EP3714951B1 - Ski bindings - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a ski binding with a toe piece for holding a front sole end of a ski boot and a heel piece for holding a rear sole end of the ski boot, the ski boot in a first configuration of the ski binding for the descent taking a first position in which the heel piece with the ski boot connects to the ski, and in a second configuration the ski boot assumes a second position for the ascent in which the ski boot can be moved relative to the heel. In the first position, the ski boot is arranged further back on the ski than in the second position, viewed in a longitudinal direction, and an underside of the ski boot sole has a smaller perpendicular distance to a ski surface facing the ski boot sole than in the first position second position.

An example of an already known ski binding is in the document EP 2 813 268 A1 describe

• eine Basis, mit der der Vorderbacken mit einem Ski verbunden werden kann,
• einen Backenkörper, der mit der Basis verbunden oder verbindbar ist, oder die Basis mitbildet,
• eine erste Haltevorrichtung mit der der Skischuh am vorderen Sohlenende für einen Aufstieg mit dem Ski verbindbar ist, mit wenigstens einem ersten, bevorzugt einem ersten und einem zweiten Eingriffselement, die aus einer ersten Position, in der sie einen ersten Abstand zueinander haben, aufeinander zu in eine zweite Position bewegbar sind, in der sie einen zweiten Abstand zueinander haben, der kleiner ist, als der erste Abstand, wobei das erste Eingriffselement und das zweite Eingriffselement in der zweiten Position eine Gelenkachse definieren, um die der Skischuh mit seinem vorderen Sohlenende bei einem Aufstieg mit dem Ski verschwenkbar ist,
• eine zweite Haltevorrichtung mit der der Skischuh am vorderen Sohlenende für eine Abfahrt mit dem Ski verbindbar ist, wobei die zweite Haltevorrichtung eine erste Konfiguration für die Abfahrt aufweist, in welcher die zweite Haltevorrichtung mit dem vorderen Sohlenende des Skischuhs in Kontakt ist, und eine zweite Konfiguration für den Aufstieg aufweist, in welcher die zweite Haltevorrichtung mit dem vorderen Sohlenende des Skischuhs außer Kontakt ist,
• wobei der Skischuh in der ersten Konfiguration für die Abfahrt eine erste Position einnimmt, in welcher der Fersenhalter das hintere Sohlenende kontaktiert, und in welcher eine Sohlenunterseite einen ersten Höhenabstand zu einer Skioberfläche aufweist,
• wobei der Skischuh in der zweiten Konfiguration für den Aufstieg eine zweite Position einnimmt, in welcher der Fersenhalter das hintere Sohlenende nicht kontaktiert und in welcher die Sohlenunterseite des Skischuhs einen zweiten Höhenabstand zur Skioberfläche aufweist, und
• wobei der Skischuh in der ersten Position in einer Skilängsrichtung auf dem Ski gesehen weiter hinten angeordnet ist als in der zweiten Position und der erste Höhenabstand zu der Skioberfläche kleiner als der zweite Höhenabstand zu der Skioberfläche ist.

It is the object of the invention to provide a ski binding that can be used both for an ascent and for a descent, the ski binding improving the safety and comfort for the user during ascent and descent. One aspect of the invention relates to a ski binding with a toe piece for holding a front sole end of a ski boot and a heel piece for holding a rear sole end of the ski boot, wherein the heel piece comprises a heel holder for holding the rear sole end, and wherein the toe piece comprises:

• a base with which the toe piece can be connected to a ski,
• a jaw body which is connected or can be connected to the base, or which forms the base,
• a first holding device with which the ski boot can be connected at the front end of the sole for an ascent with the ski, with at least a first, preferably a first and a second engagement element, which approach each other from a first position in which they are at a first distance from one another a second position are movable in which they have a second distance from one another which is smaller than the first distance, wherein the first engagement element and the second engagement element in the second position define a hinge axis around which the ski boot with its front sole end at a Ascent with the ski can be swiveled,
• a second holding device with which the ski boot can be connected to the ski at the front sole end for a descent, the second holding device having a first configuration for the descent, in which the second holding device is in contact with the front sole end of the ski boot, and a second configuration for the ascent, in which the second holding device is out of contact with the front sole end of the ski boot,
• wherein the ski boot in the first configuration for the descent assumes a first position in which the heel holder contacts the rear end of the sole and in which an underside of the sole is at a first height distance from a ski surface,
• wherein the ski boot assumes a second position for the ascent, in which the heel holder does not contact the rear sole end and in which the sole underside of the ski boot is at a second height distance from the ski surface, and
• wherein the ski boot in the first position, viewed in a longitudinal direction of the ski, is arranged further back than in the second position and the first height distance from the ski surface is smaller than the second height distance from the ski surface.

