Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
  • A63C11/00—Accessories for skiing or snowboarding
  • A63C11/26—Devices for use in mounting ski-bindings to skis, e.g. jigs; Testing or measuring devices specially adapted therefor
  • A63C11/265—Devices for testing or measuring the release force of safety ski bindings
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
  • A43D1/00—Foot or last measuring devices; Measuring devices for shoe parts
  • A43D1/02—Foot-measuring devices
  • A43D1/025—Foot-measuring devices comprising optical means, e.g. mirrors, photo-electric cells, for measuring or inspecting feet

Definitions

• the invention relates to the field of bindings of a shoe on a gliding device, such as a ski.
• the invention thus relates to the adjustment of the configuration of a binding for a fastener / shoe / gliding device assembly.
• the invention relates more particularly to a method for adjusting the position or the trigger level of at least one of a stop and a heel of a fixation of a fastener / shoe / gliding apparatus.
• the invention finds advantageous for such an adjustment according to parameters relating to the user, typically to the skier. It is particularly advantageous when it is implemented in a sports shop, with any rental organization of fastening sets / shoe / gliding equipment complete or incomplete (for example when the customer has his own shoes) or following the withdrawal of all or part of a set from a vending machine of such ski equipment. It is also advantageous when the user is required to change skis during a ski holiday or day and, moreover, if the skis are shared between several skiers.
• a binding of a boot on a gliding apparatus generally comprises a front stop and a heel piece.
• the front stop is intended to cooperate with the front of the shoe and the heel with a heel or a rear buttress of the shoe.
• the attachment incorporates at least one adjustment means for configuring a gripping mechanism of the shoe so that it allows:
• triggering of the fastener.
• at least one gripping mechanism is carried by the abutment and / or the heel. Effective adjustment of a gripping mechanism therefore depends on many parameters and in particular the sizing of the boot, physical characteristics of the user such as weight or size, practice (eg ski trail or hiking) and the level of practice of the user.
• An adjustment consists mainly of two interrelated operations:
• An object of the present invention is therefore to provide an improved method of adjusting the configuration of a fastener.
• One aim is notably to propose a method of rapid adjustment.
• Another goal is to propose a partially automated process, requiring little or no human intervention.
• Another aim is to propose a method of reliable adjustment independent of human verifications.
• the invention thus relates to a method of adjusting the configuration of a fixed attachment of a gliding machine, the attachment comprising a stop and a heel, at least one of the stop and the heel incorporating a gripping mechanism of a shoe allowing, alternatively, the maintenance of the shoe engaged with the attachment and release of the boot from the binding and a means of mechanical or electronic adjustment of the trigger level of said gripping mechanism.
• the method comprises the following steps:
• At least one parameter relating to a user from the following parameters: a characteristic of a shoe intended to be engaged with the binding, a physical characteristic of the user , a level of user practice and a trigger level of fixation,
• an actuator configured to act on the adjustment means of a mechanism for adjusting the arrangement of the elements of the fastener in order to adjust the position of at least l one of the abutment and the heel piece according to said at least one adjustment parameter
• the step of recovering said at least one parameter relating to the user comprises a step of reading a readable element, chosen from:
• a graphical representation of numerical data such as a bar code or a QR code
• legible element being associated with at least one of the elements of the fastening assembly / shoe / gliding device
• the reading being performed using a device connected to the digital processing device, the device comprising at least one of:
• the RFID chip or derivative technology at least one of the RFID chip or derivative technology and the graphical representation, legibly readable by the device, said at least one parameter relating to the user.
• the method according to the first aspect of the invention thus makes it possible to relieve the skiman of some of the adjustment operations of an attachment of a fastener / shoe / gliding apparatus, and in particular at least one of the adjustment operations. triggering the fixing, the adjustment operations of the distance between the stop and the heel of the binding and the longitudinal positioning of the binding relative to the gliding apparatus so as to correctly position the boot relative to the gliding gear.
• triggering the fixing the adjustment operations of the distance between the stop and the heel of the binding and the longitudinal positioning of the binding relative to the gliding apparatus so as to correctly position the boot relative to the gliding gear.
• the method according to the first aspect of the invention may further have at least any of the following features: the method may comprise, following the step of recovering at least one parameter relating to a user, the following steps:
• the method may comprise, following the step of processing at least one parameter relating to a user, the following steps:
• the step of recovering said at least one parameter relating to the user comprises: taking a measurement of a physical parameter of the user by a measurement device chosen from a scale, a pedometer, a scanner, a toise and a vernier caliper and
• the invention relates to a system for adjusting a fixed attachment of a gliding apparatus, the binding comprising a stop and a heel piece, at least one of the abutment and the heel piece incorporating a locking mechanism. gripping a shoe allowing, alternatively, the maintenance of the shoe engaged with the fixing and release of the boot from the binding and a means of mechanical or electronic adjustment of the trigger level of said gripping mechanism.
• the system includes at least one actuator and / or a digital processing device configured to:
• At least one parameter relating to a user from among the following parameters: a characteristic of a shoe to be engaged with the binding, a physical characteristic of the user, a level of user practice and a trigger level fixing,
• o driving a system actuator configured to act on the mechanical adjustment means of the gripping mechanism of the boot associated with one of the abutment and the heel piece in order to adjust the triggering level of said gripping mechanism according to said at least one parameter adjustment
• o driving a system actuator configured to act on the adjustment means of a mechanism for adjusting the arrangement of the elements of the binding in order to adjust the position of at least one of the abutment and the heel piece according to said minus one setting parameter
• the system further comprises:
• the device comprising:
• a readable element encoding, in a readable manner by the device, said at least one parameter relating to the user, the readable element being associated with at least one of the elements of the fastening assembly / shoe / gliding device, the readable element being chosen from:
• a graphical representation of numerical data such as a barcode or a QR code.
• system according to the second aspect of the invention may further have at least any of the following features:
• said at least one actuator is a component of the fastener; the system can then further comprise a power supply of said at least one actuator, the power supply of said at least one actuator being optionally remote and removable from said at least one actuator;
• said at least one actuator is separate from the fastener and is adapted to connect to said at least one adjusting mechanism
• a single actuator is adapted to be kinematically connected to at least two adjustment means of mechanisms supported by elements of the fastener.
