The cleat structure designed to increase lateral displacement

Abstract

This invention provides a cleat (a buckling piece) structure designed to increase lateral displacement. This is mainly achieved by flipping the positioning plate laterally, causing its upper and lower surfaces to switch positions. As a result, the laterally offset elongated slot of the positioning plate can swap positions within the cleat’s engagement slot. By aligning the elongated slot of the positioning plate with the screw holes on the cycling shoe body, the cleat can be properly positioned. Then, by fastening the cleat and positioning plate together with screws through the corresponding elongated slot and screw holes, the cleat moves laterally as a unit along with the positioning plate. This design allows for an increased range of lateral adjustment of the cleat on the sole of the cycling shoe. It accommodates users with different foot shapes, those who prefer a position closer to the crank, and those with wider hip joints, enabling them to adjust the cleat position to their preferred setting.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a cleat structure capable of increasing the lateral displacement, in particular to a cleat structure capable of integrally lateral displacement along with the position of a long slot hole of a positioning plate, so as to adjust and increase the cleat structure on the bottom of a pedal shoe body. Prior Art

[0002] Generally, a rider of a road bicycle will use a pedal-clamping device to clamp the shoe body on the pedal with the pedal-clamping device. After the rider uses the pedal-clamping device, even when encountering potholes or unstable road conditions, or when climbing a slope, pushing the bike hard, or pedaling at a high speed, the rider can avoid the danger of stepping on empty space. Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a conventional pedal shoe body 1 and its corresponding cleat 2 structure, wherein the pedal shoe body 1 is provided with a plurality of screw lock holes 3, the cleat 2 is provided with a plurality of cleat seats 4, each of the cleat seats 4 is provided with a cleat groove 8, and the space inside the cleat groove 8 can just provide a positioning piece of the same volume. 6 is accommodated therein, and the positioning piece 6 is provided with a long slot hole 7 so that a screw lock member 5 can be screwed and fixed to the positioning piece 6 and the cleat 2 together with the screw lock hole 3 of the pedal shoe body 1; however, the positioning piece 6 provided with the long slot hole 7 of the conventional cleat 2 structure is a fixed structure, so when users with different foot shapes, or users who like to be closer to the crank, or users with wider hip joints need to adjust the lateral displacement of the cleat 2, the conventional structure cannot adjust the lateral displacement of the cleat 2, so there is a problem of space for further improvement of the conventional structure. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical features of the present invention for solving the problem mainly include a pedal shoe body, the bottom surface of which is provided with at least one screw lock hole; a clip, a clip having a clip seat corresponding to the screw lock hole of the pedal shoe body, a clip groove inside of the clip seat, a step edge with a predetermined depth inside of the clip groove, a through hole inside of the step edge; a positioning piece, which is arranged in the clip groove of the clip and limited to the step edge of the clip, the positioning piece having an upper end face and a lower end face, and a center line is defined in the center of the positioning piece, and the center line is a A long slot hole is arranged on the side, and the long slot hole is opposite to the screw locking hole of the pedal shoe body. A closed surface is formed on the other side of the center line. The upper end surface and the lower end surface of the positioning piece can be interchanged by turning over horizontally, so that the long slot hole of the positioning piece can be interchanged left and right in the buckle groove of the buckle piece to adjust the lateral displacement of the buckle piece at the bottom of the pedal shoe body; a screw locking piece is inserted into the long slot hole of the positioning piece, and then the positioning piece and the buckle piece are screwed and fixed to the screw locking hole of the pedal shoe body.

[0004] By this, the present invention flips the positioning piece horizontally to the left and right sides so that the upper end face and the lower end face of the positioning piece can be interchanged, and the side-biased long slot hole of the positioning piece can be interchanged on the left and right sides in the buckle slot of the buckle piece, that is, the long slot hole can be exchanged on the left side or the right side. The buckle piece needs to be aligned with the screw lock hole of the pedal shoe body through the long slot hole of the positioning piece, and then the buckle piece and the positioning piece are screwed and fixed together through the corresponding long slot hole and the screw lock hole by the screw lock piece. Therefore, the buckle piece will be laterally displaced as a whole with the position of the long slot hole of the positioning piece, so that the lateral displacement of the buckle piece at the bottom of the pedal shoe body can be adjusted and increased, so that users with different foot shapes, or users who like to be closer to the crank, or users of pedal shoes with wider hip joints can adjust to the buckle piece position that suits their own settings. Simple diagram description

[0005] FIG. 1 is a plan view of a conventional clip structure combined with a pedal shoe body. Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the buckle structure of the present invention that can increase the lateral displacement. Figure 3 is a combined stereogram of the buckle structure of the present invention that can increase the lateral displacement. Figure 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the positioning piece of the buckle structure that can increase the lateral displacement of the present invention and can be turned over laterally. Figure 5: shows the positioning piece of the buckle structure capable of increasing the lateral displacement of the present invention in the turned-over state. After being screwed into the long slot hole through the screw locking member, the positioning piece and the buckle are combined and assembled into the screw locking hole at the bottom of the pedal shoe body. Figure 6 is a disassembled view of the pedal shoe body and the cleat structure of the present invention that can increase the lateral displacement. Figure 7: shows the present invention of a clip-on shoe body having a clip-on structure capable of increasing the lateral displacement. After the clip-on is assembled with the screw lock hole of the clip-on shoe body, the positioning piece is turned over laterally so that the long slot hole is biased to the right half, forming a smaller first distance between the inner edge of the clip-on shoe body and the middle position of the clip-on. Figure 8: shows the present invention of a clip-on shoe body having a clip-on structure capable of increasing the lateral displacement. After the clip-on is assembled with the screw lock hole of the clip-on shoe body, the positioning piece is turned over laterally so that the long slot hole is biased to the left half, forming a larger second distance between the inner edge of the clip-on shoe body and the middle position of the clip-on. Implementation

[0006] In order to give you a deeper understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is listed below. Please refer to Figures 2 to 8. The present invention is a buckle structure that can increase the lateral displacement, which includes:

[0007] A pedal shoe body 40, the bottom surface of which is provided with at least one screw hole 41;

[0008] A buckle plate 10, corresponding to the screw hole 41 of the pedal shoe body 40 is provided with a buckle seat 11, the buckle seat 11 is provided with a buckle groove 12, the buckle groove 12 is provided with a step edge 13 with a predetermined depth, the step edge 13 is provided with a through hole 14;

[0009] A positioning piece 20 is disposed in the buckle groove 12 of the buckle piece 10 and is limited to the step edge 13 of the buckle piece 10. The positioning piece 20 has an upper end surface S1 and a lower end surface S2, and a center line 21 is defined in the center of the positioning piece 20. A long slot hole 23 is offset on one side of the center line 21. The long slot hole 23 is located opposite to the screw hole 41 of the pedal shoe body 40. A closed surface 22 is formed on the other side of the center line 21. The closed surface 22 has the function of strengthening the overall structural rigidity of the positioning piece 20. The positioning piece 20 can be turned over horizontally to interchange the upper end surface S1 and the lower end surface S2, so that the long slot hole 23 of the positioning piece 20 can be interchanged left and right in the buckle groove 12 of the buckle piece 10, so as to adjust the lateral displacement of the buckle piece 10 at the bottom of the pedal shoe body 40;

[0010] A screw lock member 30 is inserted into the long slot hole 23 of the positioning plate 20 , and then the positioning plate 20 and the buckle plate 10 are screwed and fixed to the screw lock hole 41 of the pedal shoe body 40 .

[0011] Next, the cleat 10 of the present invention is used as a road bicycle pedal in this embodiment, so that the cleat 10 is provided with three sets of mountain-shaped cleat seats 11, each of the cleat seats 11 is provided with a cleat groove 12, a step edge 13 with a predetermined depth is provided inside the cleat groove 12, the through hole 14 is provided inside the step edge 13, and the locating piece 20 is provided inside the cleat groove 12 respectively, each of the locating pieces 20 is limited to the step edge 13 inside the cleat groove 12 of each cleat 10, the locating piece 20 has an upper end surface S1 and a lower end surface S2, and a center line 21 is defined in the center of the locating piece 20, a long slot hole 23 is provided at one side of the center line 21, and a closed surface 22 is formed on the other side of the center line 21.

[0012] Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the positioning piece 20 that can be turned over horizontally. The upper end surface S1 and the lower end surface S2 of the positioning piece 20 are interchanged, so that the long slot hole 23 of the positioning piece 20 can be interchanged between the left and right sides in the buckle groove 12 of the buckle piece 10. As shown in the figure, the long slot hole 23 is converted from the original left side to the right side. The buckle piece 10 needs to be aligned with the screw hole 41 of the pedal shoe body 40 through the long slot hole 23 of the positioning piece 20. Therefore, the buckle piece 10 will move as a whole with the position of the long slot hole 23 of the positioning piece 20, so that the lateral displacement of the buckle piece 10 at the bottom of the pedal shoe body 40 can be adjusted.

