EP3609589B1 - Bindungseinstellungsverfahren - Google Patents

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EP3609589B1
EP3609589B1 EP18723897.7A EP18723897A EP3609589B1 EP 3609589 B1 EP3609589 B1 EP 3609589B1 EP 18723897 A EP18723897 A EP 18723897A EP 3609589 B1 EP3609589 B1 EP 3609589B1
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Jean-François Merino
Frédéric THOVEX
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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
    • A63C11/00—Accessories for skiing or snowboarding
    • A63C11/26—Devices for use in mounting ski-bindings to skis, e.g. jigs; Testing or measuring devices specially adapted therefor
    • A63C11/265—Devices for testing or measuring the release force of safety ski bindings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
    • A43D1/00—Foot or last measuring devices; Measuring devices for shoe parts
    • A43D1/02—Foot-measuring devices
    • A43D1/025—Foot-measuring devices comprising optical means, e.g. mirrors, photo-electric cells, for measuring or inspecting feet

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  • the invention relates to the field of the bindings of a boot on a sliding device, such as a ski.
  • the invention thus relates to the adjustment of the configuration of a binding for a binding / boot / sliding device assembly.
  • the invention relates more particularly to a method for adjusting the position or the level of triggering of at least one of a stopper and a heel piece of a binding of a binding / boot / gliding device assembly.
  • An advantageous application of the invention is such an adjustment as a function of parameters relating to the user, typically to the skier. It is particularly advantageous when it is used in a sports store, with any organization for renting complete or incomplete binding / shoe / sliding gear sets (for example when the customer has his own shoes) or following the withdrawal of all or part of an assembly from an automatic distributor of such ski equipment. It also proves to be advantageous when the user has to change skis during a ski holiday or day and, all the more so, if the skis are shared between several skiers.
  • Efficient adjustment of a gripping mechanism therefore depends on many parameters and in particular on the size of the boot, on the user's physical characteristics such as weight or height, on practice (for example downhill or touring skiing) and the user's level of practice.
  • EP1121962A2 discloses a method and an adjustment system for configuring a binding on a gliding board.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to provide an improved method of adjusting the configuration of a binding.
  • One aim is in particular to provide a rapid adjustment method.
  • Another aim is to provide a partly automated process requiring little or no human intervention.
  • Another aim is to provide a reliable adjustment method, independent of human verifications.
  • the method according to the first aspect of the invention thus makes it possible to relieve the skiman of some of the operations for adjusting a binding of a binding / boot / gliding device assembly, and in particular at least one of the adjustment operations. release of the binding, the operations for adjusting the distance between the toe piece and the heel piece of the binding and the longitudinal positioning of the binding with respect to the gliding device so as to position the boot correctly with respect to the sliding gear.
  • this saves time in adjusting the configuration of the binding in order to adapt it to the needs of a skier. It also helps to avoid human adjustment error through inattention.
  • the invention relates to a system for adjusting a binding secured to a gliding device, the binding comprising a stopper and a heel piece, at least one of the stopper and the heel piece incorporating a locking mechanism. gripping of a boot allowing, alternatively, the maintenance of the boot in engagement with the binding and the release of the boot from the binding and a means of mechanical or electronic adjustment of the level of triggering of said gripping mechanism.
  • the invention relates to a computer program product comprising instructions, which when carried out by a digital processing device, performs at least the steps of retrieving, processing and carrying out the method according to the first aspect of the invention.
  • the present invention relates to a non-transient medium readable by a computer, comprising instructions, which when they are carried out by a digital processing device, executes the steps of retrieving, processing and carrying out the method according to the first aspect of the invention.
  • assembly is understood to mean a group of interacting elements, generally comprising a sliding device, a boot and a binding.
  • the binding is designed to ensure the functions of maintaining and triggering the boot with respect to the gliding device, thanks to at least one gripping mechanism associated with the toe piece and / or the heel piece.
  • the adjustment of the fixing of the assembly is generally carried out with a rental organization.
  • a complete set is said of a binding / shoe / sliding device set of which all the elements belong to the rental organization and an incomplete set is said of a binding / shoe / sliding device set of which at least one component ( shoe or binding / sliding device) belongs to the customer.
  • adjustment is understood to mean the operation ensuring geometric compatibility and correct operation of the various elements of an assembly.
  • automated entry is understood to mean an entry operating by digital and / or mechanical means, possibly without prior human intervention.
  • skiman is understood to mean a person who prepares the binding / boot / sliding gear assemblies for the use of skier customers; it is, for example, an employee of a sports shop or of any organization for renting bindings / shoes / gliding equipment.
  • a parameter relating to a user is meant at least one of the following parameters: a trigger level of the binding, or more particularly a DIN value, a type of skier that is the user, a weight, a size, age, gender, shoe size, width or diameter of the user's shin head, a parameter of the user's equipment (such as the length of the sole of the shoe of the user) user, the length of the gliding apparatus and the type of the gliding apparatus), the distance between a toe and a heel piece of a binding or its minimum and maximum spacing values and the longitudinal position of a attachment to the gliding machine.
  • the choice of said at least one parameter relating to the user depends on the context in which the invention is implemented. It can be determined on a case-by-case basis, in particular in its uniqueness or its plurality.
  • release level of the binding is understood to mean a measurement of the value of the force to be exerted by the boot on an element of the binding in order to release the boot from the binding via the gripping mechanism which can also be called a mechanism. release / trigger. This value may be marked on the binding in accordance with ISO 9462 or one of its later editions. It can correspond to an adjustment value or to a preset value of the associated binding.
  • the spacing of the binding elements must be adapted to the boot intended to be engaged with the binding in order to ensure that the binding engages correctly.
  • DIN setting or by “DIN value” when speaking of triggering, we mean the setting or the value which is fixed by a German standardization body (DIN for "Deutsches Institut für Normung”).
  • DIN-certified binding thus meets certain standards. Notably, all DIN certified bindings have equivalent settings. In particular, the release level of a binding of one brand set to a DIN value equal to 6 will be the same as that of a binding of another brand set to the same DIN value, if both bindings are certified. DIN.
  • type of skier is understood to mean a parameter relating to the skier serving as a criterion for adjusting the trigger level according to the type of ski practiced. This parameter can be evaluated by the skier himself or by a skiman according to the indications given by the skier.
  • the ISO 11088 standard indicates, in its appendix A, three types of skier: a first type for cautious skiers evolving on smooth slopes, of gentle to moderate slopes, a third type for fast, aggressive skiers evolving on moderate to steep slopes, and a second type, intermediate, for skiers not classified in the first type or in the third type.
  • the parameters relating to the skier include at least the weight of the skier. Potentially, they further include at least one of: the size, type and age of the skier. All of these parameters are physical characteristics of the user.
  • the parameters relating to the skier include at least the width of the tibia or the diameter of the head of the tibia.
  • the width of the head of the tibia can be measured by means of a caliper (or tibiameter) pressed against the skin with the skier seated with the leg bent at a right angle. Potentially, they further include at least one of: the sex, type and age of the skier. All of these parameters are physical characteristics of the user.
  • the type or serial number can be used to determine, according to the manufacturer's specifications, a selection table, possibly digitized, of trigger levels. The type or serial number can still make it possible to determine a type of practice (alpine, cross-country hiking, etc.) or level of practice (and therefore potentially a type of skier).
  • Parameters relating to the shoe may include sole length, shoe size, arch, etc.
