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CN108348040A - The article of footwear of the buffer unit at the interval with the surface towards ground for being attached to vamp and the method for manufacturing article of footwear - Google Patents
The article of footwear of the buffer unit at the interval with the surface towards ground for being attached to vamp and the method for manufacturing article of footwear Download PDF
CN108348040A
CN108348040A CN201680064402.5A CN201680064402A CN108348040A CN 108348040 A CN108348040 A CN 108348040A CN 201680064402 A CN201680064402 A CN 201680064402A CN 108348040 A CN108348040 A CN 108348040A
CN201680064402.5A
潘梅拉·S·格林
2015-11-03 Priority to US201562250221P priority Critical
2015-11-03 Priority to US62/250,221 priority
2016-11-02 Application filed by 耐克创新有限合伙公司 filed Critical 耐克创新有限合伙公司
2016-11-02 Priority to PCT/US2016/060067 priority patent/WO2017079256A1/en
2018-07-31 Publication of CN108348040A publication Critical patent/CN108348040A/en
A kind of article of footwear includes multiple buffer units of vamp and the surface towards ground for being attached to vamp.Buffer unit is separated from each other so that the surface towards ground of vamp is exposed between buffer unit and buffer unit is at least partially formed the surface of ground contact.At least one buffer unit includes the balloon element for the cavity that there is fluid to fill.It is a kind of manufacture article of footwear method include that buffer unit is attached to the surface towards ground of vamp, so that buffer unit is separated from each other, the surface towards ground of vamp is exposed between buffer unit, and buffer unit is at least partially formed the surface of ground contact, and wherein at least one of buffer unit includes the balloon element for the cavity that there is fluid to fill.
The footwear of the buffer unit at the interval with the surface towards ground for being attached to vamp Article and the method for manufacturing article of footwear
This application claims the priority for the U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/250221 that on November 3rd, 2015 submits, wholes Content is incorporated herein by reference.
This introduction generally includes a kind of article of footwear and a kind of method of manufacture article of footwear.
Footwear generally include to be configured as the shoes positioned at the underfooting of wearer to separate foot and ground or floor surface Bottom.Sole can be designed to provide required buffer level.Particularly, sport footwear sometimes in sole using polyurethane foam or Other elastic materials provide buffering.Sometimes the air bag for including fluid filling in sole, absorbed with providing desired impact force, Motion control and elasticity.Addition other materials and component increase the processing step of footwear manufacture.
Fig. 1 is the perspective schematic view of the first embodiment of article of footwear；
Fig. 2 is the schematic side elevation diagram of the article of footwear for the Fig. 1 for including the multiple buffer units for being attached to vamp；
Fig. 3 is one schematic cross in the buffer unit of Fig. 1 for being attached to vamp of the line 3-3 interceptions in Fig. 1 Section and partial illustration；
Fig. 4 is the perspective schematic view of the article of footwear of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 in bending position；
Fig. 5 is the perspective schematic view of the second embodiment of the article of footwear of alternative aspect according to this teaching；
Fig. 6 is one schematic cross in the buffer unit of Fig. 5 for being attached to vamp of the line 6-6 interceptions in Fig. 5 Section and partial illustration；
Fig. 7 is one schematic cross in the buffer unit of Fig. 5 for being attached to vamp of the line 7-7 interceptions in Fig. 5 Section and partial illustration.
Article of footwear includes vamp and is attached to multiple buffer units on the surface towards ground of vamp.Buffer unit that This is spaced apart so that the surface towards ground of vamp is exposed between buffer unit and buffer unit is at least partially formed Contact the surface on ground.At least one buffer unit includes the balloon element for the cavity that there is fluid to fill.
Vamp can have many different configurations.In one embodiment, vamp is configured as socks (sock).It is optional Ground, socks vamp can not have strapping system, and can be made of various flexible materials and component.For example, vamp can be with Be various textiles, the textile of assembling, yarn or both, and can be knitting, such as circular knitted fabric or other 360 Knitted fabric is spent, or can be woven or braiding.
