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    16 ABSTRACT The present invention relates to a device for mounting a visor (10) to avehicle (1), said visor (10) being configured to provide a shaded area uponthe windshield (3) of the vehicle (1) when mounted. The device comprisesmeans (50, 60) for applying the visor (10) to an upper portion (2a) of thevehicle (1). Said means (50, 60) for applying the visor (10) to said upperportion (2a) comprises means (50) for retaining said visor (10) prior tofastening the visor (10) to said upper portion (2a). The present invention also relates to a method for mounting a visor to avehicle. The present invention also relates to a visor. The present invention also relates to a vehicle. (Fig. za)
    公开号:SE1550430A1
    申请号:SE1550430
    申请日:2015-04-10
    公开日:2016-10-11
    发明作者:Skönnbrink Sara；Henriksson Joacim；ALMSTRÖM Markus；CHOWDHURY Tuhin；Israelsson Peter；Larsson Kenneth；Fagerström Kjell
    申请人:Scania Cv Ab；
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    专利说明:

    A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A VISOR TO A VEHICLE TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to a device for mounting a visor to a vehicle accordingto the preamble of claim 1. The invention also relates to a method formounting a visor to a vehicle. The invention also relates to a visor. The invention also relates to a vehicle.
    BACKGROUND ART Sun visors configured to be mounted on the exterior of the vehicle, e.g.mounted to an upper portion of the vehicle adjacent to the windshield of thevehicle are known. Such sun visors is arranged to provide a shaded areaupon the windshield of the vehicle when mounted. lt is desired to facilitate the mounting of such sun visors by reducing the assembly-line time.
    US5669697 discloses a sun visor for mounting upon a vehicle without drillingspecial holes or providing added mounting brackets. The invention provides amounting connection for providing mechanical connection between mountingextension and clearance light fixture or feature formed on a vehicle cab. Thesun visor comprises integrated intermediate fasteners being configured to beconnected to the vehicle cab.
    US6099064 discloses a windshield visor having integrated intermediatefasteners being configured to be mounted to the roof and door structure ofthe vehicle.
    There is however a need to further improve mounting of a visor to a vehicle such as a truck.
    OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide device for mounting a visor toa vehicle which simplifies the mounting procedure and facilitates improved aerodynamics and aeroacoustics.
    An object of the present invention is to provide method for mounting a visorto a vehicle which simplifies the mounting procedure and facilitates improvedaerodynamics and aeroacoustics.
    SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION These and other objects, apparent from the following description, areachieved by a device, a method, a visor and a vehicle as set out in theappended independent claims. Preferred embodiments of the arrangementare defined in appended dependent claims. Preferred embodiments of thedevice and method are defined in appended dependent claims.
    Specifically an object of the invention is achieved by a device for mounting avisor to a vehicle, said visor being configured to provide a shaded area uponthe windshield of the vehicle when mounted. The device comprises meansfor applying the visor to an upper portion of the vehicle, said means forapplying the visor to said upper portion comprises means for retaining saidvisor prior to fastening the visor to said upper portion. By thus retaining thevisor prior to fastening the mounting procedure is simplified in that theoperator may retrieve the proper tools for fastening the visor when the visoris retained in position. Thus, the assembly-line time may hereby be reduced.Further, the method facilitates improved aerodynamics and aeroacoustics asthe visor may be attached in close connection to said upper portion of thevehicle.
    According to an embodiment of the device said means for retaining the visorto said upper portion comprises at least two laterally separated apertures,each aperture being configured to co-act with a corresponding protrudingmember so as to retain the visor to said upper portion. Hereby a simple andefficient way of applying the visor for retention prior to fastening is obtained.Hereby improved aerodynamics and aeroacoustics is facilitated as the visormay be attached in close connection to said upper portion of the vehicle.Hereby it is not needed to attach the visor to the A-pillars.
    According to an embodiment of the device said aperture has a key-holeconfiguration having a hole portion for receiving a protruding member and aslot portion for retaining the thus received protruding member. Hereby asimple and efficient way of applying the visor for retention prior to fastening isobtained. Hereby improved aerodynamics and aeroacoustics is facilitated asthe visor may be attached in close connection to said upper portion of thevehicle.
