Cycling shoe

Abstract

A shoe ( 1 ), for cycling, has a sole ( 2 ) thereby the user exerts a pressure on a pedal and which is provided with housing ( 3 ) inside the sole ( 2 ) which includes a stiff container ( 7 ) which, inside thereof, receives: a gyroscope ( 11 ), a three-axis accelerometer ( 12 ) and a control unit ( 10 ), comprising a microprocessor, which receives the signals produced by the gyroscope ( 11 ) and by the accelerometer ( 12 ), with a software discriminating the different activities performed by the user of the shoe and identifies the pedalling activity; and a driving unit for turning-on and turning-off at least one light ( 14, 15 ), positioned on the shoe ( 1 ), which is activated when a pedalling activity is detected, said at least one light ( 14, 15 ) being visible outside the shoe sole.

1 . A shoe ( 1 ) for cycling, having a sole ( 2 ), through which the user exerts a pressure on a pedal, provided with a housing ( 3 ) inside the sole ( 2 ) including a stiff container ( 7 ) which, inside thereof, receives:
 a gyroscope ( 11 ), a three-axis accelerometer ( 12 ) and a control unit ( 10 ), comprising a microprocessor, which receives signals produced by the gyroscope ( 11 ) and by the accelerometer ( 12 ), with a software discriminating the different activities performed by a user of the shoe and identifying pedaling activity; and   a driving unit for turning-on and turning-off at least one light ( 14 ,  15 ), positioned on the shoe ( 1 ), which is activated when a pedaling activity is detected,   
       said at least one light ( 14 ,  15 ) being visible externally to the sole of the shoe ( 1 ). 
     
     
         2 . The shoe ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing ( 3 ) in said sole ( 2 ), which receives the stiff container ( 7 ), is arranged at the heel of the shoe ( 1 ). 
     
     
         3 . The shoe ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , wherein an insole ( 5 ) is provided between the sole ( 2 ) and an upper ( 4 ), with an activating button ( 22 ) arranged between said rigid container ( 7 ) and said insole ( 5 ). 
     
     
         4 . The shoe ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , wherein the rigid container ( 7 ) includes a card ( 8 ) for managing a battery ( 9 ) and at least a rechargeable battery ( 9 ), said card ( 8 ) being provided with a connection ( 23 ) to be connected to a battery charger. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , wherein the rigid container ( 7 ) includes a card ( 13 ) which drives a first LED light ( 14 ) and a second LED light ( 15 ) which are arranged outside the rigid container ( 7 ), an edge ( 6 ) of the sole ( 2 ) being provided with respective openings ( 19 ,  20 ) to expose externally the first and the second LED lights ( 14 ,  15 ) positioned on a rear portion of the sole ( 2 ). 
     
     
         6 . The shoe ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , wherein a flexion sensor ( 21 ) connected to the control unit is arranged in a front portion of the sole ( 2 ). 
     
     
         7 . The shoe ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is arranged to recognize other motions during pedaling in order to activate a flashing light acting as a direction indicator.