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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1997
Frederick Beck, Folschviller, FR;
Rene Lecorvaisier, Hombourg-Haut, FR;
Becker Group Europe GmbH, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle sun visor having a generally flat sun visor body usually of foamed plastic material, having an approximately rectangular peripheral contour. In one corner region of the sun visor body, a mounting housing is disposed in the body. The housing has a bore which extends approximately parallel to the upper longitudinal edge of the sun visor body. An end region of the sun visor support and mounting shaft is received in that bore. A plug-in opening to that bore intersects it at approximately a right angle. A plug disposed in the visor body is positioned to plug into the plug-in opening. Electrical wires supported on the sun visor shaft have external contact elements. Electric contacts on the plug are contactable with the contact elements on the sun visor shaft. The plug has electrically contactable elements away from the shaft. A microswitch on the visor includes contact pins which contact the contactable elements on the plug. The switch is fastened on a mirror cassette which is disposed on the sun visor body. The switch is operated by a cover over the mirror cassette which operates the switch to close the circuit to an illuminating device associated with the visor.