Abstract: It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a sunvisor for a vehicle equipped with a photocatalyst with a deodorizing effect. In the present invention, a vehicle sunvisor has a visor body that is mounted to a cabin-ceiling surface via a support shaft. The visor body rotates around the support shaft and switches between a storage position, where it is positioned along the cabin-ceiling surface, and a light shielding position, where it is positioned along a glass surface. In addition, a deodorizing part equipped with a photocatalyst having a deodorizing effect may be provided in the visor body.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor including a visor body and a support rod disposed on the visor body. The support rod is adapted to engage a support hook mounted to a vehicle cabin ceiling. The support rod includes a core rod member mounted on the visor body and an outer sleeve disposed on the outer peripheral side of the core rod member. The outer sleeve includes first and second semi-circular cylindrical sleeve halves each having at least one resilient engaging portion formed integrally therewith. The resilient engaging portions resiliently engage an outer peripheral surface of the core rod member. The semi-circular cylindrical sleeve halves may have similar configurations with each other.

Abstract: A blocking device for mounting within a space defined within a hollow structure includes a holder and an expandable member. The holder is adapted to be mounted within the space. The expandable member is supported on the holder and is expandable by heat to form a foam member in order to block or substantially close the space. The holder includes a holder plate extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the space and supporting at least one side of the expandable member. The expandable member includes a constriction absorbing portion that is deformed so as to absorb potential constriction of the expandable member at the beginning of the expansion process of the expandable member.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved technique of joining a first body part and a second body part of a sun visor body to manufacture a sun visor for vehicles. The representative A sun visor for vehicles comprises a sun visor body, a first and a second body parts to from the sun visor body, a first weld region, a second weld region. The first weld region includes a first weld formed on the first body part and a first weld formed on the second body part. The second weld region includes a second weld formed on the first body part and a second weld formed on the second body part. The first welds formed respectively on the first and second body parts contact each other and are joined together by vibration before the second welds formed respectively on the first and second body parts contact each other.

Abstract: It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a sunvisor for a vehicle equipped with a photocatalyst with a deodorizing effect. In the present invention, a vehicle sunvisor has a visor body that is mounted to a cabin-ceiling surface via a support shaft. The visor body rotates around the support shaft and switches between a storage position, where it is positioned along the cabin-ceiling surface, and a light shielding position, where it is positioned along a glass surface. In addition, a deodorizing part equipped with a photocatalyst having a deodorizing effect may be provided in the visor body.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor includes a visor body and a support and guide device that serve to hold and direct the visor body, so that the visor body is movable along a first direction between a storage position within a storage space defined within a vehicle cabin ceiling and a withdrawn position located outside of the storage space. A second support member is pivotally mounted to a first support member about a first axis so that the visor body is movable from the withdrawn position to a first light-shielding position. The visor body is pivotally mounted to the second support member about a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis so that the visor body is movable from a first light-shielding position to a second light shielding position as the visor body pivots about the second axis.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor includes a visor body, a mirror mounted to the visor body, and a mirror cover slidably movable relative to the visor body along a reflective surface of the mirror between a closed position substantially covering the reflective surface of the mirror and an opened position for uncovering the reflective surface. A lighting device serves to illuminate a driver or a passenger when the mirror is used. A light control device serves to turn the lighting device from off to on as the mirror cover slides from the closed position to the opened position. The light control device also serves to control the intensity of light emitted from the lighting device in response to the position of the mirror cover.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visors includes a support rod and a visor body pivotally mounted to the support rod. The support rod has a removal preventing projection that may prevent the visor body from being removed from the support rod. A pair of electrically conductive members made of metal is disposed within the support rod in order to supply electric power to an electric appliance, such as an illuminating lamp of a mirror unit, which is mounted to the visor body. The electrically conductive members are embedded within the support rod when the synthetic resin is used to mold the support rod. A reinforcing member is formed integrally with one of the electrically conductive members and is embedded within the removal preventing projection in order to reinforce the removal preventing projection.

Abstract: A sun visor for a vehicle is provided that can prevent an extendable plate from being removed from the sun visor body. In a sun visor for a vehicle in which an extendable plate (40) is mounted within a sun visor body (20) such that the extendable plate can be drawn out, a removal-preventing member (55) protruding in an inclined configuration is formed on one side surface of the extendable plate. Conversely, a removal preventing recess (52) is formed within the sun visor body (22) for engaging with a tip end portion of the removal-preventing member and for preventing the extendable plate from being removed. A recess wall surface on one side of the removal-preventing recess is formed as an inclined surface (53) for guiding the tip end portion of the removal-preventing member in a wedging direction into the removal-preventing recess.

