Air cleaning and supplying system equipped to a helmet for a motorcyclist

Claim 2

An air cleaning and supplying system equipped to a helmet, the helmet being for a user riding a motorcycle, the motorcycle having an engine, said air cleaning and supplying system comprising: means, powered by the engine of the motorcycle, for sucking air from the environmental atmosphere thereinto; a filter coupled to said sucking means, for filtering out dust and pollutant gaseous particles contained in the air sucked by said sucking means; means for introducing the cleaned air from said sucking means to helmet; ventilating means, provided in the helmet, for introducing the cleaned air received from said sucking means into the interior of the helmet; respiratory means, provided in the helmet, for introducing the cleaned air received from said air hose for the user to breathe, said respiratory means comprising: a mouthpiece; an air pipe connected between said mouthpiece and said introducing means for introducing air received from said introducing means to said mouthpiece; means for controlling the attachment of said mouthpiece to the face of the motorcyclist and the detachment of said mouthpiece from the face of the motorcyclist, said controlling means comprising: a face mask having a pair of L-shaped slots; a pair of buttons capable of sliding along the L-shaped slots; a pair of straps, each of which has one end fixed to said mouthpiece and the other end fixed to one of the buttons; a compressible air pipe connecting said mouthpiece to said introducing means; and a spring encircling said compressible air pipe; wherein the movement of said pair of buttons is capable of controlling the attachment and detachment of said mouthpiece.

Claim 3

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 1, wherein said sucking means is a blower.

Claim 4

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 2, wherein said blower is driven by an electrical motor which is powered by the electricity produced when the engine of the motorcycle is running.

Claim 5

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 2, wherein said introducing means is an air hose and which is capable of being retracted into the casing of said blower and housed therein when not in use.

Claim 6

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 4, wherein a first connector is provided at an end of the air hose for engaging with a second connector provided on the helmet; si first connector having a flexible head with an arched portion, the arched portion forming a recess; said second connector having a protrusion provided around the circumference thereof; whereby said first connector is capable of engaging with said second connector by inserting the protrusion of said second connector into the recess of the first connector.

Claim 7

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 1, wherein said filter is a casing contained with cotton fibers and active carbons.

Claim 8

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 1, wherein said ventilating means comprising: an air pipe having one end connected to said air hose and a wall, a plurality of vent holes provided through the wall thereof for introducing air received from the air hose into the interior of said helmet.

Claim 9

An air cleaning and supplying system equipped to a helmet, and helmet being for a user riding a motorcycle, the helmet having a top portion provided with buffering material and a front portion through which the user may see, and the motorcycle having an engine, said air cleaning and supplying system comprising: a blower powered by the engine of the motorcycle for sucking air from the environmental atmosphere thereinto, the blower including a propeller rotatably secured to a shaft that is powered by the engine and a casing; a filter coupled to the blower for filtering out dust and pollutant gaseous particles contained in the air sucked by the blower; an air hose housed within the casing, the air hose being retractable from the casing, the air hose having a first end proximate the blower and a second end provided with a first connector for engaging with a second connector provided on the helmet to allow introducing of clean air from the blower to the helmet; a first air pipe provided in the helmet, the first air pipe having a wall and first and second ends, the first end being connected to said air hose and a plurality of vent holes provided through the wall thereof for introducing air received from the air hose into the top portion of the helmet; a mouthpiece provided proximate the front portion of the helmet, and a second air pipe connected between said mouthpiece and the air hose for introducing air received from said air hose to said mouthpiece whereby cleaned air is separated into two parts, the first part flowing through the first air pipe for ventilating air inside the helmet and the second part flowing into the mouthpiece; a face mask having a pair of L-shaped slots; a pair of buttons capable of sliding along the L-shaped slots; a pair of straps, each of which has one end fixed to said mouthpiece and the other end fixed to one of the buttons; a compressible air pipe connecting said mouthpiece to said introducing means; and a spring encircling said compressible air pipe; wherein the movement of said pair of buttons is capable of controlling the attachment and detachment of said mouthpiece.

Claim 10

An air cleaning and supplying system equipped to a helmet, and helmet being for a user riding a motorcycle, the helmet having a top portion provided with buffering material and a front portion through which the user may see, and the motorcycle having an engine, said air cleaning and supplying system comprising: a blower powered by the engine of the motorcycle for sucking air from the environmental atmosphere thereinto, the blower including a propeller rotatably secured to a shaft that is powered by the engine and a casing; a filter coupled to the blower for filtering out dust and pollutant gaseous particles contained in the air sucked by the blower; an air hose housed within the casing, the air hose being retractable from the casing, the air hose having a first end proximate the blower and a second end provided with a first connector for engaging with a second connector provided on the helmet to allow introducing of clean air from the blower to the helmet; a first air pipe provided in the helmet, the first air pipe having a wall and first and second ends, the first end being connected to said air hose and a plurality of vent holes provided through the wall thereof for introducing air received from the air hose into the top portion of the helmet; a mouthpiece provided proximate the front portion of the helmet, and a second air pipe connected between said mouthpiece and the air hose for introducing air received from said air hose to said mouthpiece whereby cleaned air is separated into two parts, the first part flowing through the first air pipe for ventilating air inside the helmet and the second part flowing into the mouthpiece; a face mask having a pair of L-shaped slots; a pair of buttons capable of sliding along the L-shaped slots; a pair of straps, each of which has one end fixed to said mouthpiece and the other end fixed to one of the buttons; a compressible air pipe connecting said mouthpiece to said introducing means; and a spring encircling said compressible air pipe; wherein the movement of said pair of buttons is capable of controlling the attachment and detachment of said mouthpiece.

Claim 11

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 8, wherein said blower is driven by an electrical motor which is powered by the electricity produced when the engine of the motorcycle is running.

Claim 12

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 8, wherein said filter is a casing contained with cotton fibers and active carbons.

Claim 13

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 8, wherein said first connector comprises a flexible head with an arched portion, the arched portion forming a recess; said second connector comprising the protrusion provided around the circumference thereof; and whereby said first connector is capable of engaging with said second connector by inserting the protrusion of said second connector into the recess of the first connector.

Claim 14

An air cleaning and supplying system according to claim 8, wherein the blower further comprises a spring which biases the air hose into the casing.