In various embodiments, article of footwear may include front foot buffer unit and heel buffer unit.It is alternatively possible to One or more additional buffer units are provided, such as at the middle pin part of vamp.For example, being mainly used for hardy in expection In the embodiment on face surface, it may be necessary to by the way that one or more buffer units to be attached to the middle pin part of vamp come in foot Arch area below provide support.
In one embodiment including heel buffer unit, balloon element is the first balloon element, and vamp has Heel part, forefoot portion and the middle pin part between heel part and forefoot portion.Buffer unit includes being attached to shoes The heel buffer unit of the heel part in face.Heel buffer unit includes the first balloon element and behind the first balloon element Or spaced both the second balloon elements with the first balloon element.It is preceding in the embodiment including front foot buffer unit Foot buffer unit is attached to forefoot portion.Front foot buffer unit include the first balloon element and behind the first balloon element or Second balloon element both spaced with the first balloon element.
Article of footwear may include the traction element at the surface that ground contacts.For example, in one embodiment, air bag Element is included at least one traction element at the surface of ground contact.In other words, balloon element is formed as including whole Traction element.In such embodiments, traction element is material identical with balloon element, such as, but not limited to polyurethane. Alternatively, traction element for example can be attached to balloon element with adhesive or by heat bonding.These traction elements can also rise To the effect of enhancing vamp, and puncture or wearability can be provided for underfooting face region, it is not existed by buffer unit with usually The element contact found on ground separates.
At least one traction element can be directly attached to the surface towards ground of the vamp between buffer unit.Flat On smooth ground, the surface towards ground of the vamp between buffer unit is lifted by buffer unit from ground, and is not constituted The part on the surface of ground contact.(such as sand ground) on uneven ground, vamp between buffer unit towards ground The surface in face may contact ground.Tractive force during offer traction element can increase this environment on this part of vamp.
In some embodiments, buffer unit is directly attached to vamp.For example, the upper surface of buffer unit can be directly attached It is connected to the surface towards ground of vamp, such as passes through adhesive or heat bonding.Including those of balloon element buffer unit In, the upper surface of balloon element can be directly attached to the surface towards ground of vamp.
In one embodiment, buffer unit includes being attached to the heel buffer unit of heel part and being attached to forefoot Both the front foot buffer units divided.The surface towards ground of vamp is exposed between heel buffer unit and front foot buffer unit Middle pin part at.At least one buffer unit includes the middle bottom between vamp and balloon element.For example, middle bottom can To be foamed material, such as, but not limited to ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foam.
In various embodiments, the first balloon element is located at the inside end and the second gas on the surface towards ground of vamp Between capsule element, and the second balloon element be located at the surface towards ground of vamp outside end and the first balloon element it Between.Other than the first balloon element and the second balloon element, front foot buffer unit can also include third balloon element and the Four gasbags element.Third balloon element is located between the inside end and four gasbags element on the surface towards ground, and the Four gasbags element is located between the outside end and third balloon element on the surface towards ground.First and third balloon element that This be in fluid communication, and second and four gasbags element be in fluid communication with each other.
Front foot buffer unit may include being attached to vamp and being located at vamp and the first, second, third and fourth air bag Continuous middle bottom between element.First, second, third and fourth balloon element is attached to continuous middle bottom.Optionally, even Continuous middle bottom forms recess between the first and second balloon elements so that the surface towards ground of vamp is exposed to first And second between balloon element.Middle bottom can also form recess between second and four gasbags element so that the face of vamp Surface earthward is exposed between second and four gasbags element.Configuration has jagged middle bottom and increases in this way The lateral flexibility of front foot buffer unit.In some embodiments with heel buffer unit, heel buffer unit can also wrap Include middle bottom, bottom can be continuous in this, and can be located at heel buffer unit one or more balloon elements with Between the surface towards ground of vamp.
A kind of method of manufacture article of footwear includes that buffer unit is attached to the surface towards ground of vamp so that slow Component is rushed to be separated from each other, the surface towards ground of vamp be exposed between buffer unit and buffer unit at least partly Form the surface of ground contact.At least one buffer unit includes the balloon element for the cavity that there is fluid to fill.
