WO2023106453A1 - Baseball helmet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a baseball helmet comprising a first body and a second body, which is coupled by coupling means so as to be attachable/detachable to/from the first body and which is separated from the first body when impact is applied thereto by means of a thrown baseball, wherein the first body and the second body coupled by the coupling means form a wearing space part therein, and vibrations in the wearing space part can dissipate through the separation of the second body.

Description

baseball helmet

The present invention relates to a baseball helmet for maximizing the head protection effect of a batter by dissipating the vibration caused by the impact when a thrown baseball hits the outer surface of a helmet worn by a batter.

A helmet means that it has a function to protect the head of the helmet wearer from impacts that may be applied from the outside. It is used for the purpose of wearing during use.

In particular, a conventional baseball helmet worn by a batter in a baseball game to prevent damage to the head from a baseball thrown by a pitcher is formed of a hard material such as metal or a cushion material for shock mitigation inside the helmet. It was common to be provided to protect the batter's head.

However, when the outer surface of such a conventional helmet is hit by a realistically thrown baseball and an impact occurs, vibration is applied to the space inside the helmet into which the batter's head is inserted, causing the brain to ring.

In other words, as long as the helmet is not removed due to the hit of the baseball, the vibration caused by the impact is transmitted to the space inside the helmet, causing the brain inside the batter's head to ring, which can cause additional safety accidents. exist.

The present invention is proposed to solve the above-described problems, and when an impact is applied from a baseball thrown to the outer surface of a helmet worn by a batter in a baseball game, the vibration transmitted to the space within the helmet is extinguished to protect the batter's head The purpose is to increase efficiency effectively.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the baseball helmet according to the present invention is detachably coupled to the first body by the first body and the coupling means, but when the impact is applied by the thrown baseball, the first body It includes a second body separated from, wherein the first body and the second body coupled by the coupling means form a wearing space therein, and vibration in the wearing space through separation of the second body It is characterized by allowing it to disappear.

In addition, the first body includes a shock absorber for absorbing the impact of a baseball and changing the traveling direction of the baseball, wherein the buffer is installed through the first body so that one side is located inside the wearing space it is desirable

In addition, the buffer unit includes a first buffer material and a second buffer material, and the first buffer material is made of an elastic material having a predetermined length and capable of elastic restoration, and a plurality of them are inserted into the first body, but one side is the wearing space part. , the other side is installed to be exposed to the outside of the first body, and the second buffer material is made of the same material as the first buffer material, but one side is detachably attached to the first buffer material, and the first buffer material is made of the same material. It is preferable that suction ports are formed on one side or both sides so that air can be absorbed with the second buffer material.

In addition, the other surface of the second buffer material, one surface of which is attached to the first buffer material through the suction hole, is formed in a hemispherical shape, and when the thrown baseball directly hits the other surface of the second buffer material, the corresponding baseball together with the first buffer material. It is preferable to absorb the shock simultaneously with changing the direction of travel.

According to the present invention, when a baseball thrown differently from the prior art hits the first body, the second body combined with the first body is separated so that the vibration caused by the impact can be extinguished in the wearing space, so that the wearer has the effect of preventing head damage.

In addition, when a baseball thrown differently from the prior art hits the outer surface of the second shock absorber provided in the first body, the shock is absorbed and attenuated by the second shock absorber and the first shock absorber, so that the intensity of vibration in the wearing space is minimized. It has the additional effect of making it happen.

1 is a view showing a state before separation of the baseball helmet according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing a separated appearance of the helmet for baseball games according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is another embodiment of the second body for the helmet for baseball games according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing the first and second embodiments of the coupling means for the baseball game helmet according to the present invention.

5 is a view provided with a buffer for a helmet for a baseball game according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a view showing a through hole of the first body with respect to Figure 5;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of Fig. 5;

FIG. 8 is a view showing the configuration of a shock absorber with respect to FIG. 5;

9 is another embodiment of a second cushioning material with respect to FIG. 8;

1: Helmet for baseball game according to the present invention

100: first body

110: through hole

200: second body

300: coupling means

310: protrusion 320: coupling groove

330: metal body 340: magnet body

400: buffer part

410: first buffer 411: buffer body

413: suction port 415: stopper

420: second buffer member 421: reinforcing material

C: joint

S: wearing space

Hereinafter, a baseball helmet (hereinafter, simply referred to as a 'helmet') according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to the description, the first body 100 described below is described as meaning the portion of the helmet 1 on the surface facing the pitcher after the batter wearing the helmet 1 of the present invention enters the at bat. Note

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the helmet 1 according to the present invention largely includes a first body 100 and a second body 200 detachably coupled to the first body 100. However, when a baseball (BALL) having speed as needed hits the first body 100, the impact is absorbed and the traveling direction is changed so that the body of the batter (meaning a person wearing a helmet) from the baseball It may further include a buffer unit 400 to protect it. (See FIG. 9)

More specifically, the first body 100 is detachably coupled to the second body 200 to be described later to have a joint portion C so as to form a baseball helmet 1 worn on the batter's head as a whole. and has a structure in which the second body 200 can be separated from the first body 100 when an external impact is applied through a baseball having speed.

