JP2001322428A - Sun visor for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sun visor for a vehicle provided with a vanity mirror capable of being conveniently and easily used. SOLUTION: In this sun visor for the vehicle with the vanity mirror, the vanity mirror 10 is composed of a mirror case 11, a mirror 12 accommodated in the mirror case 11, and a mirror cover 13 openably and closeably mounted on the mirror case 11. On the other hand, the sun visor body 2 is provided with an accommodation case 6 to accommodate the vanity mirror 10 therein. The vanity mirror 10 is held to the accommodation case 6 by the snap-like engagement of a projecting part 15a and a recessed part 15b, and the engagement is disengaged by a removable lever 16 mounted on the accommodation case 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sun visor for protecting a passenger from light rays in a vehicle such as an automobile, and more particularly to a sun visor for a vehicle having a vanity mirror.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional sun visor with a vanity mirror, the vanity mirror is assembled and fixed to one surface of a sun visor body. The vanity mirror is used with the sun visor lowered along the windshield.

[0003]

By the way, as shown in FIG. 5, the sun visor 101 has a function of a windshield 1 to block light incident from the front of the vehicle.
02 is disposed at a position where it can cover the upper part of O.2.
Therefore, when viewed from the occupant sitting in the seat in a normal comfortable posture, the vanity mirror 103 has a considerable distance in distance and looks up. For this reason, in order to approach the face to the vanity mirror 103, it is necessary to take an unstable posture such that the upper body is lifted away from the seat back and raised forward. As described above, the conventional vanity mirror is inconvenient.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle sun visor provided with a user-friendly vanity mirror.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, a sun visor for a vehicle according to the present invention has a configuration as described in each of the claims. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the vanity mirror is of a detachable type. Therefore, according to this, not only can the vanity mirror be used while attached to the sun visor main body, but also the vanity mirror can be detached from the sun visor main body and used as needed. Therefore, the usability of the vanity mirror is greatly improved as compared with the conventional fixed type.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the vanity mirror is housed in a case with a cover, an appropriate design can be added. Therefore, the vanity mirror can be removed from the sun visor body and carried. It can also be used, especially for women who have forgotten about compacts.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the vanity mirror is configured to be held in the storage recess by engagement by snap action using the recess and the projection, the sun visor body can be easily formed. Can be attached to the
Also, by releasing the engagement by the operation member, the vanity mirror can be easily taken out from the storage recess.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view showing a sun visor with a vanity mirror, FIG. 2 is an external view of a vanity mirror,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of mounting a vanity mirror. As shown in FIG. 1, the sun visor 1 includes a sun visor main body 2 formed in a horizontally long and substantially rectangular shape, and the sun visor main body 2 includes a support device 3 and a support hook 4 formed of a support arm and a bracket.
Attached to the passenger compartment ceiling.

In this embodiment, a case is shown in which the sun visor body 2 is formed of a bead foam molded product of polypropylene resin (see FIG. 3), and the outer surface constitutes a design surface, for example, made of vinyl chloride. Is covered so as to enclose the whole. Although not shown, when the sun visor main body 2 is formed of a bead foam molded product, the sun visor main body 2 is formed at the time of foam molding.
A metal frame or a bearing case as a reinforcing member is insert-molded therein.

As shown in FIG. 3, a substantially trapezoidal storage recess 2a for storing the vanity mirror 10 is formed at a predetermined depth on one surface of the sun visor main body 2.
A storage case 6 made of a synthetic resin having an open upper surface is stored in the storage case 6. The storage case 6 has an outer shape corresponding to the shape of the storage recess 2a, and a plurality of elastically deformable locking claws 7 protruding from the back surface of the bottom plate are formed in the locking recesses 2b formed on the sun visor body 2 side. Locked. Note that the locking recess 2
A metal piece 8 is inserted into the contact surface of the locking b with the locking claw 7, thereby securing the locking strength to the locking claw 7.

The vanity mirror 10 includes a mirror case 11 made of a synthetic resin, a mirror 12 housed and fixed in the mirror case 11, and a mirror cover 13 for hiding the mirror 12.
Consists of The mirror cover 13 is attached to the mirror case 11 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge 14, and a notch 13 a for finger hanging is set on an opening edge of the mirror cover 13. Therefore, the mirror cover 13 can be easily opened by putting a finger on the notch 13a. In this case, although not shown, on the hinge 14 side of the mirror case 11,
When the mirror cover 13 is opened,
Is held in the open position.

