JP3049207U - Helmet with shield and its shield - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] The helmet that can be easily put on and taken off with extremely simple operability, and the cover can be made to follow the top and bottom of the shield with a helmet that can be covered later, To provide a shielded helmet and its shield that make it easy to hear sound. SOLUTION: The curvature of the curved surface of the entire shield 4 is formed to be slightly larger than the curvature of the curved surface of the forehead portion of the helmet body 1 to which the shield 4 is mounted, or the flat width of the right and left ends of the shield 4 Is formed smaller than the plane width of the left and right sides of the helmet body 1 on which the shield 4 is mounted, and is detachably attached to the inner surfaces of the left and right sides of the shield 4 and the outer surface of the helmet body 1 facing the inner surface. The helmet body 1 and the shield 4 are formed by forming a concave portion 1a and a convex portion 4a which are fitted to each other, by the elastic force of the curved surface of the shield or the elastic force and the fitting force of the uneven portion. The fitted state between the concave portion 1a and the convex portion 4a is maintained.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a shielded helmet and its shield.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 The shield in a shielded helmet can be detached from the helmet body for the purpose of protecting the wearer's face from external force or rainwater, regardless of whether the helmet body is jet type or full face type. Most are attached.

In addition, the above-mentioned shield is provided with a function of allowing the helmet to rotate up and down together with a detachable function so that the shield can be formed into a hat eaves shape or positioned in front of the face. Many.

However, the conventional structure for detachably mounting the shield is complicated in order to satisfy the elevating and lowering functions of the shield simultaneously with the above-mentioned attaching and detaching function, and therefore, the attaching and detaching operation is extremely complicated. There were problems with operability and handling, such as the difficulty in mounting and detaching.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 In view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional shielded helmet, the present invention can be easily attached and detached with very simple operability. In addition, a helmet that can be covered later can follow the cover above and below the shield. It is another object of the present invention to provide a shielded helmet and a shield for making it easy to hear surrounding sounds.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The configuration of the helmet of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problem, is to make the curvature of the curved surface of the entire shield slightly larger than the curvature of the curved surface of the forehead of the helmet body to which the shield is attached. Or, the plane width of the left and right sides of the shield is made smaller than the plane width of the left and right sides of the helmet body to which the shield is mounted, and the inner surfaces of the left and right sides of the shield and the helmet facing the inner surface A concave portion and a convex portion which are detachably fitted to the outer surface of the main body are relatively formed, and the helmet body is formed by the elastic force of the shield curved surface or the elastic force and the fitting force of the uneven portion. And the shield is formed so as to maintain the fitted state between the concave portion and the convex portion formed on the shield.

On the other hand, in the configuration of the shield according to the present invention, the curvature of the curved surface of the entire shield is formed to be slightly larger than the curvature of the curved surface of the forehead portion of the helmet body to which the shield is attached, or the right and left sides of the shield are formed. The plane width of both sides is formed to be smaller than the plane width of the left and right sides of the helmet body to which the shield is mounted, and is formed on the inner surfaces of both the left and right ends of the shield and on the outer surface of the helmet body facing the inner surface. The helmet main body and the seam are formed by forming a concave portion or a convex portion detachably fitted to the convex portion or the concave portion, and using the elastic force of the curved surface of the shield or the elastic force and the fitting force of the uneven portion. And a fitting state between the concave portion and the convex portion formed on the metal body is maintained.

In the shield according to the present invention, one side member of fastening means such as a hook-and-loop fastener or a snap button is used to fasten a front part of a helmet cover made of cloth or the like to be attached to the helmet body. May be provided on the outer surface of the upper edge. In addition, in the configuration of the helmet body, a large sound-passing hole may be provided in a portion that comes into contact with the wearer's ear.

[0009]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of an example of a full-face helmet of the present invention equipped with a shield of an example of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an XX line of FIG. 1 showing an example of a mounting structure of a helmet and a shield of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of another example of the mounting structure of the helmet and the shield according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the helmet of the present invention with the shield lifted.

In the figure, 1 is a helmet body which covers a person's head entirely except for its face, 2 is a chin guard formed integrally with the body 1 at the lower front side of the helmet body 1 and 3 is the body 1, a front face opening formed on the front side of the face 1. A shield 4 described later is provided in this opening 3 so as to be detachable and rotatable up and down in the vertical direction. Therefore, the opening 3 is also a mounting part of the shield 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a sound hole penetrated in a portion of the helmet main body 1 corresponding to a wearer's ear, and forms an example of a full-face type helmet with a shield by the above parts 1 to 3 and 5 and the shield 4.

