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Visor
Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Co
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Filing: 1986-05-23
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2006-05-23
Abstract
Abstract A pair of visor mounting brackets include spring clips which cooperate with the pivot axles of a visor to selectively urge the visor toward a raised stored position and hold it in such position. The visor in a preferred embodiment includes a pair of panels with a first panel mounted to the brackets to be spring-actuated to a raised stored position and a second panel slidably mounted to the first panel by interlocking arms which permit the second panel to be extended from either side of the first panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald L. Hemmeke
- 👤 Scott A. Spykerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:55
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J3/00; B60J3/02; B60J3/0204; B60J3/0213; B60J3/0265; B60J3/0208; B60J3/0217
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A visor system for a vehicle comprising: a pair of brackets adapted to be mounted in spaced relationship above a vehicle window; a visor including a planar body made of a rigid polymeric material and means for slidably mounting a panel to said body, said means including track means for slidably receiving a panel, and a panel made of a rigid polymeric material, said panel slidably mounted within said track means of said body for sliding movement along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said visor between a stored position at least partially aligned with said body and use positions extended from a side of said body, wherein said means for slidably mounting said panel to said body further includes interlocking arm means extending from facing surfaces of said body and said panel and engaging one another to hold said panel and body together; and means for mounting said visor between said brackets for permitting said visor to be moved between a raised stored position adjacent the vehicle roof and a lowered use position adjacent the vehicle window.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A visor system for a vehicle comprising: a pair of brackets adapted to be mounted in spaced relationship above a vehicle window; a visor including a planar body made of a rigid polymeric material and means for slidably mounting a panel to said body, said means including track means for slidably receiving a panel, and a panel made of a rigid polymeric material, said panel slidably mounted within said track means of said body for sliding movement along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said visor between a stored position at least partially aligned with said body and use positions extended from a side of said body, wherein said means for slidably mounting said panel to said body further includes interlocking arm means extending from facing surfaces of said body and said panel and engaging one another to hold said panel and body together; and means for mounting said visor between said brackets for permitting said visor to be moved between a raised stored position adjacent the vehicle roof and a lowered use position adjacent the vehicle window.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
203 words
A visor system for a vehicle comprising: a pair of brackets adapted to be mounted in spaced relationship above a vehicle window; a visor including a planar body and a panel slidably mounted to said body for sliding movement along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said visor between a stored position at least partially aligned with said body and use positions extended from either side of said body; and means for mounting said visor between said brackets for permitting said visor to be moved between a raised stored position adjacent the vehicle roof and a lowered use position adjacent the vehicle window, wherein said means for slidably mounting said panel to said body includes interlocking arm means extending from facing surfaces of said body and said panel and engaging one another to hold said panel and body together and wherein said means for slidably mounting said panel to said body further includes a generally concave channel means formed in one of said body and panel along the direction of sliding movement of said panel and a complementary generally convex projection means formed in the other of said body and panel for engaging said channel to provide a sliding guide therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
203 words
A visor system for a vehicle comprising: a pair of brackets adapted to be mounted in spaced relationship above a vehicle window; a visor including a planar body and a panel slidably mounted to said body for sliding movement along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said visor between a stored position at least partially aligned with said body and use positions extended from either side of said body; and means for mounting said visor between said brackets for permitting said visor to be moved between a raised stored position adjacent the vehicle roof and a lowered use position adjacent the vehicle window, wherein said means for slidably mounting said panel to said body includes interlocking arm means extending from facing surfaces of said body and said panel and engaging one another to hold said panel and body together and wherein said means for slidably mounting said panel to said body further includes a generally concave channel means formed in one of said body and panel along the direction of sliding movement of said panel and a complementary generally convex projection means formed in the other of said body and panel for engaging said channel to provide a sliding guide therebetween.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said concave guide channel means and convex projection means are semicylindrical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 3 wherein said channel means comprises a pair of spaced parallel semicylindrical channels and said projection means comprises a pair of semicylindrical projections extending in alignment with said channels.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said channels and projections are formed adjacent opposite edges of said visor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 5 wherein said channels are formed in said body and said projections are formed in said panel.
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