In other words, the toe piece of the ski binding comprises two preferably separate holding devices, namely the first holding device and the second holding device, of which the first holding device is designed to grip the ski boot at its front sole end in such a way that the ski boot is relative to the ski by a transverse to Axis oriented in the longitudinal direction of the ski can be pivoted for the ascent. The front end is fixed in the axis relative to the toe piece, so that the ski boot cannot be displaced linearly in and against the longitudinal direction of the ski relative to the ski. The rear end of the ski boot sole can be moved freely, in particular when walking away from the top of the ski and pivoted towards the top of the ski. The first holding device can be, for example, the toe piece of a so-called pin binding, with pins as engagement elements that can engage in corresponding openings on the side of the ski boot sole, which form counter-engagement elements to the engagement elements, in order to secure the ski boot at the front end of the sole to keep said axis pivotable in the ski binding.

The second holding device for the front end of the sole of the ski boot is only used when the ski binding is used for the descent. It can be detachably connected to the base or to the first holding device so that it can be removed, for example, for the ascent and carried in the pocket or backpack. In the configuration of the ski binding for ascent, the second retaining device (if not removed) must be secured so that it cannot move relative to the ski and the base of the toe piece.

The second holding device can be moved from the stand-by position, which it assumes in the ascent configuration of the ski binding, into a securing position for the descent, in which the second holding device engages around a free upper side of the front ski boot sole end from above and / or to the side To secure the ski boot in the toe piece. In order to move the second holding device into the securing position, the first holding device must preferably be opened so that the ski boot is no longer held in the ski binding and can consequently be moved in any direction relative to the ski. The first holding device can now also and in the closed state, in that the engagement elements engage in counter-engagement elements formed on the second holding device, forms a safety device for the second holding device, which prevents the second holding device from opening unintentionally. If the second holding device is in the securing position, the user can step into the toe piece with the front ski boot tip and, as is known, move the heel piece into a securing position by lowering the ski boot into the binding.

If the lower side of the sole is essentially parallel to the upper side of the ski or rests on a contact surface of the heel, the lower side of the front sole end has a greater distance from an upper side of the in the climbing position in which the ski boot is only held in the first holding device Skis on than in the downhill position, in which the front end is held by the second holding device and this is preferably secured by the first holding device in the securing or locking position.

The heel block comprises a brake with a pedal, which forms a contact surface for the ski boot, and can also comprise at least one brake blade which can engage in the snow to brake the ski released from the ski boot. The pedal and the brake blade are connected to one another in a known manner, so that the brake blade rests on the side of the ski when the pedal is loaded. The pedal further comprises a functional element that is movable relative to the contact surface that the pedal forms, namely from a first position in which the functional element is out of contact with a ski boot inserted in the ski binding or a sole underside of the ski boot and the heel holder can preferably act on the rear end of the sole, in a second position in which the functional element is in contact with the ski boot used in the ski binding and the heel holder preferably no longer has any effect on the rear end of the sole of the ski boot.

This can mean that the functional element is arranged in the first position on the pedal in such a way that it does not protrude over the contact surface in the direction of the sole underside of the ski boot when the latter is on the contact surface, and in the second position Position is arranged relative to the contact surface so that the bottom of the ski boot sole rests on the functional element and cannot be lowered down to the contact surface. The functional element is preferably designed in such a way that it compensates for a height difference between the second height distance and the first height distance in the second position.

The functional element can, for example, be pivotably connected to the pedal of the ski brake in a swivel joint and can be biased into the second position by a spring element so that the functional element automatically assumes the second position when the pedal is depressurized. The functional element can preferably be arranged and / or secured in the second position in such a way that it cannot move from the second position into the first position by itself, that is, without active intervention by the skin user. The adjustment from the first position to the second position can preferably be carried out actively by the skin user, for example by hand, whereby the spring element can be dispensed with, which saves weight and reduces possible sources of damage. The functional element can be secured against unintentional loosening at least in the first position, for example by means of a form fit and / or force fit.

