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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
May. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Aoki, Saitama, JP;
Hidetoshi Utsumi, Saitama, JP;
Fumiharu Ochiai, Saitama, JP;
Naohiko Saita, Saitama, JP;
Yuichi Saito, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/00 ;
Abstract
A sun-visor provided in a vehicle includes a sun-visor body, a shaft, and low strength region. The sun-visor body is used for blocking off the outside light. One end of the shaft is inserted into the sun-visor body and another end of the shaft is rotatably supported at the roof of the vehicle through a base. The low strength region of the shaft permits the sun-visor to be readily deformed by a side air bag deployed into the vehicle cabin, thereby achieving a certain inflation of the air bag irrespective of the position of the sun-visor.