Patent ID: 7258470
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A vehicle sun visor comprising: a visor body, a mirror mounted to the visor body, a mirror cover slidably movable relative to the visor body along a reflective surface of the mirror, a lighting device arranged and constructed to illuminate an operator of the mirror cover, a light control device arranged and constructed so as to switch the lighting device from off to on at a predetermined point as the mirror cover slides from the closed position to the opened position, and wherein the light control device is arranged and constructed to also control an intensity of light emitted from the lighting device in response to the position of the mirror cover, and wherein the light control device comprises: two body electrodes mounted to the visor body, and a cover electrode mounted to the mirror cover, wherein the cover electrode moves together with the mirror cover, wherein the light control device is configured as a variable resistor and is operable to establish an electrical connection between the body electrodes by the cover electrode in response to the movement of the sliding mirror cover, and wherein the light control device is operable to vary an electrical resistance value as the cover electrode slides along the body electrodes while the body electrodes are electrically connected by the cover electrode.