Patents Assigned to Shoei Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20240090612
    Abstract: A helmet includes a helmet shell and an impact absorber arranged at an inner side of the helmet shell. The impact absorber includes a hemispherical main body and an inserted member. The main body includes an insertion recess in an outer surface of the main body, the insertion recess defines an insertion space between the outer surface of the main body and an inner surface of the helmet shell, and the insertion space is open toward a fitting opening of the helmet shell. The inserted member is press-fitted into the insertion space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: SHOEI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Sawabe, Yoshiaki Saijo, Masami Kurihara
  • Patent number: 11651714
    Abstract: If a distance from a current position to a guide point is less than a predetermined distance, a normal output process and a stop process of a guide image are repeatedly performed. If a priority display request for a guide image is performed, a priority output process of the guide image is performed prior to the stop process. If an interval between the priority output process and the normal output process performed after the priority output process is short, the priority output process continues until the normal output process starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: NS WEST Inc., SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Tashima, Naoya Matsuoka, Yuusuke Matsumoto, Manabu Yamada, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Masanori Hiramatsu, Hirotaka Asaoka, Kou Satou, Kousuke Aoi
  • Patent number: 11638455
    Abstract: A helmet airflow control member includes a plate-like main body arranged on a shell and including a main body rear surface that covers part of a shell outer surface, and at least one passage formation portion arranged on the main body rear surface. A periphery of the main body rear surface includes a first peripheral portion, which is shaped in correspondence with the shell outer surface and closes a space between the main body rear surface and the shell outer surface, and a second peripheral portion, which is spaced apart from the shell outer surface and defines an opening of the space between the main body rear surface and the shell outer surface in cooperation with the shell outer surface. The passage formation portion defines a passage in the space, with the passage extending from the opening into the space and returning from the space to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyosuke Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11470903
    Abstract: A neck cover and a helmet are provided that improve quietness of a helmet interior and that do not cause inconvenience for a wearer. In order to eliminate a gap between an opening portion of a helmet and a neck periphery of a wearer, insert-through holes, which are for passage of a chin strap that is attached to an inner side of the helmet, are formed in a portion, which covers a front portion (throat) of a neck, of a neck cover that is attached to a peripheral edge of the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11330858
    Abstract: Plural contact pieces of a shaft member, which is mounted to a helmet main body, abut a cam surface that is formed at a hole portion provided in a proximal end portion of a chin guard. When the chin guard is rotated from a fully closed position to a fully open position with respect to the helmet main body, at least one of the contact pieces abuts an anchor surface, and, simultaneously, at least another one contact piece fits into a concave portion, and, due thereto, the chin guard is fixed with respect to the helmet main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD
    Inventor: Taku Nimura
  • Patent number: 11253021
    Abstract: A helmet that can effectively reduce the rotational acceleration of an impact and at the same time also effectively reduce translational acceleration is provided. A helmet has an outer shell including a hard material and a shock absorbing liner (14) disposed inside the shell. The shock absorbing liner (14) includes a main body liner (16), a recessed portion (30) provided at an inner surface of the main body liner (16), an insert liner (18) fitted into the recessed portion (30), and a central raised portion (42) (central support member) disposed between a bottom surface of the recessed portion (30) and a bottom surface of the insert liner (18). When the helmet receives an impact, the insert liner (18) swings about the central support member as a fulcrum, thereby reducing the impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Saijo
  • Publication number: 20220022585
    Abstract: A screen device includes a combiner that shows an image projected by a helmet at the helmet; and a vertical movement mechanism attached to a shell of the helmet, wherein the vertical movement mechanism supports the combiner so that the combiner is movable in a vertical direction and so that an inclination of the combiner is changeable with respect to the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: SHOEI CO., LTD., NS WEST Inc.
    Inventor: Eiji ISOBE
  • Patent number: 11154107
    Abstract: A visor locking mechanism is applied to a helmet equipped with a visor. The visor is provided on an inner side of an outer shell of the helmet which has a facial opening in a front side thereof. The visor is attached to a pair of left and right holders which are pivotably attached to the outer shell. The visor is configured to close or open at least part of the facial opening. A lock member that has an operation portion and a catch portion is disposed near at least one of the pair of holders. The operation portion allows the catch portion to fit together with or disengage from a catch counterpart portion provided at the pair of holders, whereby the visor becomes anchored or released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eiji Isobe
  • Publication number: 20210312842
    Abstract: If a distance from a current position to a guide point is less than a predetermined distance, a normal output process and a stop process of a guide image are repeatedly performed. If a priority display request for a guide image is performed, a priority output process of the guide image is performed prior to the stop process. If an interval between the priority output process and the normal output process performed after the priority output process is short, the priority output process continues until the normal output process starts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: NS WEST Inc., SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki TASHIMA, Naoya MATSUOKA, Yuusuke MATSUMOTO, Manabu YAMADA, Yoshimasa TANAKA, Masanori HIRAMATSU, Hirotaka ASAOKA, Kou SATOU, Kousuke AOI
  • Publication number: 20210311317
    Abstract: A HUD device mounted on a helmet includes a projection module configured to project display light for displaying a display image capable of being visually recognized as a virtual image. The projection module includes a light emitter configured to emit display light and a concave mirror configured to reflect display light emitted by the light emitter toward a combiner. The light emitter and the concave mirror are incorporated separately in the left and right sides of a chin portion of a helmet. The light emitter includes a first portion including an LED and a second portion including a display element. The first portion extends from a lower side of the second portion toward the concave mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: NS WEST Inc., SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori HIRAMATSU, Manabu YAMADA, Kou SATOU
  • Publication number: 20210307442
    Abstract: In an HUD device (3) mounted on a helmet (101), a projection unit (39) configured to project display light to a combiner (73) includes a light emitter (57) configured to emit display light, a housing (61) having a projection opening (63) through which display light emitted from the light emitter passes, and a cover member (65) having transparency to light and disposed to cover the projection opening. The projection unit (39) is incorporated in a chin portion (113) of the helmet body such that display light to be projected to the combiner passes through an optical path portion (119) provided in a mouse cover (115) of the helmet body (105). The cover member is disposed at an inner side of an interior member than a surface of the interior member at which an end of the optical path portion at a light emission side is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: NS WEST Inc., SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Masanori HIRAMATSU, Kou SATOU, Motoki TASHIMA, Naoya MATSUOKA, Hirotaka ASAOKA
  • Patent number: D948799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Banri Fukuyama
  • Patent number: D948800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD
    Inventor: Eiji Isobe
  • Patent number: D962549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masanori Wako
  • Patent number: D962551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masanori Wako
  • Patent number: D962552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eiji Isobe
  • Patent number: D963252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eiji Isobe
  • Patent number: D982242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Hiroki
  • Patent number: D1012374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Hiroki
  • Patent number: D1026336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SHOEI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Taku Nimura