EP0255910A2 - Ski binding - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a ski binding particularly for downhill skis and to the related boot with reduced-length sole.
- ski bindings currently comprise a front binding device and a rear binding device, both made so as to allow, by cooperating with one another, small movements along the longitudinal axis of the ski so as to absorb any movements between the boot and the ski while skiing.
- the tip which is generally articulated so as to allow the uncoupling of the boot from the ski in case of an accidental fall of the skier, furthermore allows the recovery of any slight misalignments between the boot and the ski due to the stresses to which said ski is subject while it slides on the snow, said stresses not being, however, such as to exceed the critical release value.
- the rear binding device must finally allow a motion along an axis which is substantially vertical with respect to the ski in order to perform the possible uncoupling of the boot from the skin in the active safety phase while skiing, and furthermore cause the voluntary release from the ski and the resetting of the binding for a comfortable fitting of the boot.
- the structure of current bindings generally does not allow the interchangeability of boots thereon, since the variation of their distance, either closer or further apart, is extremely small, this implying, if an adaptation of the bindings, for example to a new model of boot, is required, the need to shift the coupling points of the bindings on the skis with a consequent formation of new holes wherein the retention screws of the bindings thereon are to be inserted.
- Boots used on these known couplings usually have a sole with a length which is greater than that of the upper of the boot, said sole protruding at the front and at the rear to allow the securing of the boot on the ski.
- the length of the sole in boots determines a rather difficult and tiring stride for the skier when walking, as well as an unnatural erect position when he is standing, this position increasing his fatigue especially when waiting for access to ski-lifts.
- the aim proposed by the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages described above by providing a ski binding, particularly for downhill racing skis, and related boot with reduced-length sole which allows to combine, in a single device for the securing of the boot to the ski, the various functions which are currently provided, in downhill ski bindings, by means of a front binding and a rear binding.
- an important object of the invention is to provide a ski binding particularly for downhill racing skis which has an extremely simple and compact structure which leads to economy in manufacture.
- Still another object of the invention is to devise a ski binding, particularly for downhill skis, which has an extremely low weight so as to facilitate the control of the skis whereto it is connected.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a ski binding, particularly for downhill skis, and related boot with reduced-length sole, which allow, regardless of the boot sizes, the interchaneability between boot and binding.
- Not least object of the invention is to provide a boot with a reduced-length sole which facilitates the skier's stride in walking and avoids fatigue thereof during pauses and walks without skis.
- a ski binding particularly for downhill skis, comprising a front coupling element for a boot and a rear device for the removable locking of said boot, characterized in that said locking device comprises sliding elements for its translatory motion, against and due to, the biasing action of first elastic means, along the longitudinal axis of said ski and rotation elements for its oscillation, against and due to, the biasing action of second elastic means, around an axis which is substantially vertical with respect to said base plate, said sliding elements and said rotation elements acting independently and simultaneously with respect to one another.
- the ski binding particularly for downhill skis, according to the invention, is generally indicated by the reference numeral 1, and comprises a base plate 2 associated with a ski 3 which is provided, towards the front, in an end portion thereof facing the tip of the ski, with an element 4 for the front coupling of the boot and, in a rear portion, with a device, generally indicated by the reference numeral 5 for the releasable locking of the boot on the ski.
- the locking device 5 combines in itself all the various functions which are currently assigned, in known bindings, to the tip element and to the heel element thereof.
- the locking device 5 comprises sliding elements, generally indicated by the reference numeral 6, for its translatory motion against and due to, the action of first elastic biasing means, and more precisely of a spring 7, along the longitudinal axis of the ski 3.
- the locking device 5 furthermore comprises rotation elements, generally indicated by the reference numeral 8, for its oscillation against and due to the action of second elastic biasing means, and more precisely of two springs 9, about an axis which is substantially vertical with respect to the base plate 2.
- rotation elements generally indicated by the reference numeral 8 for its oscillation against and due to the action of second elastic biasing means, and more precisely of two springs 9, about an axis which is substantially vertical with respect to the base plate 2.
- Each of said springs is also indicated by the numerals 9a and 9b.
