EP0894022A2 - Fixation pour planches a neige - Google Patents

Fixation pour planches a neige

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EP0894022A2
EP0894022A2 EP97913967A EP97913967A EP0894022A2 EP 0894022 A2 EP0894022 A2 EP 0894022A2 EP 97913967 A EP97913967 A EP 97913967A EP 97913967 A EP97913967 A EP 97913967A EP 0894022 A2 EP0894022 A2 EP 0894022A2
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binding
plates
snowboard
plate
base plates
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Josef Peter Schnitzhofer
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C10/00—Snowboard bindings
    • A63C10/12—Yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C10/00—Snowboard bindings
    • A63C10/14—Interfaces, e.g. in the shape of a plate

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  • the present invention relates to a binding for snowboards and. Like., consisting of binding base plates, which are attached to the snowboard, two binding support plates, which are provided with fastening devices, in order to be attached to a shoe of the user of the snowboard, whereby retaining elements are provided on the binding base plates, which are made of them ⁇ are formed to hold the binding carrier plates, but to release them at a predetermined release force, and wherein a connecting element is provided to inevitably detach the other binding carrier plate from the binding base plate when a binding carrier plate is released.
  • a safety binding for snowboards or the like is known from CH-A 681 062, in which the bindings are connected to one another via a connecting rod.
  • This connecting rod ensures that the opening of a binding also results in the opening of the other binding.
  • the binding is triggered by a torsional moment about the vertical axis, as is also known from ski bindings.
  • the special properties of a snowboard in comparison to skis are not sufficiently taken into account in such a safety binding.
  • a sports sliding board is known from EP-A 0 352 662, which has two bindings which are coupled to one another in order to trigger them together.
  • the triggering is by torsional moments around the vertical axis or by tilting moments around the longitudinal axis.
  • the object of the present invention is to avoid these disadvantages and to create a binding for snowboards which is optimally matched to the special kinematic and driving-dynamic properties of such a sports device.
  • this object is achieved in that guide elements are provided on the base plates of the base which allow the base plate to be released only in the longitudinal direction of the snowboard.
  • the invention is based on the knowledge that the torsional stress on the legs of the driver of a snowboard is not a really great one. Driving or falling scenarios, which exclusively entail excessive torsional stress on the legs of the athlete, do not occur in practice or only to a negligible extent. However, situations in which intolerable forces are exerted in the longitudinal direction of the snowboard are much more critical. This is the case, for example, if the snowboard is suddenly stopped by an obstacle at a higher speed or strikes a hard surface after a jump to the front or rear end, excessive torsional stresses accompany such situations at most, so that a bond that is released due to the longitudinal forces is sufficient to cope with the dangerous situations that occur in practice.
  • a simplified kinematics of the opening process is achieved by the present invention, so that the binding is constructed more simply and has increased operational reliability. This is essential because a safety binding must work reliably under very unfavorable ambient temperatures. Low temperatures, snow and ice formation u. The like. Must not adversely affect the mode of operation of such a bond. Due to its structural design, the binding according to the invention is suitable for being largely made from carbon fibers. In this way, an extraordinary strength can be achieved at low weight ⁇ to.
  • a particularly stable design is achieved in particular in that the connecting element is preferably designed as a connecting rod, which is connected to the binding carrier plates via form-fitting, releasable connections and which is held captive on the snowboard in a longitudinally movable manner. It can be provided that the connecting rod is pretensioned into a central position by springs in the unloaded state. In this way, getting into the binding after opening can be made considerably easier.
  • spring bolts are provided on the binding base plates, which are designed to be movable in the transverse direction of the snowboard and have retaining lugs, and if recesses for latching the spring bolts are formed in the base plates, the retaining lugs being the Hold the binding carrier plates upwards.
  • the recesses are particularly preferably bevelled, preferably conical, in order to enable the binding carrier plates to snap in in a vertical direction from top to bottom. In this way, boarding is carried out vertically from above. The driver has the option of supporting the boarding process with his entire body weight.
  • each mounting plate which are arranged essentially at the corners of a rectangle that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the snowboard
  • two spring bolts are provided for each support plate, and preferably two fixed brackets are designed to guide the binding support plates on the binding base plates.
