Retaining assembly for a gliding board

Abstract

An assembly for retaining a boot on a gliding board, which includes a non-releasable front retaining element and a non-releasable rear retaining element, as well as a mechanism for measuring the forces to which the boot is subjected when it is fixed on the retaining assembly. At least one of the front and rear retaining elements is fixed on a plate actuated with a translational movement, the translational movement being controlled as a function of the values provided by the measuring mechanism. The retaining assembly also includes a release device that includes the measuring mechanism as well as a mechanism for actuating the plate in its translational movement. The measuring mechanism include a front sensor and a rear sensor. The non-releasable front retaining element includes a sole clamp, and the non-releasable rear retaining element includes a step-in heel piece to ensure automatic fitting of the boot.

1 . An assembly for retaining a boot on a gliding board, said assembly comprising:
 a non-releasable front retaining element adapted to engage a front of the boot;   a non-releasable rear retaining element adapted to engage a rear of the boot;   a mechanism for measuring forces to which the boot is subjected when the boot is retained by the retaining assembly;   a plate mounted for translational movement, at least one of said front and rear retaining elements being fixed on said plate;   said translational movement being controlled as a function of values provided by said measuring mechanism.   
     
     
         2 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a release device that includes said measuring mechanism as well as a mechanism for actuating said plate in said translational movement.   
     
     
         3 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 said measuring mechanism includes a front sensor and a rear sensor.   
     
     
         4 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a rod having a first end connected to said plate;   said actuating mechanism includes an actuating box, said actuating box, in a closed position, retains a second end of said rod and, in an open position, frees said rod to perform a release of the boot.   
     
     
         5 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 said actuating box includes an electric motor.   
     
     
         6 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said non-releasable front retaining element and said non-releasable rear retaining element are constituted by stirrups.   
     
     
         7 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said non-releasable front retaining element includes a sole clamp.   
     
     
         8 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said non-releasable rear retaining element includes a step-in heel piece to ensure automatic fitting of the boot.   
     
     
         9 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 said front retaining element comprises vertical pivoting mechanism and an elastic return mechanism to ensure said front retaining element has a certain elastically biased play.   
     
     
         10 . An assembly for retaining a boot on a gliding board, said assembly comprising:
 a non-automatically releasable front retaining element adapted to engage a front of the boot in a closed position and to disengage the front of the boot in an open position;   a non-automatically releasable rear retaining element adapted to engage a rear of the boot in a closed position and to disengage the rear of the boot in a closed position;   a plate mounted for translational movement, at least one of said front and rear retaining elements being supported on said plate, said translational movement being in a direction spacing apart said front and rear retaining elements and being permitted while said one of said front and rear retaining elements is in said closed position.   
     
     
         11 . A retaining assembly according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a mechanism for measuring forces to which the boot is subjected when the boot is retained by the retaining assembly;   a control box for receiving information from said mechanism for measuring forces;   an actuating box for allowing said translational movement of said plate in said direction for spacing apart said front an rear retaining elements while the boot is retained by the retaining assembly only upon receiving predetermined information from said control box.