JPH0519283Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] A. Purpose of the invention (1) Industrial application field The present invention is a neck protection plate for protecting the neck of a person wearing a helmet, especially a person wearing a helmet riding a vehicle such as a scooter or motorcycle. Regarding.

(2) Prior Art Conventionally, for example, a helmet worn by a rider on a motorcycle only functions to protect the rider's head.

By the way, when riding a motorcycle or other vehicle, if a strong impact is applied to the vehicle from behind, a reaction force is applied to the rider's head in a backward direction. This can cause injuries such as whiplash if the person falls down.

In order to solve this problem, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 63-186717, there is a neck protector that protects the neck of a helmet wearer by preventing the neck from falling backwards. ingredients,
Helmets that are integrally attached to the wearer's clothing are already known.

(3) Problems to be solved by the invention However, since the above-mentioned neck protector has a thick and hard cushion body sewn onto the back part of the above-mentioned garment, the cushion body is larger than the back part of the garment. It bulges out and looks unsightly, and when the helmet wearer's neck falls backwards, the force applied to the neck protector from the lower rear end of the helmet tends to cause the protector to slip off along with the clothing, and in that case, the neck The helmet does not have a sufficient fall prevention effect, and furthermore, the cushion body cannot be separated from the clothing even when the helmet wearer gets off the vehicle, making it impossible to use the clothing for purposes other than riding. It was hot.

Although the above problem can be solved if the cushion material is configured to be detachable from the helmet wearer or clothing, the above problem remains as long as the neck protector is used.

The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a neck protection plate for a helmet wearer that does not have the above-mentioned problems of the conventional ones and is easy to manufacture.

B. Structure of the invention (1) Means for solving the problem According to the first feature of the invention, in order to achieve the above object, a helmet is installed in a state where the inner surface is in contact with both shoulders and the upper back of the wearer. The protective plate body is detachably attached to the wearer and has a plate-shaped protective plate body so that the outer surface can be covered with the wearer's clothes, and a helmet receiving part connected to the protective plate body. The receiving portion is integrally molded from synthetic resin, and includes a plate-shaped protruding portion that protrudes upward from the upper end of the protection plate main body, and a portion that supports the rear lower end of the helmet when the neck of the helmet wearer falls backward. A supporting portion extending rearward from the upper end of the protruding portion, and a space is formed between the supporting portion and the protruding portion to accommodate the collar of the garment so as to cover the protruding portion. Furthermore, according to a second feature of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first feature, a pair of straps that can be tied while being wrapped around both shoulders of the helmet wearer are connected to the protection plate main body. Ru.

(2) Effect According to the configuration of the first feature above, when the protective plate body is worn by the helmet wearer in contact with both shoulders and upper back, the helmet wearer's neck will move backward. When the helmet falls down, the force applied from the lower rear end of the helmet to the supporting portion of the receiving portion can be firmly received by both shoulders of the wearer via the receiving portion and the protective plate main body, and at that time, the protective plate main body There is no risk of it shifting.

In particular, the neck protection plate has the above-mentioned protection plate main body and a receiving part, and although it has a complex shape and structure as a whole, it can be easily integrally molded as a whole from synthetic resin. Along with the molding, appropriate elasticity can be imparted to the receiving portion.

Furthermore, when the neck protection plate is worn by a helmet wearer, the protruding parts of the protection plate main body and the receiving part are covered with the helmet wearer's clothes, and the covered part is plate-shaped and protects the clothes from the inside. There is no risk of it becoming too large.

Further, according to the configuration of the second feature, the first feature
In addition to the effects of the above features, the pair of straps allows the neck protection plate to be easily and detachably attached to the helmet wearer.

(3) Examples Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, in FIG. 1, a helmet wearer M, who rides, for example, a motorcycle V with a helmet H attached to his head, is wearing a neck protector 1 removably. The neck N of the helmet wearer M is prevented from falling backward beyond the allowable amount.

