US20040239056A1 - Wheel-set equipped with shoe - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates, in general, to a wheel assembly mounted to a shoe and, more particularly, to a wheel assembly for a shoe, which can implement cornering in a smooth manner, and can allow wheels to be moved as desired by a user between an operating position where the wheels are placed on a heel portion of the shoe to roll on a flat surface and a non-operating position where the wheels are placed on a rear end of shoe to be held detached from the flat surface.
- the conventional heeling device mounted to the shoe 900 comprises a mounting section defined with an opening, a shaft 910 supported by the mounting section, and a wheel 930 fitted around the shaft 910 .
- the wheel 930 is detachably mounted to the mounting section. Therefore, in the case that the shoe 900 is used to roll or slide on a flat surface, the wheel 930 is mounted to the mounting section, and in the case that the shoe 900 is used to walk or run on the flat surface, the wheel 930 as fitted around the shaft 910 is removed from the mounting section.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a wheel assembly for a shoe, which is simply constructed to allow the shoe to be conveniently converted from a heel-rolling or sliding state into a walking or running state to thereby be used as the conventional shoe without the need of removing a wheel from the shoe.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a wheel assembly for a shoe, which is constructed to compensate a difference in rotational velocity caused between both ends of the wheel assembly when a user implements cornering, whereby partial wearing of the wheel assembly is reduced.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a wheel assembly for a shoe, which can easily dissipate frictional heat produced in a wheel part to thereby reduce the frictional heat transmitted to the foot of the user.
- a wheel assembly for a shoe comprising: a housing attached to a heel portion of the shoe and defined with an opening; and a wheel section mounted to the housing in a manner such that a pair of wheels of the wheel section can be moved between an operating position in which they are received in the opening of the housing to be partially exposed out of a lower surface of the housing and a non-operating position in which they are taken out of the opening of the housing to be seated on a rear end portion of the shoe.
- the wheel section comprises the pair of wheels, a shaft for supporting the pair of wheels, and a support bracket having one end which is connected to the shaft and the other end which is connected to the shoe by a hinge pin.
- each of the wheels is rotatably supported by a ball bearing, and the wheels are structured to emit lights while they are rotated.
- both ends of the shaft are respectively formed with external threads, and a pair of cap elements are threadedly locked to the external threads; and a pair of flange portions having a predetermined height are integrally formed on a circumferential outer surface of the shaft at pre-selected locations, respectively.
- the support bracket has a configuration of a plate, and, by bending and riveting both ends of the plate, the support bracket is defined with a shaft insertion groove through which the shaft is inserted and a pin insertion groove through which the hinge pin is inserted, and wherein the support bracket is defined at substantially a middle portion thereof with a slot which extends in a lengthwise direction of the support bracket.
- the housing has a pair of semi-cylindrical shaft receiving grooves which are defined at both axial ends of the opening so that both ends of the shaft can be received in the shaft receiving grooves, respectively, and a pair of hinge holes which are defined at a rear end of the housing so that both ends of the hinge pin can be inserted through the hinge holes, respectively.
- the rear end portion of the shoe is formed with an engaging projection so that the engaging projection can be close-fitted into the slot defined in the support bracket to hold the wheel section to the non-operating position.
- FIG. 1 is a partially broken-away side view illustrating a shoe to which a wheel assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is mounted;
- FIGS. 2 a and 2 b are a perspective view and a sectional view illustrating the wheel assembly according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wheel section which constitutes the wheel assembly according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a housing which constitutes the wheel assembly according to the present invention.
- FIGS. 5 a and 5 b are a bottom view and a rear view illustrating an unfolded operating position of wheels of the wheel assembly according to the present invention
- FIGS. 6 a and 6 b are a bottom view and a rear view illustrating a folded non-operating position of the wheels of the wheel assembly according to the present invention
- FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating a state wherein the wheels of the wheel assembly slide on a flat surface
- FIG. 8 is a side view illustrating a shoe to which the conventional wheel is mounted
- FIG. 9 is a partial bottom view of FIG. 8.
