EP3143892B1 - Shoe outsole - Google Patents

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EP3143892B1
EP3143892B1 EP14891778.4A EP14891778A EP3143892B1 EP 3143892 B1 EP3143892 B1 EP 3143892B1 EP 14891778 A EP14891778 A EP 14891778A EP 3143892 B1 EP3143892 B1 EP 3143892B1
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Kenta Moriyasu
Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki
Kazuo Hokkirigawa
Takeshi Yamaguchi
Kei Shibata
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/22—Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer
    • A43B13/24—Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer by use of insertions
    • A43B13/26—Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer by use of insertions projecting beyond the sole surface
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/22—Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer
    • A43B13/223—Profiled soles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/02—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the material
    • A43B13/04—Plastics, rubber or vulcanised fibre
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/02—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the material
    • A43B13/12—Soles with several layers of different materials
    • A43B13/122—Soles with several layers of different materials characterised by the outsole or external layer
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/02—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the material
    • A43B13/12—Soles with several layers of different materials
    • A43B13/125—Soles with several layers of different materials characterised by the midsole or middle layer
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/181—Resiliency achieved by the structure of the sole
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/187—Resiliency achieved by the features of the material, e.g. foam, non liquid materials

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  • the present invention relates to a technique relating to an outsole capable of contributing to improvement of frictional force produced between an outsole of a shoe and a road surface or a floor surface.
  • a surface of an outsole is generally designed in consideration of an antislip function on a road surface or a floor surface wet with water or oil. Specifically, many protrusions or ridges are formed at the surface of the outsole.
  • JP 08-280406A discloses antislip action on a floor surface wet with sweat during wearing of a shoe mainly in indoor space for playing of volleyball, for example.
  • This prior-art technique discloses preferable dimensions for the depth of a groove and the width of a ridge.
  • This prior-art technique discloses an outsole in FIGS. 2 and 3 having a cross section where the depth of a groove is greater than the width of a ridge.
  • This prior-art technique recites in paragraph 0014 that " FIG. 3 shows a state where blocks partitioned by recessed grooves fall in response to instantaneous shearing force generated during landing on the ground to make edge portions of the blocks stand up with respect to a floor surface, thereby cutting a water film to make antislip action act on a floor surface.”
  • “experimental result shows that, with the width or the depth of a recessed groove not falling within a range represented by predetermined numerical values, a ridge cannot incline successfully to make it difficult for antislip force to act on an edge itself.”
  • JP 2001-17203A relates to a shoe for indoor exercise, particularly for exercise in water.
  • This document recites in paragraph 0012 that, if a waveform groove has a wavelength approximate to that of a long straight line, excellent antislip properties are achieved in a bending direction. However, excellent antislip properties cannot be achieved in a direction parallel to a bending line.
  • WO 07/043651A discloses a shoe achieving high antislip performance on a floor surface wet with water or oil.
  • This document discloses a tread block formed of a long ridge provided at an edge side on a medial side of a foot.
  • this document does not disclose antislip performance on a dry road surface, etc.
  • JP 10-510744W is intended to enhance a shock absorbing function by largely deforming an element triangular in cross section in the vicinity of a basic osculating orbit and obtaining uniform contact pressure on an entire surface.
  • the element triangular in cross section will degrade antislip performance on a road surface, etc.
  • JP 2011-255030A discloses an outsole where a ratio of a tread area with respect to a sole area at a heel portion or a toe portion is 0.35 to 0.65. This outsole may achieve excellent antislip effect during walking on a snowy road or an icy road surface. However, this document does not describe about antislip performance on a dry road surface.
  • a longitudinally-long ridge is arranged on a lateral side of a foot, not on a medial side of the foot, and in the invention of US4309831A another outsole with longitudinal ridges like those in the preamble in claim 1 is disclosed.
  • each of the aforementioned documents is not intended to improve frictional force on the assumption that a shoe is used on a dry road surface.
  • a shoe such as a shoe for marathon to be used mainly on a dry road surface in many cases.
  • Increasing frictional force produced in a direction of running between an outsole and a road surface, etc. will facilitate the running of a runner. Further, performance may be improved during a play.
  • an object of the present invention to provide an outsole of a shoe capable of contributing to increase in frictional force on a dry road surface or floor surface, for example.
