JPH0437859Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates primarily to a helmet for a vehicle, and particularly to a helmet equipped with a visor.

[Prior Art and its Problems] Conventionally, a helmet having a structure in which a ventilation hole is provided in the front of the cap body and a visor is provided in the front of the cap body in order to take air into the cap body is known.

By the way, when riding at high speed on a motorcycle or the like, the rider's riding position is bent forward and the helmet as a whole is tilted forward and downward.

As a result, in the above-mentioned conventional helmet, the wind is blocked in front of the visor, and there is a problem in that the amount of air introduced into the ventilation hole is insufficient, resulting in poor air introduction.

On the other hand, as the speed increases, the rider's posture becomes more forward-leaning, which causes the helmet to become more forward-leaning, which increases the obstruction from the front of the visor, further reducing the amount of air introduced. .

This idea was made in view of the above circumstances,
The air intake port formed by the visor body and the duct provided below the visor body can be adjusted depending on the situation to increase or decrease the amount of air introduced, and a flap can be provided on the visor body to further increase or decrease the amount of air introduced. To provide a helmet in which the flap can be closed in case of rain.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A helmet according to this invention includes a visor that is rotatable in the vertical direction at the front of the cap body, a duct provided below the visor, and a visor that connects the visor to the visor body;
The front part of the visor body and the front part of the flap form a flap air inlet that can be opened and closed, and the front part of the visor body and the front part of the duct A duct air inlet is formed between the visor body and the front part, and the size of the duct air inlet can be adjusted by rotating the visor body up and down, thereby adjusting the amount of air introduced. .

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the helmet according to this invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a helmet according to this invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway longitudinal sectional view of this helmet. Reference numeral 1 in the figure is the cap body of this helmet.

The outer shell 2 of the cap body 1 is integrally molded from synthetic resin such as reinforced plastic.

A shock absorbing material 3 made of foamed polystyrene or the like is adhered to the inner surface of the outer shell 2.

Furthermore, a cushion 4 made of polyurethane or the like is adhered to the inner surface of the shock absorbing material 3 at the areas where the front and back of the head come into contact.

Furthermore, a plurality of ventilation grooves 6 are formed in the shock absorbing material 3 and communicate with ventilation holes 5 formed at the lower edge of the forehead of the outer shell 2.

The ventilation groove 6 is for guiding the air introduced from the ventilation hole 5 into the cap body 1.

The vent hole 5 is provided with a shutter 7 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. This shutter 7
As shown in FIG. 4, it consists of a front door 7a and a rear door 7b, and by sliding the rear door 7b, a plurality of holes 7c in the front door 7a can be opened and closed.

Further, a visor 8 is attached to the front of the cap body 1.

The visor 8 includes a visor body 9 and a visor body 9.
It consists of a flap 11 fitted into a flap fitting part 10 formed by cutting out the central part of the flap.

Further, the visor main body 9 has both ends connected to the cap body 1.
are attached to both sides of the visor body 9 by visor bolts 12a so that they can rotate vertically, and when fixing the visor body 9, the stay 9a is attached to the bolts 12a.
2b, it can be fastened.

The flap 11 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and an insertion hinge 13 formed on the side of the cap body 1 is inserted into an insertion recess 14 formed at the rear end of the visor body 9, so that the flap 11 can be vertically moved. It is rotatably mounted.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, locking pins 15, 15 are vertically provided on both sides of the back surface of the flap 11 at approximately the center in the front-rear direction. are vertically slidably engaged with stop clicks 16 provided on both side walls in the width direction of the flap fitting portion 10 of the visor body 9.

The stop click 16 is formed in the shape of a wave-shaped slit, and the locking pin 15 slides within the stop click 16 and is locked in the trough of the wave of the stop click 16, so that the locking pin 15 is held in a plurality of stages. Thus, the front of the flap 11 can be moved and adjusted in the vertical direction.

Then, the tip of the flap 11 and the fitting part 1
The degree of opening of the flap air inlet 17 formed between the front edge of the flap and the front edge of the flap air inlet 17 changes in multiple stages as the locking pin 15 locks in multiple stages.

Further, a duct 18 is provided below the visor main body 9.
A duct air inlet 19 is formed by the tip of the visor body 9 and the tip of the duct 18.

Further, between the visor 8 and this duct 18, there is an air flow passage 2 that communicates with the ventilation hole 5 of the cap body 1.
0 is formed.