  • the sole length can be deduced from the measurement of the skier's shoe size which can be carried out using a pedometer or a scanner.
  • the parameters relating to the gliding device can include its shape (normal, double or surf, in particular), its camber (straight or parabolic), its length, its weight, its radius, etc.
  • the parameters relating to the binding may include its minimum and maximum DIN values, the type, or even the lateral elasticity, of its toe piece, the type, or even the vertical elasticity, of its heel piece, the type of its plate, the type of its brakes, the distance between its stop and its heel piece or its minimum and maximum spacing values, its longitudinal position on the gliding device.
  • the distance between the toe piece and the heel piece of the binding must be adjusted in correlation with the length of the sole of the boot.
  • the parameters relating to the skier can be used to determine, for example by reading a selection table, a trigger level of the binding. According to another embodiment, the parameters relating to the skier include said trigger level.
  • digital processing device is understood to mean a component of a printed or integrated circuit allowing the digital processing of information received by the component with a view to generating processed information.
  • a digital processing device is typically a processor, microprocessor, or microcontroller. It can be a part of a PC type computer.
  • one or more peripherals can be connected to the digital processing device. These peripherals can be RFID or optical readers, a keyboard, a screen, a sensor, etc.
  • the digital processing device can be housed in a support integrated into the binding or remote from the binding. In the latter case, it can be part of a central unit or a remote control / transmitter box.
  • the method 1000 aims to allow the adjustment, at least in part automated, of a binding 2 of an assembly 1, binding 2 / shoe 4 / sliding gear 3.
  • the binding 2 is integral with the gliding device 3 and comprises a stopper 21 and a heel piece 22. At least one of the stopper 21 and the heel piece 22 comprises at least one gripping mechanism 210, 220 of the boot 4 allowing , alternatively, maintaining the boot in engagement with the binding and releasing the boot from the binding, and means for mechanical 215, 225 or electronic 215e, 225e adjustment of the trigger level of said gripping mechanism 210, 220. In this example, each adjustment means 215, 225, 215e, 225e is integrated into an element of the binding, the stopper 21 or the heel piece 22.
  • the gripping mechanism 210, 220 of the boot of an element of the binding comprises a jaw intended to be in contact with the boot.
  • the jaw is biased by an elastic means, such as a spring, so as to maintain contact between the jaw and the shoe.
  • the jaw is movable and can be positioned so that the shoe can no longer be retained by the jaw. In this configuration, the shoe can free itself from fixation.
  • the binding is then triggered.
  • the trigger level of the gripping mechanism is defined by the stiffness of the elastic means.
  • the means for adjusting the trigger level of the gripping mechanism is then a mechanical means making it possible to modify the stiffness of the elastic means.
  • the adjustment means modifies the preload of the elastic means. It can be a simple screw.
  • the adjustment means 215, 225 is actuated by an actuator 51, 52 which can be integrated into an element of the binding 21, 22, as shown in figure 2 , or offset from fixing 2, as shown in figure 4 .
  • the gripping mechanism 210, 220 of the boot of an element of the binding also comprises a jaw intended to be in contact with the boot.
  • the jaw switches between a configuration in engagement with the shoe and a configuration for which the shoe can be released from the jaw.
  • the jaw is not stressed by elastic means but is held in the engaged position by a lock.
  • the gripping mechanism incorporates an electronic or electromechanical sensor measuring the force exerted by the shoe on the jaw. Depending on the measured value, the gripping mechanism controls the lock in order to allow the jaw to tilt to its triggered position.
  • the means for adjusting the trigger level of the gripping mechanism is an electronic means 215e, 225e making it possible to modify the triggering setpoint associated with the processing of the measurement of the electronic or electromechanical sensor.
  • one objective is in particular to reduce the time required for a skiman to serve the customer of a ski equipment rental organization.
  • a customer wishes to rent ski equipment, he usually goes to a rental company which is often located at the bottom of the slopes.
  • One intended application of the invention is to make it possible to rent sliding equipment in the same way as renting a car, potentially having only to recover, instead of the vehicle key, equipment which has been used. prepared to be specifically tailored to the user.
  • One intended application of the invention is also to allow the self-service rental of sliding equipment capable of being regulated independently.
  • the customer only has to select the various elements of his equipment, recover them and bring them together, possibly in a predetermined way, so that the binding is adjusted automatically.
  • This adjustment ensures in particular the functions of maintaining and triggering the boot 4 with respect to the gliding device 3, generally associated with the use of a set of 1 binding / shoe / sliding device. Therefore, an automatic distributor of sliding equipment may suffice, apart from any intervention by a skiman.
  • actuators is understood here to mean motorized adjustment tools, each actuator 51, 52, 53 being able to be controlled by a digital processing device 71, 25, 742.
  • An actuator can be controlled. be offset from mounting 2, as shown in the figures 4 and 5 , or, alternatively, integrated in the fixing 2, as illustrated in the figures 2 and 3 .
  • said at least one actuator 51, 52, 53 can be a component of at least one element 21, 22 (stopper / heel piece) of the binding 2.
  • An actuator can be an electric motor which can be directly controlled. by an integrated electronic module.
  • the method 1000 makes it possible to control the electric motor, if necessary via a command transmitted to its electronic module, to configure the gripping mechanism 210, 220 (for example using a force sensor or a position detector).
  • the electric motor acts on a mechanical adjustment means 215, 225 of said gripping mechanism 210, 220.
  • Each adjustment means 215, 225 generally constitutes part of the corresponding gripping mechanism 210, 220.
  • the adjustment mechanism 230 of the distance between the stopper and the heel piece or of the longitudinal positioning of at least one of the stopper 21 and the heel piece 22 on the gliding device 3 can be actuated. by an adjustment means 235 controlled by an electric motor which can be directly controlled by an integrated electronic module.
  • the method 1000 makes it possible to control the electric motor, if necessary via a command transmitted to its electronic module, acting on the adjustment means 235 (for example using a force sensor or a position detector ) of the adjustment mechanism 230.
  • the adjustment means 235 generally constitutes a part of the adjustment mechanism 230.
  • the power supply to the electric motor serving as an actuator 51, 52, 53 is also integrated in the fixing 2.
  • the electronic module of the electric motor is included in a common digital processing device 25 of the binding.
  • At least one of these binding adjustments mentioned above can be automated by controlling at least one of the actuators 51, 52, 53 by the digital processing device 71, 25, 742.
  • the action to be performed 1200 consists in setting an electronic adjustment means 215e, 225e of a gripping mechanism 210, 220 so that the trigger level of said gripping mechanism corresponds to the desired adjustment parameter.
  • “configuring directly” is equivalent to controlling an electronic module integrated in the element concerned of the binding to adjust the trigger level of said gripping mechanism.
  • the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 can be housed in a support integrated into the binding or remote from the binding.
  • the digital processing device 71 may be in a remote central fixing unit, as illustrated in the figures 4 and 5 .
  • the digital processing device 52 can be an element of a transmitter 74, as illustrated in figure 7 .
  • the digital processing device 25 may be an element integrated into the fixing 2, as illustrated in the figures 2 and 3 .
  • a digital processing device 71, 25, 742 can be configured to perform any of the aforementioned actions. As an alternative, the same digital processing device 71, 25, 742 can be configured to perform several of the aforementioned actions, or even all of them.
  • At least one readable element 5, 6 for identifying and / or communicating data can be associated with at least one element of the set so that it can be read by a peripheral 72 connected to the digital processing device 71 to retrieve 1050 information, and in particular the parameter relating to the user.