• the invention relates to a computer program product comprising instructions, which when performed by a digital processing device, performs at least the steps of recovering, processing and performing the method according to the first aspect of the invention.
• the present invention relates to a computer-readable non-transitory medium, comprising instructions, which when performed by a digital processing device, perform the steps of recovering, processing and carrying out the method according to the first aspect of the invention.
• FIG. 1 represents a flow chart of an embodiment of the method according to the first aspect of the invention.
• FIGURES 1a and 1b illustrate optional steps of the flowchart shown in FIG.
• FIG. 2 schematically represents a first embodiment of a system according to the second aspect of the invention.
• FIGURE 3 schematically shows a second embodiment of a system according to the second aspect of the invention.
• FIGURES 4 and 5 schematically show a third embodiment of a system according to the second aspect of the invention.
• FIGURE 6 is a side view of a fastener / shoe / gliding apparatus assembly as implemented according to one embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 7 schematically represents an emitter capable of communicating with a system according to the second aspect of the invention.
• FIGURE 8 is a schematic functional representation of a fourth embodiment of an adjustment system according to the invention.
• FIGURE 9 is a schematic functional representation of a fifth embodiment of an adjustment system according to the invention.
• Together means a group of interacting elements, generally comprising a gliding device, a shoe and a binding.
• the binding is designed to provide the functions of holding and triggering the boot relative to the gliding device, thanks to at least one gripping mechanism associated with the stop and / or the heel.
• the setting of the fixation of the set is generally made with a rental organization.
• a complete set is said to be a fastener / shoe / gliding device assembly, all elements of which belong to the rental organization, and an incomplete assembly is said to be a fastener / shoe / gliding device assembly including at least one component ( shoe or binding / gliding device) belongs to the customer.
• adjustment means the operation ensuring the geometric compatibility and proper operation of the various elements of a set.
• automated capture means a seizure operating by digital and / or mechanical means, possibly without prior human intervention.
• “Skiman” is understood to mean a person who prepares the bindings / shoe / gliding apparatus for the use of skier customers; it is, for example, a sports shop employee or any rental agency fastening sets / shoe / gliding device.
• the term "parameter relating to a user” is understood to mean at least one of the following parameters: a triggering level of the binding, or more particularly a DIN value, a type of skier that is the user, a weight, a size, age, gender, size, width or diameter of the user's shin head, a parameter of the user's equipment (such as the length of the sole of the shoe of the wearer) the length of the gliding apparatus and the type of gliding apparatus), the distance between an abutment and a heel of a binding or its minimum and maximum spacing values and the longitudinal position of a fixing on the gliding machine.
• the choice of said at least one parameter relating to the user depends on the context in which the invention is implemented. It can be determined on a case-by-case basis, particularly in its uniqueness or plurality.
• the term "trigger level" of the binding a measure of the value of the force to be exerted by the shoe on a fastener element in order to release the shoe from the attachment via the gripping mechanism which can also be called a mechanism release / release.
• This value can be marked on the fixture in accordance with ISO 9462 or one of its subsequent editions. It can correspond to a setting value or a preset value of the associated fixture.
• the spacing of the elements of the binding is adapted to the shoe intended to be engaged with the binding to ensure the proper engagement of the fastener.
• DIN setting or "DIN value” refers to triggering, the setting or value that is set by a German Standards Organization (DIN for "Deutsches Institut fur Normung”).
• DIN certified fastener thus meets certain standards.
• all fasteners certified by the DIN have equivalent settings.
• the triggering level of a fixing of a mark set to a DIN value equal to 6 will be the same as that of a fastening of another mark set to the same DIN value, if the two fasteners are certified DIN.
• type of skier means a parameter relating to the skier serving as a criterion for setting the trigger level according to the type of ski practiced. This parameter can be evaluated by the skier himself or by a skiman as instructed by the skier.
• the standard ISO 1 1088 indicates, in its appendix A, three types of skier: a first type for the skiers cautious and evolving on smooth tracks, slopes soft to moderate, a third type for the fast skiers, aggressive evolving on moderate to steep slopes, and a second type, intermediate, for skiers not classified in the first type or in the third type.
• the parameters relating to the skier comprise at least the weight of the skier. Potentially, they further include at least one of: the size, type and age of the skier. All of these parameters are physical characteristics of the user.
• the parameters relating to the skier comprise at least the width of the tibia or the diameter of the head of the tibia. It is possible to measure the width of the head of the shin using a caliper (or tibiameter) pressed on the skin, the skier sitting, the leg bent at right angles. Potentially, they also include at least one of: the sex, the type and the age of the skier. All of these parameters are physical characteristics of the user.
• the type or serial number can be used to determine, according to the manufacturer's specifications, a selection table, possibly digitized, of trip levels. The type or serial number can still determine a type of practice (alpine, hiking background, etc.) or level of practice (and therefore potentially a type of skier).
• the parameters relating to the shoe may include its sole length, its size, its camber, etc.
• the sole length can be deduced from the measure of the size of the skier which can be achieved using a pedimeter or a scanner.
• the parameters relating to the gliding device may include its shape (normal, double or surf, in particular), its camber (straight or parabolic), its length, its weight, its radius, etc. boy Wut
• the parameters relating to the attachment may include its minimum and maximum DIN values, the type, or even the lateral elasticity of its abutment, the type, or even the vertical elasticity, of its heel, the type of its plate, the type of its brakes, the spacing between its abutment and its heel or its minimum and maximum spacing values, its longitudinal position on the gliding machine.
• the spacing between the abutment and the heel of the binding must be adjusted in correlation with the length of the sole of the boot.
• the parameters relating to the skier can be used to determine, for example by reading a selection table, a triggering level of the binding. According to another embodiment, the parameters relating to the skier comprise said trigger level.
• a digital processing device a component of a printed circuit or integrated circuit for the digital processing of information received by the component to generate processed information.
• a digital processing device is typically a processor, a microprocessor or a microcontroller. It can be an element of a PC type computer.
• one or more devices can be connected to the digital processing device. These devices can be RFID or optical readers, a keyboard, a screen, a sensor ...
• the digital processing device can be housed in a bracket integrated to the attachment or remote attachment. In the latter case, it can be part of a central unit or a remote control / transmitter box.
• the method 1000 aims at enabling the adjustment, at least partly automated, of an attachment 2 of a set 1, binding 2 / shoe 4 / gliding apparatus 3.
