WO1998057560A1 - Self-inflatable air cushion - Google Patents

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WO1998057560A1
WO1998057560A1 PCT/US1997/016928 US9716928W WO9857560A1 WO 1998057560 A1 WO1998057560 A1 WO 1998057560A1 US 9716928 W US9716928 W US 9716928W WO 9857560 A1 WO9857560 A1 WO 9857560A1
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air cushion
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inflatable air
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Ing Chung Huang
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Huang Ing-Chung
Chen Chung Chin
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Priority to JP50437199A priority Critical patent/JP2002504004A/en
Priority to AU44943/97A priority patent/AU740251B2/en
Priority to BR9714773-7A priority patent/BR9714773A/en
Priority to CA002294017A priority patent/CA2294017A1/en
Priority to KR10-1999-7011918A priority patent/KR100475145B1/en
Priority to AT97943478T priority patent/ATE273629T1/en
Priority to EP97943478A priority patent/EP0994659B1/en
Priority to DE69730359T priority patent/DE69730359T2/en
Publication of WO1998057560A1 publication Critical patent/WO1998057560A1/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/20—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/20—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas
    • A43B13/206—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas provided with tubes or pipes or tubular shaped cushioning members
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/20—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas
    • A43B13/203—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas provided with a pump or valve
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B21/00—Heels; Top-pieces or top-lifts
    • A43B21/24—Heels; Top-pieces or top-lifts characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B21/26—Resilient heels
    • A43B21/28—Pneumatic heels filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas

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  • the present invention relates to a seif-inflatable air cushion for use in shoes, and more particularly to such a self- inflatable air cushion which comprises a collapsible plenum chamber, a support chamber, and an one-way valve connected between the plenum chamber and the support chamber for permitting air be driven from the collapsible plenum into the support chamber by compressing the plenum chamber with the foot.
  • a regular air cushion for shoes is generally comprised of a collapsible three-dimensional body defining a plurality of air cells and a plurality of passages connected between the air cells, and an air valve connected to the passages and disposed outside the sole of the shoe.
  • an air pump is attached to the air valve and operated to pump air into the air cells. If the inside pressure of the air cushion is excessively high, it cannot be regulated.
  • the self-inflatable air cushion comprises a support chamber, a collapsible plenum chamber surrounded by the support chamber and having an air hole, an air passage communicating between the support chamber and the collapsible plenum chamber, an one-way valve mounted in the air passage which permits air to pass from the plenum chamber to the support chamber.
  • a relief valve or pressure regulating chamber is provided to reguiate the inside pressure of the support chamber to the desired level.
  • a pressure accumulation chamber is provided having one end connected to the plenum chamber through an one-way valve, which permits air to flow from the pienum chamber to the pressure accumulation chamber, and an opposite end connected to the support chamber through an one-way valve, which permits air to flow from the pressure accumulation chamber to the support chamber.
  • Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a self-inflatable air cushion according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is an elevational view of a self-inflatable air cushion according to an alternate form of the present invention
  • Fig. 3 is an applied ⁇ ⁇ ew of the present invention, showing the self-ififlatable air cushion mourned in an insoie of a shoe and operated.
  • Fig 4 is a plain view showing another alternate form of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 10A- 10A of Figure 4;
  • Fig. 4B shows the turning direction of the plenum chamber of the embodiment shown m Figure 4;
  • Fig. 4C shows the plenum chamber of the embodiment of Figure 4 arranged in the top recess of the corresponding support chamber;
  • Fig. 4D is a sectional view taken along line 10D- 10D of
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view of still another alternate form of the present invention, showing the installation of the pressure regulating rod in the pressure regulating chamber;
  • Fig. 5A is a sectional view taken along line 1 1A-11 .
  • a seif-inflatable air cushion la comprising a support chamber 1 , an open space 21 surrounded by the air chamber 1, a pienum chamber 10 disposed in the open space 21 and having an air hole 31.
  • an air cylinder 22 having its one end, namely, the rear end disposed in communication with the support chamber 1.
  • a connecting tube 33 connected between the plenum chamber 10 and the air cylinder 22, an one-way valve 101 mounted in the air cyl inder 22 which permits air to pass from the plenum chamber 10 through the air cylinder 22 to the inside of the support chamber 1 , and a relief valve 103 mounted in one end, namely, the front end of the air cylinder 22.
  • Figure 2 shows an alternate form of the present invention.
  • the air cushion 1 comprises a support chamber 1, an air cylinder 22 connected to the support chamber 1 at one side, a plenum chamber 10 spaced from the air cylinder 22 at one side opposite to the support chamber 1, and a connecting tube 34 connected between one end, namely, the rear end of the air cylinder 22 and the polonium chamber 10, an oneway valve 101 mounted in the air cylinder 22 for permitting air to be delivered from the plenum chamber 10 to the support chamber 1 , and a relief valve 103 mounted in one end. namely, the front end of the air cylinder 22.
  • the air cushion 1A is mounted inside an insole 6 of a shoe with the plenum chamber 10 projecting out of a top hole 61 of the insoie 6 at the heel area.
  • the plenum chamber 10 When the user's foot is stepped on the plenum chamber 10, the plenum chamber 10 is collapsed, and the inside pressure of the plenum chamber 10 is forced through the connecting tube 33 and the air cylinder 22 into the support chamber 1.
  • outside air is immediately drawn into the pienum chamber 10 due to an air pressure difference between the inside pressure of the plenum chamber 10 and the atmospheric pressure.
  • the support chamber 1 will be inflated to the saturated status.
  • the support chamber 1 supports the plenum chamber 10 against outside pressure. Further, through the relief valve 103, the user can adjust the pressure of the support chamber 1 to the desired level.
  • outside air passes from the air hole
  • the air hole 31 is stopped by the user's foot and the inside air of the plenum chamber 10 is forced by the pressure of the user's foot to flow through an air passage 3b to a pressure regulating chamber 301 and then through the aforesaid one-way valve 101 to a pressure accumulation chamber 6.
  • the pressure accumulation chamber 6 is arranged at a place in which the pressure accumulation chamber 6 bears no pressure when the support chamber 1 or the pienum chamber 10 receives a pressure from the user's foot, therefore, compressed air is allowed to be forced out of the plenum chamber 10 into the pressure accumulation chamber 6 and then through an one-way valve 102 into the support chamber 1 via an air passage 3a.
  • the plenum chamber 10 can be turned backwards through about 1 80° and arranged in a top recess 10a of the support chamber 1 with its air hole 31 facing upwards.
  • a pressure regulating rod Referring to Figures 5 and 5A.
  • the pressure regulating rod 301 is a hollow rod having a longitudinal center hole 52, a plurality of recessed holes 54, and a plurality of radial through holes 52 in communication with the longitudinal center hole 52.
  • the recessed holes 54 and the through holes 52 are arranged corresponding to distribution chambers 51, the oneway valve 101. and an air passage 3a.
  • the air cushion 1 A can also improve the ventilation of the shoe.

