EP0558427B1 - Casque de sécurité à réglage du dispositif de maintien sur la tête - Google Patents

Casque de sécurité à réglage du dispositif de maintien sur la tête Download PDF

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EP0558427B1
EP0558427B1 EP93420075A EP93420075A EP0558427B1 EP 0558427 B1 EP0558427 B1 EP 0558427B1 EP 93420075 A EP93420075 A EP 93420075A EP 93420075 A EP93420075 A EP 93420075A EP 0558427 B1 EP0558427 B1 EP 0558427B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B3/00—Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
    • A42B3/04—Parts, details or accessories of helmets
    • A42B3/10—Linings
    • A42B3/14—Suspension devices
    • A42B3/145—Size adjustment devices

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  • the conventional adjustment means of the head circumference make use of a loop fixed to one of the ends of the band or strap, and intended to cooperate with the other free end.
  • the buckle is inside the cap and the adjustment of the head circumference requires the removal of the helmet, and the intervention of both hands. Several operations are generally necessary before finding the correct adjustment.
  • Another drawback of the adjustment loop results from the decentering effect of the head circumference with respect to the median axis of the cap, generated during the variation of the useful length of the annular band.
  • the object of the invention is to improve the adjustment of the holding device when the helmet is mounted on the head of the user.
  • the centering of the head relative to the vertical median axis of the helmet is preserved, regardless of the size of the user's head, thanks to the structure of the double rack, and the lateral positioning of the adjustment mechanism on the one side of the cap.
  • the holding device further comprises a neck restraint with retaining strap having a fixed end, and an opposite end equipped with a third rack cooperating with a pinion of a second adjustment mechanism associated with a second operating member.
  • the first and second adjustment mechanisms are arranged in a first and second spaces on the two lateral ribs opposite in the vicinity of the median zone of the cap.
  • a safety helmet 10 comprises a cap 12 made of material resistant to mechanical shock, and delimiting an internal volume 14 equipped with a cap 16, and a holding device 17 adaptable to the head of the user.
  • the cover 16 is formed by a cross of two straps 18, 20, sewn together in the central intersection zone 21, and attached by their ends to four attachment points 22, 24, 26, 28, staggered at predetermined intervals along the edge 30 of the cap 12.
  • the cap 16 envelops the top of the head, and is separated from the internal wall of the cap 12 by an isolation gap (not shown) avoiding any transmission of mechanical stresses to the head during an external shock absorbed by the cap 12.
  • the device 17 for holding the helmet 10 includes an internal headband 32 intended to enclose the periphery of the user's head, and a neckband 34 with a retaining strap mounted projecting towards the rear part 36 of the helmet 10.
  • the head circumference 32 is produced from a flexible strip shaped according to a closed ring, arranged back from the edge 30 by conforming to the internal configuration of the base of the cap 12.
  • the toothed pinion 40 is part integral with a first maneuvering ring 46 integral with an axis 48 rotatably mounted in an orifice 50 of a first fixed flange 52.
  • the first flange 52 is separated from the internal wall of the cap 12 by a first lateral space 54 for housing the first adjustment mechanism 38.
  • the flange 52 is secured to the internal wall of the cap 12 at a first attachment point 56, and advantageously comes from molding with the cap 12, made of plastic material.
  • the axis 48 extends substantially perpendicularly to the wall of the cap 12, and the ring 46 and pinion 40 assembly is mounted coaxially on the axis 48.
  • the two flat and narrowed ends 43, 45 of the head circumference 32 are arranged in song in the same plane perpendicular to the axis 48 of the operating ring 46, causing the two racks 42, 44 to face each other with the pinion interposed reverser 40.
  • a guide cage 58 is mounted coaxially on the axis 48 to maintain the positioning of the two racks 42, 44 on the teeth of the pinion 40.
  • the association of the pinion 40 with the two racks 42, 44 is located in the same plane interposed between the operating ring 46 and the guide cage 58.
  • the teeth of the first rack 42 are oriented towards the base of the cap 12, and forms part of the end 43 of the rear part of the head circumference 32.
  • the teeth of the second rack 44 are oriented towards the inside of the helmet 10, and form part of the other end 45 associated with the front part of the head circumference 32.
  • the width of each end 43, 45 is substantially identical, and is less than half the total width of the strip.
  • the interval between the two racks 42, 44 corresponds substantially to the outside diameter of the pinion 40.
  • the front part of the headband 32 is equipped with a flexible fastener 60 provided with two oblong and parallel slots 62, 64, one of which 62 can be clipped onto an anchoring stud 66 fixed to the wall internal of the cap 12.
  • Another elastic fastener (not shown) of identical structure is arranged opposite the fastener 60, on the rear part of the head circumference 32.
  • the first adjustment mechanism 38 and the two ends 43, 45 of the head circumference 32 are located on one of the lateral sides of the cap 12, preferably in the middle zone between the two opposite fasteners 60.
  • the operating ring 46 protrudes slightly from the edge 30 of the cap 12 to facilitate gripping when adjusting the head circumference 32.
  • the operation of the first mechanism 38 for adjusting the head circumference 32 is as follows:
