TWI536921B - Shoe - Google Patents

Description

Shoes

The present invention relates to a shoe, and more particularly to a shoe having a color changing function.

The main function of the shoe is to protect the user's feet from injury. In fact, in addition to providing protective functions, the shoes can also be decorated and beautifully designed by designing a variety of patterns on the upper. At present, shoes on the market are mostly formed by printing. However, the pattern formed on the upper by printing is dull and non-variable.

Nowadays, some people have formed a fluorescent material on the upper of the shoe. When the user wears the shoe at night, the upper will have a fluorescent effect. In this way, the shoes can produce a different appearance than the daytime, especially the color change. However, the use of fluorescent materials to alter the color exhibited by the upper is passively limited by the state of the environment.

Therefore, how to provide a shoe that can control the color of the upper itself has become one of the important topics.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a shoe which itself controls the color of the upper.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a shoe comprising a shoe body, a temperature sensing ink module and a control module. The temperature sensing ink module is disposed on the upper of the shoe body. The control module is disposed on the shoe body and coupled to the temperature sensing ink module. The temperature sensitive ink module is discolored according to a temperature change signal sent by the control module.

In an embodiment of the invention, the temperature sensing ink module comprises a temperature sensing ink and a heating sheet, wherein the temperature sensing ink is disposed on the outer surface of the upper, and the heating sheet corresponds to the position of the temperature sensitive ink. On the inner surface of the upper.

In an embodiment of the invention, the heater receives a temperature change signal.

In an embodiment of the invention, the heating sheet includes a plurality of electric heating units, and the control module sends a plurality of the temperature change signals, and the plurality of temperature change signals are respectively transmitted to the electric heating units.

In an embodiment of the invention, the temperature sensitive ink is a reversible temperature sensitive ink or an irreversible temperature sensitive ink.

In an embodiment of the invention, the control module has a processing unit, and the processing unit generates a plurality of temperature change signals according to a motion state data of the shoe body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the control module has a memory unit electrically connected to the processing unit to receive and store motion state data.

In an embodiment of the invention, the control module has a sensing unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and the processing unit receives a sensing data generated by the sensing unit and generates motion state data according to the sensing data.

In an embodiment of the invention, the shoe body has a sole, and the control module is disposed inside the sole.

In an embodiment of the invention, the reversible temperature sensitive ink is disposed on the upper of the shoe body and displays a temporary information.

In an embodiment of the invention, the irreversible temperature sensitive ink is disposed on the upper of the shoe body and displays a historical information.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a shoe comprising a shoe body, a temperature sensing ink module and a control module. The temperature sensing ink module is disposed on the upper of the shoe body. The control module is disposed on the shoe body and coupled to the temperature sensing ink module. The temperature sensitive ink module is discolored according to a temperature change signal sent by the control module. Compared with the general ordinary shoes, the color (pattern) of the upper cannot be changed, and the shoes of the present invention can actively control the upper to change color by the control module, so that the shoes have variability.

In an embodiment, the processing unit in the control module can output a plurality of temperature control signals to the plurality of electric heating units according to a motion state information of the shoe body, so that the corresponding position The temperature-sensitive ink is discolored by heat, and in addition to being able to control the discoloration by the partition, the wearer or others can know the current state of motion of the wearer by the color change area or the degree of discoloration.

1, 1a, 1b, 1c‧ ‧ shoes

11‧‧‧Shoe body

111‧‧‧ sole

111a‧‧‧ bottom layer

111b‧‧‧Outside

112‧‧‧ vamp

12, 12a, 12b‧‧‧ Temperature Ink Module

121, 121a, 161‧‧ ‧ temperature ink

122‧‧‧Electric heating film

1221‧‧‧Electrical unit

13, 13a‧‧‧ control module

131‧‧‧Processing unit

132‧‧‧Sensor unit

133‧‧‧ memory unit

134‧‧‧Communication unit

14‧‧‧Start signal generation module

15‧‧‧Power supply module

16‧‧‧ insole

B‧‧‧post cadres

1 is a schematic view of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a partial schematic view of a temperature sensitive ink module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing the discoloration of the temperature sensitive ink shown in Fig. 2.

4 is a partial schematic view of a temperature sensitive ink module according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a functional block diagram of a shoe according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a schematic view of a shoe according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6B is a schematic view showing the process of discoloration of the temperature sensitive ink shown in Fig. 6A.

Figure 7 is a functional block diagram of a shoe according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic illustration of an insole in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a shoe according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the same components and elements will be denoted by the same reference numerals.

