IP Library Granted Patent US 11,858,417
Granted Patent B2
US 11,858,417 · App. 17/261,723 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Sun visor with magnetic switch

Inventors: Yintai Jiang (Shaghai, CN); Jianhua Wang (Novi, MI)
Assignee: Daimay North America Automotive, Inc.
B60Q3/82B60J3/0282B60Q3/252
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Patent No.
US 11,858,417
App. No.
17/261,723
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sun visor according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a magnetic switch, and a vanity including a light. The light is configured to turn on and off when the magnetic switch is activated and deactivated. The sun visor further includes a vanity cover moveable between an open position and a closed position. Further, movement of the vanity cover relative to the vanity is configured to activate and deactivate the magnetic switch.

Claims (23)

1. A sun visor, comprising:

a magnetic switch;

a vanity including a light, wherein the light is configured to turn on and off when the magnetic switch is activated and deactivated; and

a vanity cover moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein movement of the vanity cover relative to the vanity is configured to activate and deactivate the magnetic switch,

wherein the magnetic switch includes a first magnetic switch component and a second magnetic switch component,

wherein the vanity includes the first magnetic switch component,

wherein the vanity cover includes the second magnetic switch component,

wherein the first magnetic switch component is a switch responsive to a magnetic field,

wherein the switch is mounted to a printed circuit board adjacent the vanity, and

wherein the printed circuit board includes a projection supporting the switch adjacent a rim of the vanity and substantially opposite a hinge of the vanity.

2. The sun visor as recited in claim 1 , wherein the vanity includes a mirror adjacent the light, and wherein the switch is covered by at least one of the mirror and the light.

3. The sun visor as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second magnetic switch component is a magnet.

4. The sun visor as recited in claim 3 , wherein the magnet is covered by a bumper.

5. The sun visor as recited in claim 3 , wherein, when the cover is closed, the magnet is substantially aligned with the first magnetic switch component.

6. A sun visor for a vehicle, comprising:

a main body portion configured to hinge relative to a vehicle support structure, the main body portion including a vanity and a magnetic switch having a first magnetic switch component and a second magnetic switch component, the vanity including a light and the first magnetic switch component, wherein the light is configured to turn on and off when the magnetic switch is activated and deactivated, the main body portion further including a vanity cover moveable between an open position and a closed position, the vanity cover including the second magnetic switch component, and wherein movement of the vanity cover relative to the vanity is configured to activate and deactivate the magnetic switch,

wherein the first magnetic switch component is a switch responsive to a magnetic field,

wherein the switch is mounted to a printed circuit board within the main body portion of the sun visor, and

wherein the printed circuit board includes a projection supporting the switch adjacent a rim of the vanity and substantially opposite a hinge of the vanity.

7. The sun visor as recited in claim 6 , wherein the vanity includes a mirror adjacent the light, and wherein the switch is covered by at least one of the mirror and the light.

8. The sun visor as recited in claim 6 , wherein the second magnetic switch component is a magnet.

9. The sun visor as recited in claim 8 , wherein the magnet is covered by a bumper.

10. The sun visor as recited in claim 8 , wherein, when the cover is closed, the magnet is substantially aligned with the first magnetic switch component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2021
From: JIANG, YINTAI; WANG, JIANHUA
To: DAIMAY NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 055047/0750 →
Continuity (1)
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