  • the adjustment of the head circumference 32 can be carried out with one hand by the user, by rotating the operating ring 46 in a determined direction.
  • the pinion 40 transmits the rotational movement of the ring 46 to the two racks 42, 44, causing a sliding movement in opposite directions of the corresponding ends 43, 45 of the head circumference 32. This results in a reduction or an enlargement of the perimeter of the strip as a function of the direction of actuation of the rotary ring 46.
  • the races of the two ends 43, 45 of the head circumference 32 are identical, being determined by the radius of the reversing pinion 40 transforming the rotational movement of the ring 46 into sliding movement.
  • the presence of the reversing pinion 40 associated with the double rack 42, 44 makes it possible to keep the centering of the anterior and posterior parts of the strip, regardless of the size of the head circumference 32.
  • the elasticity of the two fasteners 60 follows the movement of approach of the front and rear parts of the band when adjusting the ring 46, while maintaining the head circumference at a predetermined level, slightly set back from the edge 30 of the cap 12.
  • the slot 62 cooperates with the anchoring pad 66.
  • the head circumference 32 can be brought closer to the edge 30 by using the other adjacent slot 64.
  • One of the ends (on the right in FIG. 1) of the strap of the neckband 34 is fixed, being secured for example to the first flange 52.
  • the opposite end 68 (the one on the left in FIG. 1) of the greenhouse -nuque 34 is equipped with a third rack 70 cooperating with a pinion 72 with a second adjustment mechanism 74, shown in detail in FIGS. 4 and 6.
  • the second mechanism 74 is housed in a second space 76 delimited by a second flange 78, which is secured to the internal wall of the cap 12 at a second fixing point 80.
  • the pinion 72 is mounted coaxially on an axis 82 of a second operating ring 84.
  • the axis 82 is introduced with a slight clearance in an orifice 86 of the second flange 78, and is substantially in alignment with the other axis 48 of the first adjustment mechanism 38.
  • a guide piece 88 secured to the head circumference 32 is housed in the second space 76 in contact with the flange 78, and ensures the coplanar positioning of the third rack 70 relative to the pinion 72.
  • the rack 70 and pinion 72 assembly is disposed in a plane perpendicular to the axis 82, being inserted between the guide piece 88 and the second operating ring 84.
  • Rotating the second operating ring 84 clockwise causes the end 68 to slide to the right, corresponding to an enlargement of the useful length of the neckband 34. To ensure progressive tightening of the neckband 34 during use of the helmet 10, it suffices to turn the second ring 84 anticlockwise.
  • the two adjustments of the headband 32 and the neckband 34 are carried out in the mounted position of the helmet 10 and allow a perfect adjustment to be obtained.
  • the two adjustment mechanisms 38, 74 are arranged on the two opposite sides in the middle zone of the cap 12.
  • the adjustment of the head circumference 32 is operated by the left hand, and that of the neckband 34 by the right hand of the user. It is not necessary to remove the helmet 10 to make these adjustments, and the centering of the head circumference 32 is kept in the internal volume 14 of the cap 12.
  • the racks 42, 44, 70 may be separate parts attached to the corresponding ends 43, 45, 68 of the headband 32, and of the neckband 34.
  • the racks 42, 44, 70 can be produced directly by overmolding the straps.
  • the double rack system 42, 44 and reversing pinion 40 of the first mechanism 38 by two independent adjustment devices associated with the part anterior and at the posterior part of the head circumference 32, each of the devices comprising a pinion and a simple rack.
  • the cap 12 of the helmet can be made of plastic or metallic material.
  • the fastener 60 comprises a first flexible part 93 of narrowed section, and a second enlarged part provided with two holes 90, 91 of which one of your choice is clipped onto an anchoring stud 94 of the cap as a function of the desired height of the head circumference 32.
  • the operating ring 46 of the mechanism 138 includes a peripheral portion 140 for gripping joined to an intermediate portion 142 for supporting the pinion 40 by elastic ribs 144.
  • the gripping portion 140 is equipped on its internal surface with an annular notch 146 intended to cooperate with a notched stop 148 secured to the guide 150 for housing the two ends 43, 45 of the head circumference 32.
  • the intermediate portion 142 is provided with several radial teeth 152 housed with play in notches 154 conjugate for driving the gripping portion 140.
  • the mechanism 138 is in a rest position, and the elasticity of the ribs 144 urges the gear of the notch 146 of the ring 46 with the notches of the fixed abutment 148. Any forced rotation of the ring 46 around the axis 48 is made impossible by the locking effect of the notch 146 by the stop 148.
  • the pinion 40 remains immobilized, as well as the two racks 42, 44 of the head circumference 32.

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EP93420075A 1992-02-27 1993-02-16 Casque de sécurité à réglage du dispositif de maintien sur la tête Expired - Lifetime EP0558427B1 (fr)

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FR9202432A FR2687902B1 (fr) 1992-02-27 1992-02-27 Casque de securite a reglage du dispositif de maintien sur la tete.
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FR2687902B1 (fr) 1997-03-21
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JP3328351B2 (ja) 2002-09-24
DE69311158D1 (de) 1997-07-10
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US5373588A (en) 1994-12-20
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