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WO2007093054A1
WO2007093054A1 PCT/CA2007/000228 CA2007000228W WO2007093054A1 WO 2007093054 A1 WO2007093054 A1 WO 2007093054A1 CA 2007000228 W CA2007000228 W CA 2007000228W WO 2007093054 A1 WO2007093054 A1 WO 2007093054A1
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protective headwear
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Stéphane DION
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JIANGMEN PENGCHENG HELMETS Ltd
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JIANGMEN PENGCHENG HELMETS Ltd
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    • 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
    • A42B3/28—Ventilating arrangements
    • A42B3/281—Air ducting systems
    • A42B3/283—Air inlets or outlets, with or without closure shutters

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  • the present invention relates to a vent mechanism for a helmet. More particularly, the present invention relates to a helmet with a top vent mechanism.
  • Protective helmets for vehicles such as motorcycles, mopeds, motorized tricycles, motor-crosses, bicycles and the like are well known. These helmets typically include an outer protective shell with internal resilient liner material for cushioning the wearer's head from impact. This protective liner material exhibits heat insulating properties. To alleviate heat retention in the helmet which causes discomfort to the user, holes and a plurality of frontal vents have been provided in the art.
  • a drawback of conventional vent mechanisms for protective headwear is that it does not provide for an adequate top vent mechanism.
  • An object of the invention is to provide an vent mechanism for protective headwear.
  • a protective headwear comprising: a shell comprising a cavity defining an opening and being in fluid communication with the inside of the shell; and a door member mounted to the shell about the opening, the door member being moveable between a closed position for substantially sealing the opening and at least one open position so as to provide a door opening for allowing air to enter the shell, wherein the door member is moveable towards the at least one open position when being pushed into the cavity.
  • a protective headwear comprising: a shell comprising a cavity defining an opening and being in fluid communication with the inside of the shell; and a door member mounted to the shell about the opening; wherein the door member is moveable between a closed position sealing the opening and at least a first and a second open position thereby providing a respective first and second door opening for allowing air to enter the shell, the second door opening being wider than the first door opening.
  • a protective headwear comprising: a shell comprising a cavity defining an opening and being in fluid communication with the inside of the shell; a door member mounted to the shell about the opening and being moveable between a closed position for substantially sealing the opening and at least one open position so as to provide a door opening for allowing air to enter the shell; and a moveable positioning member mounted to the shell and being so moveable as to engage the door member and to be disengaged therefrom, wherein when the moveable positioning member engages the door member, the door member is positioned at the at least one open position and when the moveable positioning member is disengaged therefrom, the door member is released from the at least one open position.
  • An advantage of the present invention is that it provides a top vent mechanism for selectively modulating the amount of air entering the helmet during modulation.
  • protective headwear should be construed herein to include without limitation a helmet, a protective headgear, and the like.
  • Figure 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a helmet having a top vent mechanism in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the invention, with the top vent mechanism being disassembled;
  • Figure 1A is an enlarged exploded view of the top vent mechanism of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a helmet having a top vent mechanism of Figure 1 , the top vent mechanism being shown assembled and in a closed position;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective exploded view of a helmet having a top vent mechanism similar to Figure 2, with the top vent mechanism being shown in a first opened position;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective exploded view of a helmet having a a top vent mechanism similar to Figure 2, with the top vent mechanism being shown in a second opened position;
  • Figure 5 is a lateral sectional view according to line 5-5 of Figure 2.
  • FIGS 1 , 2, 3 and 4 show a protective headwear such as a helmet 10 having a shell 12 with a face shield 14, a lower face guard 16 and a neck opening 18 at the underside of the helmet 10. Helmet 10 is also shown having a vent mechanism 20 mounted to a top portion 22 thereof.
  • vent mechanism [0021] In this illustrated non-limiting example, the vent mechanism
  • vent mechanism 20 is mounted on a motorcycle helmet, yet the skilled artisan will easily appreciate that the vent mechanism of the invention, such as vent mechanism 20, is not limited to a specific protective headwear type and can be mounted to a variety of protective headwear types as can be contemplated by the ordinary skilled artisan.
  • vent mechanism 20 will now be described in accordance with the present invention.
  • the helmet includes an open cavity 24 at the top portion 22 thereof.
  • Open cavity 24 defines a mouth rim 26, an inner peripheral wall 28 and floor 30 having an air inlet 32 leading to the inside of helmet 10.
  • the mouth rim 26 defines an opening that leads into the cavity 26.
  • the helmet top cavity 24 is configured to receive a door member 34 about the opening thereof, as well as an outer frame 36 and a moveable positioning member 38.
  • the cavity 24, the door member 34, and the outer frame 36 are shown having a general triangular-like configuration, yet the skilled artisan will understand that other suitable shapes and designs can be contemplated within the context of the present invention.
  • the door member 34 includes a longitudinal pivot rod 40 extending from the front base edge 42 thereof, via extension members 44. Pivot rod 40 is pivotally wedged within hinge-members (not shown) extending from the underside 46 (see Figure 5) of front base side 48 of frame 36.
