EP3167731A1 - Protective equipment comprising an upper portion and a lower portion hinged together - Google Patents

Protective equipment comprising an upper portion and a lower portion hinged together Download PDF

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EP3167731A1
EP3167731A1 EP15306787.1A EP15306787A EP3167731A1 EP 3167731 A1 EP3167731 A1 EP 3167731A1 EP 15306787 A EP15306787 A EP 15306787A EP 3167731 A1 EP3167731 A1 EP 3167731A1
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Georges Kumuchian
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/0543—Legs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B71/12—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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    • A63B71/1225—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
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  • the present invention relates to an equipment for protecting at least a part of a limb of a user, of the type comprising at least an upper part and a lower part articulated with respect to each other about an axis transverse rotation by a hinge device, each of said upper part and lower part comprising at least one outer shell made of rigid material and at least one inner cushion made of flexible material.
  • Such protective equipment forms for example a leg, an armguard, shoulder protection or other, intended for law enforcement or security officers.
  • known equipment generally comprises a rigid shell lined with a mattress, or cushion, elastically deformable pressed against the rigid shell, or offset relative thereto, and forming a padding.
  • the joint is made between the hulls of two articulated parts, for example by means of a rivet forming the axis of rotation and passing through the two hinged hulls.
  • a rivet forming the axis of rotation and passing through the two hinged hulls.
  • the joint allows rotation about an axis, but blocks the relative movement between the hulls in the other directions, which makes the protective equipment particularly rigid and sometimes uncomfortable, especially when the equipment is worn during several hours in a row.
  • the equipment does not allow torsional movement corresponding to a rotation of the hulls about an axis substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hinge or sliding movement of a hull on the other according to this perpendicular axis.
  • One of the aims of the invention is to overcome these disadvantages by providing a more comfortable and ergonomic protection equipment while providing complete protection of the limb, or any other articular part to be protected, from the user himself to the folded condition of the protective equipment.
  • the invention relates to a protective equipment of the aforementioned type, wherein the articulation device comprises at least one hinge strap extending in a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, said strap hinge comprising an upper end portion attached to the upper end cushion and a lower end portion attached to the lower end cushion.
  • the use of at least one strap connecting the cushions to achieve the articulation of the protective equipment allows the parts of the equipment to maintain degrees of freedom in directions other than that of the axis of rotation.
  • the protective equipment can be twisted and the shells can slide relative to each other.
  • Such an arrangement also makes it possible to ensure optimum protection for the user since the hulls, not linked directly to one another, can overlap permanently, even when the protective equipment is folded around its axis of rotation. rotation.
  • the term “external” is defined by what is turned outward of the protective equipment, that is to say the opposite of the member carrying the equipment, and the term “internal” By what is turned towards the inside of the equipment, that is to say towards the member carrying the equipment.
  • protective equipment 1 of at least a portion of a member of a user, the type of leg or armguard for law enforcement or for security agents or other. Although it applies to other protective equipment, the invention will be described in the following description as being a leg guard for protecting a leg of a user.
  • the protective equipment 1 comprises at least an upper portion 2 and a lower portion 4 hinged together.
  • the upper part 2 is intended to cover the knee of the user and the lower part 4 is intended to cover the leg of the user between his knee and his foot.
  • the protective equipment 1 further comprises a third part 6, articulated to the lower part 4, opposite the articulation to the upper part 2, and intended to cover the top of the foot and the ankle of the user in the case of a leg.
  • the protective equipment could comprise other parts, depending on the member to be protected, for example a part intended to cover the thigh, in the case of a leggings.
  • the upper part 2 could cover the elbow and the lower part could cover the forearm of the user.
  • the upper part 2 comprises at least one outer shell 8 and at least one inner cushion 10.
  • the shell 8 is made of a rigid material, such as polyamide for example.
  • the shell 8 is for example made in one piece having the general shape of the portion of the member to be protected.
  • the outer face 12 of the shell 8 is shaped in a known manner for shock absorption during clashes, for example in events or other. This conformation is adapted to the part of the member that the upper part 2 is intended to cover and comprises for example protuberances. Since the external form of the protective equipment is not the subject of the invention, it will not be described further here.
  • the inner face 14 of the shell 8 defines a cavity 16 facing inwards and having in section, along a substantially horizontal transverse axis when the equipment is worn, substantially a shape of a circular arc or ovoid and adapted to the reception of the part of the member that the upper part 2 is intended to cover.
  • the shell 8 extends, along a substantially vertical longitudinal axis A when the equipment is worn, between an upper edge 18 and a lower edge 20.
  • the upper part 2 comprises two different hulls secured to each other, for example movably relative to each other, to allow sliding of the hulls one on the other when the user moves.
  • the cushion 10 of the upper part 2 is made of flexible material, more particularly elastically compressible.
  • the cushion 10 is disposed in the cavity 16, its outer face 22 extending facing the inner face 14 of the shell 8, as shown in FIG. Fig. 4 , and its inner face 24 being intended to be applied against the part of the member that the upper part 2 is intended to cover.
  • the cushion 10 has a shape adapted to the part of the member to be protected.
  • the cushion 10 extends, along the longitudinal axis A, between an upper edge 26 and a lower edge 28. According to the embodiment shown in the figures and as more particularly visible on the Fig.
  • the cushion 10 may further comprise a tongue 30 extending along the longitudinal axis A projecting from the lower edge 28 and intended to cover a portion of the cushion of the lower portion 4, as will be described later.
  • the material and the general shape of the cushion 10 are known and will not be described in more detail here.
  • two mattresses may be provided so as to double each of the shells.
  • a single mattress is provided and forms a doubling of the two shells.
  • loops 32 may be sewn to receive, in a known manner, a tightening strap 34 of the upper part 2 on the part of the member to be protected.
  • the loops 32 are arranged to pass between the cushion 10 and the shell 8 so as to be accessible from the outside of the protective equipment 1, as shown in FIG. Fig. 1 .
  • the shell 8 is for example fixed by sewing at least a portion of its periphery on the cushion 10, the dimensions of which are for example greater than those of the shell 8 so that at least a portion of the periphery of the cushion 10 extends around a part of the shell 8, as shown on the Fig. 1 .
  • the lower part 4 also comprises an outer shell 36 and an inner cushion 38.
  • the shell 36 is made of a rigid material, such as polyamide for example.
  • the shell 36 is for example made in one piece having the general shape of the portion of the member to be protected.
  • the outer face 40 of the shell 36 is shaped in a known manner for shock absorption during clashes, for example in events or other. This conformation is adapted to the part of the member that the lower part 4 is intended to cover and comprises for example protuberances. Since the external form of the protective equipment is not the subject of the invention, it will not be described further here.
  • the inner face 42 of the shell 36 defines a cavity 44 facing inwards and having in section, along a substantially horizontal transverse axis when the equipment is worn, substantially a shape of an arc or an ovoid and adapted to the reception of the part of the member that the lower part 4 is intended to cover.
  • the shell 36 extends, along a longitudinal axis A substantially vertical when the equipment is worn, between an upper edge 46 and a lower edge 48.
  • the shell 36 of the lower part 4 is arranged in such a way that its upper part and its upper edge 46 extend between the inner face 16 of the shell 8 and the outer face 22 of the cushion 10 of the upper part 2.
  • the shell 8 of the upper part 2 covers a portion of the shell 36 of the lower part 4, which ensures a continuity of protection over the entire member to protect, as will be described later.
  • the upper part of the shell 36 of the lower part 4 has for example a shape substantially complementary to that of the part of the shell 8 of the upper part 2 extending in look.
  • the cushion 38 of the lower part is made of flexible material, more particularly elastically compressible.
  • the cushion 38 is disposed in the cavity 44, its outer face 50 extending facing the inner face 42 of the shell 36, as shown in FIG. Fig. 4 and its inner face 52 being intended to be applied against the part of the member that the lower portion 4 is intended to cover.
  • the cushion 38 has a shape adapted to the part of the member to be protected.
  • the cushion 38 extends, along the longitudinal axis A, between an upper edge 54 and a lower edge 56.
  • the cushion 38 forming a lining of the shell 36, its upper part and its upper edge 54 also extend opposite of the upper part 2.
  • the cushion 38 is arranged so that its upper portion 54 extends opposite the inner face 24 of the cushion 10 of the upper part 2, for example at its lower edge 28, as represented on the Fig. 2 and 3 while the tongue 30 of the cushion 10 of the upper part extends between the inner face 42 of the shell 36 and the outer face 50 of the cushion 38 of the lower part 4, as shown in FIG. Fig. 4 .
  • the material and the general shape of the cushion 38 are known and will not be described in more detail here.
  • loops 58 may be sewn to receive, in known manner, the clamping straps 60 of the lower portion 4 on the part of the member to be protected.
  • the loops 58 are arranged to pass between the cushion 38 and the shell 36 so as to be accessible from outside the protective equipment 1, as shown in FIG. Fig. 1 .
  • the shell 36 is for example fixed by sewing at least a portion of its periphery on the cushion 38, whose dimensions are for example greater than those of the shell 36 so that at least a portion of the periphery of the cushion 38 extends around a portion of the shell 36, as shown on the Fig. 1 .
  • the upper part 2 and the lower part 4 are articulated to each other by means of a hinge device more particularly visible on the Fig. 2 and 3 .
  • the hinge device is arranged to allow rotation of the upper part 2 and the lower part 4 relative to each other about a transverse axis of rotation B, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A so to allow the protective equipment 1 to follow the movement of the user, especially when the latter bends his member.
  • the hinge device comprises at least one strap 62 extending substantially along the longitudinal axis A and comprising an upper end portion 64 fixed to the cushion 10 of the upper portion 2 and a lower end portion 66 attached to the cushion 38 of the lower part 4. More particularly the strap 62 is fixed on the outer faces 22 and 50 of the cushions 10 and 38 and extends between the outer faces 22 and 50 of the cushions 10 and 38 and the inner faces 14 and 42 of the shells 8 and 36 of the upper parts 2 and lower 4. The strap 62 makes it possible to articulate the upper part 2 to the lower part 4 by allowing a rotation of these parts around the transverse axis of rotation B.
  • the upper end portion of the strap 62 is for example attached to the cushion closest to the lower part.
  • the strap 62 is attached to the cushion farthest from the bottom or both cushions.
  • the hinge strap 62 further allows a twisting movement about the longitudinal axis A and a sliding movement along the longitudinal axis A of the upper portions 2 and lower 4 relative to each other.
  • the length of the hinge strap 62 is for example substantially between 15 and 25cm.
  • the upper end portions 64 and lower 66 are for example sewn on the outer faces 22 and 50 of the cushions 10 and 38. According to one embodiment, this seam can be made at the same location as that of the sewing passersby, as shown for the lower end portion 66 and for the upper loop 58 of the cushion 38 of the lower portion 4 on the Fig. 2 .
  • a loop and the hinge strap 66 can be attached to the cushion by a single seam.
  • the hinge device comprises two hinge straps 62 as described above.
  • the two hinge straps 62 are thus substantially parallel and spaced from each other in the transverse direction.
  • the hinge straps 62 extend for example on either side of the tongue 30, as shown in FIG. Fig. 2 .
  • Such an embodiment with two hinge straps 62 makes it possible to improve the robustness of the articulation between the upper 2 and lower 4 parts and to limit the twisting movements around the longitudinal axis A. Indeed, one too much great freedom of movement in torsion could lead to a bad positioning of the upper part 2 with respect to the lower part 4, in particular when the protective equipment is not worn, which would require the user to put back in place these parts before you can put the protective equipment 1.
  • the hinge device may comprise more than two hinge straps 62.
  • the rotation between the upper part 2 and the lower part 4 is limited by a stop device.
  • the stop device comprises a stop strap 68 comprising an end portion attached to the cushion of one of the parts upper and lower part and an opposite end portion attached to the shell of the other of the upper part and lower part.
  • the upper end portion of the abutment strap 68 is attached to the cushion 10 of the upper portion and the lower end portion of the abutment strap 68 is attached to the shell 38 of the lower portion 4. More particularly, the upper end portion of the stop strap 68 is attached to the upper edge 26 of the pad 10 and the lower end portion of the stop strap 68 is attached to the upper edge 46 of the shell 36.
  • the length of the strap stopper 68 is arranged so that the stop strap 68 is taut when the upper portion 2 and the lower portion rotate relative to each other and to limit this rotational movement when the stop strap 68 is stretched.
  • the length of the stop strap 68 is for example such that the rotation is allowed over a range of up to 95 °, or up to 120 ° between the upper 2 and lower 4 parts. note that the angle of rotation can be increased when the upper part 2 comprises two shells.
  • the length of the stop strap 68 is for example substantially between 15 and 30 cm. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the stop strap 68 extends in the longitudinal direction A between the two hinge straps 62. The stop strap 68 also makes it possible to improve the strength of the hinge between the hinge strap 68 and the hinge strap 68.
  • stop strap could alternatively be fixed to the cushion 38 of the lower part 4 and to the shell 8 of the upper part.
  • the length of the or hinge straps 62 may also be such that the hinge straps 62 limit the rotation between the upper portion 2 and the lower portion 4 so that the hinge strap or 62 can be part of stop device.
  • the stop strap 68 is attached to one and / or the other of the cushions of the upper part when the other end of the strap stop is attached to the hull of the lower part.
  • the stop strap 68 is attached to one and / or the other of the shells of the upper part when the other end of the stop strap 68 is attached to the cushion of the lower part.
  • the hinge device according to the invention makes it possible to offer the user greater comfort by not limiting his movements in the other directions than those of the rotation about the transverse axis of rotation B.
  • the device articulation according to the invention makes it possible to dispense with any direct attachment between the shell 8 of the upper part 2 and the shell 36 of the lower part 4, that is to say that the shells 8 and 36 are not linked directly, which makes it possible not to stiffen the protective equipment 1 at the level of the joint and to discover no part of the member of the user even when the protective equipment 1 is in a folded position about the transverse axis of rotation B.
  • the comfort and protection provided by the protective equipment is improved.
  • the straps of the protective equipment 1 Apart from the loops, the straps of the protective equipment 1 according to the invention extend between the inner face of the hulls of the upper and lower parts and are therefore not accessible from outside the protective equipment. This prevents any malicious person from grabbing the protective equipment by the straps to pull or hold the user of the protective equipment.
  • the third part 6 is for example articulated by means of a simple seam (not shown) to the lower part 4.
  • the third part 6 could be articulated to the lower part 4 by a hinge device similar to that which has been described above.
  • the lower part could also include more than one shell and more than one cushion depending on the freedoms of movement that it is desired to confer on the user and the member that the protective equipment is intended to protect .
  • the articulation between hulls and cushions by means of at least one strap can also be applied to the articulation between other hulls and cushions of the protective equipment.
  • the hinge device described above can be arranged between the cushions of the upper part.

