ES2358496B1 - PERFECTED PROCEDURE FOR COATING COVERS FOR INTEGRAL HELMETS FOR MOTORCYCLES. - Google Patents

Abstract

Improved procedure for the coating of covers for integral motorcycle helmets. # The invention relates to a procedure for coating the body of a motorcycle helmet of those of the integral type, called in the technical sector as a shell, ie the skeleton of the motorcycle. helmet, devoid of this one of the corresponding inner lining, profile, accessories screen and the timely air intake, by means of a coating formed by leather.

Description

Improved procedure for coating covers for integral motorcycle helmets.

Object of the invention

More specifically, the invention relates to a method for coating the body of a motorcycle helmet of those of the integral type, called in the technical sector as a shell, that is, the skeleton of the helmet, devoid of the corresponding inner lining, profile, accessory screen and the appropriate air inlet, through a skin formed coating.

State of the art

There is no known background in the corresponding industrial sector motorcycle helmets manufactured with the coating procedures proposed in the present invention.

You usually have the presence of covers for the protection of helmets when they are not used, well-fitting covers fitted to the outer surface of the helmets for their ornamentation and protection of the helmet, this type of covers are made of sponge and do not form a shell, but attached to it.

The PCT / ES2007 / 000551 is known as a "Perfect case for motorcycle helmets."

Description of the invention

The purpose of the proposed invention is to propose a novel method, whose assembly process comprises the following operations:

a) Undress the helmet with the inner lining, the profile, the screen, the entrance of the air and the decorative elements.

b) Cut or punch the leather pieces based on the pattern of each integral shell model.

c) Machine sew by hand or in parallel or in zig.zag, the pieces of leather, leatherette, PVC, or other textile materials or technical fabrics.

d) Apply the stitched pieces to the glue and it is expected to dry by checking it with touch. The drying time will depend on the manufacturer of the adhesive.

e) Place the glued pieces very carefully in the shell, stretching the skin to avoid wrinkles, air pockets, or lumps of the adhesive, simultaneously checking that the pieces are well centered with adequate elasticity.

f) The front part in its lower central part of the helmet (chin) can be sewn on both sides or on one side only. The other side would be attached by adhesive.

g) Cut the excess skin of the ventilation windows or air inlets for subsequent application.

h) At this point of the procedure there are two variants for (ensuring the least deterioration of the skin and ensuring the hermetic closing of the screen):

* (a) Place the rubber or PVC profiles around the contour of the screen and at the bottom of the entire perimeter of the helmet after placing the skin; or

* (b) Cut off excess skin before putting said rubber or PVC. i) Mounting the inside of the helmet. j) Placement of the screen. Other details and features will be manifested in the course of the description below.

it is given, in which reference is made to the accompanying drawings herein, in which, by way of illustrative but non-limiting example, a practical embodiment of the invention is represented.

Description of the fi gures

Figure 1 shows its variant (a) shows a right side elevation view of the shell (10), in (b) a left side view of the shell (10), and in (c) a front view of the shell (10).

Figure 2 represents the accessories of the shell (10) as in (a) and (b) the ornaments of the screen movement mechanism, (c) the decorative cover (18) of the helmet ventilation system (25) with opening and closing mechanism, yen (d ) the screen (20).

Figure 3 (a) and (b) are the right side and left side die cut pieces (22-23), (c) the center piece (24), and (d) the union of the previous pieces (22-23-24).

Figure 4 is a view of the helmet (25) lined and finished with all its elements mounted on the shell (10), in (a) it is a right side view, in (b) a left side view, and (c) a front view.

Description of a realization of the invention

In one of the preferred embodiments of the invention, and as can be seen in Figure 4, a helmet

(25)

manufactured by means of the manufacturing process object of the invention is the result of covering the shell (10) by means of the appropriate operations, whose body (11) is the skeleton of a conventional integral type helmet, also formed by a body (11) by ornaments ( 17), see Figure 2 (ab), placed on the sides (13), a decorative cover (19) that is placed in the entrance to the air (14), shown in Figure 2 (c), and a screen

(twenty)

with its flange (21), which rotates at points (16), by means of die-cut pieces (22-23-24) of leather, leatherette, PVC or other materials, see Figure 3, coupling said parts (22-23- 24) in the manner indicated in Figure 3 (d).

