JP2511793B2 - Shoe testing equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates, on the line <br/> a cormorant shoes test apparatus and the durability of the test of shoes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Shoe testing equipment has been provided in the past.
However, these conventional shoe testers mainly target only the material pieces, and few test and evaluate the shoes as a whole. There are also tests conducted by people wearing test shoes.

[0003]

The test conditions of the conventional shoe testing apparatus mainly for the above-mentioned material pieces are largely different from the conditions under which the shoe itself is used, and it is inferred that the shoe is actually used. It is mainly obtained only by providing information on basic matters for. In other words, the test is performed under a condition far from the state of functioning as a shoe, and there is a problem that the actual durability and the test result have a small correlation. Also, in practical tests conducted by people themselves, there are large environmental and human variations.
However, there was a problem that it was difficult to reach a universal conclusion.

Therefore, the present invention provides the above-mentioned conventional shoe testing apparatus and
To eliminate the drawbacks of the wear test by the human itself test, resistance of shoes
For the test of the durability and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a shoe test apparatus capable of obtaining 且 one universal results under conditions close to the conditions actually used.

[0005]

In order to solve the problem] was to achieve the above purpose
Therefore, the shoe test apparatus of the present invention is connected to the rotating shaft body 5a which is erected.
A swivel that is connected and is rotatable about the rotary shaft 5a.
The rod 4 and the turning tip side of the turning rod 4 are connected to its own rotation shaft
By doing this, a circle is drawn around the rotating shaft body 5a to run in rotation.
Guide wheel 2 to be guided, and a connecting arm 3 to the guide wheel 2.
The rotating shaft body together with the guide wheel 2 by being connected via
The rotating wheel part 1 that can be rotated on the circumference around 5a, and
Drive for rotating the guide wheel 2 and the rotary wheel unit 1
And a device 6 and the rotating wheel 1 is provided with one or more discs.
Rotating plate 11 with a circular shape that is broken at several places, and a circular portion of the rotating plate 11
It is attached by being installed on 11a and rotated with the rotating plate 11.
Foot model 8 for grounding the worn shoes 9 every revolution
That is the first feature. In addition to the first feature, the shoe testing device of the present invention has a rotating plate 11 on the base end side.
Fixed near the center of the
T-shaped branch consisting of long and short branches 12b, 12c
The divided elastic body 12 is provided, and the T-shape of the elastic body 12 is provided.
Attach the foot model 8 to the branch parts 12b, 12c with the mounting plate 13
The second characteristic is that the character is broken . In addition to the first or second feature, the shoe testing device of the present invention is the foot model 8
The third feature is that they are replaceably attached . In addition, the shoe testing device of the present invention is provided with the first to third items.
In addition to these features, the foot model 8 has its toe 81
The hinge is divided with respect to the side with the reach part 83 and the heel part 82.
A fourth characteristic is that the elastic member 85 and the elastic member 85 are flexibly connected . Further, the shoe testing apparatus of the present invention has, in addition to any one of the first to fourth characteristics, a rotary plate 11 of the rotary wheel unit 1.
The fifth feature is that a pair of balance weights 7a and 7b are provided on both front and back sides .

[0006]

