WO2002034079A1

WO2002034079A1 - Shoe being installed with the pedometer

Info

Publication number: WO2002034079A1
Application number: PCT/KR2001/001813
Authority: WO
Inventors: Moon-Ho Song
Original assignee: Song Moon Ho
Priority date: 2000-10-27
Filing date: 2001-10-26
Publication date: 2002-05-02
Also published as: KR200216707Y1; AU2002214342A1

Abstract

The present invention discloses a shoe being installed with the pedometer, which comprises of the heel having the concavity on the upper part thereof to insert the lower part of pedometer, the sole having the reversed concavity under the sole to insert the upper part of the pedometer, and a guide hole to receive the push piece, a pedometer having display showing walking number and/or the consumed calories, counter switch and the guide groove for receiving safely the spring, and the inner sole to receive weight being imposed on the shoe, having a round shape groove of which position corresponds to the push piece and guide hole of the sole.

Description

TITLE OF INVENTION

SHOE BEING INSTALLED WITH THE PEDOMETER

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the shoe being installed with the pedometer. More specifically, the present invention relates to the shoe being installed with the pedometer, thereby not carrying the pedometer in the pocket or on the belt.

BACKGROUND ART

Hitherto, the pedometer has been used by attaching on the pedestrian's belt or neck, in order to confirm the amount or period of exercise. In the gym, the treadmill may be used for running or walking exercising, and it is equipped with the various functions such as consumption of calories, walking numbers, distance, walking time, etc. Even if it is convenient to use in the gym and in the large house, it is not possible to use it in the out-door exercises, and also it is difficult for the poor to use it. And so, the pedometer has been introduced and developed in its size and fidelity thereof. The present applicant has ever filed an application with regard to an invention for the shoe being installed with the pedometer apparatus (cf. Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2000- 0028170). This application disclosed that the pedometer apparatus comprises the display part, wherein the walking number and consumption of calories are showed by being arithmetically calculated on the basis of the vibration produced during the walking, weight, and walking speed of the user; a sensor, which perceive the weight and walking speed of the user; and the controller which controls the signals from the sensor.

However, the said shoe being installed with the pedometer apparatus should include the battery for operation. If the battery is discharged during using the shoe with the said pedometer, the pedometer is to be off, and the user could not notice that the pedometer is being in off until the user watches the display of the pedometer and there is of not available to notice the counting numbers. Furthermore, there is inconvenience that the user has to change the suitable battery. Also, the electronic parts and the production costs are not only expensive but also the apparatus may be easily broken down by shock occurred during walking, or the weather condition such as rain, temperature, etc.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

As a result of extensive studies, the inventor of the present invention has found that if the pedometer is installed between the heel and the back sole, and the weight imposed on the shoe is subjected to be delivered to the pressing button of the pedometer located in the hole of the inner sole through the spring to operate the numbering counter, it is possible to provide the shoe installed with the pedometer having simple structure and durability.

Specifically, the present invention provides a shoe being installed with the pedometer, which comprises of: the heel having the concavity on the upper part thereof to insert the lower part of pedometer, the sole having the reversed concavity under the sole to insert the upper part of the pedometer, and a guide hole to receive the push piece, a pedometer having display showing walking number and/or the consumed calories, counter switch and the guide groove for receiving safely the spring, and the inner sole to receive weight being imposed on the shoe, having a round shape groove of which position corresponds to the push piece and guide hole of the sole.

By the above structure, when weight is imposed on the shoe by every stroke of walking, the push piece presses the counter switch of the pedometer through the spring strength via the guide hole, and the display (counter meter) shows the change of the numeral. Such a numeral may be changed by the consumed calories by calculation of the user's weight and stride, using the conventional microprocessor chip.

