3933results about "Helmets" patented technology

A universal mounting system for a hard hat is provided that includes front and rear mounting locations and auxiliary ridges on either side. A visor is coupled to the hard hat mounting system in such a way as to provide access with minimal interference from the visor to the equipment attached to the mounting locations and ports in the auxiliary ridges. Various embodiments of visors enable modular designs that incorporate different materials and features of the visor. Parallel stretch zones enable folding and holding opposite brims of the visor. Enclosed elastic areas along the inner sides of visor provide user access to auxiliary ridges. Combinations of various accessories on hard hat and how the accessories work together on the universal mounting system are discussed: such as the interaction between visors, earmuffs, face shields, and lamps.

A helmet accessory system comprises first and second ear brackets, for attachment to a helmet, having a side shroud housing for securing to the side of the helmet and an extension portion curving toward the rear of the helmet. The extension portions enclose circuitry electrically coupled to first sets of electrical contacts on the ear brackets and second sets of electrical contacts on the extension portion. An electrical hot shoe mounting member disposed on the rear portion of the helmet is configured for electrical communication with a helmet power and data circuit. A hot shoe adapter bridge for detachably and electrically coupling to the electrical hot shoe mounting member is operable to couple first and second ear brackets to the helmet power and data circuit.

A protective sports helmet that includes a chin strap system that allows for rapid, one-handed adjustment of a chin strap assembly by the player while he / she is wearing the helmet is provided. The chin strap assembly includes a protective chin cup and a pair of straps extending from opposed sides of the chin cup and having a plurality of securing elements. The assembly also includes a pair of adjustable connectors affixed to the helmet and that include a central opening that receives an extent of the strap and a lever that engages a portion of the securing elements. The adjustable connector allows movement of the strap in a first direction, and prevents movement of the strap in a second direction when the lever is engaged with at least one of the securing elements. The adjustable connector allows movement of the strap in both the first and second directions when the lever is not engaged with the securing elements.

The invention relates to the field of intelligent agriculture and intelligent construction, and discloses an agricultural monitoring system and method based on an intelligent helmet, and the system comprises a wearable terminal, an active sampling control module, an image recognition processing module, a multi-modal fusion module, a recognition reasoning module, and a result output module. The method comprises the steps of collecting a field crop image and environment data; calculating an uncertainty index of an identification result according to the current image; if the uncertainty is high, adjusting the acquisition angle of the camera and re-sampling; constructing the image and the agricultural environment data into a multi-modal graph structure and carrying out graph neural network processing; performing dynamic trend identification on a fusion result, and outputting a crop state; and outputting an identification result through a helmet display or linking an agricultural control system to execute related operations. According to the invention, the capabilities of identification display, voice communication, operation guidance and system integration in a complex environment are improved, and the problems of poor real-time performance and weak interaction of an existing scheme are solved.

A rail interface system for connecting a helmet accessory component to a helmet comprises an interface body configured for attachment to an exterior surface of a helmet. The interface body is configured for attachment of the helmet accessory component. A slotted interface portion on the interface body has opposing first and second surfaces. At least one elongated rail opening extends through the slotted interface portion and is configured to receive a retention clip on the helmet accessory device for detachably securing the helmet accessory device to the rail interface system. At least one electrical connector is positioned adjacent a respective one of the at least one elongated rail opening. The at least one electrical connector is operational to provide one or both of electrical power and data communication to the helmet accessory component when the helmet accessory component is attached to the rail interface system.

A clip system for attaching accessories to headgears is provided. The clip system comprises a clip assembly having a first clip attachable to a first accessory, and a first clip-receiving adaptor attachable to a headgear. The first clip-receiving adaptor receives and fastens the first clip.

A hard hat attachment system is described with mounts to support various accessories. The hard hat includes various attachment points configured to receive adapters to couple to various accessories. The user customizes the hard hat for the particular task with the preferred accessories used to complete the job. For example, headlamps, face shields, earmuffs, sun shades, etc. are interchangeably releasably coupled to mounting and / or auxiliary ridges on the hard hat. In this way, the hard hat is customized and / or modified to support a wide variety of accessories that are securely and releasably attached to the hard hat without destructive alterations to the hard hat. Brackets couple to mounts and / or adapters couple to ports to support and / or secure various accessories in place during operation and prevent accidental knocks or jarring the accessory loose.