  • the present inventors examined an instance where an elongated ridge of an outsole treads on the ground and made the following hypothesis. If force F is applied to a dry surface Sf of FIG. 6A in the lengthwise direction of a left ridge 1P, a substantial contact surface Cs (represented with dots) between the ridge 1P and the surface Sf will have a large area while the ridge 1P is not deformed seriously. By contrast, if the force F is applied in the width direction of a right ridge 1P, the ridge 1P is subjected to bending deformation to be deformed largely. Hence, the substantial contact surface Cs between the ridge 1P and the surface Sf will have a small area.
  • test pieces (first group) having rectangular parallelepiped shapes (cuboid) of different length-to-width ratios Pl/Pw. Then, the present inventors applied the force F to each test piece and measured a friction coefficient (coefficient of friction) Fc with the surface Sf.
  • the graph of FIG. 6B shows result of the measurement.
  • the test result of FIG. 6B shows that with the ratio Pl/Pw being 1.8 or more, the friction coefficient Fc of a large value can be obtained.
  • the present inventors prepared a different test piece (second group) Tex. shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B and measured the friction coefficient Fc.
  • the graphs of FIGS. 7C, 7D , 8A, and 8B show results of the measurement.
  • the height of the ridges 1P (tread height) of the test piece Tex. in the second group was set at four values shown in each of these graphs.
  • the test piece Tex. was formed by stacking a midsole member 210 and an outsole member 110 stacked on a hard plate not shown in the drawings, and forming a plurality of ridges 1P and a plurality of grooves 1L in the outsole member 110.
  • FIGS. 7C and 7D show measurement result about a change rate of a friction coefficient and measurement result about a dynamic friction coefficient (coefficient of dynamic friction) respectively obtained with the surface Sf wet with water.
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B show measurement result about a static friction coefficient (coefficient of static friction) and measurement result about a dynamic friction coefficient respectively obtained with the surface Sf in a dry condition.
  • white circles show values obtained if the force F acts in a lengthwise direction Y of the ridges 1P as shown in FIG. 7A .
  • black circles show values obtained if the force F acts in the width direction of the ridges 1P as shown in FIG. 7B .
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B show that, if the ridges 1P are arranged in such a manner as to apply force in the lengthwise direction Y (while circles), the friction coefficient Fc of a large value and large frictional force will be obtained.
  • the height of the ridges 1P being about 2.0 mm or more, a dynamic friction coefficient is found to be higher even on a wet surface if the force F is applied in the lengthwise direction Y of the ridges 1P.
  • the present inventors further conducted experiment using a different test piece (third group) to examine a relationship of the thickness of a midsole and the thickness of an outsole with the friction coefficient Fc and a substantial area of the contact surface Cs.
  • the graphs of FIGS. 9A and 9B show results of the experiment. As understood from comparison between these two graphs, the friction coefficient Fc and the substantial contact surface Cs are strongly correlated to each other. Specifically, making the outsole thinner relative to the midsole is generally found to increase the area of the contact surface Cs as shown in FIG. 9B . As a result, the friction coefficient Fc will be increased as shown in FIG. 9A .
  • a feature of the present invention common among independent claims is an outsole of a shoe, particularly an outsole made of a material containing soft elastomer as a principal component or a base.
  • the outsole includes: a plurality of ridges (elongated protrusions, convexes, or treads) each having a tread surface (a contact surface) to be in contact with a road surface; and at least one longitudinal groove defined between the plurality of ridges, wherein:
  • the at least partial area may be considered to be 16 square cm or more.
  • the plurality of ridges and the longitudinal groove extending long in the longitudinal direction or in the diagonal longitudinal direction are provided in the partial area on the medial side of a foot, bending deformation of each of the long ridges caused by wear during treading on the ground during running will be extremely small. Meanwhile, absorption or dissipation of energy accompanying shear deformation will be increased by frictional force.
  • the shape of the ridges is unlikely to be deformed during treading on a dry road surface or floor surface, so that a large contact area with the road surface will be maintained. Accordingly, this will increase frictional force on the medial side of the outsole with the dry road surface, etc.
  • the forefoot portion on the medial side is a significant portion for letting a movement locus taken by a center of gravity pass through during running or walking and is a portion where large reactive force to be applied forward is required during toe off.
  • running may be facilitated or thrust may be increased.
  • the rear foot portion on the medial side of a foot becomes a significant portion for letting the movement locus taken by a center of gravity pass through and becomes a portion to tread on the ground after a first strike as a largest impact is given.
