HELMET
FIG5B is a right side view showing a positional relationship between a cover member and a seal member when the chin guard is down
FIG5B is a right side view of the helmet according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention when the chin guard is down. As shown in FIG5B, in the present exemplary embodiment the cover member 15b at the right side is attached to the chin guard 13. Although not shown in the drawings, the cover member 15a at the left side is attached to the chin guard 13 similarly to the cover member 15b at the right side. When the chin guard 13 is down, an upper end portion 151b of the cover member 15b overlaps with the right end 141b of the seal member 14 and, although not shown in the drawings, an upper end portion 151a of the cover member 15a overlaps with the left end 141a of the seal member 14.
right side view
14
seal member
11
aperture window
111
aperture window upper edge
10
main hat body
13
chin guard
['1. A helmet comprising: a substantially spherical main hat body including an aperture window that opens forward to provide a field of view to a wearer; a shield connected to a pair of turning mechanisms protruding from two side faces of the main hat body, the shield being movable between a closed position at which the shield closes off the aperture window and an open position at which the shield opens the aperture window; and a seal member that, when the shield is at the closed position, seals a gap between an upper edge of the shield and an upper edge of the aperture window from a vicinity of one of the turning mechanisms to a vicinity of another of the turning mechanisms of the main hat body, wherein at least a part of an upper end portion of the shield, at vicinities of upper edges of left and right end portions of the seal member, is inflected toward the main hat body, and the part of the upper end portion of the shield abuts the seal member when the shield is at the closed position.', '4. The helmet according to claim 3, wherein the helmet is a full-face type helmet including a chin guard below the aperture window, and the cover members are integral with the chin guard.']