Inner-to-Outer Helmet Shell Mounting Assembly for Controlled Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing helmet designs face challenges in efficiently and safely disconnecting the outer shell from the inner helmet, particularly in emergency situations, leading to potential safety hazards and inconvenience during maintenance and rescue operations.
Innovation Solution
A helmet shell mounting assembly featuring a mounting component and a locking slider that allows for quick and secure attachment and detachment of the outer helmet shell to the inner helmet, with optional separation under threshold forces, utilizing minimal components and a weak point mechanism for controlled disengagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional helmet designs use fixed or complex connection mechanisms for the outer shell and inner helmet, then structural strength and reliability are improved, but ease of operation for quick removal and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism is divided into discrete modular components: mounting components integrated into the inner helmet, anchors extending through the outer shell, and locking sliders that engage with the mounting components. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while enabling rapid assembly and disassembly through simple linear motions.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection system transitions from static fixed connections to dynamic controllable connections. The locking slider can be moved between engaged and disengaged positions, allowing the system to adapt between providing strong structural connection during normal use and enabling rapid removal during emergencies. The weak point mechanism provides automatic dynamic response under excessive force.
2Reliability
If traditional helmet designs use multiple components and complex mechanisms for shell attachment, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity and ease of manufacture worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functions are merged into single components to reduce overall system complexity. The mounting component integrates the mounting structure, anchor reception, and locking interface. The anchor serves both as a structural connector and a guide for the locking slider. The locking slider combines locking, positioning, and force distribution functions in a single movable element.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting components are designed to be universally applicable across different helmet configurations. The same mounting component design can be used in various positions on the inner helmet, and the anchor-locking slider mechanism works consistently regardless of specific location or orientation, simplifying manufacturing and assembly.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional helmet designs use secure fixed connections, then protection capability is improved, but ease of operation for maintenance and rescue worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The locking sliders are pre-positioned in engaged positions during manufacturing, providing immediate structural integrity upon assembly. The mounting components and anchors are pre-configured to work together, so that when assembled, the system automatically provides the required protection without requiring additional adjustment or activation steps by the user.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for a helmet shell mounting assembly. A system includes a mounting component and a locking slider configured to interface with the mounting component when in an engaged position to secure an outer helmet shell to an inner helmet, where when the locking slider is in the disengaged position, the outer helmet shell is removable from the inner helmet and the mounting component.