EP3618659A1 - Shoe with an energized quarter portion - Google Patents
Shoe with an energized quarter portionInfo
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- EP3618659A1 EP3618659A1 EP18728237.1A EP18728237A EP3618659A1 EP 3618659 A1 EP3618659 A1 EP 3618659A1 EP 18728237 A EP18728237 A EP 18728237A EP 3618659 A1 EP3618659 A1 EP 3618659A1
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- Prior art keywords
- shoe
- flexing
- pair
- quarter portion
- rigid
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
- A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
- A43B7/18—Joint supports, e.g. instep supports
- A43B7/20—Ankle-joint supports or holders
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
- A43B3/24—Collapsible or convertible
- A43B3/242—Collapsible or convertible characterised by the upper
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- the present invention relates to a shoe with quarter portion that is particularly but not exclusively useful and practical for the augmentation and stabilization of the foot-leg joint of the human body, particularly of the ankle.
- the shoe with quarter portion according to the invention can be used in various situations of motion or rest in which, due to an imbalance of the center of gravity of the human body and/or angular variations at the joint of the upper part of the leg, i.e., at the pelvis, and between the upper part and the lower part of the leg, i.e., at the knee, and due to the consequent angular variations between the lower part of the leg and the foot, the resting of the weight force of the human body, through the foot, changes its distribution with an increase in load on the metatarsal arch.
- the invention relates to a shoe with quarter portion applied to the lower part of the lower limbs of the human body, in order to improve substantially its efficiency, understood as a ratio between the mechanical work performed and the energy supplied to a system, during the execution of movements, such as for example walking, running, jumping, pedaling, skiing, skating, riding on level or ascending or descending terrains but also during the execution of static actions.
- the latter can be identified for example as the posture of sitting, or as the actions related to control of the position of the human body, such as for example driving a motorcycle, hitting a target with a weapon, working while forced to a continuous upright position or, more generally, in conditions that require an imposed posture.
- the shoe according to the invention is useful and practical for the execution of all the typical activities of walking and of states related to a non-horizontal position of the human body in which the weight force is rested through one or both feet.
- Some types of shoe are currently known which assist and support the movements of the lower parts of the leg and of the foot.
- Devices of the known type such as those of the sports type, for example particular types of shoes or equipment for specialized use, such as ski boots, trekking boots, skating boots, and others according to the prior art, are proposed generally for control by a specific motor state and are mostly of the protective or imposed-position type.
- US2567195 disclosed an orthopedic brace for treating drop-foot, constituted substantially by a shoe and a mechanical structure which are mutually coupled and are to be arranged on the lower limb of a user.
- the mechanical structure comprises a planar joint, arranged at the ankle of the user and adjusted by a helical tension spring.
- the aim of the present invention is to overcome the limitations of the prior art that have been described above, by devising a shoe for supporting walking that allows to achieve both better effects, in terms of efficiency, weight and energy consumption, than those obtainable with devices of the known type, be they of the "active" or “passive” type, and better effects, in terms of comfort and performance, with respect to the various types of conventional shoe.
- an object of the present invention is to conceive a shoe for supporting walking that offers a high level of comfort to the user who uses it, both during use and when putting it on, characterized therefore by a reduced weight, easy accessibility and fit, and by an optimum distribution of the pressure that is generated between the shoe itself and the leg of the user during use.
- Another object of the present invention is to devise a shoe for supporting walking that can be provided by using materials that are commonly used and production processes which are relatively simple or in any case not excessively sophisticated.
- a further object of the present invention is to conceive a shoe for supporting walking that can be used in various fields, states of motion and/or steps of walking and is not limited to a specific field, state of motion and/or step of walking.
- Another object of the present invention is to devise a shoe for supporting walking that allows to follow in the best possible way the movements of the leg of the user in its rotation about the malleolus, furthermore allowing to obtain a more natural and less imposed movement, particularly on uneven and/or not perfectly level ground.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a shoe that is highly reliable, relatively simple to provide, and at competitive costs if compared with the prior art.
- a shoe with quarter portion comprising an upper, a sole and a midsole, characterized in that it comprises a pair of rigid rod-like elements which are coupled rigidly to the sole and/or midsole, a pair of longitudinally extended flexing springs which are deformable and elastic around the axis of the malleolus of a user who wears the shoe, said flexing springs being adapted to accumulate and return elastic mechanical energy and being integral with the pair of rigid rod-like elements, and a quarter portion assembly that is associated with the pair of flexing springs and is adapted to make contact with a front tibial portion and with two lateral portions of the leg, which are contiguous to it, of the user.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the shoe with quarter portion, according to the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a lateral elevation view of the first embodiment of the shoe with quarter portion shown in Figure 1, according to the present invention
- Figures 3 and 4 are lateral elevation views which show respectively two different consecutive steps of the operation of the first embodiment of the shoe with quarter portion shown in Figure 1, according to the present invention
- Figure 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the shoe with quarter portion, according to the present invention.