  • Such or other information, possibly additional, can also be recovered 1050 by the digital processing device 71 communicating with a transmitter, for example a portable communication device 73, such as a smartphone, from the customer, or a portable terminal. used by an employee of the rental organization.
  • Such or other information, possibly additional, can also be recovered 1050 by the digital processing device 71 communicating with a remote server as sender.
  • each recovery 1050 allows automatic entry of information. However, it is not excluded that certain parameters can be entered or modified manually, for example by the skiman using a computer keyboard as a peripheral 72 of the processing device 71. These interfaces input with the digital processing device 71 are shown at figure 5 .
  • the association of at least one readable element 6 with at least one element of the assembly can be a direct connection with the element of the assembly or a proximity association.
  • the readable element 6 can be fixedly attached to the element of the assembly.
  • the readable element 6 may be secured to a location where the element of the assembly is stored, for example a locker or a rack.
  • a determining characteristic for adjusting the distance between the stop and the heel piece a determining characteristic for adjusting the distance between the stop and the heel piece. Indeed, it is important to recover the real value of the sole length in order to carry out a correct adjustment of this spacing. However, with wear or by manufacturing tolerances, the length of the sole may vary with respect to the “theoretical” length. Also, by assigning information on the real value of the sole length to a readable element 6, it is possible to simply and quickly recover valuable information for configuring the binding.
  • the information encoded on the readable element 6 is not necessarily a fixed value corresponding to the real parameter value relating to the user, it may be a particular address of a database. In the latter case, the information encoded on the readable element is a pointer which makes it possible, when the corresponding database is consulted, to retrieve the real value of the parameter relating to the user.
  • This configuration has the advantage of being able to modify, simply and quickly, the value of the parameter relating to the user, without having to generate another readable element 6. This value can therefore be adjusted, only by computer, according to the evolution. of the parameter, as can be the case for the length of the sole in case of wear, the weight or the practice of the skier ...
  • the value of the parameter relating to the user can be directly coded on the element readable or stored in a database whose address is encoded on the readable element.
  • the parameter relating to the user is encoded by the readable element 6, either directly or indirectly.
  • the shoe 4 is equipped with an RFID chip 61, as a readable element 6. More particularly, the RFID chip 61 is integral with the shoe 4. It can be attached to the shoe 4 in the manner of a tag. . It may also have been integrated, for example from the manufacture of the shoe, in a part of the shoe 4, for example so as to be protected from the environment.
  • the RFID chip 61 is for example a so-called passive RFID chip, to reduce the associated costs, and in particular the costs of deploying the invention.
  • RFID chip 61 can also be 'active'; it then potentially includes its own source of electric power supply and can communicate, in particular on its own initiative, with communication equipment compatible with its environment, and in particular with an RFID chip which would be physically associated with another element of the device. set of 1 binding / shoe / sliding gear.
  • the invention also extends to technologies derived from RFID, such as, for example, NFC technology. More generally, the invention applies to wireless communication technology.
  • the shoe 4 can be equipped with a digital graphic representation of data 62, such as a bar code or a QR code, as a visible element 6.
  • a graphic representation 62 can be carried over. on the shoe 4, for example on its side facing inward, to be hardly visible and not to impact the general aesthetics of the shoe 4. This transfer may include the gluing of a label on which the graphic representation 62 has been printed, as well as the printing of the graphic representation 62 directly on the shoe.
  • the boot 4 has for example been chosen by the customer of a rental organization, possibly with the advice of the skiman, preferably as a function of a parameter relating to the user, and in particular as a function of the type of skier who is the user.
  • a corresponding parameter can therefore be associated with the readable element 6 integral with the boot 4.
  • the boot 4 may also belong to the skier and the readable element 6 may have been associated with one or more parameters relating to the owner, for example when the boot was purchased.
  • the owner can, optionally via an application downloadable on a PC or a smartphone, connect to a remote server (not shown) to enter or modify the parameter (s) relating to it.
  • the remote data server can be interrogated by the processing device 71 to retrieve 1050 the information it stores, and in particular the parameter (s) relating to the skier.
  • the readable element 6 may have been associated with one or more parameters relating to the skier intended to use it, prior to any association between the boot and a given user.
  • the readable element may have been programmed as soon as it is integrated into the boot 4.
  • this boot 4 may in the future be chosen as being suitable for a skier, rental company or owner, may for him only to enter a parameter relating to the skier, and in particular the sole length, the type of practice and / or the type of skier and / or the user's shoe size.
  • the digital processing device 71 is thus made capable of associating a readable element 6 integral with the boot 4, or in connection with the latter, with one or more parameters relating to the skier in order to to be able to recover it 1050.
  • the information can be associated with another element of the binding / boot / sliding device assembly.
  • a readable element 6 RFID or graphic representation
  • a ski 3 and / or a binding 2 can be integral with a ski 3 and / or a binding 2, or associated with the ski and / or with the binding, so that it can be read by a corresponding peripheral 72 of the treatment device 71.
  • Each readable element 6 can be read using the appropriate peripheral 72. Reading one or more readable elements makes it possible to retrieve one or more parameters relating to a user, at the level of the digital processing device 71.
  • the device 72 includes the corresponding one of an RFID chip reader 61 or derivative technology and a graphical reader 62 of digital data.
  • a reading can be carried out on each of the different elements of the same set 1. All the information retrieved 1050 via successive readings carried out on the same set 1 can be grouped, validated or possibly corrected by the skiman, for example, at the using the digital processing device 71. An incompatibility can also be detected automatically and the user can be asked to choose other elements that are compatible with one another.
  • the peripheral 72 of the digital processing device 71 may include a communication module, preferably wireless, for example by radio frequency link.
  • the communication module can allow data exchange with the remote server. It can also make it possible to communicate with a communication device 73, for example of the smartphone type, of the user.
  • the parameter (s) relating to the skier can be supplied 1050 to the digital processing device 71 by the remote server and / or by the device. communication 73 from the client.
  • a peripheral 72 connected to the digital processing device 71 can be a bathroom scale, a pedimeter, a scanner, a measuring rod or a caliper. These peripherals are preferably electronic and able to transmit the result of a corresponding measurement to the digital processing device 71, or even to the remote server.
  • peripherals are therefore preferably connected, for example by wire, to the digital processing device 71 to communicate to it the weight of the person being weighed, the shoe size of the user, the height of the person to be measured or the diameter of the person's head. tibia as measured using the caliper. The result of each measurement can be automatically associated with the user via the digital processing device 71.
  • a second step 1100 of the method consists in processing at least one parameter relating to the user, collected during the preceding step 1050, in order to deduce therefrom a parameter for adjusting the binding.
  • the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 processes at least one parameter relating to the user to define an adjustment parameter of at least one of a gripping mechanism 210 of the stop 21, a gripping 220 of the heel piece 22 and a mechanism 230 for adjusting the distance between the stopper and the heel piece and / or the position of the binding 2 on the gliding device 3.
  • This processing 1100 can involve calculation steps carried out by the digital processing device 71, 25, 742.
  • this processing 1100 may involve pre-established selection or correspondence tables.
  • Such correspondence tables may have been drawn up in compliance with standards provided in particular for this purpose.
  • the parameters relating to the skier can be as many input data in one or more of these tables.
