EP0015796A2 - Helmet with retractable visor - Google Patents

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EP0015796A2
EP0015796A2 EP80400203A EP80400203A EP0015796A2 EP 0015796 A2 EP0015796 A2 EP 0015796A2 EP 80400203 A EP80400203 A EP 80400203A EP 80400203 A EP80400203 A EP 80400203A EP 0015796 A2 EP0015796 A2 EP 0015796A2
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  • the present invention relates to a helmet with a retractable screen of the type in which the screen has a lower notch intended to rest on the nose of the user and is connected to a support articulated on the outer cap.
  • the invention aims to provide a helmet of the same type in which the screen can effectively rest on the nose of the user in the manner of a pair of glasses, regardless of the size of the head thereof .
  • the subject of the invention is a helmet with a retractable screen, of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the screen is connected to the support by an elastic link which urges it towards the inside of the helmet.
  • the support is located inside the outer shell of the helmet and is provided with actuating members accessible from the exterior of this shell, a space for housing the screen. in the retracted position being formed in the front part of the cap.
  • the helmet for skiers shown in FIG. 1 is symmetrical with respect to a vertical median plane which is the plane of this figure. It consists of a rigid outer cap 1, for example of molded plastic, a shock absorbing lining or cap 2, for example of expanded plastic, and a device 3 with a retractable screen.
  • the cap 1 has a classic shape roughly in three-quarters of a sphere extended forwards and downwards by two approximately flat side cheeks 4. These two cheeks can, as a variant, extend forward and be joined by a transverse strip (not shown) to give the helmet the so-called "integral" shape.
  • the cap 2 exactly matches the inside shape of the cap 1 in the posterior half thereof, to which it adheres. From the transverse diametral plane P, it extends forwards along substantially the same radius of curvature while progressively deviating towards the bottom of the cap 1. A space 5 widening towards the outside is thus defined in the antero-superior part of the helmet, between the cap 1 and the cap 2.
  • An element 6 of the screen device 3 externally doubles this front part of the cap 2 and consequently defines the lower limit of the space 5.
  • This element 6 is constituted by a thin, relatively rigid sphere quarter, which extends downwards , of each side, by a flange 7 protruding from the cap 2 and ending a little before the lower edge of the cap 1, in the vicinity of the plane P.
  • Each flange 7 is crossed by a rivet 8 which fixes it to the cap 1.
  • a step towards the bottom 9 is provided on each side in the antero-upper part of the element 6.
  • This recess has, in side view (Fig. 1), the shape of a ramp starting at approximately 45 ° then curved towards the high.
  • the device 3 comprises an arch 10 and a screen or telescope 11.
  • the arch 10 forms a semicircle of radius slightly less than the cap 1; at each end, it is articulated on a rivet 8 and is extended downwards by a rectilinear lever 12 adjacent to the corresponding cheek 4. This lever 12 protrudes from the lower edge of the cap 1.
  • the screen 11 is made of transparent plastic, possibly smoked or colored. He. has the classic form of a pair of enveloping monobloc glasses and having a lower notch 13 adapted to rest on the nose of the user. Its periphery is continuous and devoid of angles, and it is bordered in its lower part by a foam seal 14.
  • the maximum width of the screen 11 is equal to the distance separating the start of the two ramps 9. As shown the bottom view of FIG. 3, the transverse curvature of this screen is greater than that of the part of the element 6 which is located between the ramps 9.
  • An elastic tab 15 of roughly rectangular shape, of small width, is fixed by one end to the top of the screen 11 and by the other end to that of the arch 10. It can be envisaged to make a single part the screen, the arch and this tab 15, in a suitable plastic material.
  • the operation of the device 3 is as follows.
  • the arch In the fully retracted position of FIG. 1, the arch is located at the bottom of the space 5, in the vicinity of the plane P.
  • the screen 11 is entirely, or almost entirely, housed in the front part of this space 5; it rests, solely by its lateral edges, on the ramps 9. More precisely, the points 16 of this screen which are the most distant from each other, located a little above the ends of the joint 14, are in pressing on the junction between the roughly straight portion and the curved portion of the ramps 9, while the upper edge of the screen abuts on the element 6 in the vicinity of the internal end of these ramps.
  • the tab 15 In this position, the tab 15 is bandaged and presses the screen 11 against the element 6.
  • Fig. 1 represents several positions of the screen to illustrate the complex movement that it describes: the points 16 slide along the ramps 9 to the outer end 17 thereof. Then the screen 11 pivots, roughly by these points 16, around the ends 17, after which points on the upper edge of the screen, increasingly closer to its top, slide on the front edge 18 of the element 6 located between the two points 17. Next, the screen 11, entirely disengaged from the element 6, is elastically pushed towards the inside of the helmet by the detent of the tab 15.
  • this screen thus has a double ability to adapt to the morphology of the user: on the one hand in height, depending on the more or less advanced position of the arch 10, on the other hand horizontally, thanks to the thrust elastic towards the bottom of the helmet exerted by the tab 15.
  • the length of the latter is calculated so that the screen can be applied to the smallest head possible with the helmet.
  • Fig. 2 shows in solid lines the positions of the screen 11 and the arch 10 for a small head, and in phantom the corresponding positions for a larger head, for which the screen is pushed forward and towards the high by the nose and makes the hoop move back and up somewhat 10.
  • levers 12 could be replaced by any other actuating member accessible from the outside, for example buttons, tongues, etc.
  • the ramps 9 can be replaced by other judiciously placed guide members such as pins.
  • Fig. 4 shows the application of the invention to a more helmet simple, for example a welding helmet, where aerodynamics is not sought.
  • the screen can without drawback be retracted outside the cap 1.
  • the hoop 10 thus follows the outer surface of this cap, and the levers 12 can be replaced by a simpler operating member such that a button 19 located at its top. Since, moreover, the screen does not need to occupy a minimum space in the retracted position, its guidance is ensured simply by two external pins 20 fixed to the cap 1.
  • FIG. 4 shows in broken lines several positions of the screen. Of course, a stop (not shown) can limit the upward movement of the arch 10.