According to the first feature of the shoe testing apparatus of the present invention , the connecting device is turned on by turning on the driving device 6.
The rotating wheel unit 1 and the guide wheel 2 connected by
Start rolling. And the times connected by the connecting arm 3
The wheel unit 1 and the guide wheel 2 are
Since it is connected to the rotary shaft body 5a, the rotary shaft is eventually
Go around the circumference of body 5a until it is switched off
You will run around. Rotational running of the rotary wheel unit 1
Is the rotary plate 1 of the rotary wheel unit 1 while the rotary plate 11 is grounded.
It runs when 11 rolls. On the other hand, the missing part of the rotating plate 11
When 11a faces the ground, it is installed in the missing circle 11a.
The shoes 9 attached to the foot model 8 perform the grounding operation. Foot type
The shoe 9 attached to the model 8 has its foot model 8 rotated once.
Ground once each time. The rotary running of the rotary wheel unit 1 is performed by the rotary plate.
In the area of the elliptic portion 11a of the shoe 11, the shoes 9 attached to the foot model 8
Since the bottom of the is grounded, rotation etc. is likely to be unstable. This
On the other hand, in the first feature, the rotary wheel unit 1 is
Since it is connected to the inner wheel 2, this guide wheel 2
The rotating wheel part 1 fell sideways, aided by the smooth rotation.
In addition, the rolling is prevented from becoming unstable. Before again
The rotary plate 11 is provided in addition to the foot model 8.
Then, the rotational motion is accumulated as energy of the moment of inertia , and the rotation of the rotary wheel unit 1 is stabilized. According to the second feature, in addition to the action of the first feature, the foot
The model 8 is attached to the rotating plate 11 via the elastic body 12.
Therefore, when the shoes 9 attached to the foot model 8 land on the ground
Elasticity can occur, and it can approach the situation when a person walks
it can. In particular, the elastic body 12 has a T-shaped branch on the tip side.
Since the long and short branches 12b and 12c are formed,
The T-shaped branches 12b and 12c are the first half of the foot.
Responsive to both the upper and lower parts (heel part)
From the landing where the shoe 9 is made against the ground
Impact pressure and abutment pressure with the ground caused by the action up to release
And a series of changes in the relaxation of the human foot on 11 shoes
You can get in close to the case. Further, according to the third feature, in addition to the action of the first or second feature,
Te, by replacing the footprint model 8, the actual for the various legs
It is possible to perform a usage test of shoes 9 in a state close to that at the time of use.
It According to the fourth feature, the first to third
In addition to the action of any feature, the toe part of the foot model 8
81 is divided and configured with respect to the arch portion 83 and the heel portion 82 side,
Moreover, the hinge 84 and the elastic member 85 are flexibly connected.
Then, the foot model 8 is bent at the toe portion 81 and has an elastic member.
Since it is restored by 85, it is attached to the foot model 8
The same situation occurs when the shoes 9 are bent, and the shoes 9 come into contact with the ground.
The bending situation caused by
It can be reproduced in a shape close to the resulting bending state of the shoe .
According to the above fifth feature, any one of the above first to fourth
In addition to the operation of the characteristics of the
Since a pair of balance weights 7a and 7b are provided on both sides,
On the front and back of the rotating wheel unit 1 that is not configured as a complete wheel
Balance can be achieved, and therefore the rotating wheel unit 1 is unstable
It is preferable that the shoes 9 make a smooth rolling motion and that the shoes 9 make uneven contact with the ground.
It can prevent unfavorable test situations.

[0007]

1 is a plan view of a shoe testing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of a rotating wheel portion and a guide wheel, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. Diagram showing the elastic body of the annulus,
FIG. 5 is a front view of the mounting plate. Rotating wheel 1 and guide wheel 2
Are connected by a connecting arm 3, and the guide wheel 2
The swivel rod 4 is connected to the rotary shaft of the. This turn
The rod 4 is connected to a rotary shaft 5a that is erected on a fixed base 5.
It A drive device 6 is provided on the turning center side of the rotary wheel unit 1. Also, balance weights 7 are provided on both sides of the rotary wheel unit 1.
a and 7b are attached, foot models 8 (two in the embodiment) are attached to a part of the circumference of the rotary plate 11, and shoes 9 are attached to the foot models 8, respectively. Reference numeral 10 is a control panel for controlling the speed and operating time of the drive unit 6. Drive 6 is on
Then, the rotating wheel unit 1 and the guide car connected by the connecting arm 3
Wheel 2 rotates together. And at this time, the rotating wheel part
1 and the guide wheel 2 are swivel rods 4 connected to the rotary shaft body 5a.
The traveling trajectory is regulated by the
It will rotate around the circumference.

The rotating wheel portion 1 rotates while repeating the load applied to the shoe 9 during walking and running in which the heel portion of the shoe 9 is grounded and the ground is sequentially contacted with the toes. It is a part that revolves around a circle around the center of rotation. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotary plate 11 of the rotary wheel unit 1
1 to multiple locations (in this example, 180 degrees in opposite positions)
(2 places) A missing circle part 11a is formed, and a foot mold is formed on this missing circle part 11a.
A model 8 is provided. And shoes for this foot model 8
9 is deposited, thereby shoes 9 along the circumference is canceller located in a radial direction. In the missing portion 11a of the rotary plate 11
Means that the base end side of the elastic body 12 is
The elastic body 12 that is fixed by sandwiching it from the side and protruding from the rotating plate 11
The mounting plate member 13 is sandwiched and fixed from both sides at the tip side. So
Then , the foot model 8 is attached to the attachment plate member 13.
The rotary plate 11 accumulates the rotational energy of the drive unit as the energy of the moment of inertia, and stabilizes the turning of the rotary wheel unit 1.

