EP0802744B1 - Perfectionnement pour casque dont la partie inferieure arriere de la coque comprend des moyens de deformations elastiques - Google Patents

Perfectionnement pour casque dont la partie inferieure arriere de la coque comprend des moyens de deformations elastiques Download PDF

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EP0802744B1
EP0802744B1 EP95943295A EP95943295A EP0802744B1 EP 0802744 B1 EP0802744 B1 EP 0802744B1 EP 95943295 A EP95943295 A EP 95943295A EP 95943295 A EP95943295 A EP 95943295A EP 0802744 B1 EP0802744 B1 EP 0802744B1
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Gilles Basson
Jean-Paul Noyerie
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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
    • A42B3/0406—Accessories for helmets
    • A42B3/0473—Neck restraints
    • 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
    • A42B3/06—Impact-absorbing shells, e.g. of crash helmets
    • 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
    • A42B3/12—Cushioning devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B3/00—Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
    • A42B3/32—Collapsible helmets; Helmets made of separable parts ; Helmets with movable parts, e.g. adjustable

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  • the present invention relates to an improvement for helmet, and more particularly a helmet whose outer shell includes elastic deformation means in its part lower back.
  • the helmet is more specifically intended to be worn by pilots of airplanes or helicopters, but not exclusively, since the invention can be used for any type of helmet.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the current neck support and comfort systems and systems and offers a new helmet whose rear part of the shell includes particularly simple elastic adaptation means. Adaptation to the neck of the user being done automatically, thus ensuring a comfort to date never obtained.
  • the shell wall outer is plastic, or composite material of the type by example consisting of at least one layer of glass fibers and / or carbon and / or aramid or the like, impregnated with a resin thermoplastic or thermosetting.
  • the main outer shell of the helmet of the invention comprises multiple wall portions, i.e., an upper front portion of wall extended rearwards by an upper rear wall portion, itself extended downward by a lower rear portion of wall, bounded downwards by a lower border, said portion lower rear wall comprising at least one opening of cutout, which advantageously opens down on the border lower.
  • the lower rear portion wall includes two, three or four, or more, side cutouts, having the form of a slit.
  • the protective helmet comprises a neck cushion retained in the shell, in part by the cut-outs Wall.
  • Figure 1 is an external side view of a helmet according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front perspective view of the helmet.
  • Figure 3 is a rear view showing more particularly the invention.
  • Figure 4 is a partial sectional view along IV-IV of the figure 3, but on a larger scale, showing how the hanging of the neck cushion.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view along V-V of FIG. 3, illustrating how the lower border of the shell.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show the hull alone, in a front view ( Figure 6) and in a rear view ( Figure 7).
  • Figure 8 is a rear perspective view, while Figure 9 shows under the same conditions the neck cushion with its attachment means.
  • Figures 10 to 18 are rear views similar to Figure 7 representing on another scale and schematically nine variants possible execution examples.
  • Figures 19a, 19b are views similar to Figures 8 and 9 illustrating an alternative embodiment.
  • Figures 20 and 21 are schematic partial views showing how the back cushion could also be retained.
  • helmet chin strap given by way of example and which is well known per se elsewhere and which can be of any type, has not been deliberately represented.
  • the protective helmet shown as an example in Figures 1 to 9, bearing the general reference (1) is in particular a helmet for airplane pilot, which has a longitudinal plane of general symmetry (P) which comprises in a manner known per se a main external shell (2) having a front facial opening (3) with internal padding commonly called calotin (4).
  • P general symmetry
  • the main external shell (2) is constituted by a wall (5) substantially spherical with a general vertical plane of symmetry (P) which is advantageously made of composite material of the type comprising a stacking layers of reinforcing fibers, impregnated and bonded together by a resin matrix.
  • the fibers can be glass fibers, aramid, nylon, polyethylene or carbon, while the matrix may be a resin of the thermosetting type or thermoplastic.
  • the main external shell (2) comprises several portions of wall, namely, an upper front portion of wall (6) extended towards the rear by an upper rear wall portion (7), itself extended downwards by a lower rear wall portion (8), and furthermore comprises two lateral wall portions (9a, 9b).
  • the upper front portion (6) corresponds to the area occupied by the forehead of the user and is limited by the upper edge (10) of the opening facial (3) which, in turn, is bounded laterally by two borders lateral (11a, 11b).
  • the upper rear wall portion (7) corresponds to the area occupied by the user's skull, while the lower rear wall portion (8) corresponds to the area occupied by the user's neck.
  • the wall (5) of the cap is bounded downwards by a lower border (12) extending in a general plane (Q) inclined with respect to the horizontal plane (H) for extend backward (AR) and upward (HA).
