CN112804903A - Helmet provided with a ring for connecting the helmet to an anti-theft system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a helmet (1) having a hard shell (11) and a flexible shell (12) extending inside the hard shell, the helmet having an attachment device (13) for attaching an anti-theft system (14) outside the helmet. The attachment device comprises a ring (15), through which ring (15) the connecting elements of the anti-theft system (14) outside the helmet can pass, said ring (15) being mechanically connected to the hard shell (11) so as to be movable between a stowed position and an extended position with respect to the hard shell (11); -in the stowed position, a majority of the ring (15) is located within a cavity (16) at least partially defined by the hard shell (11), and in the extended position, at least a portion of the ring (15) is located outside said cavity (16), thereby allowing the connection elements of the anti-theft system (14) to pass through the ring.
Description
Background
The present invention relates to the field of helmets.
A user typically wears a helmet to cover a portion of the user's head and limit the risk of injury to the user in the event of a fall and/or impact to the head.
Between two uses of the helmet, the user needs to take off the helmet, and there is then a risk of its being stolen, in particular if the helmet is attached to a vehicle (for example a bicycle, a scooter, a motorcycle or a four-wheel motorcycle).
To prevent theft, the user can thread the attachment of the anti-theft system outside the helmet through the strap of the helmet, or can wrap around a fixed chin guard made of a portion of the hard shell of the helmet. The link of the anti-theft system may be a cable or a U-bar.
In case of an attempted theft, there is a risk that the straps are cut and/or broken down and the chin guard is damaged due to the forces transmitted via the links of the anti-theft system.
Object of the Invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a helmet which wholly or partly solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
To this end, the invention mainly relates to a helmet comprising a hard shell and a flexible shell extending inside the hard shell, the helmet comprising an attachment device adapted to be attached to an anti-theft system outside the helmet.
The helmet of the invention is mainly characterized in that the attachment device comprises a ring suitable for passing through a link of an anti-theft system external to the helmet, the ring being mechanically connected to the hard shell so as to be movable between a stowed position and an extended position with respect to the hard shell;
in the retracted position, a major portion of the ring is located within the cavity, the cavity being at least partially defined by the hard shell, and in the extended position, at least a portion of the ring is located outside of the cavity to enable the link of the anti-theft system to pass through the ring.
For purposes of understanding the present invention, the term "hard shell" is a relative term compared to the stiffness of a flexible shell (in other words, a hard shell is stiffer than a flexible shell).
The link of the anti-theft system may be a cable of the anti-theft system outside the helmet, or a chain of the anti-theft system outside the helmet, or a U-shaped bar of the anti-theft system outside the helmet, or a split ring of a padlock forming the anti-theft system.
The fact of having a ring mechanically connected with the hard shell makes it easier to attach the helmet using an anti-theft system having a link for passing through the ring in its extended position.
The attachment zone of the anti-theft system is therefore located at the ring which constitutes a direct engagement with the helmet dedicated to this attachment.
This makes it easier to attach the helmet using the anti-theft system, while limiting any risk of damage to the helmet when it is attached.
The anti-theft system may connect the helmet to a support, such as a stationary support or a part of a vehicle, for example a wheel of the vehicle, a handlebar, a chassis of the vehicle, a fixed accessory forming part of the vehicle and accessible from outside the vehicle, or a fixed accessory forming part of the vehicle and accessible from inside a storage compartment of the vehicle, which is adapted to receive the helmet therein.
Ideally, the ring of the helmet comprises a passage for a link of the anti-theft system, which allows a cylindrical rod with a diameter greater than 2 millimeters (mm), preferably greater than 10mm, to pass through the ring.
Ideally, such passage of the ring allows the passage of a cylindrical rod of diameter less than 50 mm.
Another advantage of the helmet of the present invention is that the ring can be placed in the stowed position when it is no longer being used to pass through the links of the anti-theft system.