- the sliding elements 6 and the rotation elements 8 act on the boot independently and/or simultaneously with respect to to one another, so as to allow, by means of only the rear locking device, a slight motion along the longitudinal axis of the ski to absorb small movements thereof with respect to the boot, and to allow, by rotation, the recovery of the skiing position after the stresses which cause the shift of the boot with respect to the ski, such stresses not exceeding the critical release value.
- the locking device along an axis which is vertical with respect to the ski, allows the uncoupling of the boot in the active safety phase while skiing and furthermore causes the voluntary release of the ski from the boot and the resetting of the binding for a comfortable fitting of the boot.
- the sliding elements 6 comprise two U-bolts 10a and 10b which are fixed, spaced apart, on the plate 2 to allow the sliding, below them and above the plate 2, of a slider 11 parallel to said plate 2, against and due to, the action of the spring 7 which is respectively associated, with its ends, on one side to an abutment 12, rigidly associated with the base plate 2, and on the other with the end 13 of the slider.
- the spring 7 can be conveniently calibrated according to the physical characteristics of the skier and also according to his skiing abilities by means of a screw 14 associable with the end 13 of the slider.
- the slider 11 rotatably supports, in a portion thereof comprised between the two U-bolts 10 the rotation elements 8.
- the rotation elements 8 comprise a bracket 15 wherefrom extends, on the part facing the guide 11, a pivot 16 rotatbly conncted thereto so as to allow the bracket to oscillate about the axis of said pivot and possibly simultaneously move together with the slider 11.
- two shoulders 17a and 17b extend vertically, and are parallel to one another and spaced so as to allow to arrange, partially between them, a jaw 18 for locking the boot to the ski.
- the jaw 18 is pivoted in two holes 19, respectively provided in the two shoulders 17a and 17b and can thus rotate partially within said mutually coaxial holes, in contrast with, and due to, the action of the two springs 9, which thus cooperate to keep the jaw in a stable position, furthermore controlling the grip force on the boot and therefore the control of the vertical uncoupling thereof from the ski.
- the use of the two springs 9, which are oscillable along planes mutually parallel and substantially perpendicular to the base plate 2 and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski, furthermore allow, as mentioned above, the rotation of the jaw to allow the elastic recovery of the skiing position or to allow the final lateral release.
- the springs 9 are provided, at their respective ends, with elements having a spherical head indicated by 20a and 20b, which are movably retained on one side by a terminal wall 21 which extends perpendicular from the base plate and on the opposite side slideably within two inclined seats, each indicated by the reference numeral 22, provided on the jaw 18 on its face directed towards the terminal wall 21.
- the inclined seats 22 extend on both the sides which are opposite with respect to the pivoting axis of the jaw 18 on the bracket 15 so that when the jaw is rotated in an opening position the spherical head elements 20 move, sliding within the seats 22, below the pivoting point of the jaw, moving closer to the guide 11 so as to provide a stroke limit for the rotation of the jaw, ensuring, at the same time, the position of the latter.
- the spherical head elements arrange themselves above the point of pivoting of the jaw to the bracket and therefore move away from the guide 11, providing the thrust force required for the engagement of the boot to the ski.
- the terminal wall 21 comprises a screw 23 which acts on a small plate 24 which is adapted to vary the calibration of the two springs 9 according to the weight of the skier and to the anti-uncoupling force which it is desired to provide in the binding also according to the skier's type of skiing.
- the locking jaw 18 is furthermore provided, on the side facing the plate 2, with a first expansion 25 adapted to allow its oscillation from a passive position to an active position of locking of the boot when the latter is pushed towards the ski by the user after having been engaged to the coupling element 4.
- the locking jaw is furthermore provided, on the opposite side with respect to the first expanded portion 25, with a second expanded portion 26 which engages in a region of the boot which is spaced apart from the base plate 2 and is arranged above the bracket 15 so that the engagement between the boot and the binding device is advantageously spaced from the sole of the boot, thus allowing a more effective transmission of the forces from the latter to the ski.
- the front coupling element 4, according to another aspect of the invention can for example comprise an element 27, oscillating against and due to, the biasing action of an elastic element 28 so as to provide the user with a further safety of front uncoupling in case of accidental fall.