Abstract

In this helmet, the shield has a lower notch adapted to rest on the nose of the user and is connected by an elastically yieldable connection to a support which is pivotally mounted on the outer shell of the helmet. This connection biases the shield inwardly of the helmet. The shield in this way adapts itself to the morphology of the user. Application in ski crash-helmets.

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La présente invention est relative à un casque à écran escamotable du type dans lequel l'écran présente une échancrure inférieure destinée à reposer sur le nez de l'utilisateur et est relié à un support articulé sur la calotte extérieure.The present invention relates to a helmet with a retractable screen of the type in which the screen has a lower notch intended to rest on the nose of the user and is connected to a support articulated on the outer cap.

Dans des casques connus de ce type (voir par exemple le brevet FR 1 446 416, l'écran est rigidement fixé à son support articulé. L'écran ne possède par conséquent aucune faculté de réglage dans le sens avant - arrière en position abaissée, ce qui constitue un sérieux inconvénient.In known helmets of this type (see for example the patent FR 1 446 416, the screen is rigidly fixed to its articulated support. The screen therefore has no ability to adjust in the front-rear direction in the lowered position, which is a serious drawback.

L'invention a pour but de fournir un casque du même type dans lequel l'écran puisse effectivement reposer sur le nez de l'utilisateur à la manière d'une paire de lunettes, quelle que soit la dimension de la tête de celui-ci.The invention aims to provide a helmet of the same type in which the screen can effectively rest on the nose of the user in the manner of a pair of glasses, regardless of the size of the head thereof .

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un casque à écran escamotable, du type précité, caractérisé en ce que l'écran est relié au support par une liaison élastique qui le sollicite vers l'intérieur du casque.To this end, the subject of the invention is a helmet with a retractable screen, of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the screen is connected to the support by an elastic link which urges it towards the inside of the helmet.

De préférence, notamment pour les casques de ski, le support est situé à l'intérieur de la calotte extérieure du casque et est pourvu d'organes d'actionnement accessibles de l'extérieur de cette calotte, un espace de logement de l'écran en position escamotée étant ménagé dans la partie avant de la calotte.Preferably, in particular for ski helmets, the support is located inside the outer shell of the helmet and is provided with actuating members accessible from the exterior of this shell, a space for housing the screen. in the retracted position being formed in the front part of the cap.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description qui va suivre, donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif et en regard des dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la Fig. 1 est une vue de côté, avec arrachement partiel, d'un casque suivant l'invention;
  • la Fig. 2 est une vue analogue, avec coupe partielle, illustrant l'adaptabilité de l'écran;
  • la Fig. 3 est une vue partielle suivant la flèche 3 de la Fig. 1;
  • la Fig. 4 représente schématiquement une variante de casque suivant l'invention.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description which follows, given by way of nonlimiting example and with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • Fig. 1 is a side view, partially broken away, of a helmet according to the invention;
  • Fig. 2 is a similar view, with partial section, illustrating the adaptability of the screen;
  • Fig. 3 is a partial view along arrow 3 in FIG. 1;
  • Fig. 4 schematically represents a variant of a helmet according to the invention.

