WO2015178723A1

WO2015178723A1 - Shoe mountable rolling module

Info

Publication number: WO2015178723A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/005162
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이영주
Original assignee: 이영주
Priority date: 2014-05-23
Filing date: 2015-05-22
Publication date: 2015-11-26
Also published as: KR101520057B1

Abstract

The present invention provides a shoe mountable rolling module comprising: a housing arranged on a bottom surface of a shoe; a slot formed penetrating a side wall part of the housing; a plurality of rotation wheels arranged on the sides of the housing and spaced apart from one another at a width corresponding to the width of the shoe; and a frame penetrating the slot connected to the rotation wheels, and movably installed between a first position and a second position along the slot such that the rotation wheels contact the ground surface when it is in the first position, and the housing contacts the ground surface when it is moved to the second position.

Description

Shoe Mounted Rolling Module

The present invention relates to a rolling module mounted on a shoe.

In recent years, along with the spread of leisure culture, roller skating or inline skating has become very popular with the public. Such roller skates are generally installed with the rotating wheel protruding from the bottom of the shoe, so that the user has to carry the usual shoes or sneakers at all times in addition to the roller skates for walking.

In order to solve such a hassle, recently, a combined walking roller skate has been released in which a rotating wheel is mounted on the bottom of a shoe so that it can be sunk. Such walking roller skates are popular due to the simplicity and the interest of the public, but have a number of structural problems.

Specifically, since the combined roller skating is configured to have the rotary wheel embedded in the bottom of the shoe, the diameter of the rotary wheel is relatively small. Accordingly, the walking combined roller skate cannot provide a sufficient sense of speed to the user.

In addition, due to the structure in which the rotating wheel is installed on the bottom of the shoe, the thickness of the bottom of the shoe is thickened, thereby significantly increasing the ground clearance of the shoe. Accordingly, when the user walks by inserting the rotary wheel into the bottom, the user feels a heterogeneity of walking due to the high ground height of the shoe, and also increases the risk of injury to the ankle.

An object of the present invention, while enabling both rolling and walking movement by the rotary wheel, can provide a sufficient sense of speed to the user during the rolling drive, and also can reduce the heterogeneity for walking to the user when walking, shoe-mounted rolling module To provide.

Shoe-mounted rolling module associated with the aspect of the present invention for realizing the above object, the housing is disposed on the bottom surface of the shoe; A slot formed through the side wall of the housing; A plurality of rotating wheels disposed on the side of the housing to be spaced apart from each other by a width corresponding to the width of the shoe; And a rotation wheel connected to the rotation wheel through the slot, and installed to be movable between a first position and a second position along the slot such that the rotation wheel contacts the ground when the first position is in contact with the ground. It may include a frame to move the housing in contact with the ground.

Here, the slot may include: a first seating part on which the frame is seated when the first position; And a second seating part in which the frame is seated when the second position is in communication with the first seating part.

Here, both ends of the frame and the housing may be fixed to each other, and an elastic part for pulling the frame toward the first seating portion and the second seating portion may be further provided.

Here, the elastic portion includes a fixed end fixed to the housing, the slot is formed in communication with the first seating portion and the second seating portion, respectively, the first seating portion and the first seating from the fixed end It may further include a top dead center portion farther than the seating portion.

Here, the slot may further include a locking protrusion formed to be spaced apart from the first seating portion by a distance corresponding to the thickness of the frame.

The frame may include a pair of shafts rotatably connected to the plurality of rotation wheels spaced apart from each other; And a support frame interconnecting the pair of shafts and inserted into and supported by the slot.

Here, the frame may further include a vertical frame interconnecting the shaft and the support frame and perpendicular to the shaft and the support frame, respectively.

Here, the frame and the housing further comprises an elastic portion fixed to both ends, wherein the frame is disposed on the same plane as the elastic portion when in the first position, bent to extend the bending of the support frame It may further include a frame.

Here, the housing, the front housing in which some of the plurality of rotating wheels are disposed; A rear housing in which the remaining one of the plurality of rotating wheels is disposed; And it may include a length adjusting unit for interconnecting the front housing and the rear housing.

