Vehicle Visor Clip Concealment for Weather Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle visor assemblies often expose small lightweight items to weather and air flow conditions, especially when in the deployed position and detached from the check assembly, which can lead to exposure near doors, windows, or a sunroof.
Innovation Solution
A visor assembly with an elongated support member and a check assembly that includes a bracket with a clasp and a clip, allowing the clip to be concealed between the visor and the headliner in the non-deployed position, securely holding small lightweight items and keeping them protected from weather and air flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the visor is deployed and detached from the check assembly, then the visor can be positioned along the top of the door for light blocking, but small lightweight items held on the clip are exposed to weather and air flow conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a check assembly as an intermediary structure mounted on the headliner, which includes a clip to hold small lightweight items. This intermediary provides a protected location for items when the visor is deployed, separating the item-holding function from the visor itself while allowing the visor to move freely for light blocking purposes.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the clip is disposed on the check assembly away from doors and windows, then items are protected from weather exposure, but the clip may not be accessible when the visor is in the deployed position
Solution Approach 1:
The check assembly serves multiple functions: it provides a mounting structure for the clip to hold items, acts as a pivot point for the visor assembly, and offers a protected location for items while maintaining visor mobility. This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction by making the check assembly integral to both protection and operation.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the clip is concealed between the visor and headliner in the non-deployed position, then items are protected from exposure, but the clip structure adds complexity to the visor assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the check assembly with the visor assembly structure, where the check assembly includes both the clasp mechanism for the visor support member and the clip for holding items. This integration reduces overall complexity by combining multiple functions into a single assembled unit rather than separate components.
Data Source
AI summary
A check assembly portion of a visor assembly for a vehicle is generally fixedly coupled with the headliner of the vehicle roof near a center portion of the vehicle, away from the vehicle door or windows. Adapting a clip to a check assembly portion of a visor assembly to secure small lightweight items will deter such items from being exposed to weather or wind conditions near a vehicle door, a vehicle sunroof, or an exposed top, which a visor portion of a visor assembly typically becomes closer to such locations. The visor portion may also be operable between a deployed and a non-deployed position, wherein the clip on the check assembly may be concealed in the non-deployed position.