- FIGS. 10 a and 10 b are views for comparing the present invention with the conventional art.
- FIG. 1 is a partially broken-away side view illustrating a shoe to which a wheel assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is mounted; and FIGS. 2 a and 2 b are a perspective view and a sectional view illustrating the wheel assembly according to the present invention.
- a wheel assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention designated by the reference numeral 10 , comprises a housing 30 attached to a heel portion 51 of a shoe 5 , and a wheel section 20 for selectively positioning a pair of wheels 210 and 210 ′ in the housing 30 and on a rear end portion 53 of the shoe 5 .
- the housing 30 attached to the heel portion 51 of the shoe 5 is defined with an opening in which the pair of wheels 210 and 210 ′ can be accommodated.
- a pair of semi-cylindrical shaft receiving grooves 310 are defined at both axial ends of the opening so that both ends of a shaft 230 can be received in the shaft receiving grooves 310 , respectively, and a pair of hinge holes 330 are defined at a rear end of the housing 30 so that both ends of a hinge pin 259 can be inserted through the hinge holes 330 , respectively.
- the rear end portion 53 of the shoe 5 is formed with an engaging projection 350 .
- the engaging projection 350 is formed to have a size and a shape which allow the engaging projection 350 to be close-fitted into a slot 257 defined in a support bracket 250 as will be described later in detail. Hence, due to the fact that the engaging projection 350 is close-fitted into the slot 257 , the support bracket 250 including the pair of wheels 210 and 210 ′ can be securely held with respect to the rear end portion 53 of the shoe 5 (see FIGS. 2 b and 4 ).
- the wheel section 20 comprises the pair of wheels 210 and 210 ′, the shaft 230 for supporting the pair of wheels 210 and 210 ′, and the support bracket 250 .
- the wheels 210 and 210 ′ are rotatably supported by ball bearings 215 while being fitted around the shaft 230 .
- the wheels 210 and 210 ′ may be structured to emit lights while they are rotated.
- a wheel of a narrow width similar to those used in an in-line skate, may be used.
- the wheel section 20 of the present invention has the pair of wheels 210 and 210 ′.
- an outside rotation radius is substantially greater than an inside rotation radius, and therefore, an outside end of a wheel must be rotated at a velocity greater than that of an inside end of the wheel.
- the single wheel 930 having a large width is used, the inner and outer ends of the wheel 930 are rotated at the same velocity. Accordingly, a partial wearing phenomenon occurs in the wheel 930 due to a difference in rotational velocity between the inner and outer ends of the wheel 930 , whereby smooth cornering of the wheel 930 cannot be ensured.
- the pair of wheels 210 and 210 ′ that is, the inner wheel 210 ′ and the outer wheel 210 are fitted around the shaft 230 by way of their respective ball bearings 215 , even though a rotational velocity difference is caused between the outer and inner wheels 210 and 210 ′, smooth and calm cornering of the wheels 210 and 210 ′ is ensured, and partial wearing does not occur in any of the outer and inner wheels 210 and 210 ′. Also, because a gap is sufficiently secured between the pair of wheels 210 and 210 ′, heat produced due to the rotation of the wheels 210 and 210 ′ can be easily dissipated into the surrounding air.
- the shaft 230 are structured to ensure that the wheels 210 and 210 ′ are reliably rotated and to sufficiently stand a load applied by a weight of the user.
- both ends of the shaft 230 are respectively formed with external threads 231 , and a pair of cap elements 235 are threadedly locked to the external threads 231 .
- a pair of first flange portions 233 are integrally formed on a circumferential outer surface of the shaft 230 at pre-selected locations, respectively.
- a pair of second flange portions are also formed on circumferential outer surfaces of the cap elements 235 , respectively.