• the binding 2 is integral with the gliding apparatus 3 and comprises an abutment 21 and a heel piece 22. At least one of the abutment 21 and the heel piece 22 comprises at least one gripping mechanism 210, 220 of the boot 4 allowing alternatively, maintaining the shoe engaged with the attachment and release of the boot from the binding, and mechanical adjusting means 215, 225 or electronics 215e, 225e of the trigger level of said gripping mechanism 210, 220. In this example, each adjustment means 215, 225, 215e, 225e is integrated in an element of the binding, the abutment 21 or the heel piece 22.
• the gripping mechanism 210, 220 of the shoe of a fastener element comprises a jaw intended to be in contact with the shoe.
• the jaw is urged by an elastic means, such as a spring, so as to maintain contact between the jaw and the shoe.
• the jaw is movable and can be positioned so that the shoe can no longer be held by the jaw. In this configuration, the shoe can free itself from fixation. The fixation is then triggered.
• the trigger level of the gripping mechanism is defined by the stiffness of the elastic means.
• the means for adjusting the trigger level of the gripping mechanism is then a mechanical means for modifying the stiffness of the elastic means.
• the adjustment means modifies the prestressing of the elastic means. It can be a simple screw.
• the adjustment means 215, 225 is actuated by an actuator 51, 52 which can be integrated into an element of the fastener 21, 22, as shown in FIG. 2, or offset from the fastener 2, as represented in FIG. 4.
• the gripping mechanism 210, 220 of the shoe of a fastener element also comprises a jaw intended to be in contact with the boot. Likewise, the jaw moves between a shoe engaging configuration and a configuration for which the shoe can be released from the jaw. In this example, the jaw is not biased by resilient means but is held in position engaged by a lock.
• the gripping mechanism incorporates an electronic or electromechanical sensor measuring the force exerted by the shoe on the jaw. Depending on the measured value, the gripper mechanism controls the latch to allow the tilting of the jaw to its triggered position.
• the means for adjusting the trigger level of the gripping mechanism is an electronic means 215e, 225e for modifying the triggering setpoint associated with the processing of the measurement of the electronic or electromechanical sensor.
• one goal is to reduce the time required for a skiman to serve the client of a ski rental agency.
• a client wants to rent ski equipment, he usually goes to a lessor who is often at the bottom of the slopes.
• a targeted application of the invention is to rent ski equipment in the same way that you rent a car, potentially having more than recover, instead of the vehicle key, equipment that has been prepared to be specifically adapted to the user.
• a targeted application of the invention is also to allow self-service rental of gliding equipment capable of self-regulation.
• the customer ultimately only has to select the various elements of his equipment, to retrieve and bring them closer to each other, possibly in a predetermined manner, so that the attachment is automatically adjusted.
• This adjustment ensures in particular the functions of maintaining and triggering the boot 4 with respect to the gliding apparatus 3, generally associated with the use of a set 1 fixation / shoe / gliding device. Therefore, a vending machine gliding equipment can suffice, apart from any intervention of a skiman.
• the method 1000 according to the first aspect of the invention may comprise the following steps:
• processing 1 100 using a digital processing device 71, 25, 742, said at least one parameter relating to the user, to deduce therefrom at least one setting parameter of the attachment 2 and
• At least one action to be performed 1200 it is possible to count, alternatively or to combine with each other, each alternative or combination corresponding to a particular embodiment of the invention, the following actions carried out at the using a digital processing device 71, 25, 742:
• Control at least one actuator 51 configured to act on a mechanical adjustment means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the shoe 4 associated with the stop 21 to adjust the trigger level of said gripping mechanism 210 according to said at least one parameter of adjustment of the fixation 2,
• actuators 5 means motorized adjustment tools, each actuator 51, 52, 53 being adapted to be controlled by a digital processing device 71, 25, 742.
• An actuator can be offset from the attachment 2, as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, or, alternatively, integrated in the attachment 2, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.
• said at least one actuator 51, 52, 53 may be a component of at least one element 21, 22 (stop / heel) of the attachment 2.
• An actuator may be an electric motor that can be directly controlled. by an integrated electronic module.
• the method 1000 makes it possible to drive the electric motor, if necessary via a command transmitted to its electronic module, to configure the gripping mechanism 210, 220 (for example by means of a force or pressure sensor). a position detector).
• the electric motor acts on a mechanical adjusting means 215, 225 of said gripping mechanism 210, 220.
• Each adjustment means 215, 225 is generally a part of the corresponding gripping mechanism 210, 220.
• the adjustment mechanism 230 of the spacing between the abutment and the heel or the longitudinal positioning of at least one of the abutment 21 and the heel piece 22 on the gliding machine 3 can be actuated by an adjustment means 235 driven by an electric motor which can be directly controlled by an integrated electronic module.
• the method 1000 makes it possible to control the electric motor, possibly via a command transmitted to its electronic module, acting on the adjustment means 235 (for example using a force sensor or a position detector ) of the adjusting mechanism 230.
• the adjusting means 235 is generally a part of the adjustment mechanism 230.
• the power supply of the electric motor acting as an actuator 51, 52, 53 is also integrated in the attachment 2.
• the electronic module of the electric motor is included in a common digital processing device 25 of the fastener.
• At least one of these attachment settings mentioned above can be automated by controlling at least one of the actuators 51, 52, 53 by the digital processing device 71, 25, 742.
• the action to be performed 1200 consists of setting an electronic adjustment means 215e, 225e of a gripping mechanism 210, 220 so that the trigger level of said gripping mechanism corresponds to the desired adjustment parameter.
• "directly configure” is equivalent to controlling an electronic module integrated in the element of the fastener to adjust the trigger level of said gripping mechanism.
• the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 can be housed in a support integrated in the attachment or offset of the attachment.
• the digital processing device 71 may be in a remote central fixing unit, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
• the processing device digital 52 may be an element of a transmitter 74, as illustrated in FIG. 7.
• the digital processing device 25 may be an element integrated in the attachment 2, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3.
• a digital processing device 71, 25, 742 may be configured to perform one of the above actions. Alternatively, the same digital processing device 71, 25, 742 can be configured to perform many or all of the aforementioned actions.