In another aspect, the invention relates to an assembly comprising firstly a helmet according to any embodiment of the helmet of the invention, and secondly an electronic device selected from the group of electronic devices comprising:
-a burglar alarm electronic device comprising a sound source and/or a transmitter for transmitting an alarm message via a wireless communication network;
-an electronic device for geo-locating a helmet;
-a device for detecting an impact applied to the casing;
-means for detecting ring damage (e.g. by detecting loss of electrical continuity along the ring);
-means for detecting a peel force applied to the housing;
-an electronic device for detecting at least one current position of the ring relative to the hard shell, the electronic device for detecting at least one current position of the ring being arranged to transmit a signal representative of the current position via the communication channel, a message being transmitted to the other electronic device to cause a function performed by the other electronic device to be carried out or stopped; and any combination of these electronic devices.
Such an assembly is particularly useful because it provides mechanical protection against theft for the helmet, while also providing means for detecting the state of the helmet (where the term "state" can be understood as its position and/or the position of the ring relative to the hard shell and/or the mechanical stress exerted on a portion of the helmet).
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Further characteristics and advantages of the invention emerge clearly from the following description, made with the aid of non-limiting indications and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
fig. 1 shows two views of the helmet of the invention, in which the ring is arranged in the rear zone of the bottom of the helmet, the ring being in the retracted position in the left view and in the extended position in the right view, in this example the link of the anti-theft system being a cable;
figure 2 shows first two views of a first helmet of the invention comprising a cavity/alcove formed in the rear of the helmet, in which the ring can be found, and a tiltable hatch for closing the alcove, which hatch is opened by manually pressing a manual actuation zone of the hatch or ring, in this example a button seated in the rear of the helmet; secondly a third view of the second helmet of the invention, also provided with an alcove in which the ring is completely stowed when in the stowed position, in this case the hatch closing the alcove is manually tilted towards the bottom of the helmet (the hatch is manually actuated directly in order to be able to reach the ring);
figure 3 shows firstly a first view of the assembly comprising a motorcycle, an anti-theft system attached to the handlebars of the motorcycle, and a helmet of the invention, the ring of which is in the extended position, the link of the anti-theft system passing through the ring, the cover extending all around the helmet in order to protect it, only the ring being located outside the cover, and secondly the helmet of the invention being attached to the scooter structure via the anti-theft system;
figure 4 shows firstly a sectional view of a helmet of the invention worn by a user, in this example the ring being contained in a shell so as to be movable between a stowed position shown, in which the helmet is shown transparent, and an extended position, and secondly a rear view of the helmet shown in sectional view, in which the ring is in the stowed position, and the helmet is shown grey in colour in the extended position;
figure 5 shows a first cross-section of a helmet of the invention worn by a user, the cavity of the receiving ring being placed at the rear of the helmet, the cavity forming an alcove that can be selectively closed by a slidable hatch; a second view from the rear, showing the hatch sliding outside the hard shell of the helmet, between a high position for closing the alcove and a low position for enabling the ring to pass out of the alcove; the third view in fig. 5 shows the alcove 31, the hatch 32 and the ring 15 in the extended position, in this example the ring 15 being attached to the base 17 inserted in the alcove and to the outside of the hard shell 11;
figure 6 shows two views of the helmet of the invention in an embodiment in which a ring-receiving cavity is placed at the rear of the helmet, this cavity forming an alcove which is selectively closed by a slidable hatch which, in this example, is slidable between a low position inside the helmet half-shell for closing the alcove and a high position for allowing the ring to pass out of the alcove, a button for moving the hatch between its positions;
figure 7a shows a cross-sectional view of the helmet of the invention in an embodiment in which the base fastened to the hard shell belongs to the shell, the ring being rigid and open to the inside of the shell, the curved ends of the ring being located respectively on either side of the opening of the ring, the ring penetrating into the side rails 50 to guide the translational movement of the ring between its stowed and extended positions, each track being formed in the base, in particular on the opposite longitudinal side of the base;
