TWM572142U - Insole - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an insole comprising a main body and at least one supporting member, the main body comprising a rear foot portion and a front foot portion connected to each other; the support member is covered by the main body, the support member is located at the rear foot portion, and the support member comprises a first One end and a second end, the second end is adjacent to an end edge of the rear leg; wherein the main body has a first length, and the distance from the end edge of the rear leg to the first end of the support is a second length, second The length is greater than one-half of the first length and less than the first length. Thereby, the main body has softness, and the support member has a certain elasticity and hardness to provide sufficient supporting force, so that the insole has both comfort and support effects.

Description

insole

The present invention relates to an insole, and in particular to an insole having a support.

The foot is made up of twenty-six bones and interacts with each other through muscle bonds, ligaments and fascia, providing movement, weight and shock absorption.

In order to avoid foot injury, the average person puts an insole in the shoe when wearing the shoes, thereby dispersing or reducing the impact force caused by walking or exercising, and increasing the comfort during walking.

While the conventional insole is mostly made of a foamed material, although the insole has the advantage of low cost, it cannot be molded, and has the disadvantage that it cannot support the various parts of the foot.

Although the manufacturer has made a foamed insole that can fit the foot completely, the insole is too soft and lacks support.

In view of this, how to improve the structure of the insole to increase the comfort and support of the insole, and to achieve the goal of the relevant industry.

The present invention provides an insole that can be comfortably and supported through the structural arrangement of the insole.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an insole includes a main body and at least one support member, the main body includes a rear foot portion and a front foot portion connected to each other; the support member is covered by the main body, and the support member is located behind a foot segment, and the support member includes a first end and a second end, the second end being adjacent to the first end adjacent to the one end edge of the rear leg portion; wherein the main body has a first length, and the end edge of the rear leg portion is to the support member The distance of the first end is a second length, and the second length is greater than one-half of the first length and less than the first length.

Thereby, the main body has softness, and the support member has a certain elasticity and hardness to provide sufficient supporting force, so that the insole can have both comfort and support effects.

In accordance with a plurality of embodiments of the aforementioned insole, wherein the support member can include at least one aperture and the body fills the aperture. Or the support member may comprise at least one rib, the body covering the rib.

In accordance with a plurality of embodiments of the aforementioned insole, wherein the insole may have a wedge shape in cross section and an outer side of the insole is higher than an inner side of the insole. A surface of the insole may have an angle with a bottom surface of the insole, the angle being greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 10 degrees. Or the support member may be disposed obliquely within the body. Or the number of the support members may be two, and the two support members are spaced apart in a width direction of the parallel insole. Or the aforementioned insole may further comprise an upper layer cloth disposed on a surface layer of the main body.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an insole includes a main body and at least one supporting member. The main body includes a rear foot portion and a front foot portion connected to each other, and the main body is made of high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or An ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA); the support member is covered by the main body, the support member is located at the rear leg portion, and the support member comprises a first end and a second end, and the second end is adjacent to the rear end than the first end One end edge of the segment, and the support member is made of a thermoplastic elastic plastic; wherein the main body has a first length, the distance from the end edge of the rear foot segment to the first end of the support member is a second length, and the second length is greater than the first length One-half of the length and less than the first length.

According to the aforementioned insole, the insole may have a wedge shape, an outer side of the insole is higher than an inner side of the insole, and a surface of the insole has an angle with a bottom surface of the insole, the angle being greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 10 degrees.

100‧‧‧ insole

110‧‧‧ Subject

111‧‧‧Foot section

112‧‧‧ hind foot

120‧‧‧Support

121‧‧‧ first end

122‧‧‧ second end

H1‧‧‧ first length

H2‧‧‧second length

200‧‧‧ insole

210‧‧‧ Subject

220‧‧‧Support

223‧‧‧ hole

320‧‧‧Support

324‧‧‧ ribs

400‧‧‧ insole

410‧‧‧ Subject

413‧‧‧Face

420‧‧‧Support

425‧‧‧Connecting piece

430‧‧‧Upper cloth

500‧‧‧ insole

501‧‧‧ surface

502‧‧‧ bottom

510‧‧‧ Subject

520‧‧‧Support

300‧‧‧ insole

310‧‧‧ Subject

600‧‧‧ insole

Θ‧‧‧ angle

1 is a top plan view of a shoe insole according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the insole of FIG. 1 along a cut line 2-2; and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the insole according to the cut line 2-2; FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the insole of FIG. 3 along the face line 4-4; FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a shoe insole according to still another embodiment of the present invention; 6 is a cross-sectional view of the insole of FIG. 5 along the cut line 6-6; FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a shoe insole according to still another embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 8 is a view of FIG. A schematic cross-sectional view of the insole along the cut line 8-8; 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an insole according to a further embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing an insole according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. For the sake of clarity, many practical details will be explained in the following description. However, readers should be aware that these practical details are not intended to limit the novel. That is to say, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are not necessary. For the sake of simplification of the drawings, some of the conventional structures and elements will be shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner; and the repeated elements may be represented by the same or similar numerals.