The vanity mirror 1 configured as described above
0 is stored in the storage case 6 as shown in FIG. Vanity mirror 10 stored in storage case 6
Is detachably held to the storage case 6 by an engaging means 15 composed of a convex portion 15a and a concave portion 15b. The concave portion 15 b is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mirror case 11, for example, on the upper edge side and the lower edge side (the hinge side 14 and the notch 13
(a side), and the projections 15a are set at two locations on the inner peripheral edge of the storage case 6 correspondingly.

The one projection 15a is provided integrally with an elastically deformable detachable lever 16 as an operating member. The attachment / detachment lever 16 projects from the bottom side of the storage case 6 toward the opening side, and applies an external force outward (in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 3) to the distal end thereof to cause the convex portion 15a to become the concave portion 1.
5b. That is, in the present embodiment, one convex portion 15a is a fixed convex portion, and the other convex portion 15a is a movable convex portion. Therefore, when attaching the vanity mirror 10 to the sun visor main body 2, as shown in FIG.
After the mirror case 11 has been engaged, the mirror case 11 is pushed toward the storage case 6 side.
b is engaged by a snap action (hereinafter, referred to as snap engagement). To facilitate the disengagement operation at this time,
The engagement surface between the projection 15a and the recess 15b is formed as a tapered surface.

The sun visor with a vanity mirror according to the present embodiment is configured as described above. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it can be used in a state of being attached to the sun visor main body 2 as well as a conventional vanity mirror, and can be freely detached from the sun visor main body 2 for use. Therefore, the vanity mirror 1
0 greatly improves the usability.

Further, since the vanity mirror 10 is detachable, it can be taken out of the vehicle, that is, used as a temporary compact (portable makeup mirror). In this case, since the vanity mirror 10 is contained in a case with a mirror cover, by appropriately designing the case and the cover, the vanity mirror 10 can be a sufficiently compact substitute. Helps if you forget.

Further, in this embodiment, the attachment and detachment of the vanity mirror 10 to and from the sun visor main body 2 is of a snap engagement type with the convex portion 15a and the concave portion 15b. It can be easily performed. When removing the vanity mirror 10, for example, a leaf spring or the like is attached to the bottom surface of the storage case 6, and the detachable lever 16 is operated to change the convex portion 15a into the concave portion 15.
b, the vanity mirror 10 is
If it is configured to rise from the vanity mirror 10
Can be removed more easily.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, although the case where the sun visor main body 2 is formed of a bead foam molded product of a polypropylene resin has been described, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a case where the sun visor main body 2 is formed of a hard blow molded product of a polypropylene resin. Further, the storage case 6 is omitted, and the vanity mirror 10 is connected to the sun visor body 2.
Can be configured to be directly removable. Further, in the attachment / detachment structure of the vanity mirror 10 by snap engagement between the convex portion 15a and the concave portion 15b,
a may be provided on the mirror case 11 side, and the concave portion 15b may be provided on the storage case 6 side. The detachment lever 16 for the disengagement operation may be provided on the mirror case 11 side of the vanity mirror 10. Further, the release of the engagement is not limited to the lever type. For example, a push button may be provided, and the protrusion may be retracted from the engagement position by the push.

[0018]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
Since the vanity mirror is configured to be detachable, it is possible to provide a vehicle sun visor including a user-friendly vanity mirror.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a sun visor with a vanity mirror;

FIG. 2 is an external view of a vanity mirror.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of mounting a vanity mirror.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of using a vanity mirror provided in a conventional sun visor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sun visor 2 Sun visor main body 2a Storage recess 6 Storage case 10 Vanity mirror 11 Mirror case 12 Mirror 13 Mirror cover 15 Engagement means 15a Convex part 15b Recess 16 Removable lever

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sun visor for a vehicle in which a vanity mirror is provided on a sun visor main body, wherein the vanity mirror is configured to be detachable from the sun visor main body. 2. The sun visor for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vanity mirror is attached to the mirror case, a mirror housed in the mirror case, and the mirror case so as to be openable and closable. A sun visor for a vehicle, comprising: a mirror cover. 3. The sun visor for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the vanity mirror is stored in a storage recess for storing a vanity mirror formed in the sun visor main body, and the storage recess is formed in the sun visor. Can be held by the engagement of a plurality of concave portions and convex portions set between them by snap action, and furthermore, the operation of releasing the snap engagement on either the sun visor body side or the vanity mirror side A sun visor for a vehicle, comprising a member.