fig. 7b shows a view from below of the helmet of fig. 7a, where it can be seen that each curved end of the split ring can be found in a respective track 50 of the base to enable the split ring to slide between its extended and stowed positions, in this example the ring being shown in its extended position and the helmet being shown without its flexible shell normally located inside the hard shell, with the shell located between the flexible shell and the hard shell;
figure 7c is an exploded view of the housing shown in figures 7a and 7 b;
fig. 7d shows a longitudinal section and a front view of the housing of fig. 7a to 7c, the ring being shown in its extended position;
figure 7e shows the housing of figure 7d and the ring carried by the base, the ring being in a stowed position;
fig. 8a is a cross-sectional view of a helmet of the present invention, similar to that of fig. 7a, but in this example the ring is a closed ring;
figure 8b shows a view of the helmet of figure 8a from below;
figure 8c is an exploded view of the housing shown in figures 8a and 8 b;
fig. 8d shows a longitudinal section and a front view of the casing of fig. 8a to 8c, the ring being shown in its position when it is extended by two return members for pushing the ring from its stowed position towards its extended position, these members being located inside the casing 20, and each of these return members 30 belonging to a group of members that can comprise elastic return means (such as helical springs), magnetic return members (such as permanent magnets);
figure 9a is a cross-sectional view of the helmet of the present invention, in one embodiment the ring is only pivotably mounted on the base without the shell, the base being fastened in the cavity 16 of the hard shell to face the flexible shell;
figure 9b shows a view from below of the helmet of figure 9 a;
figure 9c shows a view of the base and ring of figures 9a and 9bn, with the rigid ring 11 pivotally mounted on the base 17 to occupy a stowed position, shown in the left side view, or an extended position, shown in the right side view; and
fig. 10 shows an electronic device 60 for being carried at least partially by the helmet 1, and in particular this device 60 comprises an electronic detector device 61 for detecting at least one current position of the ring 15 relative to the casing 20 (the electronic detector device 61 for detecting at least one current position of the ring relative to the casing is carried by the helmet, in particular by the casing, and it is arranged to send, via a communication channel, a signal representative of this current position, this message being sent to another electronic device which can optionally be contained in the helmet, for example inside the casing, or can be remote from the helmet, so as to cause the function performed by this other electronic device to be carried out or stopped).
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Referring to fig. 1 to 9b, the present invention is primarily directed to a helmet 1 comprising a hard shell 11 and a flexible shell 12 extending inside the hard shell.
The helmet comprises an attachment device 13, which attachment device 13 is intended to be attached to an anti-theft system 14 outside the helmet.
The attachment device 13 comprises a ring 15 for passing the links of the anti-theft system 14 outside the helmet.
The link of the anti-theft system can be an anti-theft system cable or an anti-theft system chain or an anti-theft system U-bar.
In the stowed position, a substantial portion of the ring 15 is located within the cavity 16, the cavity 16 being at least partially defined by the hard shell 11.
In the extended position, at least a portion of the ring 15 is located outside said cavity 16, so that the ring can pass through said links of the anti-theft system 14.
As will be appreciated from the various figures, the helmet may comprise a rigid base 17, which rigid base 17 is firmly fastened to the hard shell 11, said ring being mechanically connected to the hard shell 11 via the rigid base 17.
A thief attempting to slide the tool between the base 17 and the hard shell 11 risks destroying or damaging the hard shell 11, which would render the helmet unusable. This discourages thieves from stealing the helmet, which risks disabling the helmet.
As can be appreciated from fig. 7a to 7e and 8a to 8e and 9c, the base 17 includes a guide surface 50a for guiding movement of the loop 15 relative to the base 17, thereby guiding movement of the loop between its stowed position and its extended position.
These guide surfaces 50a are fixed in position relative to the hard shell 11 and in most cases they are located within the cavity 16.
Since these guide surfaces 50a are formed directly on the base 16, which is itself firmly fastened to the hard shell 11, the movement of the ring 15 between its stowed position and its extended position is more accurately guided and the amplitude of the movement of the ring relative to the hard shell is therefore limited.
