KR102440873B1 - Bike Pedal and Shoe Combination Apparatus Using Magnetic Force - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to promote free attachment and detachment of a shoe from a pedal by combining the bicycle pedal and the shoe by magnetic force, and to provide effective exercise while increasing pedaling efficiency during exercise, the present invention provides a bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force. The bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force comprises: a pedal body coupled to an outwardly extended pedal shaft of a crank arm of a bicycle and having an insertion groove on at least one of upper and lower surfaces; a magnet plate installed in the insertion groove of the pedal body and generating magnetic force; and a connection and adhesive unit configured to be worn by a user and detachably corresponding to the magnet plate when a sole surface of the foot is in contact with the pedal body.

Description

{Bike Pedal and Shoe Combination Apparatus Using Magnetic Force}

The present invention relates to a bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force, and more particularly, to achieve free detachment from the pedal by coupling a bicycle pedal and a shoe by magnetic force, and to effectively perform exercise while increasing pedaling efficiency during exercise It relates to a bicycle pedal and a shoe coupling device using a possible magnetic force.

In general, as modern people spend more time traveling by vehicle, walking or moving time gradually decreases, resulting in an extremely insufficient amount of physical exercise. become the main cause of

Therefore, regular exercise to train the muscles and sweat to promote blood circulation and metabolism of the human body, while removing wastes from the body through sweat to prevent muscle aging and stiffness, hypertension and diabetes, Adult diseases such as heart disease and obesity must be prevented.

Recently, as interest in health has increased, the number of people who want to keep their health through exercise is rapidly increasing. Accordingly, the number of people using bicycles, which is not only an eco-friendly means of transportation but also a means of leisure, is rapidly increasing.

In general, when riding a bicycle, since the foot of a bicycle rider is not fixed to the pedal of the bicycle, it is easy to slide from the pedal and the rotational force according to the foot motion of the driver is not sufficiently transmitted to the pedal.

In order to solve this problem, a technology has been developed that enables the rider's bicycle shoes and bicycle pedals to be combined with each other to increase the coupling force between the shoes and the pedals, and to apply force to the pedals even when the bicycle pedals are raised upwards.

As a prior art disclosed in relation to a coupling device for coupling between a bicycle pedal and a shoe as described above, Korean Patent Registration No. 1043323 (June 15, 2011) discloses a pedal shoe coupling device for coupling a bicycle pedal and a shoe to each other. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bicycle pedal includes a pedal body provided to be coupled to a pedal shaft of a bicycle, the shoe includes a shoe sole in contact with the pedal body, and the pedal shoe coupling device comprises: the pedal body and the shoe sole a cleat provided in any one; It is installed on the other one of the pedal body and the shoe sole in a direction parallel to the pedal axis direction or intersecting the pedal body at a predetermined angle excluding a right angle to the pedal axis direction, a locking part exposed toward the upper surface or the lower surface and having a plurality of locking pieces movable between a locking position capable of engaging with the cleats and a locking release position capable of being disengaged from the cleat; A first elastic member for elastically biasing a locking piece at a position relatively close to the locking position to the locking position, and elastically biasing a locking piece at a position relatively far from the bicycle pedal shaft among the plurality of locking pieces to the locking position, and It includes a second elastic member having a different elastic modulus from the elastic member, and the first elastic member has a smaller elastic modulus than that of the second elastic member. There is known a pedal shoe coupling device that can save money.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0012657 (2013.02.05.) discloses a bicycle pedal capable of engaging/disengaging a cleat, comprising: a first engaging portion capable of engaging and engaging with the cleat; a second locking part capable of moving between a first locking position that is engaged with the cleat by approaching the first locking part and a first locking position that is spaced apart from the first locking part and is released from the cleat; an elastic member for elastically biasing the second locking part to the first locking position; and a pedal body supporting at least one of the first and second locking parts, wherein at least one of the first and second locking parts is independent of each other along the direction of movement to the first locking position. A bicycle pedal comprising a plurality of movable engaging pieces, the cleat capable of engaging/disengaging the bicycle pedal, comprising: a cleat body; a first protruding portion protruding from the cleat body toward the first locking portion so as to be engaged with the first locking portion of the bicycle pedal; A cleat comprising a; there is.

