JPH0748069Y2 - Horseshoe - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

This invention relates to horseshoes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, horseshoes have a high proportion of horses for horse racing, and it is said that the usage of horseshoes made of light and soft aluminum alloy is high, reaching about 90%.

[0003] The number of people who use dual-purpose horseshoes for both daily life and competition is increasing. However, when a horseshoe made of a material such as aluminum is worn in daily life, the degree of wear is high, and it is necessary to change the shoes (replacement) frequently. In order to prevent this, it has been practiced to insert a reinforcing piece made of steel, which is harder than a material such as aluminum, into the bottom of the horseshoe to reduce the wear of the bottom.

More recently, from the standpoint of horses with weak hoofs and protection of hoofs, there are many people who are reluctant to even change the horseshoes at each race. Therefore, a horseshoe that is used not only for racing but also as a horseshoe for daily life and a horseshoe for racing is required, and a horseshoe made of aluminum alloy is beginning to be used as a horseshoe for combined use as well as a horseshoe made of soft iron.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In a combined horseshoe in which a reinforcing piece is put in a horseshoe made of aluminum alloy, there is a problem that the rigidity of the reinforcing piece that prevents abrasion puts a load on the limbs. If a horseshoe that is soft and highly wear-resistant, such as an aluminum alloy, is worn as a combined horseshoe, it will wear out very quickly. Therefore, there is a problem that the corner portion of the tip of the horseshoe becomes too round at an early stage, and the groove at the center of the horseshoe in the width direction is gradually shallowed and slips easily. To prevent this, if you change the horseshoe frequently,
There was a problem that there was a high risk of damaging the hoof.

In the case of a horseshoe that is used both for daily life and for competition, a horseshoe that uses a material such as a lightweight and soft aluminum alloy that does not easily damage the hoof of a horse or limbs, and that can further reduce the impact when landing on the limbs is used. Ideal.

[0007] Then, it has been a problem to obtain a horseshoe having a certain degree of catch even if the bottom surface is worn in daily use.

An object of the present invention is to obtain a horseshoe which is light in weight and has a proper softness, a groove being newly formed even after a certain amount of use, and which is free from a slip during running.

[0009]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a hollow portion at the middle portion in the thickness direction of a horseshoe, and a wear portion having a thin thickness between the hollow portion and the bottom surface. It will be provided.

In addition, a hollow portion is provided in the middle portion in the thickness direction of the horseshoe in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe, and a wear portion having a small thickness is provided between the hollow portion and the bottom surface. Horseshoes.

Further, in a horseshoe made of an aluminum material, a hollow portion may be provided at an intermediate portion in the thickness direction of the horseshoe, and a wear portion having a small thickness may be provided between the hollow portion and the bottom surface.

[0012]

[Function] Since the ground contact surface of the horseshoe is made of a material such as a soft aluminum alloy, the bottom surface after hoofing is worn down, and the shape is adapted to the walking habit of each horse. Also, because there is a cavity,
It is lighter than the conventional one, and its hollow part gives cushioning to the limbs when running.

Further, when the horseshoe is further worn as it is, the tip of the horseshoe is worn away more strongly, the planned wear portion disappears, and the cavity opens. As for the opening of the cavity, the tip side, which has high wear resistance, is faster. Since the opened cavity functions as a groove, it can be caught to some extent and prevents slipping during traveling.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention is shown in FIG. 1 showing the bottom surface of a horseshoe of the embodiment, FIG. 2 showing a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, Figure 3
4 will be described with reference to FIG.

The horseshoe 1 is made of a material such as soft iron or aluminum alloy, and has a U-shaped curved plane. The thickness is basically about 9 mm. At the center of the tip, the iron lip 2 is projected upward by about 10 mm. In this embodiment, the horseshoe 1 is made of aluminum alloy including the bottom surface 6 which is the first ground plane. A groove 3 is formed substantially at the center of the horseshoe 1 in the width direction over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. The depth of the groove 3 is 4 to
It is 6 mm. The bottom surface 6 of the horseshoe 1 is divided by the groove 3 into an outer portion 6a and an inner portion 6b in the width direction.

A hollow portion 5 is provided in the widthwise and thicknesswise intermediate portion of the outer portion 6a of the bottom surface 6 in parallel with the groove 3 in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe 1 over substantially the entire length. A portion formed between the bottom surface 6 and the hollow portion 5 is the planned wear portion 4. The thickness of the wear part 4 varies depending on the properties of the material of the horseshoe 1 and the purpose of use, but is about 1 to 3 mm, and is usually about 2 mm.

The cavity portion 5 and the planned wear portion 4 are provided in the outer portion 6a of the groove 3 in this embodiment, but may be provided in the inner portion 6b as another embodiment.

Next, the operation of this invention will be described. Horseshoe 1
At the beginning of putting on the hoof 7, only the groove 3 is formed in the bottom surface 6 and the outer portion 6a and the inner portion 6b are flat.
The hollow portion 5 is formed in the hollow of the aluminum alloy material of the outer portion 6a.

And as a combined horseshoes, daily life and training,
After competition and use for a few days to a dozen days, the horseshoe 1 usually starts to wear from the tip side. As the bottom surface 6 begins to wear and the groove 3 becomes shallower, the outer portion 6a of the horseshoe 1, particularly the planned wear portion 4 at the tip portion, wears away. When the portion to be worn 4 disappears, the cavity 5 opens into a new ground surface 8 that has been worn down, and becomes a new groove 5a.

The new groove 5a is opened in the central portion of the bottom outer portion 6a. The new groove 5a gives a catch to the horseshoe 1 that is worn to some extent, and improves stability during walking and running.

Even if the groove 5a is formed when the horseshoe 1 is formed, it is difficult to mount a shoe, and the groove is likely to collapse on the day immediately after the shoe is attached, which is not stable.

[0022]

Therefore, according to the horseshoe of the present invention,
Since there is a hollow part inside the horseshoe, the weight of the horseshoe is reduced and the impact when landing on the limbs can be alleviated. Further, after a certain amount of use, the hollow portion opens from the side of the horseshoe tip portion and acts as a new groove, which has an effect of preventing slippage during traveling.

Therefore, there is an effect that it can be used as a combined horseshoe made of a light-weight material for a relatively long period of time, the replacement of the horseshoes can be reduced, and a horseshoe with less burden on the hoof can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a horseshoe according to an embodiment of the present invention,

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

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the horseshoe of the embodiment of the present invention after being used to some extent,

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 Horseshoes 2 Iron lips 3 Grooves 4 Expected wear parts 5 Cavities 6 Bottom surface 7 Hoofs 8 New grounding surface

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A horseshoe comprising a hollow portion provided at an intermediate portion in the thickness direction of the horseshoe, and a wear portion provided between the hollow portion and the bottom surface. 2. A hollow portion is provided in a middle portion of the horseshoe in the thickness direction, and a wear portion having a small thickness is provided between the hollow portion and the bottom surface. Horseshoes. 3. A horseshoe made of an aluminum material, characterized in that a hollow portion is provided at a middle portion in the thickness direction of the horseshoe, and a wear portion having a thin thickness is provided between the hollow portion and the bottom surface. .