US20210007434A1 - Helmet liner - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to helmets, and more particularly to a helmet liner.
- a known helmet as shown in FIG. 1 , comprises a shell 100 , a styrofoam liner 90 and a fabric layer 80 .
- Such a helmet provides a human head with double protection in virtue of the shell 100 covering the helmet from outside and the styrofoam liner 90 padded inside the helmet.
- the shell 100 is hard and has a smooth surface, so that when a wearer gets impacted at his/her head, the hardness of the shell 100 reduces the impact force and the smooth surface of the shell 100 redirects the impact force form directly hitting the head of the wearer, thereby providing force-reducing effects.
- the second layer of protection provided by the conventional helmet is attributable to the slight resilience of the styrofoam liner 90 that absorbs the vibration of the shell 100 caused by the impact and protects the head of the wearer from crush injury.
- the impacting source will further compress the styrofoam liner 90 . While the compressed styrofoam liner 90 can partially offset the impact force with its limited resilience, the surplus impact force will keep compressing the styrofoam liner 90 into a high-density, hard block, totally losing its impact-absorbing ability and leave the head of the wearer unprotected.
- the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a helmet liner, which has improved ability to absorb impact, thereby protecting helmet wearers with enhanced safety.
- the disclosed a helmet liner comprises: an outer protective layer, being made of thermoplastic, the outer protective layer having a first base layer and a plurality of first bulges, the first bulges being provided on the first base layer and located at an inner side of the first base layer; an inner protective layer, being located at an inner side of the outer protective layer and separated from the outer protective layer by a predetermined distance, the inner protective layer being made of thermoplastic, the inner protective layer having a second base layer and a plurality of second bulges, the second bulges being provided on the second base layer and located at an outer side of the second base layer; and a plurality of breakable connecting members, being made of thermoplastic, the connecting members having a predetermined length, the predetermined length being smaller than the predetermined distance, and the connecting members being connected between the first bulges and the second bulges; wherein, when the outer protective layer receives an external inward force that is smaller than a predetermined pressure, the first base layer deforms and drives the first bulges
- the disclosed helmet liner provides reliable impact-absorbing capacity and ensures safety of helmet wearers.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional helmet.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that each of the first bulges and each of the second bulges have their site projections overlapping and the first bulges are at the first position with all the connecting members unbroken.
- FIG. 3 is a side view similar to FIG. 2 , showing that each of the first bulges is located at the second position with all the connecting members unbroken.
- FIG. 4 is a side view similar to FIG. 2 , showing that each of the first bulges is located at the third position with all the connecting members broken.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along Line 5 - 5 of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 6 depicts a first aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that central bulge is at the second position with the connecting member it connects not broken while the other first bulges are at the first position with the connecting members they connect not broken.
- FIG. 7 depicts a second aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that central bulge is at the third position with the connecting member it connects broken while the other first bulges are at the second position with the connecting members they connect not broken.
- FIG. 8 depicts a third aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that each of the first bulges is located at the third position and each of the connecting members has broken.
- FIG. 9 is a graph of pressure testing results of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a graph of impact testing results of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a side view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the first bulges are at the third position where the first bulges are not abutting against the second base layer and the second bulge are abutting against the first base layer.
- FIG. 12 is a side view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the first bulges are at the third position where the first bulges are abutting against the second base layer and the second bulges are not abutting against the first base layer.
- FIG. 13 is a side view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the first and second bulges are not locationally overlapping and the connecting members are connected between the peripheries of the first bulges and the tops of the second bulges.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic drawing of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the connecting members are connected between the first and second bulges in a one-to-many manner.
- FIG. 15 is a side view of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the first and second bulges are locationally coincide and the connecting members are connected to the tops of the first and second bulges.
- FIGS. 2-10 and preferred embodiments are set forth as below to illustrate the implement, structure, features and effects of the subject matter of the present invention.