Again reducing any possibility of the insertion tool separating the ring 15 from the rest of the helmet and thus helping to discourage thieves.
Furthermore, since these guide surfaces are mostly and preferably entirely located within said cavity 16, they are more difficult to access by a thief's tool, thereby increasing the security of the mechanical connection between the ring and the hard shell.
The ring preferably belongs to a part provided with a distal section at a distance from the ring and permanently held within the housing in order to improve the maintenance of the ring.
As can be seen in fig. 8c to 8e, the distal section may comprise a longitudinal slot for guiding the spring 30.
In the embodiments shown in fig. 1, 4, and 8a to 8e, the guide surface 50a is arranged to allow only translational movement of the ring 15.
In the embodiments shown in figures 2, 5, 6, 9a and 9b, the guide surfaces are arranged to allow the ring to move relative to the base 17 only in pivoting.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 7a to 7e, the guide surface 50a is substantially arranged to allow translational movement of the ring relative to the base and to allow the ring to pivot less than 10 ° relative to the base. This pivoting occurs about an axis perpendicular to the main axis for translational movement of the ring when passing from the stowed position to its extended position.
This limited pivoting of the passage through an angle of less than 10 ° serves to enable the ring 15 to move through the abutment 18, which in this example is stationary relative to the base so as to be on the shortest path for the ring from the stowed position to its extended position.
Preferably, the spring leaf 19 acts to resist pivoting of the ring 15, so as to keep the spring leaf 19 against the abutment 18 when the ring is in its stowed position, thereby resisting movement of the ring beyond the abutment 18.
As can be appreciated from fig. 7c to 7e, in order for the ring 15 to be able to travel from its stowed position to its extended position, it is necessary to:
initially applying a pivoting force on the spring plate 19 on the ring until the ring passes the abutment 18; and
subsequently, the ring is moved in translation by sliding along the track 50 until reaching the ring's extended position.
Preferably, the base 17 is rigidly fastened against the hard shell (11) by a plurality of fasteners 17a spaced from one another, such that the base 17 is pressed against the hard shell 11 by the plurality of fasteners 17 a.
Having a plurality of fasteners 17a strengthens the connection between the base 17 and the hard shell and prevents the base 17 from being able to pivot relative to the hard shell 11.
The use of a plurality of fasteners spaced from one another increases the strength of the connection between the base and the hard shell and again helps discourage thieves.
Desirably, the fasteners 17a of the plurality of fasteners are selected from a group of fasteners comprising: rivets, screws, molding hard shells onto various regions of the base, and combinations of these fasteners.
In each embodiment of the invention, it is preferred that the base 17 is located entirely inside said cavity 16, making it difficult for a thief trying to break it to access it.
In each embodiment of the invention, the helmet 1 preferably also comprises a shell 20, wherein the base 17 belongs to the shell 20, and the shell 20 also comprises a cover 21, which cover 21 prevents access to the zone in which the ring is mechanically connected to the base.
In the stowed position, the main portion of the ring is located inside the housing.
Thus, the ring 15 moves between the base 17 and the cover 21 of the housing 20 as it travels between its stowed and extended positions.
In the embodiment of fig. 8c to 8e, the base 17 and the cover 21 are flat and parallel and they guide the ring 15 between the base and the cover.
The base is preferably a single piece of metal, preferably forged, and is preferably made of stainless steel, such as 316 steel.
The ring is preferably a single piece of metal, preferably forged, and is preferably made of stainless steel, such as 316 steel.
The flexible shell is preferably made of polystyrene.
The helmet can also include a comfort liner disposed inside the flexible shell to avoid direct contact between the flexible shell and the user's head.
As shown in fig. 7a to 7e, the ring 15 can be an open rigid ring that opens only to the interior of the housing in either of the stowed and extended positions.
In this embodiment, the ring is difficult to deform because it is rigid, but still deforms more easily than a closed rigid ring.
