CN1159148A - Shock absorbing system for shoes - Google Patents

Abstract

An automobile shock absorption system for shoes comprising: the hinges and joints are formed on upper plate and on lower plate, correspondingly: the 'H' shaped upper link and lower link are joined with pins; the keeper member and trailing member are linked with the pins; a guide rod is formed with the trailing member, an opening formed on the keeper member and joined with a guide rod; and a spring is linked on between the keeper member and trailing member and make a buffer spring device, the upper plate and lower plate are inserted in the space of the heel portion of shoe, threaded coupler is inserted on rear side of shoe, a control nut is inserted in the center of the links; thus, the force of buffering may be controlled by the movement of the keeper member and trailing member.

Description

Shock absorbing system for shoes

The invention relates to a shock absorbing system for shoes, in particular to a shock absorbing system located at the heel. More specifically, the present invention relates to a high technology such as an automatic shock absorbing system for shoes, which can obtain very high energy rebound, absorb shock under high impact pressure, and can maintain good stability.

Generally, shock-absorbing insoles have been used in various shoes and boots and are made of compressible, resilient materials such as cellular foam plastics, foam rubber, and the like. This insole can only be used for shock absorption, and does not improve the wearer's comfort.

Some prior art have provided insoles with air shock absorbing elements arranged in the forefoot area or the heel area, and some have provided insoles between these air shock absorbing elements in the forefoot area and the heel area. Shock-absorbing elements that allow air circulation. These shock-absorbing elements have mechanical components to circulate air and allow ventilation of shoes and boots during walking.

Some of these prior art are disclosed in British Patents 2189679 and 357391, US Patents 3180039, 2716293 and 1213941 and German Patent 3144207.

In some shoes and boots and espadrilles and other footwear, there is a pedal-actuated pump in the heel that is connected to one or more air pockets located at the toe or otherwise of the shoe. Some of this type of prior art are disclosed in U.S. Patent 4995173, and in Korean Patent 60907 of the present inventor, Korean published patent 94-7402 (application number 91-20722), 94-1007 (application number 92 -1238) and 94-10008 (application number 92-1239). on the heel of the midsole of the shoe.

This device consists of two horizontal, orthogonal, semi-elliptical plates with outwardly rounded surfaces connected to each other at one end, and a set of springs interposed between the plates, between one end of the plate and the connected to the tablet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved shock absorbing system, or buffer, at the heel of a shoe.

The present invention presents a high technology such as an automatic shock absorbing system for shoes, which can achieve very high energy rebound, absorb shocks under high impact pressure, and can maintain good stability.

The present invention consists of one or more buffer springs located at the heel, an automatic shock absorbing device and a connecting plate.

According to the present invention, the improved cushioning system for footwear includes:

The first form of the buffer device, which includes:

correspondingly formed hinges and joints on the upper and lower plates;

The "H" shaped upper and lower links are connected by pins;

The holding element and the dragging element are connected by pins;

guide rods are formed on the dragging element and apertures are formed on the retaining element, the latter engaging with the guide rods;

A spring is connected between the holding element and the dragging element and is formed as a damping spring arrangement.

The second configuration of the present invention includes:

The left and right flat plates are connected into an "X" shape together with the connecting rods which are integrated with these flat plates on the upper, lower, front and rear sides of these flat plates;

a connection opening with a slope formed at the central portion of the right plate, and a hinge formed at the lower portion of the plate;

Slanted protrusions formed in the center of the left plate; hinges in the lower part of the plate;

The inclined protruding part is formed at the central part of the left plate;

The buffer spring is coupled with the connecting rod.

The third mode of the present invention, it comprises:

hinges formed on the front and rear of the main plate, and coupling bars formed on the ends of the main plate;

Joint hinges are formed on both sides of the upper portion of the central coupling rod, and the coupling rods formed on both sides of the lower end and the inclined guide plate formed on the left plate are installed on both sides of the central portion of the main plate;

The right plate is coupled on both sides of the main plate;

A hinge with pawls facing inward is formed on the upper portion of the plate, an inclined guide plate is formed on one side of the plate, and a hinge shaft is formed on the lower portion of the plate;

The buffer spring device is coupled to the hinge shaft formed on the main plate and the left and right plates.

The fourth mode of the present invention, it comprises:

a set of connecting rods formed around the perimeter of the upper plate;

The lower plate is larger than the upper plate, and there is a set of connecting rods formed around the lower plate corresponding to the upper plate:

The working orifice is formed on the inner side of the flat plate, uprights having insertion holes are formed on both sides of the central portion of the flat plate, and the uprights are formed on the upper flat corresponding to the lower flat and inserted into the holes;

The buffer spring device is coupled with the rod on the plate.

