US 12,220,973 B2
Visor assembly for a vehicle
Andrew J. Augusty, Wolverine Lake, MI (US); Paul A. Forgette, Brownstown, MI (US); and Satyanarayana R. Vemulapati, Westland, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,556.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017598 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B60J 3/02 (2006.01); B60J 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 3/0286 (2013.01) [B60J 1/2091 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
an A-pillar;
a windshield adjacent to the A-pillar;
a receiver coupled to the windshield; and
a visor assembly pivotably coupled to the A-pillar at a proximal end of the visor assembly and comprising:
an engagement feature that is operable to move relative to a portion of the visor assembly from a first position to a second position, wherein a maximum distance between the engagement feature and the proximal end in the first position of the engagement feature is greater than a maximum distance between the engagement feature and the proximal end in the second position of the engagement feature; and
a biasing feature that is configured to bias the engagement feature toward the first position in the second position of the engagement feature, the visor assembly being operable between a stowed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the first position and the engagement feature and the receiver are in a spaced relationship, and a deployed condition, wherein the engagement feature is in the second position and contact between the engagement feature and the receiver maintains the engagement feature in the second position against the bias of the biasing feature, and wherein the visor assembly is configured to move between the stowed and deployed conditions via pivotal movement of the engagement feature and the portion of the visor assembly relative to the A-pillar and movement of the engagement feature relative to the portion of the visor assembly.