JPH0726941Y2 - Horseshoe - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

This invention relates to horseshoes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Horse shoes have been used for a long time in recent years in horse racing. And, in the conventional horseshoes of racing horses, a relatively sturdy everyday horseshoes, for example, a soft iron horseshoe, should be worn in daily life, and a relatively light racing horseshoes, for example, an aluminum alloy horseshoes should be replaced when racing. Often used.

However, since there is a risk that the shoes will be complicated to put on and that the hoof will be damaged, the combined horseshoes worn both in daily life and during racing tend to be gradually used by many horses.

Since the dual use horseshoe is worn as it is during the race, the usage rate of the light and soft aluminum alloy horseshoe is high. However, when an aluminum horseshoe is worn in everyday life, it is soft and wears off very quickly with aluminum alone, so in order to relieve it, it is exposed to a part of the ground contact surface and extends in the longitudinal direction. Used a horseshoe with an embedded steel wear relief piece.

On the contrary, in order to protect the hoof, the upper side of the horseshoe,
That is, a horseshoe in which an elastic material is provided on the hoof-contacting surface to give the hoof cushioning has been known.

[0006]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When a wear-reducing piece made of steel, which is harder than the material of the whole horseshoe, is provided as in the conventional case,
The degree of wear can be reduced. However, each horse has different limb shapes, and the strength when kicking the ground while walking and the habit of walking are also different. Therefore, some horses may not get used to it after wearing a new horseshoe, which may cause injury to their feet. In particular, a horseshoe must be worn to remove a certain amount of corners and improve the hoof's return, but sometimes a steel piece was caught and the limbs were overloaded.

In particular, recently, in order to reduce the load on the limbs and hoofs due to the speeding up of horse racing, it has begun to be considered to give the horseshoe cushioning properties.

In the case of giving a cushioning property to a horseshoe, it is dangerous to adhere an elastic material to the ground contact side because it is dangerous for catching or slipping during walking, and the propulsive force cannot be obtained by returning the hoof when running. I couldn't think of it.

Further, in the case where the elastic material is provided on the hoof surface side, a cushion material is inserted between the hoof and the horseshoe, so that when the use is overlapped, the nail connecting the horseshoe and the hoof is loosened. .

This invention has appropriate cushioning property, flexibility and wear resistance, and eliminates discomfort on the limbs of a horse.
The purpose is to obtain a horseshoe that prevents the limbs from being adversely affected.

[0011]

In order to achieve this object, a horseshoe of the present invention is provided with a hollow portion which is enlarged in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe and has a narrow opening on the grounding surface side. A cushion member is provided, and a movable member that is in contact with the cushion member and that movably projects from the ground surface from the opening side is provided.

In addition, according to the horseshoe of the present invention, a hollow portion is provided at one side portion separated by the nail groove of the horseshoe and the opening is narrowed to the grounding surface side and the inside is enlarged over the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe. A material is provided, and a movable member is provided that has a portion that comes into contact with the cushion material and that projects from the opening side so as to move from the opening side, and a material different from the grounding surface over the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe is provided on the other one side portion from the grounding surface. It is provided so as not to be exposed.

Further, according to the horseshoe of the present invention, a hollow portion is provided on one side portion separated by the nail groove of the horseshoe, the hollow portion is widened in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe and narrowed toward the grounding surface side, and a cushion is provided in the hollow portion. A member is provided, a movable member is provided that is in contact with the cushion member and protrudes movably from the ground surface from the opening side, and a steel piece is provided on the ground surface of the other one side portion in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe.

The inner part divided by the nail groove of the horseshoe is made thinner than the outer part, and the inner part is provided with a hollow portion which expands in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe and narrowly opens to the grounding surface side. It is a horseshoe provided with a cushion material, and a movable member that is in contact with the cushion material and that is movable and protrudes from the opening side by a thickness thinner than the ground plane.

Furthermore, a hollow portion is provided at the heel part of the horseshoe and the opening is narrowed to the grounding surface side, and a cushion material is provided in the hollow portion. It is a horseshoe provided with members.

[0016]

[Function] In the horseshoe, the movable member is in contact with the cushion material in the hollow portion inside the horseshoe and protrudes from the grounding surface. Therefore, when the horseshoe touches the ground, the protruding movable member pushes the cushion material. Shrink.