The mentioned ornaments (17), according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, have a perimeter formed by two curved-convex bases and a third straight base, see Figure 2.

The mentioned screen (20), according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, has an elongated con fi guration body in a horizontal direction with flat lateral lateral bases and curved upper upper bases (the upper curved-concave base and the lower curved-convex shaped base), See Figure 2.

The mentioned die-cut pieces (22,23,24) are a right side piece (22), a left side piece (23) and a central piece (24). that way some U-shaped con fi gurations. For its part, the central part (24) has an elongated configuration with a flat bottom base, concave side bases and a convex top base.

The manufacturing process of the recommended helmet (25) comprises the following stages:

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Die cutting of the pieces of leather (22-23-24) on the basis of each integral shell model (10).

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Sewn by hand or machine in parallel or in zig-zag, said pieces of leather, being able to also use leatherette, PVC, or other materials.

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Application of the stitched pieces of skin and it is expected to dry, being checked with touch. Drying time will depend on the nature of the adhesive indicated by your manufacturer.

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Placing these pieces glued (22-23-24) and sewn into the shell (10), stretching the skin to avoid possible wrinkles, air pockets, lumps of adhesive, and take into account that the pieces are well centered with the appropriate elasticity.

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Cut off the leftover skin of the ventilation windows or air inlets (14), for subsequent application (19).

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From this point there are two ways to finish the helmet (25):

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Put the rubber or PVC profiles in the contour of the screen or opening (12) after placing the skin pieces (22-23-24), or

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Cut off the excess skin of said pieces (22-23-24) before putting said rubber or PVC.

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Interior assembly of the helmet (25).

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Placement of the screen (20), in the points (16).

Sufficiently describing the present invention in correspondence with the annexed figures, it is easy to understand that they may be introduced in the same, any modifications of detail deemed convenient as long as variations of detail that affect the essence of the invention that are summarized in the following claims are not introduced.

Claims (2)

1. Improved procedure for the covering of covers for integral motorcycle helmets such as a shell (10) of body (11) provided in its front part with an opening (12) for the placement of a screen (20) and another opening (14) for the air inlet, characterized in that the process comprises the following operations: a) Die cutting of the leather pieces (22-23-24) based on each integral shell model (10). b) It is hand-crafted or parallel to the machine, and it is also possible to use leather, PVC, or other materials, c) It is applied to the stitched leather pieces and it is expected to dry, being checked with touch, the drying time will depend on the nature of the adhesive indicated by its manufacturer. d) These glued pieces (22-23-24) and seams are placed in the shell (10), stretching the skin to avoid possible wrinkles, air pockets, clumps of adhesive, and take into account that the pieces are well centered with adequate elasticity. e) The leftover skin of the ventilation windows or air inlets (14) is cut, for subsequent application (19). f) From this point there are two ways to finish the helmet (25): * rubber or PVC profiles in the contour of the screen or opening (12) are placed after placing the skin pieces (22-23-24); or * the excess skin of these pieces is cut (22-23-24) before putting said rubber or PVC. g) Interior mounting of the helmet (25). h) Placing the screen (20) at the points (16). SPANISH OFFICE OF THE PATENTS AND BRAND Application no .: 200802033 SPAIN Date of submission of the application: 01.07.2008 Priority Date: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE 51 Int. Cl.: A42B3 / 00 (01.01.2006) RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Category

Documents cited Claims Affected

Y

ES 1063877 U (LAFUENTE FLO ROSA et al.) 16.12.2006, description; Figures 1-6. one

Y

EP 1038455 A1 (NEW MAX S R L) 27.09.2000, description; claims 1-3,7,11; one

Figures 4-5.