The helmet body 1 including the chin guard 2 and the shield 4 are formed of a tough material such as polycarbonate resin. However, in the present invention, since the mounting structure of the shield 4 has a feature, Hereinafter, this point will be described.

The shield 4 is formed so that the plane width at both left and right ends thereof is slightly smaller than the plane width of the helmet body 1 when the opening 3 of the helmet body 1 is viewed from a plane with the opening 3 facing forward. The entire shield is formed in a curved surface having a substantially U shape when viewed from a plane. As for the planar shape of the shield 4, a method of forming the curvature larger than the curvature of the shield mounting portion of the helmet main body 1 as viewed from the plane may be adopted.

In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the inner surfaces at both left and right ends of the shield 4 function as attachment axes for the helmet body 1 and also function as rotation axes for rotating and lowering the shield 4. As an example of the projection, a dowel-shaped shaft 4 a is formed so as to project toward the inner surface of the shield 4. The thickness and length of the shaft 4a are not limited to the example shown in the figure, and may be thin, or may be long in the case of FIG. On the other hand, in the helmet body 1, a portion corresponding to the shaft 4 a of the shield 4 is formed as a concave portion or a hole as a concave portion into which the shaft 4 a is detachably and rotatably fitted as illustrated in FIGS. The shape of the bearing 1a is formed. Therefore, the concave portion in the present invention is a concept including a hole. In the helmet body 1, a shallow and wide groove-shaped guide 1b for guiding the shaft 4a to enter and retreat is formed on the front side of the bearing 1a (see FIGS. 1 and 4). In the present invention, the shaft 4a and the bearing 1a may be provided on the helmet main body 1, and the bearing 1a may be provided on the shield 4.

The attachment and detachment of the shield 4 to and from the helmet body 1 are performed as follows. First, when the plane width of the shield 4 is extended and adjusted with both hands to cover the opening 3 from the front side of the helmet main body 1, the left and right shafts 4a formed on the inner surfaces of both ends of the shield 4 are fixed to the helmet. It is guided by a guide 1b formed on the main body 1 and fitted to the bearing 1a. This fitting is performed by the elastic force of the shield or the elastic force of the shield and the fitting force of the shaft 4a and the bearing 1a because the horizontal plane width of the shield 4 is smaller than the horizontal plane width of the helmet body 1. It is held firmly enough (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

When the user places his / her hand under the shield 4 in this mounted state and applies a lifting force to the hand, the shield 4 rotates clockwise about the shaft 4a and lifts up to the state shown in FIG. . The lifting state of the shield 4 is also maintained in the posture shown in FIG. 4 by the elastic force of the shield 4 or the elastic force and the above-mentioned fitting force.

In the present invention, in order to more appropriately hold the mounted state shown in FIG. 1 of the shield 4 and the lifted state shown in FIG. 4, the inner surfaces of the left and right ends of the shield 4 and the corresponding parts On the outer surface of the helmet body 1, small protrusions 4 b and 4 c are formed on the inner surface of the shield 4 as a structure to complement the holding of the mounting position in FIG. 1 and the lifting position in FIG. On the outer surface of the helmet body 1 corresponding to the projections 4b, 4c, recesses 1c, 1d for fitting the projections 4b, 4c respectively are formed. In this case, the protrusions 4b, 4c and the recesses 1c, 1d can also be provided by providing the protrusions 4b, 4c on the helmet body 1 and the recesses 1c, 1d on the shield 4 in the same manner as the shaft 4a and the bearing 1a described above. Good.

According to the above configuration, the projection 4b of the shield 4 is fitted into the recess 1c in the shield mounted state of FIG. 1 to more securely hold the position, and the projection of the shield 4 is fitted in the recess 1d in the lifted state of the shield of FIG. 4c is fitted so that the position can be maintained. In the present invention, the shaft 4a, the projections 4b, and 4c formed on the shield 4 may be formed by attaching another member, for example, a screw-like member to the shield 4 or the helmet body 1.