- Figure 6 is a lateral elevation view of the second embodiment of the shoe with quarter portion shown in Figure 5, according to the present invention
- Figure 7 is an exploded view of a portion, in particular a midsole, of the second embodiment of the shoe with quarter portion shown in Figure 5, according to the present invention
- Figure 8 is a sectional view of a portion, in particular a quarter portion assembly, of the second embodiment of the shoe with quarter portion shown in Figure 5, according to the present invention
- Figures 9 and 10 are sectional views of a portion, in particular a rigid rod-like element, of the second embodiment of the shoe with quarter portion shown in Figure 5, according to the present invention.
- the shoe with quarter portion according to the invention substantially comprises an upper 14, 64, a tongue 12, 62, a closure system 18, 68, a sole 16, 66 and a midsole 16A, 66A, the midsole 16A, 66A being interposed between the upper 14, 64 and the sole 16, 66.
- the shoe 10, 60 with quarter portion according to the invention further comprises also a pair of rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 with a substantially longitudinal extension which are integral with the sole and/or midsole 16A, 66A, a pair of flexing springs 24, 74 having a substantially longitudinal extension which are integral with the pair of rigid rod-like elements 22, 72, and a quarter portion assembly 32 and 82 associated with the pair of flexing springs 24 and 74.
- the upper 14, 64 and the tongue 12, 62 are typically made of leather or fabric.
- the closure system 18, 68 is typically provided by means of laces, Velcro buckles, elasticized inserts.
- the sole 16, 66 is typically made of rubber and derivatives thereof or of natural leather.
- the insole or midsole 16A, 66A is typically made of thermoplastic polymers or composite materials.
- the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 of the shoe 10, 60 with quarter portion according to the invention are coupled rigidly to the sole 16, 66 and/or midsole 16 A, 66 A so as to form with them or with part of them a single body.
- the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 can be arranged and rigidly coupled to the sole 16, 66 and/or midsole 16A, 66A in a position that is comprised between the outer end of the heel and the region that precedes the resting of the metatarsus and of its natural joint.
- the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 can be mutually coupled rigidly by means of an additional rigid rod-like connecting element 23, 73, which is arranged transversely with respect to their longitudinal axis and is coupled rigidly to the respective lower ends.
- the rod-like elements 22, 72 are flexurally rigid along any plane; furthermore, the rod-like elements 22, 72 are also torsi onally rigid.
- the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 are provided with a geometry and by means of a material that can give them characteristics of flexural and torsional inertia that are at least 5 times greater than those of the elastic elements 24, 74.
- the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 are inclined toward the rear portion of the shoe on a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shoe 10, 60 with quarter portion, preferably with an angle comprised between 90° and 160°.
- the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 comprise elements 20, 70 for adjusting their inclination which are adapted to lock said rigid rod-like elements 22, 72, preventing their movement, in particular rotation.
- the adjustment elements 20, 70 can be of the friction type with screws, with a reversible ratchet, with a detent, with a friction clutch.
- the inclination adjustment elements 70 comprise a first block part 92 and a second block part 93, each of which comprises a slot which is adapted to engage the rigid rod-like connecting element 73.
- the first block part 92 is fixed to the midsole 66A.
- said parts are coupled and fixed by means of a pair of bolts, each of which comprises a screw 94 which is fixed to the midsole 66A and a hexagonal threaded nut 95. Consequently, each one of the block parts 92 and 93 comprises a pair of holes adapted for the passage of the screws 94.
- the inclination of the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 can be chosen, at the design level, with a fixed angle that is characteristic for any user.
- the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 have a cross-section which is in any case closed, with any geometry, in addition to the circular one that is shown.
- the flexing springs 24, 74 are deformable and elastic about the virtual axis of rotation of the malleolus of the user and are adapted to accumulate and return elastic mechanical energy when they are deformed and released from the angular variations about the center of rotation of the malleolus proper induced by the resting loads on the plantar arch during the states of motion and/or rest, caused by the simple weight force or by the voluntary muscular activation of the joint on the part of the user.
- the flexing springs 24, 74 with respect to the deformation plane described above, are capable of deforming elastically in a certain and controlled manner, resuming, when the action applied to their end through the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 ceases, by virtue of the accumulated elastic energy, its initial and/or stable geometric shape.