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Abstract

L'équipement de protection (1) comprend au moins une partie supérieure (2) et une partie inférieure (4) articulées l'une par rapport à l'autre autour d'un axe de rotation transversal (B) par un dispositif d'articulation, chacune desdites partie supérieure (2) et partie inférieure (4) comprenant au moins une coque (8, 36) externe réalisée en matériau rigide et au moins un coussin (10, 38) interne réalisé en matériau souple. Le dispositif d'articulation comprend au moins une sangle d'articulation (62) s'étendant selon une direction longitudinale (A) sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation (B), ladite sangle d'articulation (62) comprenant une partie d'extrémité supérieure (64) fixée au coussin (8) de la partie supérieure (2) et une partie d'extrémité inférieure (66) fixée au coussin (38) de la partie inférieure (4).The protective equipment (1) comprises at least an upper part (2) and a lower part (4) articulated with respect to one another about a transverse axis of rotation (B) by a device articulation, each of said upper part (2) and lower part (4) comprising at least one outer shell (8, 36) made of rigid material and at least one inner cushion (10, 38) made of flexible material. The hinge device comprises at least one hinge strap (62) extending in a longitudinal direction (A) substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation (B), said hinge strap (62) comprising a portion of upper end (64) fixed to the cushion (8) of the upper part (2) and a lower end portion (66) fixed to the cushion (38) of the lower part (4).

