EP1358916A1 - Schuh für Betreiben eines Gleitsport oder Snowboardbindung mit Klemmlappen - Google Patents

Schuh für Betreiben eines Gleitsport oder Snowboardbindung mit Klemmlappen Download PDF

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EP1358916A1
EP1358916A1 EP03100999A EP03100999A EP1358916A1 EP 1358916 A1 EP1358916 A1 EP 1358916A1 EP 03100999 A EP03100999 A EP 03100999A EP 03100999 A EP03100999 A EP 03100999A EP 1358916 A1 EP1358916 A1 EP 1358916A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C10/00—Snowboard bindings
    • A63C10/02—Snowboard bindings characterised by details of the shoe holders
    • A63C10/04—Shoe holders for passing over the shoe
    • A63C10/06—Straps therefor, e.g. adjustable straps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C10/00—Snowboard bindings
    • A63C10/02—Snowboard bindings characterised by details of the shoe holders
    • A63C10/04—Shoe holders for passing over the shoe
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C10/00—Snowboard bindings
    • A63C10/24—Calf or heel supports, e.g. adjustable high back or heel loops

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  • the invention relates to the field of sliding sports, and in particular to sliding sports on snow, and mainly snowboarding. However, the invention also finds applications in the field of cross-country skiing, or that of roller or ice skating.
  • the invention relates more particularly to a strap flap that can be used on snowboard bindings, or still on shoes.
  • the invention relates more specifically to the joint such a flap on the shoe and the bindings, making it easier to operate of footwear.
  • surf bindings intended for use with soft shoes have a base fixed on the board and a gutter rear intended to receive the supports of the back of the leg.
  • the shoe is held inside the binding by a set of straps allowing tighten the shoe inside the binding.
  • These straps usually pass over of the forefoot and at the instep and connect the two sides of the base.
  • each strap generally consists of at least a flap which is fixed on the side of the base. This flap can cooperate with either a additional flap located on the other side of the base, even with a attachment mechanism associated with the other side of the base.
  • these flaps are made of an inextensible material, but deformable. Indeed, this flap must be able to be offset on the side of the binding, to allow the user to introduce his shoe into the binding. This however, the flap is inextensible, since its primary function is to maintain firmly the shoe inside the binding.
  • this flap must both have a certain rigidity and a deformation capacity. Indeed, for be able to easily deform it, so as to free the space of the base, the flap must be relatively flexible. However, too much flexibility can weaken it. Conversely, too high a rigidity hinders an easy opening of the binding. It is why it has already been proposed to mount these flaps on the base via an articulation which facilitates its pivoting movement for maneuvers opening and closing of the binding. In more sophisticated forms, this articulation is effected by means of a part itself mounted on the base with additional pivoting capacity along a transverse axis of the base. This swivel ability allows the strap to be adjusted to the shape of the shoe, at a more or less high level of the instep, or more or less in front of the front end of the shoe.
  • the fixation described in this document has flaps which are articulated with respect to the base, and of which the articulation extends internally of the base by portions likely to receive foot support. So when the user puts on the fastening, the flaps are automatically folded over the shoe, so that the user only has the operations of setting up the means attachment.
  • This solution if it makes it easier to maneuver does not eliminate the disadvantages relating to the freedom of pivoting of the flaps.
  • a problem which the invention therefore proposes to solve is that of embarrassment caused to the user due to the possibility of the flaps being pivotable untimely.
  • the invention relates first of all to a snowboard binding which comprises in known manner a base and at least one strap.
  • This strap is formed of at least one flap articulated with respect to one side of the base suitable for cooperate with hooking means connected on the other side of the base to allow the user's shoe to be tightened inside the binding.
  • the invention also relates to a shoe for practicing a sport of slide like skiing or skating.
  • This shoe comprises in a known manner at least a flap articulated relative to one side of the shoe, and able to cooperate with the hooking means connected on the other side of the shoe, to allow the tightening the user's foot inside the shoe.
  • the binding or the shoe is characterized in that that each flap has two positions of stable equilibrium, namely a position open in which the flap is released from the front of the binding or the shoe, and a closed position in which the flap is folded over the binding or the shoe, the articulation of the flap relative to the binding or the shoe being arranged so that between these two positions, and without user intervention, the flap automatically moves to one of the two stable positions.
