Visor assembly for a helmet

摘要

A visor assembly for an aviation helmet includes a lens, lens/strap anti-tear interface assemblies, retainer plates, and attachment strap assemblies. A friction strip mounted on the brim of the helmet operates to increase the friction between the visor lens and the helmet. The combined function of the friction strip and the configuration of the strap assemblies operate to maintain the visor in a deployed (as-worn) positioned in front of the wearer's face, even during high speed wind blasts of up to 600 KEAS (Knots Equivalent Air Speed).

主权项

1. An aviation helmet comprising:
a helmet having a facial opening; a brim having a length extending above the facial opening; a visor elastically coupled to the helmet and extending across at least a portion of the facial opening in a deployed position; and at least one friction strip mounted along at least a portion of the length of the brim and positioned between the helmet and the visor in the deployed position, the at least one friction strip increasing frictional contact between the visor and the helmet in the deployed position.