However, in the prior art, since the shoe is fixed to the bicycle pedal with a strong bonding force, when an emergency occurs while the user is pedaling the bicycle, the shoe is not smoothly separated from the bicycle pedal, which may cause serious injury to the user. there was

KR Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1043323 (2011.06.15.) KR Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0012657 (2013.02.05.)

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and since the shoe is configured to be elastically detachable from the bicycle pedal in case of emergency while maintaining the binding force between the bicycle pedal and the shoe by magnetic force, the pedaling during pull pedaling by maintaining the binding force between the pedal and the shoe An object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle pedal and a shoe coupling device using magnetic force that can increase efficiency, increase muscle exercise effect, and increase safety in dangerous situations while driving.

A bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force proposed by the present invention includes: a pedal body coupled to a pedal shaft extending outwardly from a crank arm of a bicycle, and having an insertion groove in at least one of upper/lower surfaces; a magnet plate installed in the insertion groove of the pedal body and generating magnetic force; and a connection and adhesion unit that is wearable by the user and is detachably configured to correspond to the magnet plate when the sole surface is in contact with the pedal body.

The connection adhesive unit is made of a crampon type configured to be worn on a user's shoes, and the connection adhesive unit includes a metal plate which is formed to be attached by magnetic force in surface contact on the magnetic plate, and the metal plate. It is possible to extend outwardly on the top to include a connecting strap that wraps and fixes the shoe.

In addition, the connection adhesive unit is made of a dedicated shoe type configured in the form of a shoe that can be worn on the user's foot, and the connection adhesive unit is installed embedded in the lower bottom surface and in contact with the magnetic plate by magnetic force. It is also possible to include a metal plate of a buried type that is formed to be attachable.

In addition, the magnetic plate and the connection bonding unit of the present invention, it is also possible to further include a concave-convex type fastening portion that is formed so as to be able to bind to each other on the contact surface.

The concave-convex binding portion is formed on the magnetic plate or the connection adhesive unit to be concave inwardly formed on the binding groove, and formed on the magnet plate or the connection adhesive unit, but to correspond to the binding groove to form a binding coupling constituting a binding protrusion.

And in the present invention, the magnetic plate is installed rotatably on the insertion groove of the pedal body, but further comprises a variable setting unit configured to enable the rotation of the magnetic plate in the insertion groove of the pedal body to be manipulated and set within an angle setting range. It is also possible to configure

According to the bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force according to the present invention, a crampon-type or dedicated shoe-type connection and adhesive unit that can be detached by magnetic force is formed on the pedal while the magnetic plate is inserted and installed in the bicycle pedal. By preventing this, it is possible to increase the pedaling efficiency and achieve an excellent muscle exercise effect, and to freely separate the user's foot from the pedal, thereby obtaining the effect of promoting safety in a dangerous situation while driving.

In addition, the bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force according to the present invention constitutes a concave-convex coupling part capable of binding coupling in the form of protrusions and grooves on the mutual contact surfaces of the magnetic plate and the connection bonding unit, so that the user's foot angle is disturbed when pedaling It has the effect of maximizing the exercise effect by preventing the phenomenon of losing.

1 is an exploded configuration diagram schematically showing an embodiment according to the present invention;
2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the first embodiment of the connection adhesive unit in one embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a front view schematically showing a first embodiment of the connection adhesive unit in one embodiment according to the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a second embodiment of a connection adhesive unit in one embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is an exploded cross-sectional view schematically showing a first embodiment of the concave-convex binding portion in another embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is an exploded cross-sectional view schematically showing a second embodiment of the concave-convex binding portion in another embodiment according to the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing another embodiment according to the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a plan view schematically showing another embodiment according to the present invention;

The present invention includes: a pedal body coupled to an outwardly extending pedal shaft among crank arms of a bicycle and having an insertion groove on at least one of upper and lower surfaces; a magnet plate installed in the insertion groove of the pedal body and generating magnetic force; A bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force including; a connection bonding unit that is wearable by a user and is configured to be detachably configured in response to the magnetic plate when the sole surface is in contact with the pedal body. .