- the flexing springs 24, 74 have a substantially longitudinal extension and can have a rectilinear shape or a shape that is curved on one or more axes of curvature.
- the flexing springs 24, 74 have a substantially rectangular cross-section and their thickness, for the optimization of the mechanical behavior (referred in particular to the functions of the strength modulus and of the inertia modulus) is not greater than 2 mm.
- the flexing springs 24, 74 are rigidly coupled to the respective rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 for example with an interlocking coupling.
- the lower end of a flexing spring 24, 74 is coupled rigidly to the upper end of a respective rigid rod-like element 22, 72 and vice versa.
- the upper end of the rigid rod-like element 72 comprises a cylindrical seat 102 and the lower end of the flexing spring 74 comprises an insert 104.
- the insert 104 of the flexing spring 74 is inserted in the cylindrical seat 102 of the rigid rod-like element 72.
- the insert 104 is locked longitudinally in the cylindrical seat 102 by means of a locking screw 106 which is engaged in the insert 104 and a corresponding locking washer 106, which therefore prevent the exit or extraction of the insert 104 from the cylindrical seat 102.
- the insert 104 is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical seat 102, and consequently the flexing spring 74 can rotate about the longitudinal axis of the rigid rod-like element 72.
- the locking screw 106 also constitutes the stroke limiting block for the rotations of the insert 104 of the flexing spring 74 in the cylindrical seat 102 of the rigid rod-like element 72.
- the rigid coupling between the ends of a flexing spring 24 and of a rigid rod-like element 22 can be an interlocking coupling defined by resins for adhesive bonding, co-molding of thermoplastic or thermosetting resins, nuts, or other fixing elements capable of ensuring transmission of the maximum rotational torque of the flexing spring 24, related to their preferential inward flexing plane, to the system represented by the sole-upper structure and consequently, with minimal dissipation, to the foot of the user.
- a rigid rod-like element 22, 72 and a flexing spring 24, 74, which are rigidly coupled, are substantially rectilinear and mutually parallel.
- the flexing springs 24, 74 characterized by a rectangular cross- section and interlocked at their base to the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 and connected rotatably through the rigid upper terminals 26, 76 and the coupling elements with hinge-like retention 38 or the spherical joints 88, to the rigid support 34, 84 thus form along the plane that is perpendicular to their preferential flexing plane, a tip that is substantially rigid and stable and is adapted to stabilize and protect lateral rotations of the ankle, by virtue of the lateral contact portions of the leg that are contiguous to the tibial resting of the quarter portion assembly 32, 82.
- the placement and the inclination of the rigid rod-like elements 22, 72 with respect to the shoe 10, 60 with quarter portion and the shape of the flexing springs 24, 74 must be such as to maintain the flexing arch of the flexing springs 24, 74 in every step of foot-leg flexing in a rear position, i.e., behind the malleolus of the user.
- the upper end of a flexing element 24 comprises a rigid terminal 26, 76.
- This rigid upper terminal 26, 76 is generally made of thermoplastic or thermosetting material and is connected rigidly to the elastic elements 24, 74 by means of co-molding, adhesive bonding, interference coupling or screw coupling methods.
- the flexing springs 24, 74 are made of a composite material with a thermosetting matrix with unidirectional glass fibers with a ratio between the maximum bending strength expressed in MPa and the flexural elastic modulus, or Young's modulus, expressed in GPa, both understood along the direction of the main flexing plane, represented by a number that is greater than or equal to 30.
- materials compatible with these characteristics are materials known by the acronyms GC-70-UL, GC-70- ULS and GC-70-ULZ manufactured by Gordon Composites.
- the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 is adapted to make contact with a front tibial portion 50 and two lateral portions of the leg, which are contiguous thereto, comprised between the malleolus of the user and the knee, in particular at the minimum anthropometric distance of possible comfort, from above the malleolus toward the knee, and adapted to connect the pair of flexing springs 24 to said front tibial portion 50 and two lateral portions of the leg of the user which are contiguous to said portion 50.
- the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 comprises a rigid support 34, 84 and a resting element 36, 86 which are mutually associated.
- the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 is associated with the pair of flexing springs 24, 74, in particular with the respective rigid terminals 26, 76 arranged at their upper ends.
- the rigid support 34, 84 has a substantially semicircular shape.
- the rigid support 34, 84 is characterized by a circular cross-section up to the point of connection to the rigid upper terminals 26, 76 of the elastic elements 24, 74.