  • At the output such tables can return various information, and in particular said at least one parameter for adjusting the binding 2, such as a set value of the distance between the stop 21 and the heel 22 of the binding 2, a set value of the longitudinal position of the binding 2 on the gliding device 3 depending on the desired skiing practice, and a set value of the release level of the binding 2.
  • the latter may include a value of set point for the trigger level of the stop 21 and / or a set point for the trigger level of the heel piece 22.
  • the set value of the tightening torque and / or the set value of the number of screwing turns can be calculated by the digital processing device 71, 25, 742, directly as a function of the parameters relating to the user. which were recovered 1050 and / or indirectly according to the information returned by the correspondence tables and selected according to the parameters relating to the user.
  • the set value of the distance between the stop 21 and the heel piece 22 of the binding 2 can be determined, directly or indirectly.
  • the processing 1100 by the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 consists only in assigning the retrieved setpoint value to the corresponding adjustment parameter; the set value being for example recovered 1050 by simply reading the readable element 6 of the boot 4.
  • the parameter or parameters which have been recovered 1050 by reading the readable element 6 of the boot 4 and / or the gliding device 3 equipped with the binding 2 do not include the set value of the spacing, but allow the treatment device 71, 25, 742 to determine it.
  • an identifier of the shoe 4 has been retrieved 1050, which is associated on the remote data server with a set value of the spacing. Therefore, the processing device 71, 25, 742 can for example automatically interrogate the remote server to retrieve the set value associated with the readable element 6 which has just been read.
  • the value of the spacing depends a priori only on the choice of shoe 4.
  • the DIN setting for its part depends on at least one parameter relating to the user for a given set 1. It can in particular be determined by the treatment device 71, 25, 742 according to one or other of the so-called weight and width adjustment methods of the tibia.
  • the DIN adjustment of the release level of the binding 2, or even of the stop 21 and / or of the heel piece 22, may require screwing or unscrewing an adjustment screw, constituting an element of the adjustment means 215, 225, at the using one of the actuators 51, 52.
  • Such an adjustment screw can more particularly exert a variable compression on a trigger spring of the gripping mechanism 210, 220 of the stop 21 and / or of the heel 22. Therefore, the control of the actuator 51, 52 can be slaved to a measurement of a tightening torque exerted on the adjusting screw of the adjusting means 215, 225 of the gripping mechanism 210, 220, by the corresponding actuator 51, 52 .
  • each actuator 51, 52 can be slaved to a measurement of a number of screwing turns carried out on the adjusting screw of the adjusting means 215, 225 of the corresponding gripping mechanism 210, 220 , by the actuator 51, 52; if necessary, the number of turns is calculated from a nominal position of the clamping screw.
  • These control modes are relatively easy to implement due to the standardization of the equipment and their adjustment procedures.
  • the invention can be implemented without any consideration for possible standardizations. Indeed, a prior calibration would suffice to match the tightening torque and / or number of screw turns with a trigger level value.
  • a third step 1200 of the method 1000 consists in initiating an action to adjust the binding using the adjustment parameter collected during the previous step 1100.
  • the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 is capable of controlling one of the actuators 51, 52, 53 making it possible to act on an adjustment means 215, 225 of one of the gripping mechanisms 210, 220 or on an adjustment means 235 of the corresponding adjustment mechanism 230.
  • the stopper 21 incorporates a gripping mechanism 210 and an adjustment means 215 making it possible to adjust the lateral release force of the stopper and, consequently, of the binding.
  • the actuator 51 interacts with this adjustment means 215 to adjust the first desired triggering threshold of the gripping mechanism 210.
  • the heel piece 22 incorporates an adjustment mechanism 220 and an adjustment means 225 making it possible to adjust the vertical triggering force. of the heel piece and, consequently, of the binding.
  • the actuator 52 interacts with this adjustment means 225 to adjust the second desired triggering threshold of the gripping mechanism 220.
  • the adjustment mechanism 230 makes it possible to adjust the longitudinal position of the stop 21 and the longitudinal position of the heel piece 22 this which makes it possible to adjust the distance between these two elements and, if necessary, also the longitudinal position of the binding, that is to say, the longitudinal position of the stop 21 / heel piece 22 assembly, on the gliding device 3.
  • the actuator 53 interacts with an adjustment means 235 of the mechanism adjustment 230 to adjust the desired configuration of the binding.
  • the invention relates to a system 0.
  • the system 0 more particularly comprises, as actuators 51, 52, 53, electric motors which are remote and separate from the fixing 2.
  • actuators 51, 52, 53 electric motors which are remote and separate from the fixing 2.
  • Such actuators are illustrated on the figures. figures 4 and 5 .
  • This type of actuator 51, 52, 53 is for example arranged relative to an adjustment bench 8 on which the sliding device equipped with the binding is intended to be placed, so that each of the actuators 51, 52, 53 is located opposite an adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of a gripping mechanism 210, 220 or corresponding adjustment 230.
  • Such actuators 51, 52, 53 can be used successively to adjust different bindings, in addition to being used for successive adjustments of the same binding.
  • an actuator 53 may be provided to act on an adjustment means 235 of an adjustment mechanism 53 located in the middle of the binding 2, on a plate 23 joining the stop 21 and the heel piece 22 of the binding 2.
  • This locking mechanism adjustment 53 makes it possible to fix the distance between the stop 21 and the heel piece 22 of the binding 2.
  • Two other actuators 51, 52 are provided on either side of the binding 2 to come into vis-à-vis the screws of adjustment of the adjustment means 215, 225 acting on the release springs of the gripping mechanisms 210, 220 respectively of the stop 21 and of the heel 22.
  • the system 0 comprises an electrical energy supply for each actuator.
  • the binding 2 comprises, as actuators 51, 52, 53, electric motors integrated in the stop 21, in the heel piece 22 and possibly in at least one plate 23 connecting at least one among the stopper 21 and the heel piece 22 of the binding 2 to the gliding device 3.
  • the binding 2 according to the second embodiment of the invention is illustrated on figure 2 .
  • Each of the electric motors is configured to act directly on the adjustment means 215, 225 of the gripping mechanism 210, 220 associated with the element 21, 22 of the binding 2 in which the electric motor is integrated.
  • At least two of these electric motors 51, 52 are more particularly arranged at the level of the release springs of the gripping mechanisms 210, 220 of the stop 21 and of the heel piece 22 of the binding 2.
  • Each electric motor can be configured together with a electronic module controlling it according to instructions received from the digital processing device 25.
  • the electric motor constituting an actuator allows the DIN adjustment of the associated element 21, 22 of the binding.
  • the electrical energy supply can be remote and removable from the actuator 51, 52, 53 that it is intended to supply.
  • Fixture 2 may include an electrical power connection port for electrically connecting fixture 2 with food.
  • it can also be arranged in an adjustment bench 8 on which the sliding device 3 equipped with the binding 2 to be adjusted is intended to be placed.
  • the simple correct positioning of the gliding device equipped on the adjustment bench 8 makes it possible to ensure an electrical connection between, on the one hand, the electrical supply and the actuators.
  • at least one source of electrical energy can be installed in the gliding device equipped, for example in the binding 2, to supply electrical energy to the electronic modules and the electric motors.
  • the actuator 53 allowing the adjustment of the distance between the stop 21 and the heel piece 22 of the binding 2 and / or the longitudinal position of the binding 2 on the gliding device 3 is offset and separate from the associated adjustment mechanism 230.
  • the same actuator can interact with several adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of the gripping mechanisms 210, 220 or adjustment 230.
