US20160235156A1 - Shoe Sole, Method of Manufacturing Such a Shoe Sole and Shoe Having Such a Sole - Google Patents

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US20160235156A1
US20160235156A1 US15/042,710 US201615042710A US2016235156A1 US 20160235156 A1 US20160235156 A1 US 20160235156A1 US 201615042710 A US201615042710 A US 201615042710A US 2016235156 A1 US2016235156 A1 US 2016235156A1
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  • the invention relates to a shoe sole for an orthopedic shoe that has a heel portion and a forefoot, wherein the heel area has the appearance of a damper and the forefoot area comprises an elastic resilient rotary element having an axis of rotation perpendicular to the shoe sole, wherein the rotary element has a base that connects to the underside of the shoe sole, and wherein the rotary element is so designed that it allows at least a limited external rotation of the shoe sole relative to the base about the rotational axis.
  • a rotary element which is flush with the underside of the hoot sole.
  • the rotary element has a base at the top of which a rotating disk is attached, which lies in a ring with respect to which it can rotate.
  • Above the ring there is a cover plate, wherein between the end plate and the rotary plate a spring element is arranged which allows a symmetrical deflection of the rotating plate over the closure plate.
  • Performance dampers are used as orthopedic elements to influence the running and walking behavior of individuals with musculoskeletal complaints, in people with hip problems, it has been shown that these measures alone are not sufficient to achieve a fluid gait.
  • the free leg When walking, the free leg is moved forward for execution of a step, wherein the pelvis follows this movement by a rotating forward movement around the hip joint of the supporting leg. In people with hip problems this causes pain, so these tense and stiffen the hip of the standing leg, however, this leads to the step being shortened.
  • Another condition for use in orthopedics is that the position of the axis of rotation of the rotary element can be adapted to the walking behavior of the shoe wearer.
  • the invention is thus based on the objective of providing a shoe sole or a shoe that is customized to the gait of a person to allow him or her a fluid gait, even with hip problems.
  • the invention proposes that the transverse extension of the rotary element is at least 30% smaller than the transverse extension of the shoe sole in the forefoot area, so that the position of the rotary element in the manufacture of the shoe sole between a position at the outer edge of the shoe sole and a position at the inner edge of the shoe sole can be determined, and that the resilience with an elastic return is smaller for an external rotation than that for an inner rotation.
  • An outward rotation movement of foot means that the forefoot rotates outward in relation to the body of the person. This means for the right foot, that it—viewed from above—rotates clockwise, and for the left foot, that is rotates counterclockwise.
  • the term. “external rotation” is used simply to describe the direction of rotation, but not the position of the rotational axis. An external rotation occurs both when the heel stays in position and the forefoot moves outward, but even if the forefoot remains in position and the heel moves inward.
  • the rotation in the sole of the foot should, if possible, take place in the region of the forefoot, over which the foot rolls. Therefore, the lateral extent of the rotary element is smaller than that of the shoe sole in the forefoot area so that, in producing the movement, it can be placed in a suitable individual position of the forefoot area.
  • the rotary motion of the shoe sole of the shoe or of the supporting leg may, during a step, also be achieved by a smooth bottom side of the shoe sole so that it rotates on the base.
  • the underside of the base has a coefficient of friction at least as large as the coefficient of friction of the bottom of the shoe sole in the forefoot. This has the consequence that the underside of the base, which merges flush into the underside of the shoe sole, remains in contact with the ground and sticks to the ground because of the pressure exerted by the shoe sole while walking, so that the shoe sole can rotate relative to this base.
  • the base may be an integral part of the lower layer of the shoe sole.
  • the rotary element allows only one external rotation and an automatic return after one outer external rotation. The return occurs once the supporting leg detaches from the ground and becomes the free leg, which executes the next step.
  • the rotary element can be carried out in different ways.
  • the rotary member has a head above the base, wherein there is a substantially horizontally extending sliding zone between the head and the base.
  • the head is an integral part of the shoe sole.
  • the base and head are separated by the sliding zone, which allows a mutual rotation of the base and head.
  • a gel pad can be provided in the sliding zone.
  • the rotation element has a torsion element above the base and within the shoe sole, the torsional axis of which is substantially perpendicular to the shoe sole.
  • the torsion element preferably has a certain basic torsion, so that a rotational direction upon application of vertical pressure is set parallel to the torsion axis, corresponding to the desired rotation of the respective outer shoe sole.