- the boot 29 is provided, in the sole, with a recess 30, which is adapted to engage to the coupling element 4, which is always equidistant from the rear end of the sole of the boot regardless of the size thereof, thus ensuring the interchangeability between the boot and the binding.
- the fact of having a reduced-length sole considerably improves the stride of the skier, furthermore facilitating his walking.
- the front tip portion of the sole of the boot, indicated by 31 is arranged on a plane which is parallel but offset with respect to the plane defined by the remaining part of the sole, so as to reduce the forward inclination of the boot resting on the ground and to accordingly reduce the fatique of the skier during waits and walks without his skis on.
- Figures 10-12 illustrate a rear device for releasable locking according to another aspect of the invention, generally indicated by the reference numeral 105.
- the device 105 comprises a base plate 124, rigidly associated with a ski 103 in a known manner and slideably supporting a slider 121.
- the slider 121 can slide along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski and is normally in abutment, towards the front, with a front locator element 124a of said base plate and is rearwardly opposed in its translatory motion by a spring 126 in abutment with a rear locator element 124b.
- the force opposed by the spring 126 is adjustable by means of a screw 127 in the manner described above.
- An assembly 122 is pivoted to the slider 121 by means of a pivot 120, and is oscillable along a horizontal and transverse axis with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski.
- a jaw 128 is rotatably associated with the assembly 122 by means of a substantially vertical pivot 129; the jaw 128 thus grips the boot 29 in a manner which is substantially similar to what has been described above.
- the assembly 122 furthermore comprises at least two elastic elements which independently oppose the rotation of the jaw 128 and the oscillation of said assembly 122 with respect to the pivot 120.
- the two elastic elements advantageously consist of a first spring 132 and of a second spring 131 arranged parallel to one another and along a vertical plane; the cylindrical springs 131 and 132 furthermore have their axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski.
- the first spring 132 acts on the jaw 128 in the following manner: the spring 132 is provided with a front end in abutment with an element 133 slideable within the assembly 122 and acting on the jaw 128 by means of the tabs 133a and 133b.
- the rear end of the spring 132 abuts with a threaded cap 136 rigidly coupled to the assembly 122, and the jaw 128 thus acts, by rotating in any direction, on the tabs 133a and 133b longitudinally shifting the element 133 opposed, in this movement, by the spring 132.
- the second spring 131 is instead used to oppose the oscillation of the assembly 122, and therefore of the jaw 128, in the vertical direction.
- the spring 131 has its rear end in abutment with a threaded cap 137 rigidly associated with the assembly 122 and its front end in abutment with a cam 130 which is slideable within the assembly 122 in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski.
- the outer surface of the cam 130 is convex and cooperates with concave seat 121a provided in the slider 121 so that an anticlockwise rotation of the assembly 122, that is to say an upward movement of the jaw 128, is matched by a translatory motion of the cam 130 which occurs rearwards and is therefore opposed by the action of the spring 131.
- the action of the spring 131 by means of the threaded cap 137, the force required to open the rear coupling device 105 in the vertical direction in case of accidental fall is adjusted.
- a lever 123 is advantageously provided and pivoted to the slider 121 by means of the pivot 134 and connected to the assembly 122 by means of the pivot 135.
- an anticlockwise rotation about the pivot 134 is imparted to the lever, thus raising the pivot 135 and the assembly 122.
- FIG. 13-17 illustrate a rear coupling device according to yet another aspect of the invention, generally indicated by the reference numeral 205, comprising a base plate 204 fixed in a known manner to a ski 203 and slideably supporting a slider 201.
- the base plate 204 is provided with a front locator element 204a which acts as a front abutment for the slider 201, and with a rear locator element 204b which supports a spring 226 which opposes the rearward translatory motion of the slider.
- the force exerted by the spring 226 is adjustable by means of the screw 227 in the manner described above.
- An antifriction element 225 is advantageously interposed between the slider 201 and the plate 204 to facilitate the sliding of said slider.
- the slider 201 is provided, towards the front, with a support 218 for a jaw 208 adapted to couple to the rear part of a boot
- the jaw 208 is associated with the support 218 by means of a spherical articulation 209 so that it can rotate along axes which are perpendicular and transverse (with reference to the longitudinal axis of the ski).
