HELMET WITH CHEEK-EMBEDDED MICROPHONE

• US 20160000171A1
• Filed: 02/19/2014
• Published: 01/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cardo Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cardo Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: GLEZERMAN, Abraham, MOATO, Abraham Avi
• Granted Patent: US 10,064,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/12 Cushioning devices
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/30 Mounting radio sets or communication systems

Abstract

The invention relates to a protective helmet which is provided with communication equipment, the helmet comprises one or more microphones that are embedded next to cheeks of the wearer in one or more layers of material that are located between a helmet shell and said wearer'"'"'s cheeks, wherein each of said one or more microphones is connected directly or indirectly to said communication equipment by means of a connection element, each of said connection elements being also embedded respectively within slots that are made within one or more of said layers.

Claims

1. An open-front type protective helmet provided with communication equipment, the helmet comprises one or more acoustic microphones that are embedded next to cheeks of the wearer in one or more layers of material that are located between a helmet shell and said wearer'"'"'s cheeks, wherein each of said one or more acoustic microphones is connected directly or indirectly to said communication equipment by means of a connection element, each of said connection elements being also embedded respectively within slots that are made within one or more of said layers.

2. A protective helmet according to claim 1, wherein said communication equipment is a headset, and wherein each of said connection elements is flexible or rigid.

3. A protective helmet according to claim 1, wherein the acoustic microphones are located remote from a respective proximate end of the wearer'"'"'s mouth by at least 30 mm.

4. A protective helmet according to claim 1, wherein said one or more layers are a mid-layer and an interior layer.

5. A protective helmet according to claim 1, wherein the connection element is rigid, having a form of a boom.

6. A protective helmet according to claim 2, wherein the flexible or rigid connection element is connected to an inner speaker.

7. A protective helmet according to claim 1, adapted to be used by a motorcycle driver and/or passenger.

8. A protective helmet according to claim 2, wherein the headset is suitable to provide voice operated functions.

9. A protective helmet according to claim 2, wherein the headset is suitable to provide entertainment functions.

10. A protective helmet according to claim 1, which comprises two acoustic microphones, wherein the noise associated with two separate signals coming respectively from said two spaced apart acoustic microphones is filtered by a noise cancelling unit.