A tire 14 having elasticity is attached to the peripheral edge of the arc portion 11b of the rotary plate 11. This tire 14
Aims to reduce the impact of the grounding transition from one shoe to the other and reduce the drive power of the test equipment. 14
Reference numeral a is a mounting hole for the tire 14, and a bolt is inserted into the mounting hole 14a to mount it on the peripheral edge of the arc portion 11b of the rotary plate 11.

As shown in FIG. 4, the elastic body 12 is made of an elastic material, such as rubber, and has a body 12a and a tip.
Branch portions 12b, 12 formed by branching into a T shape on the end side
consists c, branch portions 12b, 12c are with each different length so close to the human foot. The elastic body 12 bolt hole 12d is provided three in the main body portion 12a, across the rotating plate 11 from both sides, it is attached to the elastic body 12 by inserting bolts 17 into the bolt hole 12d. Each branch 12b, 12c is also provided with a bolt hole 12d, 12d at a different distance from the center. Bolts 18 are inserted into the bolt holes 12d of the branch portions 12b and 12c, and the mounting plate member 13 is bolted. In the present embodiment, the elastic body 12 sandwiches the rotary plate 11 with two sheets on one side, but one side has one sheet.
The number of sheets may be two on each side. Foot model 8 is elastic
Since it is attached to the rotating plate 11 via the body 12,
When the shoe 9 attached to the mold 8 lands on the ground, it has elasticity.
At the same time, it can approach the situation when a person walks. Special
In addition, the elastic body 12 has a length in which the tip side is branched into a T shape.
Since it is formed on the short branches 12b, 12c, its T-shape
Branches 12b and 12c form a forearm and anterior half of the foot
It has elasticity corresponding to (heel part) and
The movement from the landing to the removal of the shoe 9 against the ground
Impact pressure and contact pressure with the ground caused by work and its mitigation
A series of changes in the state of a shoe similar to that of shoes worn on the human foot
Can be obtained in the form.

The mounting plate member 13 is a member used to change the angle of the ankle simulated by the foot model 8, and is made of a rigid body. Then, it works together with the elastic body 12 in order to simulate the movement of the foot model 8 in a walking or running state. The mounting plate member 13 is provided with a bolt hole for mounting with a bolt at a position corresponding to the bolt hole 12d of the elastic body 12 on one end side, and the foot model 8 on the other end side.
Is provided with a bolt hole for mounting with.

By configuring the elastic body 12 and the mounting plate member 13 as described above, it is possible to simulate the load due to the movement of the foot of the person from landing to kicking in a state close to the actual state.
As a result, it is possible to realize a motion mechanism for changing the relative speed with respect to the road surface and moving the center of gravity, and to realize walking and running states, respectively.

The guide wheel 2 is rotated by the rotary wheel portion 1 to run.
Is a guide member for stably performing. That is, rotation
Rotational running of the wheel portion 1 is performed in the area of the missing circle portion 11a of the rotary plate 11.
Since the bottom of the shoe 9 attached to the foot model 8 is in contact with the ground,
Etc. are likely to be unstable. On the other hand, the guide wheel 2 is missing
Smooth rotation because it is a complete wheel without a circle
To be done. Therefore, the rotating wheel portion 1 is connected to the guide wheel 2
Helped by the smooth rotation of the
The rolling can be performed without the rolling becoming unstable. The guide wheel 2 and the rotary wheel portion 1 are connected by a connecting arm 3, and a swivel rod 4 extends from the axis of the guide wheel 2 to a fixed base 5 at the turning center. The rotating wheel 1 and the guide wheel 2 rotate the fixed base 5.
The radius is regulated by the swivel bar 4 around the shaft 5a, and the ground or floor is stably swiveled on substantially the same circumference. The connecting arm 3 is appropriately bent midway so that the rotating wheel portion 1 and the guide wheel 2 are arranged on substantially the same circumference. The rotating wheel unit 1 is led by the guide wheel 2 and turns in the same circumferential orbit.

The fixed base 5 has a rotating shaft 5a to which a swivel rod 4 is connected. The rotating shaft 5a is equipped with a slip ring so that the conductive path slips in order to realize a long-running condition on an arbitrary road surface. Electric power is supplied to the driving device 6 through the ring, the swivel rod 4, and the connecting arm 3 so as to be electrically connected to the driving device 6.