In Figures 2 to 4, neck protector 1
These include a neck protection plate 2, a pad 6 attached to the inner surface of the protection plate main body 5 of the protection plate 2, and a pair of straps 4 for detachably attaching the protection plate main body 5 to a helmet wearer M. It consists of 4. The protection plate 2 includes a plate-shaped protection plate main body 5 whose inner surface is in contact with both shoulders and upper back of the helmet wearer M, and a protection plate main body 5 to receive the rear lower end of the helmet H.
It is integrally molded from a relatively rigid synthetic resin.

The protection plate main body 5 includes a pair of shoulder rests 5a, which are applied to both shoulders of the helmet wearer M, respectively.
5a, an upper connecting part 5b connecting both shoulder rests 5a, 5a on the rear side of the neck N of the helmet wearer M, and a pair of side back rests 5c extending downward from both shoulder rests 5a, 5a. , 5c, and a central backrest part 5 extending downward from the central part of the upper connecting part 5b.
d, and a lower connecting portion 5e that interconnects the lower ends of the side backrest portions 5c, 5c and the center backrest portion 5d.
It is curved to correspond to the shoulders and upper back of the helmet wearer M. Moreover, the back rest parts 5c, 5c on both sides extend from the shoulder rest parts 5a, 5a so as to approach each other as they go downward, and the outer shape of the protection plate main body 5 is basically formed in a triangular shape. be done. Further, the surface of the protection plate main body 5 is covered with a skin 7.

The receiving portion 3 includes a plate-shaped protruding portion 3a that protrudes upward from the center of the upper connecting portion 5b, and a supporting portion 3b that extends in a fan shape while curving backward from the upper end of the protruding portion 3a. We are prepared. Thus, when the helmet wearer M is in a normal posture, the support portion 3b of the receiving portion 3 is located at a position spaced downward from the rear lower end of the helmet H, but when the helmet wearer M's neck N is Support part 3b at the rear lower end of the helmet H when it falls backward.
The helmet contacts and supports the helmet, and serves to prevent the neck N of the helmet wearer M from falling backwards beyond the allowable amount. Further, the support portion 3b
A space S is formed between and the protruding portion 3a so as to cover the protruding portion 3a and can receive the collar of the clothing C of the helmet wearer M.

The pad 6 is made by covering an elastic material 8 made of elastic synthetic resin such as styrene foam with a skin 9, and is formed into a shape corresponding to the external shape of the protection plate main body 5. It is fixed to the inner surface over its entire surface. By bringing the pad 6 into contact with the helmet wearer M, the relatively hard protection plate main body 5 can be prevented from coming into direct contact with the helmet wearer M, and an excellent wearing feeling can be obtained.

One end of the pair of straps 4, 4 is fixed to the lower part of the protection plate main body 5 of the protection plate 2, that is, the lower connecting portion 5e. On the other hand, two pairs of endless fastening metal fittings 1 for fastening the other ends of the fastening strings 4, 4 are provided.
0, 11, 10, 11 are connected to the shoulder rests 5a, 5a of the protection plate main body 5. That is, both ends of the support string 12 inserted through both the fastening fittings 10 and 11 are fixed to the shoulder rests 5a and 5a, respectively.
Thereby, each fastener 10, 11, 10, 11 is connected to each shoulder rest 5a, 5a.

The tightening string 4 passes through the armpit of the helmet wearer M and is wrapped around the shoulder while tightening the fastening fittings 10 and 1.
1 is concluded. That is, the tightening string 4 is inserted through one fastening metal fitting 10 and is inserted into the other fastening metal fitting 1.
1 and then returned from the fastening metal fitting 11 is inserted into the fastening metal fitting 10. By pulling the return portion of the tightening string 4 inserted through the fastening fitting 10, both fastening fittings 10 and 11 of the tightening string 4 are removed.
A state of fastening is obtained.

By the way, the pad 6 has the fastening fittings 10,
11 from directly hitting the helmet wearer M, protective pads 13 are provided in series from the portions corresponding to the shoulder rests 5a, 5a toward the front, and these protective pads 13, 13
are interposed between each of the fastening fittings 10, 11, 10, 11 and the shoulders of the helmet wearer M.