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La présente invention concerne un équipement de protection d'au moins une partie d'un membre d'un utilisateur, du type comprenant au moins une partie supérieure et une partie inférieure articulées l'une par rapport à l'autre autour d'un axe de rotation transversal par un dispositif d'articulation, chacune desdites partie supérieure et partie inférieure comprenant au moins une coque externe réalisée en matériau rigide et au moins un coussin interne réalisé en matériau souple.The present invention relates to an equipment for protecting at least a part of a limb of a user, of the type comprising at least an upper part and a lower part articulated with respect to each other about an axis transverse rotation by a hinge device, each of said upper part and lower part comprising at least one outer shell made of rigid material and at least one inner cushion made of flexible material.

Un tel équipement de protection forme par exemple une jambière, un protège-bras, une protection d'épaule ou autre, destiné aux forces de maintien de l'ordre ou à des agents de sécurité.Such protective equipment forms for example a leg, an armguard, shoulder protection or other, intended for law enforcement or security officers.

Un tel équipement doit être apte à protéger son utilisateur contre des chocs violents, éventuellement portés au moyen d'objets lourds contondants ou non. Ainsi, les équipements connus comprennent généralement une coque rigide doublée d'un matelas, ou coussin, élastiquement déformable plaqué contre la coque rigide, ou déporté par rapport à celle-ci, et formant un rembourrage.Such equipment must be able to protect the user against violent shocks, possibly carried by heavy objects blunt or not. Thus, known equipment generally comprises a rigid shell lined with a mattress, or cushion, elastically deformable pressed against the rigid shell, or offset relative thereto, and forming a padding.

Un tel équipement, bien qu'assez encombrant, doit cependant entraver le moins possible les mouvements de l'utilisateur. Pour ce faire, on prévoit d'articuler les différentes parties de l'équipement entre elles afin de permettre à l'utilisateur de plier et déplier ses membres tout en portant l'équipement.Such equipment, although quite cumbersome, however, must hinder as little as possible the movements of the user. To do this, it is planned to articulate the different parts of the equipment between them to allow the user to fold and unfold its members while wearing the equipment.

L'articulation est réalisée entre les coques de deux parties articulées, par exemple au moyen d'un rivet formant l'axe de rotation et traversant les deux coques articulées. Un tel dispositif n'est cependant pas entièrement satisfaisant. En effet, en position pliée, un tel équipement de protection est susceptible de laisser un jour entre les deux coques, ce qui laisse la partie du membre de l'utilisateur en regard de ce jour non protégée.The joint is made between the hulls of two articulated parts, for example by means of a rivet forming the axis of rotation and passing through the two hinged hulls. Such a device is however not entirely satisfactory. Indeed, in the folded position, such protective equipment is likely to leave a day between the two shells, leaving the user's part of the member facing this unprotected day.

En outre, l'articulation permet une rotation autour d'un axe, mais bloque le mouvement relatif entre les coques dans les autres directions, ce qui rend l'équipement de protection particulièrement rigide et parfois inconfortable, surtout lorsque l'équipement est porté pendant plusieurs heures d'affilées. En effet, l'équipement ne permet pas de mouvement de torsion correspondant à une rotation des coques autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation de l'articulation ni de mouvement de coulissement d'une coque sur l'autre selon cet axe perpendiculaire.In addition, the joint allows rotation about an axis, but blocks the relative movement between the hulls in the other directions, which makes the protective equipment particularly rigid and sometimes uncomfortable, especially when the equipment is worn during several hours in a row. Indeed, the equipment does not allow torsional movement corresponding to a rotation of the hulls about an axis substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hinge or sliding movement of a hull on the other according to this perpendicular axis.

L'un des buts de l'invention est de pallier ces inconvénients en proposant un équipement de protection plus confortable et plus ergonomique tout en assurant une protection complète du membre, ou toute autre partie articulaire à protéger, de l'utilisateur même à l'état plié de l'équipement de protection.One of the aims of the invention is to overcome these disadvantages by providing a more comfortable and ergonomic protection equipment while providing complete protection of the limb, or any other articular part to be protected, from the user himself to the folded condition of the protective equipment.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne un équipement de protection du type précité, dans lequel le dispositif d'articulation comprend au moins une sangle d'articulation s'étendant selon une direction longitudinale sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation, ladite sangle d'articulation comprenant une partie d'extrémité supérieure fixée au coussin de la partie supérieure et une partie d'extrémité inférieure fixée au coussin de la partie inférieure.To this end, the invention relates to a protective equipment of the aforementioned type, wherein the articulation device comprises at least one hinge strap extending in a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, said strap hinge comprising an upper end portion attached to the upper end cushion and a lower end portion attached to the lower end cushion.

L'utilisation d'au moins une sangle reliant les coussins pour réaliser l'articulation de l'équipement de protection permet aux parties de l'équipement de conserver des degrés de liberté dans les directions autres que celle de l'axe de rotation. Ainsi, l'équipement de protection peut subir des torsions et les coques peuvent coulisser l'une par rapport à l'autre. Un tel agencement permet également d'assurer une protection optimale de l'utilisateur puisque les coques, non liées directement l'une à l'autre, peuvent se chevaucher en permanence, même lorsque l'équipement de protection est plié autour de son axe de rotation.The use of at least one strap connecting the cushions to achieve the articulation of the protective equipment allows the parts of the equipment to maintain degrees of freedom in directions other than that of the axis of rotation. Thus, the protective equipment can be twisted and the shells can slide relative to each other. Such an arrangement also makes it possible to ensure optimum protection for the user since the hulls, not linked directly to one another, can overlap permanently, even when the protective equipment is folded around its axis of rotation. rotation.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques de l'invention, prises isolément ou selon toute combinaison techniquement possible :