Positioning only the opening of the rigid ring inside the housing 20 increases the resistance of the ring 15 to opening, since its opening can only be accessed by forcibly opening the housing 20.
To compensate for the mechanical weakness of the rigid ring of the opening, the housing may include side abutments that limit the ability to splay the opening of the ring 15 located inside the housing.
Furthermore, the fact that the ring 15 is open inside the housing enables the empty space inside the housing to be released.
Such empty space within the housing 20 may thus be used to position a portion 61 of at least one electronic device 60 therein.
Several embodiments of an electronic device are described below.
In another embodiment shown in fig. 8a to 8e, the ring 15 may be a closed rigid ring.
The closed rigid ring has greater mechanical strength than the open rigid ring.
In another embodiment, not shown, the loop may be flexible and may be comprised of a cable having first and second terminals attached to the base.
In this embodiment, not shown, the helmet can also comprise a locking device which is movable between a locking configuration and an unlocking configuration under the control of the locking device (for example, such control of the locking device can be a lock actuated by a mechanical key or a motorized control bolt).
The locking device is fastened to the helmet, preferably against the base, preferably inside the housing.
In the locked configuration, the second end of the cable is attached to the base via the locking device, while in the unlocked configuration, the second end of the cable is free and located outside the housing.
Thus, both ends of the cable are directly connected to the base, or only one of these ends is directly connected to the base, while the other of these ends is connected via the locking device in the locked configuration.
The advantage of using a flexible ring made of cable is that it enables the shape of the ring to be adapted to the needs of fastening with the outer link of the anti-theft system.
In embodiments where the second end of the cable is connected to the base via a locking device, the helmet may be secured to any link of the anti-theft system outside the helmet using a locking means carried by the helmet itself.
In this embodiment, the link of the anti-theft system may be a fixed attachment in the form of a closed ring.
In the unlocked configuration, the second end of the cable may pass through the link in the form of a fixed closed loop.
In various embodiments of the invention, such as the embodiment of fig. 7a to 7e, the housing 20 can include two tracks 50 for guiding the translational movement of the ring 15 between its stowed position and its extended position.
Likewise, as mentioned above with reference to those fig. 7a to 7e, the housing 20 can comprise and/or support at least one mechanical abutment 18, the mechanical abutment 18 being arranged to come into contact with the ring 15 when the ring is in the stowed position, so as to prevent it from moving towards the extended position.
In another aspect, as shown in fig. 8c to 8e, the helmet 1 can further comprise a manual actuation zone for actuating the ring, and arranged to cause the ring to travel from its stowed position to its extended position in response to a manual action exerted on the manual actuation zone.
Typically, the manual actuation area of the loop may be a button of the loop locking mechanism or a press area formed on the loop, which in turn acts on the loop locking mechanism.
The ring locking mechanism is preferably arranged to: the ring is automatically maintained in its stowed position each time it is manually moved to the stowed position and is moved towards its extended position in response to a manual action on a manual actuation area of the ring.
For example, the locking mechanism of the loop may comprise a monostable hook 24 mechanically connected to a manually actuated region 26, the monostable hook 24 being movable between a monostable position for retaining the loop in its stowed position (as shown in figure 8 e) and a release position reached in response to said manual action of the manually actuated region of the loop 26 (shown in figure 8 d).
As shown in fig. 8c, 8d and 8e, the hook 24 is a pivotally mounted rocker 24, which rocker 24 is placed within the housing 20 so as to pivot therein about a stationary pin 25 located within the housing 20.
A second resilient return member 27, which applies a return force to urge the hook 24 towards the monostable position for retaining the ring in its stowed position, is in this example a compressible coil spring, but could be a leaf spring (or any other functional equivalent generally known to those skilled in the art). The housing comprises a support area 28 placed inside the housing and arranged to support a portion of said second elastic return member 27.
In the present example, the support zone 28 is a channel formed in the base to receive a helical spring 27 constituting the second elastic return member 27.