- the jaw 208 is kept in the normal position of coupling of the boot by a releasable locking element comprising a box-like body 202 rigidly associated with the slider 201 rearwards with respect to the jaw 208.
- the box-like body 202 is hollow and has its front and rear ends open and respectively engaged by an axially slideable cylinder 212 and by a threaded cap 213. Inside the body 202, a helical spring 211 is provided with a first end in abutment with the interior of the threaded cap 213 and with a second end in abutment with the base 212a of the cylinder 212.
- the cylinder 212 is connected to a locking element 210 consisting of a cylindrical stem 215 arranged inside the body 202 and of a head 216 with a semicylindrical portion arranged outside said body. More precisely, the stem 215 is inserted in a central hole provided in the base 212a of the cylinder 212, while the head 216 abuts with said base 212a and at the same time engages a seat 217 provided on the jaw 208 and provided with a semicylindrical configuration corresponding to the configuration of the head 216.
- the rotations of the jaw 208 around the perpendicular and transverse axes are thus opposed by the action of the locking element 210 which is pushed in abutment to the seat 217 by the force of the spring 211.
- the force of the spring 211 is adjustable by rotating the threaded cap 213 which, for this purpose, is advantageously provided with a slit 228 engageable by a screwdriver or by a similar tool.
- a resetting lever 230 is advantageously provided pivoted to the slider 201 and acting on the jaw 208 so as to impart thereto a rotation around the transverse axis, uncoupling the head 216 of the locking element 210 from the seat 217.
- the slider 210 is provided with two lateral flaps 231 arranged at the box-like body 202; the lever 230 is pivoted to the lateral flaps 231 by means of pivots 232 and is provided with front tabs 233 associated with the rear region of the jaw 208.
- the head 216 engages the recess 229 provided on the jaw 208 in a portion adjacent to the seat 217 so that said jaw assumes a stable opening, or resetting, position.
- a ski-stopper 235 is associable to the base plate 204, and is pivoted to said plate in front of the jaw 208.
- the ski binding according to the invention is particularly advantageous in that it combines in only the rear locking device various functions which are currently, in known ski bindings, provided by means of the tip element and the heel element.
- the ski boot related to the ski binding besides allowing ease in walking for the skier, furthermore allows the interchaneability between boot and binding.
- the materials employed, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to the requirements and to the state of the art.
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- The present invention relates to a ski binding particularly for downhill skis and to the related boot with reduced-length sole.
- As is known, ski bindings currently comprise a front binding device and a rear binding device, both made so as to allow, by cooperating with one another, small movements along the longitudinal axis of the ski so as to absorb any movements between the boot and the ski while skiing.
- The tip, which is generally articulated so as to allow the uncoupling of the boot from the ski in case of an accidental fall of the skier, furthermore allows the recovery of any slight misalignments between the boot and the ski due to the stresses to which said ski is subject while it slides on the snow, said stresses not being, however, such as to exceed the critical release value.
- The rear binding device must finally allow a motion along an axis which is substantially vertical with respect to the ski in order to perform the possible uncoupling of the boot from the skin in the active safety phase while skiing, and furthermore cause the voluntary release from the ski and the resetting of the binding for a comfortable fitting of the boot.
- As is easily apparent, the above described functions are assigned, in known bindings, both to the front binding device and to the rear one, implying thereby a certain structural complication of the bindings which reflects in a high manufacture cost thereof and in an increase in their weight.
- Besides what has been described above, the structure of current bindings generally does not allow the interchangeability of boots thereon, since the variation of their distance, either closer or further apart, is extremely small, this implying, if an adaptation of the bindings, for example to a new model of boot, is required, the need to shift the coupling points of the bindings on the skis with a consequent formation of new holes wherein the retention screws of the bindings thereon are to be inserted.
- Boots used on these known couplings usually have a sole with a length which is greater than that of the upper of the boot, said sole protruding at the front and at the rear to allow the securing of the boot on the ski.
- The length of the sole in boots determines a rather difficult and tiring stride for the skier when walking, as well as an unnatural erect position when he is standing, this position increasing his fatigue especially when waiting for access to ski-lifts.
