JPH08199417A - Helmet air fitting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The helmet's air fitting structure can be easily replaced according to dirt on the interior parts or damage to the air fitting system. It is possible to freely select whether or not to set the air fitting system. [Structure] A full-face type in which a window hole that is opened and closed by a shield is opened on the front surface of the main body, a shock absorbing liner is fixed to the inner surface of the main body, and various interior parts are mounted inside. In the helmet 1, the air pump 41 and the air bag 42a,
Each of the interior parts 42b is built in, and the interior parts containing them are detachably attached to the helmet body having the shock absorbing liner fixed to the inner surface.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a helmet worn when riding a motorcycle or the like, and more particularly to an air fitting structure for interior parts mounted inside such a helmet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a helmet worn when riding a motorcycle or a racing car, a window hole that is openably and closably covered by a shield is opened on the front surface of the helmet body, and the upper part of the wearer's neck is almost completely covered. A full-face type helmet to cover is generally used, but in such a full-face type helmet, it is easy to insert the head at the time of wearing and it is fixed to the inner surface of the main body so that it fits perfectly after wearing An air-fitting system that allows adjustment of fit by arranging an airbag between the shock-absorbing liner that is installed and the pad parts that are further installed inside, and adjusting the degree of swelling of the airbag What has been done is conventionally known.

[0003]

By the way, regarding the conventional air fitting structure of the helmet as described above, the air fitting system and the interior parts are fixedly installed in the helmet body from the beginning. Since it is not removable, if the interior parts become dirty or the air fitting system is damaged, it is not possible to replace only that part easily, and the user can not replace it with the same helmet body. It was not possible to freely select the settings of the air fitting system as desired.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the conventional air fitting structure for a helmet as described above, and more specifically, stains on interior parts and damage to the air fitting system. According to the above, it is possible to easily replace the relevant part, and to provide an air fitting structure of a helmet that allows the user to freely select whether or not to set the air fitting system for the same helmet body according to the user's request. Has an aim.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the object, the present invention, as described in the above-mentioned claim 1, is a window which is openably and closably covered by a shield on the front surface of the main body. In a full-face type helmet in which holes are opened, a shock absorbing liner is fixed to the inner surface of the main body, and various interior parts are mounted inside the helmet, an air pump and an air bag are built in the interior parts. In addition, the interior parts containing them are detachably attached to the helmet body having the impact absorbing liner fixed to the inner surface.

In the helmet air fitting structure described in claim 1, as described in claim 2, airbags are built in cheek pads arranged on both left and right sides inside the helmet. The inside of the helmet is equipped with an air pump inside the under spoiler located below the front side, and the air hose that sends air from the air pump into each airbag is arranged only on the front side inside the helmet. It is what

Further, in the helmet air fitting structure described in claim 2, as described in claim 3, an air hose is connected from the air pump to one of the airbags, and from the airbag. Another air hose is folded back and connected to the other airbag.

Further, in the helmet air-fitting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, as described in claim 4, the airbag is of a two-fold shape having an upper fold line. It is characterized by that.

[0009]

[Operation] With the above configuration, an air fitting system consisting of an air pump, an air bag, and an air hose connecting them is attached to the helmet body.
Can be easily attached and detached with interior parts.

According to the above-mentioned structure, the installation of the shock absorbing liner near the back of the head, which is important for the safety of the helmet, is obstructed by the arrangement of the air hose of the air fitting system. There is no such thing.

Further, according to the structure described in claim 3, even though the air hoses connecting the air pump and the airbags on both sides thereof are all arranged on the front side of the helmet, the Since the two airbags are connected in series by the air hose, the air pump can be of a structure that delivers air only in one direction.

Further, according to the above-mentioned structure, when the air is injected into the airbag, the airbag is inflated so as to be spread downward, so that the pad component installed inside is inwardly located below the pad component. It protrudes and effectively fits the shape of the face.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a helmet air fitting structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a full-face type helmet to which an embodiment of the air fitting structure of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 shows a disassembled state of the helmet shown in FIG. The main body 2, which is the shell part of the helmet 1, is made of synthetic resin such as FRP (glass fiber reinforced plastic), polycarbonate resin, ABS resin, polypropylene resin, and the like.
A shock absorbing liner 4 made of styrofoam or the like for absorbing shock is fixed to most of the inner surface of the main body 2, and the helmet 1 is attached to the shock absorbing liner parts on both sides. The chin strap 5 for fixing to is fixed.

