Vehicle sun visor assembly having an electrical system

Abstract

A vehicle sun visor assembly includes a circuit board having a mounting surface. The vehicle sun visor assembly also includes a top-emitting light emitting diode (LED) mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board. In addition, the vehicle sun visor assembly includes a light guide having a light emitting surface and a light receiving surface. The light receiving surface is substantially perpendicular to the light emitting surface, and the light guide is configured to receive light emitted from the top-emitting LED through the light receiving surface and to emit the light from the top-emitting LED through the light emitting surface toward a vehicle interior.

1 . A vehicle sun visor assembly, comprising:
 a first circuit board having a mounting surface;   a first top-emitting light emitting diode (LED) mounted on the mounting surface of the first circuit board; and   a first light guide having a light emitting surface and a light receiving surface, wherein the light receiving surface is substantially perpendicular to the light emitting surface, and the first light guide is configured to receive light emitted from the first top-emitting LED through the light receiving surface and to emit the light from the first top-emitting LED through the light emitting surface toward a vehicle interior.   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting surface of the first circuit board faces the light receiving surface. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 1 , comprising a second top-emitting LED mounted on the mounting surface of the first circuit board. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a second circuit board having a mounting surface;   a second top-emitting LED mounted on the mounting surface of the second circuit board; and   a second light guide having a light emitting surface and a light receiving surface, wherein the light receiving surface of the second light guide is substantially perpendicular to the light emitting surface of the second light guide, and the second light guide is configured to receive light emitted from the second top-emitting LED through the light receiving surface of the second light guide and to emit the light from the second top-emitting LED through the light emitting surface of the second light guide toward the vehicle interior.   
     
     
         5 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 4 , comprising a mirror, wherein the first light guide and the second light guide are positioned on opposite lateral sides of the mirror. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the first circuit board and the second circuit board are positioned laterally outward from the first light guide and the second light guide, respectively. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first circuit board is positioned closer to a rotational axis of the vehicle sun visor assembly than the first light guide along a vertical axis. 
     
     
         8 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first circuit board is positioned farther from a rotational axis of the vehicle sun visor assembly than the first light guide along a vertical axis. 
     
     
         9 . A vehicle sun visor assembly, comprising:
 a first circuit board having a mounting surface;   a first top-emitting light emitting diode (LED) mounted on the mounting surface of the first circuit board; and   a first light guide having a light emitting face and a light receiving peripheral edge extending about at least a portion of the light emitting face, wherein the first light guide is configured to receive light emitted from the first top-emitting LED through the light receiving peripheral edge and to emit the light from the first top-emitting LED through the light emitting face toward a vehicle interior.   
     
     
         10 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the mounting surface of the first circuit board faces the light receiving peripheral edge. 
     
     
         11 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 9 , comprising:
 a second circuit board having a mounting surface;   a second top-emitting LED mounted on the mounting surface of the second circuit board; and   a second light guide having a light emitting face and a light receiving peripheral edge extending about at least a portion of the light emitting face of the second light guide, wherein the second light guide is configured to receive light emitted from the second top-emitting LED through the light receiving peripheral edge of the second light guide and to emit the light from the second top-emitting LED through the light emitting face of the second light guide toward the vehicle interior.   
     
     
         12 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 11 , comprising a mirror, wherein the first light guide and the second light guide are positioned on opposite lateral sides of the mirror. 
     
     
         13 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the first circuit board and the second circuit board are positioned laterally outward from the first light guide and the second light guide, respectively. 
     
     
         14 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the first circuit board is positioned closer to a rotational axis of the vehicle sun visor assembly than the first light guide along a vertical axis. 
     
     
         15 . A vehicle sun visor assembly, comprising:
 a first light guide having a light receiving surface and a light emitting surface;   a first circuit board having a mounting surface extending substantially perpendicularly to the light emitting surface; and   a first light source mounted on the mounting surface of the first circuit board;   wherein the first light guide is configured to receive light emitted from the first light source through the light receiving surface and to emit the light from the first light source through the light emitting surface toward a vehicle interior.   
     
     
         16 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the mounting surface of the first circuit board faces the light receiving surface. 
     
     
         17 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 15 , comprising:
 a second light guide having a light receiving surface and a light emitting surface;   a second circuit board having a mounting surface extending substantially perpendicularly to the light emitting surface of the second light guide; and   a second light source mounted on the mounting surface of the second circuit board;   wherein the second light guide is configured to receive light emitted from the second light source through the light receiving surface of the second light guide and to emit the light from the second light source through the light emitting surface of the second light guide toward the vehicle interior.   
     
     
         18 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 17 , comprising a mirror, wherein the first light guide and the second light guide are positioned on opposite lateral sides of the mirror. 
     
     
         19 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the first light source comprises a top-emitting light emitting diode (LED). 
     
     
         20 . The vehicle sun visor assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the first circuit board is positioned closer to a rotational axis of the vehicle sun visor assembly than the first light guide along a vertical axis.