EP1721641A1 - Bindungsvorrichtung mit einstellbarer Rückhubenergie - Google Patents

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EP1721641A1
EP1721641A1 EP06009136A EP06009136A EP1721641A1 EP 1721641 A1 EP1721641 A1 EP 1721641A1 EP 06009136 A EP06009136 A EP 06009136A EP 06009136 A EP06009136 A EP 06009136A EP 1721641 A1 EP1721641 A1 EP 1721641A1
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Eddy Yelovina
François Girard
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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
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C9/20—Non-self-releasing bindings with special sole edge holders instead of toe-straps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C9/18—Non-self-releasing bindings without heel-straps, but with a clamping device arranged at the front end of, or behind, the binding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C2201/00—Use of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts
    • A63C2201/06—Telemark

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  • the invention relates to a device for attaching a shoe to a sports article.
  • the invention can be applied in particular to devices for attaching a boot to a ski. It can be used in particular for the design of cross-country ski bindings, alpine ski mountaineering, Nordic ski touring or Telemark skiing.
  • a first example of such a type of fastening is that of cross-country ski bindings of the hinge type marketed by the applicant under the trademark "SNS PROFIL”.
  • Another type of attachment concerned is that described in the document EP-768.103 and found on some of the cross-country ski binding devices marketed by the Applicant under the trademark "SNS PILOT”.
  • the boot is articulated by its front end about a transverse axis relative to the ski, this thanks to a retaining system forming a jaw in which is received a hinge rod integral with the sole of the shoe .
  • the two systems differ in the design of elastic return systems of the shoe to a low position.
  • the invention may also be applied in the context of devices as described in the documents WO 00/13755 , DE-10.2004.018.296 , WO-01/93963 , WO-00/29076 in which the movement of the foot relative to the ski, which is controlled by the restraint system during the lifting of the heel, is a movement which is no longer a pure rotation and which seeks to get closer to the natural movement of unfolding of the foot.
  • a similar device, more specifically dedicated to alpine hiking and Telemark is described in the patent application EP-A1-890 379 .
  • the invention may also be implemented in the context of a fixing device of the type described in the documents WO 96/37269 , EP-0914844 , EP-679 415 , FR-2853253 , FR-2843310 .
  • the invention aims to provide an improvement to all these types of fasteners, which have in common to have or be able to operate with an elastic return system.
  • the binding comprises an elastic return system which brings the shoe to its lower position corresponding to its position when it is in support of the front and the back on the ski.
  • This elastic return system must be powerful enough to quickly return the shoe to this low position.
  • this elastic return system must also have a good progressivity in increasing the effort depending on the lifting angle of the shoe, and its action must not be too much resistance to the movement of unwinding of foot.
  • the stiffness of the elastic return system is predefined.
  • the invention proposes a device for attaching a shoe to a sports article, of the type comprising a restraint system by which the shoe is attached to the sports article. with a possibility of moving relative to the sports article between a low position and a high position, and of the type comprising an elastic return system of the shoe to its lower position, characterized in that the elastic return system comprises an adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting at least two discrete levels of stiffness of the elastic return.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the invention which is based on a fixing device as described in the document EP-1440713 in the name of Applicant, a document that can be referred to for a detailed description of some of the elements that will not be described here.
  • the first embodiment of a fastening device 10 comprises a base 12 which is intended to be fixed on a sports article (in this case a ski 11), but which could also be directly integrated in the latter.
  • the shoe 46 has the classic appearance of a cross-country ski boot 46 with a flexible soleplate, provided on the underside of its sole with a continuous longitudinal groove, which is intended to cooperate with a ridge of longitudinal guide 18 of the fastening device 10.
  • this shoe 46 has, at its front end, a transverse latching bar before 48 disposed across the groove, and, recessed from the front bar 48, a second transverse bar 50 also disposed across the groove and located substantially at the level of the metatarsophalangeal joint area of the foot, and at most at the rear edge of the first third in length of the shoe which constitutes the extreme rear limit of the metatarsophalangeal joint area.
