The present application relates to a field of accessories for shoes and in particular, relates to a tightness adjusting device for shoelaces.
Shoelaces are used to adjust the tightness of shoes, and two ends of each shoelace are generally fixed by knotting a slipknot. When wearing the shoes in practice, the slipknot of the shoelace is easy to loosen or form a fast knot, which influences the tightness adjustment of the shoelace.
Chinese patent application no. CN113545563A discloses a tightness adjusting device for shoelaces, which includes a connection mechanism, a traction mechanism and a lifting belt, in which the traction mechanism is connected to the connection mechanism. The traction mechanism includes a traction assembly and a sliding assembly. There are two traction assemblies, each traction assembly includes a ring member, and the ring member is hinged with the connection mechanism. The sliding assembly includes a sliding member and an elastic pushing member. Each ring member is provided with the sliding member, and the ring member penetrates the sliding member, so that the sliding member divides the ring member into two shoelace holes for shoelaces. The elastic pushing member is mounted in the sliding member, and is located in the ring member. The elastic pushing member is faced toward two shoelace holes under an undeformed state. The elastic pushing member is configured to clamp the shoelaces in the shoelace hole in coordination with the ring member. The lifting belt is connected to the connection mechanism and penetrates the ring member. The lifting belt is configured to drive the traction assembly to slide.
When loosening the shoes by shoelaces, the lifting belt is pulled towards the direction away from the shoes, and the whole tightness adjusting device is moved towards the end of the shoelace, so as to adjust the tightness of the shoelaces. When tightening the shoes by shoelaces, two lifting belts connected to the traction assemblies are pulled away from each other, so that two traction assemblies tend to be located in the same plane with the connection base. Then the flexible end of the shoelace is pulled to tighten the shoes.
The lifting belt and traction mechanism are convenient for adjusting the tightness of shoelaces. However, the shoelaces are required to pass through two shoelace holes of the ring member when mounting the shoelaces in the traction mechanism. There are two ring members, which means each shoelace is required to pass through four shoelace holes. It is also required to adjust the length of the shoelaces where two ends of the shoelaces pass through the shoelaces, so as to reduce the situation that the parts of the shoelaces exposed to the traction mechanism have different lengths, influencing the appearance. The operation of mounting the shoelaces in the tightness adjusting device is complicate and has a low efficiency.
In order to simplify the operation of mounting the shoelaces in the tightness adjusting device, the present application provides a tightness adjusting device for shoelaces.
The tightness adjusting device for shoelaces provided in the present application adopts the following technical solution.
A tightness adjusting device for shoelaces includes a connection mechanism and a traction mechanism, in which the traction mechanism includes a traction assembly, the traction assembly includes a ring member hinged with the connection mechanism, the traction mechanism further includes an elastic adjusting assembly;
In the above technical solution, before mounting the shoelaces in the traction mechanism, two clamping blocks are forced to abut against each other, and the shoelace is placed on the connection block. After the exposed length of the shoelace is determined, the connection block is connected to the ring member by the connection portion, so as to make the shoelace pass through two shoelace holes. In addition, the exposed length of the shoelace is determined before the shoelace passes through the shoelace holes. The shoelace can be settled in one step when mounting the tightness adjusting device on the shoelace in the factory or by the customer, which improves the factory assembly efficiency and using experience of the customers. It is convenient for the customer to wash the shoelace or replace the shoelace that passes through the traction assembly, simplifying the operation of mounting the shoelace in the tightness adjusting device. Further, the shoelace is clamped by the clamping block and the ring member using the elastic member. Since the clamping block is hinged with the connection block, there is an angel between two clamping blocks when clamping the shoelace, so as to reduce the movement possibility of the shoelace in the shoelace hole due to the shaking of feet in the daily life and improve the connection stability between the shoelace and the tightness adjusting device.
