Asmo Co., Ltd.

Hiromi Suzuki

Hidetoshi Suzuki

Hideshi Sahara

An incident intensity L is categorized into a low illuminance range Afor immediately moving a sun visor body toward a retracted position, a high illuminance range Afor immediately moving the sun visor body in a target direction set based on an incident angle, and an intermediate illuminance range Aset between the two regions Aand A. When the incident intensity is in the region Aand after the target position is continuously set closer to the retracted position or the projected position than the present position for a predetermined time, the sun visor body moves toward the target position. That is, there is a range between an illuminance threshold Lfor immediately moving the sun visor body toward the retracted position and an illuminance threshold Lfor immediately moving the sun visor body in the target direction based on the incident angle.

Automatic sun visor device

Assume that the position of a sun visor main body is adjusted by an occupant when incident light having the incident angle &#x3b8;has entered a vehicle passenger compartment. Then, a straight line Lis obtained that passes through the distal end position Sof the moved sun visor main body and is inclined by the same angle as the incident angle &#x3b8;. At this time, the intersection between a straight line Y, which passes through an eye position Pof a average sized person and extends along the vertical direction of a vehicle, and the straight line Lis estimated as an eye position Pof the occupant. Thereafter, a light blocking control is performed in accordance with the estimated eye position P

Sunvisor device for a vehicle

A sun visor apparatus for vehicle including a wiper apparatus that wipes a wipe area defined on an outer surface of a windshield. A light receiving sensor is arranged in the vehicle compartment facing toward the wipe area. When the windshield is stained by mud or bird feces, this does not interfere with the incident light received by the light receiving sensor as long as the wiper apparatus wipes the outer surface of the windshield. Accordingly, the light receiving sensor outputs an incident light detection signal that accurately corresponds to the incident light. A light shield body is properly extended and retracted in accordance with the incident light detection signal.

Vehicle sun visor apparatus

A pair of drive gears rotated by a drive motor is meshed with meshing surfaces of a pair of slide guides of a light shield body. A plurality of rotation rollers rotate on roll surfaces of the slide guides and hold the pair of slide guides in a thicknesswise direction of the light shield body. The drive gears have contact portions that come into contact with side surfaces of the slide guides that are arranged to face each other or face opposite directions. Accordingly, a vehicle sun visor apparatus may be reduced in size.

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Kakegawa, Japan

Hiromi Suzuki