(19)
(11) EP 2 457 459 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/22

(21) Application number: 11158727.5

(22) Date of filing: 17.03.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A42B 3/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 26.11.2010 DE 102010052725

(71) Applicant: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
23560 Lübeck (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Radicke, Joachim
    23562, Lübeck (DE)
  • Effmann, Stefan
    23552, Lübeck (DE)
  • Kausch, Arndt
    23611, Bad Schwartau (DE)
  • Musow, Jan
    14641, Nauen (DE)

(74) Representative: Greenwood, John David et al
Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ (GB)

   


(54) A protective helmet with a head-width adjusting device adjustable from the exterior


(57) A protective helmet is provided with a head-width adjusting device adjustable from the exterior, wherein an adjusting wheel (5) disposed rotatably at the head side of the helmet shell (6) is connected to a toothed wheel (2) via a mechanically connected flexible element (4) for the transmission of the turning moment, wherein the toothed wheel (2) is disposed in a guide seat (1) in active connection with the head support ring (3), in such a way that the open ends of the head support ring (3) of the protective helmet, which are provided with complementary teeth, can be moved towards or away from one another for the head-width adjustment depending on the direction of rotation.







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