Helmet with movable visor

Abstract

A helmet, specifically for the protection of a head of a person during leisure activities, is disclosed. The helmet has a shell at least partially made of a deformable material. The shell has an interior surface facing the head of a person wearing the helmet. The shell comprises a depression in the interior surface. An inner lining element is fit into the depression, wherein a hollow guiding space is formed between the inner lining element and the shell. The hollow guiding space has a slit at a forehead-sided rim of the shell. The helmet further has a visor. The visor at least partially is located movably inside the hollow guiding space, such that the visor at least partially can be pushed out of the slit into a face region of the person wearing the helmet and can be pulled back into the hollow guiding space.

1 . A helmet ( 110 ), specifically for the protection of a head of a person during leisure activities, the helmet ( 110 ) having a shell ( 112 ) at least partially made of a deformable material ( 136 ), the shell ( 112 ) having an interior surface ( 142 ) facing the head of a person wearing the helmet ( 110 ), wherein the shell ( 112 ) comprises a depression ( 146 ) in the interior surface ( 142 ), wherein an inner lining element ( 148 ) is fit into the depression ( 146 ), wherein a hollow guiding space ( 156 ) is formed between the inner lining element ( 148 ) and the shell ( 112 ), the hollow guiding space ( 156 ) having a slit ( 158 ) at a forehead-sided rim ( 160 ) of the shell ( 112 ), the helmet ( 110 ) further having a visor ( 116 ), wherein the visor ( 116 ) at least partially is located movably inside the hollow guiding space ( 156 ), such that the visor ( 116 ) at least partially can be pushed out of the slit ( 158 ) into a face region of the person wearing the helmet ( 110 ) and can be pulled back into the hollow guiding space ( 156 ). 
     
     
         2 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to the preceding claim, wherein the deformable material ( 136 ) comprises a foamed plastic material. 
     
     
         3 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the shell ( 112 ) has a multi-layer setup, the multi-layer setup comprising at least one outer lining layer ( 138 ) and the deformable material ( 136 ). 
     
     
         4 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to the preceding claim, wherein the outer lining layer and ( 138 ) the deformable material ( 136 ) are connected by an inmold-technique. 
     
     
         5 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the helmet ( 110 ) has an outer surface ( 140 ) facing away from of the person wearing the helmet ( 110 ), wherein the shell ( 112 ) has a guiding slit ( 126 ) extending from the outer surface ( 140 ) into the hollow guiding space ( 156 ), wherein a guiding element ( 124 ) is mounted to the visor ( 116 ) and extends through the guiding slit ( 126 ) such that the guiding element ( 124 ) is operable from the outer surface ( 140 ), wherein a position of the visor ( 116 ) is adjustable by using the guiding element ( 124 ). 
     
     
         6 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to the preceding claim, wherein the guiding element ( 124 ) removably is connected to the visor ( 116 ). 
     
     
         7 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to one of the preceding claims, the helmet ( 110 ) further comprising a guide rail element ( 128 ), wherein the guide rail element ( 128 ) at least partially is located inside the hollow guiding space ( 156 ), wherein the guide rail element ( 128 ) provides a guide rail ( 178 ) for a movement of the visor ( 116 ). 
     
     
         8 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to the preceding claim, wherein the guide rail element ( 128 ) has a plurality of rest elements ( 182 ), wherein the rest elements ( 182 ) are located in predefined rest positions, such that the visor ( 116 ) may be adjusted to a plurality of predefined positions. 
     
     
         9 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the interior surface ( 142 ) and an inner surface ( 152 ) of the inner lining element ( 148 ) commonly form a resting surface ( 144 ) which directly or indirectly rests on the head of the person wearing the helmet ( 110 ). 
     
     
         10 . The helmet ( 110 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the inner lining element ( 148 ) at least partially is made of a further deformable material ( 150 ), wherein preferably the further deformable material ( 150 ) comprises a foamed plastic material. 
     
     
         11 . A method for producing a helmet ( 110 ), specifically a helmet ( 110 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the method comprises the following method steps:
 a) a shell ( 112 ) is formed by using at least one deformable material ( 136 ), wherein the forming of the shell ( 112 ) is performed such that the shell ( 112 ) has an interior surface ( 142 ) facing a head of a person wearing the helmet ( 110 ), wherein during forming of the shell ( 112 ) a depression ( 146 ) is created in the interior surface ( 142 ),   b) an inner lining element ( 148 ) is fit into the depression ( 146 ), wherein a hollow guiding space ( 156 ) ( 156 ) is formed between the inner lining element ( 148 ) and the shell ( 112 ), the hollow guiding space ( 156 ) having a slit ( 158 ) at a forehead-sided rim ( 160 ) of the shell ( 112 ),   c) a visor ( 116 ) is provided, wherein the visor ( 116 ) at least partially is located movably inside the hollow guiding space ( 156 ), such that the visor ( 116 ) at least partially can be pushed out of the slit ( 158 ) into a face region of the person wearing the helmet ( 110 ) and can be pulled back into the hollow guiding space ( 156 ).   
     
     
         12 . The method according to the preceding claim, wherein the helmet ( 110 ) has an outer surface ( 140 ) facing away from of the person wearing the helmet ( 110 ), wherein step a) is performed such that the shell ( 112 ) has a guiding slit ( 126 ) extending from the outer surface ( 140 ) into the hollow guiding space ( 156 ), wherein, after performing steps b) and c), a guiding element ( 124 ) is mounted to the visor ( 116 ), such that the guiding element ( 124 ) extends through the guiding slit ( 126 ) and such that the guiding element ( 124 ) is operable from the outer surface ( 140 ), wherein a position of the visor ( 116 ) is adjustable by using the guiding element ( 124 ). 
     
     
         13 . The method according to one of the preceding method claims, wherein, in step a), a molding technique is used, preferably an inmold-technique. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to one of the preceding method claims, wherein step a) is performed such that the shell ( 112 ) has a multi-layer setup, the multi-layer setup comprising at least one outer lining layer ( 138 ) and the deformable material ( 136 ), wherein, in step a), an inmold-technique is used to create the multi-layer setup. 
     
     
         15 . A use of the helmet ( 110 ) according to one of the preceding claims referring to a helmet ( 110 ) for a purpose selected from the group consisting of: cycling, specifically riding a bicycle; motorcycling; horse-riding; skiing; snowboarding; water skiing.