Patent Publication Number: US-2017367425-A1

Title: Structure for fixing riding recorder with helmet visor fastener

Description:
(A) TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates generally to a riding monitoring device, and more particularly to a riding monitoring device that possesses functions of both a riding recorder and a speeding detection alarm and comprises helmet visor fasteners that are directly engageable with a helmet visor. 
     (B) DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART 
     For driving and riding safety, the traffic safety management agency of almost all the countries around the world use speeding photographing measure for fining and punishing the drivers or riders in order to prevent drivers or riders from driving or riding over speeds. The speeding photographing devices that are commonly used to detect the speeds of vehicles generally include stationary speeding photographing devices, police laser gun based speeding photographing systems, GPS (Global Positioning System) based photographing devices, and laser detection based speeding photographing devices. With the advance of technology and science, better devices for photographing speeding vehicles will be developed and available in the future. 
     Drivers often purchase and install speeding detection alarms in their vehicles to avoid being photographed due to speeding or to provide reminder for reducing speed simply for driving safety purposes. The speeding detection alarm may detect the existence and operation of one or multiple ones of the above mentioned speeding photographing devices so that alarms such as beeping sounds or lighting may be issued to warn the driver, allowing the driver to timely reduce the speed. The known speeding detection alarms that are currently available in the market are generally designed for use in automobiles. Heretofore, there was no device of similar functions proposed and available in the market for motorcycle riders. This certainly causes inconvenience of the motorcycle riders. 
     For areas where motorcycles have been widely used as a regular transportation measure, riding recorders are generally available but do not include the function of speeding detection alarm. Thus, further improvement may be needed for riding safety of motorcycle riders. 
     In view of the above, the present invention aims to provide a solution to overcome the above problems. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a structure for fixing a riding recorder with helmet visor fasteners, which comprises: a visor, which is provided, in the inside thereof, with a plurality of first coupling members so as to be attached to a helmet with the first coupling members. A monitoring unit is mounted to a bottom of the visor and the monitoring unit comprises at least one camera lens and a storage element such that when the monitoring unit is activated, the camera lens is operable to take images and stores the data of the images in the storage element. 
     The primary object of the structure for fixing a riding recorder with helmet visor fasteners according to the present invention is as follows. In view of the fact that an existing helmet comprises a plurality of fasteners provided thereon for mounting and fixing a visor to the helmet and such fasteners are in the form of male and female fasteners that mate each other for coupling the visor and the helmet, a user does not need to install an additional support frame for mounting and supporting a riding recorder and/or a speeding detection alarm, so that the use is made easy and convenient and detachment can be done easily. For manufacturers, there is also no need to manufacture the support frame so that the manufacture cost can be reduced and the production and assembly performance can be improved. 
     The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts. 
     Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic view illustrating assembly and use of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view showing the present invention in an assembled state, posterior to the state illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is block diagram illustrating the structure of a monitoring unit according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1-3 , the present invention provides a structure for fixing a riding recorder with helmet visor fasteners, which is generally designated at  1 , and comprises: at least one visor  10  and a monitoring unit  20 , which will be individually described as follows: 
     The visor  10  comprises a plurality of first coupling members  11  that are mounted in the inside thereof The visor  10  has an arc configuration. The visor  10  has a bottom having a front edge that is recessed upwards to define a notch  12 . 
     The monitoring unit  20  is mounted to the bottom of the visor  10 . The monitoring unit  20  comprises at least one the camera lens  21  and a storage element  22 , so that when the monitoring unit  20  is activated and in operation, photographing or video recording can be conducted with the camera lens  21  and data of images so obtained are stored in the storage element  22 . 
     The camera lens  21  is received and fixed in the notch  12 . The visor  10  is further provided, on the bottom thereof, with a connection member  13  that extends vertically downward. The first coupling members  11  are respectively mounted to an inner side of the connection member  13  and inner sides of two ends of the visor  10 . 
     The connection member  13  and two side portions of the visor  10  are respectively provided with a first adjustment hole  14  and two second adjustment holes  15 . The first coupling members  11  are respectively set in the first adjustment hole  14  and the second adjustment holes  15 , so that the first coupling members  11  are respectively movable in the first adjustment hole  14  and the second adjustment holes  15  for adjusting an angle of the camera lens  21 . 
     The visor  10  is combinable with a helmet  30 . The helmet  30  has a front face in which a plurality of second coupling members  31  is provided so that the first coupling members  11  are respectively engageable and thus mate and couple with the second coupling members  31  in a detachable manner 
     The first coupling members  11  and the second coupling members  31  can be male and female fasteners, respectively, which are mateable with each other. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , an embodiment of the present invention is shown and in this embodiment, the monitoring unit  20  further comprises a microprocessor  23 , a warning device  24 , and a speed detection device  25 . The microprocessor  23  is electrically connected to the camera lens  21 , the storage element  22 , and the warning device  24 . The speed detection device  25  comprises a signal detector  251 , such that when the signal detector  251  detects at least one radar or laser signal, through the operation of the microprocessor  23 , the warning device  24  is activated. 
     The warning device  24  may further comprise at least one light emission element (not shown in the drawings) and a sound emission element (not shown in the drawings), such that lighting and sound may be given off as a reminder to the rider. 
     It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above. 
     While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the claims of the present invention.