Abstract: A vehicle sun visor includes a plastic foam body molded around a stiffening wire frame. The wire frame is a single wire that is bent to define two spaced apart wire eyes oriented to receive the visor mounting shaft through them, and to define a cross piece extending between and connecting the eyes. A visor shaft clamping spring is fastened to the cross piece between the wire eyes. The ends of the bent wire frame are overlapped, enclosed in a plastic enclosure and are located at the visor body to define the outer support pin.

Abstract: A mirror (14) borne by a cover (34) and an illuminating device (8, 11) are arranged in a shallow housing (1). When mirror (14) is in its position of non-use, cover (34) extends parallel to the main wall of the housing (1). Cover (34) has a U-shaped recess extending from a longitudinal edge to provide clearance for passage of diffusion screen (8) and light rays projecting therethrough. Screen (8) is developed in the shape of a quarter circle corresponding to the dimensions of the recess. The edge region of cover (34) having the recess is articulated to the housing (1). In the bottom of the housing (1) is mounting opening (31) for the individual parts of the illuminating device, and housing (1) is provided with an electric circuit and switch (6).

Abstract: An outer support bracket for a vehicle sun visor outer support shaft having a body with a fastening pin for installation in an opening in the vehicle body and having two arms which define an insertion opening for the outer support shaft for the visor. A cover cap installable over the fastening pin. Angle levers are positioned on the insertion end of the fastening pin, including a first leg extending for insertion into the opening and a second leg extending outward from the fastening pin, such that upon installation of the fastening pin with the first leg into the opening of the vehicle and upon the second legs contacting the body of the vehicle, the angle levers are pivoted so that the first legs lock the angle lever against removal from the opening while the second legs engage the side of the fastening pin. The cover cap is installed over the second legs to hold the second legs to the fastening pin and hold the fastening pin installed in the body opening.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor having a body comprised of polypropylene particle foam with a recess in its broad side for receiving a mirror supported in a frame. A series of openings arrayed in the visor body around the periphery of the recess. The frame being an integral plastic injection molding with anchoring pins defined on it at locations corresponding to the openings in the visor body, and the pins being installed in the openings for holding the mirror and frame to the recess. Each of the anchoring pins having a ring like elevation around it which engages in the opening in the visor body.

Abstract: A sun visor having a sun-visor body with a stiffening at or close to the edge of the sun-visor body. The sun visor body and stiffening being comprised of polypropylene particle foam, the stiffening being substantially harder and stiffer than the remaining regions of the sun-visor body. A method and an apparatus for the manufacture thereof are also disclosed.

Abstract: A sun-visor for motor vehicles having a sun-visor body which consists essentially of recyclable plastic material. A metallic detent spring is held in the sun-visor body and clamps a support shaft which detachably engages into a bearing opening of the sun-visor body. A rail over the top edge of the visor body and a foil covering over the visor body are also of recyclable plastic material.

Abstract: A sun visor for motor vehicles has a trough in one large surface which supports a mirror and an illuminating device for the mirror. A swing cover over the trough exposes or hides the mirror. A light transmissive light panel in the trough is connected with the swing cover to selectively be moved over the electric illuminating device in the trough when the cover is opened and to be moved away from the illuminating device when the swing cover is closed down over the light panel. The light panel is swingably attached to the light cover and is slidingly guided in guide slots in the trough to both swing with respect to the trough and to translate with respect to the trough. A switch on the trough is activated by the translation of the light panel to turn on and off the electric illuminating device.

Abstract: A sun visor for motor vehicles has a flat sun visor body of foam material which has a recess on one main surface to receive a trough which holds a mirror cassette. A frame, in which the trough is clipped is inserted into the recess. The frame has claws which can be swung to be anchored in the foam body at the recess sidewalls. A cover over the body is also held in the recess by the installed frame.

