EP2425732B1 - Replaceable bicycle shoe cleat assembly - Google Patents

Replaceable bicycle shoe cleat assembly Download PDF

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EP2425732B1
EP2425732B1 EP10197284.2A EP10197284A EP2425732B1 EP 2425732 B1 EP2425732 B1 EP 2425732B1 EP 10197284 A EP10197284 A EP 10197284A EP 2425732 B1 EP2425732 B1 EP 2425732B1
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    • A43—FOOTWEAR
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  • the present invention relates to a replaceable bicycle shoe cleat assembly according to the preamble of Claim 1. Accordingly, the present invention relates to bicycle shoe cleat assembly cleats, and more particularly, to a replaceable bicycle shoe cleat assembly that is composed of two cleat members that can be independently replaced.
  • clipless pedals are popular with cyclists for possessing the advantages of facilitating long-term riding and improving pedaling efficiency because clipless pedals also apply driving force to gears when pulled upward.
  • clipless pedals can help to improve pedaling efficiency by about 20 to 30 percent.
  • accessories of clipless pedals consumers' top concern is focused on safety, namely the structural reliability of the products. For cyclists to safely operate clipless pedals, the key factor is doubtlessly a reliable shoe cleat.
  • the existing cleats are typically in the form of a one-piece structure made of plastic through an injection-molding process, as the element numbered as 100 in Figure 1 .
  • a cleat After repeatedly assembled to and disassembled from clamping members of a clipless pedal (not shown) that are mainly made of metal, such a cleat is unavoidably worn at the interface it contacts the rear clamping member and the worn cleat has to be immediately replaced so as to ensure the cyclist's riding safety.
  • the known one-piece cleat cannot be partially renewed. In other words, once the traditional cleat is worn at any part thereof, the whole cleat has to be discarded, thus being uneconomical.
  • the sole 90 is provided with a plurality of slots 91, 92 and 93.
  • the sole 90 is provided with a plurality of slots 91, 92 and 93.
  • a positioning aid 101 shaped to mate a cleat 100' is provided as an aim for alignment of the cleat 100', as the concept disclosed in US Patent 7,219,451 .
  • the positioning aid 101 includes a feature to ensure that the cleat 100' is assembled thereto in only one orientation. Thereby, in the course of replacing the cleat 100', the undetached positioning aid 101 helps to pose the cleat 100' in position, so that after the cleat 100' and the positioning aid 101 are put together, and the cleat 100' is fastened to the sole 90 by means of a screw, it is ensured that the new cleat 100' is placed right on the position where the old cleat 100' was positioned.
  • this solution depends on the additional positioning aid 101, which needs additional costs for making molds, forming and assembling the additional part, thus being imperfect.
  • the invention provides a replaceable bicycle shoe cleat assembly according to claim 1. Further embodiments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.
  • a primary objective of the present invention is to provide a cleat assembly which allows selective replacement of only a part that has been worn and unusable, thereby facilitating saving resources and reducing costs for purchasing spares.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a cleat assembly that can be accurately positioned without the need for any additional positioning aid as used in the prior-art solution, so as to save additional costs for making molds, forming and assembling the additional part, thereby improving competitiveness.
  • the present invention provides a replaceable bicycle shoe cleat assembly. Referring to Figures 3 to 4 , it has a first cleat member 10 and a second cleat member 20.
  • the first cleat member 10 has a first fastening portion 11, a first positioning portion 13, and at least one first through hole 111 formed therebetween.
  • the first through hole 111 allows a screw 15 to pass therethrough and then engage with a slot 91 formed on a shoe sole 90 (referring to Figure 5 ), so as to fasten the first cleat member 10 to the shoe sole 90.
  • the first fastening portion 11 has a front end, namely the end opposite to the first positioning portion 13, formed with a front engaging edge 113 for engaging a front clamping member 81 of a clipless pedal 80 (referring to Figure 8 ).
  • the second cleat member 20 has a second fastening portion 21 and a second positioning portion 23 for mating the first positioning portion 13.
  • the second fastening portion 21 includes at least one second through hole 211 and at least one third through hole 213.
  • the second through hole 211 and the third through hole 213 allow screws 25, 27 to pass therethrough and then engage with two other slots 92, 93 formed on the shoe sole 90, so as to fasten the second cleat member 20 to the sole 90.
  • the second fastening portion 21 has its rear end, namely the end opposite to the second positioning portion 23, formed with a rear engaging edge 215 for engaging a rear clamping member 82 of the clipless pedal 80 (referring to Figure 8 ).
  • the first positioning portion 13 of the first cleat member 10 and the second positioning portion 23 of the second cleat member 20 are configured to couple with each other only in one orientation, and when any of the mated first cleat member 10 and second cleat member 20 receives a horizontal driving force, the driving force can be transmitted to the other thereof.
  • the first cleat member 10 and the second cleat member 20 are fastened by the screws 15, 25 and 27 screwed into the slots 91, 92 and 93 of the shoe sole 90, the first cleat member 10 and the second cleat member 20 are vertically positioned by the shoe sole 90 and the screws 15, 25 and 27, and are horizontally driven by each other. Thereby, the first cleat member 10 and the second cleat member 20, as a whole cleat assembly, are positioned in all directions with respect to the shoe sole 90.