The fifth best mode of the present invention, it comprises:

The two sides of the frame protrude below the central part of the upper plate, and a coupling hole is formed;

The working aperture is formed on the inner side of the lower plate, and a coupling hole is formed at the center of the lower plate into which the pin is coupled to be inserted;

The dragging element has a roller located at the working opening and can rotate around a pin;

The buffer spring device is coupled to the drag element.

Figure 1 is a side view of a shoe constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first best mode of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a side view of the assembled state of FIG. 2 .

FIG. 3B is a side view of FIG. 3A in a shock absorbing state.

Figure 4 is a side view of an adjusted operating state constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view of the connection state of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the second best mode of the present invention.

Figure 7A is a side view of Figure 6 in an assembled state.

Fig. 7B is a side view of Fig. 7A in the first step of the shock absorbing state.

Fig. 7C is a side view of Fig. 7A in the second step of the shock absorbing state.

Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the third best mode of the present invention.

Figure 9A is a side view of Figure 8 in an assembled state.

Fig. 9B is a side view of Fig. 9A in the first step of the shock absorbing state.

Fig. 9C is a side view of Fig. 9A in the second step of the shock absorbing state.

Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the fourth best mode of the present invention.

Figure 11A is a side view of Figure 10 in an assembled state.

FIG. 11B is a side view of FIG. 11A in a shock absorbing state.

Fig. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the fifth best mode of the present invention.

Figure 13A is a side view of Figure 12 in an assembled state.

Fig. 13B is a side view of Fig. 13A in a shock absorbing state.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a shock absorbing system having the appearance of a sneaker, a jogging shoe or similar shoes and a shoe constructed according to the present invention, wherein the shock absorbing system can be arranged in a There are 2 heel parts of the transparent plastic window.

Reference is now made to FIGS. 2 , 3 and 4 .

The hinge 5 and joints 6, 7 are formed on the upper plate 3 and the lower plate 4 respectively;

"H" shaped upper chain link 8 and lower chain link 9 are connected by pin 10;

The holding element 12 and the dragging element 11 are connected by pins 10;

A guide rod 13 is formed on the drag element 11 and an aperture 14 is formed on the holding element 12, the latter being engaged with the guide rod 13;

The spring 15 is connected between the holding element 12 and the drag element 11 and forms a damping spring arrangement 16 .

As shown in Figure 4, the upper plate 3 and the lower plate 4 are installed in the space of the heel part, the threaded coupling 17 is embedded in the rear side of the shoe, and the adjusting nut 18 is embedded in the central part of the chain links 8,9.

Thus, the elastic force of the buffer spring 15 can be controlled by the movement of the holding element 12 and the drag element 11 .

The composition of the second mode includes:

The left plate 19 and the right plate 20 are connected into an "X" shape together with the connecting rods 21, 22 formed integrally with the plates on the upper, lower, front and rear sides of the plates 19, 20;

A connecting aperture 24 and a hinge 25 are formed in the middle of the plate. The opening 24 has an inclined portion formed at the center of the right plate 20 .

An inclined convex portion 26 is formed at the center of the left flat plate 19;

The buffer spring device 16 is coupled to the connecting rods 21 , 22 .

Fig. 8, 9 have shown the 3rd kind of pattern of the present invention, and it comprises:

A number of hinges 28 are formed at the front and rear portions of the main plate 27, and coupling rods 29, 30 are formed at the ends of the plate 27;

The joint 31 is formed on both sides of the upper part of the central coupling rod 30, and the coupling rod 32 formed on both sides of the lower end and the inclined guide plate 33 formed on the left plate 34 are connected to the two sides of the central part of the main plate 27;

The right plates 35, 36 are coupled on both sides of the main plate 27;

A hinge 38 with pawls 37 inwards is formed on the top of the plates 35, 36, an inclined guide plate 39 is formed on one side of the plates 35, 36, and the hinge shaft 40 is formed on the bottom of the plates 35, 36;

The buffer spring arrangement 16 is coupled to hinge shafts 29 , 30 , 32 , 40 formed on the main plate 27 and the left and right plates 34 , 35 , 36 .

Fig. 10,11 have shown the 4th mode of the present invention, and it comprises:

A group of connecting rods 42 formed on the periphery of the upper plate 41;

The lower plate 43 is larger than the upper plate 41, and a group of connecting rods 44 are formed on the periphery of the lower plate 43 corresponding to the upper plate 41:

The working hole 45 is formed in the inner side of the flat plate 43, and the vertical rod 47 with the insertion hole 46 is formed on both sides of the center of the flat plate 43, and the embedded vertical rod 48 is formed on the upper flat plate 41 corresponding to the lower flat plate 43, and can be inserted in hole 46;

The buffer spring arrangement 16 is coupled to the rods 42 , 44 of the plates 41 , 43 .