- a helmet liner 10 is padded in a helmet shell 100 (as shown in FIG. 1 ).
- Plural helmet liners 10 may be distributed across the inner side of the helmet shell 100 and work with the styrofoam liner 90 of a conventional helmet (as shown in FIG. 1 ).
- plural helmet liners 10 may be pieced together or a single helmet liner 10 may be used according to practical needs.
- only one helmet liner 10 is used for an illustrative purpose.
- the helmet liner 10 is mainly composed of an outer protective layer 11 , an inner protective layer 21 , and a plurality of breakable connecting members 31 .
- the outer protective layer 11 is made of extendable thermoplastic, which is polystyrene foam in the present embodiment.
- the outer protective layer 11 has a first base layer 13 and a plurality of first bulges 15 .
- the plural first bulges 15 are provided on the first base layer 13 located at the inner side of the first base layer 13 .
- the inner protective layer 21 is located at the inner side of the outer protective layer 11 and separated from the outer protective layer 11 by a predetermined distance.
- the inner protective layer 21 is made of extendable thermoplastic, which is polystyrene foam in the present embodiment.
- the inner protective layer 21 has a second base layer 23 and a plurality of second bulges 25 .
- the plural second bulges 25 are provided on the second base layer 23 and located at the outer side of the second base layer 23 .
- the plural breakable connecting members 31 are made of extendable thermoplastic, which is polystyrene foam in the present embodiment.
- the plural connecting members 31 have a predetermined length are connected between the first bulges 15 and the second bulges 25 .
- the predetermined length is smaller than the predetermined distance.
- the first base layer 13 deforms and drives the first bulges 15 to move from a first position S 1 to a second position S 2 , and the connecting members 31 remain unbroken (as shown in FIG. 3 ).
- the first bulges 15 return to their original places, namely moving from the second position S 2 back to the first position S 1 (returning from the state shown FIG. 2 back to the state shown in FIG. 1 ). Since the connecting members 31 are unbroken, the disclosed helmet liner 10 is still usable.
- the first bulges 15 When the external force is greater than 1.1 Mpa, the first bulges 15 further move to a third position S 3 and the connecting members 31 break (as shown in FIG. 4 ) so that the drawing force of the connecting members 31 between the first and second bulges 15 , 25 provides the first reducing effect against the external force.
- the thermoplastic may alternatively be nylon (PA), polycarbonate (PC) or other thermoplastic materials. Therefore, all the thermoplastic materials being extendable after cured shall be included in the scope of the present invention, and the materials of the outer protective layer 11 , the inner protective layer 21 and the connecting members 31 are not limited to what is recited for the first preferred embodiment.
- the impact-absorbing capacity of the connecting members 31 may vary depending on the thermoplastic material used, and therefore the threshold of the external force is not limited to 1.1 Mpa are recited for the first preferred embodiment.
- the width at its end near the first base layer 13 is greater than the width at its end far from the first base layer 13
- the width at its end near the second base layer 23 is greater than the width at its end far from the second base layer 23 .
- each of the first bulges 15 and each of the second bulges 25 have their site projections overlapping.
- the plural connecting members 31 are connected between tops of the first and second bulges 15 , 25 .
- the first bulges 15 when the first bulges 15 are located at third position S 3 , the first bulges 15 abut against the second base layer 23 and the second bulges 25 abut against the first base layer 13 .
- the supporting force of the first and second bulges 15 , 25 acting between the first base layer 13 and the second base layer 23 provides the second reducing effect against the external force.
- the connecting members 31 are arranged unidirectionally and the connecting members 31 are connected to the first and second bulges 15 , 25 in a one-to-one manner.
- the unidirectional state exists when the helmet liner 10 is laid flat and when the helmet liner 10 is not laid flat and crumples, the connecting members 31 may be posed in different directions.
- the first preferred embodiment of the present invention has different aspects.
- an external force acting on the liner is proliferated from the impact point to a surface.
