DAMPING DEVICE FOR SHOE SOLE

摘要

A damping device for a shoe sole has an outer sole (2), a mid sole (M), and a deformation element (3) between the outer sole (2) and the mid sole (M). The deformation element (3) is placed at a peripheral edge of a rear foot section (1B) and has a bending deformation member (30) open from the center of the rear foot section (1B) toward the peripheral edge. The bending deformation member (30) has a lower plate (31), an upper plate (32) positioned at a predetermined angle relative to the lower plate (31), and a bend section (33) connecting the lower plate (31) and the upper plate (32). The upper plate (32) and the lower plate (31) are gradually separated from each other as they are from the bend section. A rubber-like or sheath-like compression deformation member (35) is installed between the lower plate (31) and the upper plate (32). When a landing impact is applied to the bending deformation section (30), the compression deformation section (35) is displaced or deformed such that the lower plate (31) and/or the upper plate (32) is rotated about the bend section (33) while the compression deformation member (35) is compressed.