JPH0221059Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a goggle device in which a face guard for protecting the lower part of the wearer's face is removably attached to the lower part of the peripheral wall of the goggle frame.

(Prior art) Conventionally, for example, in competitions such as motocross,
In order to prevent dirt, gravel, etc. thrown up by tires and the like from hitting the rider's face, goggle devices are used to protect the rider's face. This type of goggle device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 53-43759 or Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 50-127290.

In the former type, a face guard is detachably provided at the lower part of the peripheral wall of a goggle frame that supports goggle lenses, and this face guard covers the wearer's nose.

In the latter, the face guard in the former covers the user's nose, mouth, and their surroundings.

When wearing a jet-type helmet (one in which the front opening and the lower opening are continuous), the former or the latter is used depending on the wearer's preference; The former type is used to protect the nose when wearing a chin guard (which is provided between the lower opening and the chin guard to protect the wearer's mouth and chin).

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the above-mentioned conventional helmets, the former or the latter was worn depending on the wearer's preference or the shape of the helmet being worn. The wearer has to purchase and prepare two types, the former or the latter, depending on the purpose of use, which is inconvenient.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention consists of a face guard that includes a nose guard that covers the user's nose, and a mouth guard that covers the mouth and its surroundings and is detachably attached to the nose guard. The present invention provides a goggle device that solves the above problems.

That is, the present invention provides a goggle device in which a face guard 3 for protecting the lower part of the wearer's face is removably provided on a lower peripheral wall 8a of a goggle frame 5 that supports a goggle lens 4. Nose guard 22 that covers the wearer's nose and has ventilation holes 27 and 30
and the ventilation hole 27, which covers the mouth and its surroundings, and
The mouth guard 23 has locking portions 36 and 41 that are removably locked to the nose guard 22 and a mouth guard 23 that is removably attached to the nose guard 22.

(Function) When using the goggle device of the present invention, the locking portions 36 and 41 of the mouth guard 23 are locked to the ventilation holes 27 and 30 of the nose guard 22,
By attaching the mouth guard 23 to the nose guard 22, the face guard 3 consisting of the nose guard 22 and the mouth guard 23 protects the wearer's nose, mouth, and surrounding areas. Further, from the above state, the locking parts 36 and 41 are removed from the ventilation holes 27 and 30, and the mouth guard 23 is moved to the nose guard 22.
When removed from the nose guard 22 protects the wearer's nose.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings shown in FIGS. 1 to 17.

FIG. 1 shows an overall front view of the goggle device 1,
This goggle device 1 is worn by a rider in a competition such as motocross, and protects the wearer's face from dirt, gravel, etc. thrown up by tires or the like.

The goggle device 1 is composed of a goggle body 2 that protects the eyes and the surrounding area, and a face guard 3 that is detachably attached to the goggle body 2 and protects the lower part of the face.

The goggle body 2 includes a goggle lens 4 made of a transparent material, a goggle frame 5 that supports the goggle lens 4, a band 6 that fixes the goggle frame 5 to the face, and the like.

The goggle frame 5 is formed into a curved shape that roughly follows the shape of the wearer's face, and is composed of a lens fitting edge 7, a peripheral wall 8 provided on the rear surface of the lens fitting edge 7, and the like.

A goggle lens 4 is removably fitted into the lens fitting edge 7. Further, a substantially central portion 9 in the left-right direction of the lower edge of the lens-fitting edge 7 is formed to be detoured upward to avoid the wearer's nose, and has a chevron shape when viewed from the front. A locking hole 10 is formed in the top 9a of the chevron-shaped lower edge central portion 9. This locking hole 10 is opened downward, and also opened to the inside of the goggle body 2 and rearward, and has a hook-shaped cross section. Further, the opening of the locking hole 10 on the inside of the goggle body 2 is located above the lower part 8a of the peripheral wall.

