Sun visor having extended range of motion
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorTom Thanh Ngo
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Abstract
An extended-range sun visor assembly includes a rail and a sun visor panel. The sun visor panel is releasably mounted to the rail at an inboard sun visor panel end and slidably mounted to the rail at an outboard sun visor panel end. The rail may be fixed at opposite ends thereof to a vehicle roof panel and/or headliner. The sun visor panel is releasably mounted at the inboard end by a snap fit retainer, and slidably mounted at the outboard end by a shaft coupler configured to slide along a longitudinal axis of the rail. The shaft coupler pivots or swivels around a shaft coupler vertical axis.
Claims19
A vehicle sun visor assembly, comprising:
- a rail;
- and
- a sun visor panel releasably mounted to the rail at an inboard sun visor panel end and slidably mounted to the rail at an outboard sun visor panel end.
A carrier system for a vehicle sun visor, comprising:
- a fixed rail;
- a releasable inboard sun visor retainer;
- and
- a sliding outboard sun visor retainer.
A vehicle sun visor assembly, comprising:
- a fixed rail;
- and
- a sun visor panel releasably mounted to the rail at an inboard sun visor panel end and slidably mounted to the rail at an outboard sun visor panel end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.