- the support bracket 250 is formed by riveting a plate-shaped sheet material using rivets 255 .
- the shaft 230 is inserted through the shaft insertion groove 251 .
- riveting of the support bracket 250 is conducted.
- a front end of the support bracket 250 is defined with the shaft insertion groove 251
- the rear end of the support bracket 250 is defined with the pin insertion groove 253 through the hinge pin 259 is inserted.
- the support bracket 250 is defined at substantially a middle portion thereof with the slot 257 which extends in a lengthwise direction of the support bracket 250 .
- Both ends of the hinge pin 259 which is inserted through the pin insertion groove 253 are also fitted through the pair of hinge holes 330 of the housing 30 , so that the support bracket 250 can be rotated about the hinge pin 259 .
- the wheel assembly 10 By the construction of the wheel assembly 10 according to the present invention, while the user glides on a flat surface using the wheels 210 and 210 ′, if the user wants to convert the heel-rolling state of the shoe 5 into a walking or running state, the wheels 210 and 210 ′ which are accommodated in the opening of the housing 30 are taken out of the opening by the user's fingers, and then, the support bracket 250 is rotated about the hinge pin 259 so that the slot 257 of the support bracket 250 is closely engaged with the engaging projection 350 . Accordingly, because the wheels 210 and 210 ′ do not project out of a lower surface of the shoe 5 and instead positioned on the rear end portion of the shoe 5 , the shoe 5 can be used as usual.
- the user wants to convert the walking or running state of the shoe 5 into the heel-rolling state, by disengaging the support bracket 250 from the engaging projection 350 and then accommodating the wheels 210 and 210 ′ into the opening of the housing 30 , the user can glide on the flat surface using the wheels 210 and 210 ′ which project out of the lower surface of the shoe 5 .
- the wheel assembly for a shoe according to the present invention provides advantages in that the shoe equipped with the wheel assembly can be used to roll or slide on a flat surface using a pair of wheels and can be used as the conventional shoe through simple manipulation without the need of removing the wheels from the shoe.
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A wheel assembly for a shoe. A housing is attached to a heel portion of the shoe and defined with an opening. A wheel section is mounted to the housing in a manner such that a pair of wheels of the wheel section can be moved between an operating position in which they are received in the opening of the housing to be partially exposed out of a lower surface of the housing and a non-operating position in which they are taken out of the opening of the housing to be seated on a rear end portion of the shoe. The wheel section includes the pair of wheels, a shaft for supporting the pair of wheels, and a support bracket having one end which is connected to the shaft and the other end which is connected to the shoe by a hinge pin.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates, in general, to a wheel assembly mounted to a shoe and, more particularly, to a wheel assembly for a shoe, which can implement cornering in a smooth manner, and can allow wheels to be moved as desired by a user between an operating position where the wheels are placed on a heel portion of the shoe to roll on a flat surface and a non-operating position where the wheels are placed on a rear end of shoe to be held detached from the flat surface.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- In Korean Patent Application No. 2001-7012551, there is disclosed a shoe to a heel portion of which a wheel is mounted to give a user the ability to glide on flat surfaces one could only walk. Referring to FIG. 8, the conventional heeling device mounted to the
shoe 900 comprises a mounting section defined with an opening, ashaft 910 supported by the mounting section, and awheel 930 fitted around theshaft 910. - The
wheel 930 is detachably mounted to the mounting section. Therefore, in the case that theshoe 900 is used to roll or slide on a flat surface, thewheel 930 is mounted to the mounting section, and in the case that theshoe 900 is used to walk or run on the flat surface, thewheel 930 as fitted around theshaft 910 is removed from the mounting section. - However, the conventional heeling device mounted to the shoe suffers from defects as described below.