Le casque pour skieur représenté à la Fig. 1 est symétrique par rapport à un plan médian vertical qui est le plan de cette figure. Il est constitué d'une calotte extérieure 1 rigide, par exemple en matière plastique moulée, d'un garnissage amortisseur ou calotin 2, par exemple en matière plastique expansée, et d'un dispositif 3 à écran escamotable.The helmet for skiers shown in FIG. 1 is symmetrical with respect to a vertical median plane which is the plane of this figure. It consists of a rigid outer cap 1, for example of molded plastic, a shock absorbing lining or cap 2, for example of expanded plastic, and a device 3 with a retractable screen.

La calotte 1 a une forme classique à peu près en trois-quarts de sphère prolongée vers l'avant et vers le bas par deux joues latérales 4 à peu près planes. Ces deux joues peuvent, en variante, se prolonger vers l'avant et être réunies par une bande transversale {non représentée) pour donner au casque la forme dite "intégrale".The cap 1 has a classic shape roughly in three-quarters of a sphere extended forwards and downwards by two approximately flat side cheeks 4. These two cheeks can, as a variant, extend forward and be joined by a transverse strip (not shown) to give the helmet the so-called "integral" shape.

Le calotin 2 épouse exactement la forme intérieure de la calotte 1 dans la moitié postérieure de celle-ci, à laquelle il adhère. A partir du plan diamétral transversal P, il se prolonge vers l'avant suivant sensiblement le même rayon de courbure tout en s'écartant progressivement vers le bas de la calotte 1. Un espace 5 s'élargissant vers l'extérieur est ainsi défini dans la partie antéro-supérieure du casque, entre la calotte 1 et le calotin 2.The cap 2 exactly matches the inside shape of the cap 1 in the posterior half thereof, to which it adheres. From the transverse diametral plane P, it extends forwards along substantially the same radius of curvature while progressively deviating towards the bottom of the cap 1. A space 5 widening towards the outside is thus defined in the antero-superior part of the helmet, between the cap 1 and the cap 2.

Un élément 6 du dispositif à écran 3 double extérieurement cette partie avant du calotin 2 et définit par conséquent la limite inférieure de l'espace 5. Cet élément 6 est constitué par un quartier de sphère mince, relativement rigide, qui se prolonge vers le bas, de chaque côté, par un flasque 7 dépassant du calotin 2 et se terminant un peu avant le bord inférieur de la calotte 1, au voisinage du plan P. Chaque flasque 7 est traversé par un rivet 8 qui le fixe à la calotte 1. Un décrochement vers le bas 9 est prévu de chaque côté dans la partie antéro-supérieure de l'élément 6. Ce décrochement a, en vue latérale (Fig. 1), la forme d'une rampe partant à peu près à 45° puis incurvée vers le haut.An element 6 of the screen device 3 externally doubles this front part of the cap 2 and consequently defines the lower limit of the space 5. This element 6 is constituted by a thin, relatively rigid sphere quarter, which extends downwards , of each side, by a flange 7 protruding from the cap 2 and ending a little before the lower edge of the cap 1, in the vicinity of the plane P. Each flange 7 is crossed by a rivet 8 which fixes it to the cap 1. A step towards the bottom 9 is provided on each side in the antero-upper part of the element 6. This recess has, in side view (Fig. 1), the shape of a ramp starting at approximately 45 ° then curved towards the high.

Outre l'élément 6, le dispositif 3 comprend un arceau 10 et un écran ou lunette 11. L'arceau 10 forme un demi-cercle de rayon légèrement inférieur à la calotte 1; à chaque extrémité, il est articulé sur un rivet 8 et se prolonge vers le bas par un levier rectiligne 12 adjacent à la joue 4 correspondante. Ce levier 12 dépasse du bord inférieur de la calotte 1.In addition to the element 6, the device 3 comprises an arch 10 and a screen or telescope 11. The arch 10 forms a semicircle of radius slightly less than the cap 1; at each end, it is articulated on a rivet 8 and is extended downwards by a rectilinear lever 12 adjacent to the corresponding cheek 4. This lever 12 protrudes from the lower edge of the cap 1.

