JP2006037271A - Helmet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a helmet having a mask in which detachable operation is easy. <P>SOLUTION: An opening and closing member 13 is attached to the front of a helmet so as to be vertically openable by using a rotation-supporting member 12 attached to the side 11b of a hat body 11 as a supporting point and a mask 15 is attached through a plurality of elastic bodies 14 to the opening and closing member 13. More specifically, the mask for covering the nose and the mouth of a helmet wearer 24 is attached to the opening and closing member 13, in the helmet 10 having the opening and closing member 13 enabling opening and closing of the front of the hat body 11. The mask 15 is attached through the elastic bodies 14 to the opening and closing member 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an opening / closing member that can open and close a front portion of a cap body, and a helmet in which a mask that covers a wearer's nose and mouth is attached to the opening / closing member.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a helmet is known in which a cover jaw is provided at the lower portion of the window hole at the front of the cap body, and a mask is detachably attached to the cover jaw (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
No. 1-339690 (FIG. 1)

FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a helmet.
This helmet has a cap body 2 composed of a shell body 3 (the reference sign is that of the same publication, and the same applies hereinafter) and a shock absorbing liner 4, a window hole 5 opened in the front portion of the cap body 2, It is a helmet provided with a covered jaw part 2 a provided at the lower part of the window hole 5. Then, the mask 10 is detachably attached from the inner wall of the covered jaw portion 2a through the cushion base 8 and the fastener 9.

  However, the mask 10 is attached to the cover jaw 2a, and when the wearer U wears a helmet, the mask 10 is shifted or deformed in order to fit the mask 10 in a narrow gap between the cover jaw 2a and the face. However, it is necessary to move it to a predetermined position, and the problem remains in the ease of attaching and detaching the helmet.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide a helmet provided with a mask with easy attachment / detachment operation.

  The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that in a helmet provided with an opening / closing member capable of opening and closing the front part of the cap body, a mask covering the nose and mouth of the helmet wearer is attached to the opening / closing member.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the mask is attached to the opening / closing member via an elastic body.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a position adjusting mechanism for adjusting a mounting position of the mask is interposed between the opening / closing member and the mask.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the opening / closing member is a shield plate for preventing wind.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the opening / closing member is provided with a covering jaw portion covering the jaw portion of the wearer, and the mask is attached to the covering jaw portion.

In the invention according to claim 1, the mask is attached to the opening / closing member.
The helmet wearer may attach and detach the helmet with the opening / closing member open. Since the mask is attached to the opening and closing member, it does not get in the way when the helmet is attached or detached.
Therefore, according to the first aspect, there is an advantage that the helmet can be easily attached and detached even though the mask is always provided in the helmet.

In the invention according to claim 2, since the mask is attached to the opening / closing member via the elastic body, the position of the mask can be adjusted flexibly, the mask can be brought into close contact with the body of the wearer, and the sealing property can be improved. It is possible to improve the dust removal performance.
In addition, a preferable wearing feeling can be obtained.

In the invention according to claim 3, since the position adjusting mechanism for adjusting the mounting position of the mask is interposed between the opening / closing member and the mask, the position can be adjusted in accordance with the size of the wearer's face.
As a result, there is an advantage that the mask can be further adhered to the face of the wearer.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the opening / closing member is a shield plate for preventing wind. By diverting the shield plate, which is an existing part of the helmet, and opening and closing the shield plate, the mask can be easily attached and detached.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the opening / closing member includes a covered jaw portion that covers the jaw portion. The mask can be easily attached and detached by diverting the covered jaw part, which is an existing part of the helmet, and opening and closing the covered jaw part.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are viewed in the direction of the reference numerals.
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a helmet according to the present invention. The helmet 10 is a so-called jet type helmet in which a cap body 11 and a front portion 11a of the cap body 11 are opened. An opening / closing member 13 is attached to the front portion 11a so that the opening / closing member 13 can be opened and closed with a pivot support member 12 attached to the side portion 11b of the cap body 11 as a fulcrum. A mask 15 is attached to the opening / closing member 13 via a plurality of elastic bodies 14. It is to attach. Details of the elastic body 14 will be described later.

  The mask 15 is a member composed of a frame member 16, a mask main body 17 attached to the inside of the frame member 16, and an inner member 18 having a filter function to be attached or arranged inside the mask main body 17. The inner member 18 is detachable and may be omitted depending on the application.

In this embodiment, the mask body 17 is a molded cloth, but other than that, it may be formed paper, leather, synthetic leather, foamed resin, or the like.
The frame member 16 may be made of metal such as aluminum. Moreover, it may be made of resin and the material is arbitrary.