- First, while the user glides on the flat surface using the
wheel 930, when it is necessary to convert the heel-rolling state of theshoe 900 into a walking or running state, the user must remove and separately keep thewheel 930 from theshoe 900. For this reason, the possibility of thewheel 930 to be lost is increased, and a sanitary problem is raised since it is the norm that theunclean wheel 930 is usually kept in a pocket. - Second, in consideration of the fact that the
single wheel 930 is fitted around theshaft 910, since thewheel 930 has to support a weight of the user in a sufficient manner, thewheel 930 must have a substantial width. By this fact, when it is necessary for the shoe to implement cornering rather than going directly forward, because a difference is caused in rotational velocity between both ends of thewheel 930, smooth cornering of theshoe 900 cannot be ensured, and partial wearing is provoked on a surface of thewheel 930. - Third, by the fact that the
wheel 930 having a substantial width is closely mounted to the mounting section, heat produced in the mounting section due to sliding contact between thewheel 930 and the flat surface cannot be sufficiently dissipated and rather is transmitted to the foot of the user to deteriorate wearability of the shoe. - Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wheel assembly for a shoe, which is simply constructed to allow the shoe to be conveniently converted from a heel-rolling or sliding state into a walking or running state to thereby be used as the conventional shoe without the need of removing a wheel from the shoe.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a wheel assembly for a shoe, which is constructed to compensate a difference in rotational velocity caused between both ends of the wheel assembly when a user implements cornering, whereby partial wearing of the wheel assembly is reduced.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a wheel assembly for a shoe, which can easily dissipate frictional heat produced in a wheel part to thereby reduce the frictional heat transmitted to the foot of the user.
- In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wheel assembly for a shoe, comprising: a housing attached to a heel portion of the shoe and defined with an opening; and a wheel section mounted to the housing in a manner such that a pair of wheels of the wheel section can be moved between an operating position in which they are received in the opening of the housing to be partially exposed out of a lower surface of the housing and a non-operating position in which they are taken out of the opening of the housing to be seated on a rear end portion of the shoe.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, the wheel section comprises the pair of wheels, a shaft for supporting the pair of wheels, and a support bracket having one end which is connected to the shaft and the other end which is connected to the shoe by a hinge pin.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, each of the wheels is rotatably supported by a ball bearing, and the wheels are structured to emit lights while they are rotated.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, both ends of the shaft are respectively formed with external threads, and a pair of cap elements are threadedly locked to the external threads; and a pair of flange portions having a predetermined height are integrally formed on a circumferential outer surface of the shaft at pre-selected locations, respectively.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, the support bracket has a configuration of a plate, and, by bending and riveting both ends of the plate, the support bracket is defined with a shaft insertion groove through which the shaft is inserted and a pin insertion groove through which the hinge pin is inserted, and wherein the support bracket is defined at substantially a middle portion thereof with a slot which extends in a lengthwise direction of the support bracket.
- According to still another aspect of the present invention, the housing has a pair of semi-cylindrical shaft receiving grooves which are defined at both axial ends of the opening so that both ends of the shaft can be received in the shaft receiving grooves, respectively, and a pair of hinge holes which are defined at a rear end of the housing so that both ends of the hinge pin can be inserted through the hinge holes, respectively.
- According to yet still another aspect of the present invention, the rear end portion of the shoe is formed with an engaging projection so that the engaging projection can be close-fitted into the slot defined in the support bracket to hold the wheel section to the non-operating position.
- The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is a partially broken-away side view illustrating a shoe to which a wheel assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is mounted;
- FIGS. 2a and 2 b are a perspective view and a sectional view illustrating the wheel assembly according to the present invention;
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wheel section which constitutes the wheel assembly according to the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a housing which constitutes the wheel assembly according to the present invention;
- FIGS. 5a and 5 b are a bottom view and a rear view illustrating an unfolded operating position of wheels of the wheel assembly according to the present invention;
- FIGS. 6a and 6 b are a bottom view and a rear view illustrating a folded non-operating position of the wheels of the wheel assembly according to the present invention;
- FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating a state wherein the wheels of the wheel assembly slide on a flat surface;
- FIG. 8 is a side view illustrating a shoe to which the conventional wheel is mounted;
- FIG. 9 is a partial bottom view of FIG. 8; and
- FIGS. 10a and 10 b are views for comparing the present invention with the conventional art.
