Patent ID: 11858320
Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle sunvisor assembly, comprising:
a support structure attached to a vehicle body structure adjacent to a first area of a windscreen of the vehicle body structure;
a sunvisor panel having a first end and a second end, the first end being supported by the support structure for pivotal movement about an upright axis and movement about an offset axis that is not parallel to the upright axis, the second end having a first attachment end; and
an energy absorbing structure installed to the vehicle body structure adjacent to a second area of the windscreen spaced apart from the first area and having a downwardly extending projection with a second attachment end that aligns with the first attachment end with the sunvisor panel pivoted to the first attachment end, the energy absorbing structure including a hollow housing with a pair of tracks defined along opposite sides thereof, the downwardly extending projection includes an upper base portion that includes a pair of opposing rails that extend from opposite sides thereof, the opposing rails being slidably disposed within pair of tracks within the hollow housing, and the energy absorbing structure being configured to absorb energy from an object moving in a forward direction contacting the sunvisor panel with the first attachment end being attached to the second attachment end.