Intelligent protective gear bracing mechanism

a bracing mechanism and intelligent technology, applied in the field of intelligent bracing mechanism of protective gear, can solve the problem of limited protective gear

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-04-24
BRAINGUARD TECH
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[0018]Protective gear such as knee pads, shoulder pads, and helmets are typically designed to prevent direct impact injuries or trauma. For example, many pieces of protective gear reduce full impact forces that can structurally damage an area of contact such as the skull or knee. Major emphasis is placed on reducing the likelihood of cracking or breaking of bone. However, the larger issue is preventing the tissue and neurological damage caused by rotational forces, shear forces, oscillations, and tension / compression forces.

[0019]For head injuries, the major issue is neurological damage caused by oscillations of the brain in the cranial vault resulting in coup-contracoup injuries manifested as direct contusions to the central nervous system (CNS), shear injuries exacerbated by rotational, tension, compression, and / or shear forces resulting in demyelination and tearing of axonal fibers; and subdural or epidural hematomas. Because of the emphasis in reducing the likelihood of crac...

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Protective gear such as a helmet includes an intelligent bracing mechanism such as an intelligent neck bracing mechanism. The intelligent bracing mechanism detects imminent mechanical forces such as impact, shear, and rotational forces and stiffens the bracing mechanism so that forces imparted onto the protective gear can be distributed to one or more other locations. In one example, a sensor detects an imminent mechanical force impact on an outer shell of a helmet and stiffens a neck brace connected to the helmet to distribute some of the energy from the impact onto the shoulders.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present disclosure relates to an intelligent protective gear bracing mechanism.DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART[0002]Protective gear such as sports and safety helmets are designed to reduce direct impact forces that can mechanically damage an area of contact. Protective gear will typically include padding and a protective shell to reduce the risk of physical head injury. Liners are provided beneath a hardened exterior shell to reduce violent deceleration of the head in a smooth uniform manner and in an extremely short distance, as liner thickness is typically limited based on helmet size considerations.[0003]Protective gear is reasonably effective in preventing injury. Nonetheless, the effectiveness of protective gear remains limited. Consequently, various mechanisms are provided to improve protective gear by providing an intelligent protective gear bracing mechanism.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS[0004]The disclosure may best be understood by reference to the f...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/05A42B3/04A41D13/00A41D27/26
CPCA41D13/015A41D13/0512A42B3/046A42B3/0473A42B3/064
Inventor KWAN, AVERY AUDREYKNIGHT, ROBERT T.
Owner BRAINGUARD TECH
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