- the external force is greater than 1.1 Mpa
- the first bulge 15 moving earliest defined as a central bulge 151
- the other first bulges 15 move in an outward sequence against the central bulge 151 from the first position S 1 to the second position S 2 and then to the third position S 3 .
- the drawing force of the connecting members 31 between the first and second bulges 15 , 25 provide the first reducing effect against the external force first before the connecting members 31 break due to the external force.
- the first bulges 15 move to the third position S 3 where the first bulges 15 abut against the second base layer 23 and the second bulges 25 abut against the first base layer 13 .
- the external force is further reduced.
- FIG. 9 shows the results of compression testing of the first preferred embodiment
- the breaking point of the connecting members 31 varied with the compression rate.
- the predetermined pressure broke the connecting members 31 down to 1.1 Mpa.
- FIGS. 2-4 and 10 show the results of impact testing of a helmet shell padded with the helmet liner 10 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the dotted line is associated with a conventional helmet using a styrofoam liner as described before with the maximum acceleration remaining 300G (G-Force) after impact
- the solid line is associated with a helmet using the disclosed helmet liner 10 instead of the prior-art styrofoam liner with the maximum acceleration being 150G after impact.
- the helmet liner of the present invention endows the helmet liner with reliable impact-absorbing capacity and ensures safety of helmet wearers.
- the helmet liner 10 ′ as provided in the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is similar to the first preferred embodiment except for the following technical features.
- the helmet liner 10 ′′ as provided in the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is similar to the first preferred embodiment except for the following technical features.
- each of the first bulges 15 ′′ and each of the second bulges 25 ′′ are not locationally overlapping, and the connecting members 31 ′′ are connected between the peripheries of the first bulges 15 ′′ and the tops of the second bulges 25 ′′.
- the connecting members 31 ′′ are connected between the first and second bulges 15 ′′, 25 ′′ in a one-to-many manner (for clearly expressing the connection, the connecting members 31 ′′ are indicated by lines), and the connecting members 31 ′′ are arranged in different directions.
- FIG. 13 each of the first bulges 15 ′′ and each of the second bulges 25 ′′ are not locationally overlapping, and the connecting members 31 ′′ are connected between the peripheries of the first bulges 15 ′′ and the tops of the second bulges 25 ′′.
- the connecting members 31 ′′ are connected between the first and second bulges 15 ′′, 25 ′′ in a one-to-many manner (for clearly expressing the connection, the connecting members 31 ′′
- each of the first bulges 15 ′′ and each of the second bulge 25 ′′ may be locationally coincide and the connecting members 31 ′′ are connected between the tops of the first and second bulges 15 ′′, 25 ′′.
- the layout of the first and second bulges 15 ′′, 25 ′′, as well as how the connecting members 31 ′′ are connected between the first and second bulges 15 ′′, 25 ′′ and are arranged are not limited to those described in the first preferred embodiment.
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- The present invention relates to helmets, and more particularly to a helmet liner.
- A known helmet, as shown in
FIG. 1 , comprises ashell 100, astyrofoam liner 90 and afabric layer 80. Such a helmet provides a human head with double protection in virtue of theshell 100 covering the helmet from outside and thestyrofoam liner 90 padded inside the helmet. - As the first layer of protection provided by the conventional helmet, the
shell 100 is hard and has a smooth surface, so that when a wearer gets impacted at his/her head, the hardness of theshell 100 reduces the impact force and the smooth surface of theshell 100 redirects the impact force form directly hitting the head of the wearer, thereby providing force-reducing effects. - The second layer of protection provided by the conventional helmet is attributable to the slight resilience of the
styrofoam liner 90 that absorbs the vibration of theshell 100 caused by the impact and protects the head of the wearer from crush injury. - However, when the
shell 100 receives an impact force that is greater than is protection capacity and consequently breaks or deforms, the impacting source will further compress thestyrofoam liner 90. While thecompressed styrofoam liner 90 can partially offset the impact force with its limited resilience, the surplus impact force will keep compressing thestyrofoam liner 90 into a high-density, hard block, totally losing its impact-absorbing ability and leave the head of the wearer unprotected. - Hence, it is desirable to improve the impact-absorbing ability of the styrofoam liner, thereby ensuring safety of helmet wearers.