The drive device 6 is provided on the turning center side of the rotary wheel unit 1, the motor and the speed reducer are integrated, and the rotational speed of the rotary wheel unit 1 can be adjusted by the rotational speed of the motor. There is. By adjusting the rotation speed, a speed that simulates the speed from walking to running can be obtained. In the case of a DC motor, it is performed by controlling the voltage of the motor, and in the case of an AC motor, it is performed by controlling the frequency by an inverter. The rotary drive shaft 6a of the drive device 6 is fixed in the center fitting hole 15a of the mounting plate 15, and the mounting plate 15 is made of the elastic body.
The elastic body 12 and the rotating body 11 are integrally fixed to the elastic body 12 and the rotating body 11 by bolts 16 penetrating the rotating body 11 and the rotating body 11.

The balance weights 7a and 7b are the rotary wheel portion 1.
It is attached to the rotating plate 11 in order to balance the load and the load on the shoe. Balance weight 7a,
7b are attached to both sides of the rotary plate 11 via elastic couplings 7c and elastic bodies 12. As a result, both sides of the rotary plate 11 of the rotary wheel unit 1 are balanced, and it is possible to prevent an inaccurate endurance test such as uneven shoe contact with the ground. Further, it is possible to absorb vertical vibrations and prevent the endurance test from becoming inaccurate. Further, if at least one of the elastic couplings is also used as the elastic body to which the foot model is attached, the apparatus can be simplified accordingly.

The foot model 8 is a model imitating a foot model, and the shoe 9 is attached to the rotary wheel portion 1 by putting the shoe 9 on the model 8. This foot model 8 has a toe 81, a heel 82, and an arch 83.
Composed of. Toe 81 is the side with arch 83 and heel 82
Via the hinge 84 with formed by dividing the consolidated <br/>, elastic member 85 to the consolidated portion is attached to. That's all
With this structure, the foot model 8 is bent at the toe 81.
Also, since it is restored by the elastic member 85,
The flexion of the shoes 9 attached to the model 8 does not move in the same manner.
When the person walks or runs, the bending condition associated with the ground contact of the shoes 9
Reproduced in a form close to the flexion state of shoes caused by the grounding action of
You can do it . An elastic material is also used for the heel portion 82.

Next, the operation will be described. The shoe testing apparatus configured as described above is installed on an arbitrary road surface, the testing shoe 9 is attached to the foot model 8, the speed and the operating time of the drive unit 6 are set by the control panel 10, and the operation is started. . Rotating
The drive unit is installed so that the direction is the direction of the arrow in Figs.
The guide wheel 2 moves forward with respect to the rotary wheel unit 1 by driving the table 6.
Try to drive. Also, of course, the shoe-shaped model 8 is covered with it.
Whether the shoes 9 to be worn are the heels of the shoes 9 according to the rotation of the rotary wheel 1 .
Install so that the grounding starts from By the rotation of the rotary wheel portion 1 by the drive device 6, the shoes 9 attached are
That the heel contacts the ground, progress is grounded in the toe direction from the heel.
Further, the toes are bent, and the tire 14 of the rotary wheel portion 1 starts to come into contact with the ground. Finally, the shoe 9 is separated and the tire 14 comes into contact with the ground and continues to rotate. Sequentially, the heel of the next shoe moves to the ground contact movement, and the ground contact portion moves to the toe. Simultaneously with the grounding movement of this shoe, the rotating wheel 1
Is on the circumference around the rotary shaft 5a standing on the fixed base 5.
To turn.

[0019]