In the figure, 4d is a claw piece slightly raised on the left or right side edge of the shield 4 on the side away from the outer surface of the helmet main body, and is a portion to be hooked when the shield 4 is removed from the helmet main body. is there.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a female member of a snap button provided on the upper outer surface of the shield 4. This button 6 is used to cover the helmet body 1 or the entire helmet when a cover (not shown) made of cloth or the like is covered. In this embodiment, the male side (not shown) of the snap button provided on the inner surface of the upper edge of the opening corresponding to the front opening 3 of the helmet body 1 is fitted. In the present invention, for example, one member of a hook-and-loop fastener may be provided instead of the female member 6 of the snap button. In the present invention, the shield 4 provided with the member 6 as a means for fastening the helmet cover to the shield 4 is provided on the helmet body detachably by a mounting shaft (not shown) using a screw member or the like. Is also good.

In the present invention, in order to more firmly hold the shield 4 attached to the helmet body 1, elastic holding belts Hb are provided at both ends of the shield 4 as shown by phantom lines in FIG. The belt Hb can also hold the rear half of the helmet body 1.

[0021]

[Effect of the invention]

 The present invention is as described above. The shield has a plane width on both left and right ends smaller than a plane width on the left and right sides of the helmet body to which the shield is attached, and has a helmet opposing the inner surface of both ends of the shield. A concave portion and a convex portion which are detachably fitted to the outer surface of the main body are formed relatively to each other, and are formed on the helmet main body and the shield by a resilient force of the curved surface of the shield or the force and the fitting force. Since the fitting of the concave and convex portions is maintained, the structure for attaching and detaching the shield to and from the helmet is extremely simple, and therefore the shield can be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the helmet body. In addition, a shielded helmet and its shield can be provided easily and at low cost because of its simple structure.

Also, in the present invention, since the cover is provided with a cover fastening member for covering the helmet body, the cover at that portion can move following the opening and closing of the shield, and the cover can open and close the shield. There is no hindrance.

Further, since the sound holes provided in the helmet body allow the helmet wearer to better hear the surrounding sounds, the driving situation of the surrounding competitors can be measured by the engine sound, particularly as a racing helmet. It is suitable for determining.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an example of a full-face helmet equipped with a shield according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.
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FIG. 3 is a cross section of another example of a mounting structure of a shield.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a state where a shield is lifted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Helmet main body 1a Shaft hole 1b Groove-shaped guide 1c, 1d recess 2 Chin guard 3 Facial opening 4 Shield 4a Shaft 4b, 4c Projection 5 Sound hole

Claims (6)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. The curvature of the curved surface of the entire shield is formed to be slightly larger than the curvature of the curved surface of the forehead of the helmet body to which the shield is mounted, or the flat width of the left and right ends of the shield is set to A concave portion and a convex portion are formed so as to be smaller than the plane width of the left and right side surfaces of the helmet body to which the shield is mounted, and are detachably fitted to the inner surfaces of both left and right ends of the shield and the outer surface of the helmet body facing the inner surface. The helmet body and the shield are held in a fitted state by the elastic force of the curved surface of the shield or the elastic force of the curved surface of the shield and the fitting force of the uneven portion. A shielded helmet characterized by being made. 2. The curvature of the curved surface of the entire shield is formed to be slightly larger than the curvature of the curved surface of the forehead of the helmet body to which the shield is mounted, or the flat width of the right and left ends of the shield is set to The shield is formed smaller than the plane width of the left and right sides of the helmet body to which the shield is attached, and is removably fitted to the inner surfaces of the left and right ends of the shield, and to the protrusions or recesses formed on the outer surface of the helmet body facing the inner surfaces. The concave and convex portions are formed, and the concave and convex portions formed on the helmet main body and the shield by the elasticity of the curved surface of the shield or the fitting force of the elastic and the concave and convex portions are fitted. A shield for a helmet, characterized in that it keeps a matching state. 3. A helmet body facing the shield at a position where the shield is pulled up from the mounting surface, or a facing surface of the shield and the helmet body at a position where the shield and the shield are pulled down to the mounting surface. 2. The shielded helmet according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion and a convex portion are formed so as to be freely inserted and removed. 4. The shield for a helmet according to claim 2, wherein holding belts for holding the helmet body from the rear surface are provided at both ends of the shield. 5. A shielded helmet in which a shield is detachably attached to the helmet body, wherein a shield fastening means for covering the helmet body is provided above the shield. 6. The shielded helmet according to claim 5, wherein a hole for sound transmission is provided in an ear portion of the helmet body.