Patent ID: 6921121
Filing Date: 2005-07-26
Classification: B60J,B60R

Abstract:
1. A sun visor assembly for a vehicle to be used in conjunction with an overhead airbag, comprising: a visor panel; a rod member that is attached to the visor panel; a first mount for interconnecting the rod member and the vehicle wherein the rod member is pivotably connected to the first mount so the visor panel can be disposed in a first deployed position and a retained position; and a deflecting element comprising a releasable catch mechanism for allowing the visor panel to be deflected out of a trajectory of the overhead airbag upon activation without fragmenting the visor panel or separating the sun visor assembly from the vehicle, wherein the first deployed position of the visor panel covers an upper portion of a side of a windshield of the vehicle, and wherein the visor panel can be disposed in a second deployed position that covers an upper portion of a side window of the vehicle.