  • a slip is unlikely to occur between the outsole and a dry road surface, etc.
  • running may be facilitated not only along a course without a gradient but also on a sloping road or a curve.
  • the presence of the longitudinal groove may contribute to weight reduction of the outsole and allow shear deformation of the ridges in such a manner that the ridges bulge toward the longitudinal groove. This will contribute to improvement of the performance of the outsole as a cushion.
  • the longitudinal groove formed between the ridges will contribute to suppressing a slip of the outsole in a direction toward a medial side and a direction toward a lateral side of a foot in the presence of fine particles of soil or sand etc. or water on a road surface.
  • an angle of the ridges and that of the longitudinal groove with respect to the long axis of the outsole are set in a range of 0° to 35°.
  • the ridges and the longitudinal groove on the medial side of a foot may be arranged parallel to the long axis, may be arranged with an inclination such that the ridges and the longitudinal groove extend closer to the long axis as the ridges and the longitudinal groove extend toward an anterior direction, or may be arranged with an inclination such that the ridges and the longitudinal groove extend closer to the long axis as the ridges and the longitudinal groove extend toward a posterior direction.
  • the width of the ridges will be reduced seriously in terms of a relationship with an entire length of the outsole.
  • the width of the ridges generally becomes less than about 1.5 mm. This makes it likely that the ridges will be deformed in various ways to cause reduction in substantial tread area during treading on the ground.
  • width ratio Pw/Lw width ratio
  • the width of the longitudinal groove will be about less than 0.1 mm, for example. This will make it impossible to manufacture the outsole or cause serious manufacturability reduction during manufacture.
  • the ratio Pw/Lw of the width of the tread surface of the ridges with respect to the depth of the longitudinal groove is preferably set to be 2 to 20.
  • the longitudinal groove becomes too deep and the outsole may become too thick.
  • the width of the tread surface of the ridges may become too small to make it likely that a substantial tread area will be reduced during the aforementioned treading on the ground.
  • the longitudinal groove becomes too shallow and the longitudinal groove may disappear due to wear of the outsole.
  • the width of the ridges may become too large. This will make it difficult to provide a sufficient number of longitudinal grooves.
  • the outsole includes a tip area defined to extend through the forefoot portion on the medial side over a length that is 10% of a length of the long axis in a posterior direction starting from a tip of the outsole, and a main area defined to extend through the forefoot portion on the medial side over a length that is 30% of the length of the long axis in the posterior direction starting from a back end of the tip area;
  • the tread surfaces of the ridges as a whole has an area (a total area, a collective area) that is greater than a half of an area of the main area; and the plurality of ridges and the longitudinal groove are provided at least in an anterior end portion of the main area.
  • the plurality of ridges and the longitudinal groove are provided in the anterior end portion of the main area directly posterior to the tip area extending over a length that is 10% of the length of the long axis.
  • the outsole has the main area divided equally in the longitudinal direction into three areas, which are a first area on an anterior side, a second area adjacent to the first area, and a third area on a posterior side; at least one ridge of the plurality of ridges has an inclination in the first area such that the at least one ridge comes closer (approaches, extends closer) to the long axis as the at least one ridge extends in (toward) an anterior direction; and the at least one ridge, or at least one other ridge of the plurality of ridges, has an inclination in the third area such that the at least one ridge or the at least one other ridge extends away from the long axis as the one ridge or the one other ridge extends in (toward) the anterior direction.
  • the ridge having an inclination in the third area such that the ridge extends away from the long axis as the ridge extends in the anterior direction and the ridge having an inclination in the first area opposite the former inclination extend in a direction in which frictional force acts that is to change along a movement locus taken by a weight center.
  • use of the ridges will facilitate increase in a friction coefficient.
  • an area (a total area, a collective area) of the tread surfaces of the plurality of ridges in the central half is set to be greater than a half of an area of the central half.
  • the outsole has a sub-area adjacent to the main area and defined to extend through the forefoot portion on the medial side over a length that is 5% of the length of the long axis in the posterior direction starting from a posterior end of the main area; and in the sub-area, an area (a total area, a collective area) of the tread surfaces of the plurality of ridges is set to be greater than a half of an area of a half of the sub-area.
  • the outsole further includes a plurality of other ridges having a tread surface to be in contact with the road surface, and at least one diagonal groove defined between the plurality of other ridges, wherein:
  • the aforementioned movement locus makes a sudden change from a medial side toward a lateral side.
