US4998767A
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Vehicle sun visor and method of making
Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America Inc
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Filing: 1989-08-25
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Granted: 1991-03-12
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Expires: 2009-08-25
Abstract
Abstract A sun visor comprises a first visor core half (15), with an integral flange (16) disposed to the first visor core half by an integral hinge (17), bonded to a second visor core half (18), except for the flange, which remains open. Two pieces of suitable material are joined together to form an envelope (10) in the shape of a visor core assembly (9). The visor core assembly is inserted into the envelope, and the material along an open edge of the envelope (38) is inserted into the core and attached along an interior edge (46) of the flange and along an interior edge (48) of the second visor core half. The flange is attached to the second visor core half by use of a plurality of snap fasteners (26, 27, 28), and the closure is further strengthened by inserting a mounting rod (7) into a plurality of aligned apertures (30) defined by a plurality of resilient interdigital bearings (31, 32) mounted to the second visor core half and the flange. A clean, neat seam results along all edges of the envelope.
Inventors
- 👤 Abdi R. Lawassani
- 👤 Mark J. Wasik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J3/00; B60J3/02; B60J3/0204; B60J3/0278; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A sun visor for use in motor vehicles comprising: a visor core; and a covering material; characterized by: said core including an elongate integral flange formed along an edge portion of the visor core, said flange being engageable with a confronting rigid portion of the visor core; said covering material preformed into an envelope in the shape of the exterior of said core, the envelope further having an open edge coincident to said flange; said core being received within the open envelope; and material along the open edge of said envelope being retained between said core and said flange.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A sun visor for use in motor vehicles comprising: a visor core; and a covering material; characterized by: said core including an elongate integral flange formed along an edge portion of the visor core, said flange being engageable with a confronting rigid portion of the visor core; said covering material preformed into an envelope in the shape of the exterior of said core, the envelope further having an open edge coincident to said flange; said core being received within the open envelope; and material along the open edge of said envelope being retained between said core and said flange.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said core including an integral hinge parallel to a mounting edge of said core, whereby said flange pivots about said hinge to contact said core at the mounting edge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said material along the open edge of the envelope being permanently bonded along an interior edge of said flange and an interior edge of said core.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said flange being attached to said core by a plurality of snap fasteners.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
Apparatus according to claim 4 further characterized by said snap fasteners each comprising a resilient L-shaped dog mounted to said flange, the L-shaped dog being received within a resilient slotted plate mounted to said core, the L-shaped dog being held in the resilient slotted plate by a resilient wedge shaped locking tab mounted adjacent to the slotted plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said material covering the core being a textile fabric.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 6 further characterized by said textile fabric being a cloth having a foamed backing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said material covering the core being leather.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said material covering the core being polyvinal chloride.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by a plurality of resilient interdigital bearings mounted to said flange and said core, the bearings defining a plurality of aligned apertures when said flange is permanently attached to said core, the aligned apertures receive a mounting rod therethrough, thereby providing further strength and additional locking of said flange to said core.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said visor core comprising: a first half, said first half including said flange; and a second half bonded to said first half.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said core comprising molded synthetic material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus according to claim 12 further characterized by said synthetic material being polypropylene.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of manufacturing a sun visor for use in a motor vehicle characterized by: providing a core having a flange and an adjacent recess therein; forming an open visor decorative cover envelope in the shape of the core; inserting the core into the envelope; inserting material along the open side of the envelope into said recess of said core; bonding said material to an interior edge of said flange and an interior edge of said core; attaching said flange to said core.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of manufacturing a sun visor for use in a motor vehicle characterized by: providing a core having a flange and an adjacent recess therein; forming an open visor decorative cover envelope in the shape of the core; inserting the core into the envelope; inserting material along the open side of the envelope into said recess of said core; bonding said material to an interior edge of said flange and an interior edge of said core; attaching said flange to said core.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 14 further characterized by said envelope being formed by attaching two pieces of material along a continuous seam.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 15 further characterized by said material being attached along said seam by ultrasonic sealant welding.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 14 further characterized by said core comprising first and second core halves bonded together prior to insertion into said envelope.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 17 further characterized by said first and second halves being bonded together by hot plate welding.
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