  The cap body 11 is a member composed of a shell body 21, an impact absorbing liner 22, and an interior pad 23 in order from the outside to the inside, and has a function of reducing the impact on the head of the wearer 24. .

  That is, the helmet 10 includes an opening / closing member 13 that can open and close the front portion 11a of the cap body 11, and a mask 15 that covers the nose 24a and the mouth 24b of the helmet wearer 24 is attached to the opening / closing member 13. The mask 15 is attached to the opening / closing member 13 via an elastic body 14.

The mask 15 was attached to the opening / closing member 13 via an elastic body 14.
By flexibly moving the position of the mask 15 in accordance with the movement of the wearer 24, the mask 15 can be brought into close contact with the face of the wearer 24, and the sealing performance can be improved and the dust removal performance can be improved. In addition, a preferable wearing feeling can be obtained.

  In addition, in order to allow the position of the mask 15 to be flexibly moved in accordance with the movement of the wearer 24, the material and structure of the mask 15 and the elastic modulus of the elastic body 14 are determined to be predetermined values by a test. To do.

Further, the opening / closing member 13 is a shield plate 26 for preventing wind.
Since the opening / closing member 13 is a shield plate 26 for preventing wind, the opening / closing of the shield plate 26 is easy. The mask 15 can be attached and detached by using the shield plate 26 which is an existing part of the helmet 10 and opening and closing the shield plate 26.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the helmet according to the present invention, and shows that the mask 15 is attached to the shield plate 26 which is the opening / closing member 13 via a plurality of elastic bodies 14.
Through the transparent shield plate 26, the elastic body 14, the frame member 16 of the mask 15, and the main body 17 of the mask can be seen.

FIG. 3 is a view explaining that the elastic body according to the present invention is attached to the shield plate.
First, the structure of the elastic body 14 will be described. The elastic body 14 has attachment portions 32 to which the opening / closing member 13 or the frame member 16 of the mask 15 can be attached at both end portions 31, and has a bellows shape at the central portion 33. It is a part having a stretchable portion 34 formed to be stretchable. The attachment portions 32 of the both end portions 31 have a stepped structure composed of a plurality of concave and convex portions in order to optimally arrange the position of the mask 15 with respect to the opening / closing member 13, that is, the position in the front-rear direction of the drawing.

The inside of the stretchable part 34 includes a hollow part 35 in order to make the elastic body 14 easily stretchable. In the elastic body 14 of the present embodiment, the hollow portion 35 is provided, but the hollow portion 35 may be omitted.
In this embodiment, the elastic body is made of rubber, but it may be made of resin or metal, and the material is not limited to rubber.

Next, it will be described that the position of the mask 15 can be brought into close contact with the face of the wearer by changing the position of the attachment portion 32 of the elastic body 14.
(A) shows that the distance between the shield plate 26 and the mask 15 is maximized.
(B) shows that the distance between the shield plate 26 and the mask 15 is most reduced.

Thus, the mask 15 can be fitted to the face of the wearer by appropriately adjusting the position of the attachment portion 32 provided in the elastic body 14 to the shield plate 26.
In this embodiment, the irregularities of the bellows are utilized as the stepped structure. However, a mounting portion as an adjustment groove may be provided separately from the bellows portion.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the shield plate according to the present invention, showing the shield plate 26 and the mask 15 attached to the shield plate 26.
The shield plate 26 is provided with three holes 37 for attaching the three elastic bodies 14. Each hole 37 is provided with three holes 37a, 37b, and 37c, and the holes 37a, 37b, and 37c can be easily adjusted by selecting one of the holes 37a to 37c. Connected.

  Returning to FIG. 2, since the function of adjusting the vertical position of the mask 15 is provided in the three holes 37a, 37b, and 37c, the size of the face of the helmet wearer, the size of the nose, the mouth, and the positions thereof. In consideration of individual differences such as the relationship, the position of the mask 15 can be adjusted in the vertical direction, and the mask 15 can be arranged at an optimal position according to the wearer's face.

That is, a vertical and front / rear position adjustment mechanism 41 for adjusting the mounting position of the mask 15 is interposed between the opening / closing member 13 and the mask 15.
Since the position adjustment mechanism 41 for adjusting the attachment position of the mask 15 is interposed between the opening / closing member 13 and the mask 15, the position can be adjusted in accordance with the size of the face of the wearer 24.
As a result, the mask 15 can be further adhered to the face of the wearer 24.

