WEARABLE CHASSIS FOR A HELMET

• US 20150157079A1
• Filed: 06/13/2013
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Savox Communications Oy Ab Ltd
• Original Assignee: Savox Communications Oy Ab Ltd
• Inventors: Auranen, Pasi, Bordi, Mika, Kankainen, Tomi
• Granted Patent: US 9,788,587 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/04 Parts, details or accessories of helmets
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/0406 Accessories for helmets
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 1/04 Protection helmets crash helmets A42B3/00

Abstract

A wearable chassis for a helmet has a shape suitable to be worn on a head of a user and being attachable inside a protective structure having a shape protecting the user'"'"'s from an external impact. The chassis includes one or more connection ports for connecting an electronic device, a control interface for connecting a control unit, a wiring arrangement for connecting the one or more connection ports to the control interface, and a mounting arrangement for attaching an accessory device to the chassis. Moreover, a helmet including such a chassis and the protective structure having a shape protecting a head of a user from an external impact attached to the chassis, as well as a helmet arrangement including such a chassis and one or more protective structures, each having a shape protecting a head of a user from an external impact, removably attachable to the chassis are provided.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A wearable chassis for a helmet, the chassis having a shape suitable to be worn on a head of a user and the chassis being attachable inside a protective structure having a shape protecting the head of the user from an external impact, the chassis comprising

one or more connection ports for connecting an electronic device,

a control interface for connecting a control unit,

a wiring arrangement for connecting the one or more connection ports to the control interface, and

a mounting arrangement for attaching an accessory device to the chassis.

17. The chassis according to claim 16, wherein the mounting arrangement comprises one or more accessory rails for mounting an accessory device.

18. The chassis according to claim 16, wherein the mounting arrangement is provided with one or more of said one or more connection ports for electrically connecting an accessory device attached thereto to the control interface.

19. The chassis according to claim 16, wherein one or more of said one or more connection ports are configured for connecting a speaker arrangement.

20. The chassis according to claim 16, wherein one or more of said one or more connection ports are configured for connecting a microphone arrangement.

21. The chassis according to claim 16, wherein said wiring arrangement comprises a data bus connecting one or more of said one or more connection ports to the control interface.

22. The chassis according to claim 16, wherein said wiring arrangement comprises a control bus connecting one or more of said one or more connection ports to the control interface.

23. The chassis according to claim 16, further comprising a control unit coupled to the control interface, the control unit being configured to control an electronic device connectable to a connection port of the one or more connection ports.

24. The chassis according to claim 23, wherein the control unit comprises a second control interface for connecting an external control device.

25. The chassis according to claim 16, further comprising an arrangement for attaching the chassis inside the protective structure.

26. The chassis according claim 25, wherein said arrangement for attaching enables removably attaching the chassis inside the protective structure.

27. The chassis according to claim 16, wherein the chassis comprises an inner part and an outer part such that the inner and outer parts are arranged to surround a portion of the protective structure when attached thereto.

28. The chassis according to claim 27, wherein at least one of the connection ports and at least a portion of the mounting arrangement is provided in the outer part of the chassis.

29. A helmet arrangement comprising

a chassis according to claim 16, and

one or more protective structures, each having a shape protecting a head of a user from an external impact, removably attachable to the chassis.

30. A helmet comprising

a chassis according to claim 16, and

the protective structure having a shape protecting a head of a user from an external impact attached to the chassis.