TO

ES 2103139 T3 (V GROUP S P A AG et al.) 16.08.1997, description; Figures 1-3. one

TO

EN 1048981 U (GONZALEZ GOMEZ MARGARITA) 16.10.2001, description; figures 1-2. one

Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

This report has been prepared • for all claims □ for claims no:

Date of realization of the report 25.02.2011

Examiner J. Moreno Rodríguez Page 1/4

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE Application number: 200802033 Minimum documentation sought (classification system followed by classification symbols) A42B Electronic databases consulted during the search (name of the database and, if possible, terms of search used) INVENES, EPODOC, WPI State of the Art Report Page 2/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 200802033 Date of Written Opinion: 25.02.2011 Statement

Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986)

Claims Claims one IF NOT

Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986)

Claims Claims one IF NOT

The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. This requirement was evaluated during the formal and technical examination phase of the application (Article 31.2 Law 11/1986).  Opinion Base.- This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published. State of the Art Report Page 3/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 200802033 1. Documents considered.- The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

Document

Publication or Identification Number publication date

D01

ES 1063877 U (LAFUENTE FLO ROSA et al.) 16.12.2006

D02

EP 1038455 A1 (NEW MAX S R L) 27.09.2000

D03

ES 2103139 T3 (V GROUP S P A AG et al.) 16.08.1997

D04

ES 1048981 U (GONZALEZ GOMEZ MARGARITA) 16.10.2001

2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement The object of the invention is an improved process for the coating of hooves for integral helmets provided in their front part with an opening for the placement of a screen and another opening for the air inlet comprising the stamping phases of the pieces of leather, poly skin, PVC or other materials based on each shell model, hand or machine sewn in parallel or in zigzag of said pieces, application of glue to the pieces of stitched skin, waiting for the tail to dry, placement of the pieces glued and sewn into the shell, stretching the skin to avoid possible wrinkles, air pockets or lumps of adhesive, cutting the excess skin from the air inlet, a phase that consists of either placing rubber profiles or PVC in the contour of the opening screen or cut of the leftover skin of said parts before putting said rubber profiles, interior mounting of the helmet and placement of the screen. Document D01 refers to the manufacturing process of an integral motorcycle helmet provided in its front part with an opening for the placement of a screen (12a) comprising the pattern phases of the hull cover (10) based on this shell model, and obtaining two identical pieces of elastic material (20), sewn of both pieces by a perimeter seam (21), except in its lower perimeter in which there is a hem (15) with an elastic band (16) , and the perimeter of the hole (25a) arranged in correspondence with the opening for the screen (12a) of the helmet, which has the hem (23) with the elastic rubber (16) that keeps the sheath on the helmet in tension, converging the zones (26) of the sheath (10) towards the center of the opening (12a), making it possible to place hull profiles on these areas of convergence of the sheath (10) (description and figures 1-6). The phases of interior mounting of the helmet and placement of the screen turn out to be evident and lacking a new technical effect. The difference that exists between the procedure disclosed in the application and the procedure set out in document D01 is that in the latter the gluing of the sheath (10) to the helmet for fixing it is not carried out. The technical effect associated with this difference is that the gluing can be a more resistant hull binding system than the one applied in document D01 based on the use of elastic rubber (16) that stresses the hull on the helmet . However, this difference as well as the associated technical effect are included in document D02. This document discloses a procedure for the manufacture of an integral motorcycle helmet that comprises a phase consisting of a gluing process an external coating (4) on the helmet (2) being this coating made of high quality material such as the skin or leather (description, claims 1-3,7 and 11, figures 4-5). The application of glue on the skin pieces (4) to be glued, the wait for the tail to dry (depending on the type of glue applied) and the placement of the skin pieces (4) thus treated in the shell, stretching the Skin to avoid possible wrinkles, air pockets or lumps of adhesive, are evident phases of the gluing process. For a person skilled in the art, it would be evident the application of the coating sizing process (4) external to the helmet (2) disclosed in D02 to the integral helmet manufacturing process disclosed in D01, so that the sheath (10) would be joined by this mode to the helmet in a more consistent way than with the system disclosed in D01. In view of this combination, claim 1 is devoid of inventive activity. Document D03 discloses a procedure for decorating helmets by coating them with a sheet of decorated synthetic material (description, figures 1-3), however this sheet has not been previously patterned and stamped, so this document is only a reflection of the state of the technique for claim 1. Document D04 discloses a method for the manufacture of a motorcycle integral helmet hull, the gluing of the external helmet coating on the latter not being disclosed (description, figures 1-2), Therefore, it is only a reflection of the state of the art for claim 1. State of the Art Report Page 4/4