Abstract

A self-inflatable air cushion (1a) which includes a support chamber (1) mounted in a sole (6) of a shoe and holding a liquid, a collapsible plenum chamber (10) surrounded by the support chamber (1) and partially protruding over the top of the sole (6) and having a top air hole (31), passage means (22, 33) connected between the support chamber (1) and the plenum chamber (10), and one-way valve (101) mounted in the passage means (22, 33) to let flow move in one direction from the plenum chamber (10) to the support chamber (1) upon compression of the plenum chamber (10).

Description

SELF-INFLATABLE AIR CUSHION
RA CKΓ.RQUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a seif-inflatable air cushion for use in shoes, and more particularly to such a self- inflatable air cushion which comprises a collapsible plenum chamber, a support chamber, and an one-way valve connected between the plenum chamber and the support chamber for permitting air be driven from the collapsible plenum into the support chamber by compressing the plenum chamber with the foot.
A regular air cushion for shoes is generally comprised of a collapsible three-dimensional body defining a plurality of air cells and a plurality of passages connected between the air cells, and an air valve connected to the passages and disposed outside the sole of the shoe. When the air cushion is interlude, an air pump is attached to the air valve and operated to pump air into the air cells. If the inside pressure of the air cushion is excessively high, it cannot be regulated. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to one aspect of the present invention, the self-inflatable air cushion comprises a support chamber, a collapsible plenum chamber surrounded by the support chamber and having an air hole, an air passage communicating between the support chamber and the collapsible plenum chamber, an one-way valve mounted in the air passage which permits air to pass from the plenum chamber to the support chamber. When the plenum chamber is compressed with the foot, air is forced out of the plenum chamber through the one-way valve into the support chamber. When the plenum chamber is released, outside air is drawn into the plenum chamber through its air hole. According another aspect of the present invention, a relief valve or pressure regulating chamber is provided to reguiate the inside pressure of the support chamber to the desired level. According to still another aspect of the present invention, a pressure accumulation chamber is provided having one end connected to the plenum chamber through an one-way valve, which permits air to flow from the pienum chamber to the pressure accumulation chamber, and an opposite end connected to the support chamber through an one-way valve, which permits air to flow from the pressure accumulation chamber to the support chamber. When the plenum chamber is compressed, air pressure is driven from the plenum chamber into the pressure accumulation chamber. However, because the support chamber simultaneously receives an external pressure, the air pressure of the pressure accumulation chamber is stopped from passing to the support chamber. When the external pressure is released from the support chamber, the air pressure of the pressure accumulation chamber is allowed to pass to the inside of the support chamber.
RRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a self-inflatable air cushion according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an elevational view of a self-inflatable air cushion according to an alternate form of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is an applied \ ιew of the present invention, showing the self-ififlatable air cushion mourned in an insoie of a shoe and operated.
Fig 4 is a plain view showing another alternate form of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 10A- 10A of Figure 4; Fig. 4B shows the turning direction of the plenum chamber of the embodiment shown m Figure 4;
Fig. 4C shows the plenum chamber of the embodiment of Figure 4 arranged in the top recess of the corresponding support chamber; Fig. 4D is a sectional view taken along line 10D- 10D of
Figure 4:
Fig. 5 is a sectional view of still another alternate form of the present invention, showing the installation of the pressure regulating rod in the pressure regulating chamber; and
Fig. 5A is a sectional view taken along line 1 1A-11 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to Figure 1, a seif-inflatable air cushion la is shown comprising a support chamber 1 , an open space 21 surrounded by the air chamber 1, a pienum chamber 10 disposed in the open space 21 and having an air hole 31. an air cylinder 22 having its one end, namely, the rear end disposed in communication with the support chamber 1. a connecting tube 33 connected between the plenum chamber 10 and the air cylinder 22, an one-way valve 101 mounted in the air cyl inder 22 which permits air to pass from the plenum chamber 10 through the air cylinder 22 to the inside of the support chamber 1 , and a relief valve 103 mounted in one end, namely, the front end of the air cylinder 22. Figure 2 shows an alternate form of the present invention.
