An electronic motorcycle helmet. The electronic motorcycle helmet includes a helmet having an aperture therein that can receive a head therethrough. A visor is disposed on a front side of the helmet and a display is disposed on an interior surface of the visor. A microprocessor, including a logic that receives a command input directed to one of a plurality of subsystems, toggles the subsystem between an activated state and a deactivated state, and displays a status window on the display corresponding to the subsystem. The plurality of subsystems includes a plurality of cameras disposed about the helmet, wherein each of the cameras is operably connected to the display and can apply a low-light filter for low-light conditions. Other subsystems include a wireless transmitter to wirelessly communicate with an external device, a GPS system, and a battery disposed at a lower edge of the rear side.

An active electrochromic film (500) can include a transparent flexible substrate (510), a first transparent electrically conductive layer (520) in contact with the transparent flexible substrate (510), an active electrochromic gel layer (530) in contact with the transparent electrically conductive layer (520), and a second transparent electrically conductive layer (515) in contact with the active electrochromic gel layer (530) opposite from the first transparent electrically conductive layer (520). The active electrochromic gel layer (530) can include a viologen-based compound. The active electrochromic gel layer (530) can exhibit a high visible optical transparency in the absence of a voltage applied across the first and second transparent electrically conductive layers (520,515) and a low visible optical transparency under an applied voltage. In one example, at least one of the first and second transparent electrically conductive layers (520,515) can include a masked portion (580) such that the active electrochromic gel layer (530) is insulated from the applied voltage in an area adjacent to the masked portion (580).

A helmet includes an operation mechanism, which is accommodated in an accommodation portion, on an outer shell of the helmet for operating an anti-glare visor with a transmission cable. One wall surface at an end of the accommodation portion in an operation direction defines an end surface including an insertion hole extending through the outer shell for passage of the transmission cable.

Protecting helmet of the type provided with at least one inner shell for shock absorption and at least one outer rigid shell that define a front opening for the face of a user, as well as a protective visor at least rotatable between a lowered position intercepting, at least partially, the front opening and a raised position disengaged from said front opening, and a raising/lowering mechanism to raise/lower the protective visor, wherein the raising/lowering mechanism comprises: at least one base member integral with, or made in a single piece with, or coincident with, part of the outer shell, and arranged in a side position with respect to said front opening; a lever body mounted on said outer shell or said base member so as to rotate around a first axis and provided with a support swinging with respect to said first axis between a proximal position and a distal position with respect to said front opening, said support further comprising hooking means to hook with a corresponding side area of the protective visor; elastic return-means constrained to said outer shell or said base member, and acting on said lever body to push it towards its distal position; one or more hooking teeth integral with said side area of the protective visor and shaped for the engagement with said hooking means of the lever body; at least one guide cam and a respective follower projection engaged with said guide cam, said at least one guide cam being integral with said at least one base member, and said respective follower projection being constrained so that to integrally rotate with said first side area of the protective visor, or vice versa. Advantageously, the support of the lever body comprises at least one multiple-seat profile and the raising/lowering mechanism further comprises an intermediate disc-shaped element coupled with the afore said support of the lever body so that to rotate with respect to such support around a second axis, and also to swing with respect to the above mentioned first axis integrally with the support of the lever body. The intermediate disc-shaped element further comprises constraining means for the removable constraint to at least one of said hooking teeth of the protective visor in order to transmit at least the circular motion of the protective visor, during the raising or lowering thereof, to the same intermediate disc-shaped element, as well as engaging means, at least integrally rotatable with the same intermediate disc-shaped element, for the movable snap fitting with the afore mentioned at least one multiple-seat profile of the support of the lever body.

A photochromic anti-fog lens and a method for making a photochromic anti-fog lens includes a step of mixing photochromic material in glue which is used to glue the second transparent plastic plate to the inner side of the first transparent plastic plate to get a photochromic material layer between the first and second transparent plastic plates. A step of attaching an anti-fog film to the inner side of the second transparent plastic plate to form a photochromic anti-fog composite lens. A step of putting the photochromic anti-fog composite lens in the cavity of a molding set. A step of injecting melted lens-forming material into the cavity of the molding set, the melted lens-forming material connected with the first transparent plastic plate to form the photochromic anti-fog lens that includes multiple layers with high structural strength.

A helmet has a helmet shell and a visor pivotally connected to the helmet shell. The helmet further has an electrical device attached to one of the visor and the helmet shell. First and second helmet electrical contacts are attached at both sides of the helmet and are adapted for electrically connecting to an electrical power source. First and second visor electrical contacts are attached to each side of the visor and are electrically connected to the electrical device. The first and second visor electrical contacts are pivotally connected to the helmet shell about first and second pivot axes respectively. The first and second visor electrical contacts are in contact with the first and second helmet electrical contacts respectively, at at least one position of the pivoting visor.

A helmet includes an operation mechanism, which is accommodated in an accommodation portion, on an outer shell of the helmet for operating an anti-glare visor with a transmission cable. One wall surface at an end of the accommodation portion in an operation direction defines an end surface including an insertion hole extending through the outer shell for passage of the transmission cable.

A helmet has a helmet shell and a visor pivotally connected to the helmet shell. The helmet further has an electrical device attached to the visor. First and second helmet electrical contacts are attached at both sides of the helmet and are adapted for electrically connecting to an electrical power source. First and second visor electrical contacts are attached to each side of the visor and are electrically connected to the electrical device. The first and second visor electrical contacts are pivotally connected to the helmet shell about first and second pivot axes passing through the first and second helmet electrical contacts respectively. The first and second visor electrical contacts are in contact with the first and second helmet electrical contacts respectively, at all positions of the pivoting visor.

Visor assembly (1) comprising an outer shield (2) and an inner shield (6) which is arranged at a distance therefrom and lies within the periphery of the outer shield, wherein a spacer (7) extending along the periphery of the inner shield is provided in order to hold the inner shield at a predetermined distance from the outer shield, wherein mechanical fixing means (10, 12) are arranged between the two shields for mutual fixation thereof, wherein the inner shield is formed at the position of its periphery such that a protrusion (7) from the inner shield is obtained, this protrusion forming the spacer.

Disclosed are curved electrochromic devices comprising an electrochromic apparatus disposed between first and second curved layers of transparent material, and the first and second curved layers have exterior and inner surfaces, wherein the inner surfaces face the electrochromic apparatus. Also disclosed are processes for manufacturing the disclosed bubble visors.