    According to an embodiment of the device said at least two apertures arearranged in the visor and said protruding members are arranged to saidupper portion. Hereby a simple and efficient way of applying the visor forretention prior to fastening is obtained. Hereby is facilitated to applyadditional components at the same time as the visor is applied for retention,said additional component comprising such apertures aligned with theaperture of the visor. Thus the aperture of such additional components isadded as an additional layer. Such an additional component may be a nearfield front mirror. Hereby mounting is further simplified in that more than onecomponent may be easily mounted at the same time.
    According to an embodiment of the device said visor comprises a fasteningpart configured to be applied to said upper portion and a cover part arrangedto be attached to the fastening part. By having a separate fastening part it willbe easily accessible for applying the visor to the upper portion of the vehicle.
    By thus having a cover part covering the fastening part the fastening part will be protected from outer influence such as rain, snow, wind etc. lt further provides an aesthetic function.
    According to an embodiment of the device said means for retaining the visorto said upper portion is configured to be uti|ized to simultaneously applyingadditional components to said upper portion. Such an additional componentmay be a near field front mirror. Hereby mounting is further simplified in that more than one component may be easily mounted at the same time.
    According to an embodiment of the device said additional componentscomprise at least one aperture configured to be aligned with an aperture ofsaid visor. Hereby mounting is further simplified in that more than one component may be easily mounted at the same time.
    According to an embodiment of the device said means for retaining the visorto said upper portion comprises three laterally separated apertures. Herebythe visor is efficiently and sufficiently secured for said retaining and then fastening.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS For a better understanding of the present invention reference is made to thefollowing detailed description when read in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views, and in which: Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a side view of a vehicle according to the present invention; Fig. 2a schematically illustrates a front view of a visor applied to an upperportion of the vehicle with a device for mounting the visor according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2b schematically illustrates a front view of the visor in fig. 2a with a coverpart; Fig. 3a schematically illustrates a front view of a part of the visor in fig. 2a; Fig. 3b schematically illustrates a cross sectional view of the part of the visor in fig. 3a; Fig. 4a schematically illustrates a perspective view of a part of the visor in fig.2a; Fig. 4b schematically illustrates a perspective view of a part of fig. 4a illustrating means for retaining the visor; and Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a block diagram of a method for mounting a visor to a vehicle.
    DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter the term “visor” refers to any suitable unit configured to bemounted to an upper portion of the vehicle in connection to the windshield ofthe vehicle and configured to provide a shaded area upon the windshieldduring sunshine in order to reduce the disturbance of sun for the driver andpossible passenger of the vehicle. The term “visor” may also be denoted sun visor or windshield visor or sun protection device.
    Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a side view of a vehicle 1 according to thepresent invention. The exemplified vehicle 1 is a heavy vehicle in the shapeof a truck. The vehicle according to the present invention could be anysuitable vehicle such as a truck or a car. The vehicle comprises device for mounting a visor to a vehicle according to the present invention.
    Fig. 2a schematically illustrates a front view of a visor 10 applied to an upper portion 2a of the vehicle with a device for mounting the visor 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2b a front view of the visor 10 infig. 2a with a cover part 30, fig. 3a a front view of a part of the visor 10 in fig.2a, fig. 3b a cross sectional view of the part of the visor 10 in fig. 3a, and fig.4a a perspective view of a part I of the visor 10 in fig. 2a. Fig. 4bschematically i|ustrates a perspective view of a part of fig. 4a illustratingmeans 50, 60 for applying the visor.
    Fig. 2a-b, 3a-b and 4a-b show an embodiment of the present invention. ln fig. 2a the fastening part 20 of the visor 10 is shown. The fastening part 20could according to an embodiment constitute the visor 10.
    The fastening part 20 comprises a fastening portion 20a configured to befastened to the upper portion 2a and a visor portion 20b configured, whenmounted, to provide the shaded area upon the windshield 3.
    The visor 10 has an elongated shape.
    The fastening part 20 comprises means 22 for receiving the cover part 30.The means 22 for receiving the cover part 30 comprises according to anembodiment snap aperture member for snap connection with snap protrusionmembers, not shown, of the cover part 30. Thus the cover part 30 isaccording to an embodiment configured to be attached to the fastening part22, i.e. the fastening portion 22a of the fastening part 22, by means of a snap connection.
