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Open type protection helmet provided with interphone equipment Offener Schutzhelm mit einer Kommunikationseinrichtung Casque de protection du type ouvert, équipé d'un système de communication |
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[0001] The present invention relates to an open type protection helmet provided with an interphone equipment.
[0002] Protection helmets in general, provided with interphone equipment are used in all those sporting, leisure or working activities in which communication is required between two people wearing a helmet.
[0003] An helmet for aviators motorists and the like, carrying receivers and transmitters is known for example from the British patent No. 336,286.
[0004] A radio equipped protective helmet for motorcyclist football players, etc. is known from US 4,130,803.
[0005] CH 656997 discloses a speech device for installation in a crash helmet for vehicle users, in particular motorcyclists.
[0006] The use of helmets provided with interphone equipment is at most necessary in the field of motor racing, named "rally", in which the pilot and the navigator have to communicate steadily while wearing the helmet inside a particularly noisy cockpit.
[0007] Helmets provided with audio devices are used in circuit motor racing as well, in order to allow radiocommunication between the pilot and the pits. Analogous needs are also to be found in the practice of other sports, such as motor-boating, sailflying, off-roading, etc.
[0008] In the everyday or leisure use of motorcycle, it may as well be necessary that the driver and the passenger do communicate with each other.
[0009] Nowadays, when a so-called "jet", i.e. an open type, protection helmet must be provided with an interphone equipment, a helmet is used upon which earphones and the microphone bearing arm are mounted. Usually such arm is made of metallic material.
[0010] The jackplug for the connection with the interphone control unit, and hence with the other user's helmet, is usually fastened to an electric cable portion hanging from the protection helmet.
[0012] A first drawback is determined by the presence of the microphone bearing arm. This, being articulated and screwed, tends to loosen and move, thus moving the microphone away from its optimal position, compromising the communication capability. This implies that the result of the sport competition, for which plenty of human and economic resources have been invested might be compromised, as well as the communicating capability in fields other than sport.
[0013] A second drawback is that the cable portion, having the jackplug connected together with the interphone equipment, gets entangled and is difficult to be found. As an example, (taking into consideration the "rally" competitions), such cable may slip behind the backs of the driver and navigator, who, after having fastened the safety belts which tie them up to the seats, are forced to true contortionisms in order to pick up the jackplug to be connected to the interphone device.
[0014] A basic aim of the present invention is to make the use of a jet open protection helmets and provided with an interphone device as practical as possible.
[0015] To such aim, according to the present invention, a jet (open) protection helmet according to claim 1 has been realised, which is capable of solving the technical problems and drawbacks of the prior art.
[0016] The features and advantages of an open protection helmet, according to the invention, will be better clear from the following description referred to the schematic drawings attached hereto, in which:
figure 1 shows a perspective front view of a protection helmet according to the invention;
figure 2 shows a perspective view of the helmet of figure 1 in a side area of the same.
[0017] According to the figures an open type protection helmet provided with interphone to be used by car drivers, motorcycle drivers, sportsmen in general and workers, foresees a structure and a design purposely devised in order to integrate the elements which cause the aforementioned drawbacks, i.e. the microphone bearing arm and the jackplug.
[0018] A protection helmet according to the present invention, referred to with 10, comprises a side part 11 of the helmet extending in an prolongation or extension 12 in front of the user mouth (that is to say, the person wearing it) (not shown). In this way a structure is determined, which is integral to the helmet and is realised with the same material as helmet 10, anyway a non-ferrous material, and is fixed, mobile or adjustable, with the task of housing, supporting and locating in front of the user mouth a microphone 13 of the via cable or radio interphone equipment.
[0019] Said extension 12 also houses connection cables 14 with earphones 15 which are usually to be found inside the helmet 10.
[0020] In this way, the robustness of the extension or support 12 and the ideal, steady location of the microphone 13 are guaranteed, in view of the inability thereof to move.
1. A jet- or open-type helmet protection (10) comprising a body in which a microphone
(13) and earphones (15) are present, wherein the helmet (10) has an extension (12)
at one side part (11) thereof, made of the same material as the helmet itself, however
non-ferrous, with the task of housing, supporting and positioning the microphone (13)
of the via cable or radio interphone device characterised in that the extension (12) extends up to in front of the mouth of a user wearing it, determining
a structure, integral with the helmet, and positions the interphone in front of the
user's mouth.
2. A protection helmet according to claim 1, characterised in that it has a shaped housing (16) on the side part of the helmet structure (10), integral
with the helmet itself, adapted for housing fixedly a jackplug (17) for the connection
with an interphone equipment.
1. Offener Schutzhelm oder Jet-Helm (10) mit einem Körper, in dem ein Mikrophon (13)
und Ohrhörer (15) vorhanden sind, wobei der Helm (10) an einem Seitenteil (11) eine
Verlängerung (12) aufweist, die aus dem gleichen Material, einem Nichteisenmaterial,
wie der Helm selbst besteht und die Aufgabe hat, das Mikrophon (13) der Kabel- oder
Funk-Kommunikationseinrichtung aufzunehmen, zu tragen und zu positionieren, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verlängerung (12) sich bis vor den Mund eines den Helm tragenden Benutzers erstreckt.
eine mit dem Helm integrale Struktur bildet und die Kommunikationseinrichtung vor
dem Mund des Benutzers positioniert.
2. Schutzhelm nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er an dem Seitenteil der Helmstruktur (10) ein mit dem Helm selbst integrales geformtes
Gehäuse (16) aufweist, das dazu ausgebildet ist, einen Stecker (17) zur Verbindung
mit einer Kommunikationsausrüstung fest aufzunehmen.
1. Casque de protection (10) de type ouvert ou de pilote comprenant un corps dans lequel
un microphone (13) et des écouteurs (15) sont prévus, dans lequel le casque (10) comporte
une extension (12) sur un côté latéral (11) de celui-ci, réalisé dans le même matériau
que le casque lui-même, en étant toutefois non ferreux, avec le but de loger, supporter
et positionner le microphone (13) du dispositif d'interphone radio ou par câble, caractérisé en ce que l'extension (12) s'étend jusque devant la bouche de l'utilisateur qui porte le casque,
déterminant une structure monobloc avec le casque et positionnant l'interphone en
face de la bouche de l'utilisateur.
2. Casque de protection selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il a un logement (16) sur le côté latéral de la structure de casque (10) monobloc
avec le casque lui-même, adapté pour loger de manière fixe une prise jack (17) pour
la connexion avec un équipement d'interphone.