In the main body 2 of the helmet 1, a stopper member 6 capable of changing the position of the stopper 7 is fixed to one side of the lower edge portion of the window hole 3 by a screw 8 as an exterior component. An under air intake 9 for introducing air into the helmet 1 is fixed by screws 10 at the lower center.

Further, with respect to the window hole 3 of the helmet body 2, a shield 11 for opening and closing the window hole 3 in the vertical direction is provided.
The left and right sides of the helmet 1 are rotatably supported by the shield bases 13 fixed to the main body 2 with screws 12, respectively. Each is covered by a side cover 14.

Inside the helmet 1, as an internal component for fitting the helmet 1 to the head, a circumscribing pad 15 having an air passage formed at the top of the head, and a jaw having an air hole 17 opened on one side. Pad 16, cheek pad cover 1
Left and right cheek pads 19 and chin pad 16 wrapped by 8
Helmet with the shock absorbing liner 4 fixed to an under spoiler 20 attached to the lower end of the chin pad, a breath guard 21 attached to the upper end of the chin pad 16, a neck cushion 22 provided inside the lower edge of the helmet, etc. It is detachably attached to the inner surface of the main body 2 by a surface fastener.

A window hole 3 is provided as an exterior component of the helmet body 2.
A lower air intake 9 fixed with a screw 10 below the upper end of the shield 11 is integrated with an upper air intake 23 that can be opened and closed vertically in order to send a running wind from the front into the helmet 1. Installed in place.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the under air intake 9 has two openings 25 symmetrically.
Is opened, and one push button part 2 is provided between each opening 25.
6 are formed, each opening 25 is closed by a shutter 27 biased in the closing direction by a spring 29 of a pivot 28 on the back side of the under air intake 9, and the push button 26 is Is supported by the center of an elastic plate member 30 whose both ends are fixed to the back surface of the under air intake 9, and is urged by the elastic force of the elastic plate member 30 so as to be able to return to the front. A spring 29 is provided between the back side of the button portion 26.
In order to keep the shutter 27 in the closed state against the elasticity of the shutter, a shutter locking portion 33 including an engagement protrusion 31 and an engagement receiving portion 32 is formed.

In such an under-air intake 9, by pressing the push button portion 26, the engagement state of the shutter locking portion 33 is released, and each shutter 27 is released.
Is rotated in the vertical direction by the urging force of the spring 29 with the pivot portion 28 as the rotation axis, and the opening 25 is opened in the vertical direction (note that the push button portion 26 is biased to either the left or right side). It is also possible to operate to open only one of the left and right openings 25 by pressing with).
The opened opening 25 is closed by closing the shutter 27 by pinching the end of the shutter 27 protruding from the opening 25, so that the elastic protrusion 30 biases the engaging projection 31 of the push button portion 26 forward. Engagement receiving portion 3 of 27
2 is engaged, and the shutter 27 is maintained in the closed state again.

Each opening 25 of the under air intake 9
The air introduced from is introduced into the inside of the shield 11, but one of the left and right openings 25, 25 is
Since the position corresponds to the position of the air hole 17 which is biased to the left or right side of the jaw pad 16 as shown in FIG. 6, a part of the air introduced from the opening portion 25 is a part of the jaw pad 16. It is introduced into the mouth of the helmet wearer through the air holes 17 of the.

On the other hand, the air introduced from the upper air intake 23 of the shield 11 is introduced into the air passage formed on the crown of the entire circumference pad 15, and the air is introduced into the under air intake 9 of the helmet body 2. By opening the upper air intake 23 of the shield 11, the traveling wind from the front will flow in the helmet 1 as shown in FIG.