    The fastening part 20 comprises means 24 for receiving light member, i.e.lamps. The fastening part 20 comprises two laterally separated lampreceiving means 24, one of the lamp receiving means 24 being arranged atone end portion of the fastening part 20 and the other lamping receivingmeans 24 being arranged at the opposite end portion of the fastening part20.
    Said cover part 30 comprises apertures for allowing light from light membersarranged at said lamp receiving means 24 to emit from said cover part.Hereby the width of the vehicle will be shown.
    The vehicle, here the cab 2 of the vehicle has upper side portions 2a, 2b withA-pillars.
    The visor 10 is configured to provide a shaded area upon the windshield 3 ofthe vehicle when mounted. Due to the device for mounting the visor 10 asdescribed below no attachment to the A-pillars is required.
    Fig. 2a-b, 3a-b 4a-b discloses a device for applying the visor 10 to the upperportion 2a of the vehicle, here vehicle cab 2. The device comprises means50, 60 for applying the visor 10 to the upper portion 2a of the vehicle. Themeans 50, 60 for applying the visor 10 to said upper portion comprisesmeans 50 for retaining said visor 10 prior to fastening the visor 10 to said upper portion 2a.
    The means 50 for retaining the visor 10 to said upper portion 2a comprisesthree laterally separated apertures 52. Each aperture 52 is configured to co-act with a corresponding protruding member 54 so as to retain the visor 10 tosaid upper portion. The protruding member 54 is according to anembodiment a screw member 54. As can be seen in e.g. fig. 4b the screwmember 54 comprises a screw portion 54a and a head portion 54b having a larger diameter than the screw portion 54a.
    As can be seen e.g. in fig. 4b, each aperture 52 has according to thisembodiment a key-hole configuration having a hole portion 52a for receivingthe protruding member 54, i.e. the screw member 54, and a slot portion 54bfor retaining the thus received protruding member 54. The hole portion 52a isthus dimensioned such that the head 54b of the screw member 54 can beintroduced. The slot portion 54b is dimensioned such that the screw portion54b of the screw member 54 fits but not the head 54b of the screw member54, i.e. the diameter of the head 54b of the screw member 54 exceeds the lateral extension of the slot portion 52b. This in order to retain the visor 10during assembly.
    According to this embodiment said apertures 52 are arranged in the visor 10,i.e. in the fastening part 20 of the visor, and said protruding members 54 arearranged to said upper portion 2a of the vehicle, here cab 2 of the vehicle.Thus, the protruding members 54, i.e. in this embodiment the screwmembers 54 are attached to the upper portion 2a such that they protrude.
    According to an embodiment of the device said means 50 for retaining thevisor 10 to said upper portion is configured to be utilized to simultaneouslyapplying additional components 70 to said upper portion 2a. Such anadditional component 70 is in this embodiment a near field front mirrormember 70 as shown in fig. 2a-b and fig. 3a-b. The mirror member 70 has amirror portion 72 and an arm portion 74 and a pivot point 70 for pivoting the mirror 70, as can be seen in fig. 3b.
    The mirror member 70 comprises an aperture 74a configured to be alignedwith an aperture 52 of said visor 10. The aperture 74a is arranged at an endportion of said arm portion 74. The aperture 74a has the same shape anddimension as an aperture 52 arranged in the visor 10, i.e. in the fasteningportion 20a of the visor. The aperture 74a thus has a key-hole configurationwith hole portion and a slot portion.
    Hereby is facilitated to apply additional components, here a mirror member70, at the same time as the visor is applied for retention, said additionalcomponent comprising such apertures aligned with the aperture of the visor.Thus the aperture of such additional components, here mirror member 70, isadded as an additional layer. Hereby mounting is further simplified in thatmore than one component may be easily mounted at the same time. Furtheradditionalcorresponding aperture/apertures being aligned with apertures of the visor components may be added in the same way to having 10. Another example of such a component is a handle configured to be arranged in connection to the visor, e.g. immediately below the visor portion20b, according to an embodiment comprising a bar or the like runninghorizontally below the visor portion 20a, which is intended for use whencleaning the windshield 3 of the vehicle, where the operator cleaning the windshield 3 can hold on to the handle while cleaning.