Various hard hat fan systems are provided. In a certain embodiment, fan system includes an impact absorbing layer with a channel that defines a recessed surface which extends into the impact absorbing layer away from an inner surface of a shell of a hard hat. Together, the inner surface of the shell and the recessed surface define a duct configured to provide fluid communication between an inlet of the channel and an air vent positioned along the channel. In another embodiment, fan system includes a mounting bracket with first and second cam levers which may be actuated into a locked position, and first and second channels. When in the locked position, the first and second cam levers bias the edges of a mounting ridge of the shell against the first and second channels of the mounting bracket such that the mounting bracket is retained on the shell.

A helmet and adjustable fit assembly include an adjustable fit system attachable to a helmet shell configured to at least partially cover a wearer's head. The helmet shell includes outer and inner components, a front, back, left side region, and right side region. The adjustable fit system includes a fit strap or cable configured to engage a wearer's head and having two opposing ends, a first end configured to attach to the left side region and a second end configured to attach to the right side region. An actuator of the adjustable fit system is configured to attach to the left or right side region of the helmet and be operably connected to the fit strap or cable so that actuating the actuator selectively increases or decreases a length of the fit strap or cable in order to selectively loosen or tighten the fit strap or cable, respectively, relative to the wearer's head.

Embodiments relate to an apparatus comprising a sensing module comprising an ultrasonic sensor; a haptic module comprising a vibratory actuator; a positioning module comprising a gyroscope; an actuator motor, and a processor. The processor is configured to detect a position and an orientation of a body part of a user using the positioning module, dynamically align the ultrasonic sensing module parallel to the ground using the attached actuators based on the position and the orientation of the body part of the user, sense and obtain data from surroundings using the ultrasonic sensing module, detect a presence, a distance and a location of an obstacle with respect to the user by processing the data, and alert the user by providing haptic feedback using the haptic module comprising the vibratory actuator, based on the location of the obstacle. In an embodiment the apparatus is integrated into a smart helmet.

A protection band, insertable into a frontal area of a protective helmet, may include: an elongated body having curvature so as to substantially copy a shape of a user's forehead. The protection band may include an alveolar structure in which each alveolus of the alveolar structure has a closed bottom so that the protection band has a lower surface which attaches to the protective helmet, flat and closed, and an upper surface configured to contact the user's forehead with open alveoli.

An earmuff includes a first earmuff ring configured to sit against a user's head about a user's ear and a first earmuff cap including an opening and including a noise reduction member being movable relative to the earmuff ring between a first position entirely covering the opening and a second position at least partially exposing the opening, the earmuff cap having a first noise reduction rating in the first position and a second noise reduction rating in the second position that is different than the first noise reduction rating.

The invention discloses an intelligent multifunctional safety helmet, which belongs to the technical field of intelligent safety helmets, integrates a plurality of functional modules such as high-definition audio and video, positioning, alarming and the like, is used for solving the safety problem in a production field operation process, and is used for assisting sensing positioning and correcting a real-time coordinate position by image analysis in a positioning and tracking process. The corrected real-time coordinate positions form continuous track points to generate a personnel dynamic operation track, the positioning accuracy is improved, then the personnel dynamic operation track and a preset standard operation track are subjected to matching early warning analysis, and based on the personnel dynamic operation track, video data and an environment sensing technology are combined, so that the positioning accuracy is improved. The track data, the video data and the environment sensor data are subjected to space-time alignment, track-environment associated risk analysis is realized, the safety of a real-time operation environment is further guaranteed, front-end field operation is more intelligent and safer, and rear-end project management is simpler and more efficient.

The invention discloses a Beidou intelligent safety helmet with an environment monitoring function, which relates to the field of safety helmets and comprises an inspection safety helmet, a signal transmission unit and a control terminal. According to the invention, through monitoring the environmental parameters and the body parameters of the operating personnel, the overall health condition of the personnel is comprehensively evaluated, through the comprehensive and accurate evaluation, potential safety hazards and health risks can be found in time, a scientific basis is provided for taking corresponding measures, early warning is timely and accurately carried out, and the working efficiency is improved. The safety of operators is guaranteed by monitoring the environment where the operators are located in real time, pre-judging dangers and early warning, an alarm signal is automatically sent out when the operators fall down and are impacted, the operators are reminded that the operators are possibly in a dangerous state, meanwhile, the position information of the operators is accurately recorded, and the motion trails of the operators are traced, so that the safety of the operators is guaranteed. And rescue workers can quickly find an accident site.

