1634results about "Helmets" patented technology

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).

The invention discloses an intelligent helmet control system based on an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), particularly relates to the field of riding monitoring, and is used for solving the technical problems that an existing intelligent helmet is high in collision misjudgment rate under strong road surface vibration and complex riding actions and is difficult to stably trigger a reliable rescue process. A helmet inertial measurement unit and a reference inertial measurement unit are respectively arranged on a helmet and a vehicle structural member, coordinate calibration and time synchronization are carried out, and a road vibration compensation model is constructed by using a frequency domain analysis result of the reference inertial measurement unit in a sliding time window. Road vibration and vehicle body vibration are separated from signals of the helmet inertial measurement unit, residual acceleration and angular velocity characteristics representing relative movement of the head are obtained, an accident confirmation signal is generated based on multi-threshold joint judgment, and a communication unit and a vehicle control interface are linked for execution.

A reconfigurable helmet and exemplary uses thereof are disclosed. The reconfigurable helmet includes a first portion that includes an outer shell and a second portion that includes a liner. The first portion can translate relative to a second portion to expose one or more functional layers for removal or replacement. A user can configure and reconfigure the helmet by adding, removing, or replacing one or more of the functional layers.

The invention relates to a concave angle asymmetric double-layer negative Poisson's ratio superstructure and application thereof. A concave angle asymmetric double-layer negative Poisson's ratio superstructure comprises bearing pressing plates symmetrically arranged at the upper end and the lower end and a plurality of unit cell elements arranged between the two pressing plates, and is characterized in that the unit cell elements are arranged at equal intervals in the transverse direction and the vertical direction respectively to form an m * n array, each unit cell unit comprises a double-layer concave corner body, transverse connecting rods on the two sides and a vertical connecting rod on the upper portion, the lower portion of each double-layer concave corner body is an outer flat plate cell wall, and the ends of the transverse connecting rods between every two transversely adjacent unit cell units are connected into a whole. And the end parts of the vertical connecting rods between the vertically adjacent unit cell elements are connected with the outer flat plate cell walls into a whole. The deformation mode of the superstructure is influenced by the impact speed, when the speed is increased, the deformation mode transits from overall deformation to local deformation, different local deformation zones are generated, the superstructure has different horizontal contraction processes at different impact speeds, the negative Poisson's ratio effect is reduced along with the increase of the speed, and the local deformation zones are reduced. The superstructure can be applied to anti-impact protection parts of automobiles, airplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles and anti-impact protection parts of wearable protection devices.

A helmet comprises a crown and a neckband having a body. Right attachment point and left attachment point attach the neckband to the lateral parts of the crown. The body is installed movable between a use position where the body is salient from the crown and a stowed position where the body is installed in the cavity. The inner face of the body is facing the rear inner face of the crown in the stowed position. The body is of curved shape and moves between the positions by turning elastically. The body is connected to the right attachment point and the left attachment point by a flexible attachment formed by a flexible textile element or a strip of elastomer material. The flexible attachment is elastically deformable in three-dimensional manner.

Versatile helmet mount assemblies and subassemblies are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a helmet mount assembly includes a device mount, a helmet mount and a pivot structure. The device mount is configured to removably attach to a plurality of optical devices. The helmet mount is configured to removably attach to a plurality of helmets. The pivot structure includes a first pivot adjustment mechanism and a second pivot adjustment mechanism. The first pivot adjustment mechanism enables the device mount part to pivot a first rotational distance with respect to the helmet mount part between a deployed position and a stowed position. The second pivot adjustment mechanism second pivot adjustment mechanism enables the device mount part to pivot a second rotational distance with respect to the helmet mount part from the operative position.

A material having one or more optional permeable facing layers and a body of fibrous absorbing material. The body may include a fibrous lofted nonwoven material. The fibrous absorbing material is adapted to be situated adjacent to a surface having or producing moisture. At least a portion of fibers of the fibrous lofted nonwoven material may have a generally vertical orientation relative to the surface having or producing moisture. The generally vertical orientation may have a general visible trend forming an angle of about 45 degrees to about 135 degrees. The material may be capable of absorbing and / or transferring moisture, permeable, resilient, or a combination thereof.