  • le dispositif d'articulation comprend deux sangles d'articulation s'étendant selon une direction longitudinale sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation, chaque sangle d'articulation comprenant une partie d'extrémité supérieure fixée au coussin de la partie supérieure et une partie d'extrémité inférieure fixée au coussin de la partie inférieure, lesdites sangles d'articulation étant espacées l'une de l'autre selon la direction transversale,
  • la rotation entre la partie supérieure et la partie inférieure est limitée par un dispositif de butée,
  • le dispositif de butée comprend au moins une sangle de butée comprenant une partie d'extrémité fixée au coussin de l'une des partie supérieure et partie inférieure et une partie d'extrémité opposée fixée à la coque de l'autre des partie supérieure et partie inférieure,
  • la sangle de butée s'étend entre les deux sangles d'articulation,
  • la coque de la partie supérieure et la coque de la partie inférieure ne sont pas liées directement l'une à l'autre,
  • le dispositif d'articulation s'étend entre une face interne des coques de la partie supérieure et de la partie inférieure et une face externe des coussins de la partie supérieure et de la partie inférieure, lesdites face interne et face externe s'étendant l'une en regard de l'autre,
  • le coussin de la partie supérieure comprend une languette s'étendant en regard du coussin de la partie inférieure,
  • les partie inférieure et partie supérieure comprennent chacune au moins un passant d'un moyen de serrage de l'équipement de protection sur le membre de l'utilisateur, lesdits passants étant chacun fixés au coussin des partie supérieure et partie inférieure.
  • ledit équipement forme une jambière de protection de la jambe d'un utilisateur, un protège bras de protection du bras d'un utilisateur ou une protection d'épaule de l'épaule d'un utilisateur.
According to other features of the invention, taken separately or in any technically possible combination:
  • the hinge device comprises two hinge straps extending in a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, each hinge strap comprising an upper end portion attached to the upper part cushion and a hinge portion; lower end fixed to the cushion of the lower part, said hinge straps being spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction,
  • the rotation between the upper part and the lower part is limited by a stop device,
  • the abutment device comprises at least one abutment strap having an end portion secured to the cushion of one of the upper and lower portions and an opposite end portion attached to the hull of the other of the upper and lower portions lower
  • the stop strap extends between the two knuckle straps,
  • the shell of the upper part and the shell of the lower part are not directly connected to each other,
  • the hinge device extends between an inner face of the hulls of the upper part and the lower part and an outer face of the cushions of the upper part and the lower part, said inner face and outer face extending the one next to the other,
  • the cushion of the upper part comprises a tongue extending opposite the cushion of the lower part,
  • the lower part and upper part each comprise at least one passing of a clamping means of the protective equipment on the user's member, said loops being each fixed to the cushion of the upper part and lower part.
  • said equipment forms a leg protector of a user's leg, a protective arm protector of a user's arm or shoulder protection of a user's shoulder.

D'autres aspects et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée à titre d'exemple et faite en référence aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la Fig. 1 est une représentation schématique en perspective d'un équipement de protection selon l'invention,
  • la Fig. 2 est une représentation schématique en vue de face de la face externe des coussins de l'équipement de protection de la Fig. 1,
  • la Fig. 3 est une représentation schématique vue de face de la face externe du coussin de la partie supérieure de l'équipement de protection de la Fig. 1, et
  • la Fig. 4 est une représentation schématique en coupe d'une partie de l'équipement de protection de la Fig. 1.
Other aspects and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the description which will follow, given by way of example and with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • the Fig. 1 is a schematic representation in perspective of a protective equipment according to the invention,
  • the Fig. 2 is a schematic representation in front view of the outer face of the cushions of the protective equipment of the Fig. 1 ,
  • the Fig. 3 is a schematic front view of the outer face of the cushion of the upper part of the protective equipment of the Fig. 1 , and
  • the Fig. 4 is a schematic sectional representation of some of the protective equipment of the Fig. 1 .

Dans la description, on définit le terme « externe » par ce qui est tourné vers l'extérieur de l'équipement de protection, c'est-à-dire à l'opposé du membre portant l'équipement, et le terme « interne » par ce qui est tourné vers l'intérieur de l'équipement, c'est-à-dire vers le membre portant l'équipement.In the description, the term "external" is defined by what is turned outward of the protective equipment, that is to say the opposite of the member carrying the equipment, and the term "internal" By what is turned towards the inside of the equipment, that is to say towards the member carrying the equipment.

En référence à la Fig. 1, on décrit un équipement de protection 1 d'au moins une partie d'un membre d'un utilisateur, du type jambière ou protège-bras pour les forces de l'ordre ou pour des agents de sécurités ou autre. Bien qu'elle s'applique à d'autres équipements de protection, l'invention sera décrite dans la suite de la description comme étant une jambière destinée à protéger une jambe d'un utilisateur.With reference to the Fig. 1 , there is described protective equipment 1 of at least a portion of a member of a user, the type of leg or armguard for law enforcement or for security agents or other. Although it applies to other protective equipment, the invention will be described in the following description as being a leg guard for protecting a leg of a user.

L'équipement de protection 1 comprend au moins une partie supérieure 2 et une partie inférieure 4 articulées entre elles. Dans le cas d'une jambière, la partie supérieure 2 est destinée à couvrir le genou de l'utilisateur et la partie inférieure 4 est destinée à couvrir la jambe de l'utilisateur, entre son genou et son pied. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur la Fig. 1, l'équipement de protection 1 comprend en outre une troisième partie 6, articulée à la partie inférieure 4, à l'opposé de l'articulation à la partie supérieure 2, et destinée à couvrir le haut du pied et la cheville de l'utilisateur dans le cas d'une jambière. Il est entendu que l'équipement de protection pourrait comprendre d'autres parties, en fonction du membre à protéger, par exemple une partie destinée à couvrir la cuisse, dans le cas d'une jambière. Dans le cas d'un équipement de protection du bras, la partie supérieure 2 pourrait couvrir le coude et la partie inférieure pourrait couvrir l'avant-bras de l'utilisateur.The protective equipment 1 comprises at least an upper portion 2 and a lower portion 4 hinged together. In the case of a leg, the upper part 2 is intended to cover the knee of the user and the lower part 4 is intended to cover the leg of the user between his knee and his foot. According to the embodiment shown on the Fig. 1 , the protective equipment 1 further comprises a third part 6, articulated to the lower part 4, opposite the articulation to the upper part 2, and intended to cover the top of the foot and the ankle of the user in the case of a leg. It is understood that the protective equipment could comprise other parts, depending on the member to be protected, for example a part intended to cover the thigh, in the case of a leggings. In the case of arm protection equipment, the upper part 2 could cover the elbow and the lower part could cover the forearm of the user.

La partie supérieure 2 comprend au moins une coque 8 externe et au moins un coussin 10 interne.The upper part 2 comprises at least one outer shell 8 and at least one inner cushion 10.

La coque 8 est réalisée en un matériau rigide, tel que du polyamide par exemple. La coque 8 est par exemple réalisée d'une seule pièce présentant la forme générale de la partie du membre à protéger. La face externe 12 de la coque 8 est conformée de façon connue pour l'absorption de chocs au cours d'affrontements, par exemple dans des manifestations ou autre. Cette conformation est adaptée à la partie du membre que la partie supérieure 2 est destinée à couvrir et comprend par exemple des protubérances. La forme externe de l'équipement de protection n'étant pas le sujet de l'invention, elle ne sera pas décrite plus en avant ici. La face interne 14 de la coque 8 définit une cavité 16 tournée vers l'intérieur et présentant en coupe, selon un axe transversal sensiblement horizontal lorsque l'équipement est porté, sensiblement une forme d'arc de cercle ou d'ovoïde et adaptée à la réception de la partie du membre que la partie supérieure 2 est destinée à couvrir. La coque 8 s'étend, selon un axe longitudinal A sensiblement vertical lorsque l'équipement est porté, entre un bord supérieur 18 et un bord inférieur 20.The shell 8 is made of a rigid material, such as polyamide for example. The shell 8 is for example made in one piece having the general shape of the portion of the member to be protected. The outer face 12 of the shell 8 is shaped in a known manner for shock absorption during clashes, for example in events or other. This conformation is adapted to the part of the member that the upper part 2 is intended to cover and comprises for example protuberances. Since the external form of the protective equipment is not the subject of the invention, it will not be described further here. The inner face 14 of the shell 8 defines a cavity 16 facing inwards and having in section, along a substantially horizontal transverse axis when the equipment is worn, substantially a shape of a circular arc or ovoid and adapted to the reception of the part of the member that the upper part 2 is intended to cover. The shell 8 extends, along a substantially vertical longitudinal axis A when the equipment is worn, between an upper edge 18 and a lower edge 20.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, la partie supérieure 2 comprend deux coques différentes assujetties l'une à l'autre, par exemple de façon mobile l'une par rapport l'autre, pour permettre un coulissement des coques l'une sur l'autre lors des mouvements de l'utilisateur.According to another embodiment, the upper part 2 comprises two different hulls secured to each other, for example movably relative to each other, to allow sliding of the hulls one on the other when the user moves.