[0013] Please refer to FIG. 5 , after the positioning piece 20 is turned over horizontally, the long slot hole 23 of the positioning piece 20 is transferred to the right side of the center line 21 .

[0014] Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram showing the long slotted holes 23 of the positioning plates 20 of the clip 10 being prepared to correspond to the screw holes 41 of the pedal shoe body 40 for assembly.

[0015] Please refer to FIG. 7 , the screw hole 41 of the pedal shoe body 40 is assembled with the cleat 10, and the positioning plate 20 is turned over laterally so that the long slot hole 23 is biased to the right half, so that the inner edge 42 of the pedal shoe body 40 and the middle position of the cleat 10 form a smaller first distance A1.

[0016] Please refer to FIG. 8 , the screw hole 41 of the pedal shoe body 40 is assembled with the cleat 10, and the positioning piece 20 is turned over laterally so that the long slot hole 23 is biased to the left half, so that the inner edge 42 of the pedal shoe body 40 and the middle position of the cleat 10 form a larger second distance A2.

[0017] In this way, the present invention makes the upper end surface S1 and the lower end surface S2 of the positioning piece 20 interchangeable by turning the positioning piece 20 horizontally from left to right, so that the long slot hole 23 of the positioning piece 20 can interchangeable positions on the left and right sides of the buckle slot 12 of the buckle piece 10. The buckle piece 10 needs to be aligned with the screw hole 41 of the pedal shoe body 40 through the long slot hole 23 of the positioning piece 20, and then the buckle piece 10 and the positioning piece 20 are fixed together by screwing the screw lock member 30 corresponding to the long slot hole 23 and the screw lock hole 41. Therefore, the buckle piece 10 will be laterally displaced as a whole with the position of the long slot hole 23 of the positioning piece 20, so that the lateral displacement of the buckle piece 10 at the bottom of the pedal shoe body 40 can be adjusted and increased, so that users with different foot shapes, or users who like to be closer to the crank, or users of pedal shoes with wider hip joints can adjust to the buckle position that suits their own settings.

[0018] Based on this, the present invention is indeed a highly practical and progressive one, but there are no similar products and publications disclosed, so it meets the requirements for invention patent application and an application is filed in accordance with the law.

[0019] Known Part 1: Card pedal shoe body 2: Buckle 3: Screw lock hole 4: Buckle seat 5: Screw lock 6: Positioning piece 7: Long slot hole 8: Buckle slot Part of the present invention 10: Buckle 11: Buckle seat 12: Buckle slot 13: Step Edge 14:Through hole 20: Positioning piece 21: Center Line 22: Closed surface 23: Long slot hole S1: Upper end surface S2: Lower end surface 30: Screw lock 40: pedal shoe body 41: Screw lock hole 42: Inner edge A1: First spacing A2: Second spacing

Claims

1. A clip structure capable of increasing lateral displacement, comprising: a pedal shoe body, a bottom surface of which is provided with at least one screw lock hole; a clip plate, a clip seat being provided corresponding to the screw lock hole of the pedal shoe body, a clip groove being provided inside the clip seat, a step edge having a predetermined depth being provided inside the clip groove, a through hole being provided inside the step edge; a positioning piece being provided in the clip groove of the clip plate and being limited to the step edge of the clip plate, the positioning piece having an upper end face and a lower end face, and a center line being defined at the center of the positioning piece, a long slot hole being provided on one side of the center line, the long slot hole being corresponding to the screw lock hole of the pedal shoe body, and a closed surface being formed on the other side of the center line, the positioning piece can be turned over laterally to interchange the upper end face and the lower end face, so that the long slot hole of the positioning piece can interchange the positions left and right in the clip groove of the clip plate, so as to adjust the lateral displacement of the clip plate at the bottom of the pedal shoe body; A screw lock piece is inserted into the long slot hole of the positioning piece, and then the positioning piece and the buckle piece are screwed and fixed to the screw lock hole of the pedal shoe body.

2. A clip structure capable of increasing the lateral displacement as described in claim 1, wherein the clip is used as a road bicycle pedal, so that the clip is provided with three sets of mountain-shaped clip seats, each of the clip seats is provided with a clip groove, a step edge with a predetermined depth is provided inside the clip groove, the through hole is provided in the step edge, and the positioning pieces are provided inside the clip groove, each of the positioning pieces is limited to the step edge inside the clip groove of each clip, the positioning piece has an upper end face and a lower end face, and a center line is defined in the center of the positioning piece, a long slot hole is provided on one side of the center line, and a closed surface is formed on the other side of the center line.

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