Here, the length adjustment unit, the extension beam extending from the front housing; A plurality of first fixing holes formed in the extension beams in a length direction thereof; A second fixing hole formed in the rear housing; And a fixing bolt fastened to the second fixing hole through the first fixing hole to fix the extension beam to the rear housing.

Here, the housing, the flexible cushion portion disposed in front of the front housing; And a sole portion attached to a bottom surface of at least one of the rear housing, the front housing, and the cushion portion.

Here, the shoe fixing unit is connected to the housing, is formed to be wound on the shoe may be further provided.

Here, the shoe fixing portion, a fixing strap connected to the housing; And it is connected to the fixing strap, may comprise a string tightening unit for winding the fixing strap.

According to the shoe-mounted rolling module according to the present invention configured as described above, since the rotating wheel is disposed on the side of the housing to move up and down from the side of the shoe, reduce the overall height than when the rotating wheel is installed inside the housing. Can be. Accordingly, the ground clearance of the shoe is significantly lowered, thereby reducing the heterogeneity of walking, as well as reducing the risk of ankle injury of the user.

Moreover, according to the structure of the vertical frame which concerns on this invention, a shaft can be arrange | positioned above the support frame, and the diameter of a rotating wheel can be comprised larger. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a faster sense of speed to the user when driving in the cloud using the rotation wheel.

1 is a perspective view of a shoe-mounted rolling module 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the frame 150 of the shoe mounted rolling module 100 of FIG. 1.

3 is a side view of the slot 130 of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 of FIG. 1.

4 is an operation of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 of FIG.

5 is an operation of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a shoe-mounted rolling module 100 of FIG. 1 mounted on a shoe S. Referring to FIG.

Hereinafter, a shoe-mounted rolling module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification, the same or similar reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar configurations in different embodiments, and the description thereof is replaced with the first description.

Referring to this drawing, the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 may include a housing 110, a slot 130, a frame 150, a rotation wheel 170, and an elastic part 180.

The housing 110 may include a front housing 111, a rear housing 112, and a length adjuster 115. The front housing 111 may be disposed on the side of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 in the direction of travel, and the rear housing 112 may be disposed behind the front housing 111. The front housing 111 and the rear housing 112 may have side walls 113 and a bottom 114, respectively. The length adjusting part 115 is configured to interconnect the front housing 111 and the rear housing 112. The length adjusting part 115 may include an extension beam 116, a first fixing hole 117, a second fixing hole 118, and a fixing bolt 119. The extension beam 116 may extend from the bottom 114 of the front housing 111. The first fixing hole 117 may be formed in the extension beam 116 along its length direction. The second fixing hole 118 may be formed in the rear housing 112. The fixing bolt 119 is fastened to the second fixing hole 118 through the first fixing hole 117, thereby fixing the front housing 111 to the rear housing 112.

The slot 130 is a component for guiding and supporting the frame 150. The slot 130 may be formed through the side wall portion 113 of the housing 110. The slot 130 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 3.

Frame 150 is configured to perform the function of the rotation axis for the rotation wheel 170. The frame 150 may include a front frame 151 and a rear frame 152. The front frame 151 may be installed in the front housing 111, and the rear frame 152 may be installed in the rear housing 112. The configuration of the frame 150 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

Rotating wheel 170 is composed of four, each may be disposed on the side of the housing (110). The rotation wheel 170 may include a pair of front rotation wheels 171 installed on the front housing 111 and a pair of rear rotation wheels 172 installed on the rear housing 112. The front rotation wheel 171 and the rear rotation wheel 172 may be disposed spaced apart from each other by a width corresponding to the width of the shoe (S), respectively. Rotating wheel 170 may have a relatively large diameter of 5cm to 10cm.

The elastic unit 180 is a configuration for fixing the frame 150 to the slot 130. The elastic portion 180 may be composed of a tension spring. Both ends of the tension spring may be fixed to the frame 150 and the housing 110, respectively, and may be configured to pull the frame 150 toward the end of the slot 130. Alternatively, the elastic unit 180 may be composed of a compression spring, in which case the compression spring may be configured to press the frame 150 toward the end of the slot 130.

