EP1820413B1 - Helmet with visor - Google Patents

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EP1820413B1
EP1820413B1 EP07102717A EP07102717A EP1820413B1 EP 1820413 B1 EP1820413 B1 EP 1820413B1 EP 07102717 A EP07102717 A EP 07102717A EP 07102717 A EP07102717 A EP 07102717A EP 1820413 B1 EP1820413 B1 EP 1820413B1
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Giorgio Parise
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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
    • A42B3/18—Face protection devices
    • A42B3/22—Visors
    • A42B3/221—Attaching visors to helmet shells, e.g. on motorcycle helmets
    • A42B3/222—Attaching visors to helmet shells, e.g. on motorcycle helmets in an articulated manner, e.g. hinge devices
    • A42B3/223—Attaching visors to helmet shells, e.g. on motorcycle helmets in an articulated manner, e.g. hinge devices with means for locking the visor in a fully open, intermediate or closed position
    • 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
    • A42B3/28—Ventilating arrangements
    • A42B3/281—Air ducting systems
    • A42B3/283—Air inlets or outlets, with or without closure shutters

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  • the present invention refers to a helmet for sporting activities, in particular for motorcycling.
  • aeration systems have the task of producing a drop in temperature inside the helmet, and generally of making its use more comfortable.
  • the aeration systems are provided with suitable closures, allowing - when required - to open or close the conveyors implementing ventilation inside the helmet.
  • Known closures are generally made by means of shutter-like systems, which can be actuated by acting with the hands on a given position, usually on the top portion of the cap, as in DE 203 19 624 U1 .
  • US 4,698,856 discloses a helmet provided with a ventilation arrangement, wherein an air intake duct is mounted within the helmet face opening and the helmet visor has a hole which is in fluid communication with said air intake. Said hole on the visor is provided with a mounting frame and a slide plate which is moved to adjust the opening degree of the hole.
  • the technical problem underlying the present invention is to provide a helmet allowing to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above with reference to the known art.
  • the present invention provides several relevant advantages.
  • the main advantage lies in that the helmet according to the present invention allows to actuate the aeration system very simply, with no need to search for levers, shutters or other specific spots or mechanisms on the helmet.
  • the helmet according to the present invention allows the wearer to easily realize the position, open or closed, of the aeration means, leaving no doubt about it.
  • a helmet 100 comprises a cap 1, a visor 2 and a sealing member 3.
  • the helmet is of a jet type; i.e., the cap 1 covers the head, down to the ears and cheeks, yet leaving face and chin free.
  • the visor 2 hinged onto the cap 1 by means of suitable hinges 11, is positioned to cover the face.
  • the visor may be removable from the cap, so as to allow its replacing following scratches or other damages.
  • the hinges 11 implement a pivotable connection of the visor 2, allowing the latter to be positioned covering the wearer's face, and optionally, depending on its dimensions, also the cheeks and jaw, or raised, above a top portion 12 of the cap 1.
  • This latter configuration allows to wear the helmet, as well as passage of air on the face in hot seasons or when traveling at a low speed.
  • the sealing member 3 is positioned at an edge 13 of the cap, in correspondence of the opening that the latter has for the face; the former substantially allows to prevent passage of air inside the helmet when the visor is in a lowered position, covering the face.
  • the sealing member is made by means of a shaped support 3 and it comprises, fastened to respective ends, two closure thin plates 32 of a soft material, like, e.g., plastics, providing the required tightness (seal) between cap and visor.
  • the helmet further comprises aeration means 14, comprising ducts allowing air flow inside the helmet and, anyhow, essentially manufactured according to the known art.
  • the aeration means 14 comprises an inlet section 15, illustrated in detail in figure 1 , allowing inletting of outside air into the aeration means and, in particular, into the ducts.
  • the visor 2 may be positioned to protect the wearer's face according to two different configurations; a first one, in which passage of air inside the inlet sections 15 is allowed, and a second one in which said passage is prevented.
