Apparatus for manufacturing shoe material with real-time temperature measuring system and method for manufacturing shoe material

An apparatus for manufacturing a shoe material with a real-time temperature measuring system, comprising:

• a device provided with at least one work station;
• at least one mold mounted on the at least one work station of the device and comprising at least one mold cavity and a mold cover configured to open or cover the at least one mold cavity;
• the at least mold cavity is configured to dispose a foamed shoe material;
• the at least one mold is controlled to perform a temperature controlling process on the foamed shoe material;
• at least one real-time temperature measuring system, comprising:
• at least one temperature-sensing rod disposed on an inner surface of the mold cover of the at least one mold or a surface of the at least one mold cavity of the at least one mold;
• when the mold cover covers the at least one mold cavity, the at least one temperature-sensing rod is inserted into the foamed shoe material and measures a real-time temperature of the foamed shoe material;
• a signal connecting mechanism comprising a mold end base and a device end base, wherein the mold end base is engaged with the at least one mold and has at least one contacted point electrically connected to the at least one temperature-sensing rod;
• the device end base is disposed on the device and has at least one contacting point, wherein the at least one contacting point is controlled to move between a first position and a second position;
• when the at least one contacting point is located at the first position, the at least one contacting point is not in contact with the at least one contacted point;
• when the at least one contacting point is located at the second position, the at least one contacting point is in contact with the at least one contacted point;
• and
• a temperature capturing module electrically connected to the at least one contacting point of the device end base and comprising a temperature analysis chip;
• when the at least one contacting point of the device end base is in contact with the at least one contacted point of the mold end base, the temperature capturing module converts an electrical signal measured by the at least one temperature-sensing rod into a temperature signal through the temperature analysis chip and sends the temperature signal;
• a central controller configured to receive the temperature signal sent by the temperature capturing module;
• the central controller stores at least one temperature threshold and compares the real-time temperature measured by the at least one temperature-sensing rod with the at least one temperature threshold;
• when the real-time temperature is greater than or is less than the at least one temperature threshold, the central controller sends a control signal to stop the temperature controlling process on the at least one mold.

A method for manufacturing a shoe material, configured to perform hot-press molding and cooling shaping on a foamed shoe material, comprising:

• step A:
• obtaining the foamed shoe material with a skin layer of the foamed shoe material removed;
• step B:
• placing the foamed shoe material in a mold of a hot-press molding station of a device and performing hot-press molding, wherein the mold comprises at least one temperature-sensing rod disposed on an inner surface of a mold cover of the mold or a surface of at least one mold cavity of the mold;
• step C:
• penetrating a surface of the foamed shoe material by the temperature-sensing rod, thereby the temperature-sensing rod extends into the foamed shoe material and measures a real-time temperature inside the foamed shoe material;
• step D:
• determining whether the real-time temperature in step C is greater than a first temperature threshold and sending a first control signal to stop heating the mold when the real-time temperature in step C is greater than the first temperature threshold;
• step E:
• sending a first control command according to the first control signal;
• the first control command controls a mold moving mechanism to move the mold from the hot-press molding station to a cooling shaping station of the device;
• step F:
• measuring the real-time temperature inside the foamed shoe material in the mold located in the cooling shaping station;
• step G:
• determining whether the real-time temperature in step F is less than a second temperature threshold and sending a second control signal to stop cooling the mold when the real-time temperature in step F is less than the second temperature threshold;
• and
• step H:
• sending a second control command according to the second control signal;
• the second control command controls the mold moving mechanism to move the mold from the cooling shaping station to a subsequent processing station.