  • the side portions of wall (9a, 9b) correspond to the areas occupied by the ears of user and are bounded forward by the side border corresponding (11a, 11b) of the facial opening (3) and downwards by the front ends of the lower edge (12).
  • the lower rear wall portion (8) of the outer shell bounded downwards by the lower edge (12) includes elastic deformation means which allow a precise adjustment and comfort of wearing a helmet in the area of the user's neck.
  • the lower rear part of the shell thus comprises openings or cutouts (13, 14a, 14b) which advantageously open out down (BA) on the lower edge (12).
  • openings or cutouts 13, 14a, 14b
  • three openings or cutouts are provided (13, 14a, 14b) having the form of open slots on the lower edge for thus create two deformable tabs (15a, 15b) and two pieces deformable wall sides (16a, 16b).
  • the lower border (12) therefore comprises three longitudinal notches (13, 14a, 14b), a notch central (13) and two lateral notches (14a, 14b), giving flexibility in the helmet wall at the level of the openings that is to say at the rear bottom wall (8).
  • the axes of general symmetry (X1-X'1, X2-X'2, X3-X'3) of the three slots (13, 14a, 14b) extend upwards (HA) and advantageously perpendicular to the lower edge (12) over a length (L).
  • the helmet includes a peripheral neck cushion (17) arranged inside the shell at level of the lower border (12).
  • This neck cushion (17) is consisting of foam padding (18) wrapped in a covering fabric (19).
  • the neck cushion (17) is retained in the hull, at least in part, by the notches of deformation (13, 14a, 14b).
  • projections (20, 20a, 20b) integral with the neck cushion (17) which are intended to cooperate with the corresponding notches (13, 14a, 14b) to be retained there.
  • the neck cushion (17) is, for example, extended upwards by a flexible retaining wall (21) on which the three projections are fixed attachment (20, 20a, 20b) each comprising a cylindrical part (200) whose end includes a retaining flange (201), as this can be seen more particularly in FIGS. 4 and 9.
  • the central part (170) of the neck cushion (17) is advantageously extended laterally forward by lateral extensions (171, 172) which are fixed inside the hull to be attached to the inner side located at the edge lower (12) and the lateral edges (11a, 11b) of the facial opening.
  • the lateral extensions (171, 172) can be fixed by any means such as gluing, hooking by self-gripping tape, clipping or other.
  • finishing profile (22) In order to give the helmet a better presentation and finish overall, there is provided a finishing profile (22) more particularly visible in Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5. Said finishing profile (22) having the form of a U being in flexible plastic material and fitted on the border lower (12) ensuring continuity with the edge of the three slots (13, 14a, 14b).
  • the internal covering of the shell (2) is constituted by the cap (4), for example, in rigid foam covered with a layer of soft comfort foam and a fabric that ensures the internal decoration of the helmet.
  • the rear part of the cap is extended by a rear comfort strip (26) made of flexible foam and under which is engaged the retaining wall (21) of the neck cushion, as this appears more particularly in Figure 4.
  • the cutouts (13, 14a, 14b) made in the wall (5) of the rear part lower (8) of the shell (2) are three in number, of the same length and of the same width, but it could, of course, be quite different and for example, there could be only one slot (13), like this is illustrated in Figure 10, or two cutouts (14a, 14b) as illustrated in figure 11. There could, of course, be more than three cutouts, as according to the embodiment of FIG. 12 where four cutouts are provided (14a, 14'a, 14b, 14'b).
  • the cutouts are of the same length "L” and of the same width "l”, but it could be otherwise, as shown schematically in Figures 13, 14, 15 and 16, which represent four other possible variants.
  • the cutouts (13, 14a, 14b) have different lengths while in the variants of figure 15, it is their widths which are different.
  • cutouts (13, 14a, 14b, 14'a, 14'b) which lead to the lower edge (12) are longitudinal slots extending up the hull, but it could be otherwise as is, for example, illustrated in Figures 17 and 18 which show two other possible modes of execution.
  • the helmet according to the invention can, of course, include one or more several pivoting protective face shields such as, for example, illustrated and bearing the reference (50).
  • Figures 19a and 19b illustrate an alternative embodiment according to which retaining the neck cushion (17) is formed by projections (20, 20a, 20b) which are engaged in corresponding holes (200, 200a, 200b) made in the wall of the helmet.
  • finishing profile (22) could participate in retaining the neck cushion (17) by retaining so activates the hooking projections (20, 20a, 20b).
  • retaining projections (220) can be provided on the finishing profile (22) intended to retain the cylindrical part (200) of the hooking projections (20, 20a, 20b) of the neck cushion (17).
  • Figure 21 represents a variant according to which the finishing profile comprises a peripheral projection (221) intended to retain the collar (201) hooking projections (20, 20a, 20b) of the neck cushion.

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FR9500338A FR2729057B1 (fr) 1995-01-09 1995-01-09 Perfectionnement pour casque dont la partie inferieure arriere de la coque comprend des moyens de deformations elastiques
PCT/FR1995/001759 WO1996021370A1 (fr) 1995-01-09 1995-12-29 Perfectionnement pour casque dont la partie inferieure arriere de la coque comprend des moyens de deformations elastiques

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