US4685723A
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Sun visor for a motor vehicle
Assignee: Compagnie Industrielle de Mecanismes CIM
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Filing: 1986-03-25
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2006-03-25
Abstract
Abstract A sun visor for a motor vehicle comprising a shield (1) covered with a covering (2) of plastics material and provided with a mirror (3) fixed in a cavity (4) provided in the shield. The mirror (3) is disposed in a detachable support (6) which is capable of being fixed in the cavity (4) by clipping, the support (6) in which the mirror (3) is slidable, being provided for this purpose with tabs (12) which are capable of elastically clipping into corresponding openings (16) provided in a metal insert (7) placed in the bottom of the cavity (4) and covered with the sheet of PVC. This manner of securing the mirror (3) is cheaper and more aesthetic than known constructions.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean C. Canadas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:55
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J3/00; B60J3/02; B60J3/0204; B60J3/0278; B60J3/0282
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
In a sun visor fitted with a mirror for a motor vehicle that improvement consisting of a shield having a cavity; a covering of plastic material covering said shield; a mirror slidably mounted in the cavity of said shield; and means for fixing the mirror in the cavity comprising a detachable support having a reinforcement whose periphery matches the contour of the mirror on which the mirror is slidably mounted and on which the mirror can be fixed in said cavity, retaining means defining at least one opening, tabs on said reinforcement which are capable of engaging in the retaining means to elastically clip thereon by hooking on the edges of said opening in the retaining means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a sun visor fitted with a mirror for a motor vehicle that improvement consisting of a shield having a cavity; a covering of plastic material covering said shield; a mirror slidably mounted in the cavity of said shield; and means for fixing the mirror in the cavity comprising a detachable support having a reinforcement whose periphery matches the contour of the mirror on which the mirror is slidably mounted and on which the mirror can be fixed in said cavity, retaining means defining at least one opening, tabs on said reinforcement which are capable of engaging in the retaining means to elastically clip thereon by hooking on the edges of said opening in the retaining means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
A sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the retaining means comprise a rigid insert and a film of plastics foam constituting the shield and covering the insert, the insert defining said at least one opening on opposite edges of which opening the tabs of the reinforcement are capable of clipping through the thickness of the plastics covering of the shield.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the retaining means comprise at least one plate in one piece with the shield and defining said at least one opening on the opposite edges of which the tabs of the reinforcement are capable of clipping.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A sun visor according to claim 3, comprising two of said plates, each defining a respective opening for engagement with the tabs of the reinforcement.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A sun visor according to claim 3, said plate being part of a semi-shell of polypropylene constituting one half of the shield.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the support of the mirror comprises a peripheral edge portion matching the contour of the mirror, transverse bars carrying said tabs, and bevelled strips carried by the transverse bars, said edge portion and the strips being adapted in such manner that the mirror can be introduced therebetween in sliding under the bevels of the strips which are operative to maintain the mirror applied against said edge portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the support is made from a material resisting temperatures which may exceed 105° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A sun visor according to claim 7, wherein the material of the support is six/six polyamide with a glass filler.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-08-10 | 1991-02-09 | 1991-08-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-08-10 | 1995-02-09 | 1995-08-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-08-10 | 1999-02-09 | 1999-08-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |