Japana Co., Ltd.

Shinobu Midorikawa

Shinichiroh Taira

Hironobu Matsuura

It is an object of the present invention to provide a winding device that can correctly and separately rotate and drive two winding units by changing a rotation direction of a handle. The present invention is a winding device () including a first rotation shaft () that rotates and drives a first string winding unit (D), a second rotation shaft () arranged coaxially with the first rotation shaft () to rotate and drive a second string winding unit (D), a first gear (G) coupled to the first rotation shaft (), a second gear (G) coupled to the second rotation shaft (), a sliding gear member () arranged between the first and second gears (G, G) and including a third gear (G) and a fourth gear (G) respectively engaged with the first gear (G) and the second gear (G), a handle () including a gear accommodation portion () that accommodates the first to fourth gears (Gto G), an inclined groove () formed in an inner surface of the gear accommodation portion (), and an engagement projection () that is formed on an outer surface of the sliding gear member (), engages the inclined groove (), and is slidable in the inclined groove ().

Winding device

A structure for attaching a shoelace winding apparatus in which a shoelace winding apparatus can be attached to a shoe is provided. The structure includes a reel that winds a shoelace by being rotated by an operation handle, a ratchet pawl that limits rotation of the reel, and a base member including a substantially cylindrical body that accommodates the reel. The base member includes an annular gear with teeth that engages with the ratchet pawl. The structure includes a base-member attachment cover and a flange portion. The cover includes a substantially cylindrical cover portion with a closed end. The cover portion secures the base member such that the base member is directly attachable and detachable from an outside of an upper section and held in the cover portion. The flange portion protrudes from the circumference of the cover portion and conforms to the shape of the shoe.

Structure for attaching shoelace winding apparatus

A shoelace winding reel for a shoelace winding device that is compact and light weight, with superior durability and assembly workability. The shoelace winding reel is housed in a reel storing section of a base member and is configured to be rotatively driven by a dial. The shoelace winding reel includes a rotation shaft portion arranged on an inner side of the shoelace winding drum and an annular portion configured to connect an inner circumferential surface of the shoelace winding drum and an outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft portion. An annular groove portion is configured to sandwich a tip end portion of the shoelace.

Shoelace winding reel

A small-sized and light weighted shoelace winding device having superior durability, operability, and maintenance, and that can conveniently be used in various types of shoes is provided. A shoelace winding device includes a base member including a reel storing section for storing a shoelace winding reel, a shaft member for attaching a dial for rotatively driving the reel to the base member, and retaining and guiding the dial in a state of being movable between a lock position and a release position, and a spring member having one end portion axially supported by a bearing section of the shaft member, and its other end portion making constant contact with an engaging portion provided on an inner surface of the dial.

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Nagoya, Japan

Shinobu Midorikawa