The functional element can comprise a support, for example a roller-shaped support, for the underside of the sole of the ski boot, which is connected to a functional element body in a swivel joint, so that when climbing through the ski boot, when putting on and lifting off the functional element, no frictional forces act on the functional element .

In the second layer, the functional element can preferably form a first climbing or walking aid, for a slight height compensation of equal to or less than 3 °, preferably equal to or greater than 0 °. In particular, the height compensation can be designed in such a way that the lower side of the ski boot sole held in the first holding device and standing on the functional element is oriented essentially parallel to the upper side of the ski. The functional element can also be designed in such a way that it is adjustable in itself and can be secured in any position it occupies, whereby the height compensation with the aid of the functional element at least in the Circumference can be adjusted from 1 ° to 5 °, for example, if the terrain changes accordingly.

The brake furthermore has a brake locking element that switches between a first position, in which a brake blade is or can be released for braking the ski, and a second position, in which the brake blade is fixed or can be fixed in a non-braking position is movable forward. The brake locking element is coupled to the functional element in such a way that moving the functional element from the first position into the second position enables the brake locking element to move from the first position into the second position.

For this purpose, the brake locking element can be connected to an underside of the pedal in such a way that it can be displaced linearly in and against the skiing direction relative to the pedal. The brake locking element can have a hook-shaped engagement element that protrudes from the pedal essentially vertically downwards, with a protruding nose in the skiing direction at the free end of the hook, which locks the brake blades in the second position so that they are not used to brake the ski in the direction of the Driving surface, such as ice or snow, can be swiveled away.

The second holding device can be coupled to the base and / or the first holding device in the first configuration for the descent, and the second holding device can be pivotable relative to the first holding device about a pivot axis between the configuration for the descent and the configuration for the ascent. The pivot axis can in particular be formed at a front end of the base of the toe piece in the skiing direction, that is to say in front of the ski boot held in the binding in the longitudinal direction of the ski.

In the configuration for the descent, that is, when the second holding device preferably acts on the front free upper side of the ski boot sole and can be secured against unintentional opening by the first holding device, the Pivot axis, in which the first holding element is connected to the second holding element, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the ski, can be arranged at a first longitudinal distance in front of the joint axis defining the first engagement element and the second engagement element, and a contact surface for the front sole end can be arranged at a second longitudinal distance be arranged from the pivot axis, wherein the first longitudinal distance is smaller than the second longitudinal distance. The difference in length between the first longitudinal distance and the second longitudinal distance causes a longitudinal offset of the ski boot between the first position for the descent and the second position for the ascent, with the front end of the ski boot sole being further away from a ski tip than in the first position second position. The toe and heel are not moved relative to the ski when changing position.

The base or the toe piece can also be assigned a support plate which, in the configuration for the ascent, is not contacted by the ski boot due to the difference in height between the second height distance and the first height distance. In the configuration for the descent, the contact plate can support a side safety release of the ski binding.

In addition to the functional element, which can form a first climbing aid for flat terrain, the ski binding can comprise a further climbing aid or two or more further climbing aids that are not in the configuration of the ski binding for the descent from a rest position in which they assume a position disturbs, can / can be moved into a functional position in which it supports the ski boot for height compensation, for example greater than 3 °, for example 6 ° or 10 ° or another value.

In the following, an exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail with reference to figures, without the invention being thereby restricted to the exemplary embodiment shown. The scope of the invention is defined by the claims.

Figur 1:

Vorderbacken mit erster Haltevorrichtung und zweiter Haltevorrichtung;

Figur 2:

Hinterbacken mit ausgelöster Skibremse;

Figur 3:

Hinterbacken mit Skibremse für einen Aufstieg gesichert;

Figur 4:

Skibindung in der Konfiguration für eine Abfahrt;

Figur 5:

Skibindung in der Konfiguration für einen Aufstieg in flachem Gelände;

Figur 6:

Skibindung der Figur 5 für Aufstieg in steilem Gelände.