L'écran 11 est réalisé en matière plastique transparente, éventuellement fumée ou colorée. Il. a la forme classique d'une paire de lunettes monobloc enveloppante et possédant une échancrure inférieure 13 adaptée pour reposer sur le nez de l'utilisateur. Son pourtour est continu et dépourvu d'angle, et il est bordé dans sa partie inférieure d'un joint en mousse 14. La largeur maximale de l'écran 11 est égale à la distance séparant le début des deux rampes 9. Comme le montre la vue de dessous de la Fig. 3, la courbure transversale de cet écran est supérieure à celle de la partie de l'élément 6 qui est située entre les rampes 9.The screen 11 is made of transparent plastic, possibly smoked or colored. He. has the classic form of a pair of enveloping monobloc glasses and having a lower notch 13 adapted to rest on the nose of the user. Its periphery is continuous and devoid of angles, and it is bordered in its lower part by a foam seal 14. The maximum width of the screen 11 is equal to the distance separating the start of the two ramps 9. As shown the bottom view of FIG. 3, the transverse curvature of this screen is greater than that of the part of the element 6 which is located between the ramps 9.

Une patte élastique 15 de forme à peu près rectangulaire, de faible largeur, est fixée par une extrémité au sommet de l'écran 11 et par l'autre extrémité à celui de l'arceau 10. On peut envisager de réaliser d'une seule pièce l'écran, l'arceau et cette patte 15,en une matière plastique appropriée.An elastic tab 15 of roughly rectangular shape, of small width, is fixed by one end to the top of the screen 11 and by the other end to that of the arch 10. It can be envisaged to make a single part the screen, the arch and this tab 15, in a suitable plastic material.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif 3 est le suivant.The operation of the device 3 is as follows.

Dans la position complètement escamotée de la Fig. 1, l'arceau se trouve au fond de l'espace 5, au voisinage du plan P. L'écran 11 est entièrement, ou quasi- entièrement, logé dans la partie avant de cet espace 5; il s'appuie,uniquement par ses bords latéraux, sur les rampes 9. Plus précisément, les points 16 de cet écran les plus éloignés l'un de l'autre, situés un peu au-dessus des extrémités du joint 14, sont en appui sur la jonction entre la partie à peu près rectiligne et la partie'incurvée des rampes 9, tandis que le bord supérieur de l'écran bute sur l'élément 6 au voisinage de l'extrémité interne de ces rampes. Dans cette position, la patte 15 est bandée et presse l'écran 11 contre l'élément 6.In the fully retracted position of FIG. 1, the arch is located at the bottom of the space 5, in the vicinity of the plane P. The screen 11 is entirely, or almost entirely, housed in the front part of this space 5; it rests, solely by its lateral edges, on the ramps 9. More precisely, the points 16 of this screen which are the most distant from each other, located a little above the ends of the joint 14, are in pressing on the junction between the roughly straight portion and the curved portion of the ramps 9, while the upper edge of the screen abuts on the element 6 in the vicinity of the internal end of these ramps. In this position, the tab 15 is bandaged and presses the screen 11 against the element 6.

Lorsque l'utilisateur du casque désire se protéger les yeux, il pousse simultanément vers l'arrière les extrémités des leviers 12. L'arceau 10 bascule alors vers l'avant en poussant l'écran 11 par l'intermédiaire de la patte 15. La Fig. 1 représente plusieurs positions de l'écran pour illustrer le mouvement complexe que celui-ci décrit: les points 16 glissent le long des rampes 9 jusqu'à l'extrémité extérieure 17 de celles-ci. Puis l'écran 11 pivote, à peu près par ces points 16, autour des extrémités 17, après quoi des points du bord supérieur de l'écran de plus en plus rapprochés de son sommet glissent sur le bord avant 18 de l'élément 6 situé entre les deux points 17. Ensuite l'écran 11, entièrement dégagé de l'élément 6, est poussé élastiquement vers l'intérieur du casque par la détente de la patte 15.When the helmet user wishes to protect his eyes, he simultaneously pushes the ends of the levers 12 backwards. The arch 10 then tilts forward by pushing the screen 11 via the tab 15. Fig. 1 represents several positions of the screen to illustrate the complex movement that it describes: the points 16 slide along the ramps 9 to the outer end 17 thereof. Then the screen 11 pivots, roughly by these points 16, around the ends 17, after which points on the upper edge of the screen, increasingly closer to its top, slide on the front edge 18 of the element 6 located between the two points 17. Next, the screen 11, entirely disengaged from the element 6, is elastically pushed towards the inside of the helmet by the detent of the tab 15.