This method may include forming the balloon element at least one traction element at the surface that ground contacts. Alternatively, this method may include that at least one traction element is attached to balloon element so that at least one traction element is into one Step forms the surface of ground contact.In addition, this method may include being attached at least one traction element between buffer unit To the surface towards ground of vamp.
In the embodiment of at least one of buffer unit including middle bottom, by buffer unit be attached to vamp towards The surface on ground includes that middle bottom is attached to vamp so that middle bottom is between vamp and balloon element.
In conjunction with attached drawing, according to the detail specifications for the pattern for being used to execute this introduction below, the features above of this introduction with Advantage and other feature and advantage are obvious.
" one (A/an) ", "the", "at least one" and " one or more " are used interchangeably to indicate to have at least one A project.Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, otherwise may exist multiple such projects.Unless according further to context (including appended claims) expressly or explicitly indicate, otherwise the parameter in this specification (for example, amount or condition) is all Numerical value is interpreted as being changed by term " about " in all cases, before no matter whether " about " actually appear in numerical value." about " table Show inexactness that the numerical value allows some slight (for the accuracy of value it is close or close to the value).If " about " provided Inexactness do not understood in the art with this ordinary meaning, then as used herein " about " at least instruction may be by Measure and use variation caused by the commonsense method of these parameters.In addition, the disclosure of range should be understood to specifically disclose this All values in range and the range further divided.All bibliography mentioned integrally are incorporated herein.
Term "comprising", " comprising " and " having " are inclusives, and therefore specify stated feature, step, behaviour Make, the presence of element or component, but does not preclude the presence or addition of other one or more features, step, operation, element or portion Part.In the conceived case, step, process and the sequence of operation can be changed, and may be used additional or replacement Step.As used in this specification, term "or" includes related any one and all combinations for listing project.Term " any " is understood to include any possible combination of cited project, including " any one " in cited project. Term " any " is understood to include any possible combination of the cited claim of appended claims, including cited Claim in " any one ".
Those skilled in the art it will be recognized that such as " more than ", " following ", " upward ", " downward ", " top ", The term of " bottom " etc. is used relative to being described property of attached drawing and is not indicated that as defined by the appended claims to the present invention's The limitation of range.
Refer to the attached drawing runs through several views, wherein identical reference numeral indicates that identical component, Fig. 1 show footwear Article 10.As shown, article of footwear 10 is sport footwear, such as beach soccer shoes.In other embodiments, article of footwear 10 can For another kind of footwear, such as dress shoes, footware, sandals, slippers or boots.Article of footwear 10 includes being configured to socks Vamp 12.Vamp 12 is shown as being through in foot 14 shown in dotted line.Vamp 12 may include various flexible materials, such as Yarn or textile.Vamp can be the more than one piece for suturing or being bonded to each other.For example, vamp 12 can be various textiles, assembling Textile, yarn or both, and can be knitting, such as circular knitted fabric or other 360 degree of braided fabrics, or can be with It is woven or braiding.In the socks configuration shown in, vamp 12 does not have strapping system.In other embodiments, vamp 12 There can be strapping system.
Vamp 12 extends below foot 14 and at the forefoot portion of vamp 12 16, at middle foot portion 18 and foot There is the surface 22 towards ground at heel part 20.Forefoot portion 16 generally includes article of footwear 10 corresponding to toe and by plantar The part in the joint that bone is connect with the phalanx of foot 14.Middle pin part 18 substantially corresponds to the arch area of foot 14, and Heel part 20 is extended to from forefoot portion 16.Heel part 20 substantially correspond to include calcaneum bone human wear person The rear portion of foot 14, the wherein size of foot 14 are corresponding with the size of article of footwear 10.Shown in article of footwear 10 for the right side Foot.A pair of of footwear include article of footwear 10 and the article of footwear for left foot, are the mirror images of article of footwear 10.