According to the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 configured as described above, it is possible to adjust the length of the housing 110 to fit the size of the user's shoes (S) through the length adjusting unit 115. In detail, the user releases the fixing bolt 119 from the first fixing hole 117 and the second fixing hole 118 to appropriately adjust the fastening length of the extension beam 116, and then fixes the fixing bolt 119 again. By fastening to the second fixing hole 118 through the first fixing hole 117, the total length of the housing 110 can be adjusted appropriately to the length of their shoes (S).

In addition, according to the configuration of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 described above, since the rotary wheel 170 is disposed on the side of the housing 110, the rotary wheel 170 is rotated than when the interior of the housing 110 is disposed. The diameter of the wheel 170 can be configured to be large, thereby providing a faster sense of speed to the user.

Hereinafter, the frame 150 of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 will be described in detail.

In the drawing, the front frame 151 described above will be described as an example of the frame 150.

Referring to this figure, the frame 150 may include a shaft 153, a support frame 154, a vertical frame 155, and a bending frame 156.

The shaft 153 may be rotatably connected to the rotation wheel 170. The support frame 154 is configured to be inserted into and supported by the slot 130. The support frame 154 may be disposed below and parallel to the shaft 153. The vertical frame 155 is configured to interconnect the shaft 153 and the support frame 154. The vertical frame 155 may be configured to be perpendicular to the shaft 153 and the support frame 154, respectively. The bending frame 156 is bent and extended with respect to the support frame 154 and may be formed in a 'c' shape as a whole.

According to the above-described configuration, since the shaft 153 is connected to the support frame 154 through the vertical frame 155, the shaft 153 may be disposed above the support frame 154 by the length of the vertical frame 155. Can be. Accordingly, the diameter of the rotation wheel 170 may be configured to be larger as the length of the vertical frame 155. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the frame 150 may be configured to be displaceable between the first position P ₁ and the second position P ₂ , as described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. When the frame 150 is in the second position P ₂ , the rotation wheel 170 should be disposed above the lower limit surface U of the housing 110. In this case, when the shaft 153 is disposed on the same line as the support frame 154, even when the frame 150 is moved to the second position P ₂ as shown in FIG. There is a possibility of contact with the ground. According to the present embodiment, since the shaft 153 is disposed above the support frame 154 by the configuration of the vertical frame 155, the rotation wheel 170 even when the frame 150 is in the second position P ₂ . Is less likely to be in contact with the ground, thereby making it possible to configure a larger diameter of the rotary wheel 170.

In addition, the pair of support frames 154 are interconnected by the above-described bending frame 156, according to this configuration can be configured more compactly the length of the housing 110. Specifically, the bending frame 156 may be bent in a 'c' shape so as to secure a space in which the elastic part 180 is disposed, so that the front housing 111 does not extend the length of the front housing 111. The elastic part 180 may be installed in the 111, and the interference with the elastic part 180 may be minimized even when the frame 150 moves.

Hereinafter, the slot 130 of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 will be described in detail.

In the drawing, the rear housing 112 described above will be described as an example of the housing 110.

Referring to this drawing, the slot 130 includes a first seating portion 131, a locking protrusion 132, a locking groove 133, a second seating portion 134, a top dead center portion 135, and a first displacement region portion. 136, and the second displacement region part 137.

The first seating portion 131 is a point where the frame 150 is seated when the frame 150 is in the first position P ₁ . Here, the 'first position P ₁ ' refers to the position of the frame 150 to allow the rotation wheel 170 to be in contact with the ground. The locking protrusion 132 is a structure for more stably fixing the frame 150 to the first seating portion 131. The locking protrusion 132 may be spaced apart from the first mounting part 131 by a distance corresponding to the thickness of the frame 150. The locking groove 133 may be formed on a surface of the inner surface of the slot 130 facing the locking protrusion 132. The locking groove 133 allows the frame 150 to cross the locking protrusion 132 and to be released from the first seating portion 131.

The second seating part 134 is a point seated when the frame 150 is in the second position P ₂ . Here, the “second position P ₂ ” refers to the position of the frame 150 such that the lower limit surface U (see FIGS. 5 and 6) of the housing 110 is in contact with the ground.

