Shoe Sole Drainage Groove Layout for Wet Anti-Skid Contact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shoe soles experience reduced anti-skidding performance when a water layer forms between the sole and the ground, leading to decreased friction.
Innovation Solution
A shoe sole component with guide grooves, including first and second drainage slots, and anti-skidding slot bodies that facilitate water drainage and maintain ground contact, ensuring consistent friction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a water layer forms between the shoe sole and the ground, then the shoe sole is separated from the ground, but the anti-skidding performance is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the water layer from between the shoe sole and ground by designing drainage slots that channel water away from the contact interface, preventing water accumulation that would separate the sole from the ground
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces guide grooves as intermediary structures that actively manage water flow between the shoe sole and ground, serving as a mediator to prevent harmful water accumulation while maintaining effective ground contact
2Object-affected harmful factors
If drainage slots are added to discharge water, then water drainage is improved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the sole structure into distinct functional zones: guide grooves for water channeling, drainage slots for water discharge, and anti-skidding portions for ground contact. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the guide grooves to serve multiple functions: they guide water flow toward drainage slots, provide structural reinforcement, and work in conjunction with anti-skidding portions to maintain ground contact. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design effectively discharges water, maintaining friction between the sole and ground, thereby enhancing anti-skidding performance even in wet conditions.
Implementation Method 1
the guide grooves can guide the water to areas except the shoe sole component to discharge the water
Implementation Method 2
The anti-skidding portions mainly play a ground grabbing role. The anti-skidding slot bodies disposed on the anti-skidding portions can effectively improve the dynamic friction factor between the anti-skidding portions and the ground
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a shoe sole component used in an anti-skidding assembly, including a sheeted anti-skidding main body, where a plurality of guide grooves are formed in the anti-skidding main body. The guide grooves include first drainage slots and second drainage slots. The first drainage slots are disposed in a width direction, the second drainage slots are disposed in a length direction, and the second drainage slots and the first drainage slots are connected to separate a surface of the anti-skidding main body into a plurality of anti-skidding portions. A plurality of anti-skidding slot bodies are disposed on each of the anti-skidding portions and are connected to the guide grooves. The present invention further provides an anti-skidding assembly, including the shoe sole component.