  • a transverse latching bar before 48 disposed across the groove
  • a second transverse bar 50 also disposed across the groove and located substantially at the level of the metatarsophalangeal joint area of the foot, and at most at the rear edge of the first third in length of the shoe which constitutes the extreme rear limit of the metatarsophalangeal joint area.
  • the front bar 48 is preferably made in the form of a cylindrical rod of revolution intended to cooperate, in a manner known per se, with a retaining system comprising a mobile jaw 52, in the form of a hook and controlled by a lever 54, and an anterior edge 56 of the base constituting a fixed jaw, for the rotational locking of the boot on the sports article.
  • a fixing system comprising a mobile jaw 52, in the form of a hook and controlled by a lever 54, and an anterior edge 56 of the base constituting a fixed jaw, for the rotational locking of the boot on the sports article.
  • the base 12 of the fixing device 10 comprises a guide edge 18 which is formed of a trapezoidal section section and extends longitudinally rearwardly behind the retaining system. In known manner, this guide edge 18 is provided to cooperate with a groove of complementary section arranged in the sole of the shoe to ensure lateral guidance of the shoe / fastening assembly.
  • the rear bar 50 of the shoe 46 is intended to allow attachment, directly on the sole of the shoe, an elastic return system according to the invention.
  • an elastic member 20 in this case a tension spring, is integrated longitudinally in a housing 22 arranged inside the housing.
  • the front end of the elastic member 20 is connected to a flexible link 30 which extends forwardly.
  • the flexible link passes under a reference 34 (for example made in the form of a pulley or a curved surface) which is here arranged at the front opening 29 of the housing 22, and is provided at its end before, of a hook 58, by example made of plastic or metal.
  • the hook 58 is intended to hook onto the rear bar 50 of the shoe, to ensure the connection of the elastic member 20 to the shoe 46, and thus allow the system to ensure its elastic return function.
  • the hook 58 thus forms a connecting member between the flexible link and the shoe.
  • the elastic return system is provided with a mechanism for discreet adjustment of the return force of the system.
  • this return system plays on a degree of prestressing of the elastic member.
  • the rear end of the spring 20 is hooked not on a fixed element, but on a drawer 60 which is movable longitudinally in the housing 22 between an advanced position illustrated in Figures 2 and 4, and a retracted position illustrated in Figures 3 and 5.
  • the drawer 60 is controlled between its two extreme longitudinal positions by a control member 62 accessible from outside the housing 22 and which can be manipulated by hand.
  • the control member 62 is here rotatable about a vertical axis A1, and it comprises a foot which extends inside the housing 22 and a grip button 64 which protrudes outside the housing.
  • the drawer 60 is made in the form of a plate element arranged parallel to an upper face of the sports article 11.
  • This plate element 60 is perforated so as to present a contour window. closed having a front transverse edge, two opposite parallel longitudinal edges, and a curved rear edge 66, in this case in a semicircle.
  • the grip button 64 of the control member 62 is shown more particularly in Figure 13 in rotation between its two preferred positions. It can be seen that it has a shape corresponding to that of the guide edge 18, namely a form of trapezoidal section beam. This beam is arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of rotation A1 so that, for two preferred positions of the control member 62, offset by 180 degrees about the axis A1, its grip button 64 is perfectly aligned. with the guide edge 18, and integrated therewith.
  • the foot of the control member 62 has a cam surface 68 which is eccentric with respect to the axis A1.
  • the cam surface 68 is a cylindrical surface of revolution of vertical axis A2 distinct from the axis A1. This cylinder of revolution is received inside the window of the drawer 60.
  • the longitudinal position of the slide 60, and therefore the position of the rear end of the spring 20 will vary depending on the portion of the cam surface 68 which is oriented longitudinally rearward, so depending on the angular position of the control member about the axis A1.
