EP1661841A1 - Schuhhebevorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1661841A1
EP1661841A1 EP05077752A EP05077752A EP1661841A1 EP 1661841 A1 EP1661841 A1 EP 1661841A1 EP 05077752 A EP05077752 A EP 05077752A EP 05077752 A EP05077752 A EP 05077752A EP 1661841 A1 EP1661841 A1 EP 1661841A1
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Hossein Moayeri
Adrianus Van Pinxteren
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B9/00—Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
    • B66B9/06—Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures inclined, e.g. serving blast furnaces
    • B66B9/08—Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures inclined, e.g. serving blast furnaces associated with stairways, e.g. for transporting disabled persons
    • B66B9/0869—Collapsible stairways, e.g. operable between a lower level and an upper level
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/34—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use with electrical or electronic arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/38—Elevating, i.e. height increasing

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  • the present invention concerns an apparatus, and also a shoe, a shoe part, and a system comprising said apparatus as described in the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention concerns methods for driving said apparatus, footwear, or parts of shoes, to be worn by a single foot or by both feet.
  • Such an apparatus or lifting device is known from FR2536731.
  • a system for lifting is described each step of a staircase having a built-in lifting apparatus.
  • a step can be lifted or lowered up to a next step upwardly or downwardly.
  • a person who is using such a step lift it is no longer necessary to lift his or her own weight to the next level. It is only necessary to move his or her feet and legs in order to arrive at a next step upwardly, or in the reverse way downwardly.
  • the apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that at going upstairs or downstairs said apparatus forms one body with said at least one foot and is carried away by said foot. It is very advantageous for people as mentioned just before to take such apparatus along thus having the possibility to go upstairs or downstairs at many other places than only at home or at adapted locations. Further to remedying inconveniences it will be clear also that high cost for adapting living environments can be anticipated.
  • movable lifting devices are known, for example from US4606433, such devices can only be used for charging and discharging trucks and containers or suchlike transport means.
  • said apparatus comprises two surfaces for carrying and supporting, which are substantially parallel, which are arranged above each other, which are substantially equally sized, and which are connected to a single pneumatic drive extending mainly in the direction perpendicular to said surfaces, wherein said foot is resting on the upper of said surfaces, and wherein a carrying device is comprised for the necessary compressed gas, wherein said apparatus can reach two target positions, the first one a starting position at which surfaces are substantially on top of each other, and the second one a final position at which said surfaces have the biggest intermediate distance.
  • said apparatus comprises two surfaces for carrying and supporting, which are substantially parallel, which are arranged above each other, which are substantially equally sized, further comprising there between a lifting device the whole functioning as a lifting table driven by a driver, wherein said apparatus can reach two target positions, the first one a starting position at which surfaces are substantially on top of each other, and the second one at which said surfaces have the biggest intermediate distance.
  • said driver is an electromotor to taken with.
  • said apparatus is part of a shoe for said foot.
  • said apparatus comprises the running surface of said shoe.
  • control device is driven by a manual control apparatus by said person.
  • control device comprises a self learning processor thus controlling and driving said driver.
  • said processor is processing signals signalled from amongst others a memory unit and from input units for respectively stocking and inputting data, wherein said data comprise for said person, at the one side specific data, such as there are weight and spatial weight distribution, and at the other side data as to his or her walking behaviour and walking kinetics.
  • said apparatus furthermore comprises clamping means or location means for clamping said apparatus thus forming one body with said foot or with said shoe.
  • This embodiment is very advantageous because the user can walk and go at least parts of the day wearing such apparatus thus avoiding changing his shoes.
  • the invention comprises a sole of shoe, boot, or artificial limb, provided with the apparatus in accordance with one of the foregoing claims and forming one body therewith.
  • the invention comprises a system of two apparatuses in accordance with one of the foregoing claims, wherein said system is used by both feet for going upstairs or for going downstairs.
  • control device controls a walking cycle for energizing said system for going upstairs or for going downstairs.
  • the system is characterized in that for help of said person for each start or end of said walking cycle a start or end indication cycle is given, for example a sound signal, a light signal, or a vibration signal, thus making possible a very focussed use.
  • a start or end indication cycle is given, for example a sound signal, a light signal, or a vibration signal, thus making possible a very focussed use.
  • the invention presents a method for driving an apparatus for lifting in order to lift the bearing surface of at least one foot of a person who is going upstairs or downstairs at equal height with a next substantially horizontal step, wherein said method comprises lifting and retracting an apparatus as presented hereinabove, wherein the foot forming one body with said apparatus is allowed to arrive at equal height with the other foot when said person is going upstairs or is going downstairs.
