ES2341825A1 - Ski, snowboard or similar table with ferromagnetic fixing media and corresponding system (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Ski, snowboard or similar table with ferromagnetic fixing means and corresponding system. Table (1) for skiing, snowboarding or the like with ferromagnetic fastening means able to fix a boot on said board (1), where the boot has magnetic and/or electromagnetic fastening means. The ferromagnetic fixing means comprise at least one piece of ferromagnetic material with an attraction surface (5) facing the top face of the board (1). The attraction surface (5) is arranged in such a way that it faces the boot, once the boot is fixed on the board. The fixing means comprise a finite number of fixing areas (3), where each of the fixing areas (3) is able to fix said boot in a predetermined fixed position. The complete fixing system also includes a boot with an electromagnet. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Ski, snowboard or similar board with some ferromagnetic fixing means and corresponding system.

Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a ski board, snowboard or similar with ferromagnetic fixing means suitable for fixing a boot, which has fixing means magnetic and / or electromagnetic, in the table, where the means of ferromagnetic fasteners comprise at least one piece of ferromagnetic material with an attractive surface facing towards the top face of the board and arranged in such a way that It will face the boot once the boot is fixed on the board. The invention also relates to a system for fixing a boot in a ski, snowboard or similar board.

State of the art

Ski, snowboard or board are known similar with magnetic fixings. For example, requests from US 6,007,086, 5,820,155 and US 6,224,086 describe some systems that use permanent magnets and / or electromagnets included on the boots and / or on the skis (or snowboard) boards to Fix the boots on the boards.

PCT application WO 2005/092454 describes a system for fastening boots to ski boards, snowboards or similar in which the table has its upper face completely coated with a ferromagnetic material, so that it allows fixing boots that have magnetic fixing means (with permanent magnets) and / or electromagnetic.

Summary of the invention

The object of the invention is to propose a new fixing system of magnetic and / or electromagnetic type that allow a quick and secure fixation of the boot on the board. This purpose is achieved by a ski board, snowboard or similar to the type indicated at the beginning characterized by fixing means comprise a finite amount of areas of fixing, where each of the fixing areas is suitable for fixing the boot in a predetermined fixed position.

Indeed, this way you can ensure that the boot is mounted in predetermined positions, defined through the fixing areas. Normally, table fixings of Mechanical type skis are fixed. Can be adjusted for sizes of different boots but their position on the board is fixed, usually by screwing. The position thus defined is a "optimal position", in the sense that it is the best position for "most cases". This position is determined on Each table by professionals. If the boot is fixed in one position different, normally the result will be unsatisfactory, since the Skier may not properly master skis. This can have multiple negative consequences: the skier does not ski satisfactorily, the ski performance remains wasted, increased skier fatigue, risk of injury and even of accidents, etc. With the solution proposed by the invention, the result is obtained that the user has the precise indication of the areas of optimal positioning of the boots according to different alternatives, such as the quality of the snow or the style you want to practice. So that the boot it is fixed in said optimum position which, logically, is It will correspond to one of the fixing areas. In the solution proposal in PCT application WO 2005/092454, cited above, there is a possibility that the boot is positioned in places "not optimal", with the drawbacks already mentioned. All of it is Also applicable to snowboards.

Having the optimal positions clearly delimited also has the advantage that the boot can be fixed on the table very quickly, since there is no risk of fix the boot in an incorrect position, slightly offset from The optimal position.

Additionally, the invention allows the use of a smaller amount of ferromagnetic material, which saves weight (since the ferromagnetic material is usually heavy), cost, and The remaining properties of the table are less influenced. In general, any position that is outside, in the direction of the axis longitudinal of the table, of what is the effective edge of the table it will not be a useful fixing zone, that is, preferably fixing zones are all within the area defined by the useful edge of the table. In this sense, a solution Particularly advantageous is when the ferromagnetic material is provided only in the fixing area or the areas of fixing, since in this way the minimum material is used ferromagnetic. For the invention any ferromagnetic material it's possible. Preferably the ferromagnetic materials used they are those that faint easily, that is, the called soft magnetic materials. Are particularly advantageous iron, cobalt, nickel as well as various alloys thereof, such as mild steel (with low content of carbon), iron-silicon alloys, etc.