A window hole 3 as an exterior component of the helmet body 2
In the vicinity of the lower end edge of the shield 11, a hole 36 into which the stopper 7 of the stopper member 6 is fitted is formed corresponding to the stopper member 6 fixed to the lower edge of the shield 11 by the screw 8. The lower portion 36 is a knob portion 37 protruding downward.

As shown in FIG. 19, the stopper member 6 can change the position of the stopper 7 into three stages of a minute open lock position 7a, a fully closed lock position 7b and a race lock position 7c. 1
From the fully opened state of the shield 11 as shown in FIG. 7, the shield 11 is locked by being pushed down until the stopper 7 is completely fitted into the hole 36 of the shield 11, and as shown in FIG. The lock is released by pushing up the shield 11 so that the lower knob portion 37 is spread outward by a finger.

According to such a stopper member 6, by sliding the position of the stopper 7, the lock position of the shield 11 can be changed according to the running condition, and when the shield 11 becomes cloudy, the shield 11 can be changed.
Is locked at the minute open lock position 7a and the shield 11 is fully closed at the lock position 7b during normal traveling.
Shield 1 when driving on the circuit
1 can be locked in the race lock position 7c.

In the helmet 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described structure, as shown in FIG. 3, the air pump 41 is disposed below the front side inside the helmet 1, and is disposed below the left and right sides inside the helmet 1 respectively. The airbags 42a and 42b are the same as the air pump 41 and the airbag 42.
a is directly connected by the air hose 43a, and the air bag 42a and the air bag 42b are connected by the air hose 43b that passes through the lower front side inside the helmet 1 for adjusting the fitting feeling when wearing the helmet. The air pump 41 and the airbags 42a and 42b are provided in a state that they are incorporated in the interior parts of the helmet.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the air pump 41 has a hollow pump main body 45 made of rubber, soft plastic or the like, and an air suction port 46 protruding from one end thereof, and the other end thereof. An air discharge port 48 is projectingly provided in the air suction port 46, a suction side valve component 47 is fitted in the air suction port 46, and a discharge side valve component 49 is fitted in the air discharge port 48.

Although not shown, the suction side valve component 4
A check valve for unidirectionally flowing air from the outside into the air pump main body 45 is built in the inside of the inside 7, and the upstream side (the air pump main body 45
Side) has a built-in check valve for unidirectionally flowing air from the inside of the air pump body 45 to the air hose 43a, and discharges the air on the air hose 43a side to the downstream side (air hose 43a side) to the outside. 4 has a built-in release valve, and as shown in FIG. 4, a release button 50 for opening the release valve is provided so as to project downward from the discharge side valve component 49.

The air pump 41 described above is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the release button 50 of the discharge side valve component 49 of the air pump 41 is incorporated in the under spoiler 20 arranged near the lower front side inside the helmet.
Is exposed from the lower surface of the under spoiler 20,
The air hose 43 a connected to the discharge side valve component 49 of the air pump 41 is extended to the side of the under spoiler 20.

The under spoiler 20 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (A), a jaw pad 16 having a breath guard 21 removably fixed to its upper end by a surface fastener.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11 (B), the back surface of the upper end portion of the under spoiler 20 is fixed to the front surface of the lower end portion of the chin pad 16 with a surface fastener, and the chin pad 16 itself is The under spoiler 20 is arranged inside the front lower edge portion of the helmet body 2 by being detachably fixed to the inner surface of the lower front side by a surface fastener.

Each of the airbags 42a and 42b is
A rectangular bag body made of a soft plastic film body is folded in two at its center in the longitudinal direction, and its inner joint surface is adhered at upper portions 52a and 52b, so that the folded shape is maintained. is there.

The airbags 42a and 42b are provided with cheek pads 19 and 19 arranged on the left and right sides inside the helmet.
The cheek pads 19 on the left and right sides are symmetrically the same except for the connection structure of the air hose, so that one cheek pad 19 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. (Note that the one shown is for the left cheek.)

As shown in FIG. 10, the cheek pad 19 includes two members 52 on the inside of the outer polystyrene foam liner 51.
A main body portion in which a sponge cushion body 52 composed of a and 52b is superposed is covered with a cheek pad cover 18, and an airbag 42b is sandwiched between a liner 51 and a cushion body 52a under a cheek pad 19. As shown in FIG. 9, the cheek pad 1
9 is arranged along the lower edge.