  • the ridges on the medial side and the ridges on the lateral side defining an angle set in the aforementioned range are arranged to follow this sudden change. This will increase frictional force to act during the aforementioned toe off.
  • a ratio Pw/Ld of the width of the tread surface of the ridges with respect to a depth of the longitudinal groove is set to be 3 to 15; and the depth of the longitudinal groove is set to be 0.2 to 2.5 mm.
  • the ratio Pw/Ld becomes greater than 3.
  • the longitudinal groove does not become too deep and the outsole does not become too thick.
  • the width of the tread surface of the ridges does not become too small to facilitate increase in a substantial tread area during the aforementioned treading on the ground.
  • the ratio Pw/Ld becomes smaller than 15.
  • the longitudinal groove does not become too shallow and the longitudinal groove can remain easily even in the presence of slight wear of the outsole.
  • the width of the ridges does not become too large and a sufficient number of longitudinal grooves can be provided easily.
  • the depth of the longitudinal groove is too small, the longitudinal groove will disappear in the presence of slight wear of the outsole.
  • the depth of the longitudinal groove being too large not only necessitates increase in the thickness of the outsole but also results in a high likelihood of bending deformation of the ridges caused by application of force in a width direction on the ridges, for example.
  • the depth of the longitudinal groove is preferably set to be 0.2 to 2.5 mm, more preferably, 0.4 to 2.0 mm, most preferably, 0.5 to 1.5 mm.
  • a feature described and/or illustrated in relation to one embodiment or one calculation example can be employed in the same form or in a similar form in one or more other embodiments or calculation examples, and/or can be employed in combination with or as an alternative to a feature in other embodiments.
  • a shoe in this embodiment, includes an outsole 1, a midsole 2, and an upper 3 covering an upper surface of a foot.
  • the midsole preferably has low hardness and the outsole preferably has high hardness.
  • the outsole 1 is to contact a road surface, etc., and to reduce a slip between a shoe and the road surface, etc.
  • the outsole 1 is made of a material having higher resistance to wear than the midsole 2.
  • the material of the outsole 1 can be a non-foam or a foam containing a thermoplastic elastomer or a soft elastomer such as rubber as a principal component or a base.
  • the outsole 1 is generally set to have a higher Young's modulus and higher hardness than those of the midsole 2. For example, Asker hardness Ha from about 55 to 75° is applicable to the outsole 1.
  • the midsole 2 is arranged on the outsole 1 and absorbs impact occurring during landing on the ground.
  • a foam of a thermoplastic resin such as EVA is applicable as the midsole 2.
  • the outsole 1 includes a plurality of ridges 1P having a tread surface 10 to be in contact with a road surface, and a plurality of longitudinal grooves 1L defined between the plurality of ridges 1P.
  • the outsole 1 may include a transverse groove 1W between the ridges 1P.
  • the ridges 1P are illustrated as having a rectangular parallelepiped shape in FIG. 3A .
  • the plurality of ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L of FIG. 2 may be provided to extend over a substantially entire region of a forefoot portion 1F, that of a middle foot portion 1M, and that of a rear foot portion 1B on a medial side 11 of a foot.
  • the plurality of ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L extend in a longitudinal direction Y or in a diagonal longitudinal direction and are set so that an angle B1 and an angle B2 of the plurality of ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L with respect to a long axis 1A of the outsole 1 are in a range of 0° to 35°.
  • the forefoot portion 1F, the middle foot portion 1M, and the rear foot portion 1B mean parts covering a forefoot section, a middle foot section, and a rear foot section of a foot respectively not shown in the drawings.
  • the forefoot section includes five metatarsal bones and 14 phalanges, etc.
  • the middle foot section includes a navicular bone, a cuboid bone, and three cuneiform bones, etc.
  • the rear foot section includes a talus and a calcaneal bone, etc.
  • the long axis 1A of the outsole 1 means a virtual line passing through a tip and a back end of the outsole 1 or a shoe.
  • the medial side 11 of a foot means an inside area from a virtual curve 13 defined by connecting midpoints O in the longitudinal direction Y, each being a midpoint between two points where a virtual transversal line 14 perpendicular to the long axis 1A crosses an inner edge and an outer edge of the outsole 1.