• At least one readable element 5, 6 for identification and / or data communication may be associated with at least one element of the set so that it can be read by a peripheral 72 connected to the digital processing device 71 to recover 1050 information, and in particular the parameter relating to the user.
• Such or other information, possibly complementary, can also be retrieved by the digital processing device 71 communicating with a transmitter, for example a portable communication device 73, such as a smartphone, the client, or a portable terminal. used by an employee of the rental organization.
• a remote server as a transmitter.
• each recovery 1050 allows automatic data capture. However, it is not excluded that some parameters can be manually entered or modified, for example by skiman using a computer keyboard as device 72 of the processing device 71.
• the association of at least one legible element 6 with at least one element of the assembly can be a direct connection with the element of the assembly or a proximity association.
• the readable element 6 can be fixed integrally to the element of the assembly.
• the readable element 6 may be secured to a location where the element of the assembly is stored, for example a rack or a rack.
• the information coded on the readable element 6 is not necessarily a fixed value corresponding to the actual parameter value relative to the user, it may be a particular address of a database. In the latter case, the information coded on the readable element is a pointer which makes it possible, when consulting the corresponding database, to retrieve the real value of the parameter relative to the user.
• This configuration has the advantage of being able to modify, simply and quickly, the value of the parameter relating to the user, without having to generate another readable element 6. It is therefore possible to adjust this value, only by computer, according to the evolution of the parameter, as it may be the case for the length of the sole in case of wear, the weight or the practice of the skier ...
• the value of the parameter relating to the user can be directly coded on the element readable or stored in a database whose address is encoded on the readable element.
• the parameter relating to the user is encoded by the readable element 6, either directly or indirectly.
• the boot 4 is equipped with an RFID chip 61 as a readable element 6. More particularly, the RFID chip 61 is integral with the boot 4. It can be attached to the shoe 4 in the manner of a label. It may also have been integrated, for example from the manufacture of the shoe, into a part of the boot 4, for example so as to be protected from the environment.
• the RFID chip 61 is for example a so-called passive RFID chip, to reduce the associated costs, and in particular the deployment costs of the invention.
• the RFID chip 61 can also be 'active'; it then potentially understands its own power supply source and can communicate, in particular on its own initiative, with communications equipment compatible with its environment, and in particular with an RFID chip that would be physically associated with another element of the set 1 binding / shoe / gliding device.
• the invention also extends to RFID-derived technologies, such as, for example, NFC technology. More generally, the invention applies to a wireless communication technology.
• the boot 4 may be equipped with a digital graphic data representation 62, such as a barcode or a QR code, as a visible element 6.
• a digital graphic data representation 62 such as a barcode or a QR code
• Such a graphic representation 62 may be reported on the shoe 4, for example on its side facing inwards, to be inconspicuous and not to impact the general aesthetics of the shoe 4.
• This report may include the collage of a label on which the graphical representation 62 has been printed, as well as the printing of the graphical representation 62 directly on the shoe.
• the boot 4 has for example been chosen by the client of a rental organization, possibly with the advice of the skiman, preferably according to a parameter relating to the user, and in particular according to the type of skier the user.
• a corresponding parameter can therefore be associated with the readable element 6 integral with the boot 4.
• the shoe 4 may also belong to the skier and the readable element 6 may have been associated with one or more parameters relating to the owner, for example as soon as the shoe is purchased.
• the owner can, possibly via an application downloadable on a PC or a smartphone, connect to a remote server (not shown) to inform or modify the parameter or parameters related thereto.
• the remote data server may be interrogated by the processing device 71 to retrieve the information it stores, including the parameter or parameters relating to the skier.
• the readable element 6 may have been associated with one or more parameters relating to the skier intended to use it, prior to any association between the shoe and a given user.
• the legible element may have been programmed as soon as it has been integrated into the boot 4.
• the digital processing device determines whether the skier rents or owns the shoe 4.
• legible element 6 integral with the shoe 4, or in connection therewith, with one or more parameters relating to the skier in order to be able to recover them 1050.
• a readable element 6 RFID or graphic representation
• a ski 3 and / or a fastener 2 can be attached to a ski 3 and / or a fastener 2, or associated with the ski and / or the attachment, so that it can be read by a peripheral
• Each readable element 6, can be read using the device 72 adapted. Reading one or more readable elements makes it possible to recover one or more parameters relating to a user, at the level of the digital processing device 71.
• the device 72 includes a corresponding one of an RFID chip reader 61 or a derived technology and a graphical representation reader 62. digital data. A reading can be performed on each of the different elements of the same set 1. All information retrieved 1050 via successive readings made on the same set 1 can be grouped, validated or possibly corrected by the skiman, for example, to the The incompatibility may also be detected automatically and the user may be asked to choose other compatible elements between them.
• the device 72 of the digital processing device 71 may comprise a communication module, preferably non-wire, for example by radio frequency link.
• the communication module can enable the exchange of data with the remote server. It can also make it possible to communicate with a communication device 73, for example of the smartphone type, of the user.
• the skier related parameter or parameters can be supplied to the digital processing device 71 by the remote server and / or the device. communication 73 of the client.
• a device 72 connected to the digital processing device 71 may be a bathroom scale, a pedometer, a scanner, a board or caliper. These peripherals are preferably electronic and able to transmit the result of a corresponding measurement to the digital processing device 71, or even to the remote server.
• These devices are therefore preferably connected, for example wired, to the digital processing device 71 to communicate the weight of the person weighed, the size of the user, the size of the person toed or the diameter of the head of shin as measured using calipers.
• the result of each measurement can be automatically associated with the user via the digital processing device 71.
• a second step 1100 of the method consists in processing at least one parameter relating to the user, collected during the previous step 1050, to deduce a setting parameter of the attachment.
• the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 processes at least one parameter relating to the user to define a setting parameter of at least one of a gripping mechanism 210 of the stop 21, a mechanism for gripping 220 of the heel 22 and a setting mechanism 230 of the distance between the stop and the heel and / or the position of the attachment 2 on the gliding device 3.
