Method for placing of components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11832689-B2
Application number	US-202016752558-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2020
Priority date	Jan 25, 2019
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A method for the manufacture of a sports article, in particular a sport shoe, can include the operations of: (a) providing at least one laminar component; (b) providing at least one three-dimensional object; and (c) placing the component onto the object by means of a first roll while simultaneously moving the object relative to the roll.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A method for the manufacture of a sports shoe or another sports article, the method comprising:
a) providing at least one laminar component;
b) placing the at least one laminar component on a conveyor belt, wherein the conveyor belt conveys the at least one laminar component to a first roll;
c) providing a three-dimensional object, wherein the three-dimensional object is a shoe last;
d) moving the shoe last using a robot arm, wherein the moving comprises positioning and orienting the shoe last in a first position and orientation relative to the laminar component conveyed by the first roll; and
e) after the moving of the shoe last to the first position and orientation using the robot arm, placing the at least one laminar component onto the shoe last using the first roll, wherein placing the at least one laminar component onto the shoe last further comprises moving the robot arm such that the shoe last is simultaneously moved relative to rotating of the first roll.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first roll is a pulley of the conveyor belt.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the conveyor belt is compliant.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising pressing the at least one laminar component in a direction of the first roll.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first roll is compliant.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one laminar component comprises an adhesive.

7. A sports shoe which has been manufactured by use of a method according to claim 1 .

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising clamping a first portion of the at least one laminar component using a clamping roll arranged relative to the first roll while a second portion of the at least one laminar component is applied onto the shoe last.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying a tensile force on the at least one laminar component while placing the at least one laminar component onto the shoe last.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein placing the at least one laminar component onto the shoe last comprises placing the at least one laminar component on at least one of a concave surface or a convex contour of the shoe last.

Assignees

• Adidas Ag

Inventors

• Dyckmans Clemens
• Feix Thomas
• Kugi Andreas
• Glück Tobias
• Hartl-Nesic Christian

Classifications

• A43D8/44 Primary

  Creasing presses (folding on margins A43D8/40) · CPC title

• A43B3/0078

  provided with logos, letters, signatures or the like decoration (A43B23/24 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A43D11/01 Primary

  Machines for applying reinforcement or ornamental straps to the margins of uppers (to soles or insoles A43D43/06) · CPC title

• A43D3/02 Primary

  Lasts for making or repairing shoes (making of wooden lasts B27M3/20) · CPC title

• A43D25/18

  Devices for applying adhesives to shoe parts (A43D25/20 takes precedence; applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05) · CPC title