- the rigid support 84 comprises a spherical pivot 97 in order to allow rotation about one point of the spherical joint 88.
- the cross-section of the rigid support 34 becomes flat in order to facilitate connection to the coupling elements with hinged coupling 38 and allow the rotation about the axis thereof.
- the rigid support 34, 84 of the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 is made of a material with a high modulus and mechanical strength, preferably but not exclusively made of a material of the metallic type, such as for example light aluminum alloys or made of composite material such as carbon fibers in a thermoplastic or thermosetting matrix and also made of thermoplastic molding resins reinforced with short fibers made of carbon, metal or glass.
- the rigid support 34, 84 of the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 is articulated rotatably to the upper end of both of the flexing springs 24, 74, in particular to the respective rigid upper terminals 26, 76.
- the rigid support 84 of the quarter portion assembly 82 is articulated rotatably to the upper end of both of the flexing springs 74 by means of respective spherical joints 88.
- Each spherical joint 88 comprises a hollow support 96 inside which a spherical pivot 97 rotates.
- the hollow support 96 is comprised within the rigid upper terminal 76 of the flexing spring 74 and is oriented toward the quarter portion assembly 82.
- the spherical pivot 97 is comprised in the rigid support 84 of the quarter portion assembly 82 and is oriented toward the flexing spring 74.
- the rigid support 84 of the quarter portion assembly 32 has a rotation axis that is triaxial with respect to the axis of longitudinal extension of the flexing spring 24.
- the rigid support 34 of the quarter portion assembly 32 is articulated rotatably at the upper end of both of the flexing springs 24 by way of respective coupling elements with hinge-like retention 38.
- the rigid support 34 of the quarter portion assembly 32 has a rotation axis that is perpendicular with respect to the axis of longitudinal extension of the flexing spring 24.
- the resting element 36, 86 of the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 is constituted by an ergonomic quarter element, preferably made of plastic material or composite material, which has an internal face and an external face that is opposite the internal one.
- the internal face of the resting element 36, 86 is adapted to make contact with the front tibial portion 50 and two lateral portions of the leg, which are contiguous to said portion 50, of the user.
- the outer face of the resting element 36, 86 is adapted to make contact with and rotate about the circular profile of the rigid support 34, 84, with which the external face is associate by means of a band-like rotation element 40, 90.
- the resting element 36, 86 of the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 in particular its internal face, comprises a padding which is adapted to make contact with the front tibial portion 50 and two lateral portions of the leg, which are contiguous to said portion 50, of the user, in a comfortable and ergonomic manner.
- This padding is preferably made of material comprised within expanded resins.
- the padding can be provided by means of material commercially known as Poron®, manufactured by the Rogers Corporation.
- the resting element 36, 86 of the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 is associated with the rigid support 34, 84 of the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 by means of a band-like rotation element 40, 90 connected thereto, shaped so that the resting element 36,86 can rotate about the circular profile of the rigid support 34, 84, remaining in any case associated therewith.
- the shoe 10, 60 with quarter portion according to the invention is configured so that the user, by wearing it, induces a deformation of the flexing springs 24, 74, for example for a normal upright posture.
- the shoe 10, 60 with quarter portion according to the invention is therefore a shoe that is energized by means of the preloading of the flexing springs 24, 74 induced by contact between the tibial portion 50 engaged by the quarter portion assembly 32, 82 connected thereto, which in this manner, for example during the gesture of walking or running, release the energy accumulated by position and weight force, returning it in the automatic opening of the ankle and consequently facilitating also the backward rotation of the leg around the knee as well as the horizontal propulsion in the separation of the metatarsus from the ground.
- the embodiment of the shoe 60 with quarter portion according to the invention comprising the spherical joints 88 and/or in which the upper end of the rigid rod-like element 72 comprises a cylindrical seat 102 and the lower end of the flexing spring 74 comprises an insert 104, does not condition and/or force a preferential flexing plane of the flexing springs 74 but rather entrains said flexing springs 74 on a plurality of flexing planes without conditioning its preferential flexing plane.
- flexing planes are determined and comprised by the possible angles of rotation determined by the movement of the insert 104 of the flexing spring 74 in the cylindrical seat 102 of the rigid rod-like element 72 and by the possible rotation angles determined by the movement of the spherical joints 88.
- the shoe 10, 60 with quarter portion, in particular the corresponding assembly comprising the upper 14, 64, the sole 16, 66 and the midsole 16A, 66A must have a flexural rigidity I*E, in the region of the natural joint of the foot related to the metatarsal arch, equal to twice (there being a pair of flexing springs 24, 74) the rigidity I*E of a flexing spring 24, 74.
