JPH0478726B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A. Object of the Invention (1) Industrial Field of Application The present invention relates to a helmet mainly worn by an operator of a small motorcycle, and in particular to a shell and a buffer fitted to the inner surface of the shell. This invention relates to an improvement of a helmet whose cap body is made of a liner.

(2) Conventional technology Conventionally, in this type of helmet, the wearer's head is supported by the entire inner peripheral surface of the buffer liner via a flexible annular pad (for example,
60-97730).

(3) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such conventional helmets, the annular pad applies pressure to the wearer's hair as a whole, which tends to cause the wearer's hair to lose its shape.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and focuses on the fact that in general, hairstyles have particular characteristics in the front hairstyle and the back hairstyle. An object of the present invention is to provide a helmet capable of reliably supporting the helmet.

B. Structure of the Invention (1) Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a helmet in which a cap body is composed of a shell and a buffer liner fitted into the inner surface of the shell. , on the inner surface of the buffer liner, support portions having an arcuate cross section are formed on both left and right sides thereof, and the front and rear portions thereof are formed with a width smaller than the maximum facing distance between the support portions. grooves that can accommodate the front and back hair of the wearer without putting pressure on them; It features flexible left and right side pads that are joined together.

(2) Effect By specially providing the grooves in the front and rear parts of the inner surface of the relatively hard buffer liner, even if the side pads are almost crushed by the contact pressure with the wearer's head, the effective space of the grooves is sufficiently secured. Therefore, the front and back hair of the wearer can be accurately accommodated within the space without much pressure. In addition, even with the special provision of such grooves, the front and rear portions of the support portions having an arcuate cross section formed on the left and right sides of the inner surface of the buffer liner support the front and rear portions of the wearer's head via the side pads. Since the concave curves can be left, the left and right support parts can fit over a wide range of both left and right sides of the wearer's head via the side pads, and the side pads can be brought into particularly strong contact with the wearer's head. It becomes possible to effectively suppress the wobble of the helmet in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

(3) Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The cap body 1 of the helmet includes a dome-shaped shell 2 made of hard synthetic resin, and a styrofoam shell fitted on the inner surface of this shell 2. The shell 2 includes a buffer liner 3, and a visor 2a is integrally provided at the front end of the shell 2.

On the inner surface of the buffer liner 3, grooves 6, 6' are provided at the front and rear portions, leaving supporting portions 5, 5 having an arcuate cross section on both left and right sides. The width of the grooves 6, 6' is smaller than the maximum facing distance between the left and right support parts 5, 5 of the buffer liner 3, and the width of the grooves 6, 6' is smaller than the maximum facing distance between the left and right support parts 5, 5 of the buffer liner 3, and the width of the grooves 6, 6' The groove depth is set as wide as possible within a range that does not impair the support function for both the left and right sides of the portion H, and the groove depth is as large as that of the groove 6,
The buffer liner 3 is set to such an extent that it does not compress the wearer's front hair Ha and back hair Hb accommodated in the buffer liner 6' and to become shallower toward the ceiling.

On the inner surface of this buffer liner 3, pads made of highly flexible urethane foam are arranged as follows.

That is, an elliptical top pad 7 with its long axis directed in the front-rear direction is adhered to the ceiling surface of the buffer liner 3, and a pair of side pads 8, 8 are arranged overlappingly on the left and right support parts 5, 5. Ru. Therefore,
Each side pad 8 follows the shape of the corresponding support 5 of the buffer liner 3. These side pads 8, 8 are glued to a headband-shaped breathable lining 9 which is sandwiched at one end between the shell 2 and the buffer liner 3 and folded back into the liner 3.

The lining 9 is adhered to the inner surfaces of the grooves 6, 6 of the buffer liner 3 so as not to close them.

In addition, in the grooves 6, 6, if there is sufficient depth, a relatively thin pad may be provided at the groove bottom.

On both left and right sides of the shell 2, a pair of synthetic resin ear covers 10, 10 hanging from the lower end are attached to rivets 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 have been attached to the left and right sides of the shell 2.
Ear pads 13, 1 made of urethane foam are attached to the inner surfaces of the ear covers 10, 10.
3 is glued.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. When the helmet body 1 of the present invention is properly worn, the buffer liner 3 supports the top surface of the wearer's head H at the ceiling via the top pad 7. In addition, since the left and right support parts 5, 5 each having an arcuate cross section support both the left and right sides of the wearer's head H via the side pads 8, 8, wobbling of the cap body 1 in the front-rear direction is prevented. be able to.

On the other hand, grooves 6, 6' on the front and rear inner surfaces of the buffer liner 3
Since the front hair Ha and the back hair Hb of the wearer H are accommodated with almost no pressure, it is possible to prevent the characteristic front and back hair styles from collapsing.

Further, the grooves 6, 6' are also useful for improving the ventilation inside the cap body 1.

C. Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, in the helmet in which the cap body is composed of a shell and a buffer liner fitted on the inner surface of the shell, the inner surface of the buffer liner has a The support part has an arcuate cross section, and the front and rear parts thereof are formed to have a narrower width than the maximum facing distance between the two support parts, so that there is little pressure on the front and back hair of the wearer. The left and right support portions are joined with left and right side pads, which are softer than the buffer liner and support both left and right sides of the wearer's head, so that the cushion liner is relatively hard. By specially providing the grooves in the front and rear parts of the inner surface of the buffer liner, even if the side pads are almost crushed by the contact pressure with the wearer's head, the effective space of the grooves is sufficiently secured.
The front and back hair of the wearer can be accurately accommodated within the space without being compressed. In addition, by specially providing such grooves, grooves are formed at the front and rear of the support portions having an arcuate cross section formed on both left and right sides of the inner surface of the buffer liner to support the front and rear of the wearer's head via the side pads. Since the curved portion can be left, the left and right support parts can fit over a wide range of both left and right sides of the wearer's head via the side pads, and the side pads do not come into particularly strong contact with the wearer's head. It is possible to effectively suppress the wobble of the helmet in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and there is no risk of impairing the comfort of wearing the helmet, and also to prevent the hair on the left and right sides of the head from being disturbed due to contact with the side pads as much as possible. I can do it. As a result, the wearer's head can be reliably supported by the cap body while preventing the wearer's hairstyle from getting out of shape as much as possible, greatly contributing to the promotion of wearing the helmet.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the helmet of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are sectional views taken along lines - and - in FIG. 1. H...Wearer's head, Ha...Bangs, Hb...Back hair, 1...Cap body, 2...Ciel, 3...Buffer liner, 5...Support part, 6, 6'...Concave Groove, 7...Top pad, 8...Side pad.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In a helmet in which the cap body 1 is composed of a shell 2 and a buffer liner 3 fitted on the inner surface of the shell 2, the inner surface of the buffer liner 3 has an arc-shaped cross section on both left and right sides. The support part 5,
In addition, at the front and rear portions, both the support portions 5
The left and right support portions 5 are provided with grooves 6 and 6', respectively, which are formed to have a width narrower than the maximum mutual spacing between the grooves 6 and 6' to accommodate the wearer's front hair Ha and back hair Hb without putting much pressure on them. A helmet characterized in that left and right side pads 8, which support both left and right sides of a wearer's head H and are more flexible than the buffer liner 3, are respectively joined.