1 is a schematic view of a shoe 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the shoe 1 includes a shoe body 11 , a temperature sensing ink module 12 , and a control module 13 . Here, the shoe 1 is an example of a sports shoe. However, the invention is not limited thereto. The shoe 1 includes a sole 111 and an upper 112, wherein the sole 111 includes a middle bottom layer 111a and an outer bottom layer 111b. The temperature sensing ink module 12 is disposed on the upper 112, which can change color depending on the temperature. The control module 13 is disposed on the shoe body 11 and coupled to the temperature sensing ink module 12 . In this embodiment, the control module 13 can be a printed circuit board (PCB) having a size of about 115 mm × 40 mm × 15 mm and disposed inside the sole 111 of the shoe 1. Since the bottom of the foot is bent when walking, the control module 13 is preferably disposed at the middle bottom layer 111a and adjacent to the rear crotch portion B. This position is less likely to affect the walking of the wearer. The control module 13 is also less susceptible to damage due to the walking posture of the wearer. The control module 13 and the temperature sensing ink module 12 can be electrically connected by wire, or can be wireless. Way to connect. When the control module 13 sends the temperature change signal to the temperature sensing ink module 12, the temperature sensing ink module 12 will change the color according to the temperature change signal. The shoe 1 of the present embodiment can control the discoloration of the temperature-sensitive ink module 12 on the upper 112 by the control module 13, so that the shoe 1 has different visual effects and variability from ordinary shoes.

2 is a partial schematic view of a temperature-sensitive ink module 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the temperature-sensitive ink module 12 includes a temperature-sensitive ink 121 and an electric heating sheet 122. The temperature sensitive ink 121 is an ink which can change color with temperature, and the details will be described later. The electric heating sheet 122 is an electric heating device that receives electric energy and emits thermal energy. In other words, the temperature sensitive ink 121 is disposed on the outer surface of the upper 112, and the heating sheet 122 is disposed at the inner surface of the upper 112 corresponding to the temperature of the temperature sensitive ink 121. Then, referring to FIG. 1 , the heating sheet 122 is connected to the control module 13 , and the heating sheet 122 can receive the temperature change signal sent by the control module 13 to generate heat. When the temperature-sensitive ink 121 receives the heat energy of the heater chip 122, the temperature-sensitive ink 121 will change color depending on its temperature. In addition, in order to prevent the heat energy generated by the heating sheet 122 from affecting the wearer's foot, the inner surface of the upper 112 may be provided with a heat insulating cloth, and the electric heating sheet 122 is disposed on the upper 112 and the heat insulating cloth. between.

3A and FIG. 3B are schematic diagrams showing the discoloration of the temperature sensitive ink 121 shown in FIG. 2, and the temperature sensitive ink 121 in the temperature sensing ink module 12 can be divided into two types: a reversible temperature sensitive ink or an irreversible temperature sensitive ink. The reversible temperature sensitive ink is discolored from the original color (Fig. 3A: dark color) to another color after heating (Fig. 3B: light color), and the original color can be restored after cooling (Fig. 3A: dark color); The irreversible temperature-sensitive ink is discolored from the original color (Fig. 3A: dark color) to another color after heating (Fig. 3B: light color), and the original color is no longer restored after cooling (Fig. 3A: dark color) ), still showing another color (Figure 3B: light color).

Referring to FIG. 2 again, in the present embodiment, the temperature sensitive ink 121 is an upper provided in front of the shoe body 11, and is a reversible temperature sensitive ink. Here, "front" is based on the perspective of the wearer. Since the temperature sensitive ink 121 returns to its original color after cooling, another color that is presented after being heated can be regarded as a temporary information.

4 is a partial schematic view of a temperature sensing ink module 12a according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a shoe 1a according to another embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 4 first. The heating sheet 122 of the temperature sensing ink module 12a of the present embodiment has a plurality of electric heating units 1221 corresponding to the position setting of the temperature sensitive ink 121, which is different from the previous embodiment (the temperature sensing ink module 12 of FIG. 2). .

Then, referring to FIG. 5, a plurality of temperature change signals sent by the control module 13 are respectively transmitted to the respective electric heating units 1221, so that the respective electric heating units 1221 can be respectively heated to generate the temperature sensitive ink 121 corresponding to the position. Change color due to heat. Further, the control module 13 has a processing unit 131 coupled to the plurality of electric heating units 1221, and the processing unit 131 respectively sends a plurality of temperature change signals to the plurality of electric heating units 1221 so as to sense the temperature of the corresponding electric heating unit 1221. The ink 121 changes color. According to the embodiment, the temperature sensitive inks 121 at different positions may correspond to different electric heating units 1221, and the processing unit 131 respectively controls the electric heating units 1221 by using a plurality of temperature change signals to make the temperature sensitive inks 121 at different positions. The color changes respectively, for example, the partial color change portion does not change color, and the partial color change degree is small, and the degree of discoloration is large. In this way, the appearance (color) on the upper will no longer be dull and versatile.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the embodiment, the control module 13 further includes a sensing unit 132 electrically connected to the processing unit 131. The sensing unit 132 is configured to detect the motion state of the shoe body 11 and generate a sensing material about the shoe body 11 . The sensing unit 132 can include an accelerometer and a gyroscope. The sensing data can include acceleration data of the shoe body 11 in three axial directions (X, Y, Z) and its inclination with respect to the direction of gravity. Angle data. In detail, the accelerometer can detect the acceleration data of the shoe body 11 in three axial directions (X, Y, Z), and the acceleration data can display the movement state of the shoe body 11; the gyroscope can detect the shoe body 11 tilt angle data with respect to the direction of gravity, and the tilt angle data can display the state of rotation of the shoe body 11.