  • the outsole 1 of FIG. 2 includes a tip area AT defined to extend through the forefoot portion 1F on the medial side 11 over a length that is 10% of the length of the long axis 1A in a posterior direction starting from a tip of the outsole 1, and a main area AM defined to extend through the forefoot portion 1F on the medial side 11 over a length that is 30% of the length of the long axis 1A in the posterior direction starting from a back end of the tip area AT.
  • a sum of the area of the tread surface 10 of the plurality of ridges 1P is greater than a half of the area of the main area AM.
  • the plurality of ridges 1P and the plurality of longitudinal grooves 1L are provided in an anterior end portion of the main area AM.
  • the outsole 1 has the main area AM divided in the longitudinal direction Y into three equal parts, a first, anterior area AM1, a second area AM2 adjacent to the first area AM1, and a third, posterior area AM3.
  • the plurality of ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L have the inclination B1 in the first area AM1 such that the ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L extend closer to the long axis 1A as the ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L extend toward an anterior direction. Meanwhile, the plurality of ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L have the inclination B2 in the third area AM3 such that the ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L extend closer to the long axis 1A as the ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L extend toward a posterior direction.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B show movement loci 101 taken by a load center (weight center) during walking and during running respectively disclosed by WO 2010/038266A1 .
  • a sign 100 shows a long and thick groove formed in the outsole 1. The groove 100 is set so as to make the movement loci 101 get closer to the long axis 1A ( FIG. 2 ).
  • FIG. 4C shows a distribution of frictional force F measured by the present inventors.
  • the force F will act on the long axis 1A in a direction approximate to the inclination B2.
  • the movement loci 101 of FIGS. 4A and 4B go toward a lateral side 12 of a foot immediately before a toe portion rises from the ground.
  • the force F will act in a direction approximate to the inclination B1 in the first area AM1 of FIG. 2
  • the main area AM is divided into two equal parts, the edge-side half and the central half, and a sum of the area of the tread surface 10 of the plurality of ridges 1P in the central half is set to be greater than a half of the area of the central half.
  • the outsole 1 has a sub-area AS adjacent to the main area AM and defined to extend through the forefoot portion 1F on the medial side 11 over a length that is 5% of the length of the long axis 1A starting from a back end of the main area AM.
  • the area of the tread surface 10 of the plurality of ridges 1P is set to be greater than a half of the area of a half of the sub-area AS.
  • a plurality of other ridges 1Q extending long in a transverse direction or in a diagonal direction may be provided further on the lateral side 12 of the outsole 1.
  • a plurality of longitudinally-long ridges 1Q extending in a longitudinal direction or in a diagonal longitudinal direction may be provided on the lateral side 12.
  • the outsole 1 of FIG. 2 further includes a diagonal groove 1G defined between the plurality of other ridges 1Q having a tread surface 10 to be in contact with a road surface.
  • the plurality of other ridges 1Q and the diagonal groove 1G extend in a diagonal longitudinal direction and extend closer to an outer edge of the outsole 1 as the ridges 1Q and the groove 1G extend toward an anterior direction.
  • An angle B3 of the ridges 1Q and the diagonal groove 1G with respect to the long axis 1A of the outsole 1 may be set in a range of 20° to 45°.
  • An angle B5 between the ridges 1P on the medial side and the ridges 1Q on the lateral side may be set in a range of 10° to 60°
  • the aforementioned structure of the anterior half portion of the forefoot portion 1F will increase frictional force produced between the outsole 1 and a road surface when a load moves along the loci 101 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B to rise of a foot from the ground.
  • the plurality of other ridges 1Q and the diagonal groove 1G are provided at a back end portion on the lateral side 12 of the outsole 1 of FIG. 2 .
  • the ridges 1Q and the diagonal groove 1G at the back end portion on the lateral side 12 have an inclination such that the ridges 1Q and the diagonal groove 1G extend away from the long axis 1A as the ridges 1Q and the diagonal groove 1G extend toward a posterior direction.
  • This structure of the back end portion will produce large frictional force on a dry road surface during a first strike.
  • an outsole member is found to provide a friction coefficient that can be subjected to power approximation to mean contact pressure.
  • An area required during the kicking phase is about a range of 40 mm square.
  • a vertical load to be applied during the kicking phase is around 800 N. Specifically, the vertical load is considered to be about 0.5 Mpa.
  • a fall of a ridge during a slipping phase results from mixture of a component of bending deformation of FIG. 10B and a component of shear deformation of FIG. 10C .
  • a high friction coefficient is achieved effectively by reducing bending deformation of the ridge and urging shear deformation.