• This processing 1100 may involve calculation steps performed by the digital processing device 71, 25, 742. As an alternative or in addition, this processing 1 100 may involve pre-established selection or correspondence tables. Such correlation tables may have been drawn up in accordance with the standards provided for this purpose. The parameters relating to the skier can be as much input data in one or more of these tables. At the output, such tables can return various information, and in particular said at least one setting parameter of the attachment 2, such as a set value of the distance between the stop 21 and the heel piece 22 of the attachment 2, a setpoint value of the longitudinal position of the binding 2 on the gliding apparatus 3 as a function of the desired ski practice, and a set value of the triggering level of the binding 2. It should be noted here that the latter may comprise a value of setpoint of the trigger level of the stop 21 and / or a set value of the heel release level 22.
• the set value of the tightening torque and / or the set value of the number of tightening spindle can be calculated by the digital processing device 71, 25, 742, directly as a function of the parameters relating to the user. which were retrieved 1050 and / or indirectly according to the information returned by the correspondence tables and selected according to the parameters relating to the user.
• the set value of the spacing between the stop 21 and the heel 22 of the fastener 2 can be determined, directly or indirectly.
• the processing 1100 by the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 consists solely in assigning the retrieved setpoint value to the corresponding setting parameter; the set value being for example recovered 1050 by simple reading of the legible element 6 of the boot 4.
• the parameter or parameters which have been recovered 1050 by reading the readable element 6 of the shoe 4 and / or the gliding apparatus 3 equipped with the attachment 2 do not include the set point of the spacing, but allow the processing device 71, 25, 742 to determine it.
• the processing device 71, 25, 742 can for example automatically poll the remote server to retrieve the set value associated with the readable element 6 which has just been read.
• the value of the spacing depends a priori only on the choice of the boot 4.
• the setting DIN depends in turn on at least one parameter relating to the user for a given set 1. In particular, it can be determined by the treatment device 71, 25, 742 according to one or other of the adjustment methods known as the weight and the width of the tibia.
• the setting DIN of the release level of the fastening 2, or even of the stop 21 and / or the heel piece 22, may require to screw or unscrew a set screw constituting an element of the adjustment means 215, 225, to the using one of the actuators 51, 52.
• a set screw may more particularly exert a variable compression on a trigger spring of the gripping mechanism 210, 220 of the abutment 21 and / or the heel piece 22. Therefore, the control of the actuator 51, 52 can be slaved to a measurement of a tightening torque exerted on the adjustment screw of the adjustment means 215, 225 of the gripping mechanism 210, 220, by the actuator 51, 52 corresponding .
• each actuator 51, 52 can be slaved to a measurement of a number of screwing turn made on the adjustment screw of the adjustment means 215, 225 of the gripping mechanism 210, 220 corresponding by the actuator 51, 52; the number of turns is calculated from a nominal position of the clamping screw.
• These servo modes are relatively easy to implement due to the standardization of equipment and their adjustment procedures.
• the invention can be implemented apart from any consideration for possible normalizations. Indeed, a prior calibration would be sufficient to match the tightening torque and / or number of screw turns with a trigger level value.
• a third step 1200 of the method 1000 is to engage an action to adjust the setting using the setting parameter collected in the previous step 1100.
• the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 is able to control one of the actuators 51, 52, 53 for acting on a setting means 215, 225 of one of the gripping mechanisms 210, 220 or a setting means 235 of the corresponding adjustment mechanism 230.
• the stop 21 incorporates a gripping mechanism 210 and an adjustment means 215 for adjusting the lateral release force of the stop and, consequently, the attachment.
• the actuator 51 interacts with this adjustment means 215 to set the first desired triggering threshold of the gripping mechanism 210.
• the heel piece 22 incorporates an adjustment mechanism 220 and an adjustment means 225 for adjusting the vertical triggering force. of the heel and, consequently, the fixation.
• the actuator 52 interacts with this adjustment means 225 to set the second desired triggering threshold of the gripping mechanism 220.
• the adjustment mechanism 230 makes it possible to adjust the longitudinal position of the stop 21 and the longitudinal position of the heel piece 22.
• the actuator 53 interacts with a setting means 235 of the mechanism 230 to adjust the desired configuration of the attachment.
• the invention relates to a system 0.
• the system 0 more particularly comprises, as actuators 51, 52, 53, electric motors which are remote and distinct from the attachment 2. Such actuators are illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
• This type of actuator 51, 52, 53 is for example arranged relative to an adjustment bench 8 on which the gliding device equipped with the attachment is intended to be placed, so that each of the actuators 51, 52, 53 is located opposite a setting means 215, 225, 235 of a gripping mechanism 210, 220 or corresponding setting 230.
• Such actuators 51, 52, 53 can be used successively to adjust different fasteners, in addition to being used for successive adjustments of the same attachment.
• an actuator 53 may be provided to act on an adjusting means 235 of an adjustment mechanism 53 situated in the middle of the attachment 2, on a plate 23 joining the abutment 21 and the heel piece 22 of the 2.
• This adjustment mechanism 53 makes it possible to fix the spacing between the abutment 21 and the heel piece 22 of the fastener 2.
• Two other actuators 51, 52 are provided on either side of the fastener 2 to come into contact with each other.
• the system 0 comprises an electrical power supply of each actuator.
• the attachment 2 comprises, as actuators 51, 52, 53, integrated electric motors in the stop 21, in the heel piece 22 and possibly in at least one plate 23 connecting at least one among the stop 21 and the heel 22 of the attachment 2 to the gliding device 3.
• the attachment 2 according to the second embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figure 2.
• Each of the electric motors is configured to act directly on the adjustment means 215, 225 of the gripping mechanism 210, 220 associated with the element 21, 22 of the attachment 2 to which the electric motor is integrated.
• At least two of these electric motors 51, 52 are more particularly arranged at the trigger springs of the gripping mechanisms 210, 220 of the abutment 21 and the heel piece 22 of the attachment 2.
• Each electric motor can be configured together with a electronic module controlling it according to instructions received from the digital processing device 25.
• the electric motor constituting an actuator allows the DIN adjustment of the associated element 21, 22 of the fastener.
• the power supply can be remote and removable from the actuator 51, 52, 53 it is intended to supply.
• the fastener 2 may comprise a connection port for electrical energy to electrically connect the fastener 2 with food.
• it can also be arranged in an adjustment bench 8 on which is intended to be placed the gliding device 3 equipped with the fixing 2 to adjust.
• the simple correct positioning of the gliding device equipped on the adjustment bench 8 makes it possible to ensure an electrical connection between, on the one hand, the power supply and the actuators.