In addition, when a component (or a mechanism or a module, etc.) is "connected" or "set" to another component, it may mean that the component is directly connected or directly disposed on another component, or may be a component. It is indirectly connected or indirectly disposed in another element, that is, there are other elements interposed between the element and the other element. When it is indicated that a component is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it means that no other component is between the component and the other component. The terms first, second, third, etc. are only used to describe different elements or components, and the components/components themselves are not limited. Therefore, the first component/component may also be referred to as a second component/component. And the combination of components/components/mechanisms/modules in this document is not a well-known, conventional or customary combination in this field, and cannot Whether the component/component/mechanism/module itself is conventional is used to determine whether the combination relationship is easily accomplished by a person skilled in the art.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , wherein FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a shoe insole 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the insole 100 of FIG. 1 along a cutting line 2-2. See the schematic. The insole 100 includes a main body 110 and at least one support member 120. The main body 110 includes a rear foot portion 112 and a front foot portion 111. The support member 120 is covered by the main body 110. The support member 120 is located at the rear foot portion 112 and supported. The member 120 includes a first end 121 and a second end 122. The second end 122 is adjacent to the first end 121 adjacent to an end edge (not labeled) of the rear foot portion 112; wherein the main body 110 has a first length H1 and a rear foot portion The distance from the end of 112 to the first end 121 of the support member 120 is a second length H2 which is greater than one-half of the first length H1 and less than the first length H1.

Thereby, the main body 110 has flexibility, and the support member 120 has a certain elasticity and hardness to provide sufficient supporting force, thereby making the insole 100 have both comfort and support effects. Details of the insole 100 will be described later.

The material of the support member 120 can be a thermoplastic elastic plastic, and has the advantages of light weight and certain elasticity and hardness.

The shape and size of the main body 110 correspond to the entire foot, and the material of the main body 110 may be high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate, and the forefoot section 111 and the rear leg section 112 are integrally formed. In the process, the foaming process may be performed after the support member 120 is first formed, and then the high-density environmentally-friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate is used as the material to complete the main body 110 of the cladding support 120, but the process is not limited thereto.

The distinction between the forefoot section 111 and the hindfoot section 112 is based on the position at which the support member 120 is disposed. Preferably, the first end 121 of the support member 120 serves as a boundary between the forefoot section 111 and the posterior foot section 112. When the condition that the second length H2 is greater than one-half of the first length H1 is satisfied, the position of the support member 120 is moderate, which can provide a better supporting force, especially the arch support force. In the embodiment of Fig. 1, the forefoot section 111 can correspond to the phalanges and the metatarsal toe joints of the foot, and the posterior foot section 112 and the support member 120 can correspond to the tibia, ankle, cuneiform and calcaneus, which can provide Excellent support. It should be particularly noted here that the above-mentioned bone correspondence is only an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the support member may be located only in the front half of the rear foot segment and has a length that is one-half the length of the rear foot segment, as may be desired, and is not limited to the above disclosure.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , wherein FIG. 3 is a top view of a shoe pad 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view of the insole 200 of FIG. 3 along the face line 4-4. A schematic cross-sectional view. The insole 200 of FIG. 3 is similar to the insole 100 of FIG. 1 except that the support member 220 can include at least one hole 223 and the body 210 fills the hole 223; wherein the number of the holes 223 is plural (in FIG. 3 10), the plurality of holes 223 are spaced apart, and the body 210 fills the plurality of holes 223.

More specifically, the support member 220 is formed to include a hole 223 which is a perforated structure, and when a high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate is added for a foaming process, high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate The ester enters the pores 223, so that when the foaming is completed, the structural relationship in which the body 210 fills the pores 223 is formed.

By, when the support member 220 includes the hole 223, the bonding relationship between the main body 210 and the support member 220 can be increased, and the structural strength can be improved.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , wherein FIG. 5 is a top view of a shoe pad 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view of the insole 300 of FIG. 5 along the cutting line 6-6. A schematic cross-sectional view. The insole 300 of FIG. 5 is similar to the insole 100 of FIG. 1 except that the support member 320 may include at least one rib 324, and the main body 310 covers the rib 324, and the number of the ribs 324 may be two and spaced apart from each other. .