- The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a helmet liner, which has improved ability to absorb impact, thereby protecting helmet wearers with enhanced safety.
- To achieve the foregoing objective, the disclosed a helmet liner comprises: an outer protective layer, being made of thermoplastic, the outer protective layer having a first base layer and a plurality of first bulges, the first bulges being provided on the first base layer and located at an inner side of the first base layer; an inner protective layer, being located at an inner side of the outer protective layer and separated from the outer protective layer by a predetermined distance, the inner protective layer being made of thermoplastic, the inner protective layer having a second base layer and a plurality of second bulges, the second bulges being provided on the second base layer and located at an outer side of the second base layer; and a plurality of breakable connecting members, being made of thermoplastic, the connecting members having a predetermined length, the predetermined length being smaller than the predetermined distance, and the connecting members being connected between the first bulges and the second bulges; wherein, when the outer protective layer receives an external inward force that is smaller than a predetermined pressure, the first base layer deforms and drives the first bulges to move from a first position to a second position with the connecting members remaining intact, and when the external force is greater than the predetermined pressure, the connecting members break.
- Thereby, the disclosed helmet liner provides reliable impact-absorbing capacity and ensures safety of helmet wearers.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional helmet. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that each of the first bulges and each of the second bulges have their site projections overlapping and the first bulges are at the first position with all the connecting members unbroken. -
FIG. 3 is a side view similar toFIG. 2 , showing that each of the first bulges is located at the second position with all the connecting members unbroken. -
FIG. 4 is a side view similar toFIG. 2 , showing that each of the first bulges is located at the third position with all the connecting members broken. -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along Line 5-5 ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 6 depicts a first aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that central bulge is at the second position with the connecting member it connects not broken while the other first bulges are at the first position with the connecting members they connect not broken. -
FIG. 7 depicts a second aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that central bulge is at the third position with the connecting member it connects broken while the other first bulges are at the second position with the connecting members they connect not broken. -
FIG. 8 depicts a third aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that each of the first bulges is located at the third position and each of the connecting members has broken. -
FIG. 9 is a graph of pressure testing results of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 10 is a graph of impact testing results of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 11 is a side view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the first bulges are at the third position where the first bulges are not abutting against the second base layer and the second bulge are abutting against the first base layer. -
FIG. 12 is a side view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the first bulges are at the third position where the first bulges are abutting against the second base layer and the second bulges are not abutting against the first base layer. -
FIG. 13 is a side view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the first and second bulges are not locationally overlapping and the connecting members are connected between the peripheries of the first bulges and the tops of the second bulges. -
FIG. 14 is a schematic drawing of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the connecting members are connected between the first and second bulges in a one-to-many manner. -
FIG. 15 is a side view of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing that the first and second bulges are locationally coincide and the connecting members are connected to the tops of the first and second bulges. - For further illustrating the means and functions by which the present invention achieves the certain objectives, the following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings
FIGS. 2-10 and preferred embodiments, is set forth as below to illustrate the implement, structure, features and effects of the subject matter of the present invention. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, ahelmet liner 10 is padded in a helmet shell 100 (as shown inFIG. 1 ).Plural helmet liners 10 may be distributed across the inner side of thehelmet shell 100 and work with thestyrofoam liner 90 of a conventional helmet (as shown inFIG. 1 ). Alternatively,plural helmet liners 10 may be pieced together or asingle helmet liner 10 may be used according to practical needs. In the first preferred embodiment, only onehelmet liner 10 is used for an illustrative purpose. Thehelmet liner 10 is mainly composed of an outerprotective layer 11, an innerprotective layer 21, and a plurality of breakable connectingmembers 31. - The outer
protective layer 11 is made of extendable thermoplastic, which is polystyrene foam in the present embodiment. The outerprotective layer 11 has afirst base layer 13 and a plurality offirst bulges 15. The plural firstbulges 15 are provided on thefirst base layer 13 located at the inner side of thefirst base layer 13. - The inner
protective layer 21 is located at the inner side of the outerprotective layer 11 and separated from the outerprotective layer 11 by a predetermined distance. The innerprotective layer 21 is made of extendable thermoplastic, which is polystyrene foam in the present embodiment. The innerprotective layer 21 has asecond base layer 23 and a plurality ofsecond bulges 25. Theplural second bulges 25 are provided on thesecond base layer 23 and located at the outer side of thesecond base layer 23. - The plural breakable connecting
members 31 are made of extendable thermoplastic, which is polystyrene foam in the present embodiment. The plural connectingmembers 31 have a predetermined length are connected between thefirst bulges 15 and the second bulges 25. The predetermined length is smaller than the predetermined distance. - As shown in
FIGS. 2-4 andFIG. 6 , when the outerprotective layer 11 receives an external inward force that is smaller than 1.1 Mpa (as indicated by the arrow inFIG. 6 ), thefirst base layer 13 deforms and drives thefirst bulges 15 to move from a first position S1 to a second position S2, and the connectingmembers 31 remain unbroken (as shown inFIG. 3 ). When the external force stops acting, the first bulges 15 return to their original places, namely moving from the second position S2 back to the first position S1 (returning from the state shownFIG. 2 back to the state shown inFIG. 1 ). Since the connectingmembers 31 are unbroken, the disclosedhelmet liner 10 is still usable. When the external force is greater than 1.1 Mpa, the first bulges 15 further move to a third position S3 and the connectingmembers 31 break (as shown inFIG. 4 ) so that the drawing force of the connectingmembers 31 between the first andsecond bulges - In practical use of the first preferred embodiment, the thermoplastic may alternatively be nylon (PA), polycarbonate (PC) or other thermoplastic materials. Therefore, all the thermoplastic materials being extendable after cured shall be included in the scope of the present invention, and the materials of the outer
protective layer 11, the innerprotective layer 21 and the connectingmembers 31 are not limited to what is recited for the first preferred embodiment. In addition, the impact-absorbing capacity of the connectingmembers 31 may vary depending on the thermoplastic material used, and therefore the threshold of the external force is not limited to 1.1 Mpa are recited for the first preferred embodiment. - In the first preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 2 , in each of the first bulges 15 the width at its end near thefirst base layer 13 is greater than the width at its end far from thefirst base layer 13, and in each of the second bulges the width at its end near thesecond base layer 23 is greater than the width at its end far from thesecond base layer 23. With this configuration, the first and second bulges 15, 25 are unlikely to break, thereby enhancing the structural strength of the first andsecond bulges - In the first preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 2 , each of the first bulges 15 and each of thesecond bulges 25 have their site projections overlapping. The plural connectingmembers 31 are connected between tops of the first andsecond bulges - In the first preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 4 , when thefirst bulges 15 are located at third position S3, the first bulges 15 abut against thesecond base layer 23 and the second bulges 25 abut against thefirst base layer 13. The supporting force of the first and second bulges 15, 25 acting between thefirst base layer 13 and thesecond base layer 23 provides the second reducing effect against the external force. - In the first preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 5 , the connectingmembers 31 are arranged unidirectionally and the connectingmembers 31 are connected to the first andsecond bulges helmet liner 10 is laid flat and when thehelmet liner 10 is not laid flat and crumples, the connectingmembers 31 may be posed in different directions. - With the technical features of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention as described previously, the first preferred embodiment of the present invention has different aspects.
