Patent ID: 8162376

Claim:
An automated sun visor adaptable to be attached to a motor vehicle, comprising: a housing enclosure, further comprising: a generally rectangular structure having a six-sided enclosure including an upper panel, a pair of side panels, a rear panel, a front panel, a bottom panel thereby defining an interior; a pair of ears on opposing perimeter edges of each of said pair of side panels; a pair of grooves each located along an opposing interior inner surface of each of said side panels and extending an entire length thereof; and, an opening located at said front panel; a mounting means for removably mounting said housing enclosure to an interior of said motor vehicle between a head liner and a roof; a sun visor operably disposed within said interior of said housing enclosure, further comprising: a semi-rigid plastic body comprising a width not greater than a width of said opening; a pair of opposing intermediate pins extending perpendicularly outward from intermediate locations of a side of said body; a rear pin spanning an entire rear perimeter edge of said body and extending outwardly parallel with said pair of intermediate pins; a visor front edge comprising a slightly rounded shape having a diameter greater than a height of said opening and spanning an entire front perimeter edge of said body; and, a pair of toothed tracks located on an underside surface of said sun visor and running parallel between said visor front edge and said rear pin; and an automated control mechanism operably driving said sun visor relative to said housing and in electrical communication with an on-board power source of said motor vehicle; wherein said housing enclosure is removably attached by inserting said mounting means through each of said ears; wherein said sun visor is selectably and incrementally maneuvered between a fully deployed position and a fully retracted position; wherein said automated control mechanism operably drives said sun visor through said opening to a desired position between said fully retracted position and said fully deployed position; wherein said pair of intermediate pins travel within said pair of grooves when acted upon by said automated control mechanism; wherein said rear pin travels within said pair of grooves when acted upon by said automated control mechanism; wherein said pair of intermediate pins are retained within said housing enclosure when said sun visor is in said fully deployed position; wherein said visor front edge prohibits said sun visor from being fully retracted within said interior of said housing enclosure at said fully retracted position.