The figures show in detail:

Figure 1:

Toe piece with first holding device and second holding device;

Figure 2:

Heel jaws with released ski brake;

Figure 3:

Heel secured with ski brake for an ascent;

Figure 4:

Ski binding in the configuration for one descent;

Figure 5:

Ski binding configured for an ascent in flat terrain;

Figure 6:

Ski binding of the Figure 5 for ascent in steep terrain.

the Figure 1 shows a toe piece 1 of a ski binding with a base 2. The toe piece 1 comprises a first holding device 3 with which the ski binding is in a second configuration for an ascent, which the Figures 5 and 6th show can be used. The first holding device 3 comprises a first engagement element 31 and a second engagement element 32, which are pivotably connected to the base 2 about axes AS31 and AS32, respectively, which run essentially parallel to a central longitudinal axis ML of the front jaw 1, so that the first engagement element 31 and the second engagement element 32 can be pivoted towards and away from one another.

The two engagement elements 31, 32 pivoted towards one another define a hinge axis A1 in which a ski boot held in the ski binding can be rotated for the ascent so that a heel of the ski boot can be lifted off the ski and lowered onto the ski.

The toe piece 1 further comprises a second holding device 4 with a contact surface 48 for a front end of a ski boot sole of the ski boot held in the ski binding in order to securely connect the ski boot to the ski in a first configuration of the ski binding for the descent. The second holding device 4 is connected to the first holding device 3 in a swivel joint with a swivel axis S34, so that the second holding device 4 can be swiveled from the position shown so that the contact surface 48 is moved into a position in which it is with the front The end of the ski boot held in the ski binding is in contact.

A first longitudinal distance L1 between the pivot axis 34, which pivotally connects the first holding device 3 to the second holding device 4, and the hinge axis A1, which form the engagement elements 31, 32 of the first holding device 3, is essentially constant, regardless of whether the ski binding is in the Configuration for the descent or in the configuration for the ascent. In the configuration for the descent, the first length distance L1 is smaller than a second length distance L2 between the pivot axis S34 and a contact surface 48 for the front sole end of the ski boot on the second holding device 4. The second length distance L2 is in FIG Figure 4 drawn.

If the second holding device 4 is in the pivoted position, not shown, it can be secured in this position by the first holding device 3 in that the first engaging element 31 and the second engaging element 32 engage in corresponding counter-engaging elements which are encompassed by the second holding device 4 the first holding device 3 is secured in a known manner by means of a clamping lever 33 in engagement with the second holding device 4.

The toe piece 1 further comprises a support plate 300 on which the ski boot can stand up with its sole underside in the ball area in the configuration for the descent.

the Figure 2 shows a rear jaw 5 of a ski binding and a ski brake 50 which is arranged in front of the rear jaw 5 in a longitudinal direction L of the ski. The ski brake 50 can be connected to the heel 5 so that the heel 5 and the ski brake 50 are connected to the ski as one component, or the ski brake 50 can be a separate component that can be connected to the ski independently of the heel 5 .

The heel 4 comprises a heel holder 7 with a tread spur 71 and a sole holder 72, which is moved to a free upper side of the rear end of the ski boot sole when stepping on with the ski boot in the heel 4 in order to secure the ski boot in the ski binding.

The ski brake 50 comprises a pedal 51 which forms a contact surface 52 for the ski boot held in the ski binding in the configuration for the descent. The pedal 51 is connected to brake blades 55 via a known mechanism which is not described in more detail here. When the pedal 51 is loaded, the brake blades 55 are moved into a rest position via the mechanism, which is in the Figure 3 is shown, in which they rest on the side of the ski and can not generate a braking effect. If the pedal 51 is not loaded, as shown, the brake blades 55 can be pivoted away from the ski so that they can engage in the snow or ice in order to brake the ski. As a rule, the ski is separated from the ski boot, for example after a fall, when the brake blades 55 can develop their braking effect.

The ski brake 50 further comprises a brake locking element 54, with which the brake 50 in the in the Figure 3 The position shown can be locked, for example when the ski binding has the configuration for ascent, or the ski is to be transported with the binding. In the exemplary embodiment, the brake locking element 54 is arranged below the contact surface 52 of the pedal 51 and can be moved linearly in the longitudinal direction L of the ski relative to the contact surface 52, as indicated by the arrows. The brake locking element 54 comprises a hook-shaped engaging element 56 with a nose 57 formed at the free end of the engaging element 56 which cooperates with the mechanism to secure the brake blades 55 in the configuration of the ski binding for ascent on the ski or in the configuration of the ski binding for the Release departure for braking. The ski brake 50 can comprise a spring element (not shown) which preloads the brake locking element 54 so that, in the configuration of the ski binding for ascent, it can automatically move into the position in which it fixes the brake blades 55 on the ski.