  • the drawer 60 is in the advanced position while in Figure 5, the drawer 60 is in the retracted position.
  • the front end of the spring 20 is connected to the hook 58, and therefore to the shoe, by the flexible link 30, so that its position is directly related to the position of the shoe. For the same position of the shoe, one always has the same position of the front end of the spring 20.
  • the elastic system comprises two indexed positions corresponding to two predefined levels of the return force exerted by the elastic system on the shoe.
  • control member in its two preferred positions (for example by means of a lug, possibly elastic, received in one or the other of two notches, or vice versa).
  • the other positions of the control member do not allow the fastening device to function properly, since the grip button would be located then in a transverse position, not aligned with the rest of the guide edge, thus preventing the shoe from returning to its rest position.
  • the slide 60 which is biased forwards by the spring 20 exerts on the control member a reaction force which is not concurrent with the axis A1, so that it tends to cause the rotation of the organ of control towards its stable equilibrium position illustrated in Figures 2 and 4, wherein the point of contact, the axis of rotation Al, and the direction of the reaction force of the slide 60 on the control member 62 are coplanar .
  • the rotary control member can be controlled in both directions from one of its indexed positions to its other indexed position.
  • the second embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 10 differs from the first mode described above firstly by the design of the adjustment mechanism of the elastic return system, but also by the fact that the system of elastic return acts on the shoe via a connecting member (in this case a rod) which is connected both to the base of the device and to the shoe, the elastic member acting on the liaison body through the flexible link.
  • a connecting member in this case a rod
  • the fixing device has a connecting rod 70 similar to that described in the document EP-768 103 and found on some of the cross-country ski binding devices marketed by the Applicant under the trademark "SNS PILOT".
  • This link 70 is mounted on the device by its rear end so as to be pivotable about a transverse axis A3 and to be able to move longitudinally.
  • the means for mounting and guiding the rod will not be described here, and they may be taken from the known devices mentioned above.
  • the front end of the link has a hook shape designed to hook onto the rear shoe bar 50.
  • an elastic member 20 in this case again a tension spring, is integrated longitudinally in the housing 22 arranged inside the housing. guiding edge 18, the front end of the elastic member 20 being connected to a flexible link 30 which extends forward.
  • the flexible link passes under a reference 34 which is arranged at the front opening 29 of the housing 22,
  • the elastic return system acts via the link member that is the rod 70.
  • the front end of the flexible link 30 is fixed on a d-shaped element. hooking 72 of the rod 70 which is located substantially at the front quarter of the length of the rod 70.
  • the return 34 is arranged at a small distance from the end of the flexible link which is linked to the shoe (possibly via the connecting member), this being considered with the shoe in the down position.
  • the horizontal projection of this distance is preferably less than 3 centimeters, and even more preferably less than 2 centimeters. This proximity ensures that the effective return direction (which is the direction of the portion of the link 30 which extends between the shoe and the return 34) remains as close as possible to a parallel to the direction of the relative movement of the shoe compared to the sport article (or, what is equivalent, close to the direction of a tangent to the path of the shoe).
  • both the end of the flexible link connected to the shoe and the return 34 will preferably be arranged near the metatarsophalangeal articulation zone of the foot of the user when the shoe is in the lower position.
  • the connecting rod 70 ensures not only the connection between the flexible link 30 and the boot (in the manner of the hook 58 in the first embodiment), but, thanks to its rigid nature, it can provide a transverse guide function of the shoe, including when the heel of the shoe is raised, which is of course not possible with the first embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGs 9 and 10 there is schematically illustrated a second embodiment of the mechanism for adjusting the return force.
  • This adjustment mechanism comprises a control member 62 very similar to that described above except that it has no cam surface.
  • the slide is here replaced by a connecting arm 74 whose front end carries the rear end of the spring 20, and whose rear end is connected to the control member 62 by a joint which is offset from the axis A1 of rotation of the control member.