  • the flap fitted to the bindings or the shoes in accordance to the invention remains in the position either folded down or open as long as the user does not wish to pass it into the opposite position. That means so that when the flap is in the open position, even when the fastening or the shoe undergoes movements of reasonable amplitude, there is no risk of see the flap return to the closed position in which it would hinder the maneuvers of the user. Conversely, when the flap is in the closed position, above the shoe attachment, and even when it is off, it is impossible to open unexpectedly, without the user performing any manipulation in this sense. This therefore particularly prevents, when the hooks of a shoe are detached, that the flap does not open unexpectedly by coming for example beat on the opposite shoe, annoying the user.
  • the user must exert an effort of sufficient intensity to counteract the characteristic joint, and move it from a stable position to the other.
  • the shoe strap of the binding can have two bistable flaps, one of which has means capable of cooperating with the opposite flap. These two flaps can for example come to cover the surf boot when it is placed in the binding, so that that the attachment is effected substantially at the median level of the shoe.
  • the invention also covers the variants in which the strap is not consisting of a single flap, the end of which cooperates with a hooking zone located on the opposite side of the base, without these attachment means being actually mounted on a flap.
  • the articulation of the flap can be done either directly on the shoe or the mounting base, either at the level of a part which is fixed on the mounting or the shoe. In the more specific case of the surfboard binding, this part additional can itself be articulated on the base, to allow a pivoting of the strap relative to an axis transverse to the foot.
  • the bistable character of the flap can be obtained according to different solutions mechanical.
  • the flap comprises a blade flexible which is, at one end, connected to the flap, and at its other end, to a fixed area in relation to the binding or the shoe, at a point different from the point hinge.
  • the blade works in buckling when it passes from one position to the other, therefore requiring sufficient effort on the part of the user.
  • the articulation of the flap comprises of on the one hand a curved axis, and on the other hand a housing having a zone of curvature complementary to that of the curved axis, in which the axis is housed when the flap is in a stable equilibrium position, the transition to the other equilibrium position stable causing transverse bending of the end of the flap.
  • the articulation is done via an axis which is not straight but curved. In a position of equilibrium, the curved axis rests in the curvature complementary to housing. In the other position, the curved axis causes the deformation of the flap across its width.
  • the curved axis is fixed, that is to say integral with the fixing or the shoe.
  • the housing which has the two complementary zones of curvature the axis is then made at the end of the flap located on the side of the joint.
  • Reverse construction is also possible in which the axis is located at the end of the flap. In this case, it pivots in a fixed housing relative to the fastening or shoe.
  • the curved axis can be located on a part intermediate, mounted on the upper region of one of the two side walls of the base.
  • the area of this intermediate piece on which is mounted the curved axis can extend above the side wall, towards the interior of the base, so that the curved axis is located vertical to the wall of the base.
  • a surf binding intended to receive shoes flexible comprises, as illustrated in Figure 1, a base (2) intended to be mounted on the board and a gutter (3) intended to receive the supports from the rear of the leg, which is pivotally mounted on the base (2) at a rear hoop (4).
  • a fixation comprises two tightening straps (5, 6), to keep the user's shoe in place fixation.
  • These tightening straps (5, 6) are generally arranged at the front end of the binding, so as to cover the area of the joint metatarsophalangeal, as well as at the instep.
  • these straps are composed of one or two flaps which can be articulated with respect to the base, and which cooperates with each other at level of the hooking means allowing the precise positioning of a flap by compared to each other, and therefore the tightening of the shoe.
  • the strap may not has only one flap, and the hooking means are mounted on one side of the base directly, without actually being mounted on a flap.
  • the two flaps (8, 9) are articulated on the base at the level of additional parts (10, 11) joined together, by screwing, on the inner faces of the sides (12, 13) of the base (2).
  • the hinge pin (14, 15) of these flaps (8, 9) is located directly above the sides (12, 13) of the base, which promotes good tightening of the shoe.
  • the flaps (8, 9) illustrated in Figure 1 correspond to the strap (5) of Figure 2, located at level of the forefoot. It is observed that the mounting of the articulation part of the flap can also be made from the outside of the sides of the base, and by example at the birth of the arch (4).
  • these articulation parts can have a pivoting capacity around their screwing axis (20), making it possible to adjust the position of the strap (6) relative to the instep, in particular to adapt the tightening to different shoe shapes.