More specifically, the support member 320 is formed to include ribs 324 that project toward a thickness direction (not shown) of the support member 320. In other embodiments, it may be a convex rib that protrudes upward, protrudes downward, or protrudes upward and downward to have two sides, and is not limited thereto.

When a high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate is added for the foaming process, the high-density environmentally-friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate coats the rib 324, so that when the foaming is completed, the main body 310 is covered with the rib 324. Structural relationship.

By using the rib 324 when the support member 320 includes the rib 324, the bonding relationship between the main body 310 and the support member 320 can be increased, and the structural strength can be improved.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , wherein FIG. 7 is a top view of a shoe insole 400 according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a view of the insole 400 of FIG. 7 along a cutting line 8-8. A schematic cross-sectional view. The insole 400 of FIG. 7 is similar to the insole 100 of FIG. 1 except that the number of the support members 420 is two, and the two support members 420 are disposed in parallel with a width direction (not shown) of the insole 400.

More specifically, the two supporting members 420 can be connected by a connecting piece 425, and when a high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate is added for the foaming process, the high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate is coated. The support member 420 and the connecting piece 425, and the high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate fills the gap between the two connecting pieces 425, so when the foaming is completed, the main body 410 is covered with the supporting member 420 and the connecting piece 425. Structural relationship.

The insole 400 of FIG. 8 may further include an upper layer cloth 430 disposed on a surface layer 413 of the main body 410, and the upper layer cloth 430 may have an antibacterial function.

Referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a shoe insole 500 according to a further embodiment of the present invention. The insole 500 of FIG. 9 is similar to the insole 100 of FIG. 1 with the difference that the insole 500 can have a wedge-shaped configuration and an outer side (not labeled) of the insole 500 is higher than an inner side (not labeled) of the insole 500. A surface 501 of the insole 500 may have an angle θ with a bottom surface 502 of the insole 500. The angle θ is greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 10 degrees.

More specifically, the outer side of the insole 500 corresponds to the outer side of the foot, and the inner side of the insole 500 corresponds to the inner side of the foot. Therefore, when the user steps on the insole 500 with the inner side of the outer side, the joint surface pressure on the inner side of the knee joint can be effectively slowed down. Wherein, when the angle θ between the surface 501 and the bottom surface 502 of the insole 500 is greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 10 degrees, the effect of reducing the pressure is the best. In the insole 500 of FIG. 9, the support member 520 can be disposed obliquely in the main body 510. Preferably, the support member 520 is parallel to the surface 501. In other embodiments, the support member can be horizontally disposed in the main body and parallel. On the underside of the insole, not limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a shoe insole 600 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The insole 600 of FIG. 10 is similar to the insole 500 of FIG. 9 with the difference that an inner side (not labeled) of the insole 600 is higher than an outer side (not labeled) of the insole 600. That is, the instep direction of the insole 600 is opposite to that of the insole 500.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any one skilled in the art can make various changes and retouchings without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

Claims (10)

An insole comprising: a body comprising one of a rear foot segment and a forefoot segment; at least one support member covered by the body, the at least one support member being located at the rear foot segment, and the at least one support member comprising a first end and a second end, the second end being adjacent to the first end adjacent to an end edge of the rear leg; wherein the main body has a first length, the end edge of the rear leg to the at least one support The distance of the first end of the piece is a second length, the second length being greater than one-half of the first length and less than the first length. The insole of claim 1, wherein the at least one support member comprises at least one hole, the body filling the at least one hole. The insole of claim 1, wherein the at least one support member comprises at least one rib, the body covering the at least one rib. The insole of claim 1, wherein the insole has a wedge-shaped cross section, and an outer side of the insole is higher than an inner side of the insole. The insole of claim 4, wherein a surface of the insole has an angle with a bottom surface of the insole, the angle being greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 10 degrees. The insole of claim 4, wherein the at least one support member is disposed obliquely within the body. The insole of claim 1, wherein the at least one support member is two, and the two support members are spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the insole. The insole of claim 1, further comprising: an upper layer cloth disposed on a surface layer of the main body. An insole comprising: a main body comprising a rear foot section and a front foot section connected to each other, and the main body is made of high-density environmentally friendly polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate; and at least one support member is covered by the main body, At least one support member is located at the rear foot portion, the at least one support member includes a first end and a second end, the second end is adjacent to the first end adjacent to an end edge of the rear foot portion, and the material of the support member Thermoplastic elastomer; The main body has a first length, and the distance from the end edge of the rear foot segment to the first end of the support member is a second length, and the second length is greater than one-half of the first length and less than The first length. The insole of claim 9, wherein the insole has a wedge-shaped cross section, an outer side of the insole is higher than an inner side of the insole, and a surface of the insole has an angle with a bottom surface of the insole. The included angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 10 degrees.