Multi-body Helmet with Integrated Magnetic Shield Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional helmets with attached shields can be uncomfortable, bulky, or cumbersome, interfering with each other's attachment mechanisms, which compromises user comfort and ease of use, especially during activities like sports or riding.
Innovation Solution
A multi-body helmet design featuring an upper and lower energy-absorbing shell with magnets for secure and adjustable shield mounting, allowing for easy attachment and removal without additional mechanical attachments, enabling self-alignment and multiple positioning options such as rider, visor, and storage positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional helmet and shield attachment mechanisms are used, then shield can be mounted on helmet, but attachment mechanisms interfere with each other and become bulky and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the shield attachment mechanism directly into the helmet shell structure. The shield mount is integrated into the helmet's outer shell, eliminating separate attachment mechanisms. This merging reduces the number of components, decreases bulkiness, and prevents interference between separate attachment systems while maintaining secure shield attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The helmet shell serves multiple functions: it provides head protection, structural support, and integrated shield mounting. The outer shell is designed to accommodate both the protective function and the shield attachment function through the integrated mount, reducing the need for additional specialized components and simplifying the overall device.
2Reliability
If additional mechanical attachments are added for shield mounting, then shield can be securely mounted, but helmet becomes bulkier and more cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The shield mounting structure is merged into the helmet's existing outer shell. The mount is formed as an integral part of the shell rather than as a separate附加 component, which maintains secure mounting capability while minimizing additional volume and avoiding bulkiness.
3Reliability
If conventional attachment mechanisms are used, then shield can be attached, but attachment and removal become difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The shield mounting system incorporates dynamic characteristics that allow easy attachment and removal. The integrated mount design enables the shield to be quickly attached and detached without complex mechanical operations, while maintaining secure attachment when mounted. The design balances permanent security with temporary ease of operation.
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 multi-body helmet provides improved comfort, ease of use, and secure shield attachment, allowing users to easily attach and detach the shield while in motion, enhancing usability and reducing bulkiness compared to traditional helmet designs.
Implementation Method 1
a first magnet encased within the upper energy-absorbing material or the lower energy-absorbing material and adjacent the opening. The helmet can comprise a shield comprising a shield mount and a second magnet coupled to the shield mount that is sized to fit within the opening and to be releasably coupled to the first magnet
Implementation Method 2
The first magnet and the second magnet can be self-aligned with respect to each other such that the shield can be magnetically coupled to the upper-body or the lower-body in direct alignment with eyes of a user
Implementation Method 3
an upper-body comprising an upper outer shell and an upper energy-absorbing material coupled the upper outer shell. The helmet can comprise a lower-body comprising an lower outer shell and a lower energy-absorbing material coupled the outer shell
Data Source
AI summary
A helmet can comprise an upper-body and a lower-body nested within the upper-body. An opening can be formed within a front portion of the helmet and disposed between an outer surface of the upper-body and an inner surface of the lower-body. A first magnet can be encased within the upper-body or the lower-body and adjacent the opening. A shield can comprise a shield mount and a second magnet coupled to the shield mount that is sized to fit within the opening and to be releasably coupled to the first magnet. The first magnet and the second magnet can be self-aligned in direct alignment with eyes of a user. A third magnet can be disposed above the first magnet and aligned with the second magnet on an outer surface of the helmet out of sight from eyes of the user.