Johnson Controls Technology Company

Johnson Controls Technology LLC

Eric D Rennie

L Robert Hamelink

Charles Beasley

Kenneth M Clark

David B Fry

Bradley A Beers

Kermit M Anderson

Dale Gort

J Peter Cansfield

Curt R Johnson

Darin R Billot

A modular system for a vehicle is provided which includes one or more elongated members adapted to be coupled to an interior portion of a vehicle, where one or more removable articles are configured for attachment to one or more of the members and a utility system provides utilities to the articles. One or more holders are positioned to align with the members and are coupled to the articles for attaching the articles to one or more of the members.

Modular system for a vehicle

A visor mounting assembly includes a visor elbow and a visor mounting bracket with a cam cooperating between the two members to detent the visor when moved from a front windshield position to a side window position at a location which allows clearance of the side curtain air bag, thereby positioning the visor when in the side window position at a location which does not interfere with or inhibit the deployment of a side curtain air bag. In one embodiment, a stop extends between the elbow and bracket to limit the movement of the visor.

Visor mounting assembly

A visor extender panel includes a mounting bracket which can snap-fit into a visor body and which includes a hinge structure which allows its positioning between a closed position adjacent and overlying an existing visor body and an extended position extending outwardly and in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the visor to which the extender is attached. In a preferred embodiment, the extender panel includes an integral pivot rod and the mounting bracket includes a bias spring coupled on one side of the mounting bracket and having a hook extending through the mounting bracket and engaging the pivot rod on the extender panel for coupling the extender panel to the mounting bracket and allowing rotation of the extender with respect to the mounting bracket, which, in turn, is snap-fitted to an existing visor panel. In an alternative embodiment, the hinge between the mounting bracket and extender panel can be an over-center, integrally molded hinge.

Snap-in hinged visor extender

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Spring Lake, MI, United States of America

Eric D Rennie