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Sun visor for automobile and sound absorbing structure for an automobile

US7380858B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 5, 2006
Grant dateJun 3, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R13/0815
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sound absorbing structure for an automobile having a seating portion, an upper surface of which serves as a passenger seating surface in the cabin, the structure includes an interior base material provided on a cabin side of a body panel; the interior base material forming a side face when seen from a passenger seated on the seating portion; the interior base material having a recessed portion formed in the cabin side of the interior base material; the recessed portion formed on an upper side of the seating surface; and a sound absorbing material buried in the recessed portion. An automobile sun visor includes a plate-form core material; an air-permeable cushioning material covering a surface of the core material; and the plate-form core material having a large number of air holes penetrating in a thickness direction formed in a dispersed manner.

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