When the inner part of the horseshoe divided by the nail groove is thinner than the outer part, the movable member provided in the inner part is protruded by the thin amount. For this reason, the ground contact does not interfere with walking while the movable member protruding with the outer portion comes into contact.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention is shown in FIG. 1, which shows a cross section of the tip portion of one horseshoe of the embodiment, FIG. 2 which shows a ground plane of the horseshoe, and FIG. 3 which shows a cross section of the tip portion of another embodiment. 4, a horseshoe bottom view showing an embodiment of claim 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

The horseshoe 1 is made of a material such as soft iron or aluminum alloy and has a U-shape with a curved plane and has a maximum lateral diameter portion. 1a is a ground plane and 1b is a hoof plane.
The thickness is about 9 mm. At the center of the tip of the hoof, the iron lip 2 is projected upward by about 10 mm. As shown in FIG. 2, the ground plane 1a of the horseshoe 1 has a nail groove 3 formed substantially at the center in the width direction over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. The depth of the nail groove 3 is 4 to 6
mm.

The horseshoe 1 is divided into an inner portion 4 and an outer portion 5 by a nail groove 3. In this embodiment, the inner portion 4 on the grounding surface 1a side is formed thinner than the outer portion 5 by about 2 mm.

In the first embodiment, the inner portion 4 on the grounding surface 1a side is formed thinner than the outer portion 5 by about 2 mm. A hollow portion 6 that opens to the ground plane 1a is provided over the longitudinal direction of the inner portion 4. The hollow portion 6 has an enlarged portion 6a inside and an opening portion 6b narrower than the enlarged portion 6a on the ground surface. In this embodiment, the enlarged portion 6a has a thickness direction of 3 mm, a width direction of 4,
The opening 6b has a width of 1 to 5 mm.
It is about 2.0 mm.

The cushion member 7 is provided in the enlarged portion 6a in the longitudinal direction. The cushion material 7 is required to have soft synthetic resin such as urethane rubber or elastic force such as natural rubber and have water resistance. As long as the cushion material 7 has a cross-sectional area having a gap with a half of the cross section of the enlarged portion 6a,
Any shape is acceptable. In this embodiment, two round bar-shaped members are provided in parallel.

Reference numeral 8 is a movable member. The movable member 8 is composed of a head portion 8a and a foot portion 8b, has a T-shaped cross section, and is provided in the longitudinal direction like the cushion member 7. The movable member 8 is brought into contact with the cushion member 7 at the head portion 8a and fitted into the enlarged portion 6a. The head 8a does not come out more than the opening 6b.

The tip of the foot portion 8b projects about 2 mm from the inner portion 4 of the ground surface 1a, and is at the same level as the ground surface portion of the outer portion 5. A certain gap is provided between the foot portion 8a and the opening portion 6b to allow air to pass therethrough.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a steel piece, which is provided in the longitudinal direction so as not to be exposed on the grounding surface of the outer portion 5. 9 may be made of another material as long as it is provided so as not to be exposed, and may be an elastic material other than a steel piece.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment, in which a steel piece 9 is provided so as to be exposed to the ground plane over the longitudinal direction of the outer portion 5 of the horseshoe of FIG.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment in which a hollow portion 6, a cushion member 7 and a movable member 8 are provided in the longitudinal direction of the outer portion 5, and the thickness of the inner portion 4 and the outer portion 5 is different. Are the same.

Hollow part 6 and movable member 8 provided in the outer part 5
Is almost the same as the embodiment of FIG. The hollow portion 6 is provided with an enlarged portion 6a inside and a narrower opening 6b on the ground surface.
To provide. In this embodiment, the enlarged portion 6a has a thickness direction of 3 m.
m, the width direction is about 4 to 5 to 5 mm, and the opening 6b
Is about 1, 5 to 2, 0 mm in width.

A cushion material 7 is provided on the enlarged portion 6a in the longitudinal direction. The cushion material 7 is required to have elasticity such as soft synthetic resin and have water resistance. Cushion material 7
May have any shape as long as it has a cross-sectional area having a gap to a half of the cross section of the enlarged portion 6a. In this embodiment, one rectangular parallelepiped is provided.