  • a single actuator 53 is able to be kinematically linked to at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of mechanisms 210, 220, 230 supported by elements 21, 22, 23 of the fixing 2.
  • one of the actuators 51, 52, 53 or the sliding device equipped with the binding moves relatively between them, that is to say between the actuator and the equipped sliding device, after the adjustment of 'at least one element 21, 22 of the binding.
  • the invention also relates to a method of adjusting a binding comprising a step consisting in controlling the movement of an actuator 51, 52, 53 or the sliding device equipped with the binding so that the actuator can be connected to at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of mechanisms 210, 220, 230 supported by elements 21, 22, 23 of the fixing 2.
  • the figures 8 and 9 illustrate other embodiments of an adjustment system 10, 30 of a binding 2 using a single actuator 53 for the adjustment of at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of mechanisms 210, 220, 230 supported by elements 21, 22, 23 of the fixing 2.
  • the figure 8 describes the functional diagram of an example of an adjustment system 10 which can be integrated into a sliding device.
  • the same actuator 53 is able to act on three adjustment mechanisms 111, 112 and 121.
  • the actuator 53 such as an electric motor, is coupled to two toothed wheels 11, 12 by means of a connection member 13.
  • the first toothed wheel 11 cooperates with two complementary toothed wheels 1111, 1121.
  • the second toothed wheel 12 cooperates with a complementary toothed wheel 1211.
  • Each complementary toothed wheel 1111, 1121, 1211 constitutes the input element of an adjustment mechanism 111, 112 and 121.
  • the complementary toothed wheel 1111 is coupled to a first end of a shaft 1112 by means of a coupling 1113 controlled by an electronic module.
  • the coupling is, for example, an electric brake.
  • a toothed wheel 1114 is coupled to the shaft 1112, at its second end, by a slide-type connection so as to be able to slide along the shaft 1112.
  • a belt 1115 is engaged with the toothed wheel 1114 and with a toothed wheel 1116 connected directly to the adjusting means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the stop 21.
  • the toothed wheel 1114 is integral in translation with the frame of the stop 21 so that the translation of the stop 21 the along the sliding device causes the sliding of the toothed wheel 1114 along the shaft 1112.
  • the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjustment means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the stop 21. Consequently, by rotating the motor 53 in one direction or the other, it is possible to can adjust the setting value of the gripping mechanism 210.
  • the adjustment mechanism 112 making it possible to act on the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22 has similar kinematics.
  • the complementary toothed wheel 1121 is coupled to a first end of a shaft 1122 by means of a coupling 1123 controlled by an electronic module.
  • the coupling is, for example, an electric brake.
  • a toothed wheel 1124 is coupled to the shaft 1122, at its second end, by a slide-type connection so as to be able to slide along the shaft 1122.
  • a belt 1125 is engaged with the toothed wheel 1124 and with a toothed wheel 1126 connected directly to the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22.
  • the toothed wheel 1124 is integral in translation with the frame of the heel piece 22 so that the translation of the heel piece 22 does along the sliding device causes the sliding of the toothed wheel 1124 along the shaft 1122.
  • the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22. Consequently, by rotating the motor 53 in one direction or the other, it is possible to can adjust the setting value of the gripping mechanism 220.
  • the third adjustment mechanism 121 makes it possible to act on the adjustment means 235 of the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the binding 2 with respect to the gliding device 3.
  • the complementary toothed wheel 1211 is coupled to a first end of a first threaded shaft 1212 by means of a coupling 1213 controlled by an electronic module.
  • the coupling is, for example, an electric brake.
  • the frame of the heel piece 22, guided in translation with respect to the gliding device 3, is also coupled to the first threaded shaft 1212, at its middle part, by a connection 1214 of the screw-nut type so as to be able to be locked. translate along the first threaded shaft 1212 in either direction, depending on the direction of rotation of the first threaded shaft 1212.
  • the second end of the first threaded shaft 1212 is mated to a first end of a second threaded shaft 1216 through to a junction member 1215.
  • the thread of the second threaded shaft 1216 is reversed with respect to the thread of the first threaded shaft 1212.
  • the frame of the stop 21, guided in translation with respect to the sliding device 3 is also coupled to the second threaded shaft 1216, at its middle part, by a connection 1217 of the screw-nut type so as to be able to translate along the second threaded shaft 1216 in one direction or the other, depending on the direction of rotation of the second threaded shaft 1216.
  • the threads of the threaded shafts 1212 and 1216 are reversed, the rotation of these threaded shafts in the same direction causes the movement of the stop 21 in a direction opposite to the movement of the heel piece 22.
  • the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the means 235 for adjusting the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the binding 2 with respect to the sliding device 3. Therefore, by rotating the motor 53 in one direction or the other, it is possible to move aside or bring closer the stop 21 of the heel piece 22. This makes it possible to adjust the distance separating these two elements 21, 22 from the binding 2. It will be noted that the displacement of these elements 21, 22 also cause the movement of the toothed wheels 1114, 1124 of the two previous adjustment mechanisms 111, 112.
  • the threaded shafts 1212 and 1216 can be aligned in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sliding device 3 and be placed between the sliding device 3 and the elements 21, 22 of the binding. Furthermore, the shafts 1112, 1122 are positioned transversely on either side of the threaded shafts 1212 and 1216 and also between the sliding device 3 and the elements 21, 22 of the binding. The threaded shafts 1212, 1216, 1112 and 1122 are substantially parallel.
  • This construction offers an adjustment system integrated into the gliding device, which allows the binding to be adjusted with a minimum of skiman intervention.
  • the actuator 53 can be attached to the ski 3 with an independent or external power supply. In order not to weigh down the sliding device too much, the actuator 53 can be dissociated from the sliding device 3. It is then sufficient to connect the motor to the system at the level of the connection member 13. Alternatively, one can consider a connection to other locations of the kinematic chain, for example, after the couplings 1113, 1123, 1213.
  • the invention is not limited to this embodiment of an integrated system. It is possible to envisage other kinematics and embodiments using an actuator for the adjustment of at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235. It is possible to have connections by gears, by toothed or planar belts, by chain. You can use jacks, angle transmissions.
  • the figure 9 describes a functional diagram of an example of an adjustment system 30 separate from the gliding device.
  • the same actuator 53 is able to act on three adjustment mechanisms 311, 312 and 321.
  • the actuator 53 such as an electric motor, is coupled to a bevel gear 31.
  • the conical toothed wheel 11 cooperates with two complementary conical toothed wheels 3111, 3121.
  • Each complementary conical toothed wheel 3111, 312, constitutes the input element of an adjustment mechanism 311, 312.
  • the complementary bevel gear 3111 is coupled to a first end of a shaft 3112 by means of a coupling 3113 controlled by an electronic module.
  • the coupling is, for example, an electric brake.
  • a toothed wheel 3114 is fixed on the shaft 1112, at its second end. The toothed wheel 3114 engages with a toothed wheel 3115 positioned and guided by a frame 32 of the external adjuster.
  • An end piece 3116 is mounted to slide relative to the axis of the toothed wheel 3115 and is integral in rotation with the latter by a link of the slide type.
  • One end of the end piece 3116 carries a connector 3117 intended to connect with the adjustment means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the stop 21.
  • the end piece comprises a holding means 3118.
  • This holding means can be a spring pushing the end piece 3116 in the direction of the adjustment means 215.
  • it can be a magnet, placed in the connector 3117, interacting with a female interface of the adjustment means 215 .