  • said method for going upstairs comprises the following steps;
  • the invention presents a method for driving a system comprising two apparatuses for lifting in order to lift both feet of a person who is going upstairs or downstairs by lifting his or her feet to equal height with a next substantially horizontal step, wherein said method comprises lifting and retracting of said apparatuses in accordance with one of the above embodiments or examples, wherein each of both feet, each foot forming one body with one of said apparatuses, is allowed to arrive at a next step, the one foot after the other foot and arriving at mutually different steps.
  • said method for going upstairs comprises the following steps;
  • such method makes a more continuous or even faster way of going upstairs or downstairs possible. Besides said method is applied for going downstairs following said steps of said method in the reversed order.
  • figure 1 gives an isometric view of a first embodiment of the apparatus in accordance with the invention
  • figure 2 shows a side view of a second embodiment of the apparatus in accordance with the invention
  • figure 3 shows a side view of a third embodiment of the apparatus in accordance with the invention
  • figures 4A-D schematically show a sequence of situations when applying the method of the invention in a first mode
  • figures 5A-D schematically show a sequence of situations when applying the method of the invention in a second mode.
  • corresponding parts are numbered correspondingly.
  • FIG 1 for the apparatus of the invention two surfaces for carrying and supporting 1,2 are shown.
  • one foot is positioned upon the surface 1 whereas the foot is locked with for example clamping strips 30,31 at the edge rims of said surface 1.
  • Such a foot can yes or no wear a shoe.
  • the two surfaces 1,2 are in between connected by means of a pneumatic lifting cylinder 10 which is connected by means of a compressed air hose which in turn is connected to compressed air reservoir (not shown) having a well known system of air valves for building or releasing air pressure.
  • the reservoir can be a compressor.
  • the direction of lifting and retracting during lifting when going upstairs or going downstairs is represented by an arrow H.
  • the device for transporting the apparatus as explained is not shown.
  • the cylinder 10 is arranged perpendicular with regard to the surfaces 1,2. Furthermore rim parts around the upper surface 1 are shown in order to give support to the foot when positioned.
  • hoses, cylinders and tubes for gas such as compressed air are not shown.
  • gas such as compressed air
  • In general sizes of such parts will be chosen suchlike that they can be transported at least partly in an easy way, for example to have the possibility to be connected to compressed air conducts arranged at the floor to be arrived when going upstairs. Furthermore it is to be considered to arrange conducts aside of the stairs.
  • FIG 2 a side view of a second embodiment is shown wherein a lifting table 20 having coupled hinging bars 21, driven by means a rack drive, or by means of a screw spindle with nut, for example connected to an electromotor 22, resulting in a lifting action.
  • a lifting table 20 having coupled hinging bars 21, driven by means a rack drive, or by means of a screw spindle with nut, for example connected to an electromotor 22, resulting in a lifting action.
  • Suchlike lifting devices are very well known in the field of transporting technology.
  • lifting table 20 is comprised within a bellows 40 having therein enclosed a volume of air having the function of a pneumatic spring.
  • pressure can be built up or released, respectively for lifting or retracting.
  • combinations of bellows can be applied.
  • control devices In the figures no examples of control devices are shown. Firstly it is preferred to arrange such devices in manual remote control devices, such as for example manual TV remote controls.
  • manual remote control devices such as for example manual TV remote controls.
  • a microprocessor or chip is applied and programmed such that the lifting apparatus, or a system of such apparatuses, can be driven in an adequate way.
  • the programmes as applied can be programmed such that built in signals from built in sensors will be processed.
  • Such signals will represent both personal data and walking behaviour data.
  • personal data weight and weight distribution can be mentioned.
  • walking behaviour data for example data on walking kinetics or change of weight distribution can be measured, monitored, and processed during walking.
  • a walking or moving cycle can be set, resulting in driving signals as firing signals or for firing an indicating device thereby helping and supporting the person or user when going upstairs or downstairs, even in such a way that the person or user can be free from activating such control device in a continuous way.
  • FIG 4 substantially horizontal steps 100, 200 of a staircase are shown.
  • each foot will use the apparatus of the invention.
  • the surfaces 41, 42 belong to the apparatus for the right foot, and the surfaces 41', 42' belong to the left foot.
  • the step of the method as shown in figure 4A is started up.
  • the apparatus secured to the right foot will be retracted.
  • the right foot can be moved forwardly thus being positioned on the next step 200, as shown in figure 4D.
  • a step motor can be chosen suitably for driving the apparatus of the invention.
  • driving such motor can be controlled on pressure caused by a fired compression ignition of a fuel mixture.
  • the two said surfaces have substantially the same size in order to provide the right stability.
  • different sizes are possible, such as type of shoes, health condition of user, or specific living situation.

