Sun shield with cosmetic mirror
By using a light-changing liquid crystal film and button-controlled sun visor with a makeup mirror, the problem of cumbersome use of sun visor makeup mirrors is solved, and the mirror size is increased and functions are diversified, including light-changing and heating defogging.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520508874.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-21
AI Technical Summary
The vanity mirrors on existing car sun visors are cumbersome to use, requiring the cover to be flipped open, and the mirrors are too small to be convenient to use.
It adopts a light-changing liquid crystal film and button control. The light-changing liquid crystal film is powered by the buttons in the button area to realize the use of the makeup mirror. The mirror film is made of aluminum and can be heated. The transparent plate is illuminated by LED lights, and the mirror panel is made of LED light strip. The combination of LED light strip and mirror film realizes the functions of light changing and heating to defog.
No lid is needed to cover the makeup mirror, making it easy to use. The mirror size can be increased, and it features adjustable brightness and heating to defog.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of automotive technology, and more specifically, it relates to a sun visor with a cosmetic mirror. Background Technology
[0002] Car sun visors are accessories installed inside vehicles to block glare from the sun. They typically include a vanity mirror, which allows drivers or passengers to easily apply makeup, touch up their makeup, style their hair, or check the dashboard. To prevent glare from the vanity mirror and maintain its glare-blocking effect, a cover is usually installed at the front of the mirror. When using the sun visor, the cover is placed over the mirror; to use the mirror, the cover is removed. However, using a cover to conceal the vanity mirror in current car sun visors is cumbersome, requiring the user to manually adjust the cover. Furthermore, the vanity mirrors on current sun visors are generally small, adding to the inconvenience. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a sun visor with a makeup mirror, in order to overcome the problems of the inconvenience of using a cover to block the makeup mirror in existing car sun visors, as well as the small size of the makeup mirror on the sun visor.
[0004] This utility model is achieved using the following technical solution: a sun visor with a cosmetic mirror, comprising a sun visor housing, a mirror mounted on the front of the sun visor housing, the mirror comprising a transparent plate mounted on the sun visor housing, a light-changing liquid crystal film mounted on the front of the transparent plate, a mirror film mounted on the back of the transparent plate, and a button area provided at the bottom of the sun visor housing, the button area being provided with buttons.
[0005] Furthermore, a heating element is installed on the back of the mirror film.
[0006] Furthermore, the heating element is an electric heating wire.
[0007] Furthermore, the mirror film includes an inner mirror film and an outer ring mirror film, with the inner mirror film inside the outer ring mirror film. An annular transparent ring is provided between the outer ring mirror film and the inner mirror film. A light strip is installed inside the sun visor housing on the rear side of the transparent plate.
[0008] Furthermore, a PCB board is installed inside the sunshade housing on the rear side of the transparent plate, and the light strip is installed on the PCB board; the light strip is an LED light strip.
[0009] Furthermore, the mirror film is made of aluminum; the back of the mirror film is coated with a backing paint.
[0010] Furthermore, the button area is equipped with four buttons.
[0011] Furthermore, the transparent panel is made of transparent acrylic sheet.
[0012] Furthermore, the sunshade housing includes a housing groove, the top edge of which is provided with an inward flange, the inward flange having an annular outer groove, and the inward flange having an annular inner groove on the bottom inner side of the outer groove, the outer groove and the inner groove forming a stepped shape, an annular pressure plate being installed on the outer groove, and the edge of the transparent panel being between the pressure plate and the bottom surface of the inner groove; the pressure plate is connected to the bottom surface of the outer groove by adhesive.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0014] 1. This utility model does not require a cover to cover the makeup mirror. When using the makeup mirror on the sun visor, you only need to press the button on the button area to power on the light-changing liquid crystal film, which is very convenient.
[0015] 2. Since this utility model does not require a cover or similar device to be installed in front of the mirror, the size of the makeup mirror on the sun visor of this utility model can be made larger than the size of the makeup mirror on the sun visor in the prior art. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the pressure plate described in this utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the mirror and PCB board described in this utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the back of the transparent plate described in this utility model;
[0020] Figure 5 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the sunshade housing described in this utility model;
[0021] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A magnified view of a section at point I;
[0022] Figure 7 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the pressure plate and sunshade shell of this utility model when they are separated.
[0023] In the diagram: 1. Sun visor housing; 2. Transparent plate; 3. Optical liquid crystal film; 4. Mirror film; 5. Button area; 6. Button; 7. Heating element; 8. Transparent ring; 9. LED strip; 10. Inner mirror film; 11. Outer mirror film; 12. PCB board; 13. Inner flange; 14. Outer groove; 15. Inner groove; 16. Pressure plate; 17. Mirror. Detailed Implementation
[0024] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of this utility model, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this utility model without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of this utility model.
[0025] A sun visor with a makeup mirror includes a sun visor housing 1. The sun visor housing 1 includes a housing groove. The top edge of the housing groove is provided with an inward flange 13. The inward flange 13 is provided with an annular outer groove 14. The inner side of the bottom of the outer groove 14 is provided with an annular inner groove 15. The outer groove 14 and the inner groove 15 form a stepped shape. An annular pressure plate 16 is installed on the outer groove 14. The edge of the transparent plate 2 is between the bottom surface of the pressure plate 16 and the inner groove 15.
[0026] The inner flange 13 of this invention has an annular stepped groove, which includes an inner groove 15 and an outer groove 14. The inner groove 15 is below the outer groove 14, and the outer groove 14 is outside the inner groove 15, forming a stepped shape. When installing the mirror 17, the edge of the transparent plate 2 is first placed on the annular inner groove 15, and then the pressure plate 16 is placed on the outer groove 14. At the same time, the pressure plate 16 will press the transparent plate 2 onto the inner groove 15. Finally, the pressure plate 16 is fixed relative to the inner flange 13. The pressure plate 16 is connected to the bottom surface of the outer groove 14 with adhesive, or the pressure plate 16 can be connected to the bottom surface of the outer groove 14 by means of snap fasteners or the like.