  • the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjustment means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the stop 21. Consequently, by rotating the motor 53 in one direction or the other, it is possible to can adjust the setting value of the gripping mechanism 210.
  • the adjustment mechanism 312 making it possible to act on the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22 has similar kinematics.
  • the complementary bevel gear 3121 is coupled to a first end of a shaft 3122 by means of a coupling 3123 controlled by an electronic module.
  • the coupling is, for example, an electric brake.
  • a toothed wheel 3124 is fixed on the shaft 1122, at its second end. The toothed wheel 3124 engages with a toothed wheel 3125 positioned and guided by a frame 32 of the external adjuster.
  • An end piece 3126 is mounted to slide with respect to the axis of the toothed wheel 3125 and is integral in rotation with the latter by a link of the slide type.
  • One end of the tip 3126 carries a connector 3127 for connecting with the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22.
  • the tip comprises a retaining means 3128.
  • This retaining means may be a spring pushing the end piece 3126 in the direction of the adjustment means 225.
  • it may be a magnet, placed in the connector 3127, interacting with a female interface of the adjustment means 225. .
  • the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22. Consequently, by rotating the motor 53 in one direction or the other, it is possible to can adjust the setting value of the gripping mechanism 220.
  • the third adjustment mechanism 321 makes it possible to act on the adjustment means 235 of the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the binding 2 with respect to the gliding device 3.
  • the actuator 53 is here coupled to a first end of a connecting shaft 3210 by means of a coupling 3213 controlled by an electronic module.
  • the coupling is, for example, an electric brake.
  • the second end of the connecting shaft 3210 comprises a connector 3211 intended to be connected to the adjustment means 325 of the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the binding 2 with respect to the sliding device 3.
  • the connector 3211 actuates thus an angle transmission 3215 with bevel gears which rotates two threaded shafts 3212 and 3216 in opposite directions.
  • the frame of the heel piece 22, guided in translation with respect to the gliding device 3, is also coupled to the first threaded shaft 3212, at its middle part, by a connection 3214 of the screw-nut type so as to be able to be connected.
  • the frame of the stop 21, guided in translation with respect to the sliding device 3, is also coupled to the second threaded shaft 3216, at its middle part, by a connection 3217 of the screw-nut type so as to be able to translate along the second threaded shaft 3216 in one direction or the other, depending on the direction of rotation of the second threaded shaft 3216.
  • the thread of the second threaded shaft 3216 is in the same direction as the thread of the first threaded shaft 3212.
  • the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the means 235 for adjusting the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the binding 2 with respect to the sliding device 3. Therefore, by rotating the motor 53 in one direction or the other, it is possible to move aside or bring closer the stop 21 of the heel piece 22. This makes it possible to adjust the distance separating these two elements 21, 22 from the binding 2.
  • This construction offers an adjustment system external to the gliding apparatus, which makes it possible to lighten the gliding apparatus and to be more versatile and compatible with different types of binding.
  • the skiman has to carry out some operations in order to be able to connect the adjustment device with the interfaces of the adjustment mechanisms 215, 225 and 235 of the binding.
  • the invention is not limited to this embodiment of a remote system. It is possible to envisage other kinematics and embodiments using an actuator for the adjustment of at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235. It is possible to have connections by gears, by toothed or planar belts, by chain. You can use jacks, angle transmissions.
  • the invention also relates to a method of adjusting a binding comprising a step consisting in driving couplings 1113, 1123, 1213, 3113, 3123, 3213 and an actuator 53 so that the actuator can be kinematically linked to at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of mechanisms 210, 220, 230 supported by elements 21, 22, 23 of the fixing 2.
  • the method and system for adjusting a binding using a single actuator for the adjustment of at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 can be applied to a more general automatic adjustment of a binding, without necessarily need to read an RFID chip or graphical representation.
  • two RFID chips 61 or of a derived technology, associated with potentially different elements of the same assembly 1 binding / shoe / sliding device communicate with each other, preferably automatically, in particular because their proximity, in particular on an adjustment bench 8.
  • This communication between RFID chips 61 can be configured in particular so that it results in a pooling of information, possibly initially different, stored on one and the other of the two RFID chips. In this way, reading only one of the two RFID chips 61 makes it possible to recover all of the parameters relating to the user.
  • the system 0 comprises an external central unit, remote from the binding, integrating an external digital processing device 71.
  • the processing 1100 of the parameter relating to the user in order to deduce therefrom at least one adjustment parameter of the binding is produced by an external digital processing device 71.
  • the digital processing device 71 may be connected to, or be one with, an electronic cash register. In this way, the recovery 1050 of the parameters relating to the user and / or the recovery of the parameters relating to the elements of the set 1 can also be used to recover billing data.
  • hydraulic cylinders and / or pneumatic cylinders can be used.
  • At least one electronic module of the binding 2 can comprise internal digital processing device 25 and a communication means for communicating with the external digital processing device 71 in order in particular to receive said at least one adjustment parameter of the fixing 2 and be able to adjust the gripping mechanism 210, 220 or the corresponding adjustment 230 accordingly.
  • Each action is then carried out 1200 by transmission of the adjustment parameter (s) by the external digital processing device 71 to the internal digital processing device 25 of the electronic module of the binding 2.
  • the latter is configured to interpret the adjustment parameter (s), received from the external digital processing device 71, as a corresponding control instruction for the supply of electric power to the corresponding electric motor.
  • the processing 1100 of the parameter relating to the user in order to deducing at least one adjustment parameter of the binding is carried out by an external digital processing device 71.
  • the internal digital processing device 25 deduces an adjustment parameter from a parameter relating to the user received from the processing device external digital 71.
  • the processing 1100 of the parameter relating to the user in order to deduce therefrom at least one parameter for adjusting the binding is carried out by internal digital processing device 25.
  • the adjustment method 1000 can also comprise a subsequent step 1250 consisting in checking whether the release values (lateral and vertical) of the binding 2 are correctly adjusted.
  • This step 1250 can be carried out via a machine using an adjustable jig which engages in the binding 2. Alternatively, this check is carried out with the boot 4 that the skier will use.
  • An example of this type of testing machine is the “Speedtronic Pro TM” model from Wintersteiger.
  • Another conceivable use of the invention consists in allowing the automatic adjustment of the binding 2 upon activation of a transmitter 74. This can be in store or outside the store. The illustration of such a use is the case where two skiers want to exchange their skis in order to test them for a descent.
  • the transmitter 74 may include a storage medium 741 capable of storing information at the level of the transmitter and a digital processing device 742 in order to be able to process the stored information.
  • the transmitter also comprises a means of communication making it possible to receive and transmit information, wirelessly, from or to other digital processing devices 71, 25, in particular digital devices making it possible to control the aforementioned actuators.
  • one or more electric motors as part of the actuators 51, 52, 53, are integrated in the binding 2.
  • the skier then activates the transmitter 74 so as to control the piloting.
  • one or more electric motors possibly via one or more electronic modules, so as to configure the binding 2 according to the parameters of the user.
  • the transmitter 74 can then be a wireless remote control, as described in figure 7 , or a readable element 6 which can be detected by a peripheral of the binding 2 capable of transmitting, to said one or more electronic modules, a control command of the electric motor or motors.
  • the peripheral can be an RFID chip reader or a derived technology integrated in the attachment 2.
  • the latter when the user presses a button to activate the reader, the latter will detect the RFID chip. closest and adjust the attachment 2 according to the parameters received from this RFID chip. To allow this adjustment, at least one parameter relating to a user or at least one adjustment parameter must be recorded on a storage medium of the transmitter in order to ensure the control of the actuator (s) of the binding 2.
