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US 12,232,575 B2Granted
Shoe last extension as an origin
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDragan Jurkovic, Ming-Feng Jean, Chin-Yi Lin, Chun-Chi Lin
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Abstract
A method for locating critical control points on a part or combination of parts during a manufacturing process involves mating, directly or indirectly, a jig extension to the part or parts. A pattern on the jig extension defines an origin point that is used to track the position of the part or parts during manufacturing, such as during location-sensitive operations. The jig extension may be a shoe last extension which connects to a shoe or shoe component via a shoe last.
Claims10
A system for manufacturing a shoe, the system comprising:
- a last;
- a last extension reversibly joinable to the last, the last extension comprising a pattern defining an origin on the last extension;
- a sensor for detecting the pattern;
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- a processor configured to determine the origin based on the pattern and to map the origin to a corresponding location on the last, wherein the mapped origin guides positioning of operations to be performed on the last during a manufacturing process.
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