- The aim proposed by the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages described above by providing a ski binding, particularly for downhill racing skis, and related boot with reduced-length sole which allows to combine, in a single device for the securing of the boot to the ski, the various functions which are currently provided, in downhill ski bindings, by means of a front binding and a rear binding.
- Within the scope of this aim, an important object of the invention is to provide a ski binding particularly for downhill racing skis which has an extremely simple and compact structure which leads to economy in manufacture.
- Still another object of the invention is to devise a ski binding, particularly for downhill skis, which has an extremely low weight so as to facilitate the control of the skis whereto it is connected.
- A further object of the invention is to provide a ski binding, particularly for downhill skis, and related boot with reduced-length sole, which allow, regardless of the boot sizes, the interchaneability between boot and binding.
- Not least object of the invention is to provide a boot with a reduced-length sole which facilitates the skier's stride in walking and avoids fatigue thereof during pauses and walks without skis.
- This aim, as well as these and other objects, are achieved by a ski binding, particularly for downhill skis, comprising a front coupling element for a boot and a rear device for the removable locking of said boot, characterized in that said locking device comprises sliding elements for its translatory motion, against and due to, the biasing action of first elastic means, along the longitudinal axis of said ski and rotation elements for its oscillation, against and due to, the biasing action of second elastic means, around an axis which is substantially vertical with respect to said base plate, said sliding elements and said rotation elements acting independently and simultaneously with respect to one another.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of the ski binding particularly for downhill skis and related boot with reduced-length sole according to the invention, illustrated only by way of non-limitative example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ski binding according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a schematic view of the manner in which the boot is locked onto the ski binding according to the present invention;
- Figure 3 is a further embodiment of the boot and of the ski binding according to the invention;
- Figures 4 and 5 are lateral elevation sectional views of the ski binding according to the invention, illustrating the opening and closure steps thereof;
- Figure 6 is a view along the cross section line VI-VI of figure 4;
- Figure 7 is a partial plan view of the binding of figure 4;
- Figure 8 is a plan view of the base of the binding of figure 4;
- Figure 9 is a view of a further embodiment of the front binding according to the invention;
- Figure 10 is a lateral elevation view, in cross section, of a rear device for the locking of the binding, according to another aspect of the invention, illustrated in the position of coupling of the boot;
- Figure 11 is the same view as figure 10 with the binding in an uncoupling position;
- Figure 12 is a plan view, in partial cross section, of the device of figure 10;
- Figure 13 is a lateral sectional elevation view of a rear device for the locking of the binding according to yet another aspect of the inventon;
- Figure 14 is a plan view of the binding of figure 13;
- Figure 15 is a perspective view of the locking element of the binding of figure 13;
- Figure 16 is a schematic lateral elevation view of the rear device of figure 13 in the position of coupling of the boot; and
- Figure 17 is the same view as figure 16 with the device in uncoupling position.
- With reference to the above described figures, the ski binding, particularly for downhill skis, according to the invention, is generally indicated by the
reference numeral 1, and comprises abase plate 2 associated with aski 3 which is provided, towards the front, in an end portion thereof facing the tip of the ski, with anelement 4 for the front coupling of the boot and, in a rear portion, with a device, generally indicated by thereference numeral 5 for the releasable locking of the boot on the ski. - Advantageously, the
locking device 5 combines in itself all the various functions which are currently assigned, in known bindings, to the tip element and to the heel element thereof. - More precisely, the
locking device 5 comprises sliding elements, generally indicated by the reference numeral 6, for its translatory motion against and due to, the action of first elastic biasing means, and more precisely of aspring 7, along the longitudinal axis of theski 3. - The
locking device 5 furthermore comprises rotation elements, generally indicated by the reference numeral 8, for its oscillation against and due to the action of second elastic biasing means, and more precisely of two springs 9, about an axis which is substantially vertical with respect to thebase plate 2. Each of said springs is also indicated by the numerals 9a and 9b. - The sliding elements 6 and the rotation elements 8 act on the boot independently and/or simultaneously with respect to to one another, so as to allow, by means of only the rear locking device, a slight motion along the longitudinal axis of the ski to absorb small movements thereof with respect to the boot, and to allow, by rotation, the recovery of the skiing position after the stresses which cause the shift of the boot with respect to the ski, such stresses not exceeding the critical release value.