  • the outsole member is an isotropic member.
  • the shear elasticity modulus G was calculated based on an elasticity modulus E of the outsole member and a Poisson's ratio of 0.46.
  • Test pieces used in this experiment all have rectangular cross sections, so that a shear correction factor k was set at 2/3 based on the Timoshenko beam theory.
  • FIGS. 11A and 11B show examples of experimental result.
  • a contact area ratio is a dimensionless parameter obtained by dividing an actual contact area by the area of a surface of the ridge.
  • a contact area ratio being 1 means that the surface of the ridge entirely contacts a floor surface.
  • a relationship of the aforementioned parameter Rs with a contact area ratio and a friction coefficient can be expressed by log approximation. This shows that the parameter Rs is determined to be usable for anticipating a contact area about a ridge of a given shape.
  • the friction coefficient Fc was calculated through the following steps (1) to (5):
  • the initial elasticity modulus (Young's modulus) Ea of the outsole member is divided by the shear elasticity modulus G to exert no effect on the calculation. Further, an initial elasticity modulus (Young's modulus) Em of a midsole member is also omitted from the calculation formulas.
  • the initial elasticity modulus (Young's modulus) Ea of the outsole member is preferably set in a range of about 1 to about 5 Mpa and the initial elasticity modulus (Young's modulus) Em of the midsole member is preferably set in a range of about 0.5 to about 1.0 Mpa.
  • FIG. 12A shows the shape of a virtual sample used for calculation of the friction coefficient Fc.
  • This sample shape is approximate to the shape of the ridge according to the first embodiment of FIG. 2 and that of the ridge according to the second embodiment of FIG. 5A .
  • values of parameters including a width Pw and a length PI of the tread surface 10 of the ridge 1P set below are also applicable to the first and second embodiments. Calculations described below were all conducted for calculating the friction coefficient Fc on a dry surface.
  • FIGS. 12B and 13 show the friction coefficient Fc calculated by changing a depth Ld of a longitudinal groove and the width Pw of a ridge while fixing the other parameters at the following values:
  • FIG. 12B shows a value of the friction coefficient Fc determined if thrust is applied in the lengthwise direction of the ridge 1P.
  • FIG. 13 shows a value of the friction coefficient Fc determined if thrust is applied in the width direction of the ridge 1P.
  • a value of the friction coefficient Fc increases with increase in the width Pw of the ridge, irrespective of the depth Ld of the longitudinal groove. This is explained by the fact that, as the width Pw of the ridge becomes larger, a contact area increases in this calculation.
  • the ratio Pw/Ld is preferably 2 or more, more preferably, 3 or more.
  • the ratio Pw/Ld of the width Pw of the tread surface of the ridge 1P with respect to the depth Ld of the longitudinal groove (height of the ridge) being 2 to 20, preferably 3 to 20 provides a large value of the friction coefficient Fc, as indicated in a section partitioned with bold lines in the table.
  • the outsole 1 such as one shown in each of FIGS. 2 and 5A of an actual shoe will be examined next.
  • the outsole 1 has larger specific gravity than the midsole 2 ( FIG. 1 ).
  • the outsole 1 preferably has a small thickness.
  • the outsole 1 preferably has a large thickness.
  • a preferable thickness of the outsole 1 to be used for a play or general running may be from about 1.0 to about 5.0 mm.
  • the depth Ld of the longitudinal groove is preferably 0.2 to 2.5 mm, more preferably, 0.4 to 2.0 mm, most preferably, 0.5 to 1.5 mm.
  • the width Pw of the aforementioned ridge is too large, a side slip due to rolling contact may be caused easily in the presence of extremely small particles of soil or sand on a road surface.
  • the ratio Pw/Ld is more preferably 15 or less.
  • a slenderness ratio Ea ⁇ (Pw/Ld) 2 derived from Euler's formula preferably has a value greater than 4/3.
  • FIG. 14 shows a value of the friction coefficient Fc calculated by changing the width Lw of the longitudinal groove and the length PI of the ridge while fixing the other parameters at the following values. Calculation examples of FIGS. 14 to 25 were given by applying thrust in the lengthwise direction of the ridge 1P.
  • Mt Thickness of midsole fixed at 14 (mm); Bt: Base thickness of outsole fixed at 2 (mm); Ld: Depth of longitudinal groove fixed at 1 (mm); Pw: Width of ridge fixed at 5 (mm); Wd: Depth of transverse groove fixed at 1 (mm); and Ww: Width of transverse groove fixed at 1 (mm).