The top dead point 135 is a point at which the frame 150 forms an equilibrium. To this end, the top dead center portion 135 may be formed at a point far from the first mounting portion 131 and the second mounting portion 134 from the fixed end 181 of the elastic portion 180 with respect to the housing 110. have.

The first displacement region 136 and the second displacement region 137 are each an area between the first seating portion 131 and the top dead center portion 135, and a top dead center portion 135 and the second seating portion 134. The area between them can be achieved.

Hereinafter, an operation method of the slot 130 and the frame 150 will be described.

Referring to this figure, the support frame 154 may be seated on the first seating portion 131 at the first position P ₁ . In this case, since the elastic unit 180 is connected to the bending frame 156 (refer to FIGS. 1 and 2) and pulls it, the support frame 154 connected to the bending frame 156 may be formed of the first seating part 131. Can be squeezed towards the closed end. In addition, since the locking protrusion 132 is disposed at the open end side of the first seating portion 131, even when an impact is applied to the rotating wheel 170 while driving, the support frame 154 is removed from the first seating portion 131. It is not easy to escape.

If the user wishes to move as a normal walk, the support frame 154 needs to be moved towards the second seat 134. Specifically, when an external pressure is applied to the frame 150, the support frame 154 may move to the first displacement region 136 through the locking groove 133. Here, when a larger external pressure is applied, the support frame 154 moves to the top dead center portion 135.

When the support frame 154 moves to the top dead center portion 135, the support frame 154 is automatically moved to the second seating portion 134 along the second displacement region portion 137 by the tension force of the elastic portion 180. Will be moved to. This configuration allows the user to move the support frame 154 to the second position P ₂ more easily. When the frame 150 is in the second position P ₂ , the rotation wheel 170 moves upward from the lower limit surface U of the housing 110, and thus, the user may move the lower limit surface U of the housing 110. ) Can walk on the ground while walking (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

When the user intends to travel in the cloud again through the rotation wheel 170, the user may move the rotation wheel 170 downward by moving the frame 150 back to the first position P ₁ . This process proceeds in the reverse order of the above process. Specifically, when the support frame 154 moves from the second seating portion 134 to the top dead center portion 135 by an external force, the support frame 154 is moved by the tension of the elastic portion 180 to the first seating portion ( By automatically moving toward 131, the frame 150 may be disposed at the first position P ₁ .

4 and 5 is an operation of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 of FIG.

Specifically, FIG. 4 is a side view of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 when the frame 150 is in the first position P ₁ , and FIG. 5 is a view when the frame 150 is in the second position P ₂ . Side view of the shoe-mounted rolling module 100.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the frame 150 is in the first position P ₁ , the rotation wheel 170 may be disposed below the lower limit surface U of the housing 110 to be in contact with the ground. . In addition, referring to FIG. 5, when the frame 150 is in the second position P ₂ , the rotation wheel 170 is disposed above the lower limit surface U of the housing 110 so that the housing 110 of the housing 110 is positioned. The lower limit surface U may be in direct contact with the ground.

By this operation, the user can perform a walking movement as well as a walking movement using the rotary wheel 170 with only the shoe-mounted rolling module 100.

Referring to this figure, the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 may further include a cushion portion 183, the sole portion 184, and a shoe fixing portion 185.

The cushion unit 183 may be disposed in front of the front housing 111. The cushion unit 183 may be made of a flexible material having elasticity, such as a polymer foam. The sole portion 184 may be attached to the bottom surface of the rear housing 112, the front housing 111, and the cushion portion 183. The sole portion 184 may be a rubber-based resin that is more resistant to scratches than the cushion portion 183. Shoe fixing part 185 is a configuration for fixing the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 to the shoe (S). The shoe fixing unit 185 may include a fixing strap 186, a strap tightening unit 187, and a Velcro tape 188. Fixing strap 186 is connected to the housing 110, may be configured to be wound on the shoe (S). The string tightening unit 187 may be connected to the fixing string 186 and configured to wind the same. The string tightening unit 187 may include a bobbin in which the fixing string 186 is wound, and a ratchet for preventing reverse rotation of the wound bobbin. Velcro tape 188 may extend from the housing 110 may be configured to wind the instep of the shoe (S).