• at least one source of electrical energy can be embedded in the gliding device equipped, for example in the attachment 2, to supply electrical energy to the electronic modules and the electric motors.
• the actuator 53 allowing adjustment of the spacing between the stop 21 and the heel piece 22 of the binding 2 and / or the longitudinal position of the binding 2 on the gliding apparatus 3 is deported and separate from the associated adjustment mechanism 230.
• one and the same actuator can interact with several adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of the gripping mechanisms 210, 220 or adjustment mechanisms 230.
• a single actuator 53 is capable of being kinematically connected to at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of mechanisms 210, 220, 230 supported by elements 21, 22, 23 of the fastener 2.
• one of the actuators 51, 52, 53 or the gliding device equipped with the attachment moves relatively between them, that is to say between the actuator and the gliding device equipped, after the adjustment of at least one element 21, 22 of the fastener.
• the invention also relates to a fixing adjustment method comprising a step of controlling the movement of an actuator 51, 52, 53 or the gliding machine equipped with the attachment so that the actuator can be connected to at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of mechanisms 210, 220, 230 supported by elements 21, 22, 23 of the fastener 2.
• FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate other embodiments of adjustment system 10, 30 of an attachment 2 using a single actuator 53 for adjusting at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 for mechanisms 210, 220 , 230 supported by elements 21, 22, 23 of the fastener 2.
• FIG. 8 describes the block diagram of an exemplary adjustment system 10 that can be integrated into a gliding machine.
• the same actuator 53 is able to act on three adjustment mechanisms 1 1 1, 1 12 and 121.
• the actuator 53 such as an electric motor, is coupled to two toothed wheels 11, 12 by means of a connection member 13.
• the first toothed wheel 1 1 cooperates with two complementary toothed wheels 1 1 1 1, 1 121.
• the second toothed wheel 12 cooperates with a complementary toothed wheel 121 1.
• Each complementary toothed wheel 111 1, 1 121, 121 1 constitutes the element input of an adjustment mechanism 11 1, 1 12 and 121.
• the complementary gear 1 1 1 1 is coupled to a first end of a shaft 1 1 12 through a coupling 1 1 13 controlled by an electronic module.
• the coupling is for example an electrobrake.
• a gear 1 1 14 is coupled to the shaft 1 1 12, at its second end, by a slide-type connection so as to be slidable along the shaft 1 1 12.
• a belt 1 115 is in position. taken with the toothed wheel 1 1 14 and with a toothed wheel 1 1 16 directly connected to the adjusting means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the abutment 21.
• the toothed wheel 1 1 14 is integral in translation with the chassis of the stop 21 so that the translation of the abutment 21 along the gliding device causes the sliding of the toothed wheel 1 1 14 along the shaft 1 1 12.
• the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjusting means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the abutment 21. Therefore, by rotating the motor 53 in one direction or the other, the adjustment value of the gripping mechanism 210 can be adjusted.
• the adjustment mechanism 1 12 for acting on the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel 22 has a similar kinematics.
• the complementary toothed wheel 1 121 is coupled to a first end of a shaft January 122 through a coupling 1 123 controlled by an electronic module.
• the coupling is for example an electrobrake.
• a toothed wheel 1 124 is coupled to the shaft 1122 at its second end by a slide-type connection so as to be slidable along the shaft 1122.
• a belt 1 125 is engaged with the toothed wheel 1 124 and with a toothed wheel 1 126 connected directly to the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22.
• the toothed wheel 1 124 is integral in translation with the frame of the heel piece 22 so that the translation the heel 22 along the gliding device causes the sliding of the toothed wheel 1 124 along the shaft 1122.
• the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22. Therefore, by rotating the motor 53 in one direction or the other, the adjustment value of the gripping mechanism 220 can be adjusted.
• the third adjustment mechanism 121 makes it possible to act on the adjustment means 235 of the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the binding 2 with respect to the gliding apparatus 3.
• the complementary toothed wheel 121 1 is coupled to a first end of a first threaded shaft 1212 through a coupling 1213 driven by an electronic module.
• the coupling is for example an electrobrake.
• the chassis of the heel 22, guided in translation relative to the gliding apparatus 3, is also coupled to the first threaded shaft 1212, at its middle portion, by a screw-nut type connection 1214 so as to be able to translater along the first threaded shaft 1212 in one direction or the other, depending on the direction of rotation of the first threaded shaft 1212.
• the second end of the first threaded shaft 1212 is coupled to a first end of a second threaded shaft 1216 through to a connecting member 1215.
• the threading of the second threaded shaft 1216 is reversed relative to the thread of the first threaded shaft 1212.
• the frame of the abutment 21, guided in translation relative to the gliding apparatus 3, is also coupled to the second threaded shaft 1216, at its middle portion, by a connection 1217 of screw-nut type so as to be translatable along the second threaded shaft 1216 in one direction or the other, depending on the direction of rotation of the second threaded shaft 1216.
• the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjustment means 235 of the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the fastener 2 with respect to the gliding apparatus 3. Therefore, while rotating the motor 53 in one direction or in the other, one can move away or closer to the stop 21 of the heel piece 22. This allows to adjust the distance separating these two elements 21, 22 of the attachment 2. It will be noted that the displacement of these elements 21, 22 also causes the displacement of the toothed wheels 1 1 14, 1 124 of the two previous adjustment mechanisms 111, 1 12.
• the threaded shafts 1212 and 1216 can be aligned in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gliding machine 3 and be arranged between the gliding machine 3 and the elements 21, 22 of the fastener. Furthermore, the shafts 1 1 12, 1 122 are positioned, transversely, on either side of the threaded shafts 1212 and 1216 and also between the gliding machine 3 and the elements 21, 22 of the fastener. The threaded shafts 1212, 1216, 11 12 and 1122 are substantially parallel.
• the actuator 53 can be attached to the ski 3 with an autonomous or external power supply. To avoid overloading the gliding apparatus, the actuator 53 can be dissociated from the gliding apparatus 3. It is then sufficient to connect the motor to the system at the connection member 13. Alternatively, it is possible to envisage a connection to other locations of the drive train, for example, after the couplings 1 1 13, 1 123, 1213. Having a remote actuator, it improves the reliability of the system because, being embedded on the gliding device, the actuator is exposed to all the climatic constraints experienced by the gliding device and in particular the cold and humidity, conditions likely to degrade the actuator.
