Granted Patent B2

US 12,364,304 · App. 18/548,038 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Inventor: Gyeong Jun Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR)

Assignee: HJC CORP.

A42B3/223

Abstract

Claims (31)

1. A rotating means for a helmet, comprising:

a rotation axis which rotatably couples a shield to a helmet body to allow the shield to open and close an open portion of the helmet body,

wherein the rotation axis moves rearward with respect to the helmet body in response to rotation of the shield in a direction of closing the open portion, and

a movement means to couple the rotation axis to the helmet body to allow the rotation axis to move forward and rearward with respect to the helmet body, the movement means including:

a moving body at which the rotation axis is disposed, and

a support body coupled to the helmet body to support the moving body to move forward and rearward with respect to the helmet body, wherein any one of the moving body and the support body has a slide protrusion which protrudes toward the other, and

wherein the other one of the moving body and the support body has a slide groove extended to allow the slide protrusion inserted therein to slide.

2. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an elastic means configured to provide the movement means with an elastic force to a rear side of the helmet body.

3. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 2 , wherein the movement means includes a first guide to guide the rotation of the shield and the movement of the rotation axis, and

wherein the shield includes a second guide that comes into contact with the first guide by the elastic force of the elastic means.

4. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 3 , wherein the first guide includes a contact surface extended in an arc shape, and wherein the second guide moves in contact with the contact surface.

5. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 4 , wherein a first recessed portion is formed at one end of the contact surface, a second recessed portion is formed at the other end of the contact surface, and a protruding portion is formed between the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion on the contact surface, and

wherein the rotation axis moves rearward with respect to the helmet body in response to the contact of the second guide with the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion, and

wherein the rotation axis moves forward with respect to the helmet body in response to the contact of the second guide with the protruding portion.

6. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 5 , wherein the second guide is secured by the elastic force of the elastic means in response to the contact of the second guide with the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion.

7. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 5 , wherein an auxiliary recessed portion is formed in the middle of the protruding portion on the contact surface, and

wherein the rotation axis moves rearward with respect to the helmet body in response to the contact of the second guide with the auxiliary recessed portion.

8. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 7 , wherein the second guide is secured by the elastic force of the elastic means in response to the contact of the second guide with the auxiliary recessed portion.

9. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis moves forward with respect to the helmet body in response to the rotation of the shield in a direction of opening the open portion.

10. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis moves rearward with respect to the helmet body in response to the rotation of the shield at a first predetermined angle in a direction of opening the closed open portion, and

wherein the rotation axis moves rearward with respect to the helmet body in response to the rotation of the shield at a second predetermined angle smaller than the first predetermined angle in the direction of opening the closed open portion.

11. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an elastic means disposed between the moving body and the support body to provide the moving body with an elastic force in a rearward direction of the helmet body.

12. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis is a bolt which is inserted into the shield and the movement means.

13. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 12 , wherein the bolt includes a manipulation portion formed around a head of the bolt and disposed to rotate with respect to the head around a pivot axis perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the bolt.

14. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 12 , wherein the bolt is coupled to the movement means,

wherein a first washer is disposed between a head of the bolt and the shield,

wherein any one of the first washer and the movement means has a coupling protrusion, and

wherein the other one of the first washer and the movement means has a coupling groove into which the coupling protrusion is inserted.

15. The rotating means for the helmet according to claim 14 , wherein a second washer is disposed between the shield and the first washer, and wherein the second washer is a lubricating member.

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