Shoe Sole Layer Having Supporting Means

Abstract

In a shoe sole having a shoe sole layer in which a plurality of supporting means arranged in a plurality of channels extending parallel to one another over the sole surface are introduced, the shoe sole layer and the supporting means should be easy to produce and, as a result of their interaction, should enable an optimised supporting or cushioning effect to be achieved in local regions of the sole surface. This is achieved in that the supporting means are formed in at least two parts from parts that can be separated from one another, more particularly from a shell and at least one core, and that the plurality of supporting means are inserted into the plurality of channels in the vertical direction (V), perpendicularly in relation to the sole longitudinal axis (L), in a manner such that they are retained with a form fit, the supporting means at least partially filling out the channels and the supporting means having, depending on their position on the shoe sole layer, different supporting effects along the sole surface due to their total hardness.

1 . A shoe sole having a shoe sole layer, in which a plurality of supporting means arranged in a plurality of channels extending parallel to one another and arranged over the sole surface is introduced,
 wherein   the supporting means are formed in at least two parts from parts that can be separated from one another, more particularly from a shell and at least one core, and in that the plurality of supporting means is inserted into the plurality of channels in the vertical direction (V), perpendicularly in relation to the sole longitudinal axis (L), in a manner such that they are retained with a form-fit, wherein the supporting means at least partially fill out the channels and the supporting means have, depending on their position on the shoe sole layer, different supporting effects along the sole surface due to their total hardness.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe sole of  claim 1 , wherein the shell is designed softer than the at least one core. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe sole of  claim 1 , wherein an outer core contour of the at least one core is adapted to the inner shell contour of the shell such that the at least one core can be inserted in a manner such that it is retained in the shell with a form-fit. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe sole of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one core is attached in the inner shell contour with an adhesive bond. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe sole of  claim 1 , wherein the hardness of the at least one core of the supporting means is softer in the region of the balls of the foot of the shoe sole layer than the hardness of the at least one core of the supporting means in the region of the heel of the shoe sole layer. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe sole of  claim 1 , wherein a shell height (H) of the shell is selected so that the supporting elements protrude away from a foot-facing, upper end surface of the shoe sole layer in the vertical direction (V) of the shoe sole layer. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe sole of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one core protrudes away from the inner shell contours of the shells. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe sole of  claim 6 , wherein a core height (K) corresponds to a shell height (H) of the supporting means. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe sole of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of channels is formed as a blind hole in the shoe sole layer from which a foot-facing, upper end surface of the shoe sole layer extends to an outsole layer connected to the shoe sole layer. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe sole of  claim 3 , wherein the outer core contour of the at least one core represents a cross. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe sole of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of channels extends parallel to one other in the vertical direction (V) of the shoe sole layer, from which a foot-facing, upper end surface of the shoe sole layer is arranged, forming a honeycomb-like structure in the direction of an outsole layer perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L) of the shoe sole layer, and adjacent channels are separated from one another by channel walls.