    The means 60 for applying the visor 10 further comprises fastening means60. The fastening means 60 comprises apertures 62 in connection to therespective aperture 52 of the means 50 for retaining the visor 10. Thefastening means thus comprises three laterally separated apertures 62. The respective aperture 62 is arranged below each aperture 52 of the means 50.
    Each aperture 62 is configured to receive a fastener in the form of a screwmember 64. As can be seen in e.g. fig. 4b the screw member 64 comprises ascrew portion 64a and a head portion 64b having a larger diameter than thescrew portion 64a and extending beyond the aperture so as to facilitateapplying the screw member for fastening the fastening part 20 of the visor tothe upper portion 2a.
    When applying the visor 10 the fastening part 20 is thus applied such that therespective screw member 54 is introduced through the hole portion 52a ofthe aperture 54 corresponding to the screw member 54, wherein thefastening part 20 is lowered such that the screw members 54, i.e. the screwportions 54a of the screw members 54, are introduced into the respective slotportion 52b such that the fastening part 20 of the visor 10 is retained.
    Then the fastening part 20 of the visor 10 is fastened by means of screwingthe screw members 64 into the apertures 62. Further the screw members 54are screwed such that a screw joint is obtained in connection to the slotportion 52b.
    Then the cover part 30 is applied to the fastening part 20. The cover part 30is applied by means of said snap connection. ln the embodiment described above said apertures 52 are arranged in thevisor 10, i.e. in the fastening part 20 of the visor, and said protrudingmembers 54 are arranged to said upper portion 2a of the vehicle. Accordingto an alternative embodiment the apertures are arranged in the upper portion of the vehicle and the protruding members are arranged in the visor. ln the embodiment described above said apertures 52 are arranged in thevisor 10, i.e. in the fastening part 20 of the visor 10, wherein the key-holeconfiguration is arranged such that the hole portion 52a is below the slotportion 52b so that the fastening part 20 when applied for retention is loweredafter the screw members 54 have been introduced through the respectivehole portions 52a as explained above. The key-hole configuration of theaperture may have any suitable orientation. For example the key-holeconfiguration of the aperture 52a is in an embodiment horizontally arrangedsuch that the hole portion 52a and the slot portion 52b are arranged laterally,i.e. side by side, wherein the fastening part 20 of the visor 10 when appliedfor retention is moved laterally after the screw members 54 have beenintroduced through the respective hole portions 52a such that the screw members 54 are introduced in the corresponding slot portions 52b.
    Thus, when applying the visor 10/fastening part 20 of the visor 10 forretaining the visor 10/fastening part 20, the protruding members 54, e.g.screw members 54, are received in the hole portions 52a of the apertures 52,wherein a translational movement of the visor 10/fastening part 20 isperformed such that the protruding members 54, e.g. screw members 54, areintroduced in the slot portions 52b such that the visor 10/fastening part 20 is retained.
    Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a block diagram of a method for mounting avisor to a vehicle, said visor being configured to provide a shaded area uponthe windshield of the vehicle when mounted according to an embodiment of the present invention. 11 According to the embodiment the method for mounting a visor to a vehiclecomprises a step S1. ln this step criteria the visor is applied to an upperportion of the vehicle.
    According to the embodiment the step of applying the visor to an upperportion of the vehicle comprises a step S1a. ln this step said visor is retainedprior to fastening the visor to said upper portion by means of means for retaining said visor.
    According to an embodiment of the method said means for retaining the visorto said upper portion comprises at least two laterally separated apertures,each aperture co-acting with a corresponding protruding member so as toretain the visor to said upper portion.
    According to an embodiment of the method said aperture has a key-holeconfiguration having a hole portion for receiving a protruding member and a slot portion for retaining the thus received protruding member.
    According to an embodiment of the method said at least two apertures arearranged in the visor and said protruding members are arranged to said upper portion.
    According to an embodiment of the method said visor comprises a fasteningpart and a cover part, wherein said step of applying the visor comprises thestep of applying the fastening part to said upper portion and the cover part tothe fastening part.
    According to an embodiment of the method said step of retaining the visor tosaid upper portion comprises the step of utilizing said means for retaining thevisor to simultaneously applying additional components to said upper portion.