Comme le montre la Fig. 2, cet écran possède ainsi une double faculté d'adaptation à la morphologie de l'utilisateur: d'une part en hauteur, suivant la position plus ou moins avancée de l'arceau 10, d'autre part horizontalement, grâce à la poussée élastique vers le fond du casque exercée par la patte 15. La longueur de celle-ci est calculée de façon que l'écran puisse s'appliquer sur la tête la plus petite envisageable avec le casque. La Fig. 2 montre en traits pleins les positions de l'écran 11 et de l'arceau 10 pour une tête petite, et en traits mixtes les positions correspondantes pour une tête plus grande, pour laquelle l'écran est repoussé vers l'avant et vers le haut par le nez et fait reculer et remonter quelque peu l'arceau 10.As shown in Fig. 2, this screen thus has a double ability to adapt to the morphology of the user: on the one hand in height, depending on the more or less advanced position of the arch 10, on the other hand horizontally, thanks to the thrust elastic towards the bottom of the helmet exerted by the tab 15. The length of the latter is calculated so that the screen can be applied to the smallest head possible with the helmet. Fig. 2 shows in solid lines the positions of the screen 11 and the arch 10 for a small head, and in phantom the corresponding positions for a larger head, for which the screen is pushed forward and towards the high by the nose and makes the hoop move back and up somewhat 10.

On comprend que la respiration s'effectue en dehors de l'espace de vision, ce qui évite l'apparition de buée sur l'écran.We understand that breathing takes place outside the vision space, which prevents the appearance of fogging on the screen.

Pour relever ou escamoter l'écran 11, l'utilisateur tire vers l'avant les extrémités des leviers 12. Deux points du bord supérieur de l'écran voisins de son sommet attaquent le bord 18 de l'élément 6, puis l'écran suit un mouvement complexe inverse de celui décrit plus haut, jusqu'à se loger complètement dans l'espace 5. La flèche f de la Fig. 1 montre la trajectoire suivie par un point de l'écran lors de ce mouvement. La forme des rampes 9 est choisie de façon que l'écran vienne finalement très près de la calotte 1 sans la toucher, de manière à occuper un volume minimal sans risquer de se rayer.To raise or retract the screen 11, the user pulls the ends of the levers 12 forward. Two points on the upper edge of the screen close to its top attack the edge 18 of the element 6, then the screen follows a complex movement opposite to that described above, until it is completely lodged in space 5. The arrow f in FIG. 1 shows the path followed by a point on the screen during this movement. The shape of the ramps 9 is chosen so that the screen finally comes very close to the cap 1 without touching it, so as to occupy a minimum volume without risking scratching.

On remarque qu'au cours des mouvements de sortie et d'escamotage, seul un bord rigide de l'écran participe au guidage, sans intervention ni de la surface de vision de l'écran, qui ne risque donc pas de se rayer, ni du joint 14, qui ne risqué donc pas de se décoller ou de se détériorer.We note that during the movements of exit and retraction, only a rigid edge of the screen participates in the guidance, without intervention neither of the viewing surface of the screen, which therefore does not risk being scratched, nor of the seal 14, which therefore does not risk coming off or deteriorating.

En variante, les leviers 12 pourraient être remplacés par n'importe quel autre organe d'actionnement accessible de l'extérieur, par exemple des boutons, languettes, etc.As a variant, the levers 12 could be replaced by any other actuating member accessible from the outside, for example buttons, tongues, etc.