In some embodiments, the connection portion includes an inserting block and a first spring, the inserting block is slidably connected to an end of the connection block, a mounting chamber is provided in the connection block, the first spring is mounted in the mounting chamber, an end of the first spring abuts against a portion of the inserting block that is located in the mounting chamber to force the inserting block away from the mounting chamber, an inserting hole is provided on a sidewall of the ring member, the inserting block is configured to insert in the inserting hole.
In the above technical solution, the inserting block and the inserting hole can realize a detachable connection between the connection portion and the ring member, reducing the risk that the connection portion is disengaged from the ring member in the daily sport, and increasing the connection strength between the connection portion and the ring member. In addition, the mounting chamber facilitates the installation of the first spring, so that the appearance of the connection block is clean and beautiful.
In some embodiments, the linkage member includes an elastic plate and a connection cord, an end of the elastic plate is connected to one clamping block and the other end thereof is connected to the other clamping block bypassing the connection block, the elastic plate is connected to the inserting block by the connection cord, when two clamping blocks are abutted against each other, the elastic plate is deformed to protrude, and the inserting block is disengaged from the inserting hole by a pull force of the connection cord.
In the above technical solution, in one aspect, the elastic further increases the elastic force of the elastic member, increasing the difficulty that two clamping blocks abut against each other, reducing the risk that the shoelace is disengaged from the ring member in the daily sport. In another aspect, the protruded deformation of the elastic plate in combination with the pull of the connection cord realize that the inserting block is disengaged from the inserting hole, so that the connection portion is detached from the ring member.
In some embodiments, the linkage member includes an abutting rod and a trigger plate, the abutting rod is provided in the clamping block, an end of the abutting rod away from the clamping block is configured to abut against the trigger plate, the trigger plate is slidably connected to the connection block, a moving direction of the trigger plate is perpendicular to a moving direction of the inserting block, a moving hole is provided on a sidewall of the connection block, a part of the trigger plate protrudes out of the moving hole, a first guiding block is provided in a part of the inserting block that is located in the mounting chamber, a second guiding block is provided in a part of the trigger plate that is located in the mounting chamber, the second guiding block is configured to abut against the first guiding block, when two clamping blocks abut against each other, the abutting rod abuts against a part of the trigger plate that protrudes out of the mounting chamber, and drives the trigger plate to move, the trigger plate forces the inserting block disengaging from the ring member by the first guiding block and the second guiding block.
In the above technical solution, by using the displacement of two clamping blocks when two clamping blocks are abutted against each other and combining with the abutting rod, the trigger plate can force the inserting block disengaging from the ring member by the first guiding block and the second guiding block, reducing the risk that the inserting block cannot be disengaged from the ring member due to the entrance of the external impurities in the inserting hole. Further, the trigger plate can be directly pressed, so that the inserting block is directly disengaged from the ring member without pinching two clamping blocks, providing a redundant design for the disengagement of the inserting block from the ring member, and ensuring the disengagement of the inserting block from the ring member.
In some embodiments, a limiting hole for the trigger plate to pass through is provided on the sidewall of the connection block, the limiting hole is corresponding to the moving hole, a limiting member is detachably connected to the connection block, the limiting member is configured to block the limiting hole and limit the movement of the trigger plate.
In the above technical solution, the limiting hole and the limiting member provide an insurance for the disengagement of the inserting block from the ring member. The limiting member is moved only when the inserting block is required to disengaged from the ring member. The limiting member limits the inserting block disengaging from the ring member by the first guiding block and the second guiding block in the rest of time, improving the connection strength between the inserting block and the ring member.
In some embodiments, the limiting member includes a second spring and a plugging block, two ends of the second spring are sleeved around a periphery of the ring member, the plugging block is mounted in the middle of the second spring, the second spring is configured to force the plugging block inserting in the limiting hole.
In the above technical solution, the second spring and the plugging block realize the limiting member can adaptively plug in or disengage from limiting hole without manual movement of the limiting member when mounting the connection block in the ring member, improving the efficiency of mounting the shoelace in the traction mechanism.