Abstract: A blow molded vehicle sun visor (1) has a visor body (2) formed by a blow molding process. The visor body (2) has a hollow plate-shaped configuration defining an inner space. A bearing member (3) is positioned within the inner space of the visor body (2) during the blow molding process. A support rod (4) is inserted into the bearing me (3) in order to pivotally support the visor body (2). The bearing member (3) has at least one through hole (33, 34) formed therein and extending in a direction of thickness. The visor body (2) has at least one column (25) corresponding to the at least one through hole (33, 34) and formed integrally with the visor body (2). The at least one column (25) extends though the corresponding at least one through hole (33, 34) of the bearing member (3) in order to prevent the movement of the bearing Ryder (3) and to reinforce the visor body (2) with respect to the direction of thickness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sun visor for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the sun visor. The structure of the sun visor is complicated and the cost thereof is increased when an elastically compressive elastic body is installed between both first and second core split bodies of a core body to prevent the wrinkles from occurring in the vicinity of the corner fused parts of the skins. In view of the above problem, an object of the present invention is to prevent wrinkles from occurring near the corner fused parts of skins with a relatively simple structure. In the present invention, a corner tension part, for preventing the displacement of the corner fused part toward the corner part of the core body, is disposed between the corner part of the core body and the core fused part of the skins.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor includes a visor body, a horizontal rod mounted to the visor body, and a support arm. The support arm has a vertical rod and is rotatably mounted to a vehicle cabin ceiling. A bearing is mounted to one end of the vertical rod and rotatably receives the horizontal rod, so that the visor body can pivot about an axis of the vertical rod and can also pivot about an axis of the horizontal rod. A stopper mechanism prevents the visor body from moving in a first direction along the axis of the horizontal rod but permits the visor body to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first direction is a direction used for inserting the horizontal rod of the visor body into the horizontal bore of the bearing.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor includes a visor body and a fixed base mounted within a storage space defined in a vehicle cabin ceiling. A linearly movable member is movable along a first guide rail. A movable support member is movable along a second guide rail and is pivotally coupled to the linearly movable member. The visor body is movable between a storage position and a first light shielding position along the windshield. In addition, the visor support may include a support member and a guide device. The guide device allows the visor body to move along a predetermined path between a first light shielding position and a second light shielding position along a side window, while one side of the visor body faces the interior of a vehicle cabin.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor has a bearing disposed at an upper corner portion of a visor body. A sight-through portion is defined in a lower region of the visor body in order to enable observation through the sight-through portion. The sight-through portion extends at least between an eye point on the visor body and a central point of the lower region of the visor body. A mirror assembly is movable between a usable position and a storage position without interacting with the sun visor bearing. The usable position is disposed on or proximate to the eye point. The storage position is disposed in the upper region of the visor body. The mirror assembly in the usable position and the storage position does not cover the central point of the lower region.

Abstract: A sun visor for a vehicle may include a sun visor body (10) and a mirror unit (20) attached to the sun visor body (10). The mirror unit (20) may have a rotatable attachment (35) that can rotate along the attached face of the sun visor body (10). Further, the mirror unit (20) may have a mirror holder (22) with a mirror. The mirror holder (22) is rotatably connected around a rotatable axis to the rotatable attachment (35). The rotatable axis may extend along the rotatable face of the rotatable attachment (35). The mirror holder (22) may be displaceable between a stored position along the sun visor body (10), and a used position protruding from the sun visor body (10) at some angle. The mirror of this sun visor is angle-adjusted in two independent directions. The directions are perpendicular to each other. Therefore, it is easy to set a preferable reflecting angle to the mirror and the construction may be simple.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor includes a visor body, a horizontal rod mounted to the visor body, and a support arm. The support arm has a vertical rod and is rotatably mounted to a vehicle cabin ceiling. A bearing is mounted to one end of the vertical rod and rotatably receives the horizontal rod, so that the visor body can pivot about an axis of the vertical rod and can also pivot about an axis of the horizontal rod. A stopper mechanism prevents the visor body from moving in a first direction along the axis of the horizontal rod but permits the visor body to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first direction is a direction used for inserting the horizontal rod of the visor body into the horizontal bore of the bearing.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visors includes a support rod and a visor body pivotally mounted to the support rod. The support rod has a removal preventing projection that may prevent the visor body from being removed from the support rod. A pair of electrically conductive members made of metal is disposed within the support rod in order to supply electric power to an electric appliance, such as an illuminating lamp of a mirror unit, which is mounted to the visor body. The electrically conductive members are embedded within the support rod when the synthetic resin is used to mold the support rod. A reinforcing member is formed integrally with one of the electrically conductive members and is embedded within the removal preventing projection in order to reinforce the removal preventing projection.

Abstract: A sun visor for a vehicle has a visor body and a pivot shaft. The visor body shields a vehicle cabin from light that would otherwise enter. The pivot shaft is inserted into the visor body and rotatably supports the visor body about the axis. The visor body has a joint member therein for joining the visor body with the pivot shaft. The joint member is extended or contracted when the visor body receives an impact force in a direction corresponding to the visor body slipping-off of the pivot shaft. Therefore the joint member inhibits the visor body from slipping-off of the pivot shaft in an axial direction by elastic or cushioning action, adsorbing at least a portion of the impact force. The joint member can be a resilient member or a dampener for example.

Abstract: A sunvisor for a vehicle has a support shaft inserted into a visor body and a retention device. The support shaft rotatably supports the visor body around the support shaft. The retention device inhibits the visor body from slipping-off from the support shaft. The retention device has one or more engaging members that are pivotably mounted in the visor body. The one or more engaging members have an engaging portion. When the visor body moves in the direction of slipping-off of the support shaft, at least one of the engaging members is pressed by the support and is pivoted. The engaging portion then engages with a locking portion formed at the support shaft.

Abstract: A sun visor for vehicles has a sun visor body, a spindle, and a bearing member. The sun visor body is rotatably mounted on a periphery of the spindle via the bearing member. The bearing member has a bearing, for rotatably holding the spindle, and a baffle, for holding the sun visor body at a desired rotational position about the spindle. The bearing member is integrally formed using metal. When at least a predetermined extraction force acts on the spindle relative to the sun visor body, the bearing member is extracted along with the spindle from a receiving part provided on the sun visor body.