En variante également, on peut remplacer les rampes 9 par d'autres organes de guidage judicieusement placés tels que des pions. Ceci est illustré à la Fig. 4, qui montre l'application de l'invention à un casque plus simple, par exemple un casque de soudeur, où l'on ne recherche pas l'aérodynamisme. Dans un tel casque, l'écran peut sans inconvénient être escamoté à l'extérieur de la calotte 1. L'arceau 10 suit ainsi la surface extérieure de cette calotte, et les leviers 12 peuvent être remplacés par un organe de manoeuvre plus simple tel qu'un bouton 19 situé à son sommet. Comme de plus l'écran n'a pas besoin d'occuper un espace minimal en position escamotée, son guidage est assuré simplement par deux pions extérieurs 20 fixés à la calotte 1. Le mouvement d'escamotage de l'écran commence de la même façon qùe précédemment, les pions 20 jouant le rôle des points 17 des Fig. 1 et 3. Puis, les points 16 de l'écran glissent directement-sur la surface extérieure de la calotte 1. La Fig. 4 montre en traits interrompus plusieurs positions de l'écran. Bien entendu, une butée (non représentée) peut limiter le mouvement vers le haut de l'arceau 10.Also in a variant, the ramps 9 can be replaced by other judiciously placed guide members such as pins. This is illustrated in Fig. 4, which shows the application of the invention to a more helmet simple, for example a welding helmet, where aerodynamics is not sought. In such a helmet, the screen can without drawback be retracted outside the cap 1. The hoop 10 thus follows the outer surface of this cap, and the levers 12 can be replaced by a simpler operating member such that a button 19 located at its top. Since, moreover, the screen does not need to occupy a minimum space in the retracted position, its guidance is ensured simply by two external pins 20 fixed to the cap 1. The retracting movement of the screen begins in the same way previously, the pins 20 playing the role of the points 17 of FIGS. 1 and 3. Then, the points 16 of the screen slide directly onto the outer surface of the cap 1. FIG. 4 shows in broken lines several positions of the screen. Of course, a stop (not shown) can limit the upward movement of the arch 10.

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l.- Casque à. écran escamotable, du type dans lequel l'écran présente une échancrure inférieure destinée à reposer sur le nez de l'utilisateur et est relié à un support articulé sur la calotte extérieure, caractérisé en ce que l'écran (11) est relié au support (10) par une liaison élastique (15) qui le sollicite vers l'intérieur du casque.l.- Helmet at. retractable screen, of the type in which the screen has a lower notch intended to rest on the nose of the user and is connected to a support articulated on the outer cap, characterized in that the screen (11) is connected to the support (10) by an elastic link (15) which biases it towards the inside of the helmet. 2.- Casque suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le support (10) est situé à l'intérieur de la calotte extérieure (1) du casque et est pourvu d'organes d'actionnement (12) accessibles de l'extérieur de cette calotte, un espace (5) de logement de l'écran (11) en position escamotée étant ménagé dans la partie avant de la calotte (1).2.- helmet according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (10) is located inside the outer cap (1) of the helmet and is provided with actuating members (12) accessible from the outside of this cap, a space (5) for housing the screen (11) in the retracted position being formed in the front part of the cap (1). 3.- Casque suivant l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que le support (10) est un arceau articulé en deux points diamétralement opposés (8) sur la calotte extérieure (1).3.- helmet according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the support (10) is a hoop articulated at two diametrically opposite points (8) on the outer cap (1). 4.- Casque suivant les revendications 2 et 3 prises ensemble, caractérisé en ce que les organes d'actionnement (12) sont des leviers prolongeant l'arceau (10) de chaque côté et dépassant du bord inférieur de la calotte extérieure (1).4.- helmet according to claims 2 and 3 taken together, characterized in that the actuating members (12) are levers extending the arch (10) on each side and projecting from the lower edge of the outer cap (1) . 5.- Casque suivant l'une des revendications 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce que la liaison élastique (15) est constituée par une patte élastique reliant le sommet de l'arceau (10) à celui de l'écran (11).5.- helmet according to one of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that the elastic connection (15) is constituted by an elastic tab connecting the top of the arch (10) to that of the screen (11). 6.― Casque suivant la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'écran (11), l'arceau (10) et la patte (15) sont réalisés d'une seule pièce.6.― Helmet according to claim 5, characterized in that the screen (11), the arch (10) and the tab (15) are made in one piece. 7.- Casque suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens (9,20) de guidage de l'écran (11) au cours de son escamotage.7. A helmet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it comprises means (9,20) for guiding the screen (11) during its retraction.
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