Vamp 12 has the outside 17 best shown in Fig. 1, and the inside 19 best shown in fig. 2.Outside 17 All parts of the vamp 12 on the side in the outside of foot 14 of longitudinal midline L including vamp 12.It wraps inside 19 Include all parts of the vamp 12 on the side of the inside of foot 14 of longitudinal axis L.The outside 17 of vamp 12 is pair Ying Yu is typically remote from the side of the side of the foot 14 of the another foot of wearer (that is, the one of the 5th toe of closer wearer Side).5th toe is commonly known as small toe.The inside 19 of vamp 12 is corresponding with the inside region of foot 14 and generally Closer to the side (that is, closer to side of the thumb of the foot of wearer) of the another foot of wearer.Thumb is usually claimed For big toe.
Multiple buffer unit 24A, 24B are attached to the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12.Buffer unit 24A is that front foot is slow It rushes component and is attached in the forefoot portion 16 of vamp 12.Buffer unit 24B is heel buffer unit and is attached to vamp 12 heel part 20.Buffer unit 24A, 24B are located on vamp 12 so that the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 exposes Between front foot buffer unit 24A and heel buffer unit 24B.
As shown in the inner side view of Fig. 2, buffer unit 24A, 24B are located at the lower section of vamp 12 and form the table of ground contact Face 26.In flat ground G, the expose portion on the surface 22 towards ground of the vamp 12 between buffer unit 24A, 24B is logical It crosses buffer unit 24A, 24B to lift from ground G, and does not therefore form the part on the surface 26 of ground contact.Buffer unit 24A, 24B are accordingly used in the temperature isolation of vamp 12 and ground G, and provide the isolation with surface temperature.For example, sandy beach is transported It is from less than 32 degree of Fahrenheit to 159 degree of Fahrenheit to mobilize the temperature range that is likely encountered.The balloon element of buffer unit 24A, 24B carry For the space cavity of sealing, which prevents the heat from hot surface from increasing and also prevents by underfooting contacts cold surface Lose heat.Balloon element provides isolation not to be influenced by the hot or cold surface temperature of athletic performance, while it is slow still to provide expectation Bath is flat.
On uneven ground, such as sand ground S (shown in dotted line in fig. 2), the shoes between buffer unit 24A, 24B The expose portion on the surface 22 towards ground in face 12 can even form the part on the surface 26 of ground contact.It is led expected It is used in the embodiment of hard floor surface, it may be necessary to by the way that one or more buffer units are attached in vamp 12 Foot part 18 provides support below the arch area of foot.In either one or two of in these conditions, buffer unit 24A, 24B At least some parts of vamp 12 are isolated with ground G or sand ground S.For example, buffer unit 24A, 24B be directly attached towards ground The part on the surface 22 in face is covered and be therefore always isolated with ground G or sand ground S by buffer unit 24A, 24B.
With reference to figure 1, each in buffer unit 24A, 24B includes balloon element.Front foot buffer unit 24A has four A balloon element, including the first balloon element 28A, the second balloon element 28B, third balloon element 28C and four gasbags element 28D.As being best shown about the balloon element 28A in Fig. 3, balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D are directly attached to shoes The surface 22 towards ground in face 12.Balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D can be by adhesive or by be thermally bonded it is attached It is connected to the surface 22 towards ground.The layer of adhesive 30 is shown in Fig. 3.
Each balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D are formed by polymer material, and polymer material is defined and limited respectively Cavity 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D of fluid filling.For example, each balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D may include thermoplasticity Polyurethane material (TPU).Optionally, TPU can be recyclable and can be reground, and can be by recycling TPU is made, to allow the material of balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D to be recycled and reuse.