Le coussin 10 de la partie supérieure 2 est réalisé en matériau souple, plus particulièrement élastiquement compressible. Le coussin 10 est disposé dans la cavité 16, sa face externe 22 s'étendant en regard de la face interne 14 de la coque 8, comme représenté sur la Fig. 4, et sa face interne 24 étant destinée à être appliquée contre la partie du membre que la partie supérieure 2 est destinée à couvrir. A cet effet, le coussin 10 présente une forme adaptée à la partie du membre à protéger. Le coussin 10 s'étend, selon l'axe longitudinal A, entre un bord supérieur 26 et un bord inférieur 28. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures et comme plus particulièrement visible sur la Fig. 2, le coussin 10 peut en outre comprendre une languette 30 s'étendant selon l'axe longitudinal A en saillie du bord inférieur 28 et destiné à recouvrir une partie du coussin de la partie inférieure 4, comme cela sera décrit ultérieurement. Le matériau et la forme générale du coussin 10 sont connus et ne seront pas décrits plus en détail ici.The cushion 10 of the upper part 2 is made of flexible material, more particularly elastically compressible. The cushion 10 is disposed in the cavity 16, its outer face 22 extending facing the inner face 14 of the shell 8, as shown in FIG. Fig. 4 , and its inner face 24 being intended to be applied against the part of the member that the upper part 2 is intended to cover. For this purpose, the cushion 10 has a shape adapted to the part of the member to be protected. The cushion 10 extends, along the longitudinal axis A, between an upper edge 26 and a lower edge 28. According to the embodiment shown in the figures and as more particularly visible on the Fig. 2 , the cushion 10 may further comprise a tongue 30 extending along the longitudinal axis A projecting from the lower edge 28 and intended to cover a portion of the cushion of the lower portion 4, as will be described later. The material and the general shape of the cushion 10 are known and will not be described in more detail here.

Selon le mode de réalisation dans lequel la partie supérieure comprend deux coques, deux matelas peuvent être prévus de façon à doubler chacune des coques. Alternativement, un seul matelas est prévu et forme un doublage des deux coques.According to the embodiment in which the upper part comprises two shells, two mattresses may be provided so as to double each of the shells. Alternatively, a single mattress is provided and forms a doubling of the two shells.

Sur la face externe 22 du coussin 10, des passants 32 peuvent être cousus pour recevoir, de façon connue, une sangle de serrage 34 de la partie supérieure 2 sur la partie du membre à protéger. Les passants 32 sont agencés pour passer entre le coussin 10 et la coque 8 de sorte à être accessible de l'extérieur de l'équipement de protection 1, comme représenté sur la Fig. 1.On the outer face 22 of the cushion 10, loops 32 may be sewn to receive, in a known manner, a tightening strap 34 of the upper part 2 on the part of the member to be protected. The loops 32 are arranged to pass between the cushion 10 and the shell 8 so as to be accessible from the outside of the protective equipment 1, as shown in FIG. Fig. 1 .

La coque 8 est par exemple fixée par couture d'au moins une partie de sa périphérie sur le coussin 10, dont les dimensions sont par exemple supérieures à celles de la coque 8 de sorte qu'au moins une partie de la périphérie du coussin 10 s'étend autour d'une partie de la coque 8, comme représenté sur la Fig. 1.The shell 8 is for example fixed by sewing at least a portion of its periphery on the cushion 10, the dimensions of which are for example greater than those of the shell 8 so that at least a portion of the periphery of the cushion 10 extends around a part of the shell 8, as shown on the Fig. 1 .

La partie inférieure 4 comprend également une coque 36 externe et un coussin 38 interne.The lower part 4 also comprises an outer shell 36 and an inner cushion 38.

La coque 36 est réalisée en un matériau rigide, tel que du polyamide par exemple. La coque 36 est par exemple réalisée d'une seule pièce présentant la forme générale de la partie du membre à protéger. La face externe 40 de la coque 36 est conformée de façon connue pour l'absorption de chocs au cours d'affrontements, par exemple dans des manifestations ou autre. Cette conformation est adaptée à la partie du membre que la partie inférieure 4 est destinée à couvrir et comprend par exemple des protubérances. La forme externe de l'équipement de protection n'étant pas le sujet de l'invention, elle ne sera pas décrite plus en avant ici. La face interne 42 de la coque 36 définit une cavité 44 tournée vers l'intérieur et présentant en coupe, selon un axe transversal sensiblement horizontal lorsque l'équipement est porté, sensiblement une forme d'arc de cercle ou d'ovoïde et adaptée à la réception de la partie du membre que la partie inférieure 4 est destinée à couvrir. La coque 36 s'étend, selon un axe longitudinal A sensiblement vertical lorsque l'équipement est porté, entre un bord supérieur 46 et un bord inférieur 48.The shell 36 is made of a rigid material, such as polyamide for example. The shell 36 is for example made in one piece having the general shape of the portion of the member to be protected. The outer face 40 of the shell 36 is shaped in a known manner for shock absorption during clashes, for example in events or other. This conformation is adapted to the part of the member that the lower part 4 is intended to cover and comprises for example protuberances. Since the external form of the protective equipment is not the subject of the invention, it will not be described further here. The inner face 42 of the shell 36 defines a cavity 44 facing inwards and having in section, along a substantially horizontal transverse axis when the equipment is worn, substantially a shape of an arc or an ovoid and adapted to the reception of the part of the member that the lower part 4 is intended to cover. The shell 36 extends, along a longitudinal axis A substantially vertical when the equipment is worn, between an upper edge 46 and a lower edge 48.

Comme représenté sur la Fig. 4, la coque 36 de la partie inférieure 4 est agencée de telle façon que sa partie supérieure et son bord supérieur 46 s'étendent entre la face interne 16 de la coque 8 et la face externe 22 du coussin 10 de la partie supérieure 2. Ainsi, la coque 8 de la partie supérieure 2 recouvre une partie de la coque 36 de la partie inférieure 4, ce qui permet d'assurer une continuité de la protection sur l'ensemble du membre à protéger, comme cela sera décrit ultérieurement. Afin d'améliorer le confort de l'équipement de protection, la partie supérieure de la coque 36 de la partie inférieure 4 présente par exemple une forme sensiblement complémentaire de celle de la partie de la coque 8 de la partie supérieure 2 s'étendant en regard.As shown on the Fig. 4 the shell 36 of the lower part 4 is arranged in such a way that its upper part and its upper edge 46 extend between the inner face 16 of the shell 8 and the outer face 22 of the cushion 10 of the upper part 2. , the shell 8 of the upper part 2 covers a portion of the shell 36 of the lower part 4, which ensures a continuity of protection over the entire member to protect, as will be described later. In order to improve the comfort of the protective equipment, the upper part of the shell 36 of the lower part 4 has for example a shape substantially complementary to that of the part of the shell 8 of the upper part 2 extending in look.