  • Frame 36 defines an opening 37 and includes snap members 50 and 51 extending beyond the peripheral edge 52 thereof. Snap members 50 and 51 are so configured as to be snuggly fitted within receiving apertures 54 and 55 formed within the inner peripheral wall 28 of the open cavity 24.
  • the frame 36 includes two front snap members 50 (only one shown in Figure 1 ) extending from its base side 48, as well as two rear snap members 51 (only one shown in Figure 1 ) near extending from its lateral sides 56 and 58.
  • the peripheral inner wall 28 includes two front receiving apertures 54 as well as two rear receiving apertures 55.
  • the two rear receiving apertures 55 are formed within the respective to top sides 60 of the outwardly protruding lateral wall portions 62 and 64 of the inner peripheral wall 28.
  • a variety of easily available ways of mounting the frame 36 to a helmet top cavity 24 can be contemplated by a person having ordinary skill in the art.
  • the cavity floor 30 also includes grooves 66 providing a space for the frame hinge-members pivotally holding the pivot rod 40 of the door member 34.
  • the door member 34 is hence pivotally movable within the vertical space provided by cavity 24 beneath the frame 36, as shown by arrow V ( Figure 5), in relation to the frame 36 which is fixedly mounted to the helmet 10 about mouth rim 26.
  • the door member 34 includes a pair of lateral stopper members or fins 68 and 70 respectively extending from the lateral sides 72 and 74 thereof as well as a door- positioning member 76 also in the form of a fin and extending from the rear rounded tip 78 thereof.
  • the inner wall 28 provides recessed portions 80 and 82, which respectively provide a clearance for fins 68 and 70 during movement of the door member 34.
  • the door member 34 is upwardly biased, as shown by arrow
  • biasing members 84 in the form of springs in the illustrated example.
  • biasing springs 84 are mounted to the floor 30 at receiving holes 86 and 88 and are fixed to the underside 89 (see Figure 5) of the door member 34. Fins 68, 70 and 76 as well as extension members 44 abut the underside 46 (see Figure 5) of the frame 36 thereby stopping the door member 34 from being moved beyond the opening 37 defined by frame 36.
  • the positioning fin 76 of door member 34 acts with the positioning member 38 in order to position the door member 34 at predetermined positions as will be explained below.
  • the positioning member 38 is mounted to the frame 36 at the rear rounded tip portion 90 thereof (see Figure 1 ).
  • Portion 90 includes an aperture 92 for receiving a ridge 94 upwardly extending from the positioning member 38.
  • Aperture 92 provides a horizontal moving space for ridge 94 as shown by arrow H.
  • Ridge 94 is fastened to a lever 96, via fastener 98. In this ways the lever 96 and the positioning member 38 are locked together about the frame 36.
  • lever 96 lockingly and slidably sits on the rear rounded tip portion 90 of frame 36 and spans a length to fully seal aperture 92 as well an adjacent second aperture 100.
  • the positioning member 38 is forwardly biased, as shown by arrow F, via a biasing member 102 such as a spring, for example.
  • Biasing spring 102 is mounted at one end to a support 104 protruding from a flap 106 downwardly extending from the underside 46 of the rear rounded tip portion 90.
  • Biasing spring 102 is mounted at its opposite end to a support 108 rearwardly protruding from a front portion 110 (see Figure 1A) of positioning member 38.
  • the lever 96 provides the user to move the positioning member 38 against the biasing force of member 102 as shown by arrow R until a tail portion 99 thereof abuts the flap 106.
  • the font portion 110 of the positioning member 38 includes a pair of top and bottom frontal embossments 112 and 114 respectively separated by a groove 116 therebetween.
  • the top embossment 112 defined a groove 118 with the underside of the frame 36 and a shoulder stopper 120 adjacent to groove 116.
  • the bottom embossment 114 defines a shoulder stopper 122 adjacent to an inclined portion 124 of the floor 30 leading to air inlet 32.
  • the door member 34 can be placed at three positions namely positions I, Il and III respectively shown in Figures 2, 4 and 5, thereby moving the door between a closed position a slightly-opened position and a wider opened position so as to selectively provide for air to enter helmet 10 for ventilation thereof.
  • the door member 34 When the user needs ventilation, the door member 34 is manually pushed downwards (as shown by arrow D in Figure 5) in the cavity 24, causing the flexible fin 76 to flexibly slide along embossment 112 so as to reach and engage groove 116.
  • the biasing springs 84 push the door member 34 upwards (as shown by arrow U) causing the fin member 76 to pushingly abut shoulder 120 thereby locking the door member 34 in position Il which provides for a slight opening allowing a small air stream into the cavity 24.
  • the user can further manually push the door member 34 downwards (as shown by arrow D) in order to widen the opening so as to allow a greater air stream into the cavity 24 as shown in Figure 4 when the door member 34 is in position III.
  • the fin member 76 When moving from position Il to III, the fin member 76 flexibly slides along embossment 114 so as to reach and engage a groove 126 (see Figure 5) between the front portion 110 of the positioning member 38 and the inclined portion 124 of the cavity floor 30. The floor 30 stops the downward descent of the door member 34.
  • the biasing springs 84 push the door member 34 upwards (as shown by arrow U) causing the fin member 76 to pushingly abut shoulder 122 thereby locking the door member 34 in position III.
  • helmet ridges that surround the top vent mechanism 20 can also provide for directing air into the opening 37. The skilled artisan may contemplate a variety of air directing formations about a top vent opening such as opening 37
  • the positioning member 38 can provide a plurality of stoppers as well as stopper types for stopping a protrusion, such as a fin 76 at different positions along the vertical working space provided by the helmet top cavity 34.
  • a variety of levers for disengaging the positioning member 38 from the door member 34 can also be contemplated by those having skills in the art.
  • the door member 34 and frame 36 surrounding the door can be provided in a variety of suitable or aerodynamic materials, sizes and configurations.

