended position in which the sun-visor and the pivots are in a position in front of the headliner so that the sun-visor can be pivoted to a position in front of the windshield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.