  • the joints of the flaps of the straps of clamping are bistable, i.e. they can take two positions stable balance requiring user intervention to go from one to the other.
  • the two flaps (8, 9) illustrated in Figure 1 remain in their open position for the notched flap (8) and closed for the flap (9) carrying the attachment means, even if the fastener is subject to movements large amplitude, as long as the user does not exert sufficient effort.
  • This bistability effect can be obtained by different architectures, and in particular that illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 4.
  • the flap (8) is articulated by relative to the base at the level of an articulation piece (22), carrying the axis articulation (23).
  • the flap (8) has a blade (25), for example metallic, which is fixed inside a opening (26), at a hinge pin (27).
  • This flexible blade (25) is fixed at its other end to a bulge (28) of the articulation piece intermediate (22) also with an articulation capacity.
  • the second point hinge (29) of the flexible blade (25) is offset relative to the axis of the articulation (23) of the flap (8) on the intermediate piece (22). So when the flap (8) is pivoted to pass into the open position, as illustrated in FIG.
  • the flexible blade (25) opposes this movement which must therefore thwart the user.
  • the blade works in buckling by bending to a constrained position Max. If the flap is released before this position, the blade (25) swaps the flap (8) in question in the closed position. Conversely, if the flap has exceeded this position of maximum stress, the flexible blade (25) relaxes to bring the flap in the open position, as shown in Figure 4.
  • the flap (8) is in the open position as illustrated in FIG. 4, it is necessary to the user to exert sufficient force to force the blade to burn. This level of effort is greater than the inertia of the flap (8), even when the fastening undergoes large displacements, for example during shoeing maneuvers. There there is therefore no risk of seeing the flap close unexpectedly.
  • the flip characteristic of the flap can be obtained from another manner, and as illustrated in Figures 5 to 7. More specifically, in this other variant embodiment, the flap (28) is articulated on an intermediate piece (29), itself mounted on the base of the binding, and which has a curved axis (30) as illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • This curved axis (30) penetrates a housing (31) produced at the end of the flap (28).
  • the geometry of this housing (31) is particular for allow the bistable effect.
  • the portion (32) of this housing (31) closest to the end of the flap (28) has a curvature substantially equivalent to that of the curved axis (30), at its face which comes opposite it.
  • the opposite wall (33) of this housing has a substantially straight generator. In this way, when the flap is in the closed position, illustrated in FIG.
  • the axis curve (30) is in place inside the housing without exerting any constraint particular, since in this orientation, the housing (31) has a volume greater than the size of the curved axis (30).
  • the central part of the curved axis (30) almost comes into contact with the periphery of the housing located at level VI-VI '.
  • the curved axis (30) is in contact with the portion (32) also curved of the housing, as seen in Figure 7a.
  • the shape of the housing (31) is such that the curvature of the axis (30) opposes the pivoting of the flap since the curved axis (30) then constrains the faces (34, 35) of the housing parallel to the sides of the flap. If a relatively large effort is however exercised, the end (37) of the flap can deform to bend and become bend according to figure 8. In this case, and as illustrated in figure 7b, the curved axis is in contact with the most distant zone (33) of the housing (31) from the end of the flap. This equilibrium position is stable, since the flap adopts in the axis area, a complementary curvature. To move into a position closed, it is necessary to counteract this curvature of what requires effort relatively large. In other words, when the flap is in the open position, it cannot be folded down unexpectedly without user intervention.
  • the intermediate piece is constituted by a bent wire (40) to exhibit the characteristic curvature in the area (42) entering the housing of the flap.
  • This metal wire (40) is also curved so that the curved axis (42) is plumb with the side (12) of the base.
  • the invention can also be applied to a shoe or a shoe used in combination with a roller skate or ice cream.
  • the flaps (52) can be mounted on either side of the shell (51) of the boot (50), according to classical architectures with regard to this type of shoe.
  • the flaps arranged in accordance with the invention have several advantages, including that of preventing pivoting unexpected flap above the binding, or on the front of the shoe, which allows the user to put on the binding or the shoe without worrying about the position of the flaps once they have been opened.

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FR0205463A FR2838979B1 (fr) 2002-04-30 2002-04-30 Chaussure pour la pratique d'un sport de glisse, ou fixation de surf des neiges equipee de rabats permettant d'assurer le serrage
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