Finally, the brake 50 comprises a functional element 53, the meaning of which in the description for Figure 3 is explained in more detail. In the exemplary embodiment, the functional element 53 is in a pivot axis S53 with the pedal 51 and in an elongated hole 58 of the brake locking element 54 with the brake locking element 54 connected. In the position shown, the functional element 53 prevents the brake locking element 54 from being able to be displaced linearly relative to the support surface 52 of the pedal 51 in order to lock the mechanism.

The brake 50 further comprises a climbing aid 8, which is also connected to the pedal 51 in the swivel joint formed by the swivel axis S53.

the Figure 3 shows the heel 5 in a ski binding configuration for ascent. The brake pedals 55 are in the rest position and are secured in this position by the brake locking element 54, which is not visible. The functional element 53 was made, for example, by hand from the in FIG Figure 2 moved out position shown and is now above the contact surface 52 of the pedal 51. As a result, the brake locking element 54 was released now in the elongated hole 58 (see Figure 2 ) guided linearly to the contact surface 52 of the pedal 51 to intervene with the nose 57 in the movement mechanism for the brake blades 55 and thereby fix the brake blades 55 on the ski.

The functional element 53 prevents the lower side of the ski boot sole from being lowered down to the contact surface 52 of the pedal 51 for the ascent in the configuration of the ski binding. The functional element 53 therefore forms a kind of first climbing aid for ascent in flat terrain. In the exemplary embodiment, the functional element comprises two rollers 59 which are contacted by the underside of the ski boot sole during the ascent. A soft, elastic material can be used as the material of the rollers 59 in order to protect the user's joints. The rollers 59 can rotate on the axle that bears them, so that the functional element 53 is not loaded with unnecessary shear forces by friction, if possible.

The heel holder 7 is shown in the open position and, when the toe piece 1 has assumed the configuration for an ascent, cannot be closed by the ski boot, since the ski boot is offset forward in the configuration for the ascent in the longitudinal direction L of the ski and therefore a rear end of the Ski boots do not contact the heel holder 7 and in particular not the tread spur 71.

the Figure 4 shows the ski binding with the toe piece 1 with the base 2 and the heel piece 5 mounted on a ski. A ski boot 100 is held in the ski binding, the ski binding being in the first configuration for the descent. This means that a front sole end 101 of the ski boot 100 is firmly held in the ski binding by the second holding device 4 and a rear sole end 102 of the ski boot by the heel holder 7, so that a safe descent is possible. The ski brake 50 is loaded with the ski boot, so that the pedal 51 is in a lower position close to the ski surface 200 and the brake blades rest on the ski without being locked by the brake locking element 54. The sole underside 103 of the ski boot sole rests in the ball area on the contact plate 300 and in the heel area on the contact surface 52, the functional element 53 and the climbing aid 8 are in the respective storage positions below or level with the contact surface 52 of the pedal 51 The contact area 52 or the sole underside 103 standing on the contact area 52 is at a height distance H1 perpendicular to the ski surface.

The ski boot 100 assumes a first position P1 in which the heel holder 7 contacts the rear sole end 102 and the second holding device 4 contacts the front sole end. In the position P1, the ski boot 100 is in a rear position on the ski as seen in the longitudinal direction L of the ski, provided the heel holder 7 or the heel jaw 7 are not linearly displaceable on the ski (apart from a known length compensation in the case of a ski flex) after the ski binding was adjusted to a ski boot size, which is assumed here.

the Figure 5 shows the ski binding of the Figure 4 with the ski boot 100 in the second configuration for the ascent. The functional element 53 is pivoted into its operative position, so that the ski boot 100 rests on the functional element 53 with the sole underside 103 in the heel area. The front sole end 101 of the ski boot is now held in the first holding device 3, the first engagement element 31 and the second engagement element 32 engage in corresponding counter-engagement elements in the front sole end 101 of the ski boot 100 and an articulation axis A1 (see FIG Figure 1 ), around which the ski boot in the ski binding is kept pivotable in the configuration for the ascent.