- As shown in
FIGS. 6-8 , generally, an external force acting on the liner is proliferated from the impact point to a surface. When the external force is greater than 1.1 Mpa, with thefirst bulge 15 moving earliest defined as a central bulge 151, the otherfirst bulges 15 move in an outward sequence against the central bulge 151 from the first position S1 to the second position S2 and then to the third position S3. In the process where thefirst bulges 15 move from the first position S1 to the second position S2 and the connectingmembers 31 remain unbroken, the drawing force of the connectingmembers 31 between the first andsecond bulges members 31 break due to the external force. At this time, thefirst bulges 15 move to the third position S3 where thefirst bulges 15 abut against thesecond base layer 23 and thesecond bulges 25 abut against thefirst base layer 13. With the supporting force of the first andsecond bulges first base layer 13 and thesecond base layer 23, the external force is further reduced. - Reference is further made to
FIGS. 2-4 andFIG. 9 . According toFIG. 9 that shows the results of compression testing of the first preferred embodiment, the breaking point of the connectingmembers 31 varied with the compression rate. The predetermined pressure broke the connectingmembers 31 down to 1.1 Mpa. Now please refer toFIGS. 2-4 and 10 .FIG. 10 shows the results of impact testing of a helmet shell padded with thehelmet liner 10 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Therein, the dotted line is associated with a conventional helmet using a styrofoam liner as described before with the maximum acceleration remaining 300G (G-Force) after impact, and the solid line is associated with a helmet using the disclosedhelmet liner 10 instead of the prior-art styrofoam liner with the maximum acceleration being 150G after impact. This demonstrates that the present invention provides impact-absorbing capacity significantly better than that of the conventional helmet. - With the first bulges, second bulges and connecting members, the helmet liner of the present invention endows the helmet liner with reliable impact-absorbing capacity and ensures safety of helmet wearers.
- The
helmet liner 10′ as provided in the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is similar to the first preferred embodiment except for the following technical features. - In the second preferred embodiment as shown in
FIG. 11 , when thefirst bulges 15′ are located at the third position S3′, thefirst bulges 15′ are not abutting against thesecond base layer 23′ and thesecond bulges 25′ are abutting against thefirst base layer 13′. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 12 , when thefirst bulges 15′ move to the third position S3′, thefirst bulges 15′ are abutting against thesecond base layer 23′, and thesecond bulges 25′ are not abutting against thefirst base layer 13′. Therefore, how it looks like when thefirst bulges 15′ move to the third position S3′ is not limited to that described in the first preferred embodiment. - The rest of the structure and effects of the second preferred embodiment are substantively similar to their counterparts in the first preferred embodiment and not redundantly described herein.
- The
helmet liner 10″ as provided in the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is similar to the first preferred embodiment except for the following technical features. - The third preferred embodiment is depicted in
FIGS. 13-15 . As shown inFIG. 13 , each of thefirst bulges 15″ and each of thesecond bulges 25″ are not locationally overlapping, and the connectingmembers 31″ are connected between the peripheries of thefirst bulges 15″ and the tops of thesecond bulges 25″. As shown inFIG. 14 , the connectingmembers 31″ are connected between the first andsecond bulges 15″, 25″ in a one-to-many manner (for clearly expressing the connection, the connectingmembers 31″ are indicated by lines), and the connectingmembers 31″ are arranged in different directions. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 15 , each of thefirst bulges 15″ and each of thesecond bulge 25″ may be locationally coincide and the connectingmembers 31″ are connected between the tops of the first andsecond bulges 15″, 25″. Hence, the layout of the first andsecond bulges 15″, 25″, as well as how the connectingmembers 31″ are connected between the first andsecond bulges 15″, 25″ and are arranged are not limited to those described in the first preferred embodiment. - The rest of the structure and effects of the third preferred embodiment are substantively similar to their counterparts in the first preferred embodiment and not redundantly described herein.
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