SHOE WITH A HEEL CAP AND/OR ANKLE COLLAR

Described are shoes, in particular sports shoes, and methods for their manufacture. The shoe has an upper with a textile region in at least one of a forefoot region and a midfoot region, as well as a heel cap of the upper. The heel cap substantially surrounds a rear side, a medial side, and a lateral side of a heel of a wearer's foot when worn. The heel cap forms a heel region of the upper, and the heel cap is manufactured substantially as one piece from a non-textile flexible plastic material. 1. A shoe comprisesan upper comprising a textile region in at least one of a forefoot region and a midfoot region;a heel cap of the upper, wherein the heel cap substantially surrounds a rear side, a medial side, and a lateral side of a heel of a wearer's foot when worn;wherein the heel cap forms a heel region of the upper; andwherein the heel cap is manufactured substantially as one piece from a non-textile flexible plastic material.2. The shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the heel cap is formed of ethylene-vinyl-acetate (“EVA”).3. The shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the heel cap extends down to a sole of the shoe without forming a part of the sole.4. The shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the one-piece heel cap further comprises a medial side wing and a lateral side wing claim 1 , wherein each wing extends up to a fastening region of the shoe.5. The shoe according to claim 4 , wherein the medial side wing and the lateral side wing each comprise a reinforcing element that is configured to receive a shoe lace.6. The shoe according to claim 5 , wherein the reinforcing element comprises a greater stiffness than the flexible plastic material of the heel cap and comprises a socket for an eyelet.7. The shoe according to claim 4 , wherein the medial side wing and the lateral side wing are provided such that they substantially enclose a top surface of a foot of a wearer when worn.8. The shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the heel cap comprises a medial side and a lateral side ...

STABILIZING ELEMENT FOR A SHOE

Described is a stabilizing element () for a shoe sole, in particular for a mountaineering shoe, comprising: (a) a first plate (), comprising at least one opening (); (b) a second plate () arranged at least partially in the opening (); and (c) a third plate () arranged at least partially in the opening () and arranged at least partially above the second plate (), wherein the third plate () comprises a substantially higher bending stiffness than the second plate (). 1. A stabilizing element for a shoe sole comprising:a first plate comprising at least one opening;a second plate arranged at least partially in the at least one opening; anda third plate arranged at least partially in the at least one opening and arranged at least partially above the second plate,wherein the third plate comprises a bending stiffness that is substantially higher than a bending stiffness of the second plate.2. The stabilizing element of claim 1 , wherein the bending stiffness of the second plate is substantially higher than a bending stiffness of the first plate.3. The stabilizing element of claim 1 , wherein the second plate and the third plate each comprise a base material having a fiber reinforcement.4. The stabilizing element of claim 3 , wherein the base material of the second plate comprises approximately 5% to 20% fiber reinforcement and the base material of the third plate comprises approximately 20% to 50% fiber reinforcement.5. The stabilizing element of claim 3 , wherein the fiber reinforcement comprises glass fibers.6. The stabilizing element of claim 1 , wherein the first plate comprises a base material that is free of fiber reinforcement.7. The stabilizing element of claim 6 , wherein the first plate claim 6 , the second plate and the third plate are made from the same base material.8. The stabilizing element of claim 7 , wherein the base material of the first plate claim 7 , the second plate claim 7 , and the third plate is polyamide.9. The stabilizing element of claim 1 , ...