Next, a preferred embodiment of a bicycle pedal and a shoe coupling device using a magnetic force according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, an embodiment of a bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force according to the present invention includes a pedal body 10, a magnetic plate 20, and a connection bonding unit 30. made including

The pedal body 10 forms a hexahedron having flat upper and lower surfaces, and is mounted on the pedal shaft extending outwardly from the crank arm 5 of the bicycle in a replaceable coupling structure.

The pedal body 10 is provided with an insertion groove 11 on at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the user's feet contactable. That is, an insertion groove 11 is formed in the pedal body 10 to form a space in which the magnet plate 20 can be accommodated.

The insertion groove 11 is configured by applying the entire magnetic force attachment area to one of the upper and lower surfaces of the pedal body 10 in the form of a single groove, or each other within the magnetic force attachment area of the pedal body 10 . It is configured by applying it in the form of a plurality of grooves by dividing them at intervals.

The magnetic plate 20 corresponds to the pedal body 10 and performs a function of generating a magnetic force so that the connection and adhesion unit 30 can be attached thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the magnetic plate 20 is installed in the insertion groove 11 of the pedal body 10 and mounted on the pedal body 10 in a buried structure.

The magnet plate 20 is configured by applying a magnetic material (eg, a permanent magnet, etc.) that maintains a strong magnetization state as a whole.

The magnetic plate 20 may be configured by applying a single structure on the pedal body 10, and a plurality of the magnetic plates 20 are spaced apart from each other on the pedal body 10. It is also possible to configure it to be placed.

The magnetic plate 20 applied to the upper and lower surfaces of the pedal body 10 is configured by applying magnetic materials having different magnetic forces. That is, the user can select the strength of the magnetic force on the magnetic plate 20 according to the riding condition of the bicycle.

For example, the magnetic force strength of the magnetic plate 20 applied to the upper surface of the pedal body 10 is relatively stronger than the magnetic force strength of the magnetic plate 20 applied to the lower surface of the pedal body 10. Since it is configured by applying a magnetic material, the user can select the strength of the magnetic force for each riding situation of the bicycle.

The connection bonding unit 30 performs a function of attaching it to the pedal body 10 by the magnetic force of the magnetic plate 20 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the connection and adhesive unit 30 has a structure that can be worn by a user, and corresponds to the magnetic plate 20 when contacting the bottom surface of the user's foot on the pedal body 10 . to make it detachable.

The connection adhesive unit 30 can be configured by applying a crampon type or a dedicated shoe type.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first embodiment of the connection and adhesive unit 30 is configured in a crampon type so that it can be elastically worn on a user's general shoes.

The connection adhesive unit 30 is a structure that can be worn on a user's shoes, and constitutes a metal plate 31 and a connection strap 33 .

The metal plate 31 is configured to be in contact with the bottom surface of the user's shoes, and has a metal plate shape having a flat plane.

The metal plate 31 is formed so that one surface is in surface contact with the magnet plate 20 to be attachable by the magnetic force of the magnet plate 20 .

The connection strap 33 is formed to extend outwardly on the metal plate 31 to wrap and fix the shoe, so that the connection adhesive unit 30 can be elastically mounted on the user's shoe.

The connecting strap 33 wraps and fixes the user's instep and heel of the shoe. That is, the connecting strap 33 constitutes a first connecting strap 33a for wrapping and fixing the user's instep and a second connecting strap 33b for wrapping and fixing the user's heel.

In the above, the second connecting strap (33b) is formed integrally with one end connected to the first connecting strap (33a) and extended rearwardly.

The connecting strap 33 is a band-shaped structure and can be extended by varying the length, so that it promotes elastic fixing efficiency according to the user's foot size. Furthermore, it is preferable that the connection strap 33 is provided with a tightening means 34 that can be tightened according to the user's foot size to prevent the shoes from being separated from the connection adhesive unit 30 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the second embodiment of the connection and adhesive unit 30 is made of a dedicated shoe type configured in the form of a shoe that can be worn directly on the user's foot.