As with comparing the Figures 4 and 5 can be seen, the sole bottom 103 of the ski boot is in the Figure 5 , which shows the ski binding in the configuration for the ascent, does not rest on the contact plate 300 of the toe piece 1, but is held by the first holding device 3 in a position in which the sole underside 103 lies above the contact plate 300.

The rear sole end 102 of the ski boot 100 is free to detach itself from the functional element 53 in order to be pivoted away from the ski and pivoted onto the ski or the functional element 53. The sole underside 103 of the ski boot 100 resting on the functional element 53 has a height distance H2 from the ski surface 200 which is greater than the height distance H1 as shown in FIG Figure 4 is shown. In the Figure 4 the height difference between the height distance H1 and the height distance H2 is shown as height compensation H21.

The ski boot 100 takes in the Figure 5 a second position P2, in which the heel holder 7 cannot contact the rear sole end 102 and the front sole end 101 is held solely in the first holding device 3. In order to bring the ski boot 100 into a position in which the engagement elements 31, 32 of the first holding device 3 can engage in the corresponding counter-engagement elements on the ski boot sole, the ski boot 100 was moved on the ski in the ski longitudinal direction L in the direction of the ski tip, so that it is now in position P2, a forward position on the ski.

In comparison of the Figures 4 and 5 it becomes clear that the positions P1 and P2 differ in that the ski boot 100 is arranged at different locations on the ski in the longitudinal direction of the ski, and at the same time a distance between the sole underside 103 and the ski surface 200 in the position P1 is different than a distance between the sole underside 103 and the ski surface 200 in the position P2.

The different positions P1 and P2 relative to the ski are selected in such a way that they make it easier for the user to control the ski in the respective configuration and thereby increase skiing pleasure.

the Figure 6 only differs from the Figure 5 that the climbing aid 8 now supports the rear end of the sole 102 for an ascent in steep terrain.

List of reference symbols

1

Toe piece

2

Base

3

first holding device

31

first engagement element

32

second engagement element

33

Tension lever

4th

second holding device

48

Contact surface

5

Buttocks

50

brake

51

pedal

52

Footprint

53

Functional element

54

Brake locking element

55

Brake blade

56

Engagement element

57

nose

58

Long hole

59

Roll, roll-shaped support

7th

Heel holder

71

Tread spur

8th

Climbing aid

100

Ski boot

101

front end of the sole

102

rear end of the sole

103

Sole underside

200

Ski surface

300

Uprising plate

A1

Joint axis

A2

axis

L1

first longitudinal distance

L2

second longitudinal distance

H1

first height distance

H2

second height distance

H21

Height adjustment

P1

first position

P2

second position

S34

Swivel axis

S53

Swivel axis

L.

Longitudinal direction of the ski

Claims (13)

1. A ski binding, comprising: a front jaw (1) for holding a front end (101) of the sole of a ski boot (100); and a rear jaw (5) for holding a rear end (102) of the sole of the ski boot (100), wherein the rear jaw (5) comprises a heel retainer (7) for holding the rear end (102) of the sole, and wherein the front jaw (1) comprises:

   • a base (2) via which the front jaw (1) can be connected to a ski;

   • a jaw body which is or can be connected to the base (2) or which forms part of the base (2);

   • a first holding device (3), via which the ski boot (100) can be connected to the ski at the front end (101) of the sole for ascending, comprising a first and a second engaging element (31, 32) which can be moved towards each other from a first position, in which they are at a first distance from each other, to a second position in which they are at a second distance from each other, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance, wherein in the second position, the first engaging element (31) and the second engaging element (32) define a joint axis (A1) about which the front end of the sole of the ski boot can be pivoted when ascending in skis; and