To provide a protective cap that can withstand an impact force and protect a head of a wearer even when it is lightweight.SOLUTION: There is provided a protective cap 1 including: a cap body 3 which is formed in a bowl shape and includes a left upper recess 15 which is recessed inward, a right upper recess 17 which is recessed inward, a left upper convex portion 19, a right upper convex portion 21, and a cap main body 13, the left upper convex portion 19 being provided in a part of the left upper recess 15 away from a boundary between a left upper recess 14 and a central portion 29 of the cap main body 13, and the right upper convex portion 21 being provided in a part of the upper right recess 17 away from a boundary between a right upper recess 18 and the central portion 29; a curved plate-shaped left cover 5 provided on the cap main body 13 so as to close the left upper recess 15; and a curved plate-shaped right cover 7 provided on the cap main body 13 so as to close the right upper recess 17.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Disclosed are a method, system, and apparatus of a skyward facing helmet camera and associated methods with artificial intelligence. In one embodiment, a low profile, concavely curved camera housing includes a skyward facing visual sensor, an artificial intelligence model communicatively coupled with the skyward facing visual sensor, and a responsive device. The skyward facing visual sensor on a top surface of the low profile, concavely curved camera housing captures an ambient sky above a wearer of a helmet. The artificial intelligence model detects an object of interest (e.g., a drone, a bird, a plane, a missile, a satellite, an ambient threat, and a celestial object) appearing above the wearer. The responsive device haptically notifies the wearer when the artificial intelligence model detects the object of interest.

The two-degree-of-freedom mounting bracket adjusting device for the helmet night vision device comprises an adjusting seat, an interface module for mounting the night vision device, a connecting block, a locking buckle, a rotating shaft, a handle and a sliding block, the adjusting seat is inserted into an upper slot through an upper convex block, side convex blocks are arranged on the left side and the right side of the front end of the adjusting seat respectively, vertical sliding rails are arranged on the side convex blocks respectively, and the sliding rails are connected with the connecting block. The sliding blocks are respectively arranged in the sliding rails and are fixed together with the connecting blocks arranged at the front ends of the sliding rails through fastening pins; the upper end and the lower end of the connecting block facing the adjusting seat are respectively provided with a transverse bevel edge which inclines inwards and is parallel to each other, a wedge-shaped groove is formed in the rear end of the mounted night vision device interface module, the wedge-shaped groove is formed in the transverse bevel edges and moves left and right along the two transverse bevel edges, and the handle is fixed at the front end of the rotating shaft through a fastening screw. The rotating shaft sequentially penetrates through the interface module for mounting the night vision device and the rotating shaft hole of the connecting block and is fixed at the rear end of the connecting block through a locking buckle, the rotating shaft is in threaded connection with the interface module for mounting the night vision device, and the rotating shaft hole is a waist hole parallel to the transverse bevel edge.

A safety helmet for a firefighter includes an outer shield having a neck opening and a front opening, a hinge located on an upper region of the front opening of the outer shield, a fire-retardant foam liner, a face shield including a sensor carrier attached to the hinge, a particulate air filter, a light emitting diode (LED) light strip, a mask mechanism configured to attach to the tapered nose opening of the transparent screen and the particulate air filter, a heads-up display (HUD) connected to an upper region of a proximal edge of the mask mechanism which faces the tapered nose opening, an oxygen port connected to the mask mechanism, a mask body connected to a distal edge of the mask mechanism, a speaker and microphone unit attached to the mask body, and a regulator nose cone.