When the air is sent into the air bag 42b, the folded air bag 42b inflates so that it spreads out below the sponge cushion bodies 52a and 52b, as shown in FIG. 10 (B). The lower part of the air bag 42 moves so as to inflate inward, and when air is evacuated from the air bag 42b, the air bag 42b is thinned into a thin plate shape as shown in FIG. , 52b will be returned to the original state.

The air pump 41 and the respective air bags 42a, 4
Regarding the air hoses 43a and 43b connecting the 2b,
The other end of the air hose 43a, one end of which is connected to the discharge-side valve component 49 of the air pump 41, is connected to the front end of one airbag 42a. At the front end of the bag 42b,
The air hose 43b is connected in a folded state, and the air hose 43b is sandwiched between the chin pad 16 and the under spoiler 20 and passes through the lower front portion inside the helmet as shown in FIG. 11 (B). .

Regarding the filling of the air into the airbags 42a and 42b by the air pump 41 and the air hoses 43a and 43b as described above, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, by repeatedly pressing the inside of the spoiler 20 with a finger, the main body 45 of the air pump 41 is indirectly and repeatedly pressed, and the outside air passes through the suction side valve component 47 to pass through the main body 45. Further, it is unilaterally fed into the air hose 43a from the inside through the discharge side valve component 49, the air is fed from the air hose 43a to the air bag 42a, and at the same time, from the air bag 42a to the air hose 4a.
Air is sent to the airbag 42b through 3b.

In order to discharge the air from the airbags 42a and 42b, the release button in the discharge side valve component 49 is opened by pressing the release button 50 exposed on the lower surface of the under spoiler 20. Has been
The air in the airbag 42a is discharged from the air hose 43a to the outside through the discharge side valve component 49, and the air in the airbag 42b is discharged to the outside from the air hose 43b through the airbag 42a, the air hose 43a, and the discharge side valve component 49. It is something.

As described above, the under spoiler 20 is repeatedly pressed to push the air pump 41 to the air bags 42.
a, 42b are filled with air appropriately, and the release button 5
By appropriately pressing 0 to remove air from the inside of the airbags 42a and 42b, the degree of inward projection of the lower portions of the cheek pads 19 and 19 can be adjusted, and the fit of the cheek pads 19 can be adjusted appropriately. Can be adjusted to.

According to the air fitting structure of this embodiment as described above, the air fitting system including the air pump 41, the air bags 42a and 42b, and the air hoses 43a and 43b is the helmet body together with the cheek pad 19 and the chin pad 16. Since it can be easily attached to and detached from the 2nd, they can be easily replaced according to dirt and damage, and interior parts with an air fitting system and interior parts without an air fitting system are available as options. This allows the air fitting system to be freely set for the same helmet body 2 according to the user's wishes.

Air hoses 43a for feeding air from the air pump 41 into the air bags 42a, 42b,
Since 43b is disposed only on the front side inside the helmet, the impact absorbing liner near the occipital region, which is important for helmet safety, is not disturbed by the air hose of the air fitting system. Can be taken thick.

Further, all the air hoses 43a, 43b
Despite being disposed only on the front side inside the helmet, the air pump 41 is connected to the airbags 42a, 42
Since the air hoses 43a and 43b are connected to b in series, the air pump 41 need only be able to feed air in one direction, and the air pump 41 can have a simple structure. To the left and right of the face,
The airbags 42a and 42b can be fitted in good balance with the same pressure.

Furthermore, the airbags 42a and 42b are also provided.
However, since it has a two-fold shape with a fold line on the upper side, when it is filled with air, the airbags 42a, 42
b bulges so that the lower part spreads out, the lower parts of the airbags 42a and 42b expand and contract with a large stroke, and the lower part of the cheek pad 19 containing the airbags 42a and 42b sufficiently protrudes and retracts inward, and The shape can be effectively fitted.