The connection bonding unit 30 constitutes a metal plate 31 of a buried type that is embedded in the lower bottom surface.

Also in the metal plate 31, it is basically a structure that can be attached by magnetic force in surface contact on the magnetic plate 20. Except for the above-described buried type technical configuration, the connection and adhesion unit 30 of the first embodiment described above. Since it is configured in the same way as the configuration of the metal plate 31, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

That is, according to the bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force according to the present invention configured as described above, a crampon-type or dedicated shoe-type connection adhesive unit that can be detached by magnetic force from the pedal while the magnetic plate 20 is inserted and installed in the bicycle pedal. (30), it is possible to prevent slipping during pull pedaling to increase pedaling efficiency while promoting excellent muscle exercise effect, and to freely separate the user's foot from the pedal, so that it is possible to promote safety in dangerous situations while driving do.

And another embodiment of the bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force according to the present invention, as shown in Figs. It is made to further include a concave-convex fastening portion 40 to be formed possible.

The concave-convex binding portion 40 constitutes a binding groove 41 concave inwardly and a binding protrusion 43 protruding to form a binding coupling corresponding to the binding groove 41 .

The binding groove 41 and the binding protrusion 43 are both formed separately on the magnet plate 20 or the connection and adhesive unit 30 . That is, the coupling groove 41 and the coupling protrusion 43 are configured to structurally engage and bind the magnet plate 20 and the connection bonding unit 30 to each other.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the first embodiment of the concave-convex fastening part 40 is configured to have the fastening groove 41 on the magnet plate 20 , and on the connecting and adhering unit 30 . It is configured to be provided with the binding protrusion 43 .

In the above, the binding protrusion 43 provided on the connection adhesive unit 30 is on the metal plate 31 when the connection adhesive unit 30 is configured in a crampon type as shown in FIG. 5 (a). It is possible to configure the protrusion 43 to protrude by itself, and the binding protrusion 43 provided on the connecting and adhering unit 30 is dedicated to the connecting and adhering unit 30 as shown in FIG. 5 ( b ). In the case of a shoe-type configuration, the binding protrusion 43 is configured to protrude from the lower part of the shoe constituting the connecting and bonding unit 30, and the metal plate 31 is embedded on the binding protrusion 43. It is possible to configure it to

As shown in FIG. 6 , the second embodiment of the concave-convex binding part 40 is configured to have the binding protrusion 43 on the magnet plate 20 , and on the connection adhesive unit 30 . It is configured to be provided with the fastening groove (41).

In the above, the fastening groove 41 provided on the connecting and adhering unit 30 is formed on the metal plate 31 when the connecting and adhering unit 30 is configured in a crampon type as shown in FIG. 6(a). It is possible to configure the groove 41 to be formed by itself, and the binding groove 41 provided on the connection bonding unit 30 is the connection bonding unit 30 as shown in (b) of FIG. In the case of a molded configuration, the binding groove 41 is formed in the lower part of the shoe constituting the connection adhesive unit 30, and the metal plate 31 is embedded in correspondence to the binding groove 41 to form a structure. It is possible to configure

It is also possible to configure the fastening groove 41 and the fastening protrusion 43 of the concave-convex fastening part 40 to form a circle and to be spaced apart, respectively, and the fastening groove 41 of the concave-convex fastening part 40 . And it is also possible to configure the binding protrusion 43 in a straight line extending in the left and right width direction of the magnet plate 20 or the connecting and bonding unit 30, respectively, and the binding groove 41 of the concave-convex binding part 40. ) and the binding protrusion 43 may be configured in a "+" type, a grid type, etc. in which straight lines extending forward, backward and left and right cross each other.

That is, if the present invention is configured as in the other embodiments described above, the concave-convex binding portion 40 capable of binding and coupling in the form of protrusions and grooves on the mutual contact surfaces of the magnet plate 20 and the connecting and bonding unit 30 is configured, It is possible to maximize the exercise effect by preventing the user's foot angle from being disturbed during pedaling.