As described in the article of footwear 110 about Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D can be blowing It is molding, or can alternatively can be by upper and lower sheet heat forming.Sheet material can be with the friendship of TPU and gas barrier material For layer.In all embodiments, balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D is configured to keep fluids in the cavity of fluid filling It is interior.As used herein, " fluid " includes gas, and gas includes air, the inert gas of such as nitrogen or another gas.Cause This, " fluid filling " includes " gas filling ".Balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D for being discussed herein and balloon element Other embodiments a variety of materials can be it is substantially transparent or can have coloring color.For example, balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D can be by any one of the various polymer materials that can keep fluids in predetermined pressure shapes At including the fluid of such as gas of air, nitrogen or other gases.For example, balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D can be TPU materials.Balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D can be urethanes, polyurethane, polyester, polyester-polyurethane and/or Polyether-polyurethane.
In the embodiment in figure 1, first and third balloon element 28A, 28C by Fig. 3 best seen from interface channel 34A is in fluid communication with each other.Second and four gasbags element 28B, 28D is in fluid communication similarly by interface channel 34B.Shown Embodiment in, the first and second balloon elements 28A, 28B are not in fluid communication each other.Third and fourth balloon element 28C, 28D Also it is not in fluid communication each other.First and four gasbags element 28A, 28D be not in fluid communication each other, and second and third air bag member Part 28B, 28C are not in fluid communication each other.However, within the scope of this guidance, it is any in balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D Or it can be all in fluid communication with each other by using interface channel.In addition, either one or two of channel 34A, 34B may be used To be sealed.For example, when channel 34A is opened, balloon element 28A, 28C can pass through the inflation at the first balloon element 28A Port (not shown) is jointly inflated, and then channel 34A can be sealed so that balloon element 28A can further fill Gas is to the pressure different from balloon element 28C.Similarly, when channel 34B is opened, balloon element 28B, 28D can pass through Inflation port (not shown) at two balloon element 28B is jointly inflated, and then channel 34B can be sealed so that gas Capsule element 28B can further be inflated to the pressure different from balloon element 28D.
When balloon element by blow molding or thermoforming come when manufacturing, interface channel 34A, 34B by be used to form gas The same polymer material of capsule element is integrally formed as a part for balloon element in die assembly.In other words, it connects Channel 34A and the first balloon element 28A and third balloon element 28C is integrally formed, and interface channel 34B and the second air bag member Part 28B and four gasbags element 28D is integrally formed.By connecting balloon element 28A, 28C in this way, and by with this Kind mode connects balloon element 28C, 28D, relative to the single balloon element for replacing balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D Embodiment, front and back flexibility improved.
First balloon element 28A is located at the inside end 35A and the second air bag member on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 Between part 28B.Second balloon element 28B is located at the outside end 35B and the first air bag on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 Between element 28A.Third balloon element 28C is located at the inside end 35A and the 4th gas on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 Between capsule element 28D.Four gasbags element 28D be located at the surface towards ground outside end 35B and third balloon element it Between.On the inside 19 of first and third balloon element 28A, the 28C longitudinal midline L that is located at vamp 12.Second and four gasbags member Part 28B, 28D are located on the outside 38 of longitudinal midline L.Second balloon element 28B therefore with the first lateral separations balloon element 28A It opens, and third balloon element 28C and four gasbags element 28D are spaced.As described, by by first and second Balloon element 28A, 28B is relative to each other and inner side and outer side end 35A, 35B are positioned, wherein the surface 22 towards ground is sudden and violent It is exposed between the first and second balloon elements 28A, 28B, and as described, by the third and fourth balloon element 28C, 28D It is positioned relative to each other, wherein the surface 22 towards ground is exposed between the third and fourth balloon element 28C, 28D, due to preceding Foot buffer unit 24A can be bent on the either side of longitudinal midline L relative to longitudinal midline L, therefore front foot buffer unit 24A The lateral movement of buffer unit bigger with the balloon element than the single bigger with covering forefoot region is flexible.