The hook 24, in this example a pivotally mounted rocker 24, has a bearing zone 29, which bearing zone 29 is placed inside the housing and is arranged to bear against another part of said second elastic return member 27, in particular the second end of the helical spring 27.
In any embodiment of the invention comprising a housing, the housing may also be provided with a so-called "push-pull" system, which is adapted to:
-allowing the ring to move from its extended position towards its stowed position under the action of a thrust exerted on the ring;
-retaining the ring in its stowed position; and
-allowing the ring to travel from its stowed position towards its extended position in response to a pushing force exerted on the ring, pushing it away from its stowed position while keeping it away from the extended position.
In certain embodiments, such as shown in fig. 1, 4, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, and 9b, the cavity 1 can be at least partially defined by an interior surface of the hard shell 11 facing the flexible shell 12.
In addition to being implemented in this way, the cavity 16 is preferably also defined by a flexible shell, so that the cavity is located between the hard shell 11 and the flexible shell 12, i.e. on the side of the hard shell 11 facing the internal region of the helmet 1, which will receive the head of the user.
In alternative other embodiments, such as those shown in fig. 2, 4, 5 and 6, the cavity 16 is defined by the exterior face of the hard shell 11 with an indentation therein.
The cavity defined by the exterior face forms a relief chamber 31.
In this case, the helmet 1 can comprise a hatch 32 for closing the alcove 31, which hatch can be moved between an open position for opening the alcove and a closed position for closing the alcove.
In the open position, the hatch 32 allows the ring 15 to be placed in its extended position such that the at least a portion of the ring is outside the alcove.
In its closed position, the hatch 32 prevents the circuit from going into its extended position.
In this embodiment, the helmet 1 can also comprise return means for urging the ring from its stowed position towards its extended position.
Thus, if the door moves towards its closed position, the ring moves from its stowed position back towards its extended position under the action of the return member.
Such a return member may be a spring, a compressible elastomer, or a resilient tongue, for example, or a return member that utilizes a magnetic force such as a magnet.
In certain embodiments, such as the one shown in fig. 2, 5 and 6, in which the helmet comprises both an alcove 31, a closure hatch 32 and a base 17, for mechanically connecting the ring 15 to the hard shell 11 via the base, the hatch 32 also serving to protect the base and its connection to the ring in the stowed position.
In these embodiments, the base 17 is preferably located completely inside the alcove, protecting it from the risk of being peeled off.
It should be noted that in each embodiment of the helmet that includes the electronic device 60, the electronic device can also include at least one connection port 62, which port 62 can be located inside or outside the cavity.
When cavity 16 is defined by the exterior face of hard shell 11 and forms alcove 31, port 62 is preferably positioned in alcove 31 so as to be protected therein by closed door 32.
The port 62 can also be positioned in the space located between the hard shell 11 and the flexible shell 12 and open to the exterior of the helmet.
Typically, the port is positioned towards the base of the hard shell.
Such a port may be, for example, a USB port for charging a battery of an electronic device.
Returning to the embodiment comprising the door 32 for closing the alcove, the helmet may further comprise a manual actuation zone 33 for actuating the door 32, the manual actuation zone 33 being arranged to advance the door 32 from its closed position towards its open position in response to a manual action exerted on the manual actuation zone 33.
Typically, the zone 33 for manually actuating the door 32 is a push button of a door locking mechanism arranged to automatically hold the door 32 in its closed position when it is manually moved to its closed position, and to move the door towards its open position in response to a manual action on the manually actuated zone.
For example, the actuation mechanism can comprise a monostable hook mechanically connected to the manual actuation zone and movable between a monostable position for holding the door in its closed position and a release position reached in response to said manual action on the manual actuation zone.
Preferably, said door 32 is selected from the group consisting of a door slidable along the hard shell and facing its external face, a door slidable along the hard shell and facing its internal face, a door group of hinged doors arranged pivotable with respect to the hard shell, and any combination of such doors.