  FIG. 5 is an operation diagram showing a state in which the mask is removed. The wearer 24 can remove the mask very easily by lifting the shield plate 26 as the opening / closing member 13 while wearing the helmet 10.

The helmet wearer may attach and detach the helmet 10 with the opening / closing member opened. Since the mask 15 is attached to the opening / closing member 13, it does not get in the way when the helmet 10 is attached or detached.
Therefore, according to the first aspect, the helmet can be easily attached and detached even though the mask is always provided in the helmet.
That is, since the mask 15 is attached to the opening / closing member 13, the mask 15 moves with the movement of the opening / closing member 13, so that the mask 15 can be easily attached and detached.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another embodiment of FIG. 1, and shows that the present invention is applied to a so-called full-face helmet having a covering jaw portion 43 that covers the jaw portion 24c of the wearer.
A cover plate part 43 is provided integrally with the shield plate 26B serving as the opening / closing member 13B, and the mask 15B is attached from the cover cover part 43 via the elastic body 14B.
That is, the opening / closing member 13B is provided with a covering jaw portion 43 that covers the jaw portion 24c of the wearer 24B, and a mask 15B is attached to the covering jaw portion 43.

FIG. 7 is a view of another embodiment of FIG. 5 and shows that the wearer 24B has removed the mask 15B.
The opening / closing member 13 </ b> B includes a covered jaw portion 43 that covers the jaw portion. The mask 15B can be easily attached and detached by diverting the covering jaw 43, which is an existing part of the helmet 10B, and opening and closing the covering jaw 43.
Since the opening / closing member 13B is provided with the covering jaw part 43, the opening / closing of the covering jaw part 43 can be easily performed. By attaching the mask 15B to the jaw portion 43, the mask 15B can be attached and detached easily.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing still another embodiment of FIG. 1, and the present invention is applied to a helmet having a covering jaw portion 43 covering the jaw portion 24c of the wearer. The mask 15C is attached to the covering jaw part 43 via the elastic body 14C, and the opening / closing member 13C includes the covering jaw part 43 covering the wearer's jaw part. The wearer may wear goggles (not shown) if necessary.

FIG. 9 is a view showing still another embodiment of FIG. 5, in which the wearer 24C has removed the mask 15C. The opening / closing member 13 </ b> C includes a covered jaw portion 43 that covers the jaw portion. It is easy to open and close the cover part 43, and the mask 15C can be attached and detached by opening and closing the cover part 43.
Therefore, the mask 15C can be easily attached and detached by attaching the mask 15C to the chin portion 43.

In the first aspect of the invention, the mask may be attached to the opening / closing member without using an elastic material. For example, a resin material that is not an elastic member, a light metal such as aluminum or titanium, wood, paper, or the like may be used. Whether or not the position adjusting mechanism is interposed is arbitrary.
In claim 2, the position adjusting mechanism may or may not be interposed.

  In addition, although the helmet of the present invention is a motorcycle helmet in the embodiment, it may be used for a lifesaving helmet or a general work helmet.

  The helmet of the present invention is suitable for a motorcycle.

It is side part sectional drawing of the helmet which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the helmet concerning the present invention. It is the figure explaining attaching the elastic body which concerns on this invention to a shield board. It is a front view of the shield board concerning the present invention. It is an effect | action figure which shows the state which removed the mask. It is another Example figure of FIG. It is another Example figure of FIG. FIG. 2 is a view showing still another embodiment of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a view showing still another embodiment of FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10B, 10C ... Helmet, 11 ... Cap body, 11a ... Front part of cap body, 13, 13B, 13C ... Opening / closing member, 14, 14B, 14C ... Elastic body, 15, 15B, 15C ... Mask, 24, 24B 24C ... Wearer, 24a ... Wearer's nose, 24b ... Wearer's mouth, 24c ... Wearer's jaw, 26, 26B ... Shield plate, 41 ... Position adjustment mechanism, 43 ... Covered jaw.

Claims (5)

In a helmet with an opening and closing member that can open and close the front of the cap body,
A helmet characterized in that a mask covering the nose and mouth of the helmet wearer is attached to the opening / closing member.   The helmet according to claim 1, wherein the mask is attached to the opening / closing member via an elastic body.   The helmet according to claim 1, wherein a position adjusting mechanism for adjusting a mounting position of the mask is interposed between the opening / closing member and the mask.   The helmet according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing member is a shield plate for preventing wind. The helmet according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing member includes a covering jaw portion that covers a jaw portion of the wearer, and the mask is attached to the covering jaw portion.

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