  • an electronic adjustment means 215e, 225e to adjust the trigger level of a gripping mechanism 210, 220 of an element 21, 22 of the binding.
  • the transmitter 74 makes it possible to act directly on the electronic adjustment means 215e, 225e by directly modifying the triggering setpoint value.
  • the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 processes the parameter relating to the user, which it has obtained from the transmitter, in order to deduce therefrom the parameter for adjusting the binding.
  • the processing 1100 of a parameter relating to the user in order to deduce therefrom an adjustment parameter can be carried out at the level of the transmitter 74.
  • the internal digital processing device 742 to the transmitter which performs this processing operation 1100 from a parameter relating to the user.
  • the storage medium 741 can store data relating to parameters relating to the user and / or adjustment parameters.
  • the transmitter can integrate means making it possible to directly recover at least one parameter relating to the user in accordance with step 1050 of method 1000.
  • the acquisition means integrated in the transmitter can be a RFID reader or derivative or optical technology.
  • the transmitter 74 only processes adjustment parameters. This means that the processing 1100 of the parameters relating to the user is carried out, prior to this step, by a digital processing device other than that 742 of the transmitter.
  • information relating to parameters relating to the user and / or adjustment parameters is transmitted to a digital processing device 25, internal to the binding, by a processing device 71 of a central unit external to the binding.
  • the external digital processing device 71 can be replaced by the digital processing device 52 of a transmitter 74.
  • Communication between digital processing devices 71, 25, 742 can be wired or wireless.
  • the method 1000 and the system 0 according to the first and second aspects of the invention therefore make it possible not only to automate at least in part the recovery of information necessary for the adjustments, but also to relieve the skiman of some of the adjustment operations.
  • the skiman is at most in charge of handling materials to place them on an adjustment bench 8 in a suitable manner. He may also have to bring reading peripherals of the processing device 71 close to the readable elements 6 for their automatic reading. He may also have to perform a step 1250 of checking the adjustment of the binding 2.
  • the operations for adjusting the release level of the binding 2, the operations for adjusting the spacing between the stop 21 and the heel 22 of the fixing 2 or else the longitudinal position of the fixing 2 on the gliding device 3 can be carried out, automatically, by virtue of the method and the system according to the first and second aspects of the invention.
  • the method 1000 requiring in its implementation only simple manipulations requiring no special training can even be implemented by the user in complete autonomy. Instructions can be given to the user for example by a display screen of the processing device 71 in order to guide him in this implementation. In addition, this obviously does not exclude that a skiman remains available in case of need.
  • the invention can also be applied to other types of fixing.
  • a binding comprising a single shoe gripping mechanism.
  • the method of the invention therefore enables the adjustment of such a binding to be carried out in a similar manner. It is thus possible to transpose the embodiments allowing the adjustment of the trigger level, as described above, for this type of fixing.
  • a variant of the method according to the invention can allow the adjustment of the vertical support of the front of the boot.
  • a conventional binding when the boot is in engagement with the stopper, the front of the boot is held clamped between a support plate fixed to the ski and a support surface of a jaw of the stopper. forward, in a vertical direction.
  • the contact between the front of the boot and the support plate is made at the level of the lower face of the sole, substantially at the level of the metatarsal zone.
  • the contact between the front of the boot and the bearing surface of a jaw of the front stop is made at the level of the upper face of a front edge of the boot.
  • a parameter for adjusting the binding corresponding to the distance to be adjusted between the plate d is deduced therefrom. support and bearing surface of the jaw. It then remains to control an actuator configured to act on the mechanism allowing the adjustment of this relative spacing.
  • the method according to the invention can thus be transposed to this type of adjustment. From a shoe model, information can be linked to it on the vertical distance between the underside of the sole and the upper face of the front rim, that is to say, the vertical distance between the contact points. of the desired shoe. This link can be achieved by an RFID chip or a derivative technology or a graphic representation, as we have seen previously. The link can also be made by consulting a database from a model reference.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. It is possible to combine these embodiments.

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  1. Verfahren zur Einstellung (1000) der Konfiguration einer Bindung (2), die mit einem Gleitgerät (3) fest verbunden ist, wobei die Bindung einen Vorderbacken (21) und einen Fersenbacken (22) umfasst, wobei in wenigstens einen von dem Vorderbacken und dem Fersenbacken integriert sind:
    - ein Mechanismus zum Greifen (210, 220) eines Schuhs (4), der alternativ das Halten des Schuhs im Eingriff mit der Bindung und die Freigabe des Schuhs aus der Bindung ermöglicht, und
    - ein mechanisches oder elektronisches Mittel zur Einstellung (215, 225, 215e, 225e) des Auslöseniveaus des Greifmechanismus,
    wobei das Verfahren (1000) die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    - einen Schritt der Gewinnung (1050), mithilfe einer Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742), wenigstens eines auf einen Benutzer bezogenen Parameters von den folgenden Parametern: ein Merkmal des Schuhs, der dazu bestimmt ist, sich mit der Bindung in Eingriff zu befinden, ein physisches Merkmal des Benutzers, ein Erfahrungsniveau des Benutzers und ein Auslöseniveau der Bindung,
    - einen Schritt der Verarbeitung (1100), mithilfe einer Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742), wenigstens des wenigstens einen auf den Benutzer bezogenen Parameters, um daraus wenigstens einen Einstellparameter der Bindung abzuleiten, und
    - einen Schritt der Durchführung (1200) wenigstens einer Aktion zum Einstellen der Bindung gemäß dem wenigstens einen Einstellparameter von den folgenden Aktionen:
    o Steuern, mithilfe einer Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742), eines Stellantriebs (51, 52), der dafür ausgelegt ist, auf das mechanische Mittel zur Einstellung (215, 225) des Mechanismus zum Greifen (210, 220) des Schuhs, der einem von dem Vorderbacken und dem Fersenbacken zugeordnet ist, einzuwirken, um das Auslöseniveau dieses Greifmechanismus gemäß dem wenigstens einen Einstellparameter einzustellen,
    o Steuern, mithilfe einer Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742), eines Stellantriebs (53), der dafür ausgelegt ist, auf das Mittel zur Einstellung (235) eines Mechanismus zur Einstellung (230) der Anordnung der Elemente der Bindung einzuwirken, um die Position wenigstens eines von dem Vorderbacken (21) und dem Fersenbacken (22) gemäß dem wenigstens einen Einstellparameter einzustellen,
    o direktes Konfigurieren, mithilfe einer Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742), des elektronischen Mittels zur Einstellung (215e, 225e) des Mechanismus zum Greifen (210, 220) des Schuhs, der einem von dem Vorderbacken und dem Fersenbacken zugeordnet ist, um das Auslöseniveau dieses Greifmechanismus gemäß dem wenigstens einen Einstellparameter einzustellen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schritt der Gewinnung (1050) des wenigstens einen auf den Benutzer bezogenen Parameters einen Schritt des Lesens eines lesbaren Elements (6) umfasst, welches ausgewählt ist aus:
    - einem RFID-Chip (61) oder Chip einer abgeleiteten Technologie, wie NFC, und
    - einer grafischen Darstellung (62) von digitalen Daten, wie etwa einem Barcode oder einem QR-Code,
    wobei das lesbare Element wenigstens einem der Elemente (2, 3, 4) der Anordnung (1) Bindung (2) / Schuh (4) / Gleitgerät (3) zugeordnet ist,
    wobei das Lesen mithilfe eines Peripheriegerätes (72) durchgeführt wird, das mit der Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742) verbunden ist, wobei das Peripheriegerät (72) wenigstens ein entsprechendes umfasst von:
    - einem Lesegerät für RFID-Chips oder Chips einer abgeleiteten Technologie, wie NFC, und
    - einem Lesegerät für grafische Darstellungen von digitalen Daten,
    wobei wenigstens eines von dem RFID-Chip (61) oder Chip einer abgeleiteten Technologie und der grafischen Darstellung (62) auf eine für das Peripheriegerät (72) lesbare Weise den wenigstens einen auf den Benutzer bezogenen Parameter codiert.
