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EP0986967B1
EP0986967B1 EP99116434A EP99116434A EP0986967B1 EP 0986967 B1 EP0986967 B1 EP 0986967B1 EP 99116434 A EP99116434 A EP 99116434A EP 99116434 A EP99116434 A EP 99116434A EP 0986967 B1 EP0986967 B1 EP 0986967B1
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knee protector
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/06—Knee or foot
    • A41D13/065—Knee protectors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/055—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body
    • A41D13/0556—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means
    • A41D13/0568—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means with straps

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  • the invention relates to a knee protector according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a knee protector is from the German utility model DE 297 08 635 U1 known.
  • the knee protector proposed there essentially consists of a knee covering protective section and two attached to this protective section Holding sections that encompass the leg.
  • the resilient properties of these holding sections result in a certain contact pressure of the holding sections and thus also the Protective section on the knee by the dimensioning of the holding sections and the Choice of material is specified.
  • To adapt this knee pad to the anatomical Conditions in the knee area of the respective user are different upholstery parts Thickness inserted or locked in the holding sections.
  • This solution has proven to be proven reliable, but requires some effort on the part of the user what the choice of a suitable upholstery part is concerned, possibly also a multiple exchange required to find the cheapest solution, i.e. a solution where Wearing properties and holding properties are optimized.
  • the basic idea of the invention is to provide the two holding sections with an adjustable Power transmission element to connect, so that the distance between the two Holding sections and thus their force on the leg of the user by means of a Actuator that cooperates with the power transmission element by the user can be easily adjusted.
  • This solution has the advantage that the setting of the force effect at any time (even during of wearing the knee pads) can be requlated and optimized by the user, so that especially also in the case of material-related wear and tear that declines over the duration of use Spring force of the holding sections by a corresponding increase in the train of Power transmission element can be compensated, so that over a very long time Period of use that the desired holding effect is retained.
  • the force transmission element can either be used for Serve transmission of compressive or tensile forces.
  • the force transmission element is a tie rod, however, a pull wire can also be used with which pressure forces are exerted can be the distance of the holding sections to adapt to the leg of the Decrease user.
  • the actuator for adjusting the power transmission element complementary has locking means formed with one another, with which two knee pads can be releasably connected are.
  • This allows the knee pads to be stored in pairs, advantageously the complementary design of the locking means is provided in the actuating element that only one type of actuator needs to be made that both locking means in a suitable manner Wise united.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the knee protector.
  • the cross-section of the knee protector is approximately horseshoe-shaped and consists of one middle protection section 30, which comes to rest in the area of the knee and on the side subsequent holding sections 10, 20 which hold the user's leg in the upper calf area enclose.
  • the mechanical properties of the knee protector are from one determined in accordance with a horseshoe-shaped common, arc-shaped core 100, which is molded from hard plastic, for example. This core 100 is covered with foam 70 surrounded, which ensures a comfortable wearing of the knee pads.
  • a tie rod 40 that is Power transmission element, a tie rod 40, the hook end 42 of which is bent at right angles extends through a holding plate 13 at the outer end of the holding element 12 and there is thus held.
  • the tie rod 40 has a thread 62 which is in a corresponding threaded hole 52 of the actuator 50 is screwed.
  • the Actuating element 50 is designed, for example, as a rotary knob, the inside of which facing face rests on the edge of the holding element 22 and is supported there.
  • the Actuating element at least partially protrudes from the foam 70 and is so designed that it can be easily operated by the user's hand.
  • the structural design of the power transmission element can also be different be executed, it remains crucial that the line of action W-W of Power transmission element, the core 100 at two opposite points P1, P2 cuts to achieve the described effect. In the area of these points corresponds to Passage cross section of the power transmission element through the core 100 about that Cross section of the power transmission element itself, which may be achieved by a narrowing becomes. This ensures that the foam material of the foam in particular in the manufacture of the knee protector not in the cylindrical cavity of the holding elements 12.22 can penetrate.
  • the cylindrical holding elements 12, 22 themselves end with their end faces expediently within the foam and are there, as above described, with the holding plate 13 or the end face of the actuating element 50 closed, so that no foam material can penetrate into this area.
  • the basic roughening is Similar, but here a pull wire 46 is used instead of the tie rod, points accordingly the holding plate 13 'only has an opening in which a head of the puller wire 46 is held; the other end of the pull wire 46 is provided with a thread 62, which in turn in Actuator 50 sits.
  • Figure 4 shows a partial cross section of a third embodiment, also as Force transmission element, a pull wire 46 'is used, which via a deflection element 47 is guided in the inner vertex S of the core 100, so that the line of action W'-W 'of the power transmission element is bent in the apex S as shown.
  • This solution enables that the pull wire 46 'is guided closer to the core 100, which has the advantage that the remaining inner space, which receives the knee, is only slightly reduced by the pull wire 46 ' becomes, or vice versa, that the foam 70 in this area more economical can fail.
  • the force transmission element can only be pulled are claimed, i.e. the compression of the holding sections is carried out by the Tie rod 4 or the pull wire 46, 46; with opposite movement of the actuating element 50 the knee protector is opened by prestressing the holding sections 10, 20 or of the core 100 forming it and / or by the elastic effect of the Foaming 70.
  • force transmission element as pull wire 46 or 46 'according to Figures 3 and 4 can instead of the button-like actuating means, as in the figures shown, an actuating means in the manner of a violin bulb can also be provided.
  • FIG. 5 A first embodiment of the actuating element 50 is shown in FIG. 5:
  • the end face of the holding element 22 facing the actuating element is included provided a step-like rising locking profile 23 into which a correspondingly shaped Locking section 51 of the actuating element 50 can be fixed.
  • the actuator 50 By rotating the actuator 50 is the tension of the pull wire 46/46 'and thus the distance or change the contact force of the holding sections 10 and 20 in a simple manner, in In this case, no threaded parts are required, since here the pull wire is analogous to the holder in the Holding element 12, for example in an end plate of the actuating element 50 can be hung.
  • the actuating element 50 is designed as a cylindrical button with the input mentioned internal thread 52 for a threaded pin 62 of the tie rod 40 or the pull wire 46th
  • this actuation button has a pair of complementary designs Locking means 80,81, which are designed so that two actuators and thus two Knee pads can be held together.
  • the first latching means 81 is formed radially on the end face of the actuating element 50 Rib with a thickened end cross section
  • the second locking means 80 is accordingly made of two Ribs constructed, the shape and spacing is selected so that the rib 81 a other actuating element can be inserted and can be held there positively and non-positively.
  • the core 100 is formed with the hollow-cylindrical ones which are formed on the opposite side Holding elements 12 and 22 made of plastic by injection molding. After that the Holding plate 13 placed on the holding element 22 and the tie rod 40 is first through the holding element 22, then pushed through the holding element 12 until it is hook-shaped curved end sits on the holding plate 13. On the end face of the holding element 12 is a movable core K is attached, then the entire arrangement can be foamed. Due to the cross-sectional design of the core 100 in the passage area of the tie rod, the Retaining plate 13 and the core K remains guaranteed that no during foaming Foaming material can penetrate into the holding elements from the outside.
  • the movable core K is removed and an actuating element 50 in one of the variants described above on the Thread 62 of the pull rod 40 screwed on.