According to this alternate form, the air cushion 1 comprises a support chamber 1, an air cylinder 22 connected to the support chamber 1 at one side, a plenum chamber 10 spaced from the air cylinder 22 at one side opposite to the support chamber 1, and a connecting tube 34 connected between one end, namely, the rear end of the air cylinder 22 and the polonium chamber 10, an oneway valve 101 mounted in the air cylinder 22 for permitting air to be delivered from the plenum chamber 10 to the support chamber 1 , and a relief valve 103 mounted in one end. namely, the front end of the air cylinder 22.
Referring to Figure 3, the air cushion 1A is mounted inside an insole 6 of a shoe with the plenum chamber 10 projecting out of a top hole 61 of the insoie 6 at the heel area. When the user's foot is stepped on the plenum chamber 10, the plenum chamber 10 is collapsed, and the inside pressure of the plenum chamber 10 is forced through the connecting tube 33 and the air cylinder 22 into the support chamber 1. When the user's foot is lifted from the collapsed plenum chamber 10, outside air is immediately drawn into the pienum chamber 10 due to an air pressure difference between the inside pressure of the plenum chamber 10 and the atmospheric pressure. When the user continuously steps on the pienum chamber 1 of the air cushion 1A, the support chamber 1 will be inflated to the saturated status. When the support chamber 1 is fully inflated, the support chamber 1 supports the plenum chamber 10 against outside pressure. Further, through the relief valve 103, the user can adjust the pressure of the support chamber 1 to the desired level. Referring to Figure 4, outside air passes from the air hole
31 into the plenum chamber 10. When the user's foot gives a pressure to the plenum chamber 10, the air hole 31 is stopped by the user's foot and the inside air of the plenum chamber 10 is forced by the pressure of the user's foot to flow through an air passage 3b to a pressure regulating chamber 301 and then through the aforesaid one-way valve 101 to a pressure accumulation chamber 6. The pressure accumulation chamber 6 is arranged at a place in which the pressure accumulation chamber 6 bears no pressure when the support chamber 1 or the pienum chamber 10 receives a pressure from the user's foot, therefore, compressed air is allowed to be forced out of the plenum chamber 10 into the pressure accumulation chamber 6 and then through an one-way valve 102 into the support chamber 1 via an air passage 3a.
Referring to Figures 4B, 4C and 4D, the plenum chamber 10 can be turned backwards through about 1 80° and arranged in a top recess 10a of the support chamber 1 with its air hole 31 facing upwards. Referring to Figures 5 and 5A. a pressure regulating rod
301 is mounted in a pressure regulating chamber 301. The pressure regulating rod 301 is a hollow rod having a longitudinal center hole 52, a plurality of recessed holes 54, and a plurality of radial through holes 52 in communication with the longitudinal center hole 52. The recessed holes 54 and the through holes 52 are arranged corresponding to distribution chambers 51, the oneway valve 101. and an air passage 3a. By turning the pressure regulating rod 301. the pressure of the pressure accumulation chamber 6 and the support chamber 1 is regulated. When the through holes 52 are moved way from the air passage 3a, compressed air is prohibited to pass from the penned chamber 10 to the support chamber 1. When the air passage 3a, the through holes 52 and the distribution chambers 51 are set into communication with one another through the longitudinal center hoie 53, air pressure is allowed to pass into the pressure accumulation chamber 6 subject to the voiume of the distribution cnambers 51 Assume the inside volume of the penned chamber 10 = A, the inside volume of the distribution chambers 51 - B, the inside volume of the pienum chamber 10 when collapsed = C, thus Pl V l *P2V2=n. the pressure of the plenum chamber 10 after compressed is Pb=PaA/B+C, therefore when the greater the inside voiume B of the distribution chambers 51, the smaller the air pressure Pb of the pressure accumulation chamber 6 will be.
When the through holes 52 and the plenum chamber 10 are disposed in communication with an air passage 3c, air is allowed to be squeezed out of the pienum chamber 10 through the air passage
3c to other air circulation area. Therefore, the air cushion 1 A can also improve the ventilation of the shoe.
It is to be understood that the drawings are designed for purposes of illustration only, and are not intended as a definition of the limits and scope of the invention disclosed.