  • the width Lw of the longitudinal groove is preferably 0.05 to 1.5 mm, most preferably, 0.1 to 1.0 mm. Further, if the length PI of the ridge exceeds 15 mm, the friction coefficient Fc approximates to a value obtained if the length PI has an infinite value. Thus, the length PI of the ridge is preferably set at 15 mm or more and set not to exceed an entire length of a sole.
  • FIG. 15 shows a value of the friction coefficient Fc calculated by changing the width Pw of the ridge and the length PI of the ridge while fixing the other parameters at the following values:
  • the width Pw of the ridge will preferably be 3 to 15 mm, more preferably, 3.5 to 12 mm, most preferably, 4 to 10 mm.
  • FIG. 16 shows a value of the friction coefficient Fc calculated by changing the width Pw of the ridge and the width Lw of the longitudinal groove while fixing the other parameters at the following values:
  • the ratio Pw/Lw is set at 2 or more, preferably, 4 or more.
  • the ratio Pw/Lw is set at 100 or less.
  • FIG. 17 shows a value of the friction coefficient Fc calculated by changing a value of the length ratio Pl/Pw and a value of the width ratio Pw/Lw while fixing the other parameters at the following values:
  • the length ratio Pl/Pw being 1.8 to 200 and the width ratio Pw/Lw being 2 to 100 are found to achieve the friction coefficient Fc of a large value.
  • the length ratio Pl/Pw will preferably be 4 or more, more preferably, 5 or more.
  • the width ratio Pw/Lw is set at 2 or more, preferably, 4 to 100.
  • the friction coefficient Fc was calculated by changing various parameters. As shown in a section surrounded by bold lines of FIG. 18 , a value of the friction coefficient Fc is small in each of ex. 502, ex. 503, ex. 508, and ex. 509. A point in common about a parameter among these four examples is that the depth Wd of the transverse groove is greater than those in the other examples. Specifically, the depth Wd of the transverse groove will preferably be 0 to 1.5 mm, more preferably, 0 to 1.0 mm.
  • a sectional shape of the longitudinal groove 1L having been subjected to the examination includes a groove "having a substantially trapezoidal shape wider at a bottom than at an opening" (dovetail groove) shown in FIG. 19A , and a substantially V-shape groove shown in FIG. 19B .
  • the width Pw of the ridge 1P was set at a basic value of 5.0 mm in FIG. 19A .
  • the longitudinal groove 1L may have the dovetail groove shape of FIG. 19A .
  • employing the V sectional shape of FIG. 19B reduces a value of the friction coefficient Fc.
  • a value of the friction coefficient Fc is small in a section surrounded by bold lines of FIG. 19B .
  • a reason therefor is that, if the longitudinal groove 1L has a V sectional shape, the area of the tread surface 10 of the ridge 1P is reduced.
  • a sectional shape of the longitudinal groove 1L having been subjected to the examination includes an inverted trapezoidal shape of FIG. 20A and a trapezoidal shape of FIG. 20B .
  • FIGS. 20A and 20B each show a value of the friction coefficient Fc calculated by changing a length Pll of a tread surface and a length P12 of a non-tread surface of the ridge 1P while fixing the other parameters at the following values:
  • FIGS. 21 to 23 were examined in the presence of thin and shallow grooves Gs in a surface of the ridge 1P.
  • the shape and the dimension of each groove Gs are shown in a corresponding table.
  • the grooves Gs shown in FIG. 21 extend in the lengthwise direction of the ridge 1P.
  • the grooves Gs shown in FIG. 22 extend in the width direction of the ridge 1P.
  • the grooves Gs shown in FIG. 23 extend in a direction diagonal to the ridge 1P.
  • the number of the grooves Gs of FIG. 21 was set at three.
  • a pitch of the grooves Gs of each of FIGS. 22 and 23 was set at 5 mm.
  • a value of the friction coefficient Fc given in FIG. 21 shows that, in the presence of the thin and longitudinal grooves Gs, if a width Vw of the thin grooves Gs is 0.4 mm, a value of the friction coefficient Fc is reduced slightly largely.
  • the width of the longitudinally-long grooves Gs to be formed in a surface of the ridge 1P is preferably set at 0.4 mm or less. In other words, a groove at least shallower than 0.3 mm can be considered to be beyond the coverage of the longitudinal groove 1L according to the present invention.