  • the torsion element also has an internal tension, which causes the above-mentioned return upon release of the pressure.
  • the torsion element consists of a fiber bundle, wherein the fibers are substantially perpendicular to the shoe sole surface,
  • the fibers of the fiber bundle are inclined the external rotational direction.
  • an axial load is exerted on the fiber bundle, it is inclined even more strongly to external rotation, so that the rotation of the foot is supported.
  • the performance damper and the rotary member described above are adapted according to the respective individual behavior of the person.
  • each person While running, each person sets his or her heel down in a certain part of the heel area, the contact area, and rolls the forefoot over a certain portion of the forefoot, the roll-off area.
  • the contact damper of the heel area is therefore located in the predetermined contact area.
  • the rotary element should be located at the place where the greatest pressure is generated when rolling-off in the forefoot area.
  • the invention therefore provides a method for producing a customized shoe sole, by which the contact area in the heel area and in the roll-off area in the forefoot area is determined for a particular person. A contact damper is then placed in the sole area of the shoe sole and a rotary element in the roll-off area of the shoe sole.
  • contact pressure and roll-off pressure can be determined. This allows the contact dampers to be adapted to the measured contact pressure, and the rotary element to the measured roll-off pressure.
  • the invention further relates also to a shoe having a shoe sole described above.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of a shoe sole
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1 of a first embodiment of the invention with a sliding zone in the shoe sole;
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1 of a second embodiment of the invention with a gel cushion in the shoe sole;
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1 of a third embodiment of the invention, with a torsion element in the shoe sole.
  • FIG. 1 This shows a top view of a shoe sole 1 for a right foot.
  • a shoe sole 1 is adapted to the outer contour of a foot.
  • the shoe sole for a left foot (not shown) is inverted as in a mirror image.
  • the shoe sole 1 has a heel area 2 and a forefoot area 3 . While running, the free leg steps on the ground with the heel area 2 . Here, pressure is applied. Then the shoe sole 1 rolls over the midfoot area and forefoot area 3 , wherein the free leg becomes the supporting leg and an especially higher pressure is exerted in the forefoot area 3 . If in the next step the other leg moves forward, the pelvis of the running person rotates the hip joint of the supporting leg. At the same time, the person tries, if he or she is prevented from rotating the hips, to rotate the foot in the forefoot area about a vertical axis.
  • a contact damper 5 is located in the so-called contact area 4 .
  • foam inserts may be provided. These may be an integral part of the shoe sole, or can be applied later on the upper side of the shoe sole, whereby they become part of the shoe sole.
  • the exact locations of the contact damper 5 and the rotary element 7 are to be customized. For this purpose, the running behavior of a person is measured and thus the locations of the contact area 4 and the roll-off region 6 and the pressures occurring there are determined. Accordingly, the contact damper 5 and the rotary element 7 are placed and designed according to their property, whether a damping or spring property, for individualized production of the shoe sole.
  • FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment within a longitudinal section of the shoe sole 1 , which is designated as A-A in FIG. 1 .
  • a lens-shaped sliding zone 10 which consists of a slot 11 between the base 12 and a head 13 .
  • the thin arch above the slot 11 is intended to indicate the depth of the slot 11 transverse to the section line A-A.
  • the head 13 and base 12 are parts of the shoe sole 1 .
  • these surfaces can be provided with anti-friction coatings.
  • the lower side of the base i.e., the side facing the ground
  • the base 12 i,e., the area of the shoe sole below the sliding zone, thus remains at the bottom, while the rest of the shoe sole relative to the base 12 rotates with a rotational movement of the foot, wherein the facing surfaces of the head. 13 and base 12 slide on each other.
  • a gel pad 14 can be provided—as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the rotational movement can be controlled by the viscose properties of the gel used. Again, here the thin arch above the gel pad 14 indicates the depth of the gel pad 14 transverse to the section line A-A.
  • FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the rotary element 7 .
  • a torsion element 15 is disposed between the base 12 and the head 13 in the form of a fiber bundle, which completely fills the area between the base 12 and the head 13 .
  • the thin arch above the torsion element 15 indicates the depth of the torsion member 15 transversely to the section line A-A.
  • the fiber bundle consists of a plurality of individual fibers which are substantially aligned parallel to each other and slightly inclined perpendicular to the shoe sole surface.
  • the fiber bundle thereby has a slight basic torsion, i.e., the individual fibers are inclined in the direction of rotation.

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