Le coussin 38 de la partie inférieure est réalisé en matériau souple, plus particulièrement élastiquement compressible. Le coussin 38 est disposé dans la cavité 44, sa face externe 50 s'étendant en regard de la face interne 42 de la coque 36, comme représenté sur la Fig. 4, et sa face interne 52 étant destinée à être appliquée contre la partie du membre que la partie inférieure 4 est destinée à couvrir. A cet effet, le coussin 38 présente une forme adaptée à la partie du membre à protéger. Le coussin 38 s'étend, selon l'axe longitudinal A, entre un bord supérieur 54 et un bord inférieur 56. Le coussin 38 formant une doublure de la coque 36, sa partie supérieure et son bord supérieur 54 s'étendent également en regard de la partie supérieure 2. Plus particulièrement, le coussin 38 est agencé de sorte que sa partie supérieure 54 s'étende en regard de la face interne 24 du coussin 10 de la partie supérieure 2, par exemple au niveau de son bord inférieur 28, comme représenté sur les Fig. 2 et 3, tandis que la languette 30 du coussin 10 de la partie supérieure s'étend entre la face interne 42 de la coque 36 et la face externe 50 du coussin 38 de la partie inférieure 4, comme représenté sur la Fig. 4. Le matériau et la forme générale du coussin 38 sont connus et ne seront pas décrits plus en détail ici.The cushion 38 of the lower part is made of flexible material, more particularly elastically compressible. The cushion 38 is disposed in the cavity 44, its outer face 50 extending facing the inner face 42 of the shell 36, as shown in FIG. Fig. 4 and its inner face 52 being intended to be applied against the part of the member that the lower portion 4 is intended to cover. For this purpose, the cushion 38 has a shape adapted to the part of the member to be protected. The cushion 38 extends, along the longitudinal axis A, between an upper edge 54 and a lower edge 56. The cushion 38 forming a lining of the shell 36, its upper part and its upper edge 54 also extend opposite of the upper part 2. More particularly, the cushion 38 is arranged so that its upper portion 54 extends opposite the inner face 24 of the cushion 10 of the upper part 2, for example at its lower edge 28, as represented on the Fig. 2 and 3 while the tongue 30 of the cushion 10 of the upper part extends between the inner face 42 of the shell 36 and the outer face 50 of the cushion 38 of the lower part 4, as shown in FIG. Fig. 4 . The material and the general shape of the cushion 38 are known and will not be described in more detail here.

Sur la face externe 50 du coussin 38, des passants 58 peuvent être cousus pour recevoir, de façon connue, des sangles de serrage 60 de la partie inférieure 4 sur la partie du membre à protéger. Les passants 58 sont agencés pour passer entre le coussin 38 et la coque 36 de sorte à être accessible de l'extérieur de l'équipement de protection 1, comme représenté sur la Fig. 1.On the outer face 50 of the cushion 38, loops 58 may be sewn to receive, in known manner, the clamping straps 60 of the lower portion 4 on the part of the member to be protected. The loops 58 are arranged to pass between the cushion 38 and the shell 36 so as to be accessible from outside the protective equipment 1, as shown in FIG. Fig. 1 .

La coque 36 est par exemple fixée par couture d'au moins une partie de sa périphérie sur le coussin 38, dont les dimensions sont par exemple supérieures à celles de la coque 36 de sorte qu'au moins une partie de la périphérie du coussin 38 s'étend autour d'une partie de la coque 36, comme représenté sur la Fig. 1.The shell 36 is for example fixed by sewing at least a portion of its periphery on the cushion 38, whose dimensions are for example greater than those of the shell 36 so that at least a portion of the periphery of the cushion 38 extends around a portion of the shell 36, as shown on the Fig. 1 .

Comme indiqué précédemment, la partie supérieure 2 et la partie inférieure 4 sont articulée l'une à l'autre au moyen d'un dispositif d'articulation plus particulièrement visible sur les Fig. 2 et 3. Le dispositif d'articulation est agencé pour permettre une rotation de la partie supérieure 2 et de la partie inférieure 4 l'une par rapport à l'autre autour d'un axe de rotation transversal B, sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal A afin de permettre à l'équipement de protection 1 de suivre le mouvement de l'utilisateur, notamment lorsque celui-ci plie son membre.As indicated above, the upper part 2 and the lower part 4 are articulated to each other by means of a hinge device more particularly visible on the Fig. 2 and 3 . The hinge device is arranged to allow rotation of the upper part 2 and the lower part 4 relative to each other about a transverse axis of rotation B, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A so to allow the protective equipment 1 to follow the movement of the user, especially when the latter bends his member.

Le dispositif d'articulation comprend au moins une sangle 62 s'étendant sensiblement selon l'axe longitudinal A et comprenant une partie d'extrémité supérieure 64 fixée au coussin 10 de la partie supérieure 2 et une partie d'extrémité inférieure 66 fixée au coussin 38 de la partie inférieure 4. Plus particulièrement la sangle 62 est fixée sur les faces externes 22 et 50 des coussins 10 et 38 et s'étend entre les faces externes 22 et 50 des coussins 10 et 38 et les faces internes 14 et 42 des coques 8 et 36 des parties supérieure 2 et inférieure 4. La sangle 62 permet d'articuler la partie supérieure 2 à la partie inférieure 4 en autorisant une rotation de ces parties autour de l'axe de rotation transversal B.The hinge device comprises at least one strap 62 extending substantially along the longitudinal axis A and comprising an upper end portion 64 fixed to the cushion 10 of the upper portion 2 and a lower end portion 66 attached to the cushion 38 of the lower part 4. More particularly the strap 62 is fixed on the outer faces 22 and 50 of the cushions 10 and 38 and extends between the outer faces 22 and 50 of the cushions 10 and 38 and the inner faces 14 and 42 of the shells 8 and 36 of the upper parts 2 and lower 4. The strap 62 makes it possible to articulate the upper part 2 to the lower part 4 by allowing a rotation of these parts around the transverse axis of rotation B.

Dans le mode de réalisation où la partie supérieure 2 comprend deux coques et deux coussins, la partie d'extrémité supérieure de la sangle 62 est par exemple fixée au coussin le plus proche de la partie inférieure. En variante, la sangle 62 est fixée au coussin le plus éloigné de la partie inférieure ou aux deux coussins.In the embodiment where the upper part 2 comprises two shells and two cushions, the upper end portion of the strap 62 is for example attached to the cushion closest to the lower part. Alternatively, the strap 62 is attached to the cushion farthest from the bottom or both cushions.

La sangle d'articulation 62 autorise en outre un mouvement de torsion autour de l'axe longitudinal A et un mouvement de coulissement selon l'axe longitudinal A des parties supérieure 2 et inférieure 4 l'une par rapport à l'autre. La longueur de la sangle d'articulation 62 est par exemple sensiblement comprise entre 15 et 25cm. Les parties extrêmes supérieure 64 et inférieure 66 sont par exemple fixées par couture sur les faces externes 22 et 50 des coussins 10 et 38. Selon un mode de réalisation, cette couture peut être réalisée au même emplacement que celui de la couture des passants, comme représenté pour la partie extrême inférieure 66 et pour le passant supérieur 58 du coussin 38 de la partie inférieure 4 sur la Fig. 2. Ainsi, un passant et la sangle d'articulation 66 peuvent être fixés au coussin par une seule couture.The hinge strap 62 further allows a twisting movement about the longitudinal axis A and a sliding movement along the longitudinal axis A of the upper portions 2 and lower 4 relative to each other. The length of the hinge strap 62 is for example substantially between 15 and 25cm. The upper end portions 64 and lower 66 are for example sewn on the outer faces 22 and 50 of the cushions 10 and 38. According to one embodiment, this seam can be made at the same location as that of the sewing passersby, as shown for the lower end portion 66 and for the upper loop 58 of the cushion 38 of the lower portion 4 on the Fig. 2 . Thus, a loop and the hinge strap 66 can be attached to the cushion by a single seam.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, le dispositif d'articulation comprend deux sangles d'articulation 62 telles que décrites ci-dessus. Les deux sangles d'articulation 62 sont ainsi sensiblement parallèles et espacées l'une de l'autre selon la direction transversale. Ainsi, les sangles d'articulation 62 s'étendent par exemple de part et d'autre de la languette 30, comme représenté sur la Fig. 2. Un tel mode de réalisation à deux sangles d'articulation 62 permet d'améliorer la robustesse de l'articulation entre les parties supérieure 2 et inférieure 4 et de limiter les mouvements de torsions autour de l'axe longitudinal A. En effet, une trop grande liberté de mouvement en torsion pourrait conduire à un mauvais positionnement de la partie supérieure 2 par rapport à la partie inférieure 4, en particulier lorsque l'équipement de protection n'est pas porté, ce qui obligerait l'utilisateur à remettre en place ces parties avant de pouvoir mettre l'équipement de protection 1.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the hinge device comprises two hinge straps 62 as described above. The two hinge straps 62 are thus substantially parallel and spaced from each other in the transverse direction. Thus, the hinge straps 62 extend for example on either side of the tongue 30, as shown in FIG. Fig. 2 . Such an embodiment with two hinge straps 62 makes it possible to improve the robustness of the articulation between the upper 2 and lower 4 parts and to limit the twisting movements around the longitudinal axis A. Indeed, one too much great freedom of movement in torsion could lead to a bad positioning of the upper part 2 with respect to the lower part 4, in particular when the protective equipment is not worn, which would require the user to put back in place these parts before you can put the protective equipment 1.