Abstract: A sun visor includes a sun visor body. A swivel mounting block and an outer support block, which respectively receive a swivel arm from one end of the visor body and a support part from the other end of the visor body, are joined by and are one piece with a connecting member which bridges over at least a part of the sun visor body and is disposed above the upper longitudinal edge of the visor body. The connecting member is also in one piece with a housing for an electrical illuminating unit and has an illumination window.

Abstract: A sun visor for automotive vehicles, including a sun visor body and a separate carrier body. The carrier body and sun visor body being attached to permit longitudinal translation of the visor body with respect to the carrier body while prohibiting rotation of the carrier body apart from the visor body around a swivel axis. Slide bearing rails between the carrier body and visor body permit the longitudinal translation. The arms of the U shape slide rails are cooperatingly shaped to define ball-receiving grooves which enable the translation of the visor body with respect to the carrier body. A sun visor swivel shaft is supported at one end of the carrier body. An outer support pin, supported at the opposite end of the carrier body, is also longitudinally movable with respect to the carrier body and is also received in a hole in the end of the outer support pedestal, which hole has a lateral radial opening.

Abstract: An anti-glare device for motor vehicles including two profiled strips extending parallel and each having a respective pin receiving generally dovetail shaped groove extending along its length. A plurality of slats extend between the profiled strips. Each slat includes a respective pin at each opposite end for reception in the profiled strip grooves and the pins being pivotable in the grooves for pivoting all of the slats to respective use and non-use positions. The pins at the end of the slats are shaped to the grooves in the profiled strips, with one pin being on one surface of the slat and the other pin being on the opposite surface of the slat and the grooves being correspondingly oriented. A spacer is positioned in the groove between adjacent pins and the pins are detented on the spacers particularly into the non-use position. A blocking element at the end of the first and last slats keeps them in the grooves.

Abstract: A sun visor body has at one end region of one of its longitudinal edges an outer-support pin which is surrounded by a sleeve and is detachably engageable in the mounting recess of an outer-support mount. The sleeve is comprised of two half-shells. Each shell has two longitudinal edges and each has a radially inwardly directed extension. The outer-support pin is provided with two diametrically opposite, axially extending grooves into which the extensions are snapped and held, secured against twisting and in non-losable fashion by engagement. The outer support pin may have an electrically conductive wire core. A rivet through the pin acts to electrically connect the core to the periphery of the pin where the rivet can connect to a contact in an outer support mount.

Abstract: A sun visor for vehicles is formed of a sun visor body constructed of plastic foam which is stiffened by a two section stiffening wire. The sun visor is supported by a mounting housing, located at one corner of the sun visor body. The mounting housing receives a sun visor support shaft. An outer support pin which can be detachably connected to a support member of the vehicle is located longitudinally opposite of the mounting housing. The mounting housing defines a first insertion opening into which is plugged one end of one of the stiffening wires and a second insertion opening which accommodates a leaf spring which bears on the sun visor support shaft. The outer support pin and the mounting housing have additional insertion holes which enable rapid connection of the stiffening wire sections to the outer support pin and to the mounting housing by plugging of the components into one another. The two stiffening wire sections are further utilized to conduct electrical power to a sun visor lamp.

Abstract: A sun visor for vehicles is provided at one corner thereof with a mounting housing for connecting the sun visor to a sun visor shaft which is mounted to the vehicle. The mounting housing is embedded in the plastic foam material of the sun visor and is secured to a stiffening wire insert which extends therethrough. A first insertion opening is defined in the mounting housing for receiving the stiffening insert and a second insertion opening is provided for supporting a leaf spring and for receiving the sun visor shaft. The spring bears against the shaft to prevent unwanted rotation of the sun visor about the shaft.

