Helmet Suspension Web Assembly with Shape-Coded Tabs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing helmet assembly mechanisms are cumbersome and time-consuming, leading to improper installation and maintenance issues, which can compromise safety and hygiene.
Innovation Solution
A helmet system featuring connection tabs and receptacles with distinct shapes and colors, ensuring proper installation and requiring disassembly of the outer shell for suspension web removal, facilitating easy cleaning and inspection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional helmet assembly mechanisms are used, then the helmet can be assembled, but the assembly process is cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The helmet is divided into separate modular components (outer shell, inner liner, suspension web) that can be independently manufactured and assembled. The connection tabs and receptacles create discrete attachment points, allowing for segmented assembly that improves productivity and reduces complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Connection tabs and receptacles feature distinct shapes (e.g., rectangular, circular, triangular) that provide asymmetric matching. This ensures proper orientation and alignment during assembly, reducing errors and simplifying the assembly process by eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures.
2Ease of operation
If the suspension web is easily accessible for removal, then maintenance is convenient, but improper installation and maintenance issues occur
Solution Approach 1:
The connection tabs and receptacles use distinct shapes that can only mate in the correct orientation. This asymmetric design prevents improper installation while maintaining easy access for maintenance, as the unique shapes guide proper alignment during both assembly and disassembly operations.
Solution Approach 2:
Different colors are assigned to various connection tabs and receptacles to indicate their specific functions and proper pairing. This color-coding system ensures correct installation by visually guiding users to match corresponding components, while still allowing easy access for maintenance when needed.
3Ease of operation
If connection tabs are always accessible, then suspension web removal is easy, but cleaning and inspection of the helmet interior is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The helmet is segmented into removable components (outer shell, inner liner, suspension web) with dedicated attachment mechanisms. This segmentation allows the suspension web to be easily accessed for removal while maintaining a sealed interior structure that prevents contamination during normal wear and storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection tabs are designed to be inaccessible during normal helmet assembly, requiring deliberate disassembly of the outer shell before access can be gained. This preliminary action ensures the interior remains protected from contamination while still allowing easy access for maintenance when the user intentionally opens the helmet.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided a helmet that includes shell comprising a plurality of connection receptacles, a first connection receptacle having a shape that is different from a shape of a second connection receptacle. A flexible suspension web includes a plurality of straps for supporting the shell on a head of a wearer, each of the straps including a connection tab, where a first connection tab, which is associated with a first strap, has a shape corresponding to the shape of the first connection receptacle, and where a second connection tab, which is associated with a second strap, has a shape corresponding to the shape of the second connection receptacle.