    According to an embodiment of the method said additional componentscomprise at least one aperture configured to be aligned with an aperture of said visor. 12 The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the presentinvention has been provided for the purposes of illustration and description. ltis not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise formsdisclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations will be apparent topractitioners skilled in the art. The embodiments were chosen and describedin order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practicalapplications, thereby enabling others skilled in the art to understand theinvention for various embodiments and with the various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
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    [1] 1. A device for mounting a visor (10) to a vehicle (1), said visor (10) beingconfigured to provide a shaded area upon the windshield (3) of the vehicle(1) when mounted, comprising means (50, 60) for applying the visor (10) toan upper portion (2a) of the vehicle (1), characterized in that said means(50, 60) for applying the visor (10) to said upper portion (2a) comprisesmeans (50) for retaining said visor (10) prior to fastening the visor (10) to saidupper portion (2a).
    [2] 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said means (50) for retaining thevisor (10) to said upper portion (2a) comprises at least two laterally separatedapertures (52), each aperture (52) being configured to co-act with acorresponding protruding member (54) so as to retain the visor (10) to saidupper portion (2a).
    [3] 3. A device according to any preceding claims, wherein said aperture (52)has a key-hole configuration having a hole portion (52a) for receiving aprotruding member (54) and a slot portion (52b) for retaining the thusreceived protruding member (54).
    [4] 4. A device according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said at least two apertures(52) are arranged in the visor (10) and said protruding members (54) arearranged to said upper portion (2a).
    [5] 5. A device according to any preceding claims, wherein said visor (10)comprises a fastening part (20) configured to be applied to said upper portion(2a) and a cover part (30) arranged to be attached to the fastening part (20).
    [6] 6. A device according to any preceding claims, wherein said means (50) forretaining the visor (10) to said upper portion (2a) is configured to be utilizedto simultaneously applying additional components (70) to said upper portion(2a). 14
    [7] 7. A device according to claim 6, wherein said additional components (70)comprise at least one aperture (74a) configured to be aligned with anaperture (52) of said visor (10).
    [8] 8. A device according to any of claims 2-7, wherein said means (50) forretaining the visor to said upper portion comprises three laterally separatedapertures (52).
    [9] 9. A method for mounting a visor (10) to a vehicle (1), said visor (10) beingconfigured to provide a shaded area upon the windshield (3) of the vehicle(1) when mounted, comprising the step of applying (S1) the visor (10) to anupper portion (2a) of the vehicle (1), characterized in that the step ofapplying the visor (10) to said upper portion comprises the step of retaining(S1a) said visor (10) prior to fastening the visor (10) to said upper portion(2a) by means of means (50) for retaining said visor.
    [10] 10. A method according to claim 9, wherein said means (50) for retaining thevisor to said upper portion (2a) comprises at least two laterally separatedapertures (52), each aperture (52) co-acting with a corresponding protrudingmember (54) so as to retain the visor (10) to said upper portion (2a).
    [11] 11. A method according to 9 or 10, wherein said aperture (52) has a key-holeconfiguration having a hole portion (52a) for receiving a protruding member(54) and a slot portion (52b) for retaining the thus received protrudingmember (54).
    [12] 12.A method according to any of claims 9-11, wherein said at least twoapertures (52) are arranged in the visor (10) and said protruding members(54) are arranged to said upper portion (2a).
    [13] 13. A method according to any of claims 9-12, wherein said visor (10)comprises a fastening part (20) and a cover part (30), wherein said step ofapplying the visor (10) comprises the step of applying the fastening part (20)to said upper portion (2a) and the cover part (30) to the fastening part (20).
    [14] 14. A method according to any of claims 9-13, wherein said step of retainingthe visor (10) to said upper portion (2a) comprises the step of utilizing saidmeans (50) for retaining the visor (10) to simultaneously applying additionalcomponents (70) to said upper portion (2a).
    [15] 15. A method according to claim 14, wherein said additional components (70)comprise at least one aperture (74a) configured to be aligned with anaperture (52) of said visor (10).
    [16] 16. A method according to any of claims 10-15, wherein said means (50) forretaining the visor to said upper portion comprises three laterally separated apertures (52).
    [17] 17. A visor (10) configured to be mounted to a vehicle according to any ofclaims 9-16.
    [18] 18. A vehicle (1) comprising a device according to any of claims 1-8.
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