Abstract: A sun visor for automotive vehicles having a flat, generally rectangular, sun-visor body on which is provided in one corner a mounting bracket. The bracket may be formed by plastic injection molding and includes a mounting borehole for receiving one end region of a sun-visor shaft. The bracket supports a U-shaped leaf spring located in the borehole which radially clamps the end region of the sun-visor shaft. The arms of the spring are placed in recesses which are formed in the wall of the mounting borehole. The leaf spring is located within an insertion opening which is defined at one end of the mounting borehole. The insertion opening and the leaf spring located there are enclosed by a closure element.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a vehicle sun visor having a recess in one of its surfaces and a housing in the recess where the bottom of the housing is a trough having a detent in one of its side walls and carrying a light source and an operating switch for the light source. The top is a insert which includes a detent clip to clip it to the bottom part. An opening in the top part provides access to a switch for the light source in the bottom part. A mirror is in the top part. An illumination window in the top part permits light to exit from the bottom part. There may be a point radiator for light at the illumination window. A displaceable cover over the mirror is spring-biased to translate open over the surface of the mirror to expose the mirror. There may be a point radiator for light at the illumination window. A spring-loaded knob connected with the cover holds the same closed and when the knob is operated, it releases the cover to be biased open by the rubber band spring.

Abstract: A sun visor for automotive vehicles with one or more mounting brackets which are formed within the body of the sun visor. The sun visor is a molded foam body rigidified by a reinforcing insert. The mounting brackets for the visor are preferably formed by plastic injection molding, and the visor body is formed by foaming over the insert and the brackets. The mounting brackets each have at least one insertion opening which accommodates a respective mounting shaft or pin for connecting the sun visor to the body of the vehicle. To prevent foaming material from entering into a bracket insertion opening during the production of the sun visor, the mounting brackets are formed with an integral extension surrounding the area of the insertion opening. The integral extension protrudes out of the region of the sun visor body being foamed. After the foaming step in the manufacturing of the sun visor is completed, the integral extension is removed from the mounting bracket.

Abstract: The body of a sun visor is reinforced with a generally rectangular wire frame. At one corner of the frame is an injection-molded plastic mounting housing molded on the reinforcing frame and that housing receives the mounting shaft for supporting the visor in a vehicle. The wire frame has separated ends which extend past each other and this region of the frame is disposed in an injection molding cavity in which the mounting housing is to be molded. A U-shaped spring is also placed in the injection molding cavity and its side arms extend past the wire frame. A peg in the mounting housing extending through the spring defines the opening in the molded housing past the spring in which the mounting shaft for the visor is received. With the region of the frame and the spring in place in the injection mold for the mounting housing, moldable plastic is injected into the cavity of the mold and the mounting housing is directly molded to the reinforcing frame and the spring.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a sun visor including a visor body which is adapted to slide axially along a pivot-bearing housing defined along one longitudinal edge of the sun visor body, whereby the sun visor can be swiveled around that pivot-bearing housing and the sun-visor body can move along the pivot bearing housing. Inside the pivot-bearing housing is disposed one arm of the support shaft for the visor. A sleeve that is around the shaft and inside the pivot-bearing housing is slidable along the shaft and is fixed to the pivot-bearing housing by a spring which acts upon the sleeve through a window in the pivot-bearing housing. A second slide member is positioned toward the free end of the shaft. The end of the pivot-bearing housing supports a fastened on clip, which closes that end of the pivot-bearing housing. The reinforcing insert for the sun-visor body is also supported between flanges formed on the pivot-bearing housing.

Abstract: A sun visor for automotive vehicles includes a sun visor body with a mirror on one surface and a cover which is selectively movable to expose and cover up the mirror. The cover is slidable past one edge of the mirror and into a recess defined in the visor body. The length of the recess is shorter than the length of the cover when it is extended. The cover is deformable to fit into the reduced size recess. The cover forms a loop in that recess, or is wound up on a shaft in that recess, etc. The cover is comprised of flexible material or it comprises a series of adjacent slats which are articulatedly connected for deflecting with respect to each other. The cover is guided for its movement in lateral guides.