In some embodiments, a notch is provided on a periphery of the ring member, the notch is communicated with the inserting hole, an internal wall of the ring member corresponding to the notch is configured to be inclined to form a sliding surface for guiding the inserting block inserting into the inserting hole.
In the above technical solution, the efficiency that inserting the inserting block in the inserting hole is improved in the situation of a restricted view.
In some embodiments, a groove is provided in a periphery of the connection block, the groove is provided along the circumference of the connection block for accommodating the shoelace.
In the above technical solution, the design of the groove can reduce the risk that the shoelace slides on the connection block. The shoelace can temporarily and stably stay on the periphery of the connecting block when mounting the connection block in the ring member. Further, the design of the groove narrows a part of the mounting chamber of the connection block, so as to reduce the risk of the excessive deformation and displacement of the spring in the mounting chamber.
In some embodiments, a swing rod is hinged with the connection mechanism, a sharp pin is provided on a periphery of the swing rod, the sharp pin is configured to pierce the shoelace, a lifting belt connected to the swing rod is provided in the connection mechanism, the lifting belt is configured to lift the traction assembly, when two traction assemblies are on a same plane, the lifting belt lift the swing rod to disengage from the shoelace, so that the sharp pin is disengaged from the shoelace.
In the above technical solution, the swing rod and the sharp pin realize stabilizing the position of the shoelace in the shoelace holes. When adjusting the tightness of the shoelace, two traction assemblies are moved to the same plane by using the lifting belt, so that the sharp pin can be disengaged from the shoelace, and the tightness can be adjusted by pulling the shoelace.
In some embodiments, a weight block is provided in the swing rod, and the weight block is configured to force the sharp pin piercing the shoelace.
In the above technical solution, the sharp pin keeps in the state of piercing the shoelace in a normal state, which is influenced by the gravity of the weight block, further reducing the risk that the shoelace is disengaged from the traction mechanism in daily sport.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial effects:
The present application is further described in detail below in combination with
The embodiment of the present application discloses a tightness adjusting device for shoelaces, which is intended to simplify the operation of mounting the shoelace in the tightness adjusting device.
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There are two traction mechanisms 2 in the present application and the two traction mechanisms 2 are correspondingly arranged. Each traction mechanism 2 includes a traction assembly 21 and an elastic adjusting assembly 22. The traction assembly 21 includes a ring member 211. A traction snapping rod 2111 is provided in the ring member 211. The traction snapping rod 2111 is placed in the opening of the hinging groove 1221 through the gap between two hinging blocks 122, so that the traction snapping rod 2111 is snapped in the hinging groove 1221 to form a hinged connection with the hinging block 122. A partition rod 2112 is provided on a side of the ring member 211 away from the traction snapping rod 2111, and a limiting rod 2113 is provided in the ring member 211. There is a gap between the limiting rod 2113 and the traction snapping rod 2111. A connection gap is formed in the ring member 211 between the partition rod 2112 and the limiting rod 2113. The elastic adjusting assembly 22 is positioned in the connection gap. A traction ring member 2114 is connected to a side of the ring member 211 close to the partition rod 2112. The traction ring member 2114 is positioned above the partition rod 2112. A traction hole for the end of the lifting belt 3 to pass through is provided in the traction ring member 2114.
The ring member 211 is detachably connected to the corresponding elastic adjusting assembly 22. When mounting the shoelace in the traction mechanism 2, the shoelace is placed on the elastic adjusting assembly 22, and the elastic adjusting assembly 22 is connected to the ring member 211, so as to finish the action of mounting the shoelace in the traction mechanism 2.
