Structural arrangement for a motor helmet with automated visor

Abstract

The invention relates to a structural arrangement for a motor helmet (1) the protective shell (2) of which has a recessed cavity in the upper portion forming protrusions (7 and 8), each protrusion (8) having a space for the rack (13), and an opening (6); a front cavity (3) receives a rear fairing (10) and has a second recessed cavity (4) with an opening between the protective shell (2) and the inner shell (5); on the edges of the visors (V1 and V2) is fastened a rack (13) with teeth (14) actuated by a mini motor (11) with gear (12) strategically arranged in each of the outlets of the protrusions (8), in the protective shell (2) and on one end of the rack (13), with actuation by buttons (B1 and B2) on the helmet or devices with electronic controls by means of radio signals, installed both on the helmet and on the motorcycle or even by remote control, and power is supplied by a battery (Bt).

Description

DESCRIPTIVE REPORT STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTORCYCLE HELMET WITH AUTOMATED VISOR.

[001] This patent of invention refers to a constructive arrangement of a motorcycle helmet, so that the hull is divided into parts with means to provide automation, closing and opening the visor, whether in helmets with one or two visors , which can be activated by buttons on the helmet itself or by devices with electronic commands through radio signals, installed both on the helmet and on the motorcycle, or even by remote control.

[002] There is no knowledge of any helmet equipped with an automation system for the visor(s), given the difficulty of designing a hull that meets both the safety and resistance standards, as well as the spaces for the installation of electronic devices for automation as well as the power supply system.

[003] What is intended with this new constructive Disposition is exactly to solve the problems and difficulties mentioned, thus providing a helmet with mechanisms that allow the movement of the visor(s) either in helmets with one or two visors without, however, go against the safety and strength standards of the hull, which will be further detailed in line with the attached figures, where:

[004] Figure 1 shows a top view of the helmet shell.

[005] Figure 2 shows the same view as Figure 1, however, with the installation of electronic devices.

[006] Figure 3 shows a front view, however in perspective of the helmet shell with two visors in use position with the two racks activated.

[007] Figure 4 shows the same as figure 3, however, with the lower visor rack retracted with the lower visor retracted (open) and the upper visor rack fully exposed due to said upper visor being in use position (closed ).

[008] Figure 5 shows a side view of the helmet illustrating the automation of two visors, both open, so that the racks are collected in appropriate compartments.

[009] Figure 6 shows the same view as figure 5, however, with an upper fairing covering the visor automation system.

[010] Figure 7 shows a rear view of the helmet. [011 ] As seen in the attached figures and, especially in the attached figure 1, the motorcycle helmet (1) has a constructive disposition of the protective hull (2) with a recessed cavity at the top forming reliefs (7 and 8) of so that each relief (8) has an internal space where a rack (13) will be stored and, in the front part, between the two reliefs (8) there is a small opening (6). Said protective hull (2) also has an front cavity (3), whose lowering receives a rear fairing (10) and, in the center of this front cavity (3) there is a second lowered cavity (4) with an opening between said protective hull (2) and the internal internal hull (5).

[012] For the automation of the visors (V1 and V2), a small engine (11) with gear (12) is fixed on each of the reliefs (8) outlets, directly on the protection hull (2) and at one end of the rack (13) is fixed through any sticky element on the upper edge of the visor(s) (V1 and V2) so that the gear (12) is positioned directly on the teeth (14) on one of the sides of said rack (13) as seen in figure 2 to 4.

[013] In this sense, each rack (13) will have at both ends, ferrule (15) which will serve as a means of fixing and stroke limitation that will act in line with a stroke limiter (16) strategically installed and positioned in front of the reliefs (8) between the small engine (11) so that the racks (13) will have a limit of travel, both to open and to close the visors (V1 and V2) when the small engine (11) are activated.

[014] The electrical supply for the small engine (11) will be through a battery (Bt) fixed on a base on the internal internal hull (5) inside the lowered cavit (4) in order to interconnect the small engine (11 ), the manual activation buttons (B1 and B2), as well as a management board (PCI) and also charging means (18) comprised of USB, mini USB and other ports, both on the outside of the helmet, as shown in figure 6, and on the inside as shown in figure 2.

[015] This entire system, after properly installed in the protective hull (2), will be covered at the top by an upper fairing (8), and at the rear, by a rear fairing (10), as seen in figures 6 and 7, both by means of fastening by pins and / or screws.

[016] It is important to emphasize that the great innovation of the present invention is the automation system of the visor(s) which can be adopted both for helmets with one or two visors, in helmets with visors built into the outer hull, however, as a result of the use of an electric battery (Bt) to provide power to the motor controls for activating the visors and the management board (PCI), it is also possible to add technological innovations available on the market to the helmet, such as a "chip" (17 ) telephony and data, as well as USB ports (18) both to carry energy to the battery (Bt), that is, to recharge it, or to power external devices, for example, to charge a cell phone of the helmet user.

[017] Another great innovation of the present invention is the fact of using the management board (PCI), because through it it is possible to activate the visors, through remote control and / or activation devices installed directly on the panel or handlebars of the motorcycle , allowing greater convenience and agility for the motorcyclist to trigger the opening or closing of the visor(s), or even to, for example, answer cell phone calls that can be activated through the USB (18) with reception and transmission means of voice and data, strategically installed inside the helmet.