Reference numeral 8 is a movable member. The movable member 8 is composed of a head portion 8a and a foot portion 8b, has a T-shaped cross section, and is provided in the longitudinal direction like the cushion member 7. The movable member 8 is brought into contact with the cushion member 7 at the head portion 8a and fitted into the enlarged portion 6a. The head 8a does not come out more than the opening 6b.

The foot portion 8b has its tip protruding from the ground contact surface 1a by about 2 mm. A certain gap is provided between the foot portion 8a and the opening portion 6b to allow air to pass therethrough.

Further, the hollow portion 6, the cushion member 7, and the movable member 8 may be similarly provided on both sides of the inner portion 4 and the outer portion 5 of the nail groove 3.

FIG. 5 shows a structure in which a hollow portion 6, a cushion member 7, and a movable member 8 are provided on a horseshoe portion 10 of a horseshoe.
The heel part 10 corresponds to the longitudinal end of the horseshoe 1 and is divided into two left and right parts. When provided on the heel part 10, the hollow portion 6, the cushion material 7, and the movable member 8 are provided on one side or both sides of the inner part 4 and the outer part 5 of the heel part 10.

The hollow portion 6, the cushion member 7, and the movable member 8 of the hoof heel portion 10 are 10 to 30 from the left and right end portions of the horseshoe 1.
It is provided between the lengths of about mm. In this case, the heel part 10 of the horseshoe 1 may be formed in a concave portion, and another material provided with the hollow portion 6, the cushion material 7, and the movable member 8 may be embedded and fixed therein.

According to this invention, the movable member 8 slightly projects from the grounding surface 1a, and elastic force is obtained through the cushion material 7 in the hollow portion 6 inside the horseshoe 1. Therefore, there is no slip on the ground contact surface and no looseness of the nail on the hoof contact surface.

[0036]

Therefore, according to this invention, there is an effect that the hoof can be provided with cushioning property without loosening of the nail on the hoofing surface and slipping on the ground contact surface.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a tip portion of one horseshoe of the embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing a grounding surface of the horseshoe of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a tip portion of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a hoof portion of another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing a hoof surface of a horseshoe according to an embodiment of claim 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Horseshoes 1a Ground plane 1b Hoofing surface 2 Iron lip 3 Nail groove 4 Inner part 5 Outer part 6 Hollow part 6a Enlarged part 6b Opening part 7 Cushion material 8 Movable member 8a Head part 8b Foot part 9 Steel piece 10 Heel part

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A horseshoe is provided with a hollow portion which expands in the longitudinal direction and has a narrow opening toward the grounding surface side, a cushion member is provided in the hollow portion, and the cushioning member is in contact with the cushioning member and protrudes movably from the grounding surface from the opening side. A horseshoe characterized in that it is provided with a movable member. 2. A hollow member having a swelling inside and a narrow opening on the grounding surface side in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe on one side divided by the nail groove of the horseshoe. A movable member having a portion that is in contact with the ground and is movable and protrudes from the ground surface from the opening side is provided, and a material different from the ground surface is provided on the other one side portion in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe so as not to be exposed from the ground surface. Horseshoes characterized by that. 3. A horseshoe is provided with a hollow portion at one side divided by a nail groove of the horseshoe, the hollow portion having a swelling inside and a narrow opening on the grounding surface side in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe, and a cushioning material provided in the hollow portion. A horseshoe provided with a movable member which is in contact with the opening and is movably protruded from the ground surface from the opening side, and a steel piece is provided on the ground surface of the other one side portion in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe. 4. The inner part of the horseshoe divided by the nail groove is made thinner than the outer part by the grounding surface side, and the inner part is provided with a hollow portion which is enlarged in the longitudinal direction of the horseshoe and narrowly opens to the grounding surface side. A horseshoe, characterized in that a cushion member is provided in the hollow portion, and a movable member that is in contact with the cushion member and that protrudes from the opening side by an amount thinner than the ground contact surface is provided. 5. A hoof part of a horseshoe is provided with a hollow part that is enlarged inside and is narrowly opened to the ground contact surface side, a cushion material is provided in the hollow part, and the cushion material is in contact with the cushion material and movably protrudes from the ground surface from the opening side. A horseshoe characterized by having a member.