Figures 12 and 13 show a fifth best mode of the present invention comprising:

frame 50, its two sides protrude below the central part of the upper plate 49, and a coupling hole 51 is also formed;

Working openings 53, 53' are formed on the inner side of the lower plate 52, and a coupling hole 54 is also formed at the center of the lower plate 52, and the pin 58 is coupled and inserted in the holes 54 and 51;

Drag elements 56, 56', having rollers 55 located at the working openings 53, 53', and rotatable around pins 57;

The buffer spring arrangement 16 is coupled to the drag elements 56, 56'.

The two plates 3, 4 located in the heel part 2 or in the sole of the shoe, can act under the action of the impact force exerted by the wearer on the heel. The impact at the heel will move the upper plate 3 down to the lower plate 4 and cause the two chain links 8,9 to overlap. This causes the guide rod 13 of the dragging element 11 to be inserted in the aperture 14 of the holding element 12 and the spring 15 is also compressed (see FIG. 3 ).

In this way, the impact force is absorbed.

The spring force of the buffer spring 15 can be adjusted by turning the adjustment nut 18 (see FIG. 4 ).

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the upper parts of the flat plates 19 and 20 are pressed by the wearer's walking force, and the buffer spring 16 is compressed by the connecting rods 21 and 22 .

As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the main plate 27 and the coupling rods 29, 30 are pressed down together with the buffer spring 16 by the force on the sole.

As shown in Figures 10 and 11, the two plates located on the heel portion or sole of the shoe will be subjected to the impact force exerted by the wearer on the heel. The impact force at the heel will move the upper plate 41 downward to the lower plate. This causes the buffer spring 16 to be compressed.

As shown in Figures 12 and 13, the upper plate 49 will be pressed down, the rollers 55 on the drag elements 56, 56' are pressed together with the pin shaft 57 and the drag elements 56, 56', and the rollers 55 are pressed into the working openings 53, 53', while 57 rotates around the pin shaft, the buffer spring device 16 is compressed, thereby absorbing the shock.

Claims (8)

1. A damping system for shoes, comprising: Hinges and joints formed on the upper and lower plates, respectively; "H" shaped upper and lower links connected by pins; holding and dragging elements connected by pins; guide rods are formed on the dragging element and apertures are formed on the retaining element, the latter engaging with the guide rods; A spring is connected between the holding element and the dragging element and is formed as a damping spring arrangement. 2. The damping system for shoes as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The upper plate and the lower plate are embedded in the space of the heel part, the threaded coupling is embedded in the rear side of the shoe, and the adjustment nut is embedded in the center part of the chain link, so the cushioning force can be controlled by the movement of the holding element and the dragging element to control. 3. A shock absorbing system for shoes, comprising: The left and right flat plates are connected into an "X" shape together with the connecting rods which are integrated with these flat plates on the upper, lower, front and rear sides of these flat plates; a connection opening formed in the central portion of the right plate has an inclined portion, and a hinge formed in the middle of the plate; An oblique protrusion formed at the center of the left plate; Cushion spring coupled with connecting rod. 4. A shock absorbing system for shoes, comprising: hinges formed on the front and rear of the main plate, and coupling bars formed on the ends of the main plate; Joint hinges are formed on both sides of the upper part of the central coupling rod, and the coupling rods formed on both sides of the lower end and the inclined guide plate formed on the left plate are connected to both sides of the central part of the main plate; right plate coupled on both sides of the main plate; A hinge with pawls facing inward is formed on the upper part of the plate, an inclined guide plate is formed on one side of the plate, and a hinge shaft is formed on the lower part of the plate; The buffer spring device is coupled to the hinge shaft formed on the main plate and the left and right plates. 5. A shock absorbing system for shoes, comprising: a set of connecting rods formed around the perimeter of the upper plate; The lower plate is larger than the upper plate, and a set of connecting rods are formed on the periphery of the lower plate corresponding to the upper plate: The working orifice is formed on the inner side of the flat plate, the uprights with the insertion holes are formed on both sides of the central portion of the flat plate, the uprights for insertion are formed on the upper plate corresponding to the lower plate, and can be inserted into the holes; A buffer spring arrangement coupled to a rod on the plate. 6. A shock absorbing system for shoes, comprising: The two sides of the frame protrude below the central part of the upper plate, and a coupling hole is formed; The working aperture is formed on the inner side of the lower plate, and a coupling hole is formed at the center of the lower plate, and a pin is coupled and inserted into the hole; The dragging element has a roller located at the working opening and can rotate around a pin; A buffer spring arrangement is coupled to the drag element. 7. The shock absorbing system for shoes as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The impact force at the heel will move the upper plate down to the lower plate and cause the two links to overlap, which will cause the guide rod of the drag element to be inserted in the aperture of the retaining element and the spring to be compressed, In this way, the impact force is absorbed; by turning the adjustment nut, the spring force of the buffer spring can be adjusted. 8. The shock absorbing system for shoes as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The upper plate is pressed down, the rollers on the dragging element are pressed together with the pin shaft and the dragging element, the rollers are pressed into the working opening and rotate around the pin shaft, and the buffer spring device is compressed to absorb the shock.

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