Patent ID: 7144062
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A vehicle sun visor comprising: a visor body; a bracket arranged and constructed to be mounted to a vehicle cabin ceiling; a support arm having a vertical rod; wherein the vertical rod is rotatably mounted to the bracket, so that the support arm can pivot about an axis of the vertical rod; a horizontal rod disposed on one of the support arm or the visor body; a bearing disposed on an other of the support arm or the visor body and defining a horizontal bore, so that the horizontal rod is rotatably inserted into the horizontal bore; wherein the visor body can pivot about an axis of the horizontal rod between a storage position along the vehicle cabin ceiling and a front light-shielding position along a front windshield of a vehicle; wherein the visor body can pivot about the axis of the vertical rod between the front light-shielding position and a side light-shielding position along a side glass of the vehicle; a stopper formed on the visor body and arranged and constructed to contact with the support arm in order to prevent the visor body from moving in a removal direction along the axis of the horizontal rod when the visor body is in the side light-shielding position, wherein the removal direction is opposite to a direction for inserting the horizontal rod into the horizontal bore of the bearing; wherein the bearing is integrally formed with the support arm; wherein the horizontal rod is integrally formed with the stopper of the visor body and extends substantially horizontally therefrom; and a first recess formed in the visor body for receiving the bearing, wherein the first recess is in an exterior surface of the visor body; wherein the stopper defines a first side edge of the recess; and wherein the horizontal rod extends from the stopper into the first recess.