By the way, such a neck protection plate 2 can be worn on the helmet wearer M with the whole part exposed, but as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, only the support part 3b of the receiving part 3 can be exposed. The helmet can be worn by the helmet wearer M while being covered by the covering C.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When a strong impact force is applied to the motorcycle V from the rear side while the motorcycle V is traveling, the neck N of the helmet wearer M tends to fall backward. However, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1, when the neck N falls backward by a certain amount or more, the support portion 3b of the receiving portion 3 of the neck protection plate 2 comes into contact with the rear lower end of the helmet H, and the neck In this case, the force applied from the lower rear end of the helmet H to the support portion 3b is applied to the wearer M through the receiving portion 3 and the protection plate main body 5. Since it can be firmly received mainly by both shoulders, there is no risk that the protection plate main body 5 will shift.

Therefore, the neck N of the helmet wearer M can be prevented from falling backward by more than the allowable amount, and damage such as whiplash can be prevented from occurring to the neck N.

The neck protection plate 2 of the above embodiment is attached to a helmet wearer M by the straps 4, 4,
The neck protection plate 2 can be easily attached and detached without any special modifications to the clothes C.

In the present invention, the means for attaching the neck protection plate to the helmet wearer is not limited to the illustrated example of a tightening cord, and for example, a hook-and-loop fastener may be used.

C. Effects of the invention As described above, according to the first feature of the invention, when the neck of the helmet wearer falls backwards, the force applied from the lower rear end of the helmet to the supporting portion of the receiving part is transferred to the receiving part and the supporting part of the receiving part. It can be firmly held on both shoulders of the wearer through the protective plate body,
Since there is no risk of the protective plate main body being displaced at that time, it is possible to reliably prevent the helmet wearer's neck from falling backward beyond the allowable amount.

In addition, the neck protection plate in particular has the above-mentioned protection plate main body and the receiving part, and although it has a complex shape and structure as a whole, it can be integrally molded from synthetic resin as a whole. The entire protective plate can be manufactured very easily while imparting appropriate elasticity to the receiving portion, and its handling is also easy. Moreover, when the neck protection plate is worn, most of the part of the neck protection plate except for the support part of the receiving part (i.e., the main body of the protection plate and the protruding part of the receiving part) can be covered by the clothing of the helmet wearer. Since the attached part is plate-shaped and does not cause the garment to bulge out to a particularly large extent from the inside, the overall appearance of the protective equipment when worn is good.

According to the second feature of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first feature, the protection plate main body is provided with a pair of straps that can be tied while being wrapped around both shoulders of the helmet wearer. In addition to the effect of the first feature, the neck protection plate can be easily and removably attached to the helmet wearer without any special modifications to the clothing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a side view showing a helmet wearer riding on a motorcycle, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal side view of a neck protection plate,
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the neck protection plate seen from the front;
The figure is a perspective view of the neck protection plate seen from the rear. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Neck protection plate, 2... Protection plate, 3... Receiving part, 3a... Protrusion part, 3b... Supporting part, 4...
...Tightening cord, 5...Protective plate body, C...Clothing, H...
Helmet, M... Helmet wearer, S... Sky.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A helmet that is removably attached to the wearer M with its inner surface in contact with both shoulders and upper back of the wearer M, and the wearer M's clothing C.
It is integrally molded from a synthetic resin and has a protective plate main body 5 formed in a plate shape so that the outer surface can be covered with a protective plate body 5, and a helmet receiving part 3 connected to the protective plate main body 5. A plate-shaped protruding portion 3a that protrudes upward from the upper end of the protection plate main body 5
and a support portion 3b extending rearward from the upper end of the projecting portion 3a so as to support the rear lower end of the helmet H when the neck of the helmet wearer M falls backward.
A neck protection plate for a helmet wearer, characterized in that a space S capable of receiving the collar of the clothing C is formed between the projecting part 3a and the projecting part 3a so as to cover the projecting part 3a. The neck protection plate for a helmet wearer according to claim 1, characterized in that a pair of straps (4, 4) which can be tied while being wrapped around both shoulders of the helmet wearer (M) are connected to the protection plate main body (5). .