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WO2010111771A1 (en) * 2009-04-03 2010-10-07 Vanderburgh Albert H Elevating device for a staircase
KR200468008Y1 (ko) * 2012-10-26 2013-07-17 박홍범 높낮이 조절형 작업화
CN104643372A (zh) * 2015-03-23 2015-05-27 罗国友 一种下肢有生理缺陷的残障人士专用驾驶鞋
CN107136624A (zh) * 2017-03-28 2017-09-08 深圳市沃尔核材股份有限公司 一种用于爬坡登高的助力装置
WO2021209960A1 (en) 2020-04-17 2021-10-21 Kestutis Regelskis Method of dimensional change of the footwear sole and the footwear with a sole of variable dimensions
JP7798463B1 (ja) * 2025-08-07 2026-01-14 秋夫 湯田 階段床の昇降装置。

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US4606433A (en) 1984-10-29 1986-08-19 Reb Manufacturing, Inc. Step convertible platform lift
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JPH11314871A (ja) * 1998-05-06 1999-11-16 Hiroshi Fujita 補助階段
FR2810211A1 (fr) * 2000-06-14 2001-12-21 Francois Nachon Dispositif aidant le franchissement d'une marche ou d'un escalier : surchaussure en forme de sabot dont l'epaisseur de la semelle est de la hauteur d'une demie marche

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US4844199A (en) * 1988-09-26 1989-07-04 Nimz Floyd E Stair climbing aid
US5865203A (en) * 1997-12-09 1999-02-02 Villano; Jean-Francois Hand-held extensor for assistance with walking and rehabilitation
JPH11314871A (ja) * 1998-05-06 1999-11-16 Hiroshi Fujita 補助階段
FR2810211A1 (fr) * 2000-06-14 2001-12-21 Francois Nachon Dispositif aidant le franchissement d'une marche ou d'un escalier : surchaussure en forme de sabot dont l'epaisseur de la semelle est de la hauteur d'une demie marche

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WO2010111771A1 (en) * 2009-04-03 2010-10-07 Vanderburgh Albert H Elevating device for a staircase
KR200468008Y1 (ko) * 2012-10-26 2013-07-17 박홍범 높낮이 조절형 작업화
CN104643372A (zh) * 2015-03-23 2015-05-27 罗国友 一种下肢有生理缺陷的残障人士专用驾驶鞋
CN104643372B (zh) * 2015-03-23 2016-09-14 梅江为 一种下肢有生理缺陷的残障人士专用驾驶鞋
CN107136624A (zh) * 2017-03-28 2017-09-08 深圳市沃尔核材股份有限公司 一种用于爬坡登高的助力装置
WO2021209960A1 (en) 2020-04-17 2021-10-21 Kestutis Regelskis Method of dimensional change of the footwear sole and the footwear with a sole of variable dimensions
LT6868B (lt) * 2020-04-17 2021-11-25 REGELSKIS Kęstutis Apavo pado matmenų keitimo būdas ir apavas su kintamų matmenų padu
CN115023160A (zh) * 2020-04-17 2022-09-06 凯斯图蒂斯·雷格尔斯基斯 鞋底的尺寸变化方法和具有可变尺寸鞋底的鞋
JP7798463B1 (ja) * 2025-08-07 2026-01-14 秋夫 湯田 階段床の昇降装置。

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