Claims

What the invention claimed is:
1. A seif-inflatable air cushion comprising: a support chamber having a three-dimensional body surrounding an open space and adapted for holding a liquid; a hollow collapsible pienum chamber having a variable voiume which is changed when said pienum chamber is collapsed; passage means connected between said support chamber and said pienum chamber; and one-way valve means mounted in said passage means to let flow move in one direction from said pienum chamber to said support chamber.
2. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 1 , wherein said pienum chamber is mounted in said open space surrounded by said support chamber.
3. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 1 , wherein said plenum chamber is disposed outside said open space and spaced from said support chamber at a distance.
4. The seif-inflatable air cushion of claim 1, wherein said plenum chamber has an air hoie at a top side thereof.
5. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 1 further comprising relief valve means mounted in said passage means and controlled to release pressure from said support chamber.
6. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 1 further comprising a pressure regulating chamber disposed in communication between said plenum chamber and said support chamber and controlled to regulate the inside pressure of said support chamber.
7. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 6, wherein said pressure regulating chamber comprises a pressure regulating rod controlled to regulate the inside pressure of said support chamber.
8. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 7, wherein said pressure regulating chamber is connected to at least one air distribution chamber.
9. A self-inflatable air cushion comprising: a support chamber having a three-dimensional body adapted for holding a liquid and a top recess at said three- dimensional body for receiving a plenum chamber; a hollow collapsible plenum chamber having a variable voiume which is changed when said pienum chamber is collapsed; passage means connected between said support chamber and said plenum chamber; one-way valve means mounted in said passage means to let flow move in one direction from said pienum chamber to said support chamber; and at least one pressure accumulation chamber connected between said plenum chamber and said support chamber.
10. The seif-inflatable air cushion of claim 9 further comprising a pressure regulating chamber connected between said pienum chamber and said at least one pressure accumulation chamber and controlled to regulate the inside pressure of said support chamber.
1 1. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 10, wherein said pressure reguiating chamber comprises a pressure regulating rod controlled to regulate the inside pressure of said support chamber.
12. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 10, wherein said pressure reguiating chamber is connected to at least one air distribution chamber.
13. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 9, wherein said pienum chamber has an air hole.
14. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 9, wherein said pienum chamber is mounted in an open space surrounded by said support chamber.
15. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 9, wherein said pienum chamber is disposed outside said support chamber and spaced from it at a distance by said passage means.
16. The self-inflatable air cushion of claim 9. wherein said plenum chamber comprises at least one-way valve through which outside air is drawn into said plenum chamber.
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JP50437199A JP2002504004A (en) 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 Self-inflating air cushion
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BR9714773-7A BR9714773A (en) 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 Self-inflating air cushion
CA002294017A CA2294017A1 (en) 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 Self-inflatable air cushion
KR10-1999-7011918A KR100475145B1 (en) 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 Self-Inflatable Air Cushion
AT97943478T ATE273629T1 (en) 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 SELF-INFLATABLE AIR PADDING
EP97943478A EP0994659B1 (en) 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 Self-inflatable air cushion
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