Preferably, and in any of the above embodiments, the helmet can comprise an electronic device 60 selected from the group of electronic devices consisting of:
-an electronic burglar alarm device comprising a sound source and/or a transmitter for transmitting an alarm message (which message can be an SMS, MMS, or any other form of message) via a wireless communication network;
-an electronic device for geo-locating a helmet;
-a device for detecting an impact applied to the casing;
-means for detecting ring damage (e.g. by detecting loss of electrical continuity along the ring);
-means for detecting a peel force applied to the housing; and
an electronic device 61 for detecting at least one current position of the ring relative to the casing (the electronic device for detecting at least one current position of the ring relative to the casing is arranged to transmit a signal representative of the current position via a signal channel, the message being transmitted to another electronic device optionally contained in the helmet, for example inside the casing, or remote from the helmet, so as to cause a function performed by the other electronic device to be carried out or stopped), and any combination of such electronic devices.
For example, the device shown in fig. 10 is an electronic device 60 suitable for inclusion in a helmet and preferably in a housing.
The apparatus 60 comprises:
a battery 63 (for example, of the lithium-ion or lithium-polymer type for the full or partial powering of the device 60);
a 3G/4G M2M communication chip 60 for providing connectivity for the device 60 via a wireless network;
an accelerometer 65 for detecting impacts and/or movements;
a port 62, for example for charging a battery 63;
a circuit 66 for geo-locating the helmet 1; and
an electronic detector device 61 for detecting at least one current position of the ring relative to the casing (the detector device 61 may comprise a snap plate with a mechanical switch that moves under the effect of the ring movement).
In accordance with the position of the ring 15 relative to the housing 20 detected by the ring position detector device 61:
if a loop is detected in the stowed position, the communication functionality of the circuit via the wireless network is disabled (thereby protecting the user from exposure to the communication signal), and all other functionality of the device 60 can also be disabled; and
activating a shock detection function performable by the accelerometer if the ring is detected in a position other than the stowed position (for example in the extended position), and performing at least one action by the electronic device 60 if a shock is detected.
By way of example, the at least one action can be:
transmitting the current position of the helmet, as detected using the circuit 66 for geo-locating the helmet 1; and/or
Generating at least one audible and/or visual alarm via alarm means belonging to the device 60.
More precisely, upon detection of the ring in the extended position, the device 60 is activated and records the geographical position of the helmet, as well as information relating to any impact, vibration or movement of the helmet, attempted theft.
The device 60 communicates remotely with the helmet owner's phone over a wireless network (e.g., via a Web server and an application installed in the phone).
At a certain repetition rate, the device transmits to the phone via a wireless network (for example, via a 3G, 4G or 5G network) information about the geographical location and any alarm related to any impact, vibration or movement of the helmet, attempted theft.
Thus, if an attempt is made to steal the helmet, the user is alerted and can take appropriate action while knowing the position of the helmet.
When the helmet is in use, the ring is placed in its stowed position, which is detected by the electronic detector device 61, thus disabling the communication function of the circuit via the wireless network and all other functions of the device 60.
The invention is not limited to the examples described above and may include other embodiments, for example any combination of features of the various embodiments of the invention.
Furthermore, although the base and/or cover and/or the entire housing as described above are preferably made of metal, at least some of them may be made of a plastic material. In this case, it is preferable to incorporate the above-described electronic device 60 in a helmet to detect an attempt to intrude into the housing and generate an alarm.
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1. A helmet (1) comprising a hard shell (11) and a flexible shell (12) extending inside the hard shell, the helmet comprising an attachment device (13) adapted to attach to an anti-theft system (14) outside the helmet, characterized in that the attachment device comprises a ring (15), the ring (15) being adapted for passing a link of the anti-theft system (14) outside the helmet, the ring (15) being mechanically connected to the hard shell (11) so as to be movable between a stowed position and an extended position with respect to the hard shell (11);
-in the stowed position, a major portion of the ring (15) is located within a cavity (16), the cavity (16) being at least partially defined by the hard shell (11), and in the extended position, at least a portion of the ring (15) is located outside the cavity (16) to enable the link of the anti-theft system (14) to pass through the ring.
