IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,279,664
Granted Patent B1
US 10,279,664 · App. 15/827,526 · Granted May 7, 2019

Vehicle sunshade

Inventors: Cornel Lewis Gardner (Romulus, MI); Ali Ammar (Dearborn, MI); Scott Holmes Dunham (Redford, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60J7/0007B60Q3/208B60Q3/82B60R7/04H03K17/945H05B37/0227
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Patent No.
US 10,279,664
App. No.
15/827,526
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A sunshade for a vehicle is provided herein. The sunshade includes a base member having independently movable first and second portions. A first handle is disposed on the first portion and a second handle is disposed on the second portion. A lamp assembly is operably coupled to the base member.

Claims (36)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a sunshade having independently movable first and second portions slidable within a track assembly;

a first handle disposed on the first portion and a second handle disposed on the second portion;

a storage assembly operably coupled to the sunshade, wherein the storage assembly includes a housing having an upward surface extending above the sunshade; and

a lamp assembly operably coupled to the sunshade.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the lamp assembly is disposed along the sunshade.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the lamp assembly is configured to emit light from a cavity defined by the first handle.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first handle defines a cavity and a rim portion and a switch assembly is disposed on the rim portion.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the switch assembly is configured as a proximity sensor that detects an object disposed within a sense activation field.

6. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the lamp assembly disposed along the sunshade is at least partially concealed between a headliner and a roof structure when the sunshade is disposed in an open position.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first handle has a rear surface extending above the sunshade by a first distance and the upward surface extends above the sunshade by a second distance, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising:

a lid movably coupled to the housing.

9. The vehicle of claim 4 , further comprising:

a luminescent structure disposed on the switch assembly and configured to luminesce in response to receiving light from the lamp assembly.

10. The vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising:

a retaining feature disposed between the lid and the housing.

11. The vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising:

a light guide optically coupled to the lamp assembly and disposed within the first handle.

12. A vehicle comprising:

a sunshade slidable within a track assembly;

a handle operably coupled to sunshade;

a storage assembly operably coupled to the sunshade, wherein the storage assembly includes a housing having an upward surface extending above the sunshade; and

a lamp assembly operably coupled to the handle, wherein the lamp assembly is configured to emit light from the handle when activated.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising:

a light guide optically coupled to the lamp assembly and disposed within the handle.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , further comprising:

a lens cover, wherein the light guide is disposed between a rear surface of the handle and the lens cover.

15. A vehicle comprising:

a sunshade slidable within a track assembly;

a handle operably coupled to the sunshade and having a rear surface extending above the sunshade by a first distance; and

a storage assembly operably coupled to the sunshade, wherein the storage assembly includes a housing having an upward surface, the upward surface extending above the sunshade by a second distance that is less than the first distance of the rear surface of the handle.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the sunshade includes independently movable first and second portions.

17. The vehicle of claim 15 , further comprising:

a lamp assembly operably coupled to the sunshade.

18. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the storage assembly includes a retaining feature operatively coupled to at least one of the housing and a lid rotatably coupled to the housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: GARDNER, CORNEL LEWIS; AMMAR, ALI; DUNHAM, SCOTT HOLMES
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 044264/0024 →
Cited By (1)
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