A helmet liner (7500) has an outer frame (7300) and an inner frame (6900). The outer frame has a plurality of integrated support elements (7315) with spacer gaps (7320) therebetween, and first and second longitudinally extending slots (7310A, 7310B) in the plurality of integrated support elements. The inner frame has a plurality of integrated support elements (6915) with spacer gaps (6920) therebetween, and first and second cam slides (6910A, 6910B) extending outwardly from the plurality of integrated support elements. The first and second cam slides extend through the first and second longitudinally extending slots, maintain the outer frame and the inner frame an adjacent relationship to each other, and permit sliding movement between the outer frame and the inner frame.

A protection device including: a wearable structure to be worn by an user; an airbag configured to be attached to the wearable structure in a contracted state during standby, and configured to inflate to surround a protection target portion in a spiral and cylindrical form at completion of expansion, the airbag including one end fixed to the wearable structure, and the other end located on an opposite side to the one end, the airbag being configured to inflate with the other end separated from the wearable structure when the airbag is expanded; and a fluid supplier connected to the airbag and configured to supply fluid into the airbag.

An airbag configured to be part of a wearable safety system that allows for the provision of face protection is provided. The airbag (100) comprises a C-shaped neck portion (4) having a mouth portion (9) mating with a central opening (10) configured to receive a user's neck. The neck portion (4) is adapted to partially encircle the user's neck. The airbag further comprises first and second elongated face portions (5) extending from the C-shaped neck portion (4) in regions opposite the mouth portion (9), each face portion (5) having two opposing long sides. A first attachment portion (20) of one of the two opposing long sides of the first face portion (5) is attached to an inner peripheral edge portion (23) of the central opening (10) in a region adjacent to the first edge portion (12) of the mouth portion (9), and a first attachment portion (22) of one of the two opposing long sides of the second face portion (5) is attached to the inner peripheral edge portion (23) of the central opening (10) in a region adjacent to the second edge portion (12) of the mouth portion (9). Further provided is a wearable safety system comprising a harness (200).

A protection device including an inflating strap having flexibility and configured to be disposed in contact with a skin of a wearer along at least a part of a boundary region between the neck and a head of the wearer in a state before the protection device is operated, the inflating strap including an inflating portion configured to be inflated when an inflation source is supplied at a time of operation of the protection device, an inflation source supply unit configured to supply the inflation source to the inflating portion, and an activation unit configured to inflate the inflating portion by activating the inflation source supply unit, a movement of the neck of the wearer is restricted by inflating the inflating portion at a time of operation.

A helmet system comprising one or more accessory attachment structures for receiving one or more accessories. An accessory attachment structure includes at least one accessory interface that includes mechanical interface features for attaching and locking an accessory onto the accessory attachment structure. Some accessory interfaces include an electrical interface for electrically connecting with a corresponding electrical interface of a powered accessory device.

The present disclosure relates to a helmet fitting system and a manufacturing method therefor. The helmet fitting system according to the present disclosure includes a band (100) having one end fixed to a certain point (X) of a helmet (10), a fitting unit (200) connected to the band (100) and configured to provide an elastic force to the back of a wearer's head, and an adjustment means (300) configured to adjust the elastic force of the fitting unit (200).

A smart safety system can include an internal camera configured to photograph an inside of a workplace, a beam projector configured to illuminate a worker when the worker is located inside the workplace, a fence lighting device located in an upper end of a fence of the workplace, and an integrated controller configured to receive an image signal from the internal camera and process the image signal to determine whether the worker is located in the workplace, when the worker is located in the workplace as a result of determination, control the beam projector to illuminate the worker in a first color beam, and control the fence lighting device to emit light in a second color.

A helmet is disclosed. A helmet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a helmet body capable of surrounding a user's head; a fixing member which is fixed to a side surface of the helmet body and has a cam seat part; a movable member coupled to the fixing member so as to be linearly movable forward or backward; a pivot member which has a cam pivotally seated on the cam seat part and is disposed to be engaged with the movable member so as to be pivotable around the cam as a pivot axis; and a pressing member disposed in the fixing member to elastically support the cam and press the cam backward, wherein when the pivot member pivots from a first position toward a second position, the pivot axis moves forward and the pivot member and the movable member are accordingly displaced forward.

