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US 7,823,954 B2Granted
Slidable visor assembly
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsBryan T. Jones, Stacy G. Frye, Philip A. Lehman, Kirk J. Olep, Thomas S. Hodgson, Kenneth D. Kreuze, Ronald C. Perry, Vincent J. Boraas, Jr.
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Abstract
A visor assembly includes a visor body, a support rod, and a slide mechanism coupled to the visor body that slidably engages the support rod. The slide mechanism includes a slide member having a plurality of extensions that are biased toward the support rod.
Claims17
A visor assembly comprising:
- a visor body;
- a support rod;
- and
- a slide mechanism coupled to the visor body that slidably engages the support rod;
- wherein the slide mechanism comprises a slide member and a coil spring, the slide member having a plurality of extensions that are biased toward the support rod, the coil spring being arranged over at least a portion of the plurality of extensions to bias the extensions toward the support rod.
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A visor assembly comprising:
- a visor body;
- a support member having a support rod;
- and
- a slide mechanism coupled to the visor body and having a slide member configured to permit the visor body to slide along at least a portion of a length of the support rod,
- wherein the slide mechanism comprises a coil spring configured to bias at least a portion of the slide mechanism toward the support member and a detent spring configured to rotate the visor toward a stowed position.
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A slide mechanism for a visor comprising:
- a slide member configured to slidably engage a support for a visor;
- and
- a housing configured to couple the slide member to a visor;
- wherein the slide member comprises a plurality of projections that are biased toward the support by a coil spring,
- wherein the slide member comprises a keyed portion configured to prevent rotation of the slide member relative to the support.
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A slide mechanism for a visor comprising:
- a slide member configured to slidably engage a support for a visor;
- and
- a housing configured to couple the slide member to a visor;
- wherein the slide member comprises a plurality of projections that are biased toward the support by a coil spring,
- wherein the slide member comprises a generally cylindrical portion having opposing ends, and the plurality of projections extend from at least one of the opposing ends.
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A visor assembly comprising:
- a visor body;
- a support member defining a longitudinal direction;
- and
- a slide mechanism coupled to the visor body configured to permit the visor body to slide along at least a portion of the support member in the longitudinal direction, the slide mechanism comprising a slide member that is rotationally fixed relative to the support member, the slide member comprising a keyed portion configured to prevent relative rotation between the slide mechanism and the support member,
- wherein the slide mechanism comprises a biasing member configured to bias at least a portion of the slide member toward the support member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.