Il est entendu que le dispositif d'articulation peut comprendre plus de deux sangles d'articulation 62.It is understood that the hinge device may comprise more than two hinge straps 62.

Selon un mode de réalisation, la rotation entre la partie supérieure 2 et la partie inférieure 4 est limitée par un dispositif de butée. Le dispositif de butée comprend une sangle de butée 68 comprenant une partie d'extrémité fixée au coussin de l'une des partie supérieure et partie inférieure et une partie d'extrémité opposée fixée à la coque de l'autre des partie supérieure et partie inférieure. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les Fig. 2 et 4, la partie d'extrémité supérieure de la sangle de butée 68 est fixée au coussin 10 de la partie supérieure et la partie d'extrémité inférieure de la sangle de butée 68 est fixée à la coque 38 de la partie inférieure 4. Plus particulièrement, la partie d'extrémité supérieure de la sangle de butée 68 est fixée au bord supérieur 26 du coussin 10 et la partie d'extrémité inférieure de la sangle de butée 68 est fixée au bord supérieur 46 de la coque 36. La longueur de la sangle de butée 68 est agencée pour que la sangle de butée 68 se tende lorsque la partie supérieure 2 et la partie inférieure tournent l'une par rapport à l'autre et pour limiter ce mouvement de rotation lorsque la sangle de butée 68 est tendue. La longueur de la sangle de butée 68 est par exemple telle que la rotation est autorisée sur une plage allant d'un angle allant jusqu'à 95°, voire jusqu'à 120° entre les parties supérieure 2 et inférieure 4. Il convient de noter que l'angle de la rotation peut être augmenté lorsque la partie supérieure 2 comprend deux coques. La longueur de la sangle de butée 68 est par exemple sensiblement comprise entre 15 et 30 cm. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, la sangle de butée 68 s'étend selon la direction longitudinale A entre les deux sangles d'articulation 62. La sangle de butée 68 permet également d'améliorer la robustesse de l'articulation entre la partie supérieure 2 et la partie inférieure 4. Il est entendu que la sangle de butée pourrait alternativement être fixée au coussin 38 de la partie inférieure 4 et à la coque 8 de la partie supérieure. La longueur de la ou des sangles d'articulation 62 peut également être telle que les sangles d'articulation 62 limitent la rotation entre la partie supérieure 2 et la partie inférieure 4 de sorte que la ou les sangles d'articulation 62 peuvent faire partie du dispositif de butée.According to one embodiment, the rotation between the upper part 2 and the lower part 4 is limited by a stop device. The stop device comprises a stop strap 68 comprising an end portion attached to the cushion of one of the parts upper and lower part and an opposite end portion attached to the shell of the other of the upper part and lower part. According to the embodiment shown on the Fig. 2 and 4 the upper end portion of the abutment strap 68 is attached to the cushion 10 of the upper portion and the lower end portion of the abutment strap 68 is attached to the shell 38 of the lower portion 4. More particularly, the upper end portion of the stop strap 68 is attached to the upper edge 26 of the pad 10 and the lower end portion of the stop strap 68 is attached to the upper edge 46 of the shell 36. The length of the strap stopper 68 is arranged so that the stop strap 68 is taut when the upper portion 2 and the lower portion rotate relative to each other and to limit this rotational movement when the stop strap 68 is stretched. The length of the stop strap 68 is for example such that the rotation is allowed over a range of up to 95 °, or up to 120 ° between the upper 2 and lower 4 parts. note that the angle of rotation can be increased when the upper part 2 comprises two shells. The length of the stop strap 68 is for example substantially between 15 and 30 cm. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the stop strap 68 extends in the longitudinal direction A between the two hinge straps 62. The stop strap 68 also makes it possible to improve the strength of the hinge between the hinge strap 68 and the hinge strap 68. upper part 2 and the lower part 4. It is understood that the stop strap could alternatively be fixed to the cushion 38 of the lower part 4 and to the shell 8 of the upper part. The length of the or hinge straps 62 may also be such that the hinge straps 62 limit the rotation between the upper portion 2 and the lower portion 4 so that the hinge strap or 62 can be part of stop device.

Dans le mode de réalisation dans lequel la partie supérieure 2 comprend deux coques et deux coussins, la sangle de butée 68 est fixée à l'un et/ou à l'autre des coussins de la partie supérieure lorsque l'autre extrémité de la sangle de butée est fixée à la coque de la partie inférieure. Alternativement, la sangle de butée 68 est fixée à l'une et/ou à l'autre des coques de la partie supérieure lorsque l'autre extrémité de la sangle de butée 68 est fixée au coussin de la partie inférieure.In the embodiment in which the upper part 2 comprises two shells and two cushions, the stop strap 68 is attached to one and / or the other of the cushions of the upper part when the other end of the strap stop is attached to the hull of the lower part. Alternatively, the stop strap 68 is attached to one and / or the other of the shells of the upper part when the other end of the stop strap 68 is attached to the cushion of the lower part.

Le dispositif d'articulation selon l'invention permet d'offrir un confort accru à l'utilisateur en ne limitant pas ses mouvements dans les autres directions que celles de la rotation autour de l'axe de rotation transversal B. En outre, le dispositif d'articulation selon l'invention permet de se passer de toute fixation directe entre la coque 8 de la partie supérieure 2 et la coque 36 de la partie inférieure 4, c'est-à-dire que les coques 8 et 36 ne sont pas liées directement entre elles, ce qui permet de ne pas rigidifier l'équipement de protection 1 au niveau de l'articulation et de ne découvrir aucune partie du membre de l'utilisateur même lorsque l'équipement de protection 1 est dans une position pliée autour de l'axe de rotation transversal B. Ainsi, le confort et la protection conférée par l'équipement de protection est améliorée.The hinge device according to the invention makes it possible to offer the user greater comfort by not limiting his movements in the other directions than those of the rotation about the transverse axis of rotation B. In addition, the device articulation according to the invention makes it possible to dispense with any direct attachment between the shell 8 of the upper part 2 and the shell 36 of the lower part 4, that is to say that the shells 8 and 36 are not linked directly, which makes it possible not to stiffen the protective equipment 1 at the level of the joint and to discover no part of the member of the user even when the protective equipment 1 is in a folded position about the transverse axis of rotation B. Thus, the comfort and protection provided by the protective equipment is improved.