The shoe test apparatus of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure. According to the structure of claim 1, test results similar to those of a human wearing, walking and running can be obtained in a short time. In addition, the automatic operation method can obtain results under certain road surface conditions. Also, individual results can be obtained by varying the load conditions.
The shoe testing apparatus of the present invention can also be used for durability testing of shoe soles, uppers, and other accessories that make up shoes.
Since the rotating wheel portion 1 is connected to the guide wheel 2, the shoe 9
Rotating wheels that tend to become unstable in rotation due to being attached
Even in the part 1, it helps the guide wheels 2 to rotate smoothly.
The rotating wheel unit 1 may fall sideways, and its rolling is uneasy.
It can be prevented from becoming constant. Also, the foot model 8
The rotating plate 1 is attached to the rotating wheel unit 1 other than the foot model 8.
Is installed in the
Can be accumulated as a rugie, and the rotation of the rotary wheel unit 1
Can be stabilized. Further, according to the configuration of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the configuration of claim 1, it is possible to well reproduce the change in expansion and contraction energy leading to landing and kicking during running and walking. Also, the action of the landing and kicking motions can be easily changed. As a result, the ground contact movement of the shoe can be brought close to the actual use state, and the test result correlated with the actual use result can be obtained. That is, according to the configuration of claim 2,
Then, the foot model 8 is attached to the rotating plate 11 via the elastic body 12.
Since the shoes 9 attached to the foot model 8 are on the ground,
Elasticity occurs when landing, approaching the situation when a person walks
You can kick. In particular, the elastic body 12 is ahead end side T-shaped
Formed into long and short branches 12b and 12c
Because there are branches 12b and 12c that branch into the T shape.
Correspond to the first half and the second half (heel) of the foot
Has a force which allows the shoe 9 to be made against the ground
Impact pressure with the ground caused by movement from landing to departure
Wear a series of changes in contact pressure and contact pressure on the human foot.
It can be obtained in a state close to the case of worn shoes. Further, according to the configuration of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the configuration of claim 1 or 2, by exchanging the foot model 8, various
Perform a shoe 9 usage test in a state close to actual use on the foot
I can. According to the fourth aspect, claim
In addition to the effects by the configuration according to any of 1 to 3, foot
The toe part 81 of the model 8 to the arch part 83 and the heel part 82 side
Divided and bent freely with hinge 84 and elastic member 85
Since the foot model 8 is elastically connected to the toe 81,
Can be flexibly bent and restored, so that the foot model 8 can be
The walking condition of the person wearing the worn shoes 9 is described.
A shape that is similar to the state of flexion of shoes caused by the grounding operation during running
Can be reproduced at. According to the configuration of claim 5, in addition to the effect of any of the configurations of claims 1 to 4 , a pair of balances is provided on both the front and back surfaces of the rotary plate 11 of the rotary wheel unit 1.
Since weights 7a and 7b are provided, it is configured as a complete ring.
It is possible to balance the front and back of the rotating wheel unit 1 which is not
Therefore, the rotating wheel unit 1 may roll unstablely, or
Predict unfavorable test conditions such as uneven contact of shoes 9
Can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a shoe test apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a rotary wheel unit and a guide wheel.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an elastic body of a rotary wheel portion.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a mounting plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 rotating wheel part 2 guide wheel 3 connecting arm 4 swivel bar 5 fixed base 6 drive device 7a, 7b balance weight 8 foot model 9 shoes 10 control panel 11 rotating plate 12 elastic body 13 mounting plate material

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rotary shaft body 5a connected to an upright rotating shaft body
The swivel bar 4 which is rotatable around the rolling shaft body 5a,
By connecting the turning tip side of the swivel rod 4 to its own rotary shaft,
A guide that can be run in a circle around the rotating shaft 5a
The wheel 2 is connected to the guide wheel 2 via a connecting arm 3.
The guide wheel 2 and the circle around the rotary shaft 5a.
A rotating wheel portion 1 that can be rotated around the circumference, and the guide wheel 2
And a drive unit 6 for rotating the rotary wheel unit 1
The rotating ring part 1 has a circular disc at one or more places.
The rotating plate 11 having a curved shape and
And the shoe 9 that is attached by being rotated together with the rotating plate 11.
A shoe test apparatus comprising: a foot model 8 that is grounded every one rotation . 2. The base end side is fixed near the center of the rotary plate 11.
Of the long and short branches while projecting the tip side into the missing circle 11a.
Elastic body branched into a T-shape consisting of parts 12b and 12c
12 is provided, and the T-shaped branch portions 12b and 12c of the elastic body 12 are provided.
The shoe testing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the foot model 8 is attached to the shoe with a mounting plate material 13 . 3. The shoe test apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the foot model 8 is attached in a replaceable manner . 4. The foot model 8 has an arched portion on its toe portion 81.
83 and the side with the heel part 82 are divided and the hinge 84 and the bullet
The flexible member 85 is flexibly connected to the flexible member 85 according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
Shoes test apparatus according to any. 5. A pair on both sides of the rotary plate 11 of the rotary wheel unit 1.
5. The shoe testing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the balance weights 7a and 7b are provided .