Shoe insole
A shoe insole is provided which has a balance adjustability and a shock absorbability, can maintain a balance with a standard foot shape without discomfort, and improves fit and comfort by fitting to a user's foot. The insole is used by insertion into an inner bottom part of a shoe and includes a part that supports an arch of the foot, a part that recovers the balance of the foot to standard values, and a part that supports a heel of an underside of the foot, which improves stability and fit feel. A shock absorbing member is attached by pressure at least to a back side of the part that supports the heel of the underside of the foot. The body part is made of a hard material, and the shock absorbing member is made of a soft material.
1. A shoe insole to be used by being inserted into an inner bottom part of a shoe, comprising:
a first part of a body part of the shoe insole configured to support an arch of a foot; and
a second part of the body part configured to support a heel of an underside of the foot, the second part configured to shape a heel back side into a horizontal surface,
wherein a shock absorbing member is attached by pressure at least to a back side of the second part, the shock absorbing member made of a soft material that is an elastomer, and the body part made of a hard material harder than the soft material,
wherein the second part and the first part are formed thicker at an inside area of a peripheral edge portion thereof to give support to the foot, while the second part and the first part are formed thinner at the peripheral edge portion to be bent when a load is applied, and
wherein the shock absorbing member is integrally formed with an upper portion of the thinned parts of the peripheral edge portion of the second part and the first part by a double-injection molding method, wherein a plurality of ribs for supporting the arch of the foot are formed on the back side of the first part to thereby support a weight shift along a weight shift line of the underside of the foot at a time of walking, and the plurality of ribs are respectively arranged at left and right sides, extending forward from inside toward both left and right sides.
2. The shoe insole according to claim 1 , wherein the peripheral edge portion of the second part and the first part are formed thinner by providing a stepped part on a side that contacts the underside of the foot, and the shock absorbing member is attached by pressure to the stepped part.
3. The shoe insole according to claim 1 , wherein a hole is formed substantially at a center of the second part, a convex portion is formed at a position opposing the hole of the shock absorbing member, the convex portion having a shape and a thickness corresponding to the hole, and the convex portion being fitted into the hole.
4. The shoe insole according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of grooves are arranged at locations along an arc on a back side of a heel part of the shock absorbing member.
5. The shoe insole according to claim 1 , wherein the body part is shaped to have a forward-inclining angle so that the body part conforms to the shape of the inner bottom part of the shoe when the insole is inserted into the inner bottom part having a forward-inclining angle.