Heel buffer unit 24B further includes the first balloon element 40A and the second balloon element 40B.Similar to about front foot Described in buffer unit 24A, two balloon elements 40A, 40B are directly attached to the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12.The Two balloon element 40B and the first balloon element 40A are spaced so that balloon element 40A, 40B is located at the phase of longitudinal midline L On offside.First balloon element 40A is located between the inside end 35A and the second balloon element 40B on the surface 22 towards ground. Second balloon element 40B is located between the outside end 35B and the first balloon element 40A on the surface 22 towards ground.Air bag member The cavity that each fluid for forming the cavity 32A filled similar to the fluid of Fig. 3 in part 40A, 40B is filled.In shown reality It applies in example, cavity 32E, 32F of the fluid filling of balloon element 40A, 40B are not in fluid communication each other.However, interface channel can be with It is in fluid communication with each other similar to interface channel 34A cavity 32E, 32F for being used to that fluid is made to fill.
When balloon element is manufactured by blow molding or thermoforming, interface channel 34A is included as adjacent air bag A part of element 28A, 28C and integrally formed with adjacent balloon element 28A, 28C, and interface channel 34B by including As adjacent balloon element 28B, 28D a part and with adjacent balloon element 28B, 28D it is integrally formed.Due to connection Channel 34A, balloon element 28A and 28C can be via the inflation port (not shown) being integrally formed in balloon element 28A simultaneously It is inflated.For example, based on how forming balloon element, inflation port can be blow-molded, or can be between sheet material Seam crossing is thermoformed.Due to interface channel 34B, balloon element 28B and 28D can be via being integrally formed in balloon element 28B In inflation port (not shown) simultaneously be inflated.Balloon element 40A and 40B are respectively via being integrally formed in balloon element 40A It is inflated respectively with the separated inflation port (not shown) in 40B.After being inflated, balloon element 28A, 28B, 40A and 40B In inflation port then sealed.
Optionally, either one or two of interface channel 34A, 34B can be sealed, and sealing inflation port it Before, it can further be inflated by one in the channel attached balloon element that seals, with establish can be logical what is sealed Different pressure is kept in the balloon element that road separates.If necessary to different pressure, then selected the blowing pressure and opposite The blowing pressure can be based on any one of following or all select：10 expected activity to be used of article of footwear, It is expected that by the distribution of weight figure of the feature for the floor surface for using article of footwear and wearer or average wearer.For example, such as Fruiting period hopes article of footwear 10 be used on sand ground S, especially if sand ground is expected relative loose or softness, then it can be by air bag member Part 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D, 40A and 40B are inflated to than if it is desire to pressure when article of footwear 10 is used on harder surface The lower pressure of power.Lower the blowing pressure allows balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D, 40A and 40B further under a load Bending, to form the contact area of bigger with sand ground S to increase tractive force.
As best shown in figure 1, traction element 44 is attached to the lower part of balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D so that traction Element 44 is further formed the surface 26 of the ground contact of article of footwear 10.Only some traction elements are in Fig. 1 with attached drawing mark 44 label of note.Traction element 44 can be material (such as TPU) identical with balloon element or different materials.For example, traction member Part 44 can be rubber to provide increased durability.In an illustrated embodiment, traction element 44 adheres to balloon element 28A、28B、28C、28D.In other embodiment as discussed in this article, traction element can be integrally formed with balloon element.
Additional traction element 44 is directly attached to vamp between front foot buffer unit 24A and heel buffer unit 24B The expose portion on 12 surface 22 towards ground.The traction element 44 for being directly attached to vamp 12 is that article of footwear 10 provides volume Outer tractive force, such as when on such as uneven surface of sand ground S.As shown in figure 4, when article of footwear 10 is bent, It is attached to the possible contact surface of traction element 44 of vamp 12, either ground G or sand ground S, to provide additional traction Power.Traction element 44 can be merely positioned the position for needing tractive force.For example, the surface 22 towards ground is slow near heel The expose portion for rushing component 24B does not have traction element.Heel buffer unit 24B is also without traction element.If article of footwear 10 be used to specifically move, and the wherein weight of wearer may be transferred to the forefoot portion of foot 14, and heel part 20 are usually lifted as shown in Figure 4, and the decline on the surface 22 towards ground of heel buffer unit 24B and exposure less may be used It can be used for or need for drawing purpose.Therefore, by not providing any traction element 44 for this part, material is saved And alleviate weight.However, in other embodiments, if necessary, traction element 44 can be arranged to be buffered in heel In the other parts on the surface 22 of component 24B knead doughs earthward.