The present invention also resolves other cases. For example, in the case of snowboards, conventional fixings usually have the possibility of position at least two positions with respect to the axis longitudinal of the table. This is because, in certain cases, it is advantageous for each of the boots to form an angle different with the longitudinal axis of the table. The present invention It also allows to solve this situation, presenting several areas of fixing, each of them in one of the indicated positions.

There are also other situations that can be satisfactorily resolved with the present invention. Indeed, for example in the case of advanced skiers you can be interesting that the position of fixing the boot is displaced from that "optimal position for most of the cases "since the skier is going to ski under conditions Special or extreme. For example, in the case of snow skiing virgin is interesting that the weight of the skier's body is in a position more delayed than in the normal case. This is also you can easily achieve with the invention, including, by example, a second fixing zone behind the zone of "normal use" setting.

As previously mentioned a preferred solution is therefore the basic solution in which the board, in the case of being a ski board, has a single zone fixing, and in the case of being a snowboard, have only two fixing zones, one for each of the boots of the Username.

In the most general case, in which the table has a plurality of fixing zones, it is possible that the zones of fixing are completely separated from each other. However, in various cases it is advantageous that at least two of the areas of fixing are partially overlapping each other. Effectively, on the one hand it is advantageous that the fixing areas are relatively large since it will be easier to have stronger magnetic attraction. Thus, the fixing zones can become practically like a footprint of the boot. For another On the other hand, the required position changes are not often so big. Overlapping the fixing zones, the possibility of having large fixing areas with the possibility of that each fixing zone has its optimum position, with independence of the remaining fixing areas.

The way to define the fixing zones is You can do it in various ways.

A preferred way of defining them is obtained when the fixing zones distinguish each other because each of the fixing areas includes at least a part of the attraction surface of a piece of ferromagnetic material that It is exclusive to the fixing area, where the surface of attraction of this part of the attraction surface collaborates in the definition of the fixed fixed position of the boot. Indeed, in this way the boot will be fixed exactly on the fixing zone (and not outside it) since the force of attraction Magnetic will only be exercised there. If you try to put the boot totally or partially outside the fixing zone, the force of magnetic attraction will be zero or much less than its nominal value, what which will guide the skier so that he can quickly locate the correct position, corresponding to the fixing area desired.

Another preferred way of defining the zones of fixing is obtained when the fixing areas are at least partially delimited by means of stops. The bumpers can be, for example small stems or bumps that optically indicate where the fixing area is and, preferably, allow a certain guidance of the boot to the correct position. These stops may come already installed by the manufacturer of the table or can be installed at the point of sale, which has the advantage added that can be installed taking into account the concrete boot that the skier will use, so they can be installed with greater accuracy.

A third preferred way of defining fixing zones is obtained when the fixing zones are by at least partially defined by brands. These brands they can be printed on the table, so that the skier sees where do you have to "step on" to put the boot in position correct. As in the previous case, these brands can come from the factory or can be done later.

These three ways to define the zones of fixation are not incompatible with each other, on the contrary, it can be particularly interesting to combine them so that their advantages accumulate.

The object of the invention is also a system of fixing a boot on a ski, snowboard or similar board, characterized in that the table is in accordance with the invention and the boot comprises at least one electromagnet.

Brief description of the drawings

Other advantages and features of the invention they are appreciated from the following description, in which, without no limitation, preferential modes of embodiment of the invention, mentioning the drawings that are accompany. The figures show:

Fig. 1, a snowboard with two zones of fixation.

Fig. 2, a ski board with an area of fixation.

Fig. 3, a snowboard with four zones independent fixing.

Fig. 4, a snowboard with four zones partially overlapping fasteners.

Fig. 5, a ski board with three zones of partially overlapping fixing

Figs. 6-8, a fixing zone with various alternatives of attraction surfaces.