Also in the above-described other embodiment, it is possible to implement in the same configuration as in the above-described embodiment except for the above-described configuration, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

And another embodiment of the bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using a magnetic force according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, the magnetic plate 20 is on the insertion groove 11 of the pedal body 10 It is rotatably installed in the pedal body 10, but further comprises a variable setting unit 50 that configures the rotation of the magnetic plate 20 in the insertion groove 11 of the pedal body 10 to be operably set within an angle setting range. .

The variable setting unit 50 penetrates through the front of the pedal body 10 and forms a rotatable setting area of the magnetic plate 20 , and a variable setting unit 51 on the magnet plate 20 . A variable operation means 53 protruding outwardly and provided to be movable in the variable setting member 51, and screwed on the variable operation means 53 to contact and support the pedal body 10, A variable fixing means (55) for locking and fixing the position of the variable operation means (53) is constituted.

The variable setting unit 50 sets the rotation angle by rotating the magnetic plate 20 with the variable operation means 53 in the unlocked state of the variable fixing means 55, and the variable fixing means 55 ) to set the rotation angle of the magnetic plate 20 by fixing the position of the variable operation means 53 in a locked state.

That is, if the present invention is configured as in the other embodiment described above, it is possible to further improve the efficiency of pedaling by flexibly setting the fixed angle of the foot according to the user.

Also in the other embodiment described above, it is possible to implement in the same configuration as in the above-described embodiment and other embodiments except for the above-described configuration, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the above, a preferred embodiment of a bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force according to the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications are made within the scope of the claims, the specification of the invention, and the accompanying drawings. It is possible to carry out this, and this also falls within the scope of the present invention.

10: pedal body 11: insertion groove
20: magnetic plate 30: connection adhesive unit
31: metal plate 33: connecting strap
33a: first connection strap 33b: second connection strap
34: fastening means 40: concave-convex fastening part
41: fastening groove 43: fastening projection
50: variable setting unit 51: variable setting unit
53: variable operation means 55: variable fixing means

Claims (6)

a pedal body coupled to an outwardly extending pedal shaft among crank arms of a bicycle and having an insertion groove on at least one of the upper and lower surfaces;
a magnet plate installed in the insertion groove of the pedal body and generating magnetic force;
A connection bonding unit that is wearable by a user and is configured to be detachably detachable in response to the magnetic plate when the sole surface is contacted on the pedal body;
The connection adhesive unit is made of a crampon type that is configured to be worn on a user's shoes, a metal plate which is formed so as to be attachable by magnetic force in surface contact on the magnetic plate, and is formed to extend outwardly on the metal plate It consists of a connecting strap that wraps and fixes the shoe.
The magnetic plate is rotatably installed on the insertion groove of the pedal body, but includes a variable setting unit configured to set the rotation of the magnet plate in the insertion groove of the pedal body to be operably set within an angle setting range, the A variable setting unit is formed through the front of the pedal body and includes a variable setting unit for forming a rotatable setting area of the magnetic plate, and a variable operation provided to protrude outwardly on the magnetic plate and to be movable within the variable setting unit. and a variable fixing means for screwing on the variable operation means to contact and support on the pedal body and lock and fix a position of the variable operation means, wherein the variable operation means is in an unlocked state of the variable operation means. A bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force to set the rotation angle by rotating the magnetic plate with the variable fixing means, and to set the rotation angle of the magnetic plate by fixing the position of the variable operation means with the variable fixing means in a locked state.
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A bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force, wherein the magnetic plate and the connecting and bonding unit further include a concave-convex coupling part formed to be coupled and coupled to each other on the contact surface.
5. The method according to claim 4,
The concave-convex binding portion is formed on the magnetic plate or the connection adhesive unit to be concave inwardly formed on the binding groove, and formed on the magnet plate or the connection adhesive unit, but to correspond to the binding groove to form a binding coupling A bicycle pedal and shoe coupling device using magnetic force including a binding protrusion.
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