• the invention is not limited to this integrated system embodiment.
• Other kinematics and embodiments using an actuator can be envisaged for the adjustment of at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235.
• Gear connections, toothed belt or plane links can be provided, for each chain.
• Cylinders, angle references can be used.
• Figure 9 depicts a block diagram of an example of an adjustment system 30 disassociated from the gliding apparatus.
• the same actuator 53 is able to act on three adjustment mechanisms 311, 312 and 321.
• the actuator 53 such as an electric motor, is coupled to a conical gear
• the conical toothed wheel 1 1 cooperates with two complementary conical toothed wheels 31 11, 3121.
• Each complementary conical toothed wheel 31 1 1, 312 constitutes the input element of an adjustment mechanism 31 1, 312.
• the complementary conical toothed wheel 311 1 is coupled to a first end of a shaft 31 12 through a coupling 31 13 controlled by an electronic module.
• the coupling is for example an electrobrake.
• a gear 31 14 is fixed on the shaft 11 12, at its second end.
• the gear 31 14 is engaged with a gear 31 positioned and guided by a frame 32 of the external adjuster.
• a tip 31 16 is slidably mounted relative to the axis of the gear 31 and is integral in rotation with it by a slide-type connection.
• One end of the tip 31 16 carries a connector 31 17 intended to connect with the adjustment means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the stop 21.
• the endpiece comprises a holding means 31 18.
• This holding means may be a spring pushing the tip 31 16 towards the adjustment means 215.
• it may be a magnet, placed in the connector 3117, interacting with a female interface adjusting means 215.
• the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjusting means 215 of the gripping mechanism 210 of the abutment 21. Therefore, by turning the motor 53 in one direction or the other, can adjust the adjustment value of the gripping mechanism 210.
• the adjustment mechanism 312 for acting on the adjustment means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22 has a similar kinematics.
• the complementary conical toothed wheel 3121 is coupled to a first end of a shaft 3122 through a coupling 3123 driven by an electronic module.
• the coupling is for example an electrobrake.
• a gear 3124 is attached to the shaft 1122 at its second end.
• the gear 3124 is engaged with a gear 3125 positioned and guided by a frame 32 of the external adjuster.
• a tip 3126 is slidably mounted relative to the axis of the toothed wheel 3125 and is rotationally secured thereto by a slide-type connection.
• One end of the tip 3126 carries a connector 3127 for connecting with the adjusting means 225 of the gripping mechanism 220 of the heel piece 22.
• the tip includes a retaining means 3128.
• This retaining means may be a spring pushing the tip 3126 towards the adjustment means 225.
• it may be a magnet, placed in the connector 3127, interacting with a female interface of the adjustment means 225 .
• the third adjustment mechanism 321 makes it possible to act on the adjustment means 235 of the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the binding 2 with respect to the gliding apparatus 3.
• the actuator 53 is here coupled to a first end of a connecting shaft 3210 through a coupling 3213 driven by an electronic module.
• the coupling is for example an electrobrake.
• the second end of the connecting shaft 3210 comprises a connector 321 1 intended to connect to the adjustment means 325 of the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the attachment 2 relative to the gliding device 3.
• the connector 321 1 actuates a bevel gear 3215 angle that rotates two threaded shafts 3212 and 3216 in opposite directions.
• the chassis of the heel 22, guided in translation relative to the gliding apparatus 3, is also coupled to the first threaded shaft 3212, at its middle portion, by a screw-nut type connection 3214 so that it can be translater along the first threaded shaft 3212 in one direction or the other, depending on the direction of rotation of the first threaded shaft 3212.
• the frame of the abutment 21, guided in translation relative to the gliding machine 3, is also coupled to the second threaded shaft 3216, at its middle portion, by a screw-nut type connection 3217 so as to be translatable along the second threaded shaft 3216 in one direction or the other, depending on the direction of rotation
• Threaded second threaded shaft 3216 is threaded in the same direction as threaded first threaded shaft 3212.
• the actuator 53 is kinematically connected to the adjustment means 235 of the arrangement of the elements 21, 22 of the attachment 2 with respect to the gliding apparatus 3. Therefore, while rotating the motor 53 in one direction or in the other, one can move away or closer to the stop 21 of the heel piece 22. This allows to adjust the distance between these two elements 21, 22 of the fastener 2.
• This construction provides an external adjustment system to the gliding device, which lighten the gliding machine and be more versatile and compatible with different types of attachment.
• the skiman must however perform some operations to be able to connect the adjustment device with the interfaces of the adjustment mechanisms 215, 225 and 235 of the binding.
• the invention is not limited to this remote system embodiment.
• Other kinematics and embodiments using an actuator can be envisaged for the adjustment of at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235.
• Gear connections, toothed belt or plane links can be provided, for each chain.
• Cylinders, angle references can be used.
• the invention also relates to a method of adjusting a fastener comprising a step of controlling couplings 11 13, 1123, 1213, 31 13, 3123, 3213 and an actuator 53 so that the actuator can be kinematically linked to at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 of mechanisms 210, 220, 230 supported by elements 21, 22, 23 of the fastener 2.
• the method and the system for adjusting a fastener using a single actuator for adjusting at least two adjustment means 215, 225, 235 can be applied to an automatic adjustment of a more general fixation, without necessarily need to read an RFID chip or a graphical representation.
• two RFID chips 61 or derived technology, associated with potentially different elements of the same assembly 1 fixation / shoe / gliding device communicate with each other, preferably automatically, especially because these communication between RFID chips 61 can be configured in particular so that it results in a pooling of information, possibly initially different, stored on one and the other of the two RFID chips. In this way, the reading of only one of the two RFID chips 61 makes it possible to recover all the parameters relating to the user.
• the system 0 comprises an external central unit, offset from the binding, integrating an external digital processing device 71.
• the processing 1100 of the parameter relating to the user for to deduce at least one setting parameter of the attachment is made by external digital processing device 71.
• the digital processing device 71 may be connected to, or one with, an electronic cash register. In this way, the recovery 1050 of the parameters relating to the user and / or the recovery of the parameters relating to the elements of the set 1 can also be used to recover billing data.
• hydraulic cylinders and / or pneumatic cylinders can be used hydraulic cylinders and / or pneumatic cylinders.