In the present embodiment, the total length of the front housing 111 and the rear housing 112 may be composed of approximately 18cm to 22cm, so as to have a length corresponding to the length from the heel of the user's foot to the beginning of the toe joint. According to this configuration, since the flexible cushioning portion 183 is disposed in an area corresponding to the toe joint of the user, the user can move the heel relatively freely. Accordingly, when the frame 150 is disposed in the second position P ₂ , the user may walk freely while wearing the shoe-mounted rolling module 100.

In addition, the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 can be easily detached from the shoe (S) through the rotation of the above-mentioned strap portion 187. In addition, since the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 further includes a Velcro tape 188 in addition to the fixing strap 186 and the string tightening part 187, the user attaches the Velcro tape 188 after wearing the shoe S. FIG. By doing so, the shoe-mounted rolling module 100 may be in close contact with the foot of the user.

The shoe-mounted rolling module as described above is not limited to the configuration and manner of operation of the embodiments described above. The above embodiments may be configured such that various modifications may be made by selectively combining all or part of the embodiments.

Claims

A housing disposed on the bottom surface of the shoe;

A slot formed through the side wall of the housing;

A plurality of rotating wheels disposed on the side of the housing to be spaced apart from each other by a width corresponding to the width of the shoe; And

It is connected to the rotation wheel through the slot, is installed so as to be movable between the first position and the second position along the slot, when the first position the rotary wheel is in contact with the ground and moves to the second position And a frame for allowing the housing to be in contact with the ground.
The method of claim 1,

The slot is,

A first seating part on which the frame is seated when in the first position; And

And a second seating portion in which the frame is seated in the second position and in communication with the first seating portion.
The method of claim 2,

Both ends are fixed to the frame and the housing, respectively, further comprising an elastic portion for pulling the frame toward the first seating portion and the second seating, shoe-mounted rolling module.
The method of claim 3,

The elastic portion,

A fixed end fixed to the housing,

The slot is,

And a top dead center portion formed in communication with each of the first seating portion and the second seating portion, and farther from the fixed end than the first seating portion and the second seating portion.
The method of claim 2,

The slot is,

The shoe-mounted rolling module further comprises a locking projection spaced apart from the first seating portion by a distance corresponding to the thickness of the frame.
The method of claim 1,

The frame,

A pair of shafts rotatably connected to the plurality of rotating wheels spaced apart from each other; And

And a support frame interconnecting said pair of shafts and inserted into and supported by said slots.
The method of claim 6,

The frame,

And a vertical frame interconnecting the shaft and the support frame, the vertical frame being perpendicular to the shaft and the support frame, respectively.
The method of claim 6,

Further comprising an elastic portion fixed to both ends of the frame and the housing,

The frame,

And a bending frame disposed on the same plane as the elastic portion when in the first position and being bent and extending with respect to the support frame.
The method of claim 1,

The housing,

A front housing in which some of the plurality of rotating wheels are disposed;

A rear housing in which the remaining one of the plurality of rotating wheels is disposed; And

Shoe-mounted rolling module comprising a length adjustment that interconnects the front housing and the rear housing.
The method of claim 9,

The length adjustment unit,

An extension beam extending from the front housing;

A plurality of first fixing holes formed in the extension beams in a length direction thereof;

A second fixing hole formed in the rear housing; And

And a fixing bolt fastened to the second fixing hole through the first fixing hole to fix the extension beam to the rear housing.
The method of claim 9,

The housing,

A flexible cushion portion disposed in front of the front housing; And

And a sole portion attached to a bottom surface of at least one of the rear housing, the front housing, and the cushion portion.
The method of claim 1,

And a shoe fixing portion connected to the housing and formed to wind the shoe.
The method of claim 12,

The shoe fixing unit,

A fixing strap connected to the housing; And

Shoe-mounted rolling module connected to the fixing strap, comprising a strap tightening unit for winding the fixing strap.