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Casque de protection comprenant une coque avec une cavité définissant une ouverture qui est en communication fluidique avec l'intérieur de la coque. Un élément trappe est monté sur la coque autour de l'ouverture. L'élément trappe peut se déplacer entre une position fermée et une position ouverte afin de constituer une ouverture de trappe qui autorise la pénétration de l'air dans la coque. Casque de protection comprenant un élément trappe qui peut se déplacer entre une position fermée et au moins une première et une seconde positions ouvertes, permettant respectivement une première et seconde ouvertures de trappe. On notera que la seconde ouverture de trappe est plus large que la première ouverture de trappe. L'invention concerne également un casque de protection comprenant un élément de positionnement mobile monté sur la coque dont la mobilité lui permet d'engager l'élément trappe et de s'en désengager. Lorsque l'élément de positionnement mobile engage l'élément trappe, il place ce dernier en position ouverte et, lorsqu'il s'en désengage, il libère ce dernier de cette même position ouverte.
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CA 2536844 CA2536844A1 (fr) 2006-02-16 2006-02-16 Casque muni d'un mecanisme d'aeration sur le dessus
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ES2370415A1 (es) * 2008-10-16 2011-12-15 Tekplus Engineering Desing, S.L. Casco de seguridad para vehículos a motor con dispositivos de ventilación de accionamiento semiautomático.
EP2308333A3 (fr) * 2009-10-06 2012-04-18 CASCO Group Societate in Comandita Simpla (SCS) Système de ventilation pour des casques de sport
GB2521001A (en) * 2013-12-09 2015-06-10 Secr Defence Helmet comprising air vents
US12108824B2 (en) * 2021-10-22 2024-10-08 Cookie Composites Group Pty Ltd. Helmet provided with an accessory fastening assembly

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EP0638252A2 (fr) * 1993-08-11 1995-02-15 Shoei Kako Kabushiki Kaisha Casque muni de prises d'air
US6317891B1 (en) * 1999-05-27 2001-11-20 Opticos S.R.L. Combined ventilation device for helmets for motorcyclists
EP1462017A1 (fr) * 2003-03-24 2004-09-29 HJC Co., Ltd. Structure de prise d'air pour casque
US6904618B2 (en) * 2003-06-16 2005-06-14 Bell Sports, Inc. Sports helmet with adjustable ventilation

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ES2370415A1 (es) * 2008-10-16 2011-12-15 Tekplus Engineering Desing, S.L. Casco de seguridad para vehículos a motor con dispositivos de ventilación de accionamiento semiautomático.
EP2308333A3 (fr) * 2009-10-06 2012-04-18 CASCO Group Societate in Comandita Simpla (SCS) Système de ventilation pour des casques de sport
GB2521001A (en) * 2013-12-09 2015-06-10 Secr Defence Helmet comprising air vents
US12108824B2 (en) * 2021-10-22 2024-10-08 Cookie Composites Group Pty Ltd. Helmet provided with an accessory fastening assembly

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