A mounting rail assembly comprises a rail configured to be coupled to a helmet. The rail may include a rear surface and a front surface with a mounting groove extending along a length of the front surface. The mounting groove may be open outwardly from a front surface of the rail and be configured to couple to a first accessory device at two or more positions along the length of the rail. A recess may be proximate an edge of the mounting rail assembly. The recess may be open generally perpendicular to the mounting groove and configured to receive a second accessory device. At least a portion of the recess may be positioned between the mounting groove and the rear surface of the rail.

A helmet liner has a central spine, a front panel, and a plurality of arms. First and second side rails each form at least one track. Each of the arms are integrated with the at least one track on one of the first or second side rails. The first end of first and second side rails is secured to the front panel. The second end of each of the first and second side rails forms a cable return channel. Selective lengthening and shortening of first and second loops of cable integrated with a dial system, each loop of the cable being fed through a respective one of the cable return channels at the second end of the first side rail and the second side rail, permits the helmet liner to loosen or causes the helmet liner to tighten, respectively

The present invention relates to a method for modelling a customised helmet for a user, the method being characterised in that it comprises carrying out, by data processing means (11) of a first server (1), the steps of: (a) obtaining a three-dimensional representation of a surface of the user's skull; (b) selecting a three-dimensional functional layer model of the helmet from among a plurality of predefined three-dimensional functional layer models according to the three-dimensional representation of the surface of the user's skull; (c) constructing a three-dimensional customised comfort layer model of the helmet that fills the space between the surface of the skull and the functional layer for the selected three-dimensional functional layer model; (d) fusing the selected three-dimensional functional layer model and the constructed three-dimensional customised comfort layer model into a comprehensive helmet model, suitable for additive manufacturing.

Disclosed herein is a point of view camera system. The point of view camera system includes a camera mount configured to attach to a headwear, the camera mount including a base configured to secure the camera mount to the headwear, a first camera including a first image sensor and a first camera lens, a second camera including a second image sensor and a second camera lens, and a camera housing configured to attach to the camera mount. The camera housing includes a first opening configured to receive and secure the first camera and a second opening configured to receive and secure the second camera.

The present disclosure provides improved protective headgear. The protective headgear includes a front shell attached to a back shell, where the front shell includes a crown portion, a forehead portion, opposite side face portions, and a jaw portion, and a shock absorbing member attached to the forehead portion and / or the jaw portion. The crown portion may include a padding insert disposed therein, where the padding includes a plurality of cutouts and is formed of a polymeric foam. The protective headgear may also include a faceguard that extends around the ear holes, which provides greater rigidity and allows for the headgear to absorb impact much more efficiently.

A helmet comprises a shell having a front portion, a rear portion, and a pair of lateral portions extending between the front portion and the rear portion. The shell is sized and configured to be placeable on the head of a user. The helmet additionally includes a chin strap having a pair of end portions and an intermediate portion located between the pair of end portions. The end portions are fixedly connected to respective ones of the pair of lateral portions of the shell so as to restrict movement of the end portions relative to the shell. The chin strap is flexible to facilitate placement of the chin strap around a chin of a user in connection with placement of the shell on the head of the user.

The present invention relates to bumper covers designed to act as a logo for sports helmets. The bumper cover is a protective accessory that serves the dual purpose of safeguarding the helmet and displaying team logos or other identifying marks.

A body-worn device (40) for accommodating compressive forces on a wearer's head. The device may include a rigid bracket (42) spanning the head (10) in a substantially brim orientation. The bracket may include a pair of extension arms (44a, 44b) extending laterally and rearward away from the temple. The rear tensioning members (51, 52) place the free ends (45b, 46b) of the arms under lateral inward compression forces resisted by the rigidity of the stent, thereby avoiding compression of the temple areas of the head, thereby increasing comfort.

A batting helmet system includes sockets facing the interior region of the helmet shell to receive clip elements for holding a chin strap or to receive plate elements for supporting a face protector. A clip element includes a base portion, a hook portion extending from the base portion, and a projection positioned on an end of the hook portion and extending toward the base portion. The base portion may include a strap retainer. When the clip element is installed, the clip element extends from the interior of the helmet to the exterior of the helmet through an opening in the helmet shell, so that the strap retainer is positioned outside the helmet shell. A face protector may include plate elements for positioning in one or more of the sockets. Plate elements and sockets may have corresponding geometries that limit rotation of the face protector relative to the helmet shell.

A shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″) for a personal protective equipment and a deformable element (10a, 10a′, 10a″) for such a shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″). The shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″) comprises a deformable element; (10a, 10a′, 10a″) exhibiting a mechanical resistance against deformation and a flexible strap (16, 17) comprising a middle portion (16b) and two free end portions (16a) facing away from each other. The middle portion (16b) is tightly wrapped around the deformable element (10a, 10a′, 10a″) such that pulling the free end portions (16a) away from each other deforms the deformable element (10a, 10a′, 10a″). A protective helmet (100), a welding helmet (200), a face shield (400) or a respiratory device (300) comprising a hard shell (110, 210, 310, 410) and a shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″) according to the present disclosure, wherein the hard shell (110, 210, 310, 410) of the protective helmet (100) comprises attachment means (130) for connecting the strap (16, 17) of the shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″) to the hard shell (110, 210, 310, 410).

An electrically operable accessory device assembly configured for attachment to a slot rail interface comprises a main body assembly configured to be received on an exterior facing surface of the slot rail interface. The main body assembly includes a main housing receiving a first electrical component, which includes a first electrical connector. The main housing includes a mounting surface and one or more clearance openings configured to receive a threaded fastener. A base assembly is configured to be disposed on an opposing, interior facing surface of the slot rail interface, and includes a base housing having a second electrical connector complementary with the first electrical connector. The base housing has a flange region surrounding a raised portion configured to be received within a slot of the slot rail interface. One or more threaded openings in the base housing are configured to engage the one or more threaded fasteners.

The invention discloses an ice hockey helmet 3D printing lining and a printing method thereof, and relates to the technical field of helmets, the ice hockey helmet 3D printing lining comprises a first helmet lining, a second helmet lining, a third helmet lining and a fourth helmet lining, under the cooperation of a double-layer lattice structure, a single-layer lattice structure, an elastic layer, a breathable layer, an external force dynamic adjusting layer, a buffer memory layer, a temperature adjusting layer and an attaching positioning layer, all functional layers are tightly combined into a whole through the layer-by-layer construction advantage of the 3D printing technology, the structural integrity and function collaboration of the lining are improved, and the service life of the lining is prolonged. The helmet lining is comprehensively improved in the aspects of protection, comfort, air permeability, sweat absorption adjustment and the like, in the printing process, gradual change type parameter adjustment is adopted in a transition area of a single-layer lattice structure and a double-layer lattice structure, smooth connection is improved, and the printing quality of the helmet lining is improved. And stress concentration points are avoided, so that the shape can be effectively changed and the impact force can be dispersed when the whole body is impacted.

The present invention relates to the technical field of head protection equipment, in particular to a wearable head-protecting safety device, including a helmet body provided with oppositely arranged mounting seats on both sides near the lower edge thereof and a quick-release adapter assembly in form of a mask structure, wherein the quick-release adapter assembly is provided with a quick-release mechanism cooperating with the mounting seat at both ends near the upper edge thereof, the quick-release mechanism being relatively rotatable and detachably connected to the mounting seats, and wherein the quick-release adapter assembly is a grinding flip assembly or a welding flip assembly. It is possible to achieve switching of various types of masks through the quick-release adapter assembly detachably connected to the helmet body. Compared with prior art, the present invention can be applied to various scenarios through mask switching, improving the applicability of the wearable head-protecting safety device.

A shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″) for a personal protective equipment and a deformable element (10a, 10a′, 10a″) for such a shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″). The shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″) comprises a deformable element; (10a, 10a′, 10a″) exhibiting a mechanical resistance against deformation and a flexible strap (16, 17) comprising a middle portion (16b) and two free end portions (16a) facing away from each other. The middle portion (16b) is tightly wrapped around the deformable element (10a, 10a′, 10a″) such that pulling the free end portions (16a) away from each other deforms the deformable element (10a, 10a′, 10a″). A protective helmet (100), a welding helmet (200), a face shield (400) or a respiratory device (300) comprising a hard shell (110, 210, 310, 410) and a shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″) according to the present disclosure, wherein the hard shell (110, 210, 310, 410) of the protective helmet (100) comprises attachment means (130) for connecting the strap (16, 17) of the shock absorber assembly (10, 10′, 10″) to the hard shell (110, 210, 310, 410).