Vehicluar drive train comprising a multi-group transmission and gear change process for a multi-group transmission

Motor vehicle drive train device comprising a multi-group transmission

Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Kraftfahrzeugantriebsstrangvorrichtung mit einem Mehrgruppengetriebe (10), das eine zu einer Bereitstellung zumindest eines Vorwärtsgetriebegangs und zumindest eines Rückwärtsgetriebegangs vorgesehene Hauptgruppe (11 ) und eine der Hauptgruppe (11 ) nachgeschaltete Nachschaltgruppe (12) aufweist, und einer Steuer- und/oder Regeleinheit (13), die eine Gangwechselfunktion aufweist, die dazu vorgesehen ist, zumindest in einem Getriebegangwechselvorgang (14) zu einem Einlegen eines entgegen einer aktuellen Fahrtrichtung gerichteten Getriebegangs die Hauptgruppe (11 ) zu schalten. Es wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Steuer- und/oder Regeleinheit (13) eine Synchronisierungsfunktion aufweist, die dazu vorgesehen ist, zum Einlegen des entgegen der aktuellen Fahrtrichtung gerichteten Getriebegangs die Nachschaltgruppe (12) zu schalten.

Group transmission device i.e. sixteen-gear transmission device for power train of motor vehicle, has control and/or regulation unit synchronizing position group switching unit to accelerate input rotational speed of group of positions

Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Kraftfahrzeuggruppengetriebevorrichtung mit einer Hauptgruppe (21), einer Rangegruppe (51) und einer Steuer- und/oder Regeleinheit (11), die dazu vorgesehen ist, in einem Rangegruppen-Rückschaltvorgang zumindest eine Hauptgruppen-Schalteinheit (12) und zumindest eine Rangegruppen-Schalteinheit (13) zu betätigen. Es wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Steuer- und/oder Regeleinheit (11) zur Synchronisierung der Rangegruppen-Schalteinheit (13) dazu vorgesehen ist, eine Eingangsdrehzahl der Rangegruppe (51) mittels einer Antriebsmaschine (17) zu beschleunigen.

Motor vehicle drive train device comprising a multi-group transmission and shifting method for a multi-group transmission

The invention relates to a motor vehicle drive train device comprising a multi-group transmission (10) that has a main group (11), an upstream group (12) upstream of the main group (11) and/or a downstream group (13) downstream of the main group (11), and a control and/or regulation unit (14) that is intended to shift the upstream group (12) and/or the downstream group (13) to neutral at least in a transmission gear change operation (15) before engaging of a target gear in the main group (11). The invention proposes that the control and/or regulation unit (14) is provided for shifting the upstream group (12) and/or downstream group (13) to neutral in the transmission gear change operation (15) only after at least partial synchronisation of the main group (11).

Automotive powertrain device with a multi-group transmission

Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Kraftfahrzeugantriebsstrangvorrichtung mit einem Mehrgruppengetriebe (10), das eine Hauptgruppe (11), eine der Hauptgruppe (11) vorgeschaltete Vorschaltgruppe (12) und/oder eine der Hauptgruppe (11) nachgeschaltete Nachschaltgruppe (13) aufweist, und einer Steuer- und/oder Regeleinheit (14), die dazu vorgesehen ist, zumindest in einem Getriebegangwechselvorgang (15) vor einem Einlegen eines Zielgangs in der Hauptgruppe (11) die Vorschaltgruppe (12) und/oder die Nachschaltgruppe (13) neutral zu schalten. Es wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Steuer- und/oder Regeleinheit (14) dazu vorgesehen ist, in dem Getriebegangwechselvorgang (15) die Vorschaltgruppe (12) und/oder die Nachschaltgruppe (13) erst nach zumindest teilweiser Synchronisation der Hauptgruppe (11) neutral zu schalten. The invention is based on a motor vehicle drive train device with a multi-group transmission (10), which has a main group (11), a main group (11) upstream Vorschaltgruppe (12) and / or a main group (11) downstream Nachschaltgruppe (13), and a Control and / or regulating unit (14), which is provided, at least in a gear change operation (15) before inserting a target gear in the main group (11) to switch the Vorschaltgruppe (12) and / or the Nachschaltgruppe (13) neutral. It is proposed that the control and / or regulating unit (14) be provided in the gear change operation (15) the Vorschaltgruppe (12) and / or the Nachschaltgruppe (13) only after at least partial synchronization of the main group (11) to neutral turn.