Sun visor assembly
View Patent ↗A sun visor assembly is provided that includes a core member, a foundation extending over the core member, and a cover extending over the foundation and forming an outer surface of the sun visor assembly. In an embodiment, the core member includes a plate having at its upper edge a hinge portion and at its lower edge a rounded bead. The core member may also be corrugated to include one or more peaks and troughs.
1. A sun visor assembly, comprising:
a core member that includes a metal plate having at its upper edge a rolled hinge portion and at its lower edge a rounded bead, the core member being corrugated to include one or more peaks and troughs;
a foundation extending over the core member; and
a cover extending over the foundation and forming an outer surface of the sun visor assembly.
2. The sun visor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rounded bead includes a radius of at least about 3.2 mm (0.126 in).
3. The sun visor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hinge portion includes a channel.
4. The sun visor assembly of claim 3 , further including a pivot rod received in the channel of the hinge portion.
5. The sun visor assembly of claim 4 , further including a detent clamp, the pivot rod adapted to cooperate with the detent clamp to hold or lift the visor in a predetermined position.
6. The sun visor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the foundation includes a pair of foundation halves.
7. The sun visor assembly of claim 6 , wherein the foundation is folded unto itself to form the foundation halves.
8. The sun visor assembly of claim 6 , wherein each foundation half includes a rounded lip portion, the rounded lip portions cooperating to define a rounded edge of the sun visor assembly.