The elastic adjusting assembly 22 includes a connection block 221, a clamping block 222, an elastic member 223 and a linkage member 224. The connection block 221 and the clamping block 222 both have a cylinder structure. Grooves 225 are respectively provided on the peripheries of the connection blocks 221 and the clamping block 222. The groove 225 is arranged along the circumference of the cylinder structure. The groove 225 is configured for accommodating the shoelace. The connection block 221 is positioned between the partition rod 2112 and the limiting rod 2113, the connection block 221 and the clamping block 222 can both pass through the connection gap. A connection portion 4 is movably connected to each of the two ends of the connection block 221. The connection portion 4 is detachably connected to the ring member 211. The connection block 221 divides the connection gap into two shoelace holes for shoelace to pass through. The movable connection between the connection portion 4 and the connection block 221 can be a slidable connection, a snap-in connection or a clamping connection. In the embodiment of the present application, the connection portion 4 is slidably connected to an end of the connection block 221.
There are two clamping blocks 222. Two clamping blocks 222 are both hinged with the periphery of the connection block 221. The elastic member 223 is connected between the connection block 221 and the clamping block 222. The elastic member 223 is configured to force two clamping blocks away from each other, to clamp the shoelace in the shoelace holes in combination with the ring member 211. That is, one end of the shoelace abuts against the partition rod 2112 by one clamping block 222, and the other end of the shoelace abuts against the limiting rod 2113 by the other clamping block 222. In this embodiment, the elastic member 223 adopts a torsion spring. In some other embodiments, the elastic member 223 can adopt a tension spring. One end of the tension spring is connected to one clamping block 222, and the other end thereof is connected to the other clamping block 222 bypassing the connection block 221. The elastic member 223 is not limited in the present application, as long as the elastic member 223 can force two clamping blocks 222 away from each other.
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It should be noted that, the arrangement of the groove 225 narrows the mounting chamber 2211 of the connection block 221. The narrowed mounting chamber 2211 can reduce the risk of the excessive deformation and displacement of the spring 42 in the mounting chamber.
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The implementation principle of Embodiment 1 is: two clamping blocks 222 are pinched before mounting the shoelace in the traction mechanism 2. The shoelace is placed on the connection block 221 and the clamping blocks 222. After determining the exposed length of the shoelace, the connection block 221 passes through the connection gap to a determined position, and two clamping blocks 222 are released, so that the inserting block 221 is inserted in the ring member 211 and the shoelace pass through two shoelace holes. In addition, the exposed length of the shoelace is determined before mounting the shoelace in the shoelace holes. The shoelace can be settled in one step when mounting the tightness adjusting device on the shoelace in the factory or by the customer, which improves the factory assembly efficiency and using experience of the customers. It is convenient for the customer to wash the shoelace or replace the shoelace that passes through the traction assembly 21, simplifying the operation of mounting the shoelace in the traction mechanism 2 and facilitating adjusting the tightness.
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The implementation principle of Embodiment 2: by using the displacement when pinching two clamping blocks 222 in combination with the abutting rod 2243, the trigger plate 2244 can force the inserting block 41 disengaging from the ring member 211 by the first guiding block 5 and the second guiding block 6, reducing the risk that the inserting block 41 cannot be disengaged from the ring member 211 due to the entrance of the external impurities in the inserting hole 2115. Further, the trigger plate 2244 can be directly pressed, so that the inserting block 41 is directly disengaged from the ring member 211 without pinching two clamping blocks 222, providing a redundant design for the disengagement of the inserting block 41 from the ring member 211, and ensuring the disengagement of the inserting block 41 from the ring member 211.
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The implementation principle of Embodiment 4 is: the swing rod 8 and the sharp pins 81 realize stabilizing the position of the shoelace in the shoelace holes. When adjusting the tightness of the shoelace, two traction assemblies 21 are moved to the same plane by using the lifting belt 3, so that the swing rod 8 is disengaged from the shoelace by the lifting belt 3, and the sharp pins 81 are disengaged from the shoelace, so as to adjust the tightness by pulling the shoelace.
The above are the preferred embodiments of the present application, which are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.
This application is a continuation of PCT application serial no. PCT/CN2023/074075, filed on Feb. 1, 2023. The entirety of PCT application serial no. PCT/CN2023/074075 is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
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