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Convertible integral helmet and method for connecting or disconnecting the constituent parts thereof Download PDF

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US20170164679A1
US20170164679A1 US15/323,245 US201515323245A US2017164679A1 US 20170164679 A1 US20170164679 A1 US 20170164679A1 US 201515323245 A US201515323245 A US 201515323245A US 2017164679 A1 US2017164679 A1 US 2017164679A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B3/00—Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
    • A42B3/32—Collapsible helmets; Helmets made of separable parts ; Helmets with movable parts, e.g. adjustable
    • A42B3/326—Helmets with movable or separable chin or jaw guard
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B3/00—Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
    • A42B3/04—Parts, details or accessories of helmets
    • A42B3/18—Face protection devices
    • A42B3/20—Face guards, e.g. for ice hockey
    • A42B3/205—Chin protectors

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  • a viewing window is designed between a top area of the chin protection unit and a front area of the helmet upper-shell unit and/or the neck unit, and a self-locking interlock mechanism is provided for connecting the chin protection unit to the helmet upper-shell unit.
  • the interlock mechanism preferably comprises connection means on the helmet upper-shell unit to cooperate with corresponding connection means on the chin protection unit.
  • the connection means on the helmet upper-shell unit are preferably disposed at the front of the helmet upper-shell unit.
  • the top area is formed at the peripheral edge of the chin protection unit adjacent to the upper-shell unit, when in the connected state. The top area is thus bounded on one side by the peripheral edge. The top area is further bounded in another direction by an offset.
  • the interlock mechanism comprises suitable connection means.
  • Some connection means are provided on the helmet upper-shell unit.
  • Corresponding connection means are provided on the chin protection unit.
  • the helmet upper-shell-side connection means abbreviated as the helmet-side connection means, firstly comprise the seat or funnel.
  • the helmet-side connection means comprise first connection means.
  • the first connection means are designed to form a pivot joint together with first connection means on the chin protection unit.
  • the first helmet-side connection means are designed as studs, axles, pins or the like.
  • the corresponding first connection means on the chin protection unit are correspondingly designed as penetrations, drill holes, holes, notches or the like.
  • the first connection means is designed as a recess and/or cut-out.
  • the stud extends like a nose into the connection means when the connection is made, more precisely into the through-opening or recess.
  • the contours of the connection means are matched to one another so that a pivot joint can be achieved.
  • a tilting motion is produced from simple pivot, so that 3D movement is also possible.
  • FIG. 9 shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of an integral helmet with a chin protection unit just before being connected
  • FIG. 20 shows a schematic perspective view of the embodiment according to FIG. 14 just before a second connection
  • FIG. 25 shows a schematic partially cut-away view of the embodiment according to FIG. 21 with the chin protection unit in a completely connected state
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic side view and a front view of another embodiment of an integral helmet 100 designed as a full-face helmet, without the chin protection unit 160 , having a helmet upper-shell unit 120 that is designed similarly to the helmet upper-shell units according to FIGS. 2 and 3 .
  • the helmet upper-shell unit 120 comprises a through-opening 125 on each side, in the area of the jaw clamp 150 .
  • FIG. 9 shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of an integral helmet 100 with a chin protection unit 160 just before being connected.
  • the front area 125 of the helmet upper-shell unit 120 is funnel-shape, thereby forming a funnel 170 .
  • This funnel acts as a seat for the top area 165 of the chin protection unit 165 .
  • the top area 165 is made thinner, and/or is offset relative to the remaining outer surface of the chin protection unit 160 , to enable easier insertion.
  • a landing is provided which simultaneously functions as a stop, and thus haptically limits insertion.
  • a first connection means 261 designed as a first through-opening in the chin protection unit 160 , is formed at the top area 165 , the first connection means corresponding to a corresponding first helmet-side connection means 221 , designed as a pin or stud, on the front area 125 .
  • the first connection means 221 and 261 are formed at a lower, rear area of the top area 165 and the front area 125 . Due to the elastic design and the narrowing, the top area 165 slides into the funnel 170 and, in a connection area, bends in such a way that the through-opening passes over the corresponding stud and then the stud slides into the through-opening, such that a pivot joint 240 is created.
  • the first connection means 261 at the lower, rear end of the top area 165 acts as a hinge or pivot joint end.
  • the top area 165 functions as a spring.
  • the connection means 200 comprise a mechanically-acting slide-bushing constituted by the first connection means 221 , 261 and the funnel 170 and the spring.
  • the helmet upper-shell unit 120 and the chin protection unit 160 themselves have hinge-like sliding surfaces.
  • FIG. 14 shows a schematic perspective view of the embodiment according to FIG. 9 just after a first connection.
  • a pivoting connection is achieved by way of the pivot joint 240 between the stud and the through-opening 163 .
  • the top area 165 is held in the funnel 170 of the front area 125 , in this area.
  • the stud protrudes through the through-opening 163 and thereby functions as the pivot axle 241 of the pivot joint 240 .
  • the opening 173 is gradually pushed over the stud. With a residual spring force, the connection will “latch.” With sufficient stiffness, this gradual pushing brings about insertion, which is to say linear movement along a movement direction. In insertion, the lack of pliability means that this does not snap in, as in the case of latching. Instead, the stud moves into the opening.
  • FIG. 22 shows a schematic section along section C-C of FIG. 21 . It can be seen here how the top area 165 has moved in the direction of the inner funnel wall 171 .
  • the stud which functions as a pivot axle 241 , among other things, protrudes from an outer funnel wall 172 in the direction of the inner funnel wall 171 .
  • the tip of the stud is at a distance away from the inner funnel wall 171 such that the front top area 165 can be moved along the inner funnel wall 171 past the stud.
  • FIG. 30 shows a schematic partial section of a perspective view of the chin protection unit 160 according to FIG. 25 by itself.
  • the chin protection unit 160 is made of two parts, the inner part 180 and the outer part 190 .
  • the jaw-like openings 182 each grasp a stud that functions as a second, helmet-side connection means 222 .
  • the second protrusions or tabs 185 reach into the through-openings 163 .
  • the front part 184 that connects the two end areas 162 contacts a spring and/or magnet mechanism 195 in the corresponding front area of the outer part. This produces a haptic response for the user, to signal secure fastening.
  • the present invention facilitates finding the insertion opening blindly, by way of the funnel shape of the groove, the magnets and the arrangement of the magnets.
  • the turning in is done against an inner pressure resistance.
  • the turning in occurs without inner pressure: Insertion in and fixing of open chin part ends at the pivot joint, this limits the tendency to spread with further turning in (then caused by pressure) to a residual minimum. This is counteracted by the inclination of the top area, which is called a spring below, as well as the funnel shape of the groove (cut-in effect).
  • Automatic locking at the pivot point results, due to the inclination of the spring at the pivot point.
  • a three-dimensional locking process is facilitated simply by way of insertion.
  • the surfaces of the upper-shell and the chin part still have very different surface alignment relative to one another at the point or location of the joint axis, due to the skewed positions.
  • the surfaces are aslant relative to one another.

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