- Reference will now be made in greater detail to a preferred embodiment of the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
- FIG. 1 is a partially broken-away side view illustrating a shoe to which a wheel assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is mounted; and FIGS. 2a and 2 b are a perspective view and a sectional view illustrating the wheel assembly according to the present invention.
- As shown in the drawings, a wheel assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, designated by the
reference numeral 10, comprises ahousing 30 attached to aheel portion 51 of ashoe 5, and awheel section 20 for selectively positioning a pair ofwheels housing 30 and on arear end portion 53 of theshoe 5. - The
housing 30 attached to theheel portion 51 of theshoe 5 is defined with an opening in which the pair ofwheels shaft receiving grooves 310 are defined at both axial ends of the opening so that both ends of ashaft 230 can be received in theshaft receiving grooves 310, respectively, and a pair ofhinge holes 330 are defined at a rear end of thehousing 30 so that both ends of ahinge pin 259 can be inserted through thehinge holes 330, respectively. Therear end portion 53 of theshoe 5 is formed with anengaging projection 350. Theengaging projection 350 is formed to have a size and a shape which allow theengaging projection 350 to be close-fitted into aslot 257 defined in asupport bracket 250 as will be described later in detail. Hence, due to the fact that theengaging projection 350 is close-fitted into theslot 257, thesupport bracket 250 including the pair ofwheels rear end portion 53 of the shoe 5 (see FIGS. 2b and 4). - As can be readily seen from FIG. 3, the
wheel section 20 comprises the pair ofwheels shaft 230 for supporting the pair ofwheels support bracket 250. - The
wheels ball bearings 215 while being fitted around theshaft 230. In this preferred embodiment of the present invention, thewheels wheel - The
wheel section 20 of the present invention has the pair ofwheels single wheel 930 having a large width is used, the inner and outer ends of thewheel 930 are rotated at the same velocity. Accordingly, a partial wearing phenomenon occurs in thewheel 930 due to a difference in rotational velocity between the inner and outer ends of thewheel 930, whereby smooth cornering of thewheel 930 cannot be ensured. - However, in the present invention, by the fact that the pair of
wheels inner wheel 210′ and theouter wheel 210 are fitted around theshaft 230 by way of theirrespective ball bearings 215, even though a rotational velocity difference is caused between the outer andinner wheels wheels inner wheels wheels wheels - The
shaft 230 are structured to ensure that thewheels shaft 230 are respectively formed withexternal threads 231, and a pair ofcap elements 235 are threadedly locked to theexternal threads 231. A pair offirst flange portions 233 are integrally formed on a circumferential outer surface of theshaft 230 at pre-selected locations, respectively. A pair of second flange portions are also formed on circumferential outer surfaces of thecap elements 235, respectively. Consequently, after fitting thewheels shaft 230 which is formed with thefirst flange portions 233, by threadedly locking thecap elements 235 to theexternal threads 231 of theshaft 230, thewheels first flange portions 233 of theshaft 230 and the second flange portions of thecap elements 235. - The
support bracket 250 is formed by riveting a plate-shaped sheetmaterial using rivets 255. In the case of defining in advance theshaft insertion groove 251 in which theshaft 230 is to be inserted, it is impossible to properly insert theshaft 230 through theshaft insertion groove 251 due to the presence of thefirst flange portions 233 which are formed on theshaft 230. Thus, before riveting thesupport bracket 250, theshaft 230 is inserted through theshaft insertion groove 251. Thereafter, riveting of thesupport bracket 250 is conducted. - As shown in the drawings, a front end of the
support bracket 250 is defined with theshaft insertion groove 251, and the rear end of thesupport bracket 250 is defined with thepin insertion groove 253 through thehinge pin 259 is inserted. Also, thesupport bracket 250 is defined at substantially a middle portion thereof with theslot 257 which extends in a lengthwise direction of thesupport bracket 250. Both ends of thehinge pin 259 which is inserted through thepin insertion groove 253 are also fitted through the pair of hinge holes 330 of thehousing 30, so that thesupport bracket 250 can be rotated about thehinge pin 259. - By the construction of the