• At least one electronic module of the attachment 2 may comprise internal digital processing device 25 and a communication means for communicating with the external digital processing device 71, in particular for receiving said at least one setting parameter of fixing 2 and be able to adjust the gripping mechanism 210, 220 or corresponding adjustment 230 accordingly.
• Each action is then performed 1200 by transmission of the adjustment parameter or parameters by the external digital processing device 71 to the internal digital processing device 25 of the electronic module of the attachment 2.
• the latter is configured to interpret the adjustment parameter or parameters, received from the external digital processing device 71, as a corresponding control instruction of the electric power supply of the corresponding electric motor.
• the processing 1 100 of the parameter relating to the user for deriving at least one setting parameter of the attachment is performed by external digital processing device 71.
• the internal digital processing device 25 derives a setting parameter from a parameter relating to the user received from the processing device
• the processing 1 100 of the parameter relating to the user to deduce at least one setting parameter of the attachment is performed by internal digital processing device 25.
• control method 1000 may also comprise a subsequent step 1250 of checking whether the triggering values (lateral and vertical) of the attachment 2 are correctly set.
• This step 1250 can be carried out via a machine using an adjustable template which is engaged in the attachment 2. Alternatively, this control is performed with the shoe 4 that will use the skier.
• An example of this type of control machine is the Wintersteiger "Speedtronic Pro TM" model.
• Another possible use of the invention is to allow automatic adjustment of the attachment 2 on activation of a transmitter 74.
• This may be in-store or out of the store.
• the illustration of such a use is the case where two skiers want to exchange their skis to test them for a descent.
• the transmitter 74 may comprise a storage medium 741 capable of storing information at the transmitter and a digital processing device 742 for processing the stored information.
• the transmitter also comprises a communication means for receiving and transmitting information, in a non-wired manner, from or to other digital processing devices 71, 25, in particular digital devices making it possible to drive the aforementioned actuators.
• one or more electric motors as part of the actuators 51, 52, 53, are integrated in the attachment 2.
• the skier then activates the transmitter 74 so as to control the control one or more electric motors, possibly via one or more electronic modules, so as to configure the attachment 2 according to the parameters of the user.
• the transmitter 74 can then be a wireless remote control, as described in FIG. 7, or a readable element 6 that can be detected by a device of the fastener 2 capable of transmitting, to said one or more electronic modules, a control of driving the electric motor or motors.
• the device can be an RFID chip reader or a derived technology integrated in the attachment 2.
• the user presses an activation button of the reader, it will detect the RFID chip the closest and adjust the attachment 2 according to the parameters received from this RFID chip.
• at least one parameter relating to a user or at least one setting parameter must be recorded on a storage medium of the transmitter in order to control the actuator (s) of the attachment 2.
• the transmitter 74 makes it possible to act directly on the electronic adjustment means 215e, 225e by directly modifying the trigger setpoint value.
• the method 1000 may then further comprise, following the step of recovering 1050 of at least one parameter relating to a user, the following steps:
• the digital processing device 71, 25, 742 processes the user-related parameter obtained from the transmitter to derive the setting parameter of the attachment. .
• the processing 1 100 of a parameter relating to the user to deduce a setting parameter can be performed at the transmitter 74.
• the digital processing device 742 internal to the transmitter that performs this processing operation 1,100 from a parameter relating to the user.
• the storage medium 741 can store data relating to user-related parameters and / or setting parameters.
• the transmitter may integrate means making it possible to directly recover at least one parameter relating to the user in accordance with step 1050 of method 1000.
• the acquisition means integrated into the transmitter may be a RFID reader or derivative or optical technology.
• the method 1000 may then furthermore, following the processing step 1100 of at least one parameter relating to a user, the following steps
• the transmitter 74 only processes the adjustment parameters. This means that the processing 1100 of the parameters relating to the user is performed, prior to this step, by another digital processing device than that 742 of the transmitter.
• information concerning parameters relating to the user and / or adjustment parameters is transmitted to a digital processing device 25, internal to the attachment, by a processing device. a central unit external to the fixation.
• the external digital processing device 71 can be replaced by the digital processing device 52 of a transmitter 74.
• Communication between the digital processing devices 71, 25, 742 may be wired or wireless.
• the method 1000 and the system 0 according to the first and second aspects of the invention therefore not only make it possible to automate at least partly the retrieval of information necessary for the adjustments, but also to relieve the skiman of some of the adjustment operations of a fixation 2 of a set 1 fixation / shoe / gliding apparatus.
• the skiman has at most in charge manipulations of materials to put them on a bench 8 adjustment appropriately. It may also have to bring reading devices of the processing device 71 near the readable elements 6 for their automatic reading. He may still have to carry out a control step 1250 of the setting of the fastener 2.
• the operations of adjusting the trigger level of the fastener 2, the adjustment operations of the spacing between the stop 21 and the heel piece 22 of the attachment 2 or the longitudinal position of the attachment 2 on the gliding machine 3 can be realized, automatically, thanks to the method and the system according to the first and second aspects of the invention.
• the method 1000 requiring in its implementation that simple manipulations requiring no particular training can even be implemented by the user in full autonomy. Instructions may be given to the user for example by a display screen of the processing device 71 to guide it in this implementation. In addition, this obviously does not exclude that a skiman remains available when needed.
• the invention can also be applied to other types of fastening.
• a binding comprising a single gripping mechanism of the shoe.
• the method of the invention therefore makes it possible to similarly perform the adjustment of such a fastener. It is thus possible to transpose the embodiments for adjusting the trigger level, as described above, for this type of attachment.
• a variant of the method according to the invention may allow adjustment of the vertical retention of the front of the shoe.
• a conventional binding when the boot is engaged with the stop, the front of the boot is held sandwiched between a support plate attached to the ski and a bearing surface of a jaw of the stop before, in a vertical direction.
• the contact between the front of the shoe and the support plate is made at the lower face of the sole, substantially at the region of the metatarsal area.
• the contact between the front of the boot and the bearing surface of a jaw of the front stop is made at the upper face of a front edge of the shoe.
• This specific geometry of the shoe is recalled in the standard NF ISO 5355.
• the attachment then incorporates a mechanism for changing the vertical position of the support surface of the jaw and / or the vertical position of the support plate.
• the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. It is possible to combine these embodiments.

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