SHOE, IN PARTICULAR A SPORTS SHOE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHOE
The invention relates to a shoe (1), especially a sport shoe, with a sole (2) and a shoe upper (3) which connected with the sole (2). To obtain a specific light shoe the invention proposes that the shoe upper (3) comprises: a texture structure (4) which consists of texture yarns (5), wherein the texture structure (4) is formed as a three-dimensional structure which has a plurality upper locations (6) and a plurality bottom locations (7), and a cover layer (8), wherein the cover layer (8) is connected (9) at least with a part of the upper locations (6) of the texture structure (4). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the production of a shoe.
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This application is a 371 of PCT/EP2011/006225 filed Dec. 9, 2011, which in turn claims the priority of DE 10 2010 055 819.2 filed Dec. 23, 2010, the priority of both applications is hereby claimed and both applications are incorporated by reference herein.
The invention relates to a shoe, especially to a sport shoe, with a sole and a shoe upper which is connected with the sole.
Shoes of this usual kind need to be especially light for certain application cases. This applies particularly for a sport shoe. Correspondent applies as well mainly for a soccer shoe, on which high requirements are demanded on the solidity and rigidity to guarantee the functionality of the shoe, as well as to the weight, which should be regularly as low as possible.
Therefore, multifaceted concepts have been established by which it is tried, to reduce the weight of the shoe as much as possible by maintenance of a sufficient rigidity.
Also it is an object of the invention, to develop a shoe, especially a sport shoe, of the kind mentioned above, in such a way, that it comprises in fact a sufficient rigidity on the one hand and thus guarantees the required functionality, that it also has a special light composition on the other hand.
The solution of this object by the invention is characterized in that the shoe upper comprises:
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- a texture structure which consists of texture yarns, wherein the texture structure is formed as a three-dimensional structure which has a plurality upper locations and a plurality bottom locations, and
- a cover layer,
wherein the cover layer is connected at least with a part of the upper locations of the texture structure.
The connection of the cover layer is preferably produced by welding, especially by high-frequency or ultrasonic welding, of the material of the texture structure with the material of the cover layer.
The texture structure comprises preferably a plurality of hill-shaped or hump-shaped raisings, wherein the upper regions of the hill-shaped or hump-shaped raisings comprise or form the upper locations. The hill-shaped or hump-shaped raisings can be arranged in two perpendicular directions and parallel to another. They can be formed by 7 to 15 texture yarns running parallel to another, wherein those are preferably interweaved or hooked into another.
The texture yarns consist preferably of polyethyleneterephthalate or of polyamide or of polyester. The cover layer consists however preferably of a Thermoplastic elastomere (TPE), particularly of Thermoplastic elastomere on the basis of urethane (TPU).
According to a further development a second cover layer is arranged, which is connected with the bottom location of the texture structure.
The proposed method for the manufacturing of the material for the shoe upper is characterized by the steps:
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- a) Supply of a texture structure, wherein the texture structure is fabricated of texture yarns and wherein the texture structure will be formed as a three-dimensional structure, which comprises a plurality of upper locations and a plurality of bottom locations;
- b) Arranging of a cover layer on the texture structure, so that at least partially contact exists between the upper locations and the texture structure and the cover layer;
- c) Connecting of at least a part of the upper locations of the texture structure with the cover layer by a welding process.
The welding process is preferably a high-frequency welding process or an ultrasonic sound welding process.
The suggested sole comprises:
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- at least a base body in accordance with form of the sole, wherein the at least one base body comprises a plurality of reinforcing fiber, which are integrated into a plastic or resin matrix and
- a plurality of outer sole elements (for example also cleats), wherein the outer sole elements are fixed material-bonded at the base body.
The material-bonded connection between the base body and the outer sole elements is preferably established by vulcanization.
The outer sole elements consist preferably of rubber material.
The base body can comprise recesses for the outer sole elements, wherein the recesses correspond to the form of the outer sole elements.
The reinforcing fibers are preferably carbon fibers. They can be embedded into an epoxy resin matrix.
The reinforcing fibers can be thereby at least partly interwoven with each other.
The shoe is preferably free of a midsole. However, it is preferably provided, that above the base body an inner sole is arranged, wherein this inner sole is especially preferred to be glued in.