- the rigidity I*E of the upper/sole/midsole assembly of the shoe 10, 60 with quarter portion can decrease or fade out as one proceeds toward the tip or the toe containment region, while it can increase as one proceeds toward the heel or the heel containment region.
- the weight force is transmitted to the resting regions at the foot, through the center of the joint of the knee and of the malleolus, which lie more or less on the same vertical axis.
- the load of the weight force is distributed on the foot by means of the resting regions of the metatarsal arch and of the heel, with a distribution that is inversely proportional to their distances from the center of the malleolus, which can be generally approximated to a value of 1/3 on the metatarsal arch and of 2/3 on the heel.
- This type of posture of the human body also does not generally represent a state of relaxation of the muscles, since they must control its balance by means of small but continuous contractions and extensions.
- the state of best muscle relaxation and accordingly of minimum internal energy consumption occurs when, with respect to a static sitting posture, with the upper portion of the weight force of the human body that bears on the ischia of the pelvis, and the one related to the lower limbs, resting on the feet, the angle comprised between the lower part of the leg and the resting foot forms an angle of approximately 120°.
- the distribution of the weight force changes value and in particular for angles comprised between the foot and the lower part of the leg of less than 120° said force increases its own value on the metatarsal arch, relieving it from the heel, consequently generating the need, for the integrity of the muscle- skeleton-ligament system, as well as for the activation of the muscle contractions related to the movement being considered, for a contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle and of its natural antagonists, such as for example the vastus medialis muscle and the upper quadriceps muscle or rectus femoris muscle, as well as the tibial muscle and the tendons of the toes that converge therein.
- these torques induce, only due to the weight force that imbalances the center of gravity of the human body, an elastic deformation on the flexing springs 24, 74, which are thus adapted to accumulate this energy source, and to relieve the contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle and the contractions of its natural antagonists.
- the elastic energy accumulated by the flexing springs 24, 74 during loading further contributes, as an additional artificial muscle activated simply by the energy related to the position weight force of the compass of the lower limbs, during the typical angular variations of the motor or rest states and/or by the imbalance of the center of gravity of the human body, with an increase of the weight force on the metatarsal arch, to remove part of said energy from the contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle and of the contractions of its natural antagonists, such as for example the vastus medialis muscle and the upper quadriceps muscle or the rectus femoris muscle.
- the forces involved are redistributed on a much larger portion of the muscles, and in particular on the gluteus, i.e., the largest motor muscle of the human body and the less distal one from the cardiac pump, which are subject moreover to lower stress, and therefore to a lower energy demand, increasing considerably the energy efficiency described previously.
- the energy accumulated in the flexing springs 24, 74 in addition to relieving the contraction tension of the gastrocnemius and of its antagonists, during the loading step, and removing a good part thereof, is returned to augment and stabilize, with an almost nil energy cost, part of the natural torques, determined by the anterior and posterior muscles of the lower limbs, for restoring the angles at the knee and malleolus, which are typical of their pendulum-like motion or of their position of minimum energy demand related to the required movement or postural action.
- the shoe with quarter portion thus conceived allows to overcome the qualitative limitations of the prior art, since it allows to accumulate and return energy substantially only of a gravitational nature, in order to augment and stabilize the muscle-skeletal-ligament system of the human body that is subject to the weight force transmitted by the contact of one or both feet and consequently the states of motion or rest related to all non-horizontal positions of the human body that are subject to the same gravitational weight force.
- One advantage of the shoe with quarter portion according to the invention resides in that it is also capable, during a falling step, such as for example in the return step in jumping, of damping decelerations caused by the impact of the foot on the surface, relieving the muscle-skeletal-ligament system of the human body from weight forces that are subject to accelerations that exceed static gravity.
- the shoe with quarter portion according to the invention offers a high level of comfort to the user who benefits from it by using it, minimizing the difficulties in fit and accessibility and maximizing, not least due to a very low weight, the results in terms of metabolic benefit/saving and performance increase. Furthermore, the shoe with quarter portion according to the invention allows an optimum distribution of the pressure that is created between said shoe and the leg of the user during use.
- a further advantage of the shoe with quarter portion according to the invention resides in that it can be provided by using materials that are commonly used and production processes which are relatively simple or in any case not excessively sophisticated.
- Another advantage of the shoe with quarter portion according to the invention resides in that it can be used in various fields, states of motion and/or steps of walking as well as also for various static postures and not limited to a specific field, state of motion and/or step of walking or posture.
- the materials used may be any according to the requirements of the state of the art.
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