BRIEF DESCRITION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which the Figures are diagrammatic, partial views of devices of the invention; in particular,

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the shoe being installed with the pedometer, according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a fragmental perspective view of the shoe with pedometer, according to the example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the shoe assembled with the pedometer of the FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is an n enlarged A-A' cross-sectional view of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is an enlarged A-A' cross-sectional view of the backside of the shoe, assembled the pedometer, showing the consumed calorimeter, in accordance with another example of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The preferred embodiment of the invention is described in detail, referring to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a drawing illustrating a shoe 1 being installed with the pedometer 2, in accordance with an example of the present invention. FIG.

2 is a fragmental perspective view of the shoe 1 with pedometer 2, according to the example of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the shoe assembled with the pedometer of the FIG. 2, and . FIG. 4 is an enlarged A-A' cross-sectional view of FIG. 3.

The constitution of the shoe 1 being installed with the pedometer 3of the present invention is to be explained, referring to the FIG. 1 to FIG. 4. For the first, the pedometer 2 is inserted between the reversed concavity 11 of the sole 14 and concavity 11 ' of the heel and fixed, as illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4. The inner sole to receive weight being imposed on the shoe has the round shape groove 5 at the below, and the push piece 6, which may be made of injection mold-plastic material for not occurring bending, can be slid into the round shape groove 5 of the sole. The weight sensing spring 7 is made of elastic material for supporting the weight to be focused, it is inserted into the guide groove 8, being located on the outer part of the counter switch 9 of the upper part of the pedometer 2, and it is operated up and down, when the weight is pressed to the shoe 1 and is focused to the above push piece 6 that is given force more than the set up weight having elastic force. That is to say, when the weight would be given to the weight sensing spring 7 more than the elastic force, the weight sensing spring 7 is to be compressed, in proportion to compression of the push piece 6, and then the counter switch 9 on the pedometer 2 is pushed to operate the counter meter 10.

In case when a user sits on the chair instead of walking, in order not to operate the pedometer 2 according to movement of the foot, the elastic force of weight sensing spring should be lower than weight to be pressed by the user's walking and heavier than weight to be pressed of user's sitting on the chair, that is to say, not walking, in order to control weight to be pressed to the inner sole 4.

FIG. 5 illustrates an enlarged A-A' cross-sectional view of the backside of the shoe, assembled the pedometer, showing the consumed calorimeter, in accordance with another example of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the pedometer 2 has a display of the counter meter 10 of walking together with the calorie meter 12. The consumed calorie can be counted from the walking number, the user's weight, the walking speed, and the stride of the user, and then expressed on the calorie meter 12, by the conventional method.

And when the user finished to use the pedometer 2, the counter number of the pedometer 2 may me returned to zero (0) by pushing the reset switch 13. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As explained in the above, the shoe being installed with the pedometer in accordance with the present invention has the advantages that it is not necessary to change the battery, and it is not only to reduce the production cost due to its simply constitution, but also it is possible to protect trouble of the pedometer.

In other word, the shoe with the pedometer not to use the battery according to the present invention is very convenient, since it is not necessary to change the battery. And the weight sensing spring 7 is suitable for installing between the sole 14 and heel 3, which do not have a function of cushion in the shoe, and the spring 7 has a function of air cushion, thereby reducing the impact of walking of the user. In case that the present invention is applied to the sport shoe with a function of air cushion, the pedometer 2 can be operated by the air cushion system instead of the weight sensing spring.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A shoe being installed with the pedometer, which comprises of: the heel having the concavity on the upper part thereof to insert the lower part of pedometer, the sole having the reversed concavity under the sole to insert the upper part of the pedometer, and a guide hole to receive the push piece, a pedometer having display showing walking number and/or the consumed calories, counter switch and the guide groove for receiving safely the spring, and the inner sole to receive weight being imposed on the shoe, having a round shape groove of which position corresponds to the push piece and guide hole of the sole.

2. A shoe according to the claim 1 , wherein the display of the pedometer consists of the walking counter meter and the calorie meter, which is operated by counting from the walking number, weight of the user, speed of walking and the stride.

The shoe being installed with the pedometer in accordance with the present invention has the advantages that it is not necessary to change the battery, and it is not only to reduce the production cost due to its simply constitution, but also it is possible to protect trouble of the pedometer.