Welding-type headwear with enhanced movement and soft close

1 . A welding system, comprising:

a welding headwear configured for use during welding operations, the welding headwear comprising:

a moveable face cover configured for moving between a first position and an second position; and

a movement mechanism configured for facilitating and controlling movement of the moveable face cover, wherein the movement mechanism comprises a track component, a movement pin, and one or more springs; and

wherein:

a movement assisting spring of the one or more springs is configured to assist in the moving of the moveable face cover towards to the second position;

the track component comprises one or more tracks; and

at least a portion of the movement pin is configured to move within the one or more tracks; and

wherein the movement pin is spring-loaded using the movement assisting spring of the one or more springs such that the movement pin is biased to constantly try to move towards to the second position.

2 . The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the second position corresponds to a position where the moveable face cover fully covers a face of a user of the welding headwear.

3 . The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the movement assisting spring of the one or more springs is configured to resist the moving of the moveable face cover towards to the first position.

4 . The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the movement assisting spring of the one or more springs comprises a torsion spring.

5 . The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the movement mechanism further comprises a damper catch configured to catch and dampen movement of the movement pin when the moveable face cover reaches the second position.

6 . The welding system according to claim 5 , wherein a damping spring of the one or more springs is configured to dampen movement of the damper catch in response to catching the movement pin.

7 . The welding system according to claim 6 , wherein the damping spring of the one or more springs comprises a compression spring.

8 . The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the track component comprises a first track and a second track, and wherein the movement pin is configured to move towards to the second position using the first track.

9 . The welding system according to claim 8 , wherein the first track is an outer track and the second track is an inner track.

10 . The welding system according to claim 8 , wherein the track component further comprises a plurality of physical tracking structures forming a plurality of track channels between the first track and the second track.

11 . The welding system according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of physical tracking structures is disposed between the first track and the second track.

12 . The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the track component comprises a disc-shaped object.

13 . The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more tracks are engraved within or cut into the track component.

14 . The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the welding headwear comprises a welding helmet.

15 . A welding system, comprising:

a welding headwear configured for use during welding operations, the welding headwear comprising:

a moveable face cover configured for moving between a first position and an second position; and

a movement mechanism configured for facilitating and controlling movement of the moveable face cover, wherein the movement mechanism comprises a track component, a movement pin, and one or more springs; and

wherein:

a movement assisting spring of the one or more springs is configured to assist in the moving of the moveable face cover towards to the second position;

the track component comprises one or more tracks; and

at least a portion of the movement pin is configured to move within the one or more tracks;

wherein the track component comprises a first track and a second track, and wherein the movement pin is configured to move towards to the second position using the first track; and

wherein a pin biasing spring of the one or more springs is configured to bias the movement pin into the first track.

16 . A welding system, comprising:

a welding headwear configured for use during welding operations, the welding headwear comprising:

a moveable face cover configured for moving between a first position and an second position; and

a movement mechanism configured for facilitating and controlling movement of the moveable face cover, wherein the movement mechanism comprises a track component, a movement pin, and one or more springs; and

wherein:

a movement assisting spring of the one or more springs is configured to assist in the moving of the moveable face cover towards to the second position;

the track component comprises one or more tracks; and

at least a portion of the movement pin is configured to move within the one or more tracks;

wherein the track component comprises a first track and a second track, and wherein the movement pin is configured to move towards to the second position using the first track; and

wherein the movement mechanism further comprises a damper catch configured to catch the movement pin when the moveable face cover reaches the second position and to release the movement pin into the second track.

17 . The welding system according to claim 16 , wherein the damper catch is configured to release the movement pin into the second track when the damper catch clears a track channel that allows pin to move through between the first track and the second track.

18 . The welding system according to claim 16 , wherein the track component comprises a damping securing structure configured to prevent the movement pin from moving back into the first track after the damper catch releases the movement pin into the second track.

19 . The welding system according to claim 18 , wherein the damping securing structure comprises a ramp or a ridge.

