Method for producing an upper part of a shoe, in particular of a sports shoe
AssigneePuma SE
InventorAndreas Siegismund
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Abstract
The method produces an upper part of a shoe, in particular a sport shoe, with enhanced wearing comfort. The method entails supplying a shoe last, which corresponds to the inner shape of the upper part of the shoe to a radial braiding machine having an annular creel, which is designed for weaving and/or braiding along three axes; Guiding the at least one shoe last through the center of the creel and simultaneously weaving and/or braiding along three axes using a fiber material around the outer circumference of the shoe last; and Terminating the weaving and/or braiding and removing the woven and/or braided material from the shoe last.
Claims9
A method for producing an upper part of a shoe, comprising the steps:
- a) arranging at least one shoe last, which corresponds to the inner shape of the upper part of the shoe which is to be produced, directly or indirectly at an end of a manipulator arm of a manipulator;
- b) applying a radial braiding machine having an annular creel, which is designed for weaving and/or braiding along three axes;
- c) guiding, by means of the manipulator, the at least one shoe last through the center of the creel and simultaneously weaving and/or braiding along three axes using a fiber material, and therefore woven and/or braided material positions itself around the outer circumference of the shoe last;
- d) terminating, once the at least one shoe last has been guided through the center of the creel, the weaving and/or braiding and removing the woven and/or braided material from the shoe last;
- e) further processing the woven and/or braided material to complete the shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.