At this time, at least one second body 200 is detachably coupled to the first body 100, but after coupling, the wearing space portion S for being covered on the wearer's head can be formed therein as a whole hemisphere It is preferable to be formed to have a shape.

In addition, the first body 100 and the second body 200 are detachably coupled by the coupling means 300, but the coupling means 300 in the present invention is the first embodiment or Any one of the second embodiments coupled by magnetic force may be applied.

4, the coupling means 300 according to the first embodiment includes a protrusion 310 and a coupling groove 320, the coupling means 300 includes a first body 100 and a second body ( 200) form the protrusion 310 and the coupling groove 320 facing each other at the joint portion (C) or the joint portion (C) where the second body 200 interviews each other to face each other to be combined in a shape fit (See Figure 4 (a), (b))

In addition, the coupling means 300 according to the second embodiment includes a metal body 330 and a magnet body 340 so that the joint portion C can be attached by magnetic force, but the metal body 330 ) and the magnet body 340 are provided to face each other at the corresponding joint C, like the coupling means 300 of the first embodiment described above, and are attached to the metal body 330 by the magnetic force of the magnet body 340. It has a structure that can be (see Figure 4 (c)).

Here, the metal body 330 can be omitted when the first body 100 and the second body 200 are formed of a metal material that can be attached by the magnetic force of the magnet body 340 .

Thus, when a baseball thrown through a pitcher hits the first body 100, the coupling means 300 according to the first or second embodiment are separated from each other by the vibration of the first body 100 and at least The second body 200 coupled with one or more is to be separated.

In addition, the second body 200 is coupled to the above-described first body 100 by the coupling means 300, but when an impact is applied by a baseball thrown to the first body 100, the first body 100 It is separated from (100) and is a configuration for allowing the vibration caused by the impact to be eliminated in the wearing space (S).

For example, the second body 200 is symmetrically coupled to the first body 100 so that the wearing space portion S is formed through the coupling means 300, and the second body coupled to the first body 100 One or more 200 may be detachably provided (see FIG. 3).

Here, the reason why the second body 200 is provided in large numbers is that when an impact occurs to the first body 100 through a baseball, at least one of the second bodies 200 is removed from the first body 100. The separated and formed inside the helmet 1 has a shape opened by the separated second body 200 so that vibrations that may exist in the wearing space S can be easily removed. This is to maximize the effect that can be discharged and extinguished through the opened part.

And, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the shock absorber 400 minimizes the primary impact applied to the first body 100 by the thrown baseball to protect the wearer's head and wear As a configuration for minimizing the intensity of vibration occurring in the space portion (S), a first shock absorber 410 and a second shock absorber 420 are included, and both the first shock absorber 410 and the second shock absorber 420 are It is made of materials such as rubber, silicone, and urethane that have elasticity and elasticity that can be elastically restored against an external force, and absorbs or dampens when an impact is applied to protect the wearer's head from the impact.

Referring to FIG. 8 , at least one of the first shock absorbers 410 is inserted into the first body 100, and after being inserted, one end supports the wearer's head and the other end supports the second shock absorber 420, which will be described later. ) is attached to prevent external impact from being transmitted to the wearer together with the second shock absorber 420, and includes a shock absorbing body 411, a suction port 413, and a stopper 415.

The shock absorbing body 411 is formed in a columnar shape with a filled section as a whole and is inserted into the through-holes 110 corresponding to the number of through-holes 110 formed in the first body 100 .

The plurality of shock absorbing bodies 411 inserted into the through hole 110 have different insertion lengths. The reason is that one end of the shock absorbing body 411 can be supported on the corresponding head according to the shape of the wearer's head. This is to ensure that the wearer's discomfort can be reduced by the shock absorbing body 411.

The suction holes 413 are formed on both sides of the buffer body 411, and one end is adsorbed to the wearer's head in an air adsorption method, and the other end is detachably adsorbed with the second cushioning material 420 so that the wearer can use the helmet 1 It is possible to prevent movement after wearing the helmet 1 and to prevent external impact from being transmitted to the helmet 1 by the second cushioning material 420 at the same time.

In addition, the suction port 413 in the present invention is shown as being formed on both sides of the buffer body 411, but this is only one embodiment, and the suction port 413 is provided to a plurality of the buffer body as necessary. (411) It is also possible to form only one side or the other side.

A plurality of stoppers 415 are formed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction on the outer surface of the above-described shock absorbing body 411, and the insertion length of the shock absorbing body 411 penetrated into the first body 100 through the stopper 415 And at the same time, when a baseball hits the outer surface of the second cushioning material 420, it is caught at the end of the through-hole 110 step by step so that the shock is transmitted to the wearer's head.

That is, when a baseball hits the outer surface of the second shock absorbing material 420 and an impact occurs, the shock absorbing body 411 moves in the direction of the wearer's head due to the pressure of the second shock absorbing material 420. At this time, the shock absorbing body ( 411) is moved so that the stopper 415 formed in plurality is caught on the end of the through hole 110 step by step so that the impact can be attenuated.

