IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,029,271
Granted Patent B2
US 12,029,271 · App. 17/781,590 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Shield lock mechanism and helmet

Inventor: Eiji Isobe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
A42B3/222
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Patent No.
US 12,029,271
App. No.
17/781,590
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shield lock mechanism for attachment to a shell includes a holding member configured to be moved by an external operation between a holding position at which a shield is held and an attachment-detachment position at which the shield can be attached or detached, a biasing member configured to constantly bias the holding member toward the holding position, and a restriction member configured to be moved by an external operation between a restricting position at which movement of the holding member arranged at the holding position is restricted and a cancelling position at which the restriction is cancelled.

Claims (26)

1. A shield lock mechanism for attachment to a shell, the shield lock mechanism comprising:

a holding member configured to be moved by an external operation between a holding position at which a shield is held and an attachment-detachment position at which the shield can be attached and detached;

a biasing member configured to constantly bias the holding member toward the holding position; and

a restriction member configured to be moved by an external operation between a restricting position at which movement of the holding member arranged at the holding position to the attachment-detachment position is restricted and a canceling position at which the restriction is canceled,

wherein the holding member includes an operating portion configured to receive an external operation, the biasing member is configured to constantly contact the operating portion and input biasing force to the operating portion, and the restriction member is configured to directly contact the operating portion at the restricting position to restrict movement of the operating portion and configured to be separated from the operating portion at the canceling position to permit movement of the operating portion.

2. The shield lock mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a direction in which the holding member is moved from the holding position differs from a direction in which the restriction member is moved from the restricting position.

3. The shield lock mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein

the direction in which the holding member is moved from the holding position includes a main component in a front-rear direction, and

the direction in which the restriction member is moved from the restricting position includes a main component in an up-down direction.

4. The shield lock mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a base plate including two bases, wherein

the holding member is at least partially sandwiched between the two bases and supported by the base plate, and

the base plate includes a curved surface configured to guide pivoting of the holding member between the holding position and the attachment-detachment position.

5. The shield lock mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a base plate including two bases, wherein

the restriction member is at least partially sandwiched between the two bases and supported by the base plate, and

the base plate includes a shaft support hole configured to guide rotation of the restriction member between the restricting position and the canceling position.

6. The shield lock mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a base plate including two bases, wherein

the holding member is at least partially sandwiched between the two bases and supported by the base plate, and

the restriction member is at least partially sandwiched between the two bases and supported by the base plate, and

the base plate includes a curved surface configured to guide pivoting of the holding member between the holding position and the attachment-detachment position, and a shaft support hole configured to guide rotation of the restriction member between the restricting position and the canceling position.

7. A helmet, comprising:

a shell;

a shield; and

the shield lock mechanism according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: ISOBE, EIJI
To: SHOEI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060078/0207 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-012269 · Jan 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220408868A1 · Dec 29, 2022
Cited By (1)
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