Shoe sole, and shoe including shoe sole

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11672304-B2
Application number	US-201917440140-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2019
Priority date	Mar 18, 2019
Publication date	Jun 13, 2023
Grant date	Jun 13, 2023

Abstract

Provided is a shoe sole, wherein ventilation grooves recessed in the thickness direction of the shoe sole are formed in the upper surface part, the shoe sole has a forefoot portion that has an air intake port formed in at least one of a medial side wall and a lateral side wall in the side wall part to be in communication with the ventilation grooves and draw air from outside into the ventilation grooves, the shoe sole has a midfoot portion that has an air outlet port formed in at least one of the medial side wall and the lateral side wall to be in communication with the air intake port through the ventilation grooves and discharge air in the ventilation groove to the outside, and at least a part of the ventilation grooves constitutes an air intake groove extending obliquely rearward from the air intake port.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A shoe sole comprising: an upper surface part configured to enable an upper member to be provided thereover; a bottom surface part configured to be in contact with the ground; and a side wall part configured to connect an outer peripheral end of the upper surface part and an outer peripheral end of the bottom surface part in a thickness direction of the shoe sole, wherein
ventilation grooves recessed in the thickness direction of the shoe sole from an upper side are formed in the upper surface part,
the shoe sole has a forefoot portion that has at least one air intake port formed in the side wall part to be in communication with the ventilation grooves and draw air from outside into the ventilation grooves,
the shoe sole has a midfoot portion that has at least one air outlet port formed in the side wall part to be in communication with the air intake port through the ventilation grooves and discharge air in the ventilation groove to the outside,
at least a part of the ventilation grooves constitutes an air intake groove extending from the at least one air intake port,
a forward-most one of the at least one air intake port in a length direction of the shoe sole is located on a lateral side wall on a lateral side in the side wall part,
the at least one air outlet port of the midfoot portion has an opening area larger than an opening area of the at least one air intake port of the forefoot portion,
the air intake groove extends obliquely rearward from the lateral side of the shoe sole to the medial side,
the air outlet port comprises at least one medial side air outlet port formed in the medial side wall and at least one lateral side air outlet port formed in the lateral side,
a total opening area of the medial side outlet port is larger than a total opening area of the lateral side air outlet port, and
the ventilation grooves each are formed to have a depth recessed in the thickness direction of the shoe sole gradually increasing as it advances from the front side of the forefoot portion toward the rear side of the midfoot portion.

2. The shoe sole according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one air intake port has a shape that spreads in a tapered shape toward the outside.

3. The shoe sole according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one air intake port is formed in each of the medial side wall and the lateral side wall,
each of the air intake port formed in the medial side wall and the air intake port formed in the lateral side wall has a recessed shape opening upward, and
the air intake groove connects the air intake port having a recessed shape and formed in the medial side wall to the air intake port having a recessed shape and formed in the lateral side wall.

4. The shoe sole according to claim 3 , wherein
a bending groove recessed from the lower side in the thickness direction of the shoe sole is formed in the bottom surface part at a position facing the air intake groove formed in the upper surface part in the thickness direction of the shoe sole, and
the bending groove extends from the lateral side wall to the medial side wall.

5. The shoe sole according to claim 4 , wherein
a deepest line passing through the bending groove is formed to be displaced rearward from a deepest line passing through the air intake groove.

6. A shoe comprising the shoe sole according to claim 1 , wherein
an inner sole, in which a plurality of small vent holes in communication with the ventilation grooves are formed, is mounted on the upper side of the shoe sole.

7. The shoe according to claim 6 , wherein
the plurality of small vent holes are formed in an area other than an area corresponding to the metatarsophalangeal joint.

8. The shoe according to claim 6 , wherein
the forefoot portion of the inner sole is provided with a cutout at an area corresponding to the at least one air intake port.

9. The shoe sole according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one air intake port has a shape that spreads in a tapered shape toward the outside.

10. A shoe sole comprising: an upper surface part configured to enable an upper member to be provided thereover; a bottom surface part configured to be in contact with the ground; and a side wall part configured to connect an outer peripheral end of the upper surface part and an outer peripheral end of the bottom surface part in a thickness direction of the shoe sole, wherein
ventilation grooves recessed in the thickness direction of the shoe sole are formed in the upper surface part,
the shoe sole has a forefoot portion that has at least one air intake port formed in the side wall part to be in communication with the ventilation grooves and draw air from outside into the ventilation grooves,
the shoe sole has a midfoot portion that has an air outlet port formed in at least one of the medial side wall on the medial side of the side wall part and the lateral side wall on the lateral side of the side wall part to be in communication with the air intake port through the ventilation grooves and discharge air in the ventilation grooves to the outside,
a forward-most one of the at least one air intake port in a length direction of the shoe sole is located on a lateral side wall on a lateral side in the side wall part,
a total opening area of the air outlet port is larger than a total opening area of the at least one air intake port,
the air intake groove extends obliquely rearward from the lateral side of the shoe sole to the medial side,
the air outlet port comprises at least one medial side air outlet port formed in the medial side wall and at least one lateral side air outlet port formed in the lateral side,
a total opening area of the medial side outlet port is larger than a total opening area of the lateral side air outlet port, and
the ventilation grooves each are formed to have a depth recessed in the thickness direction of the shoe sole gradually increasing as it advances from the front side of the forefoot portion toward the rear side of the midfoot portion.

11. The shoe sole according to claim 10 , wherein
the at least one medial side air outlet port is formed in an area between a first innermost point which is an innermost point in the forefoot portion of the shoe sole and a second innermost point which is an innermost point in the rearfoot portion of the shoe sole.

12. The shoe sole according to claim 10 , wherein a total opening area of ends of the ventilation grooves opening on the medial side of the midfoot portion of the upper surface part is smaller than a total opening area of ends of the ventilation grooves opening on the lateral side of the midfoot portion of the upper surface part.

13. The shoe sole according to claim 10 , wherein
a part of the shoe sole is configured to be located on any straight line connecting an arbitrary point within the medial side air outlet port and an arbitrary point within the lateral side air outlet port.

14. The shoe sole according to claim 10 , wherein
a reinforcing member that suppresses distortion of an area around the medial side air outlet port is provided in at least a part of the area around the medial side air outlet port in the medial side wall.

15. A shoe comprising the shoe sole according to claim 10 , wherein
an inner sole, in which a plurality of small vent holes in communication with the ventilation grooves are formed, is mounted on the upper side of the shoe sole.

16. A shoe sole comprising: an upper surface part configured to enable an upper member to be provided thereover; a bottom surface part configured to be in contact with the ground; and a si

Assignees

• Asics Corp

Inventors

• Sakamoto Masanori
• Moriyasu Kenta
• BESSHO Ayu
• Ueda Takayuki
• Nakaya Kenta
• Nakahara Masaki

Classifications

• A43B7/087

  in the bottom of the sole · CPC title

• A43B13/125

  characterised by the midsole or middle layer · CPC title

• A43B13/14

  characterised by the constructive form · CPC title

• A43B13/141

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

• A43B7/088 Primary

  in the side of the sole · CPC title