wheel assembly 10 according to the present invention, while the user glides on a flat surface using thewheels shoe 5 into a walking or running state, thewheels housing 30 are taken out of the opening by the user's fingers, and then, thesupport bracket 250 is rotated about thehinge pin 259 so that theslot 257 of thesupport bracket 250 is closely engaged with the engagingprojection 350. Accordingly, because thewheels shoe 5 and instead positioned on the rear end portion of theshoe 5, theshoe 5 can be used as usual. On the contrary, if the user wants to convert the walking or running state of theshoe 5 into the heel-rolling state, by disengaging thesupport bracket 250 from the engagingprojection 350 and then accommodating thewheels housing 30, the user can glide on the flat surface using thewheels shoe 5. - As apparent from the above description, the wheel assembly for a shoe according to the present invention, constructed as mentioned above, provides advantages in that the shoe equipped with the wheel assembly can be used to roll or slide on a flat surface using a pair of wheels and can be used as the conventional shoe through simple manipulation without the need of removing the wheels from the shoe.
- Further, when a user implements cornering using the wheels, since it is possible to compensate a difference in rotational velocity between both wheels, partial wearing of the wheels is prevented, and smooth cornering is ensured.
- Moreover, due to the fact that a gap is sufficiently secured between the pair of wheels, frictional heat produced in the wheels can be easily dissipated into the immediate environment, whereby it is possible to prevent the frictional heat from being transmitted to the foot of the user.
- Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
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1. A wheel assembly for a shoe, comprising:
a housing attached to a heel portion of the shoe and defined with an opening; and
a wheel section mounted to the housing in a manner such that a pair of wheels of the wheel section can be moved between an operating position in which they are received in the opening of the housing to be partially exposed out of a lower surface of the housing and a non-operating position in which they are taken out of the opening of the housing to be seated on a rear end portion of the shoe.
2. The wheel assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the wheel section comprises the pair of wheels, a shaft for supporting the pair of wheels, and a support bracket having one end which is connected to the shaft and the other end which is connected to the shoe by a hinge pin.
3. The wheel assembly as set forth in claim 2 , wherein each of the wheels is rotatably supported by a ball bearing.
4. The wheel assembly as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the wheels are structured to emit lights while they are rotated.
5. The wheel assembly as set forth in claim 2 , wherein both ends of the shaft are respectively formed with external threads, and a pair of cap elements are threadedly locked to the external threads.
6. The wheel assembly as set forth in claim 2 , wherein a pair of flange portions having a predetermined height are integrally formed on a circumferential outer surface of the shaft at pre-selected locations, respectively.
7. The wheel assembly as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the support bracket has a configuration of a plate, and, by bending and riveting both ends of the plate, the support bracket is defined with a shaft insertion groove through which the shaft is inserted and a pin insertion groove through which the hinge pin is inserted, and wherein the support bracket is defined at substantially a middle portion thereof with a slot which extends in a lengthwise direction of the support bracket.
8. The wheel assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the housing has a pair of semi-cylindrical shaft receiving grooves which are defined at both axial ends of the opening so that both ends of the shaft can be received in the shaft receiving grooves, respectively, and a pair of hinge holes which are defined at a rear end of the housing so that both ends of the hinge pin can be inserted through the hinge holes, respectively.
9. The wheel assembly as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the rear end portion of the shoe is formed with an engaging projection so that the engaging projection can be close-fitted into the slot defined in the support bracket to hold the wheel section to the non-operating position.
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