En dehors des passants, les sangles de l'équipement de protection 1 selon l'invention s'étendent entre la face interne des coques des parties supérieure et inférieure et ne sont donc pas accessible depuis d'extérieur de l'équipement de protection. Cela empêche toute personne mal intentionnée de saisir l'équipement de protection par les sangles pour tirer ou maintenir l'utilisateur de l'équipement de protection.Apart from the loops, the straps of the protective equipment 1 according to the invention extend between the inner face of the hulls of the upper and lower parts and are therefore not accessible from outside the protective equipment. This prevents any malicious person from grabbing the protective equipment by the straps to pull or hold the user of the protective equipment.

La troisième partie 6 est par exemple articulée au moyen d'une simple couture (non représentée) à la partie inférieure 4. En variante, la troisième partie 6 pourrait être articulée à la partie inférieure 4 par un dispositif d'articulation similaire à celui qui a été décrit ci-dessus.The third part 6 is for example articulated by means of a simple seam (not shown) to the lower part 4. Alternatively, the third part 6 could be articulated to the lower part 4 by a hinge device similar to that which has been described above.

Il est entendu que la partie inférieure pourrait également comprendre plus d'une coque et plus d'un coussin en fonction des libertés de mouvement que l'on souhaite conférer à l'utilisateur et du membre que l'équipement de protection est destiné à protéger.It is understood that the lower part could also include more than one shell and more than one cushion depending on the freedoms of movement that it is desired to confer on the user and the member that the protective equipment is intended to protect .

Il est également entendu que l'articulation entre coques et coussins au moyen d'au moins une sangle peut également être appliquée à l'articulation entre d'autres coques et coussins de l'équipement de protection. Ainsi, dans le mode de réalisation où la partie supérieure comprend deux coques et deux coussins, le dispositif d'articulation décrit ci-dessus peut être agencé entre les coussins de la partie supérieure.It is also understood that the articulation between hulls and cushions by means of at least one strap can also be applied to the articulation between other hulls and cushions of the protective equipment. Thus, in the embodiment where the upper part comprises two shells and two cushions, the hinge device described above can be arranged between the cushions of the upper part.

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Equipement de protection (1) d'au moins une partie d'un membre d'un utilisateur, comprenant au moins une partie supérieure (2) et une partie inférieure (4) articulées l'une par rapport à l'autre autour d'un axe de rotation transversal (B) par un dispositif d'articulation, chacune desdites partie supérieure (2) et partie inférieure (4) comprenant au moins une coque (8, 36) externe réalisée en matériau rigide et au moins un coussin (10, 38) interne réalisé en matériau souple, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'articulation comprend au moins une sangle d'articulation (62) s'étendant selon une direction longitudinale (A) sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation (B), ladite sangle d'articulation (62) comprenant une partie d'extrémité supérieure (64) fixée au coussin (8) de la partie supérieure (2) et une partie d'extrémité inférieure (66) fixée au coussin (38) de la partie inférieure (4).Protective equipment (1) for at least a portion of a limb of a user, comprising at least an upper portion (2) and a lower portion (4) articulated relative to each other around a transverse axis of rotation (B) by a hinge device, each of said upper part (2) and lower part (4) comprising at least one outer shell (8, 36) made of rigid material and at least one cushion (10 , 38) made of flexible material, characterized in that the hinge device comprises at least one hinge strap (62) extending in a longitudinal direction (A) substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation (B) said hinge strap (62) comprising an upper end portion (64) attached to the cushion (8) of the upper portion (2) and a lower end portion (66) attached to the cushion (38) of the lower part (4). Equipement de protection selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif d'articulation comprend deux sangles d'articulation (62) s'étendant selon une direction longitudinale (A) sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation (B), chaque sangle d'articulation (62) comprenant une partie d'extrémité supérieure (64) fixée au coussin (8) de la partie supérieure (2) et une partie d'extrémité inférieure (66) fixée au coussin (38) de la partie inférieure (4), lesdites sangles d'articulation (62) étant espacées l'une de l'autre selon la direction transversale (B).Protective equipment according to claim 1, wherein the hinge device comprises two hinge straps (62) extending in a longitudinal direction (A) substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation (B), each strap of articulation (62) comprising an upper end portion (64) attached to the cushion (8) of the upper portion (2) and a lower end portion (66) attached to the cushion (38) of the lower portion (4) said hinge straps (62) being spaced from each other in the transverse direction (B). Equipement de protection selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la rotation entre la partie supérieure (2) et la partie inférieure (4) est limitée par un dispositif de butée.Protective equipment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotation between the upper part (2) and the lower part (4) is limited by a stop device. Equipement de protection selon la revendication 3, dans lequel le dispositif de butée comprend au moins une sangle de butée (68) comprenant une partie d'extrémité fixée au coussin (10, 38) de l'une des partie supérieure (2) et partie inférieure (4) et une partie d'extrémité opposée fixée à la coque (10, 36) de l'autre des partie supérieure (2) et partie inférieure (4).Protective equipment according to claim 3, wherein the stop device comprises at least one stop strap (68) comprising an end portion attached to the cushion (10, 38) of one of the upper part (2) and part lower part (4) and an opposite end part fixed to the shell (10, 36) of the other of the upper part (2) and lower part (4). Equipement de protection selon les revendications 2 et 4, dans lequel la sangle de butée (68) s'étend entre les deux sangles d'articulation (62).Protective equipment according to claims 2 and 4, wherein the stop strap (68) extends between the two hinge straps (62). Equipement de protection selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel la coque (8) de la partie supérieure (2) et la coque (36) de la partie inférieure (4) ne sont pas liées directement l'une à l'autre.Protective equipment according to one of Claims 1 to 5, in which the shell (8) of the upper part (2) and the shell (36) of the lower part (4) are not directly connected to each other. the other. Equipement de protection selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel le dispositif d'articulation s'étend entre une face interne (14, 44) des coques (8, 36) de la partie supérieure (2) et de la partie inférieure (4) et une face externe (22, 50) des coussins (10, 38) de la partie supérieure (2) et de la partie inférieure (4), lesdites face interne (14, 44) et face externe (22, 50) s'étendant l'une en regard de l'autre.Protective equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the hinge device extends between an inner face (14, 44) of the shells (8, 36) of the upper part (2) and the lower part (4) and an outer face (22, 50) cushions (10, 38) of the upper part (2) and the lower part (4), said inner face (14, 44) and outer face (22, 50) extending one opposite the other. Equipement de protection selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel le coussin (8) de la partie supérieure (2) comprend une languette (30) s'étendant en regard du coussin (38) de la partie inférieure (4).Protective equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cushion (8) of the upper part (2) comprises a tongue (30) extending facing the cushion (38) of the lower part (4). ). Equipement de protection selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel les partie inférieure (2) et partie supérieure (4) comprennent chacune au moins un passant (32, 58) d'un moyen de serrage de l'équipement de protection (1) sur le membre de l'utilisateur, lesdits passants (32, 58) étant chacun fixés au coussin (10, 38) des partie supérieure (2) et partie inférieure (4).Protective equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the lower part (2) and upper part (4) each comprise at least one passer (32, 58) of a clamping means of the equipment of protection (1) on the member of the user, said loops (32, 58) being each attached to the cushion (10, 38) of the upper part (2) and lower part (4). Equipement de protection selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que ledit équipement (1) forme une jambière de protection de la jambe d'un utilisateur, un protège bras de protection du bras d'un utilisateur ou une protection d'épaule de l'épaule d'un utilisateur.Protective equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that said equipment (1) forms a leg protector of the leg of a user, a protective arm arm of a user's arm or a protection shoulder of a user's shoulder.
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