- Finally, the locking device, along an axis which is vertical with respect to the ski, allows the uncoupling of the boot in the active safety phase while skiing and furthermore causes the voluntary release of the ski from the boot and the resetting of the binding for a comfortable fitting of the boot.
- The sliding elements 6 comprise two
U-bolts 10a and 10b which are fixed, spaced apart, on theplate 2 to allow the sliding, below them and above theplate 2, of aslider 11 parallel to saidplate 2, against and due to, the action of thespring 7 which is respectively associated, with its ends, on one side to anabutment 12, rigidly associated with thebase plate 2, and on the other with theend 13 of the slider. - The
spring 7 can be conveniently calibrated according to the physical characteristics of the skier and also according to his skiing abilities by means of ascrew 14 associable with theend 13 of the slider. Theslider 11 rotatably supports, in a portion thereof comprised between the twoU-bolts 10 the rotation elements 8. - In detail, the rotation elements 8 comprise a
bracket 15 wherefrom extends, on the part facing theguide 11, apivot 16 rotatbly conncted thereto so as to allow the bracket to oscillate about the axis of said pivot and possibly simultaneously move together with theslider 11. - On the side opposite with respect to the
pivot 16 of the bracket, twoshoulders 17a and 17b extend vertically, and are parallel to one another and spaced so as to allow to arrange, partially between them, ajaw 18 for locking the boot to the ski. - Conveniently, the
jaw 18 is pivoted in twoholes 19, respectively provided in the twoshoulders 17a and 17b and can thus rotate partially within said mutually coaxial holes, in contrast with, and due to, the action of the two springs 9, which thus cooperate to keep the jaw in a stable position, furthermore controlling the grip force on the boot and therefore the control of the vertical uncoupling thereof from the ski. - The use of the two springs 9, which are oscillable along planes mutually parallel and substantially perpendicular to the
base plate 2 and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski, furthermore allow, as mentioned above, the rotation of the jaw to allow the elastic recovery of the skiing position or to allow the final lateral release. - The springs 9 are provided, at their respective ends, with elements having a spherical head indicated by 20a and 20b, which are movably retained on one side by a
terminal wall 21 which extends perpendicular from the base plate and on the opposite side slideably within two inclined seats, each indicated by thereference numeral 22, provided on thejaw 18 on its face directed towards theterminal wall 21. - Conveniently, the
inclined seats 22 extend on both the sides which are opposite with respect to the pivoting axis of thejaw 18 on thebracket 15 so that when the jaw is rotated in an opening position the spherical head elements 20 move, sliding within theseats 22, below the pivoting point of the jaw, moving closer to theguide 11 so as to provide a stroke limit for the rotation of the jaw, ensuring, at the same time, the position of the latter. - Similarly, with the boot inserted, when the jaw is in a locking position, the spherical head elements arrange themselves above the point of pivoting of the jaw to the bracket and therefore move away from the
guide 11, providing the thrust force required for the engagement of the boot to the ski. - Conveniently, the
terminal wall 21 comprises ascrew 23 which acts on asmall plate 24 which is adapted to vary the calibration of the two springs 9 according to the weight of the skier and to the anti-uncoupling force which it is desired to provide in the binding also according to the skier's type of skiing. - The
locking jaw 18 is furthermore provided, on the side facing theplate 2, with afirst expansion 25 adapted to allow its oscillation from a passive position to an active position of locking of the boot when the latter is pushed towards the ski by the user after having been engaged to thecoupling element 4. - The locking jaw is furthermore provided, on the opposite side with respect to the first expanded
portion 25, with a second expandedportion 26 which engages in a region of the boot which is spaced apart from thebase plate 2 and is arranged above thebracket 15 so that the engagement between the boot and the binding device is advantageously spaced from the sole of the boot, thus allowing a more effective transmission of the forces from the latter to the ski. - Only by way of example, it is also mentioned that the
front coupling element 4, according to another aspect of the invention can for example comprise anelement 27, oscillating against and due to, the biasing action of anelastic element 28 so as to provide the user with a further safety of front uncoupling in case of accidental fall. - Advantageously, the
boot 29 is provided, in the sole, with arecess 30, which is adapted to engage to thecoupling element 4, which is always equidistant from the rear end of the sole of the boot regardless of the size thereof, thus ensuring the interchangeability between the boot and the binding. - Moreover, the fact of having a reduced-length sole considerably improves the stride of the skier, furthermore facilitating his walking. It should be furthermore specified that the front tip portion of the sole of the boot, indicated by 31, is arranged on a plane which is parallel but offset with respect to the plane defined by the remaining part of the sole, so as to reduce the forward inclination of the boot resting on the ground and to accordingly reduce the fatique of the skier during waits and walks without his skis on.