[0043]

According to the helmet air-fitting structure of the present invention as described above, the air-fitting system and the interior parts are detachably attached to the main body of the helmet, so that the interior parts become dirty and the air-fitting is performed. The part can be easily replaced according to the damage of the system, and the presence or absence of the setting of the air fitting system for the same helmet body can be freely selected according to the user's request.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a helmet to which an embodiment of an air fitting structure of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing internal and external parts attached to the main body of the helmet shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing an air fitting system provided in the helmet shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

4 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the air fitting system shown in FIG.

5 is a partial cross-sectional top view of the air fitting system shown in FIG.

6 is a front view showing a chin pad of the helmet shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

7 is a front view showing the under spoiler of the helmet shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the under spoiler shown in FIG.

9 is a side view showing a state where the left cheek pad of the helmet shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the inside.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 9 showing the (A) airbag of the cheek pad shown in FIG. 9 in a deflated state and the (B) state of being filled with air.

11 is a front view showing a jaw pad and an underspoiler to which the breath guard (A) of the helmet shown in FIG. 1 is attached, and (B) a side view of a main part showing a connecting portion between the jaw pad and the underspoiler.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the main part showing the vicinity of the lower front side of the helmet shown in FIG.

13 is an explanatory diagram showing an operating state of an air pump in the helmet shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the under air intake of the helmet shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the under air intake shown in FIG.

16 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which traveling wind is taken in by the helmet shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of locking the shield in the helmet shown in FIG. 1.

18 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of unlocking the shield of the helmet shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

19 is an explanatory view showing a switching position of a shield lock stopper in the helmet shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Helmet 2 Helmet Main Body 3 Window Hole 4 Impact Absorption Liner 11 Shield 19 Cheek Pad (Interior Parts) 20 Under Spoiler (Interior Parts) 41 Air Pump 42a Airbag 42b Airbag 43a Air Hose 43a Air Hose

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] February 1, 1995

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0014

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a full-face type helmet to which an embodiment of the air fitting structure of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 shows a disassembled state of the helmet shown in FIG. The main body 2, which is the shell part of the helmet 1, is made of synthetic resin such as FRP (glass fiber reinforced plastic), polycarbonate resin, ABS resin, polypropylene resin, and the like.
A shock absorbing liner 4 made of Styrofoam or the like for absorbing a shock is fixed to most of the inner surface of the main body 2, and the helmet 1 is attached to the lower part of both sides of the main body 2 with a head. The chin strap 5 for fixing to is fixed.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0017

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Inside the helmet 1, as an internal component for fitting the helmet 1 to the head, a circumscribing pad 15 having an air passage formed at the top of the head, and a jaw having an air hole 17 opened on one side. Pad 16, cheek pad cover 1
Left and right cheek pads 19 and chin pad 16 wrapped by 8
Helmet with the shock absorbing liner 4 fixed to an under spoiler 20 attached to the lower end of the chin pad, a breath guard 21 attached to the upper end of the chin pad 16, a neck cushion 22 provided inside the lower edge of the helmet, etc. It is detachably attached to the inner surface of the main body 2 by means such as a surface fastener, snap, and insertion.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A full face in which a window hole that is openably and closably covered by a shield is opened on the front surface of the main body, a shock absorbing liner is fixed to the inner surface of the main body, and various interior parts are mounted inside thereof. In a helmet of a type, the interior parts are equipped with an air pump and an air bag, respectively, and the interior parts with the interior parts are detachably attached to the helmet body with the shock absorbing liner fixed to the inner surface. The air fitting structure of the helmet, which is characterized by 2. An air bag is built in each of cheek pads arranged on the left and right sides inside the helmet, and an air pump is built in an under spoiler arranged at a lower front side inside the helmet. The air fitting structure for a helmet according to claim 1, wherein an air hose that is fed into each airbag is provided only on the front side inside the helmet. 3. An air hose is connected from the air pump to one of the airbags, and another air hose is folded back from the airbag to the other airbag and is connected to the other airbag. Helmet air fitting structure. 4. The air fitting structure for a helmet according to claim 1, wherein the airbag has a bi-fold shape having a fold line on the upper side.