After receiving the sensing data from the sensing unit 132, the processing unit 131 can obtain a motion state data about the shoe body 11 after integration and calculation, for example, the number of walking steps of the wearer, the type of walking, or different behaviors. Status, etc. The processing unit 131 can generate a plurality of temperature change signals according to the motion state data. For example, if it is calculated that the wearer has continuously walked for 1000 steps, the processing unit 131 can control the heat generation of the two electric heating units 1221 by the temperature change signal to change the temperature sensitive ink corresponding to the positions of the two electric heating units 1221. 121 The current color. If the wearer continues to walk to 2000 steps, the processing unit 131 can control the heat generation of the four electric heating units 1221 by the temperature change signal to change the color of the temperature sensitive ink 121 corresponding to the positions of the four electric heating units 1221. Compared with the two electric heating units 1221, the heating of the four electric heating units 12221 can make the area of the temperature sensitive ink 121 discolored more, so that the appearance (color) on the upper surface can be changed according to the movement state of the wearer. Different variability, and the wearer or others can also know the current state of motion of the wearer by the color state of the upper of the shoe body 11. Compared with many people who carry or wear smart devices when they are exercising, such as smart phones, smart bracelets or smart watches, through applications (applications; APP) or light diodes (light emitting devices) The LED; the lamp of this embodiment also has the function of recording and displaying the state of the wearer or the state of motion of the wearer. However, the athlete may forget to carry or wear the smart device, but It is less likely that athletes will forget to wear shoes.

In this embodiment, the control module 13 further includes a memory unit 133 electrically connected to the processing unit 131 for receiving and storing the above-mentioned motion state data, for example, the number of steps taken by the wearer and the type of walking. State or different behavior state, etc. The processing unit 131 can also directly extract the previously stored motion state data from the memory unit 133, and generate a plurality of temperature change signals according to the motion state data to control the plurality of electric heating units 1221.

6A is a schematic view of a shoe 1b according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6A, in contrast to the previous embodiment, the shoe 1b of the present embodiment is provided with a patterned temperature-sensitive ink on the rear upper. The module 12b, in particular the upper adjacent the back crotch B. Here, the "rear" is in the perspective of the wearer. The temperature sensitive ink 121a of the temperature sensing ink module 12b is also provided with an electric heating unit 1221 (as shown in FIG. 4) on the lower surface of the corresponding position of the upper 112. Thus, the temperature sensitive ink 121a can also reach the shoes according to the contents of the foregoing embodiments. The face can be rendered in different colors depending on the state of wear of the wearer. Next, please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 6B together. FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of the color changing process of the temperature sensitive ink 121a illustrated in FIG. 6A. For example, if the number of walking steps of the wearer is small, the processing unit 131 may The electric heating unit 1221 disposed at the center emits a temperature control signal to discolor the temperature sensitive ink 121a corresponding to the central star portion. When the number of walking steps of the wearer gradually increases, the processing unit 131 can gradually issue a temperature control signal to the surrounding electric heating unit 1221, so that the surrounding portion of the temperature sensitive ink 121a also begins to change color. In this embodiment, the temperature sensitive ink 121a is irreversible. For example, when the temperature control signal is no longer issued by the processing unit 131, even if the heating unit 1221 stops heating, the temperature sensitive ink 121a maintains its corresponding color at a high temperature, which can form a historical information. In this way, the upper 112 records the state of exercise of the wearer, making it a pair of shoes with historical stories. Here, the temperature-sensitive ink 121a is a shape designed like a medal, and when the wearer accumulates a sufficient number of steps, the medal-shaped temperature-sensitive ink 121a may have the meaning of glory or achievement. However, the pattern of the temperature sensitive ink 121a is not limited to the appearance shown in FIG. 6B.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a shoe according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7 , the control module 13 a of the embodiment may further include the embodiment ( FIG. 5 , the shoe 1 a ). A communication unit 134, which may employ Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) or other wireless communication technology. The communication unit 134 can perform signal transmission and data exchange with an external electronic device. For example, the wearer can use the mobile phone to receive the number of steps calculated by the processing unit 131 in a Bluetooth manner and display it on the mobile phone through an application (APP). In addition, the wearer can also drive the processing unit 131 by the communication unit 134 using the mobile phone.