A head-mounted display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a positioning and stabilising structure structured and arranged to hold the head-mounted display unit in an operational position over a user's face in use. The positioning and stabilising structure includes a rear support structure adapted to contact posterior regions of a user's head and at least one connector structured and arranged to interconnect the rear support structure to the head-mounted display unit. The rear support structure is in the form of a hoop comprising an occipital portion configured and arranged engage the user's head along a portion of the occipital bone adjacent a junction where the neck muscles attach to the occipital bone in use.

A helmet for emergency responders having various capabilities including one or more of alert systems, tracking systems, protection systems, visualization systems, communication systems, and data systems, specifically designed for mass casualty incidents (MCI). The helmet includes a module, a base and at least one activating mechanism actuable by the wearer to activate one or more of the systems.

A closure system includes a fastening article, a fastening device and a lace. The fastening article includes a main frame and at least one guiding portion. The fastening device is disposed at the main frame and includes at least one gear rack including an inner end and an outer end, a gear engaged with the inner end, a knob coupled to the gear and an engaging. The lace passing through the main frame and the guiding portion, and one end of the lace is connected to the outer end. As the knob is rotated in a tensioning direction by a force, the gear is rotated to drive the gear rack, and the lace pulls the guiding portion to move close to the main frame. As the force is removed, the engaging unit prohibits the gear from rotating in a releasing direction to fix a position of the gear rack.

A chin strap assembly is provided for use with a sports helmet. The chin strap assembly includes an inner pad member, a strap assembly and an outer protective member. The outer protective member is coupled to the strap assembly by an attachment member, such as a post. A sports helmet with the chin strap assembly is also provided.

According to an aspect of the disclosure, there is provided part of a protective apparatus, said part being a first part for attaching to a second part of the protective apparatus such that the first part and the second part of the apparatus can move relative to each other under an impact, the first part of the protective apparatus comprising: an attachment part configured to be attached to the second part of the apparatus, the attachment part comprising a first part of a connecting means configured to be detachably attached to a second part of the connecting means provided to the second part of the apparatus; a patch of low friction layer arranged adjacent to the first part of the connecting means in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of connection between the first and second parts of the apparatus; wherein, when the first part of the connecting means is attached to the second part of the connecting means, the first part of the connecting means is configured to detach from the second part of the connecting means as the connector is displaced in a lateral direction relative to the second part of the connecting means such that the patch of low friction layer moves towards the second part of the connecting means, and the patch of low friction layer is configured to slide against the second connecting means as the first part of the connecting means detaches therefrom.

The present invention pertains to a system and method for creating a customized protective sports equipment, such as a football helmet or shoulder pad assembly, having improved fit for the player wearing the equipment. An electronic measuring device takes a 3D scan to obtain anatomical data and measurements of a person or player's head or torso region. The anatomical data and measurements are sent to a computer, which has software for processing the anatomical data and then evaluating that data against a set of distinct, predetermined dimensions of at least two of the same components. The component that has distinct, predetermined dimensions that best fit the anatomical data is selected for installation in the protective equipment. In this manner, a customized, player-specific selection of pre-manufactured components are used to assemble the protective equipment to be worn by the player. A multi-step process is employed to design and assemble the protective sports equipment which features stock components that have a set of predetermined dimensions, and are identified through a player-specific selection of the components.

A respiratory mask system includes a mask interface and a headgear assembly. The headgear assembly is adjustable and comprised of an elastic portion, a non-elastic portion and a restriction mechanism configured to provide a force resisting movement of the non-elastic portion when the elastic portion is extended. There is a support beam coupled to the non-elastic portion and extending along a portion of the headgear that is curved along its longitudinal extent. In this way particular seal modules can be comfortably fitted to a user and any blow off force is mitigated. A particular example of the respiratory mask system includes provision for removable attachment between the seal and a mask frame, the mask frame and a yoke of the headgear; and between a conduit and the mask frame.