  • the advantage of this embodiment variant is that by reducing the number of active holding elements it is easier to make the binding, since only two spring bolts need to be adjusted.
  • the fixed brackets can simultaneously take on the role of the guide elements.
  • the spring bolts in this embodiment variant have to be biased more strongly with the same release force than in the variant with four spring bolts. Possibly adhering snow will printed more securely when getting out of the binding. It is also advantageous that such a binding has fewer movable components and therefore has a simpler structure.
  • stop buffers are provided on the binding base plate, which limit the movement of the binding carrier plate in such a way that the binding carrier plate is inclined so that it engages in the fixed holders. Since it is no longer possible to insert the shoe from above in the area of the fixed mounts due to the fixed mounts, the entry procedure in this embodiment variant is such that the binding support plate is guided obliquely under the fixed mounts, and then when the locking position is reached is tilted downwards around the fixed holders, the retaining lugs snapping into the spring bolts.
  • the stop buffers form a stop which limits the movement of the binding carrier plate, so that the driver no longer has to actively seek the position for boarding.
  • the stop buffers are of a height that is dimensioned such that there is no obstruction of the opening movement when the binding plate is horizontal.
  • the recesses of the binding carrier plates are laterally delimited by shoulders, the height of which is different towards the front and towards the rear.
  • the shoulders of the recesses of the two bindings will be mirrored to one another, so that one binding has a lower opening force towards the front and the other binding has a lower opening force towards the rear.
  • the connecting rod ultimately ensures that the release force is the sum of the release forces of the two bonds in the respective direction.
  • the release force to the front and to the rear is the same.
  • FIG. 1 a top view of a binding according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 a side view of the binding from FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 a view of a further embodiment of the invention from above
  • FIG. 4 3 on an enlarged scale
  • FIG. 5 shows the rear part of the binding of FIG. 3 on an enlarged scale
  • FIG. 6 shows a spring bolt on an enlarged scale
  • FIG. 7 shows a section along line VII -VII in Fig. 4
  • Fig. 8 schematically shows a view explaining how to get into the binding.
  • each binding base plate 1a and 1b consist of a front and a rear binding base plate 1a and 1b, which each hold a front and a rear binding support plate 2a and 2b.
  • There are four holding elements on each binding base plate 1a, 1b 3a, 3b are provided which hold the binding carrier plates 2a, 2b at their corners.
  • the holding elements 3a, 3b are designed as spring bolts, the structure of which is described in detail below.
  • a snowboard In contrast to a ski, a snowboard is designed to absorb relatively large torsional stresses around the solution axis. A trained driver actively uses the torsion to influence the driving behavior by exerting opposing tipping moments on the bindings. It is possible to cause a torsion of up to 20 °. In addition to this, the board is subjected to bending. In order to avoid tension or false triggering due to the rigid connection through the connecting rod 6, the binding base plate is arranged to be displaceable to a limited extent in the longitudinal direction on the snowboard. Connecting rods 4 are provided to maintain the exact distance between the binding base plates 1a, 1b. The connecting rod 6 is held captively between the connecting rods 4 via brackets 5a, 5b on the binding base plates 1a, 1b. Alternatively, it is also possible for only one connecting rod to be provided immediately below the connecting rod. This enables an even more precise maintenance of the spacing of the binding base plates 1 a, 1 b in the area of the connecting rod.
  • the connecting rod 6 has, at its two ends, omega-shaped holding projections 7a, 7b which engage in a form-fitting manner in corresponding recesses in the binding carrier plates 2a, 2b.
  • the holding projections 7a, 7b are conical upwards frustoconical in order to facilitate the introduction of the binding carrier plates 2a, 2b from above.
  • four pins 8a, 8b are attached to the binding base plates 1a, 1b, which represent guide elements for lateral guidance of the binding carrier plates 2a, 2b.
  • the boarding is carried out in such a way that the binding carrier plates 2a, 2b, which are connected to the feet of the user of the snowboard via holding elements, not shown, are inserted vertically from above onto the binding base plates 1a, 1b.
  • the binding carrier plates 2a, 2b simultaneously snap into the spring bolts 3a, 3b of the binding base plates la, lb and are centered in the correct position by the pins 8a, 8b.
  • the binding carrier plates 2a, 2b also engage in the holding projections 7a, 7b of the connecting rod 6.
  • the binding base plate 1b is screwed to the snowboard, not shown, by means of screws (not shown).
  • the binding base plate 1a is movably attached to the snowboard via screws 9, which are arranged in elongated holes 9a. Screw bores 10 on the binding support plates 2a, 2b are provided for fastening the fastening devices for the shoes.
  • binding carrier plates 2a, 2b are each held by two spring bolts 3a, 3b and in that two fixed brackets 13a, 13b are also provided.