  • the lower part of the control member 62 which is received in the housing 22 has a circular plate 76 of axis A1 which is extended vertically downwards by a cylindrical stud 78 of axis A1 of smaller diameter than the plate 76.
  • the arm 74 is articulated on a vertical finger which extends downwards from the lower face of the plate 76.
  • the linking arm 74 is formed of a cut plate member which extends in a horizontal plane, substantially at the same level as the cylindrical stud 78.
  • the arm 74 acts as a connecting rod to transform the angular rotation movement A1 of the control member 62 into a longitudinal translation of the rear end of the spring.
  • the two predefined preferred positions of the control member 62 offset by 180 degrees around the axis A1 correspond to two predefined longitudinal positions of the rear end of the spring 20, therefore at two levels of elastic stiffness of the system. recall.
  • the linking arm 74 has in its contour shape elements which enable it, by cooperation with the control member and with the base 12, to define stops to maintain the mechanism in its predefined positions.
  • the advanced end position of Figure 9 is defined by profiles 80, 82 of the arm 74 which cooperate respectively with the pad 78 of the control member and a lateral lug 84 of the base.
  • the extreme rear position of Figure 10 is defined by a lateral notch 86 of the arm 74 which is blocked around the pad 78. It may also be provided that this lateral notch 86 is deep enough to allow the arm to overtake
  • the top dead center shown in FIG. 10 is slightly raised, the traction of the spring 20 on the arm 74 then tending to confirm the abutment engagement in the rearmost position.
  • control member can only be manipulated in one direction from one of its indexed positions to its other indexed position.
  • the device of Figures 11 and 12 illustrates the application of the adjustment system according to the invention to a device (derived from the previous) whose return system comprises a compression spring.
  • the rod 70 is articulated on a carriage 88 which slides longitudinally in the housing 22.
  • the arm 74 here has an elongated front portion which extends below the slide carriage 88 and below the compression spring 20 and which has at its front end a vertical flange 90 against which the front end of the compression spring.
  • the rear end of the compression spring bears, directly or indirectly, on the sliding carriage 88 to push it backwards.
  • the control member 62 makes it possible to control the arm 74 between two predefined advanced and retracted positions which correspond to two prestressing values of the elastic member 20, thus at two discrete levels. stiffness of the elastic return.
  • the elastic member has been shown in the form of a helical wire spring.
  • the elastic member may, however, take other forms. It may thus comprise for example elastic elements biased in flexion or torsion, and / or elastomeric elements having another type of stress / strain curve.
  • the elastic member may also consist of several elastic members arranged in series and / or in parallel.
  • the adjustment mechanism may comprise a disengagement mechanism of one or more of these elastic members.
  • the elastic return system may be supplemented by other elastic systems or stop systems. It is thus possible to provide a limit stop that intervenes only from a predetermined lifting angle of the shoe.
  • This stop may be a rigid stop which limits the stroke of the shoe, or an elastic stop made in the form of an elastic pad of the type described in the document FR-A-2650192 , which will then bring at the same time a soft abutment effect and a additional elastic return force.
  • the stop, rigid or elastic can cooperate directly with the shoe or with a portion of the restraint system.
  • the embodiments of the invention described above have the advantage of being able to adjust the stiffness of the elastic return without dismantling, even partial, of any organ whatsoever. It can be implemented by any user, in all conditions, at any time. Thus, this setting can be made in use, including under the snow and in the cold, conditions that would make any disassembly problematic, with the risk of losing parts.
  • the adjustment can even be implemented without the user having to unhook his shoe from the restraint system: it is sufficient to lift the heel to allow access to the control member.

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FR1179625A (fr) * 1957-07-20 1959-05-27 Fixation de sécurité pour ski
FR2659025A1 (fr) * 1990-03-02 1991-09-06 Salomon Sa Dispositif de rappel d'une chaussure de ski sur un ski.
EP1440713A1 (de) * 2003-01-21 2004-07-28 Salomon S.A. Bindung mit versetzter Energie

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