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US 8,820,772 B2Granted
Heel unit for a touring binding
AssigneeSalewa Sportgeraete GmbH
InventorsFredrik Andersson, Edwin Lehner
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Abstract
A heel unit for a touring binding of a sliding board, comprising a binding body on which two coupling projections for connection to a heel portion of a touring boot are movably held, wherein the movable retainer of the coupling projections is configured such that the coupling projections move away from a sliding board plane.
Claims20
A heel unit for a touring binding of a sliding board, comprising:
- a binding body on which two coupling projections for connection to a heel portion of a touring boot are movably held by a movable retainer,
- wherein the movable retainer of the coupling projections is configured such that the coupling projections move away from a sliding board plane,
- wherein the movable retainer of the coupling projections is configured for a movement of the coupling projections from a first position into a second position counter to the action of a release force,
- wherein a distance of the coupling projections from the sliding board plane is greater in the second position than in the first position, and
- wherein an intermediate distance of the coupling projections from each other is greater in the second position than in the first position.
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A heel unit for a touring binding of a sliding board, comprising:
- a binding body on which two coupling projections for connection to a heel portion of a touring boot are movably held by a movable retainer, wherein the movable retainer of the coupling projections is configured such that the coupling projections move away from a sliding board plane,
- wherein the coupling projections are provided on front ends of coupling pins, and wherein the coupling pins each comprise a retaining portion on which the respective coupling pin is pivotably supported on the binding body,
- wherein carrier portions are provided on the coupling pins, and wherein the carrier portions are configured so as to be brought into engagement with a transmission part, and wherein the transmission part is movably held on the binding body such that in at least one direction it is only movable by overcoming a predetermined force,
- wherein the carrier portions and the transmission part slide past each other at respective guide portions on movement of the coupling projections,
- wherein the guide portions comprise a first guide portion and a second guide portion,
- wherein the first guide portion is configured to force the carrier portions onto a movement path which runs diagonally away from the sliding board plane and diagonally with respect to the direction of a sliding board normal,
- wherein the second guide portion is configured to translate the movement of the carrier portions into a movement of the transmission part against the action of the predetermined force, and
- wherein the second guide portion comprises at least one guide surface running diagonally to an axis of at least one of the coupling pins.
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A heel unit for a touring binding of a sliding board, comprising:
- a binding body on which two coupling projections for connection to a heel portion of a touring boot are movably held by a movable retainer, wherein the movable retainer of the coupling projections is configured such that the coupling projections move away from a sliding board plane,
- wherein the coupling projections are provided on front ends of coupling pins, and wherein the coupling pins each comprise a retaining portion on which the respective coupling pin is pivotably supported on the binding body,
- wherein carrier portions are provided on the coupling pins, and wherein the carrier portions are configured so as to be brought into engagement with a transmission part, and wherein the transmission part is movably held on the binding body such that in at least one direction it is only movable by overcoming a predetermined force;
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- a base part configured to attach the heel unit to a touring sliding board, wherein the binding body is movable in relation to the base part in the longitudinal direction of the sliding board and is preloaded towards the touring boot due to the action of a spring means,
- wherein a boot control portion is provided on the binding body, wherein the control portion comprises a control contour running diagonally to the sliding board plane and sloping up towards a distal end of the sliding board, and wherein the control portion and the control contour are configured such that the touring boot, when approaching the sliding board for coupling the touring boot to the heel unit, displaces the binding body in a backward direction.
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