JPS634408Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a novel step counting shoe.

Pedometers have traditionally been worn on the waist as part of health management. These pedometers need to be worn on the waist each time you walk, and the built-in pendulum moves when you swing, mechanically rotating a counter to count the number of steps. I don't like it being inaccurate.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide shoes that can accurately count steps.

That is, the present invention attaches a pressure sensor to the thumb of the insole or midsole of the shoe, leads the lead wire from the pressure sensor to the outside of the shoe, and connects the terminal attached to the tip of the lead wire to the outside of the shoe. This invention relates to step counting shoes that are fitted into the input end of a counting/display device for counting and displaying pulse signals from a pressure sensor, which is attached to the outside of the shoe.

The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

Figure 1 shows an example of the insole used in the present invention, where a is a plan view of the front side, b is a plan view of the back side,
c shows a side view. In the figure, 1 is a pressure sensor, 2 is a lead wire from the sensor, and 3 is a terminal of the lead wire.

Although FIG. 1 shows an insole, the pressure sensor may also be attached to the insole of the shoe itself.

The best place to attach the pressure sensor is near the bottom of the thumb.
At the x and ○ positions in Figure 1, if you do something like jogging, depending on the way your feet land, each step may result in secondary or tertiary pressure being sensed, causing an error in the number of steps you take. , undesirable. The contact between the sole of the foot and the ground when landing is complex, especially when running, where there can be primary, secondary, or tertiary contact in a single step. It was found that the area near the thumb is a preferable position because it allows the person to land once with each step and can accurately count the number of steps.

Also, a so-called pivot foot is suitable as a foot to which a pressure sensor is attached. In most people, the pivot foot is the left foot. The pivot foot is the foot that is involved in straight forward movement, and the other foot is the foot that is effective in controlling the direction when kicking off the ground and moving in a curve. The pivot foot tends to accurately sense pressure once per step, while the other foot has the possibility that each step may not be accurately detected, so it is not desirable as a foot to which a pressure sensor is attached.

As the pressure sensor, a conventionally known and commonly used pressure sensor is used. For example, electrical resistance strain gauges such as metal resistance strain gauges or semiconductor piezoresistive strain gauges,
A semiconductor strain sensing element such as a pn junction type sensing element is used.

The terminal 3 of the lead wire is attached to the outside of the shoe.
Fitted into the input terminal of the counting/display device for pulse signals from the pressure sensor.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a shoe equipped with a counter/display device. In the figure, 4 indicates a counter/indicator, 5 is a count input terminal thereof, and 6 is a count display board.

The counter/display device may be any device that can input, count, and display signals from the pressure sensor depending on the type of pressure sensor. An ordinary digital clock can also be used as this counter/indicator.

Since the step counting shoe of the present invention has a pressure sensor attached near the big toe, the number of steps can be accurately measured, and in particular, when the shoe is attached to the pivot foot, it is even more accurate.

As described above, the step counting shoes of the present invention are useful shoes that can easily and accurately count the number of steps.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an example of an insole equipped with a pressure sensor, in which a shows a plan view of the front side, b shows a plan view of the back side, and c shows a side view. FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a shoe with a counter/indicator mounted on the outside. 1... Pressure sensor, 2... Lead wire, 3... Lead wire terminal, 4... Counter/display device, 5... Signal input terminal from pressure sensor, 6... Step count display board.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A pressure sensor is attached to the thumb of the insole or midsole of a shoe, and a lead wire from the pressure sensor is led out to the outside of the shoe and attached to the tip. the terminal,
Pedometer shoes that are fitted onto the input end of a device that counts and displays pulse signals from a pressure sensor, which is attached to the outside of the shoe. (2) The step-counting shoe according to claim 1, wherein the insole or insole on which the pressure sensor is attached is that of a pivot shoe.