Universal Helmet Mounting System with Adjustable Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current helmet mounting systems are often tailor-made for specific helmets, leading to costly development and manufacturing, and lack stability and power/data interface capabilities, especially for heavy or complex accessories.
Innovation Solution
A universal mounting system featuring adjustable mounting rails and clamping arrangements with electrical connections, utilizing existing helmet hardware for secure and stable attachment, and incorporating adjustable coupling means for various helmet types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If tailor-made mounting solutions are designed for specific helmet types, then the mounting stability and reliability are improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing costs increase due to duplication and re-design for each helmet type
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is designed as a universal solution that can be attached to various helmet types through adjustable coupling means. The mounting rails and clamping arrangement can be adapted to different helmet shapes and sizes, eliminating the need for separate tailor-made designs for each helmet type while maintaining mounting reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling means incorporates adjustable length capability, allowing the mounting system to dynamically adapt to different helmet geometries. This adjustability enables the same mounting system to maintain stable attachment across multiple helmet types without requiring redesign.
2Ease of operation
If flexible mounting systems are used for attaching accessories, then the ease of installation is improved, but the mounting stability and load-bearing capacity deteriorate when mounting heavy accessories
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: mounting rails attached to the helmet, adjustable coupling means, and clamping arrangement for the accessory. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the attachment points provide rigid structural support while the coupling means provides adjustable connectivity, achieving both ease of installation and mounting stability.
3Ease of manufacture
If prior art mounting solutions are used, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the capability to provide power and data interface for accessory devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system merges mechanical attachment functions with electrical connectivity functions into a single integrated solution. The mounting rails and clamping arrangement simultaneously provide both physical support for heavy accessories and electrical pathways for power and data transmission, eliminating the need for separate mounting and wiring systems.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a mounting system for mounting one or more accessory devices to a helmet. The system including a pair of mounting rails for attachment on respective sides on exterior of the helmet shell; and a clamping arrangement for attachment on exterior of the helmet shell between the pair of mounting rails substantially in the back portion of the helmet shell, wherein the clamping arrangement is coupled to at least one of the mounting rails via a coupling having an adjustable length for enabling attachment to helmet shells having various properties.