A face contact seat part 11 is provided on the rear side of the peripheral wall part 8. And this face contact seat part 11
The goggle frame 5 is brought into close contact with the face over its entire circumference via a close contact material 12 such as a sponge that is attached to the goggle frame 5.
A plurality of substantially rectangular ventilation holes 13 are formed in the longitudinal direction in the upper part 8b of the peripheral wall, and a plurality of ventilation holes 14 are also formed in the left and right sides 8a', 8a' of the lower part 8a of the peripheral wall. These vent holes 13 and 14 are then closed by a covering material 15 having air permeability. Further, the left and right side portions 8a', 8a' of the upper portion of the peripheral wall 8b are inclined obliquely upward toward the left-right direction outward, and are inclined obliquely upward toward the rear. The band 6 is inserted into the fitting hole 16 formed in the peripheral wall side portion 7c.
A fitting 17 for attaching the end of the lens to the goggle frame 5 is fitted, and this fitting 17 is fixed to the lens fitting edge 7 with a bolt 18 and a fastener 19.
Further, a vent hole 20 that communicates with the inside of the goggle body 2 is opened rearward in the fixture 17, and an insertion hole 21 is formed in the lower end of the fixture 17.

The face guard 3 is made of a hard material such as synthetic resin, and the nose guard 22 is formed separately.
and a mouth guard 23.

The nose guard 22 has an upper edge that roughly follows the lower edge of the goggle frame 5, and a front wall 24.
and a side wall 25 integrally extending from the front wall 24.

The front wall 24 is flat and slopes diagonally downward toward the front, and is positioned in front of the wearer's nose when worn. Further, the upper part of the front wall 24 has a gentle slope. A locking pawl 26 is provided at the upper end of the front wall 24, and the locking pawl 26 is removably inserted into the locking hole 10 in the center portion 9 of the lower edge of the lens fitting edge 7 from below. It is removably locked on the upper surface of the lower part 8a. Further, a rectangular ventilation hole 27 is formed in the lower part of the front wall 24.
Locking walls 28 are provided on both the left and right sides of 7 and are recessed from the front surface.

The side walls 25 are formed from the left and right edges of the front wall 24 to both left and right ends of the peripheral wall 8 of the goggle frame 5, and cover the sides of the nose and the cheeks on that side. Further, the side wall 25 is curved to approximately follow the shape of the face. Vertically long ventilation holes 29 are formed in the left and right nasal side protection areas 25a of the side wall 25. In addition, the lower part 25 of the left and right cheek protection area 25b
Three rectangular ventilation holes 30 are formed in the left and right direction in b', and the outer ventilation hole 30 in the left and right direction is provided with a locking wall 31 that is substantially similar to the ventilation hole 27 in the front wall 24. ing. The upper part 25b' of the cheek protection area 25b is inclined obliquely upward toward the rear, and its upper edge is located at the rear end of the lower surface of the lower peripheral wall 8a of the goggle frame 5. In addition, the upper part 25 of the cheek protection area 25b
b'' has a width in the vertical direction that gradually increases outward in the left and right direction.The front surface of the upper part 25b'' of the left and right cheek protection areas 25b, 25b and the lower part of the peripheral wall of the goggle frame 5 Left and right sides of 8a 8a', 8
an outside air flow path 47 is formed with the lower surface of the peripheral wall 8a, and when a rider wears the goggle device 1 and rides, the outside air flowing through the flow path 47 creates negative pressure on the lower side of the vent 14 in the lower part of the peripheral wall 8a. As a result, the air inside the goggle body 1 is drawn out to the outside through the vent 14, and the outside air enters the goggle body 1 through the vent 13 in the upper part of the peripheral wall 8b, thereby achieving ventilation within the goggle body 1.

Further, an inverted L-shaped locking piece 33 is provided on the outer side in the left-right direction of the upper edge of the cheek protection area 25b. The upper part of this locking piece 33 is attached to the goggle frame 5.
The fitting 17 is inserted into the insertion hole 21 of the fitting 17 attached to the side thereof, and is releasably locked to the inner circumferential wall of the insertion hole 21. The locking claw 26 and the locking piece 33
The nose guard 22 is attached to and detached from the lower circumferential wall 8a of the goggle frame 5 by inserting and removing them into the locking hole 10 and the insertion hole 21, respectively.

The mouth guard 23 has an upper edge shaped to match the lower edge of the nose guard 22, and includes a front wall 34 and side walls 35 integrally extending from the front wall 34.

