Adjustable Helmet Padding and Visor Mount for Secure Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Helmets, particularly those used for sports or work, often fail to fit comfortably due to ill-fitting issues, affecting their placement and security on the user's head, and many lack the ability to accommodate a visor.
Innovation Solution
A configurable helmet with adjustable sizing through a spring mechanism and hinges, coupled with an occipital pad for secure fit and a visor adapter for securing a visor, allowing customization to fit various head shapes and sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a helmet is designed with a fixed size and shape, then the manufacturing process is simple and cost-effective, but the helmet cannot fit different head sizes and shapes, leading to poor comfort and security
Solution Approach 1:
The padding portion is divided into a first portion and a second portion that can move independently relative to each other, allowing the helmet to adapt to different head shapes while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The spring mechanism enables dynamic adjustment of the padding portions, allowing the helmet to transition between different configurations to accommodate various head sizes and shapes
2Reliability
If a helmet uses a simple padding structure, then the device complexity is low, but the helmet cannot provide secure fit and proper placement on the user's head
Solution Approach 1:
The padding portion is segmented into multiple movable parts that can independently adjust to conform to the user's head contours, providing secure fit through customized contact points without requiring a completely complex structure
Solution Approach 2:
The spring mechanism allows the padding portions to change their position and shape parameters dynamically, enabling the helmet to adapt to different head geometries for secure placement
3Adaptability or versatility
If a helmet is designed as a single fixed configuration, then the device complexity is minimal, but the helmet lacks versatility to accommodate additional components like visors
Solution Approach 1:
The helmet design incorporates universal mounting features that can accommodate various visor configurations, allowing the same helmet structure to serve multiple functions and accommodate different accessories without requiring completely different designs
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The helmet provides a comfortable, secure fit by adjusting to the user's head shape and allows for the attachment of a visor, enhancing safety and usability.
Implementation Method 1
There is at least one spring coupled at a first end to the first portion and at a second end to the second portion and extending across the gap section. The spring allows for the movement of the second portion with respect to the first portion of the padding portion
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AI summary
At least one embodiment relates to a configurable helmet comprising a shell, a padding portion coupled to the shell and comprising a first portion and a second portion, and a gap section disposed between these two portions. A spring is coupled at a first end to the first portion and at a second end to the second portion allowing for movement of the second portion with respect to the first portion to allowing size adjustment to fit a person's head. There can be an occipital pad coupled to the padding section, the occipital pad having an expanded portion for extending below an occipital bone on a person when they are wearing the helmet. There can be a visor adapter which is configured to secure a visor to a helmet, and having a clip configured to secure the visor adapter to said shell of the helmet.