- The operation of the ski binding particularly for downhill skis and related boot with reduced-length sole is evident from what has been described and illustrated; in particular, with reference to figures 2, 4 and 5, it can be observed that the two springs 9 cooperate to keep in a stable opening position the
jaw 18. When the boot is inserted in thefront coupling element 4, by means of the recess provided on its sole, a rotation is imparted, by pressing on the heel of the latter, to thejaw 18 by means of the expandedportion 25, achieving the sliding of the spherical head elements along theinclined seats 22, thus obtaining the thrust force required for the engagement of the boot with the ski. - Figures 10-12 illustrate a rear device for releasable locking according to another aspect of the invention, generally indicated by the
reference numeral 105. - The
device 105 comprises abase plate 124, rigidly associated with aski 103 in a known manner and slideably supporting aslider 121. Theslider 121 can slide along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski and is normally in abutment, towards the front, with afront locator element 124a of said base plate and is rearwardly opposed in its translatory motion by aspring 126 in abutment with a rear locator element 124b. The force opposed by thespring 126 is adjustable by means of ascrew 127 in the manner described above. - An
assembly 122 is pivoted to theslider 121 by means of apivot 120, and is oscillable along a horizontal and transverse axis with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski. - A
jaw 128 is rotatably associated with theassembly 122 by means of a substantiallyvertical pivot 129; thejaw 128 thus grips theboot 29 in a manner which is substantially similar to what has been described above. - The
assembly 122 furthermore comprises at least two elastic elements which independently oppose the rotation of thejaw 128 and the oscillation of saidassembly 122 with respect to thepivot 120. The two elastic elements advantageously consist of afirst spring 132 and of asecond spring 131 arranged parallel to one another and along a vertical plane; thecylindrical springs - The
first spring 132 acts on thejaw 128 in the following manner: thespring 132 is provided with a front end in abutment with anelement 133 slideable within theassembly 122 and acting on thejaw 128 by means of thetabs 133a and 133b. - The rear end of the
spring 132 abuts with a threadedcap 136 rigidly coupled to theassembly 122, and thejaw 128 thus acts, by rotating in any direction, on thetabs 133a and 133b longitudinally shifting theelement 133 opposed, in this movement, by thespring 132. - Thus, by acting on the threaded
cap 136, the force opposed by thespring 132 to the rotation of thejaw 128 is adjusted. - The
second spring 131 is instead used to oppose the oscillation of theassembly 122, and therefore of thejaw 128, in the vertical direction. - The
spring 131 has its rear end in abutment with a threadedcap 137 rigidly associated with theassembly 122 and its front end in abutment with acam 130 which is slideable within theassembly 122 in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski. - The outer surface of the
cam 130 is convex and cooperates with concave seat 121a provided in theslider 121 so that an anticlockwise rotation of theassembly 122, that is to say an upward movement of thejaw 128, is matched by a translatory motion of thecam 130 which occurs rearwards and is therefore opposed by the action of thespring 131. In this manner, by adjusting the action of thespring 131 by means of the threadedcap 137, the force required to open therear coupling device 105 in the vertical direction in case of accidental fall is adjusted. - In order to intentionally open the binding, a
lever 123 is advantageously provided and pivoted to theslider 121 by means of thepivot 134 and connected to theassembly 122 by means of thepivot 135. By acting on the grip element 123a pushing it downwards, an anticlockwise rotation about thepivot 134 is imparted to the lever, thus raising thepivot 135 and theassembly 122. - In order to couple the boot again, it is sufficient, after engaging the front part, to press with the heel of the boot on the
tab 138 rigidly associated with theassembly 122. - Figures 13-17 illustrate a rear coupling device according to yet another aspect of the invention, generally indicated by the
reference numeral 205, comprising abase plate 204 fixed in a known manner to aski 203 and slideably supporting aslider 201. - The