  • Figure 3B depicts the visor positioned so as to cover the inlet sections 15, i.e. to close the aeration means 14.
  • the visor comprises a portion 21 that, even when arranged to cover the face, extends over the cap, beyond the edge 13.
  • the sealing member 3 and in particular of the closure thin plates 31 that keep into contact with the portion 21, passage of air inside the helmet through the edge 13is not allowed when the visor is in said position.
  • portion 21, optionally by means of suitable extensions 22, covers the inlet sections 15, whose closing is fostered also thereat by means of the sealing member 3, which comprises, above the same sections, one of the two closure thin plates 31.
  • Said extensions 22 which may be used to more effectively implement the closing of the aeration means, have a shape complementary to the inlet sections 15, so as to obstruct the latter in the closing position of the aeration means.
  • the visor may be positioned, always covering the face, in a second configuration, in which the inlet sections 15 are not obstructed, so as to allow passage of air inside the aeration means 14.
  • the visor is lowered even more on the face, toward the chin, by means of the rotation effected by the hinges 11.
  • hinges 11 it is possible to fully raise the visor, in order to wear the helmet, as well as to alternatively bring said visor to the two aforedescribed positions, in both of which the visor covers the face.
  • the hinges 11 may be provided with a suitable blocking system which, upon reaching each of said positions, allows to at least partially block the travel of the visor. Then, to reach the next position it suffices to act on the visor with a force such as to overcome the blocking action.
  • Such a system may, e.g., be made by means of the use of suitable seats, positioned at each of said operative positions, which may accommodate a tooth integral to the visor motion.
  • helmets manufactured according to the known art are provided with analogous systems, though envisaging the sole open-visor and closed-visor positions; therefore the blocking system will not be described in greater detail, as it lies within the reach of a person skilled in the art.
  • the sealing member 3 may also have different shapes, since on the one hand its object is to avoid passage of air inside the helmet through the edge 13, both when the aeration means is open and when it is closed.
  • the sealing member allows to avoid inletting of air inside the aeration means, when the inlet sections are closed.
  • sealing member may be used, e.g. by fastening of the closure thin plates onto the visor itself, or optionally by using more than one member, e.g. two distinct ones for inlet sections and edge 13 of the cap.
  • the helmet may be of integral type, covering mouth and jaw as well; in that case, the visor will prevent passage of air both through the edge 13 and at the mouth-covering cap portion.
  • the helmet could have inlet sections of the aeration means both at the wearer's mouth and forehead, and the visor will allow to obstruct, or leave open, both ports with the same motion.
  • the visor 2 will have a different shape in order to operate concomitantly on both inlet sections.
  • ports might also be present, not illustrated in figure, operating at the mouth-covering cap portion.
  • the opening and closing positions could be reversed, i.e. a lowering of the visor would cause the closing of the inlet sections, contrarily to the preceding case.

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IT000086A ITRM20060086A1 (it) 2006-02-20 2006-02-20 Casco con visiera

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DE (1) DE602007002729D1 (it)
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IT1155224B (it) 1982-12-31 1987-01-21 Pier Luigi Nava Visiera ribaltabile per caschi,particolarmente per uso sportivo
DE8325066U1 (de) * 1983-09-01 1985-02-14 Uvex Winter Optik GmbH, 8510 Fürth Schutzhelm, insbesondere Integralhelm für Motorradfahrer
DE3604813C1 (en) 1986-02-15 1987-10-01 Schuberth Werk Kg Integral helmet
US4698856A (en) 1986-09-22 1987-10-13 Michio Arai Ventilated helmet
DE4302959C1 (de) 1993-02-03 1994-10-06 Schuberth Werk Kg Integralhelm
US6047409A (en) 1998-05-02 2000-04-11 Simpson; Elwood J. B. Adjustable safety lock for helmet face shield
DE20319624U1 (de) 2003-12-17 2004-04-01 Chen, Jeremy, Lin-Kou Hsiang Helm mit Belüftung

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EP1820413A1 (en) 2007-08-22

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