In this embodiment, the shoe 1c can further include an initial signal generating module 14 disposed on the shoe body 11 and coupled to the processing unit 131. The start signal generating module 14 can be a near field communication device, a magnetic substance with a magnetic sensing unit, and the like. For example, when another identical shoe is adjacent to the shoe 1c, the start signal generating module 14 of the shoe 1c can detect that another identical shoe is approaching and sends a start signal to the processing unit 131 for starting the signal. The data processing is started by the drive processing unit 131 and the temperature control signal is sent.

In addition, in the embodiment, the shoe 1c can further include a power supply module 15 coupled to the control module 13. The power supply module 15 can be a battery module or a charging module. The battery module can be disposed together with the control module 13 at the bottom layer 111a of the sole 111 and adjacent to the rear crotch portion B (as shown in FIG. 1) or integrated with the control module 13 on the same circuit board. The charging module can be disposed on the upper in the form of, for example, a USB port, and the wearer can use the USB port to power the shoe 1c (especially the control module 13a) or charge the internal power storage unit.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the insole 16 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition to the upper 112 (FIG. 1), the temperature sensitive ink 161 may be disposed on the insole 16. In this embodiment, the sense The warm ink 161 can be designed to be the same color as the insole 16. As the wearer walks or moves, his body generates heat. The sole of the wearer will contact the insole 16, and therefore, the temperature sensitive ink 161 on the insole will change color due to the increased body temperature of the wearer (unlike the original color of the insole 16). For example, if the temperature sensitive ink 161 on the insole 16 is designed to have a special meaning pattern, as shown in FIG. 8 , the "KEEPING" pattern can be obtained when the wearer takes off the shoes and can be obtained by discoloration. Encourage them to continue to maintain the message of exercise habits. Thus, in addition to providing the functions of protecting the foot and the decoration, the shoe of the embodiment can provide a hidden message by the temperature sensitive ink 161.

In summary, the present invention provides a shoe comprising a shoe body, a temperature sensing ink module and a control module. The temperature sensing ink module is disposed on the upper of the shoe body. The control module is disposed on the shoe body and coupled to the temperature sensing ink module. The temperature sensitive ink module is discolored according to a temperature change signal sent by the control module. Compared with the general ordinary shoes, the color (pattern) of the upper cannot be changed, and the shoes of the present invention can actively control the upper to change color by the control module, so that the shoes have variability.

In an embodiment, the processing unit in the control module can output a plurality of temperature control signals to the plurality of electric heating units according to a motion state information of the shoe body, so that the temperature sensitive ink at the corresponding position is heated and discolored, except for the partition control color change. In addition, the wearer or others can know the current state of exercise of the wearer by the area of discoloration or the degree of discoloration.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧ shoes

11‧‧‧Shoe body

111‧‧‧ sole

111a‧‧‧ bottom layer

111b‧‧‧Outside

112‧‧‧ vamp

12‧‧‧ Temperature Ink Module

13‧‧‧Control Module

B‧‧‧post cadres

Claims (10)

A shoe comprising: a shoe body having a sole; a temperature sensing ink module disposed on the upper of the shoe body; and a control module disposed on the interior of the sole of the shoe body and having the same The temperature ink module is coupled, wherein the temperature sensing ink module is discolored according to a temperature change signal sent by the control module. The shoe of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the temperature sensing ink module comprises a temperature sensing ink and a heating sheet, wherein the temperature sensing ink is disposed on an outer surface of the upper, and the heating sheet corresponds to a temperature sensitive ink. The position is set on the inner surface of the upper. The shoe of claim 2, wherein the heating sheet receives the temperature change signal. The shoe of claim 2, wherein the electric heating piece comprises a plurality of electric heating units, and the control module sends a plurality of the temperature change signals, and the plurality of temperature change signals are respectively transmitted to the electric heating units. The shoe of claim 2, wherein the temperature sensitive ink is a reversible temperature sensitive ink or an irreversible temperature sensitive ink. The shoe of claim 4, wherein the control module has a processing unit, and the processing unit generates a plurality of the temperature change signals according to a motion state data of the shoe body. The shoe of claim 6, wherein the control module has a memory unit electrically connected to the processing unit to receive and store the motion state data. The shoe of claim 6, wherein the control module has a sensing unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and the processing unit receives a sensing data generated by the sensing unit, and generates the sensing data according to the sensing data. The sports status data. The shoe of claim 5, wherein the reversible temperature sensitive ink is disposed on the upper of the shoe body and displays a temporary information. The shoe of claim 5, wherein the irreversible temperature sensitive ink is disposed on the upper of the shoe body and displays a historical information.