  • a value of the friction coefficient Fc given in FIG. 22 shows that, in the presence of the transversely-long thin and shallow grooves Gs, if a depth Vd of these grooves Gs is 0.4 mm, a value of the friction coefficient Fc is reduced largely.
  • the depth of these grooves Gs is preferably set at 0.4 mm or less.
  • a transverse groove at least shallower than 0.3 mm can be considered to be beyond the coverage of the transverse groove 1W according to the present invention and the presence of such a shallow transverse groove can be considered to be ignorable.
  • a value of the friction coefficient Fc given in FIG. 23 shows that the presence of the shallow grooves Gs extending in the diagonal direction can be considered to be comparable to the aforementioned presence of the shallow transverse grooves Gs of FIG. 22 .
  • FIG. 24 shows result of calculation of a value of the friction coefficient Fc in the presence of a plurality of protrusions Pp in a surface of the ridge 1P.
  • the friction coefficient Fc was calculated by changing the height of the protrusions Pp and a ratio of a total area of the protrusions Pp with respect to the area of the ridge 1P while fixing each parameter at the following value:
  • FIG. 25 shows a value of the friction coefficient Fc in the presence of dimples DP or small protrusions (Dp) like small rectangular parallelepipeds formed at a surface of the ridge 1P.
  • dimples DP or small protrusions (Dp) like small rectangular parallelepipeds formed at a surface of the ridge 1P.
  • Dp small protrusions
  • a value of the friction coefficient Fc was calculated by changing the height of the small protrusions or the depth of the dimples and a ratio of a tread area with respect to the area of the ridge 1P while fixing each parameter at the following value:
  • a value of the friction coefficient Fc given in FIG. 25 shows that, as long as a tread area on the surface of the ridge 1P is ensured, the presence of small dimples at the surface of the ridge 1P is considered not to affect the friction coefficient Fc seriously. Meanwhile, the presence of the small protrusions reduces a value of the friction coefficient Fc seriously.
  • the small protrusions will cause not only reduction in a tread area but also bending deformation. Thus, these protrusions are preferably omitted from the surface of the ridge 1P.
  • FIGS. 26A to 26F each show different arrangement of ridges 1P and a different shape of the ridges 1P.
  • the ridges 1P may be arranged in a staggered pattern. As shown in FIG. 26B , the ridges 1P may have different widths Pw or different lengths Pl.
  • a planar shape of the ridges 1P may be a trapezoid or a parallelogram.
  • the width of the ridges 1P can be determined by obtaining an average of a width Pwf at an anterior end and a width Pwb at a back end.
  • the ridges 1P may have a barrel shape or conversely, a shape recessed (constricted) at a center.
  • the ridges 1P and the longitudinal grooves 1L may be formed into a waveform.
  • the longitudinal groove 1L will contain a component of a transverse groove. This will reduce the friction coefficient Fc.
  • FIG. 26F shows an instance where transverse grooves are formed by providing notches 1C, etc. in the ridges 1P. If the depth of the notches 1C exceeds 0.5 mm and the width of the notches 1C is 0.5 times the width Pw of the ridges 1P or more, the friction coefficient Fc will be reduced. Meanwhile, if the depth of the notches 1C is 0.5 mm or less and the width of the notches 1C is less than 0.5 times the width Pw of the ridges 1P, the friction coefficient Fc will not be reduced seriously. Thus, such a depth and such a width of the notches 1C can be considered to be in the coverage of the present invention.
  • a midsole may be omitted.
  • the outsole 1 is only required to be provided at least in a partial area of a forefoot portion and/or a partial area of a rear foot portion. Further, the outsole 1 may be cut partially at the forefoot portion and/or the rear foot portion.
  • the midsole 2 may be exposed at a longitudinal groove or a transverse groove of the outsole 1. If the midsole 2 is exposed, a "depth of the longitudinal groove" may be calculated based on a "depth of a groove provided in the outsole 1," or a "depth of a groove penetrating the outsole 1 to reach as far as the midsole 2.”
  • the ridge of the present invention may be provided at one of a forefoot portion and a rear foot portion on a medial side of a foot. Such a case can also be a subject of application of each of the aforementioned embodiments and each of the simulation examples.
  • the present invention is applicable to a sole of a shoe suitable for running and walking.

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