Fig. 9, a snowboard with various attraction surface alternatives.

Fig. 10, a snowboard with four zones of fixation partially overlapped and delimited by marks or stops

Fig. 11, a snowboard with four zones fixing partially overlapped with a part of the surface of specific attraction for each fixing zone.

Detailed description of some embodiments of the invention

Figs. 1 and 2 show some basic forms of realization of a table 1 according to the invention. They have the minimum essential number of fixing zones 3. In each one of the tables 1, these fixing zones 3 are arranged on the position considered optimal. This ensures that the user position the boot in the right place.

In Table 3 and 4 a table 1 of snowboard that has four fixing zones 3. In Fig. 3 the fixing zones 3 are independent of each other, while in the Fig. 4 the fixing areas 3 are partially overlapped between yes. Similarly, in Fig. 5 a table (1) of ski with three fixing areas 3 partially overlapping each other. Logically, there could be a greater number of fixing zones 3 and, and there could be multiple overlaps.

In Figs. 6 to 8 show some examples of how the attraction surfaces 5 can be arranged in the zones of fixing 3. In Fig. 6 a case is shown in which the Attraction surface 5 extends throughout the fixing area 3, so that the attraction surfaces 5 are like a footprint of the boot On the other hand, the Figs. 7 and 8 show various examples of attraction surfaces 5.

Fig. 9 shows how the surfaces of attraction 5 define the fixation zones 3. Each pair formed by one of the upper attraction surfaces 5 (according to the position of the figure on the paper) and the attraction surface 5 corresponding lower defines a fixing zone 3. So therefore, the upper attraction surfaces 5 are the surfaces exclusive to the corresponding fixing zone 3. In Fig. 11 an example of the case in which the attraction surface is shown 5 extends along two fixing zones 3, with a shape approximate of V. In this case each of the upper ends of the V is the part of the attraction surface 5 exclusive to the corresponding fixing zone 3.

In the case of Fig. 10, the surface of attraction 5 does not define the fixing zone 3 but the zone of fixing 3 is delimited by marks 7 or stops.

Claims (10)

1. Ski (snowboard) or similar board (1) with ferromagnetic fixing means suitable for fixing a boot in said table (1), said boot having magnetic and / or electromagnetic fixing means, where said ferromagnetic fixing means comprise at least one piece of ferromagnetic material with an attraction surface (5) facing the upper face of said table (1), said attraction surface (5) being arranged such that it will be faced with said boot once fixed, characterized in that said fixing means comprise a finite amount of fixing zones (3), where each of said fixing zones (3) is suitable for fixing said boot in a predetermined fixed position. 2. Table (1) according to claim 1, wherein said table (1) is a ski board (1), characterized in that said fixing means comprise a single fixing area (3). 3. Table (1) according to claim 1, wherein said table (1) is a snowboard (1), characterized in that said fixing means comprise only two fixing areas (3), one for each of the boots of the Username. 4. Table (1) according to claim 1, wherein said fixing means comprise a plurality of said fixing areas (3), characterized in that at least two of said fixing areas (3) are partially overlapping each other. 5. Table (1) according to claim 1, wherein said fixing means comprise a plurality of said fixing areas (3), characterized in that at least two of said fixing areas (3) are completely separated from each other. 6. Table (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that said fixing zones (3) are distinguished from each other because each of said fixing zones (3) includes at least a part of the attraction surface (5) of a piece of ferromagnetic material that is exclusive to said fixing area (3), where the attraction surface (5) of said part collaborates in defining said determined fixed position of said boot. 7. Table (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said ferromagnetic material is disposed only in said fixing zone (3) or said fixing zones (3). 8. Table (1) according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said fixing zones (3) are at least partially delimited by. some bumpers 9. Table (1) according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that said fixing areas (3) are at least partially defined by means of marks (7). 10. System for fixing a boot on a ski, snowboard or similar board, characterized in that said board is according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and said boot comprises at least one electromagnet.