Method and system for manufacturing a shoe
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsHenry Hanson, Nicholas Groeneweg, Thomas Feix, Stefan Egerer
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Abstract
Described are methods, systems, and devices for at least partly manufacturing a piece of apparel (e.g., a shoe), which incorporate manipulating at least one component of the piece of apparel with a particle jamming device.
Claims20
A method for at least partly manufacturing a piece of apparel comprising a shoe, the method comprising manipulating at least one component of the piece of apparel with a particle jamming device.
A particle jamming device for the manufacture of a piece of apparel, the particle jamming device being adapted to provide at least a portion of a mold, of an actuator, or of a reference body for at least a component of the piece of apparel, wherein the particle jamming device comprises:
- a. a flexible outer surface forming a cavity;
- and
- b. a plurality of particles within the cavity;
- wherein the plurality of particles is adapted to jam when a volume of the cavity is reduced.
A method for obtaining a negative relief of an object or surface, comprising:
- a. at least partly covering the object or surface with at least a portion of a particle jamming device,
- wherein the portion of the particle jamming device comprises a flexible outer surface forming a cavity, and
- wherein the cavity is filled with a plurality of particles adapted to jam when the volume of the cavity is reduced;
- and
- b. capturing the negative relief of the object or surface by reducing the volume of the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.