To this end, the outer diameter of the stopper 415 protruding in a ring shape on the outer surface of the shock absorbing body 411 is formed larger than the diameter of the through hole 110 so that the shock absorbing body 411 inserted into the first body 100 When the shock absorbing body 411 is moved by limiting the insertion length or by an impact transmitted from the second shock absorbing material 420, the stopper 415 can be sequentially caught on the end of the through hole 110.

The second shock absorbing material 420 is attached to the other side of the above-described first shock absorbing material 410 to absorb an impact applied to the head of a wearer wearing the helmet 1 together with the first shock absorbing material 410 .

The outer surface (the surface on which the ball strikes) of the second cushioning material 420 in the present invention is formed in a hemispherical shape (DOME) as a whole, and the inner surface is formed flat to facilitate attachment of the suction port 413 through the material. It can absorb external impact.

That is, the reason why the outer surface of the second cushioning material 420 has a hemispherical shape is that when a spherical baseball ball hits the outer surface of the hemispherical second buffer material 420, it bounces in a direction opposite to the direction in which the baseball travels. in order to be able to go out

Of course, the inner surface of the second shock absorbing material 420 may also be formed in a hemispherical groove shape having the same depth in the direction of the outer surface as the outer surface, which means that the shock absorbing body 411 inserted into the through hole 110 is connected to each other. This is to ensure that it can be easily adsorbed by the adsorption port 413 when having a different exposure length.

On the other hand, in the second buffer material 420 in the present invention, a reinforcing material 421 that is harder than the material of the second buffer material 420 is applied to the outer surface directly hit with the baseball. It is also possible to further increase the bouncing phenomenon of the baseball and to facilitate the absorption of impact at the same time by further providing a shape corresponding to the shape. (See (c) of FIG. 8)

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the second cushioning material 420 in the present invention is formed to extend to the vicinity of the upper end of the first body 100 to widen the protection area for the wearer's head to be protected, or It can be provided separately (not shown) on the rear side of the first body 100.

In the helmet 1 according to the present invention having such a configuration, when a baseball thrown differently from the prior art hits the first body 100, the second body 200 coupled with the first body 100 is separated, By allowing the vibration caused by the impact to be extinguished within the wearing space (S), it has an effect of preventing damage to the wearer's head.

In addition, when a baseball thrown differently from the prior art hits the outer surface of the second cushioning material 420 provided in the first body 100, the impact is absorbed by the second buffering material 420 and the first buffering material 410. And by attenuating, the intensity of the vibration in the wearing space (S) has an additional effect to be made to a minimum.

As described above, the present invention has been described by specific details such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. , Various modifications and variations from these descriptions are possible to those skilled in the art in the field to which the present invention belongs.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and it will be said that not only the claims to be described later, but also all modifications equivalent or equivalent to these claims belong to the scope of the present invention. .

The present invention relates to a baseball helmet for maximizing the effect of protecting the head of the batter by dissipating the vibration caused by the impact when the thrown baseball hits the outer surface of the helmet worn by the batter, can be prevented, so there is industrial applicability.

Claims (2)

The first body 100; and A second body 200 that is detachably coupled to the first body 100 by the coupling means 300 but separated from the first body 100 when an impact is applied by a flying baseball ball including; The first body 100 and the second body 200 coupled by the coupling means 300 form a wearing space part S therein, and through the separation of the second body 200 Vibration in the wearing space (S) can be eliminated, The first body 100 includes a shock absorbing part 400 for absorbing the shock of a baseball and changing the traveling direction of the baseball, and one side of the shock absorbing part 400 is inside the wearing space part (S). It is installed through the first body 100 so as to be located at, The buffer unit 400 includes a first buffer material 410 and a second buffer material 420, and the first buffer material 410 is made of an elastic material capable of elastic restoration having a predetermined length, and the first body ( 100), but one side is located in the wearing space (S) and the other side is installed to be exposed to the outside of the first body 100, the cross section is filled with a pillar shape. A shock absorbing body 411, an air adsorption suction port 413 provided on both sides of the shock absorbing body 411 and adsorbed to the second shock absorbing material 420 and the wearer's head, and a length on the outer surface of the shock absorbing body 411 It includes a plurality of stoppers 415 protruding next to each other in the direction, and one surface of the second cushioning material 420 is detachably attached to the buffer body 410 by the suction hole 413, and the Suction ports 413 are formed on both sides of the shock absorbing body 411, and one end is adsorbed to the wearer's head located in the wearing space S in an air adsorption method, and the other end is attached to the second cushioning material 420 and A helmet for a baseball game, characterized in that it is detachably adsorbed to prevent flow and at the same time prevent external impact by the second cushioning material 420 from being transmitted to the wearer. According to claim 1, The other side of the second cushioning material 420, one side of which is attached to the first cushioning material 410 through the suction port 413, is formed in a hemispherical shape, and when the thrown baseball directly hits the other side of the second buffering material 420. A helmet for a baseball game, characterized in that, together with the first cushioning material 410, changes the traveling direction of the baseball and absorbs the impact at the same time.

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