  2. Verfahren (1000) nach Anspruch 1, welches im Anschluss an den Schritt der Gewinnung (1050) wenigstens eines auf einen Benutzer bezogenen Parameters umfasst:
    - einen Schritt der Aufzeichnung (1065) des wenigstens einen auf einen Benutzer bezogenen Parameters auf einem Speichermedium (741) eines Senders (74), und
    - einen Schritt der Aktivierung (1085) des Senders (74), damit der wenigstens eine auf einen Benutzer bezogene Parameter an eine Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742) übertragen wird.
  3. Vorrichtung (1000) nach Anspruch 1, welches im Anschluss an den Schritt der Verarbeitung (1100) wenigstens eines auf einen Benutzer bezogenen Parameters umfasst:
    - einen Schritt der Aufzeichnung (1165) des wenigstens einen Einstellparameters auf einem Speichermedium (741) eines Senders (74), und
    - einen Schritt der Aktivierung (1185) des Senders, damit der wenigstens eine Einstellparameter an eine Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742) übertragen wird.
  4. Vorrichtung (1000) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Schritt der Gewinnung (1050) des wenigstens einen auf den Benutzer bezogenen Parameters umfasst:
    - einen Schritt der Messung eines physischen Parameters des Benutzers durch eine Messeinrichtung, die aus einer Personenwaage, einer Fußschablone, einem Scanner, einer Messlatte und einer Schieblehre ausgewählt ist, und
    - einen Schritt des Empfangs des auf den Benutzer bezogenen Parameters von der Messeinrichtung.
  5. System zur Einstellung (0) der Konfiguration einer Bindung (2), die mit einem Gleitgerät (3) fest verbunden ist, wobei die Bindung einen Vorderbacken (21) und einen Fersenbacken (22) umfasst, wobei in wenigstens einen von dem Vorderbacken und dem Fersenbacken ein Mechanismus zum Greifen (210, 220) eines Schuhs (4), der alternativ das Halten des Schuhs im Eingriff mit der Bindung und die Freigabe des Schuhs aus der Bindung ermöglicht, und ein mechanisches oder elektronisches Mittel zur Einstellung (215, 225, 215e, 225e) des Auslöseniveaus des Greifmechanismus integriert sind, wobei das System (0) wenigstens einen Stellantrieb (51, 52, 53) und/oder eine Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742) umfasst, die ausgelegt ist zum:
    - Gewinnen (1050) wenigstens eines auf einen Benutzer bezogenen Parameters von den folgenden Parametern: ein Merkmal des Schuhs, der dazu bestimmt ist, sich mit der Bindung in Eingriff zu befinden, ein physisches Merkmal des Benutzers, ein Erfahrungsniveau des Benutzers und ein Auslöseniveau der Bindung,
    - Verarbeiten (1100) wenigstens des wenigstens einen auf den Benutzer bezogenen Parameters, um daraus wenigstens einen Einstellparameter der Bindung abzuleiten, und
    - Durchführen (1200) wenigstens einer Aktion zum Einstellen der Bindung (2) gemäß dem wenigstens einen Einstellparameter von den folgenden Aktionen:
    ∘ Steuern eines Stellantriebs (51, 52) des Systems (0), der dafür ausgelegt ist, auf das mechanische Mittel zur Einstellung (215, 225) des Mechanismus zum Greifen (210, 220) des Schuhs, der einem von dem Vorderbacken und dem Fersenbacken zugeordnet ist, einzuwirken, um das Auslöseniveau dieses Greifmechanismus gemäß dem wenigstens einen Einstellparameter einzustellen,
    ∘ Steuern eines Stellantriebs (53) des Systems (0), der dafür ausgelegt ist, auf das Mittel zur Einstellung (235) eines Mechanismus zur Einstellung (230) der Anordnung der Elemente der Bindung einzuwirken, Steuern des Stellantriebs, um die Position wenigstens eines von dem Vorderbacken (21) und dem Fersenbacken (22) gemäß dem wenigstens einen Einstellparameter einzustellen,
    ∘ direktes Konfigurieren des elektronischen Mittels zur Einstellung (215e, 225e) des Mechanismus zum Greifen (210, 220) des Schuhs, der einem von dem Vorderbacken und dem Fersenbacken zugeordnet ist, um das Auslöseniveau dieses Greifmechanismus gemäß dem wenigstens einen Einstellparameter einzustellen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es umfasst:
    - ein Peripheriegerät (72), das mit der Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742) verbunden ist, wobei das Peripheriegerät (72) umfasst:
    ∘ ein Lesegerät für RFID-Chips oder Chips einer abgeleiteten Technologie, wie NFC,
    ∘ ein Lesegerät für grafische Darstellungen von digitalen Daten,
    - ein lesbares Element (6), das auf eine für das Peripheriegerät (72) lesbare Weise den wenigstens einen auf den Benutzer bezogenen Parameter codiert, wobei das lesbare Element wenigstens einem der Elemente (2, 3, 4) der Anordnung (1) Bindung (2) / Schuh (4) / Gleitgerät (3) zugeordnet ist, wobei das lesbare Element ausgewählt ist aus:
    ∘ einem RFID-Chip (61) oder Chip einer abgeleiteten Technologie, wie NFC, und
    ∘ einer grafischen Darstellung (62) von digitalen Daten, wie etwa einem Barcode oder einem QR-Code.
  6. System (0) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der wenigstens eine Stellantrieb (51, 52, 53) eine Komponente der Bindung (2) ist.
  7. System (0) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, welches eine Stromversorgung des wenigstens einen Stellantriebs (51, 52, 53) umfasst und wobei die Stromversorgung des wenigstens einen Stellantriebs (51, 52, 53) von dem wenigstens einen Stellantrieb entfernt und lösbar ist.
  8. System (0) nach Anspruch 5, wobei der wenigstens eine Stellantrieb (51, 52, 53) von der Bindung getrennt ist und geeignet ist, mit dem wenigstens einen mechanischen Mittel zur Einstellung (210, 220) und/oder dem Mechanismus zur Einstellung (230) verbunden zu werden.
  9. System (0) nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8, wobei ein einziger Stellantrieb (53) mit wenigstens zwei Mitteln zur Einstellung (215, 225, 235) von Mechanismen (210, 220, 230), die von Elementen (21, 22, 23) der Bindung (2) getragen werden, kinematisch verbindbar ist.
  10. Computerprogrammprodukt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es Anweisungen umfasst, welche, wenn sie von wenigstens einer Vorrichtung zur digitalen Verarbeitung (71, 25, 742) ausgeführt werden, wenigstens die Schritte der Gewinnung (1050), der Verarbeitung (1100) und der Durchführung (1200) des Verfahrens (1000) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4 ausführen.
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