  • the second cleat member 20 can be independently replaced while the first cleat member 10 is remained for further use. This is favorable for saving resources and reducing costs for purchasing spares.
  • the screws 25, 27 are first unscrewed from the second through hole 211 and the third through hole 213, and then the second cleat member 20 can be separated from the shoe sole 90.
  • the new second cleat member 20 is such placed that the second positioning portion 23 thereof mates the first positioning portion 13 of the first cleat member 10. Since the first positioning portion 13 of the first cleat member 10 and the second positioning portion 23 of the second cleat member 20 are designed to be coupled with each other in the only orientation, the newly installed second cleat member 20 can be properly posed basing on the unmoved first cleat member 10, and thus reach a position identical to that of the old second cleat member 20 on the shoe sole 90.
  • the screw 15 is first unscrew from the first through hole 111, and then the worn first cleat member 10 is taken apart from the sole 90. Afterward, the new first cleat member 10 is such posed that the first positioning portion 13 mates the second positioning portion 23 of the second cleat member 20. Since the first positioning portion 13 of the first cleat member 10 and the second positioning portion 23 of the second cleat member 20 are designed to be coupled with each other in the only orientation, the newly installed first cleat member 10 can be properly posed basing on the unmoved second cleat member 20, and thus reach a position identical to that of the old first cleat member 10 on the shoe sole 90, as shown in Figure 6 .
  • the disclosed structural feature ensures the first positioning portion 13 of the first cleat member 10 and the second positioning portion 23 of the second cleat member 20 to be mated in only one posture and to position each other, so that the replaced cleat member 10 or 20 can be correctly posed and positioned without the assistance from the positioning aid used in the prior art.
  • the present invention helps to save additional costs for making molds, forming and assembling the additional part, thereby improving competitiveness.
  • Figures 3 through 4 are referred to illustrate one embodiment of the present invention.
  • configurations of the first cleat member 10 and the second cleat member 20 are discussed to show how the first positioning portion 13 and the second positioning portion 23 are mated and put together in only one orientation, and when any of the combined first and second cleat members 10, 20 receives a horizontal driving force, the horizontal driving force is transmitted to the other.
  • the first positioning portion 13 of the first cleat member 10 is in a W-like shape bilaterally formed with paired arms 131.
  • Each of the arms 131 is terminated with an anchor 133 extending in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the arm 131.
  • the first positioning portion 13 is centrally formed with a promontory 135 between the two arms 131.
  • the second positioning portion 23 is shaped as a recessed portion for fittingly receiving the first positioning portion 13.
  • the second positioning portion 23 has arm recesses 231 for fittingly receiving the arms 131, anchor recesses 233 for fittingly receiving the terminal anchors 133 of the arms 131, and a promontory recess 235 for receiving the promontory 135.
  • the first positioning portion 13 and the second positioning portion 23 can be only mated in a single posture.
  • a user may horizontally swing his/her thenar in a shoe above the shoe sole 90 against a joint between the front end of the first fastening portion 11 of the first cleat member 10 and the front clamping member 81 of the clipless pedal 80, so as to depart the rear end of the second fastening portion 21 of the second cleat member 20 from the spring-controlled rear clamping member 82 of the clipless pedal 80.
  • the arms 131 and the anchors 133 of the first cleat member 10 jointly act as a pushing force to transmit the swing force to a pushed force composed of the arm recesses 231 and anchor recesses 233 of the second cleat member 20. Since the force is transmitted between the first cleat member 10 and the second cleat member 20 in an inter-surface manner, the first positioning portion 13 and the second positioning portion 23 are unlikely to break or deform under stress acts thereon.
  • first positioning portion of the first cleat member 10 and the second positioning portion of the second cleat member 20 may be shaped into a pair of noncircular mortise and tenon, such as a pair of tightly mating rectangular tenon 137 and mortise 237 as shown in Figure 7 .
  • the cleat members 10, 20 can also be limited to mate each other in only one orientation and can drive each other horizontally.
  • the rear engaging edge 215 of the second fastening portion 21 for engaging the rear clamping member 82 of the clipless pedal 80 may have a width W1 greater than a width of the rear clamping member 82, so that when the rear engaging edge of the second cleat member 20 is coupled with the rear clamping member 82 of the clipless pedal 80, the user is allowed to slightly swing his/her thenar on the clipless pedal 80 to finely adjust his/her pedaling posture, so as to improve pedaling comfortableness.
  • the width W2 of the rear engaging edge of the second fastening portion may be sized to tightly fit the rear clamping member 82, so as to ensure firm combination therebetween for enhancing the cyclist's safety in riding.

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