The method of manufacturing for the sole is characterized in the following steps:
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- a) Manufacturing of a base body which corresponds to the form of the sole, wherein the base body is built with a plurality of reinforcing fiber, which reinforcing fiber are integrated into a plastic or resin. matrix;
- b) Arranging of a plurality of outer sole elements at the base body;
- c) Manufacturing of a material-bonded connection between the base body and the outer sole elements by performance of a vulcanization process.
The suggested conception intercepts thus at the manufacturing of the leg material for the shoe upper on a three dimensional formed texture structure, preferably with a plurality of humps. On this structure a plane length (foil) will be laid on, preferably of TPU. Using a heat-producing element (e.g. high frequency electrode or ultrasonic sound electrode) the foil will be welded with the hump tops. Accordingly, the foil will be connected punctually with the texture structure.
This composite will be used as an upper material for sport shoes, particularly for soccer shoes.
The advantage is a very good ventilation of the shoe, because the three-dimensional formed texture structure is very good air guiding, because it creates a canal structure for this purpose. The material doesn't absorb any water. It is very light, therefore also the shoe is “super light”, which shoe is manufactured from this upper material. Reinforcing materials in the upper material are redundant.
Concerning the suggested sole structure it applies, that the sole structure can also be applied for soccer shoes in a special advantageous way, because the sole base plate has a high rigidity—particularly formed as carbon fiber plate. The preformed rubber elements, which function as outer sole, have a strong connection with the base plate because they are vulcanized.
The preformed rubber elements are inserted into a vulcanization form at the manufacturing of the sole, as well as the base plate. After that the connecting process occurs by vulcanization.
The base plate is preferably a plate, which comprises interweaved carbon fibers, which carbon fibers are integrated into a resin matrix (e.g. into an epoxy resin).
At a soccer shoe the manufactured sole, which is manufactured in such a way, can be used without a midsole. It comes to a beneficial distribution of pressure due to the high rigidity of the base plate. The construction is very light. This enables again a “super light” shoe.
It is especially advantageous, when the suggested upper material of the shoe upper and the suggested sole are combined. Then the result is a special light shoe with high rigidity.
Insofar as the structure with the raised and low lying positions (hill- and hump-shaped structure) will be applied for the texture structure, it is in no case compelling, that all raisings (hills and humps respectively) comprise the same height. The height of one or more raisings (hills and humps respectively) can be rather adjusted on the concrete requirements. Thus it can be that by conditional function a larger height of one or more raisings (hills and humps respectively) is advantageous on specific positions.
This adjustment of the raisings does not only apply for the height but also for the position of the raisings. Thus, it can be advantageous to define the position of the raisings in the plane in such a manner that the emerging shoe upper material comprises a desired function, i.e. a certain regular arrangement is not compelling for example in two directions being perpendicular to another.
Another possible embodiment provides that the raisings (hills and humps respectively) are arranged side by side in such a way, that a certain path occurs between them, which path can be used for example as a channel for a function element, e.g. for a lacing and for a ribbon respectively.
In the drawing an embodiment of the invention is illustrated. It shows:
In
The material of the shoe upper 3, i.e. the leg material, is built in a special way. This results from
The base structure of the upper material is a texture structure 4, as it is shown in
The depicted texture structure 4 is composed by texture yarns 5, which texture yarns are interweaved and hooked respectively into each other. In
As it results of
The raisings 10 which are shown in
Through the three-dimensional embodiment of the texture structure 4 it occurs an upper location 6 as well as bottom locations 7 per raising, as it is visible in the synopsis of the
Accordingly, the cover layer 8 contacts the texture structure 4 only punctual, i.e. the cover layer 8 butts only against the upper location 6 of the texture structure 4. It is schematically shown in
In an analog way it can be preceded on the bottom side of the texture structure. A second cover layer 11 can be applied—as it is to see in FIG. 4—, which second cover layer can be fixed by welding spots in the same way.
Hereby it is a result of a very stable and still very light material structure for the use as leg material for the shoe upper.
In
Already at the forming of the base body 12, when indicated also later by mechanical machining, recesses 16 will be brought into the base body 12, from which base body the bottom side is visible in
The outer sole elements 15 will be inserted into the recesses 16 after the manufacturing of the base body 12; the depth of the recesses 16 is therefore smaller than the height of the outer sole elements 15, so that the outer sole elements 15 protrude towards down after the insertion into the recesses 16 and can therefore realize their function as outer sole.
