DETECTOR SYSTEM FOR USE WITH FOOTWEAR

• Main Authors: Meneau, Phillip, Walker, Steven H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.06.2019
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; FOOTWEAR; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LACES IN GENERAL; MEASURING; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR; PHYSICS; REGULATING; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TESTING

A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor configured to sense changes in a capacitance signal in response to proximity of a body. A dielectric member can be provided between the capacitive sensor and the body to enhance an output signal from the sensor.