Patent ID: 7090281
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A sun visor assembly adapted to be mounted to the interior of an automotive vehicle comprising: a sun visor panel having generally planar opposing sides sandwiched together to define a pocket therebetween; a longitudinally extending support rod positioned between said opposing sides of said panel for supporting said panel in the interior of the vehicle; and an adjustment mechanism coupled between said support rod and said sun visor panel for providing selective sliding movement of said sun visor panel along said support rod between a retracted position and an extended position, said adjustment mechanism including a longitudinal rack supported by one of said sun visor panel and said support rod and a gear rotatably supported by the other of said sun visor panel and said support rod and meshed with said rack for guiding said sun visor panel along said support rod between said retracted and extended positions.