The front wall 34 is substantially entirely flat, and its lower end is curved forward and downward, and is located in front of the wearer's mouth and chin when worn. A locking portion 36 is provided at the upper end of the front wall 34 at approximately the center in the left-right direction. This locking portion 36 has a pair of parallel elastic legs 37,
37 are integrally connected at a connecting portion 38 on the proximal end side thereof. This elastic leg 37 has a locking claw 3.
9 is formed, and when this locking claw 39 is press-fitted from the rear of the ventilation hole 26 of the nose guard front wall 24, the elastic leg 37 is elastically compressed in the approaching direction, and when the locking claw 39 passes through the ventilation hole 26, the elastic leg 37 is elastically compressed in the approaching direction. The elastic legs 37 are expanded, and the locking claws 39 are removably engaged with the front surface of the locking wall 28 of the vent 26. Further, contact walls 40 having an L-shape in front view are provided on both left and right sides of the locking portion 36 and overlap the rear surface of the lower end of the nose guard front wall 24 .

The left and right side walls 35 are formed to cover the face on both the left and right sides of the mouth substantially following the shape of the face. A locking portion 41 consisting of elastic legs 44, 44 and a connecting portion 45, which are substantially similar to those of the front wall 34, is provided on the outer side of the upper end of the side wall 35 in the left-right direction. is removably engaged with the front surface of the locking wall 31 of the nose guard side wall 25. Claw portions 3 of locking portions 36 and 41 of front wall 24 and side wall 25
The mouth guard 23 can be attached to and detached from the nose guard 22 by inserting and removing the mouth guards 9 and 42 into the corresponding ventilation holes 27 and 29 of the nose guard 22, respectively.

Furthermore, a contact wall 43 is provided at the upper end of the side wall 25 and extends from the contact wall 40 of the front wall 24 outward in the left-right direction to the front of the locking portion 41 . This abutment wall 43 abuts against the lower edge of the rear surface of the nose guard side wall 25. Also, side wall 2
The opening 46 for air circulation, which opens downward, is formed in three upper and lower stages in the opening 5, and the opening 46 is formed to be long in the left-right direction.

(Effect of the invention) According to the invention, the face guard 3 that protects the lower part of the wearer's face includes the nose guard 22 that covers the wearer's nose and has the ventilation holes 27 and 30, and the nose guard 22 that covers the wearer's nose and has the ventilation holes 27 and 30, and the face guard 3 that protects the lower part of the wearer's face. The mouth guard 23 is detachably attached to the nose guard 22 and has locking parts 36 and 41 that are detachably hooked to the ventilation holes 27 and 30, so that the mouth guard 23 can be attached or detached according to the wearer's preference. Alternatively, depending on the type of helmet, the face guard 3 can conveniently be used in two types: one with only the nose guard 22 or one with the mouth guard 23 attached to the nose guard 22. In addition, the ventilation holes 27 and 3 of the nose guard 22
By removably locking the locking portions 36 and 41 of the mouth guard 23 into the mouthpiece 0, the mouthguard 23 can be attached and detached from the nose guard 22, so that the ventilation holes 27 and 30 of the nose guard 22 can be used for attaching and detaching the mouth guard 23. , can be manufactured at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 16 show an embodiment of the present invention, where Figure 1 is an overall front view, Figure 2 is a front view of the nose guard, Figure 3 is a side view of the same, and Figure 4 is a view of the mouth guard. A front view, FIG. 5 is a side view, FIG. 6 is a plan view, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 1, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 1, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. , FIG. 11 is a partial perspective view of the main part, FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line E-E in FIG. 4,
Fig. 13 is a bottom view of the goggle frame, Fig. 14 is a side view of the same, Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line FF in Fig. 14, and Fig. 16 is a sectional view taken along the line GG in Fig. 14. figure,
FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the goggle device in a worn state. 1... Goggle device, 2... Goggle body, 3
...Face guard, 4...Goggle lens, 5
...Goggle frame, 8...Peripheral wall, 22...Nose guard, 23...Mouth guard, 27...Vent hole,
30...Vent hole, 36...Locking part, 41...Locking part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A goggle device in which a face guard 3 for protecting the lower part of the wearer's face is removably provided on a lower peripheral wall 8a of a goggle frame 5 supporting a goggle lens 4, comprising: The nose guard 22 covers the wearer's nose and has ventilation holes 27 and 30.
and the ventilation hole 27, which covers the mouth and its surroundings, and
A goggle device comprising a mouth guard 23 which is detachably attached to a nose guard 22 and has locking parts 36 and 41 which are detachably engaged with a nose guard 22.