   • a second holding device (4), via which the ski boot (100) can be connected to the ski at the front end (101) of the sole for descending, wherein the second holding device (4) exhibits a first configuration for descending, in which the second holding device (4) is in contact with the front end (101) of the sole of the ski boot (100), and a second configuration for ascending in which the second holding device (4) is out of contact with the front end (101) of the sole of the ski boot (100),

   wherein in the first configuration for descending, the ski binding holds the ski boot (100) in a first position (P1) in which the rear end (102) of the sole is contacted by the heel retainer (7) and in which a lower side (103) of the sole of the ski boot (100) is held at a first vertical distance (H1) from a surface (200) of the ski,

   wherein in the second configuration for ascending, the ski binding holds the ski boot (100) in a second position (P2) in which the rear end (102) of the sole is not contacted by the heel retainer (7) and in which the lower side (103) of the sole of the ski boot (100) is held at a second vertical distance (H2) from the surface of the ski (200), wherein in the first position (P1), the ski boot (100) is arranged further back on the ski as viewed in a longitudinal direction (L) of the ski than in the second position (P2), and the first vertical distance (H1) from the surface (200) of the ski is smaller than the second vertical distance (H2) from the surface (200) of the ski, wherein the rear jaw (5) comprises a brake (50), comprising a pedal (51) which forms a bearing area (52) for the ski boot (100), and a functional element (53) which can be moved relative to the bearing area (52) from a first location, in which the functional element (53) is out of contact with a ski boot (100) which is inserted in the ski binding, to a second location in which the functional element (53) is in contact with the ski boot (100) which is inserted in the ski binding, and wherein in the second location, the functional element (53) compensates for the difference in height (H21) of the lower side (103) of the sole at the front end (101) of the sole between the second vertical distance (H2) and the first vertical distance (H1) in the region of the lower side (103) of the sole at the rear end (102) of the sole,

   characterised in that

   the brake (50) comprises a brake locking element (54) which is coupled to the functional element (53) such that the functional element (53) locks the brake locking element (54) for ascending in the second location and releases the brake locking element (54) for descending in the first location.
2. The ski binding according to claim 1, wherein in the second location, the functional element (53) lies above the bearing area (52) and preferably forms a first walking aid for a height adjustment equal to or less than 3°, preferably equal to or greater than 0°.
3. The ski binding according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the brake locking element (54) can be moved back and forth between a first position, in which a brake paddle (55) can be released in order to slow down the ski, and a second position in which the brake paddle (55) can be fixed in a non-braking position, wherein moving the functional element (53) releases the brake locking element (54) for moving from the first position to the second position.
4. The ski binding according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein in the first configuration for descending, the second holding device (4) is coupled to the base (2) and/or to the first holding device (3) and can be pivoted relative to the first holding device (3) about a pivot axis (S34) between the first configuration for descending and the second configuration for ascending.
5. The ski binding according to the preceding claim, wherein in the first configuration for descending, the pivot axis (S34) is arranged at a first longitudinal distance (L1) in front of the joint axis (A1) as viewed in the longitudinal direction (L) of the ski, and an abutting area (48) for the front end (101) of the sole is arranged at a second longitudinal distance (L2) from the pivot axis (S23) as viewed in the longitudinal direction (L) of the ski, wherein the first longitudinal distance (L1) is smaller than the second longitudinal distance (L2).
6. The ski binding according to the preceding claim, wherein a difference in length between the first longitudinal distance (L1) and the second longitudinal distance (L2) causes a longitudinal offset of the ski boot (100) between the first position (P1) and the second position (P2) on the ski.
7. The ski binding according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the base (2) is also assigned a bearing plate (300) which is not contacted by the ski boot (100) in the second configuration for ascending due to a difference in height (H21) between the second vertical distance (H2) and the first vertical distance (H1).
8. The ski binding according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the functional element (53) comprises a roller-shaped bearing support (59), which is rotatably mounted on an axis (A53) for the lower side (103) of the sole of the ski boot (100).
9. The ski binding according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first holding device (3) and the second holding device (4) are releasably connected to each other.
10. The ski binding according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein in the first configuration for descending, the first holding device (3) secures the second holding device (4) in that the at least first securing element (31) engages with a corresponding complementary engaging element of the second holding device (4) or in that the first securing element (31) and the second securing element (32) engage with corresponding complementary engaging elements of the second holding device (4).
11. The ski binding according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the brake (50) comprises a climbing aid (8) for ascending in steep terrain.
12. The ski binding according to the preceding claim, wherein the functional element (53) and the climbing aid (8) are pivotably connected to the brake (50), preferably to the pedal (51), in a common pivot axis (S53).
13. The ski binding according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the front jaw (1) and the rear jaw (5) can be fixedly mounted on the ski and cannot be linearly moved and/or pivoted relative to the ski.

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