Insole and shoes comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11464274-B2
Application number	US-201916661338-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2019
Priority date	Mar 5, 2019
Publication date	Oct 11, 2022
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022

Abstract

An insole including a base; an electronic element provided to the base; a connection line configured to extend from the electronic element and to pass through the base; and a cover provided on a top surface of the base to cover the electronic element and configured to be separable from the base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An insole comprising:
a base having a base hole therein extending from a top surface of the base to a bottom surface of the base;
an electronic element provided to the base;
a controller insertable into the bottom surface of the base;
a connection line extending from the electronic element and passing through the base hole;
a cover configured to detachably connect to the top surface of the base such that the cover covers the electronic element when the cover is connected to the base; and
a support layer configured to support the electronic element and the connection line,
wherein the base comprises:
a base body configured to support the electronic element, the base body has the base hole passing therethrough such that a front sidewall of the base hole is sloped rearward and downward from the base body to form a guide; and
a base protrusion protruding from the base body, the base protrusion configured to connect to the cover such that the electronic element supported by the base body is surrounded by the base protrusion,

wherein the support layer is configured to be fitted to an inside of the base protrusion, and the support layer comprises:
a layer body configured to rest on the top surface of the base, the connection line extending along a top surface of the layer body; and
a ramp formed on a central portion of the layer body, the ramp having a slope corresponding to a slope of the guide such that the connection line runs along the ramp and passes through the base.

2. The insole of claim 1 , wherein the electronic element comprises:
a plurality of electronic devices including,
a front electronic device configured to overlap a forefoot of a user based on a direction perpendicular to the base; and
a rear electronic device configured to overlap a rear foot of the user based on the direction perpendicular to the base.

3. The insole of claim 2 , wherein the base hole in the base body is at a position corresponding to a location between the front electronic device and the rear electronic device.

4. The insole of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises:
a cover body including a cover groove configured to receive the base protrusion; and
a cover protrusion configured to protrude from the cover body and to press against the support layer.

5. The insole of claim 1 , wherein
the electronic element is provided to the top surface the base, and
the controller is insertable into the bottom surface of the base such that the controller is provided on an opposite side of the base with respect to the electronic element.

6. The insole of claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises:
a controller body having a controller protrusion extending rearward from the controller body, such that the controller is insertable into the base by inserting the controller in a main groove in the base such that the controller protrusion penetrates an auxiliary groove within the main groove, the auxiliary groove recessed from one side surface of the main groove toward a rear portion of the base.

7. The insole of claim 5 , further comprising:
an insert in the base, the insert including a more rigid material than that of the base, wherein
the controller and the insert are configured to be combinable in a state in which the connection line is between the controller and the insert.

8. The insole of claim 1 , wherein the electronic element comprises:
at least one electronic device including a vibrator, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, or an inertial sensor.

9. A shoe comprising:
a midsole;
an upper on a top surface of the midsole; and
an insole including,
a base insertable into the upper, the base having a base hole therein extending from a top surface of the base to a bottom surface of the base,
an electronic element provided to the base,
a controller insertable into the bottom surface of the base,
a connection line extending from the electronic element and passing through the base hole,
a cover configured to detachably connect to the top surface of the base such that the cover covers the electronic element when the cover is connected to the base; and
a support layer configured to support the electronic element and the connection line,

wherein the base comprises:
a base body configured to support the electronic element, the base body has the base hole passing therethrough such that a front sidewall of the base hole is sloped rearward and downward from the base body to form a guide; and
a base protrusion protruding from the base body, the base protrusion configured to connect to the cover such that the electronic element supported by the base body is surrounded by the base protrusion,

wherein the support layer is configured to be fitted to an inside of the base protrusion, and the support layer comprises:
a layer body configured to rest on the top surface of the base, the connection line extending along a top surface of the layer body; and
a ramp formed on a central portion of the layer body, the ramp having a slope corresponding to a slope of the guide such that the connection line runs along the ramp and passes through the base.

10. The shoe of claim 9 , wherein
the electronic element is provided to the top surface the base, and
the controller is insertable into the bottom surface of the base such that the controller is provided on an opposite side of the base with respect to the electronic element.

11. The shoe of claim 9 , further comprising:
an interface attached to an exterior of one of the upper and the midsole, the interface configured to connect to the controller.

12. The shoe of claim 11 , wherein the interface comprises:
an interface body configured to fasten to the midsole;
an interface cover including a power terminal, the interface cover detachably connected to the interface body; and
a connector configured to pass through the upper and connect the power terminal to the controller.

13. The shoe of claim 12 , wherein
the interface body includes a body magnet having a first polarity, and
the interface cover further includes a cover magnet configured to face the body magnet, the cover magnet having a second polarity opposite the first polarity.

14. The shoe of claim 9 , wherein the midsole comprises:
a midsole body configured to support the insole; and
a plurality of midsole grooves recessed in front portion of a top surface thereof and extending in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the midsole body such that the plurality of midsole grooves are in front of the electronic element.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Roh Se-Gon
• Ahn Haewook
• Bae Yeji
• Choi Minho
• Roh Chang Hyun
• Shim Youngbo

Classifications

• A43B13/141

  with a part of the sole being flexible, e.g. permitting articulation or torsion · CPC title

• G01P15/02

  by making use of inertia forces {using solid seismic masses}(G01P15/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A43B13/38

  Built-in insoles joined to uppers during the manufacturing process, e.g. structural insoles; Insoles glued to shoes during the manufacturing process · CPC title

• A61B5/6807

  Footwear · CPC title

• A43B17/00 Primary

  Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined · CPC title