[0027] A mirror 17 is installed on the front of the sunshade housing 1. The mirror 17 includes a transparent plate 2 installed on the sunshade housing 1. The transparent plate 2 is made of transparent acrylic sheet, which has high light transmittance and is flexible.
[0028] A light-changing liquid crystal film 3 is installed on the front of the transparent plate 2. The light-changing liquid crystal film 3 is attached to the front of the transparent plate 2. The light-changing liquid crystal film 3 is existing technology. When the power is off, the light-changing liquid crystal film 3 is opaque. Specifically, we can design the light-changing liquid crystal film 3 to be opaque and dark when the power is off. At this time, the front of the sunshade can be used as a sunshade. When the power is on, the light-changing liquid crystal film 3 is transparent. At this time, the front of the sunshade can be used as a mirror 17.
[0029] A mirror film 4 is installed on the back of the transparent plate 2, which enables the transparent plate 2 to function as a mirror 17. The mirror film 4 is made of aluminum, and a back coating is provided on the back of the mirror film 4 to protect it.
[0030] The shape of the mirror film 4 can be designed as a single unit or as a combination of an outer mirror film 11 and an inner mirror film 10.
[0031] When the mirror film 4 is designed as a whole, a ring-shaped transparent ring 8 is provided between the edge of the mirror film 4 and the edge of the transparent plate 2.
[0032] When the mirror film 4 is designed as a combination of an outer ring mirror film 11 and an inner mirror film 10, a ring-shaped transparent ring 8 is provided between the outer ring mirror film 11 and the inner mirror film 10, and the inner mirror film 10 is inside the outer ring mirror film 11, which is ring-shaped.
[0033] This invention uses a light strip 9 installed on the back side of the transparent plate 2. The light emitted by the light strip 9 can illuminate the front of the sunshade through the transparent ring 8.
[0034] The PCB board 12 is installed inside the sunshade housing 1 on the rear side of the transparent plate 2. The PCB board 12 is fixedly installed inside the sunshade housing 1 by a bracket. The light strip 9 is installed on the PCB board 12. The light strip 9 is an LED light strip.
[0035] The bottom of the sunshade housing 1 is provided with a button area 5, which has multiple buttons 6. The button area 5 has four buttons 6: a light switch button, a light brightness adjustment button, a heating / defogging button, and a light-changing liquid crystal film transparency switching button.
[0036] A heating element 7, which is an electric heating wire, is installed on the back of the mirror film 4. This invention, by providing the heating element 7, can heat the transparent plate 2 to increase its temperature, thereby achieving a defogging effect.
[0037] The usage process of this utility model is as follows: When the sunshade is needed for sun shading, the light-changing liquid crystal film 3 is not energized and is opaque; when the mirror 17 on the sunshade is needed, the light-changing liquid crystal film 3 is energized by pressing button 6 in the button area 5, and the light-changing liquid crystal film 3 becomes transparent. At this time, the transparent plate 2 functions as a mirror 17 under the action of the mirror film 4; when defogging is needed, the heating element 7 heats the transparent plate 2 and defogs by pressing button 6 in the button area 5.
Claims
1. A sun visor with a cosmetic mirror, characterized by, The sun visor shell (1) is provided with a mirror (17) on the front side, the mirror (17) comprises a transparent plate (2) installed on the sun visor shell (1), a light-changing liquid crystal film (3) is installed on the front side of the transparent plate (2), a mirror film (4) is installed on the back side of the transparent plate (2), a button area (5) is provided at the bottom of the sun visor shell (1), and the button area (5) is provided with buttons (6).
2. The sun visor with a cosmetic mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that, The back side of the mirror film (4) is provided with a heating element (7).
3. The visor with a cosmetic mirror according to claim 2, characterized in that, The heating element (7) is an electric heating wire.
4. The visor with a cosmetic mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mirror film (4) comprises an inner mirror film (10) and an annular outer mirror film (11), the inner mirror film (10) is inside the outer mirror film (11), an annular transparent ring (8) is arranged between the outer mirror film (11) and the inner mirror film (10), and a lamp strip (9) is installed on the back side of the transparent plate (2) in the sun visor shell (1).
5. The visor with a cosmetic mirror according to claim 4, characterized in that, A PCB board (12) is installed on the back side of the transparent plate (2) in the sun visor shell (1), and the lamp strip (9) is installed on the PCB board (12); the lamp strip (9) is an LED lamp strip.
6. The visor with a cosmetic mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mirror film (4) is an aluminum mirror film, and the back side of the mirror film (4) is provided with a back paint.
7. The visor with a cosmetic mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that, The button area (5) is provided with four buttons (6).
8. The visor with a cosmetic mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transparent plate (2) is a transparent acrylic plate.
9. The visor with a cosmetic mirror according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sun visor shell (1) comprises a shell groove, an inner turning edge (13) is arranged on the top edge of the shell groove, the inner turning edge (13) is provided with an annular outer groove (14), an annular inner groove (15) is arranged on the inner side of the bottom of the outer groove (14), the outer groove (14) and the inner groove (15) form a stepped shape, an annular pressing plate (16) is installed on the outer groove (14), the edge of the transparent plate (2) is between the pressing plate (16) and the bottom surface of the inner groove (15), and the pressing plate (16) and the bottom surface of the outer groove (14) are connected through glue.