base plate 204 is provided with a front locator element 204a which acts as a front abutment for theslider 201, and with a rear locator element 204b which supports aspring 226 which opposes the rearward translatory motion of the slider. The force exerted by thespring 226 is adjustable by means of thescrew 227 in the manner described above. An antifriction element 225 is advantageously interposed between theslider 201 and theplate 204 to facilitate the sliding of said slider. - The
slider 201 is provided, towards the front, with asupport 218 for ajaw 208 adapted to couple to the rear part of a boot Thejaw 208 is associated with thesupport 218 by means of aspherical articulation 209 so that it can rotate along axes which are perpendicular and transverse (with reference to the longitudinal axis of the ski). - The
jaw 208 is kept in the normal position of coupling of the boot by a releasable locking element comprising a box-like body 202 rigidly associated with theslider 201 rearwards with respect to thejaw 208. - The box-
like body 202 is hollow and has its front and rear ends open and respectively engaged by an axially slideable cylinder 212 and by a threadedcap 213. Inside thebody 202, ahelical spring 211 is provided with a first end in abutment with the interior of the threadedcap 213 and with a second end in abutment with the base 212a of the cylinder 212. - The cylinder 212 is connected to a
locking element 210 consisting of acylindrical stem 215 arranged inside thebody 202 and of ahead 216 with a semicylindrical portion arranged outside said body. More precisely, thestem 215 is inserted in a central hole provided in the base 212a of the cylinder 212, while thehead 216 abuts with said base 212a and at the same time engages aseat 217 provided on thejaw 208 and provided with a semicylindrical configuration corresponding to the configuration of thehead 216. - The rotations of the
jaw 208 around the perpendicular and transverse axes are thus opposed by the action of thelocking element 210 which is pushed in abutment to theseat 217 by the force of thespring 211. The force of thespring 211 is adjustable by rotating the threadedcap 213 which, for this purpose, is advantageously provided with aslit 228 engageable by a screwdriver or by a similar tool. - For the uncoupling of the boot when desired by the user, a resetting
lever 230 is advantageously provided pivoted to theslider 201 and acting on thejaw 208 so as to impart thereto a rotation around the transverse axis, uncoupling thehead 216 of thelocking element 210 from theseat 217. - More in particular: the
slider 210 is provided with two lateral flaps 231 arranged at the box-like body 202; thelever 230 is pivoted to the lateral flaps 231 by means ofpivots 232 and is provided withfront tabs 233 associated with the rear region of thejaw 208. - By rotating the
lever 230 anticlockwise, with reference to the figures, that is to say, by pulling it upwards, a clockwise rotation along the transverse axis passing through thearticulation 209 is imparted to thejaw 208, thus uncoupling thehead 216 from theseat 217. - Once this rotation is complete, the
head 216 engages therecess 229 provided on thejaw 208 in a portion adjacent to theseat 217 so that said jaw assumes a stable opening, or resetting, position. - In order to couple the boot to the binding, when the latter is in open position, that is to say, when the
jaw 208 is in the resetting position, it is sufficient, once the front part of the boot is coupled to the front coupling element, to press with the heel of the boot on theflap 234 of the jaw, returning it to the coupling position. - Advantageously, a ski-
stopper 235 is associable to thebase plate 204, and is pivoted to said plate in front of thejaw 208. - In practice it has been observed that the ski binding according to the invention is particularly advantageous in that it combines in only the rear locking device various functions which are currently, in known ski bindings, provided by means of the tip element and the heel element.
- The ski boot related to the ski binding, besides allowing ease in walking for the skier, furthermore allows the interchaneability between boot and binding.
- The invention thus conceived is susceptible to numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the inventive concept; moreover, all the details may be replaced with technically equivalent elements.
- In practice, the materials employed, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to the requirements and to the state of the art.
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