Helmet Accessory Mounting Rail System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing helmet accessory attachment methods, such as through-holes and clamps, are not conducive to easy affixation and detachment, lack positional adjustment, and do not allow for the secure mounting of multiple accessories, which is crucial in environments like law-enforcement, fire-fighting, and military applications.
Innovation Solution
A mounting rail system that secures accessories to the helmet using a dovetail recessed groove and fasteners, allowing for adjustable positioning and secure attachment of multiple accessories without compromising the helmet's integrity or requiring additional through-holes, utilizing existing fasteners and holes for integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If through-holes are used for accessory attachment, then secure attachment is achieved, but easy affixation and removal is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is divided into separate components: a mounting plate secured to the helmet shell and a clamp assembly that attaches to the mounting plate. This segmentation allows the clamp to be easily affixed and removed from the mounting plate without affecting the mounting plate's secure attachment to the helmet, resolving the contradiction between attachment security and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting plate serves as an intermediary component between the helmet shell and the accessory. It provides a secure attachment point to the helmet while enabling easy attachment and removal of accessories through the clamp mechanism, thus mediating between the requirements for secure attachment and ease of operation.
2Reliability
If through-holes are used for accessory attachment, then secure attachment is achieved, but positional adjustment is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp assembly incorporates adjustable components that allow positional adjustment along the mounting plate while maintaining secure attachment. The dynamic adjustment mechanism enables the accessory to be repositioned to different locations on the mounting plate without compromising attachment security, resolving the contradiction between reliability and adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If clamping devices are used for accessory attachment, then positional adjustment is accommodated, but attachment security is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the secure attachment function of through-holes with the positional adjustment capability of clamping devices. The mounting plate is secured to the helmet shell using through-holes for reliable attachment, while the clamp assembly provides positional adjustment capability. This combination resolves the contradiction between adaptability and reliability by integrating both functions into a single system.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessories are attached directly to the helmet shell, then multiple accessories are accommodated, but helmet integrity is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate serves as a universal attachment interface that can accommodate multiple accessories simultaneously. By consolidating multiple attachment points on a single mounting plate that is secured to the helmet shell, the system enables multiple accessory attachment without requiring multiple through-holes in the helmet shell, thus preserving helmet integrity while maintaining versatility.
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AI summary
Embodiments of a fixture secured, securable to, or integral with the outer shell of a helmet of the type that has a bulge or protrusion on a side thereof to facilitate convenient positional adjustment, attachment and removal of multiple accessories include a fixture for securely receiving an accessory, wherein the fixture comprises a rail for slidably and adjustably receiving a plurality of accessories thereon.