20 . A welding system, comprising:

a welding headwear configured for use during welding operations, the welding headwear comprising:

a moveable face cover configured for moving between a first position and an second position; and

a movement mechanism configured for facilitating and controlling movement of the moveable face cover, wherein the movement mechanism comprises a track component, a movement pin, and one or more springs; and

wherein:

a movement assisting spring of the one or more springs is configured to assist in the moving of the moveable face cover towards to the second position;

the track component comprises one or more tracks; and

at least a portion of the movement pin is configured to move within the one or more tracks;

wherein the track component comprises a first track and a second track, and wherein the movement pin is configured to move towards to the second position using the first track;

wherein the track component further comprises a plurality of physical tracking structures forming a plurality of track channels between the first track and the second track; and

wherein the at least portion of the movement pin is configured to move within the first track, the second track, and the plurality of track channels.

21 . A welding system, comprising:

a welding headwear configured for use during welding operations, the welding headwear comprising:

a moveable face cover configured for moving between a first position and an second position; and

a movement mechanism configured for facilitating and controlling movement of the moveable face cover, wherein the movement mechanism comprises a track component, a movement pin, and one or more springs; and

wherein:

a movement assisting spring of the one or more springs is configured to assist in the moving of the moveable face cover towards to the second position;

the track component comprises one or more tracks; and

at least a portion of the movement pin is configured to move within the one or more tracks;

wherein the track component comprises a first track and a second track, and wherein the movement pin is configured to move towards to the second position using the first track;

wherein the track component further comprises a plurality of physical tracking structures forming a plurality of track channels between the first track and the second track; and

wherein the movement pin is configured to engage each of the plurality of physical tracking structures.

22 . A welding system, comprising:

a welding headwear configured for use during welding operations, the welding headwear comprising:

a moveable face cover configured for moving between a first position and an second position; and

a movement mechanism configured for facilitating and controlling movement of the moveable face cover, wherein the movement mechanism comprises a track component, a movement pin, and one or more springs; and

wherein:

a movement assisting spring of the one or more springs is configured to assist in the moving of the moveable face cover towards to the second position;

the track component comprises one or more tracks; and

at least a portion of the movement pin is configured to move within the one or more tracks;

wherein the track component comprises a first track and a second track, and wherein the movement pin is configured to move towards to the second position using the first track;

wherein the track component further comprises a plurality of physical tracking structures forming a plurality of track channels between the first track and the second track; and

wherein the movement pin is configured such that the at least portion of the movement pin moves within the second track while the movement pin is being moved towards the first position, and the at least portion of the movement pin moves into one of the plurality of track channels when the moving of the movement pin within the second track stops.

23 . The welding system according to claim 22 , wherein the plurality of physical tracking structures is configured such that the at least portion of the movement pin stops within each of the plurality of track channels after release from second track.

24 . The welding system according to claim 23 , wherein the plurality of physical tracking structures is configured such that the at least portion of the movement pin moves into the first track from the plurality of physical tracking structures only in response to a releasing action.

25 . The welding system according to claim 24 , wherein the releasing action comprise a nodding or a tilting of a user's head.

26 . A welding system, comprising:

a welding headwear configured for use during welding operations, the welding headwear comprising:

a moveable face cover configured for moving between a first position and an second position; and

a movement mechanism configured for facilitating and controlling movement of the moveable face cover, wherein the movement mechanism comprises a track component, a movement pin, and one or more springs; and

wherein:

a movement assisting spring of the one or more springs is configured to assist in the moving of the moveable face cover towards to the second position;

the track component comprises one or more tracks; and

at least a portion of the movement pin is configured to move within the one or more tracks;

wherein the track component comprises a first track and a second track, and wherein the movement pin is configured to move towards to the second position using the first track;

wherein the track component further comprises a plurality of physical tracking structures forming a plurality of track channels between the first track and the second track; and

wherein the plurality of physical tracking structures comprises a plurality of chevron-shaped chamfers.