  • the fixed brackets 13a, 13b guide the binding support plates 2a, 2b laterally and hold them upwards.
  • Stop buffers 12 are provided on the binding base plates 1a, 1b in order to facilitate entry into the binding.
  • springs 15a, 15b are used in the elongated holes 6a, 6b of the connecting rod 6, which bias the connecting rod 6 into its central position in the unloaded state. This not only makes it easier to get in, but also an additional effect is achieved, which consists in that the triggering force required is increased by the force required for the displacement of the connecting rod.
  • An automatic braking device 11 is arranged in the manner of a ski stopper with an actuating bracket 11a on the base plate 1b and below the base plate 2b in a manner known per se.
  • FIG. 3 the front and the rear section of the binding according to the invention shown in FIG. 3 is shown in more detail.
  • the holding element is generally designated 3, since it can basically be used both for the front and for the rear binding.
  • the holding element 3 consists of a housing 16 which is connected by screws 17 to the binding base plate la or lb.
  • a slide 18 is slidably arranged, which is biased by a spring 21.
  • the coil spring 21 is wound around a screw 19 and extends between a nut 20 of the screw 19 and an inner wall 16a of the housing 16. By turning the screw 19, the biasing force of the spring 21 and thus the release force of the binding can be adjusted.
  • a retaining lug 22 is provided, which has a surface 22a which is semi-conically beveled upwards.
  • the retaining lug 22 holds a binding support plate 2, which is only indicated, by engaging in a recess 23 which is laterally delimited by shoulders 24 and 25.
  • the height h of the shoulder 24 from an arbitrarily selected reference plane e, which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the snowboard, is smaller than the height H of the shoulder 25 from the same reference plane e.
  • the retaining lug 22 can be extended to such an extent that it is impossible to inadvertently be pushed back into the binding by a reversal of the forces acting from the outside when the binding is released. This would be very dangerous, especially if only one bond would close again. However, since the retaining lug 22 extends so far that movement of the support plate 2a, 2b is prevented, since it is on the Strikes the side surface of the retaining lug 22, this danger can be avoided.
  • E'ig. 7 shows a binding according to the invention in section.
  • a fixed holder 13 is shown, while in the right half a spring bolt 3 is shown, both of which are each attached to a binding base plate 1.
  • the recess 23 and the beveled surface 22a of the slider 22 can also be seen.
  • FIGS. 3 to 7 schematically explains how to get into the binding of the embodiment variant of FIGS. 3 to 7.
  • the Bmdungs ⁇ carrier plate 2 is inserted in an inclined state under the fixed brackets 13, the stop buffers 12 facilitate the insertion. After striking, the mounting plate 2 is brought down into the dot-dash position so that the spring bolts 3a snap in and hold the mounting plate 2 in place.
  • the present invention makes it possible to produce a binding with a very simple structure, which takes the special circumstances of snowboards into account in an optimal manner and which is extremely resistant and insensitive to the rough operation at low temperatures and different snow conditions.
  • Teflon coating preferably the metal parts, to prevent snow from sticking as much as possible.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne une fixation pour planches à neige ou analogue, comprenant des plaques de base de fixation (1a, 1b) fixées à la planche, deux plaques porte-fixation (2a, 2b) munies de dispositifs de fixation pour chaque chaussure de l'utilisateur de la planche. Sur ces plaques de base de fixation (1a, 1b) se trouvent des éléments de maintien (3a, 3b) conçus de manière à retenir les plaques porte-fixation (2a, 2b), mais pouvant les libérer en présence d'une force de déclenchement prédéterminée, un élément de liaison étant prévu pour permettre le détachement automatique de la seconde plaque porte-fixation (2a, 2b) après celui de la première (2a, 2b) de la plaque de base de fixation (1a, 1b). On obtient un déclenchement fiable car sur les plaques de base de fixation (1a, 1b) sont prévus des éléments de guidage (8a, 8b, 13a, 13b) qui permettent de détacher la plaque porte-fixation (2a, 2b) uniquement dans le sens longitudinal de la planche.
EP97913967A 1996-03-20 1997-03-20 Fixation pour planches a neige Expired - Lifetime EP0894022B1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT51396 1996-03-20
AT0051396A AT404675B (de) 1996-03-20 1996-03-20 Sicherheitsbindung für snowbord
PCT/AT1997/000059 WO1997034667A2 (fr) 1996-03-20 1997-03-20 Fixation pour planches a neige

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EP0894022A2 true EP0894022A2 (fr) 1999-02-03
EP0894022B1 EP0894022B1 (fr) 2000-09-06

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EP (1) EP0894022B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2000506757A (fr)
AT (1) AT404675B (fr)
AU (1) AU2142597A (fr)
CA (1) CA2248988A1 (fr)
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JP2000506757A (ja) 2000-06-06
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AU2142597A (en) 1997-10-10
AT404675B (de) 1999-01-25
DE59702317D1 (de) 2000-10-12
CA2248988A1 (fr) 1997-09-25
US6209904B1 (en) 2001-04-03
WO1997034667A3 (fr) 1997-11-13
ATA51396A (de) 1998-06-15

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