Sliding visor

Abstract

A sliding visor includes a rod assembly and a visor body. The rod assembly includes a rod, a torque control, and a guide. The rod extends longitudinally. The torque control pivotally attaches to the rod. The guide is fixed to one side of the torque control. The visor body includes a bore and a track. The bore extends longitudinally between the channel and the rear edge of the visor body. The rod is received within the bore and extends into the visor body. The track extends longitudinally along the upper surface of the visor body. The track forms a substantially enclosed longitudinally extending passage adjacent the upper surface of the visor body. The passage is shaped to receive a portion of the guide. When the visor is moved longitudinally along the rod, the track slides with respect to the guide.

1. A sliding sun visor assembly comprising:
 a rod assembly including 
 a longitudinally extending rod;  
 a torque control pivotally attached to said rod, and  
 a guide fixed to one surface of said torque control, said guide having a substantially H-shaped across section; and  
 
 a visor body including 
 a longitudinally extending bore for receiving said rod, and  
 a longitudinally extending track, said track forming a substantially enclosed longitudinally extending passage adjacent one surface of said visor body, said passage being shaped to receive a portion of said guide in a sliding engagement; whereby upon moving the visor body longitudinally along said rod, said track slides relative to said guide.  
 
 
     
     
       2. The sliding visor assembly of  claim 1 , A sliding sun visor assembly comprising:
   a rod assembly including a longitudinally extending rod, a torque control pivotally attached to said rod, and a guide fixed to one surface of said torque control, said guide having a substantially H - shaped cross section; and    
   a visor body including a longitudinally extending bore for receiving said rod, and a longitudinally extending track, said track forming a substantially enclosed longitudinally extending passage adjacent one surface of said visor body, said passage being shaped to receive a portion of said guide in a sliding engagement; whereby upon moving the visor body longitudinally along said rod, said track slides relative to said guide;    
 wherein said track includes a first vertical wall extending perpendicularly from said surface of said visor body; a second vertical wall extending perpendicularly from said surface of the visor body, said second vertical wall being spaced from said first vertical wall; and a horizontal third wall substantially parallel to said surface of the visor body, said horizontal third wall extending between the first and second walls and being spaced from said surface of said visor body such that said passage is formed therebetween, said horizontal third wall including a partially longitudinally extending slot.  
 
     
     
       3. A sliding sun visor assembly comprising:
 a rod assembly including a longitudinally extending rod, a torque control pivotally attached to said rod, and a guide fixed to one surface of said torque control; and  
 a visor body including a longitudinally extending bore for receiving said rod, and a longitudinally extending track, said track forming a substantially enclosed longitudinally extending passage adjacent one surface of said visor body, said passage being shaped to receive a portion of the guide in a sliding engagement whereby upon moving said visor body longitudinally along said rod, said track slides relative to said guide, said track further including a first vertical wall extending from, and perpendicular to said surface of said visor body, a second vertical wall extending from, and perpendicular to said surface of said visor body, said second vertical wall being spaced from, and parallel to said first vertical wall, and a horizontal third wall substantially parallel to said surface of said visor body, said horizontal third wall extending between said first and second walls and being spaced from said surface of said visor body such that said passage is formed therebetween, said horizontal third wall including a partially longitudinally extending slot.  
 
     
     
       4. A sliding sun visor assembly comprising:
 a rod assembly including a longitudinally extending rod, a torque control pivotally attached to said rod, and a guide fixed to one surface of said torque control; and  
 a visor body including a longitudinally extending bore for receiving said rod, and a longitudinally extending track, said track forming a substantially enclosed longitudinally extending passage adjacent one surface of the visor body, said passage being shaped to receive a portion of the guide in a sliding engagement whereby upon moving said body longitudinally along said rod, said track slides relative to said guide, said guide further including a first leg coupled to said torque controls control, a second leg, and a cross bar joining said first leg to said second leg, such that said legs are spaced and parallel to one another, wherein upon assembly said second leg is received within said passage and said cross bar extends through a slot formed within said track.  
 
     
     
       5. A sliding sun visor assembly comprising:
   a rod assembly including:      a longitudinally extending rod;        a torque control pivotally attached to said rod, and a guide fixed to one surface of said torque control, the guide having a pair of opposing legs extending transversely away from said rod, the legs defining a longitudinal slot therebetween; and          a visor body including:      a structure projecting therefrom defining a longitudinally extending bore for receiving said rod, and        a longitudinally extending track being shaped to receive a portion of said guide, wherein the track cooperates longitudinally between the pair of opposing legs of said guide in a sliding engagement within the slot, whereby upon moving the visor body longitudinally along said rod, said track slides relative to said guide;        wherein said track forms a substantially enclosed longitudinally extending passage adjacent one surface of said visor body, and said visor is assembled by sliding the opposing legs of said guide onto said track from an opening to the passage provided on a distal end of said track.       
     
     
       6. The visor of  claim 5 , wherein the torque control defines a first pivotal attachment to said rod, and the structure projecting from the visor body at least partially circumscribes said rod and defines a second pivotal attachment to said rod, wherein at least one of said pivotal attachments is slidably engaged to said rod, and said second pivotal attachment is slidably engaged with said rod. 
     
     
       7. The visor of  claim 6 , wherein the track and the second pivotal attachment are fixed with respect to the visor body, such that linear movement of the track with respect to the guide is generally equivalent to corresponding linear movement of the second pivotal attachment with respect to the rod. 
     
     
       8. The visor of  claim 5 , wherein said track includes at least one wall that projects from said visor body. 
     
     
       9. The visor of  claim 8 , wherein a lowermost portion of said guide is U-shaped for cooperating with said projecting wall of said track. 
     
     
       10. The visor of  claim 8 , wherein the pair of opposing legs slidable receive said wall that projects from said visor body therebetween. 
     
     
       11. The visor of  claim 8 , wherein a ridge extends from said wall of said track of said visor body. 
     
     
       12. The visor of  claim 6 , wherein a portion of said visor body associated with and proximate to said second pivotal attachment limits the longitudinal movement of said visor body by contact with said first pivotal attachment. 
     
     
       13. The visor of  claim 6 , wherein a portion of said visor body associated with and proximate to said second pivotal attachment defines a limit to a longitudinal range of movement of said visor body along said rod by contacting the torque control at a first end of said longitudinal range of movement. 
     
     
       14. The visor of  claim 5 , wherein a structure projecting from said visor body limits the longitudinal movement of said visor body along said rod by said guide. 
     
     
       15. A sliding sun visor comprising:
   a rod assembly including a longitudinally extending rod, a torque control pivotally attached to said rod defining a first pivotal attachment to said rod, said first pivotal attachment being substantially coaxial with said longitudinal rod, and a guide fixed to and extending from one surface of said torque control, said guide including a pair of opposing legs extending therefrom defining a longitudinal slot therebetween; and        a visor body including a longitudinally extending bore for receiving said rod allowing said visor body to slide axially with respect to said rod, said longitudinally extending bore being substantially coaxial with said rod; said visor body also including a longitudinally extending track slidably engaged between said opposing legs of said guide and received within said longitudinal slot, said track forming a substantially enclosed longitudinally extending passage adjacent one surface of said visor body, said passage being shaped to receive a portion of said guide in a sliding engagement; whereby upon moving the visor body longitudinally along said rod, said track slides relative to said guide.