2. Helmet according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a rigid base (17), said rigid base (17) being rigidly fastened against said hard shell (11), said ring being mechanically connected to said hard shell via said rigid base.
3. Helmet (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that said base (17) comprises a guide surface (50a) for guiding the movement of said ring (15) with respect to said base (17) so as to guide the movement of said ring between said stowed position and said extended position, said guide surface (50a) being fixed in position with respect to said hard shell (11) and being located for the most part inside said cavity (16).
4. A helmet according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the base (17) is rigidly fastened against the hard shell (11) by a plurality of fasteners (17a) spaced from one another, so that the base (17) is pressed against the hard shell (11) under the action of the plurality of fasteners (17 a).
5. Helmet according to claim 4, characterized in that the fastening member (17a) of said plurality of fastening members is selected from the group of fastening members consisting of: rivets, screws, molding the hard shell over various regions of the base, and combinations of these fasteners.
6. Helmet according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized by comprising a shell (20), the base (17) belonging to the shell (20), the shell further comprising a cover (21) which prevents access to the mechanical connection zone between the ring and the base, the main portion of the ring being located inside the shell in the stowed position.
7. A helmet according to claim 6, wherein the ring (15) is an open rigid ring and in either of the stowed and extended positions the rigid ring is open only to the interior of the shell.
8. Helmet according to claim 6, characterized in that said ring (15) is a closed rigid ring.
9. The helmet of claim 6, wherein the loop is flexible and is comprised of a cable having first and second terminal ends, the first and second terminal ends being attached to the base.
10. The helmet of claim 9, further comprising a locking device movable under control of the locking device between a locked configuration in which the second end of the cable is attached to the base via the locking device and an unlocked configuration in which the second end of the cable is free and located outside of the shell.
11. Helmet according to anyone of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that said shell comprises at least one return member (30) for returning said ring from its stowed position towards its extended position, said member being placed inside said shell (20) and said return member (30) belonging to a group of members comprising an elastic return member and a magnetic return member.
12. A helmet according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the shell (20) comprises two rails (50) for guiding the translational movement of the ring between the stowed position and the extended position.
13. A helmet according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the shell (20) comprises at least one mechanical abutment (18), the mechanical abutment (18) being arranged to come into contact with the ring (15) when the ring is in its stowed position to prevent it from travelling towards its extended position.
14. A helmet according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the helmet (1) further comprises a manual actuation zone for actuating the ring, and the manual actuation zone is arranged so that the ring travels from its stowed position to its extended position in response to a manual action exerted on the manual actuation zone.
15. The helmet according to any one of claims 6 to 14, further comprising an electronic device (60) selected from a group of electronic devices comprising:
-a burglar alarm electronic device comprising a sound source and/or a transmitter for transmitting an alarm message via a wireless communication network;
-an electronic device for geo-locating the helmet;
-a device for detecting an impact applied to the housing;
-a device for detecting damage of the ring;
-means for detecting a peel force applied to the housing;
-an electronic detector device (61) detecting at least one current position of the ring relative to the housing; and any combination of these electronic devices.
16. A helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the cavity (16) is at least partially defined by an inner face of the hard shell (11) facing the flexible shell (12).
17. A helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cavity (16) is defined by the outer surface of the hard shell (11) in a recess in the outer face.
18. Helmet according to claim 17, characterized in that the cavity defined by the external face forms an alcove (31), the helmet (1) comprising a hatch door (32) for closing the alcove (31), the hatch door being movable between an alcove open position and an alcove closed position, the hatch door (32) in the open position allowing the ring (15) to be in its extended position so that the at least a part of the ring is outside the alcove, and the hatch door (32) in the closed position preventing the ring from going into the extended position.
19. Helmet according to claim 18, further comprising a manual actuation zone (33) for actuating the hatch and arranged to advance the hatch (32) from its closed position towards its open position in response to a manual action exerted on said manual actuation zone.
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