Visor with pivoted side window panel

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-02-07
MARCUS AUTOMOTIVE
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[0009]Thus, with the visor system of the present invention, a unique mounting arrangement is provided in which the visors are mounted rearwardly of the windshield and pivoted downwardly away from the windshield from a stored position within a pocket formed in a vehicle headliner and, if accidentally bumped by the vehicle operator or occupant, will pivot forwardly toward the windshield as opposed to possibly presenting a potentially dangerous edge. Such a visor system also provides improved side window protection and can include additional desirable features, such as illuminated vanity mirrors, extendable sun-blocking or filtering panels, and the like.

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With such conventional mounting systems for vehicle visors, at least two safety issues are presented.
First, the operator is momentarily distracted while manipulating the visor for use either in the front windshield position, since it passes through the line of sight, and again when it is pivoted to a side window position.
Secondly, when pivoted downwardly, the visor may in some adjusted positions present an edge which projects toward the user's head.
In the event of an accident, this could cause serious injury despite requirements that the edges of the visor have curved edges.
Newer vehicle designs have become more aerodynamic, partly to conserve fuel, and, in such designs, conventional visor mounting systems place the visors further rearwardly even closer to the occupant's head, which makes it more difficult to manipulate the visor without distracting, particularly, the vehicle operator.
Movement of such auxiliary visors likewise is through the driver's head zone and can cause a significant distraction while operating a motor vehicle.

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[0035]Referring initially to FIG. 1, there is shown a vehicle 10, such as an automobile, having a headliner 12, windshield 14, side window 16, rearview mirror assembly 18 extending from the headliner 12, and a pair of visor assemblies including a driver's side visor assembly 20 and a passenger side visor assembly 30, both of which embody the present invention. The visor assemblies 20 and 30 are mounted in recessed pockets 22 and 32 of the headliner 12 to be nestably received therein when in a stored position, as shown in FIG. 1. The visors pivot downwardly and away from the windshield, as illustrated by arrow A in FIG. 2, for the visor assembly 20.

[0036]Visor assemblies 20 and 30 are substantially identical with mirror image mounting brackets and a detailed description of visor assembly 20 is presented, it being understood that assembly 30 is substantially the same with the mounting system reversed for use as a passenger side visor. Before discussing the visor construction in detail, a

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A visor system is mounted to a vehicle such that it pivots from a pocket in a vehicle headliner adjacent the windshield downwardly away from the windshield from a stored position to a use position. The system includes a primary visor which remains in the front windshield position and an auxiliary visor panel pivotally mounted to the vehicle for pivoting downwardly and then upwardly to a side window position without encroaching in a user's space. The primary visor includes a pivoted extendable glare shield which can be deployed from an edge of the primary visor to increase sun blocking or filtering.

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