A firm connection between the base body 12 and the outer sole elements 15 will be reached by a vulcanization process, which process will be accomplished in an accordant vulcanization form after the placement of the outer sole elements 15 in the base body 12.
In the
In general it also applies here, that the sole consists of a base body 12, on which base body outer sole elements 15 are fixed. The outer sole elements 15 are formed here however as cleats 15′, which cleats are fixed on the base body 12. The sectional view according to
Another specific design of the embodiment according to
As can be seen from the section E-F according to
An alternative method of production intercepts on that, that the material of the base body 12 will be inserted into a tool in a condition of not finally solidified state, to inject the material of the outer sole element, but rather that the material of the base body 12 (particularly the carbon fiber material) will be brought into the tool, just as the pre-fabricated outer sole elements and cleats 15, 15′ respectively.
Then, during the vulcanization process the material of the base body 12 will be brought in its final usable condition, at the same time the rubber material will be connected with the material of the base body 12.
LIST OF REFERENCES
- 1 Shoe
- 2 Sole
- 3 Shoe upper
- 4 Texture structure
- 5 Texture yarn
- 6 Upper location
- 7 Bottom location
- 8 Cover layer
- 9 Connection (welding)
- 10 Hill-shaped or hump-shaped raising
- 11 Second cover layer
- 12 Base body
- 12′ First part of the base body
- 12″ Second part of the base body
- 13 Reinforcement fiber
- 14 Plastic matrix/resin matrix
- 15 Outer sole element
- 15′ Cleat
- 16 Recess
- 17 Entry of welding energy
- 18 Rubber layer
- 19 Circumferential edge.
- 20 Rubber ridge
- x Direction
- y Direction
- a Grate dimension
- b Grid dimension
Claims
1. Shoe, especially sport shoe, with a sole and a shoe upper which connected with the sole, characterized in that the shoe upper comprises: wherein the cover layer is connected at least with a part of the upper locations of the texture structure.
- a texture structure which consists of texture yarns, wherein the texture structure is formed as a three-dimensional structure which has a plurality upper locations and a plurality bottom locations, and
- a cover layer,
2. Shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the connection of the cover layer is produced by welding, especially by high-frequency or ultrasonic welding, of the material of the texture structure with the material of the cover layer.
3. Shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the texture structure comprises a plurality of hill-shaped or hump-shaped raisings, wherein the upper regions of the hill-shaped or hump-shaped raisings comprise or form the upper locations.
4. Shoe according to claim 3, characterized in that the hill-shaped or hump-shaped raisings are arranged in two perpendicular directions (x, y) and parallel to another.
5. Shoe according to claim 3, characterized in that the hill-shaped or hump-shaped raising are formed by 7 to 15 texture yarns running parallel to another, wherein those are preferably interweaved or hooked into another.
6. Shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the texture yarns consist of polyethyleneterephthalate or of polyamide or of polyester.
7. Shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover layer consists of a Thermoplastic elastomere (TPE), particularly of Thermoplastic elastomere on the basis of urethane (TPU).
8. Shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that a second cover layer is arranged, which is connected with the bottom location of the texture structure.
9. Method for manufacturing of a shoe, especially a sport shoe, which comprises a sole and a shoe upper which shoe upper is connected with the sole, characterized in that the manufacturing of the material of the shoe upper comprises the steps:
- a) Supply of a texture structure, wherein the texture structure is fabricated of texture yarns and wherein the texture structure will be formed as a three-dimensional structure, which comprises a plurality of upper locations and a plurality of bottom locations;
- b) Arranging of a cover layer on the texture structure, so that at least partially contact exists between the upper locations and the texture structure and the cover layer;
- c) Connecting of at least a part of the upper locations of the texture structure with the cover layer by a welding process.
10. Method according to claim 9, characterized in that the welding process is a high-frequency welding process or an ultrasonic sound welding process.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 9, 2011
Publication Date: Oct 17, 2013
Applicant: PUMA SE (Herzogenaurach)
Inventor: Reinhold Sussmann (Scheinfeld)
Application Number: 13/996,622
International Classification: A43B 5/00 (20060101);