Soles for sport shoes
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsMarco Kormann, Carl Arnese, Stanislav Goussev, Justin Thomas Steeds
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to soles in particular midsoles for sports shoes. According to an aspect, an additively manufactured sole is provided. The sole comprises a lattice structure, the lattice structure comprising a plurality of cell elements. The sole further comprises a heel element, three-dimensionally encompassing the heel. Moreover, the sole comprises a base portion interconnecting the heel element and the lattice structure, wherein the base portion has an extension arranged to connect to a plurality of adjacent cell elements, wherein the plurality of adjacent cell elements is not positioned along an edge of the lattice structure.
Claims20
An additively manufactured sole for a sports shoe, comprising:
- a lattice structure comprising a plurality of cell sites defined by a first subset of cell elements and a second subset of cell elements;
- a heel element;
- and
- a base portion connecting the heel element to the lattice structure,
- wherein each cell element of the first subset of cell elements comprises a first plurality of connecting elements connected to one another at a nucleus,
- wherein each cell element of the second subset of cell elements comprises a second plurality of connecting elements, wherein one or more connecting elements of the second plurality of connecting elements are not connected at a nucleus, and
- wherein the second subset of cell elements is arranged in one or more layers adjoining the base portion, and wherein the second subset of cell elements is arranged closer to the base portion than the first subset of cell elements such that a stability of the lattice structure is lower at the second subset of cell elements.
An additively manufactured sole, comprising:
- a lattice structure comprising a plurality of cell sites defined by a first subset of cell elements and a second subset of cell elements;
- a heel element;
- and
- a base portion connecting the heel element to the lattice structure,
- wherein each of the first subset of cell elements comprises a nucleus and a first number of connecting elements extending from the nucleus,
- wherein each of the second subset of cell elements comprises a nucleus and a second number of connecting elements extending from the nucleus, wherein the second number of connecting elements is less than the first number of connecting elements, and
- wherein the second subset of cell elements is arranged in one or more layers adjoining the base portion, and wherein the second subset of cell elements is arranged closer to the base portion than the first subset of cell elements such that a stability of the lattice structure is lower at the second subset of cell elements.
A shoe, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a midsole connected to the upper, wherein the midsole comprises:
- a lattice structure comprising a plurality of cell sites defined by a first subset of cell elements and a second subset of cell elements;
- a heel element;
- and
- a base portion connecting the heel element to the lattice structure,
- wherein each cell element of the first subset of cell elements comprises a first plurality of connecting elements connected to one another at a nucleus,
- wherein each cell element of the second subset of cell elements comprises a second plurality of connecting elements, wherein one or more of the second plurality of connecting elements are not connected at a nucleus, and
- wherein the second subset of cell elements is arranged in one or more layers adjoining the base portion, and wherein the second subset of cell elements is arranged closer to the base portion than the first subset of cell elements such that a stability of the lattice structure is lower at the second subset of cell elements.
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