Further, the airflow passage 20 is provided with a rectifying plate 20a attached to the visor body 9,
The air that has flowed in is designed to easily flow into the ventilation hole 5.

The duct 18 has a bottom wall 18a and side walls 18b, 18b formed on both sides of the bottom wall 18a, and has a substantially concave cross-sectional shape.

Locking slits 21, 21 are formed above the tips of the side walls 18b, 18b of the duct 18, and a locking pawl 22, which is attached to the lower edge of the outer shell 2, is formed at the rear end of the bottom wall 18a. ing.

The duct 18 is attached by inserting the locking pawl 22 between the lower edge of the outer shell 2 and the lower edge of the shock absorbing material 3, and the duct 18 is installed in the locking slits 21, 21 in the visor body 8. It is attached by slidably locking the locking pin 23.

Then, the locking pin 23 is inserted into the locking slit 2.
1, the size of a duct air inlet 19 formed between the tip of the visor 8 and the tip of the duct 18 can be adjusted.

According to the helmet of the above embodiment, since the flap 11 is provided on the visor body 9 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, by raising the front of the flap 11, air flows in from the flap air inlet 17, and this inflow Air is guided by the baffle plate 20a and flows into the cap body 1 through the ventilation holes 5.

Furthermore, since air also flows in from the duct air inlet 19, a large amount of air is introduced into the cap body 1 together with the air from the flap air inlet 17.

In addition to raising and lowering the flap 11 and visor 8 as described above, the sizes of the flap air inlet 17 and duct air inlet 19 can be adjusted using the stop click 16 and the locking slit 21, thereby controlling the amount of air inflow. You can change it freely.

Further, in rainy weather, it is preferable to lower the flap 11 and close the flap air inlet 17.

Even if the flap air inlet 17 is closed as described above, air is introduced through the duct air inlet 19 provided below the visor 8, and the duct air inlet 19 is provided below the visor 8. In normal rain, water will not flow into the duct air inlet 19.

Further, in the case of heavy rain or when driving in a dusty place, by closing the flap 11 and closing the shutter 7, it is possible to prevent water and dust from entering the cap body 1.

Further, when there is no need for ventilation such as during winter, the shutter 7 may be closed.

As described above, the amount of air introduced can be adjusted in various ways by mutually adjusting the flap air inlet 17, the duct air inlet 19, the shutter 7, etc., so that it is possible to respond to various weather conditions.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, the helmet according to this invention has a vertically rotatable flap attached to the fitting part of the visor body attached to the cap body, so this flap allows air to flow into the cap body. In addition to allowing air to flow in, the amount of air flowing in can be adjusted using the flap.

In addition, a duct is provided below the visor to introduce air into the cap body, so in addition to the air introduced by the flap, air can also be introduced from this duct air inlet, allowing a large amount of air to be introduced. can be caused to flow into the cap body.

Furthermore, since the visor itself can be rotated up and down, the amount of air introduced can be adjusted by moving the visor up and down and adjusting the duct air inlet formed between the visor and the duct.

In addition, while riding, the vehicle adopts a forward-leaning riding position, and a duct air inlet is provided below the visor, so in rainy weather the flap can be closed and air can be introduced from the duct air inlet below the visor.

In addition, when driving in a dusty area or during cold winter months, closing the ventilation holes in the cap body can prevent dust and cold air from entering the cap body.

As mentioned above, the amount of air introduced can be adjusted in various ways by mutually adjusting the flap air inlet, duct air inlet, shutter, etc., so that it is possible to respond to various weather conditions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the helmet according to this invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the helmet according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. Figure 3 is a partially omitted front view, Figure 4
5 is a side view showing the shutter, FIG. 5 is a side view of the vicinity of the visor, and FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing the inside of the visor. 1...Cap body, 5...Vent hole, 8...Visor, 9
...Visor body, 11...Flap, 17...Flap air inlet, 18...Duct, 19...Duct air inlet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It consists of a cap body, a visor provided in front of the cap body so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and a duct provided below the visor. A ventilation hole is formed to introduce the visor, and the visor includes a visor main body and a flap that is vertically rotatably fitted into a fitting part provided at the center of the visor, and the front end of the flap and the fitting part are fitted into a fitting part provided at the center of the visor. A flap air inlet is formed with the front end of the visor, and the flap air inlet is communicated with the ventilation hole, and a duct air inlet is formed between the front part of the visor and the front part of the duct. A helmet, wherein the duct air inlet is formed so that its size can be adjusted by vertically rotating the visor body, and is communicated with the ventilation hole of the cap body.