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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2002
Randy L. Arendsen, Holland, MI (US);
Michael D. Verkaik, Holland, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A visor mounting assembly includes a detent spring extending over an end of a visor rod projecting through a mounting bracket and engaging a detent on an end of the visor rod to detent the visor when moved from a front windshield position to a side window position at a location allowing clearance of a side curtain air bag. A detent spring includes a pair of orthogonally integrally joined U-shaped members defining vertically spaced horizontally extending floors, each having apertures aligned for receiving a visor rod end and vertically extending walls coupled to the horizontally extending floors for engaging the sides of a visor rod extending through apertures. One assembly includes a visor rod with a keyed end for lockably receiving a stop member which cooperates with a visor mounting bracket when the visor is moved from a front windshield position to a side window position, limiting its movement.