[018] The rear fairing (10), in addition to being used to cover the power supply system and electronic devices, is constituted by an aerodynamic design that, in addition to providing a better external look, also allows the installation of illuminated LEDs, which may be connected and managed by the card (PCI) with activation of the right and left arrow type, or brake light, all powered by the battery (Bt) and activated by the commands of the motorcycle itself, through wireless signals, such as wireless, bluetooth and others exist as a result of technological evolution.

[019] The present patent does not intend to exhaust the possibilities of connections of electronic devices that arise as a result of the evolution of technology and, due to the fact that it brings the innovation of the battery (Bt) installed inside the safety hull, as a source of electrical power and, likewise, it does not intend to exhaust the models and design of helmets, and such invention can be applied to any model of helmet, provided that the constructive disposition of the protective hull (2) contains the recessed cavity in the upper part with reliefs (7 and 8) and internal space in the relief (8) for installation of the rack (13), in addition to the front cavity (3) with a second lowered cavit (4) for installation of electronic devices.

Claims

1. A motorcycle helmet equipped with an automated visor system, comprising:a protective shell (2) having an inner shell (5), an upper portion, and a front portion;said upper portion of the protective shell (2) defining a recessed cavity forming a first bilateral relief and a second bilateral relief (7, 8), each of said reliefs (8) having an internal space configured to house a rack (13);a front opening (6) disposed in said upper portion between said first and second reliefs (8) and connecting an external space of said reliefs to a space of the inner shell (5);said front portion of the protective shell (2) defining a front cavity (3) having a recessed portion configured to receive a rear fairing (10), said front cavity (3) having a second lowered cavity (4) disposed at a centre thereof, said second lowered cavity (4) defining an opening between the protective shell (2) and the inner shell (5);at least one visor (V1, V2) mounted to the protective shell (2) and moveable between an open position and a closed position;at least one rack (13) housed within the internal space of a respective one of said reliefs (8) and operatively secured to a respective one of said at least one visor (V1, V2);at least one electric motor (11) with a pinion gear (12) mounted to the protective shell (2) at a rear outlet position of said respective relief (8), said pinion gear (12) engaging said respective rack (13) to drive said respective visor between an open and a closed position;an on-board battery (Bt) housed within said second lowered cavity (4);a management board (PCI) housed within said second lowered cavity (4) and electrically connected to said at least one electric motor (11) and to said on-board battery (Bt); and charging means (18) electrically connected to said on-board battery (Bt);wherein each said internal space of the first and second bilateral reliefs (7, 8) is configured to receive a respective rack (13), such that the helmet is selectively configurable with one or two motor-driven visors while retaining a common protective shell structure.

2. The motorcycle helmet according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electric motor (11) with pinion gear (12) is mounted between an upper fairing (9) and the protective shell (2), at the rear outlet position of the respective relief (8).

3. The motorcycle helmet according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein one end of the at least one rack (13) is secured to an upper edge of the respective visor (V1, V2) by means of an adhesive element.

4. The motorcycle helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the at least one rack (13) has, at both ends thereof, at least one ferrule (15) configured to act as a stroke-limiting element in cooperation with a stroke limiter (16) positioned in front of the respective relief (8) and adjacent to the at least one electric motor (11), said ferrule (15) and said stroke limiter2020433089   16 Sep 2026(16) together defining a travel limit for the rack (13) in both the opening and closing directions of the respective visor (V1, V2).

5. The motorcycle helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the on-board battery (Bt) is secured to a base on the inner shell (5) inside the second lowered cavity (4), and is electrically interconnected with the at least one electric motor (11), with manual activation buttons (B1, B2), with the management board (PCI), and with the charging means (18), said charging means (18) comprising USB ports, mini-USB ports, or equivalent ports disposed on both the exterior and the interior of the helmet.

6. The motorcycle helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the protective shell (2) is covered at the upper portion by an upper fairing (9) and at the rear by the rear fairing (10), both fairings (9, 10) being secured by fastening means comprising pins, screws, or a combination thereof.

7. The motorcycle helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising two visors (V1, V2), each visor (V1, V2) being driven by a respective rack (13) housed in a respective one of the first and second bilateral reliefs (7, 8) and by a respective electric motor (11) with pinion gear (12), said two visors (V1, V2) being independently actuable.

8. The motorcycle helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a telephony and data chip (17) electrically connected to the management board (PCI), and wherein the charging means (18) comprise USB ports configured both to supply charging energy to the onboard battery (Bt) and to power external devices.

9. The motorcycle helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the management board (PCI) is configured to actuate the at least one visor (V1, V2) by means of remote control and / or wireless activation devices comprising Bluetooth signals, radio-frequency signals, or a combination thereof.

10. The motorcycle helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the rear fairing (10) has an aerodynamic configuration and supports illuminated LED elements electrically connected to and managed by the management board (PCI), said LED elements being activatable as left and right turn indicators or as a brake light, powered by the on-board battery (Bt) and triggered by command signals from the motorcycle.

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