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Claims (14)

  1. Genouillère comportant une partie de protection recouvrant le genou et deux parties de maintien de type patte, reliées latéralement à celle-ci ou formées sur celle-ci, pour la fixation de la partie de protection dans la zone du genou,
    caractérisée en ce que dans la zone de la partie de protection (30) est disposé un élément de transmission des forces entre les parties de maintien (10, 20), réglable au moyen d'un élément d'actionnement (50).
  2. Genouillère selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les deux parties de maintien (10, 20) comportent un noyau (100) commun en forme d'arc et en ce que la ligne d'action (W-W ; W'-W') de l'élément de transmission des forces coupe le noyau (100) en deux points (P1, P2 ; P1', P2') opposés.
  3. Genouillère selon les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée en ce que sur le côté extérieur du noyau (100) sont formés deux éléments de maintien (12, 22) cylindriques creux opposés pour l'élément de transmission des forces dont les axes se situent sensiblement dans la ligne d'action (W-W ; W'-W') de l'élément de transmission des forces.
  4. Genouillère selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que les éléments de maintien (12, 22) se terminent à l'intérieur de l'enrobage en mousse (70) du noyau (100).
  5. Genouillère selon les revendications 2 et 3, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de transmission des forces passe par un élément de renvoi (45) dans le sommet intérieur (S) du noyau (100).
  6. Genouillère selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que la section de passage de l'élément de transmission des forces à travers le noyau (100) aux points (P1, P2 ; P1', P2') correspond approximativement à la section de l'élément de transmission des forces.
  7. Genouillère selon les revendications 1 et 3, caractérisée en ce que l'élément d'actionnement (50) repose sur l'un des éléments de maintien (22) et est guidé vers l'extérieur par l'enrobage en mousse (70) du noyau (100).
  8. Genouillère selon les revendications 1 et 3, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de transmission des forces est relié à sa première extrémité, à l'élément d'actionnement et est fixé, par son autre extrémité, dans l'élément de maintien (12) opposé aux moyens d'actionnement.
  9. Genouillère selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de transmission des forces est une tige de traction (40).
  10. Genouillère selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la tige de traction (40) comporte un filetage (52) et l'élément d'actionnement comporte un bouton tournant (50).
  11. Genouillère selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de transmission des forces est un fil métallique de traction (46).
  12. Genouillère selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément d'actionnement (50) est réalisé à la manière d'une clé de violon.
  13. Genouillère selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément d'actionnement (50) comporte une paire de moyens d'encliquetage (80, 81) complémentaires l'un de l'autre par lesquels on peut relier de façon séparable deux genouillères.
  14. Genouillère selon les revendications 7, 8 et 11, caractérisée en ce que le côté frontal de l'élément de maintien (22), tourné vers l'élément d'actionnement, est pourvu d'un profilé d'encliquetage (23) ascendant dans les gradins décalés en hauteur duquel on peut fixer au moins une partie d'encliquetage (51) de l'élément d'actionnement (50).
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