The traction element 44 that shows only is positioned with a kind of pattern, array, setting, configuration or layout in Fig. 1；However it can To use a variety of different patterns, array, setting, configuration or layout.For example, traction element 44 can generally be laterally extended, Can extend only partly through corresponding balloon element, can be staggeredly, can be generally straight, can be it is wavy, Or otherwise configure and be arranged with provide it is best buffer, natural motion flexibility, stability and protection ground.Traction The pattern of element 44 and the hardness and thickness of traction element 44 can be expected based on article of footwear 10 it is to be used specifically Face selects.For example, if article of footwear 10 is used for the activity that occurs on relatively hard sand ground S or be not the phase of sand ground Activity to occurring on hard flat ground, then can select a kind of pattern, hardness and the thickness of traction element 44, and another Kind pattern, hardness and thickness can be selected for soft or loose sand ground.
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 shows another implementation of the article of footwear 110 with many features identical with article of footwear 10 Example.Identical component is presented with like reference characters and as referring to figs. 1 to described in 5.Article of footwear 110 has attachment To multiple buffer unit 124A, the 124B on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12.Buffer unit 124A is front foot buffer unit And it is attached in the forefoot portion 16 of vamp 12.Buffer unit 124B is heel buffer unit and is attached to vamp 12 Heel part 20.The surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 is exposed to front foot buffer unit 124A and heel buffer unit 124B Between vamp 12 middle pin part 18 at.
Buffer unit 124A, 124B are located at the lower section of vamp 12 and form the surface 126 of ground contact.Similar to Fig. 2 Ground contact surface 26, when in flat ground G, the vamp 12 towards ground between buffer unit 124A, 124B The expose portion on surface 22 lifted from ground G by buffer unit 124A, 124B, and do not form the surface 126 of ground contact A part.Buffer unit 124A, 124B are accordingly used in the temperature isolation of vamp 12 and ground G, and allow to pass through ground The expose portion on the surface 26 of contact radiates.On uneven ground (such as sand ground S of Fig. 2), the table towards ground The expose portion in face 22 can form the part on the surface 126 of ground contact.In any of these cases, buffer unit At least some parts of vamp 12 are determined S and are isolated by 124A, 124B with ground G or sand.Buffer unit 124A, 124B are directly attached to The surface 22 towards ground part by buffer unit 124A, 124B covering and therefore completely with ground G or sand ground S every From.
With reference to figure 5, each in buffer unit 124A, 124B includes balloon element.Front foot buffer unit 124A has Four balloon elements, including the first balloon element 128A, the second balloon element 128B, third balloon element 128C and four gasbags Element 128D.Heel buffer unit 124B has the first balloon element 140A and is located at the first balloon element 140B subsequent second Balloon element 140B.As it is used herein, " back " mean it is farther away from forefoot portion 16.
Buffer unit 124A, 124B respectively have middle bottom 150A, 150B.Middle bottom 150A is located at balloon element Between 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D and vamp 12, and middle bottom 150B be located at balloon element 140A, 140B and vamp 12 it Between.Middle bottom 150A, 150B can be foams, such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foam, And/or other materials or component, with provide scheduled, desired anti-side to/anti-shearing dynamics and in vertical direction plus Required compliance under carrying.As shown in fig. 6, balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D are fixed to middle bottom 150A's Downside 152.Balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D can be fixed to middle bottom by adhesive or by heat bonding 150A.For example, if balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D are thermoformed, by the way that middle bottom 150A is placed on neighbour In the nearly hot forming tool for the polymer sheet 156,158 of thermoforming balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D, midsole Layer 150A and balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D can be thermally adhered to each other.Optionally, middle bottom 150A, 150B can be with Using with it is advantageous altogether bond property polymer (such as polyurethane and/or thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)) direct injection or It is deposited on polymer sheet 156,158.
As best shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, there is middle bottom 150A the periphery P 1 around middle bottom 150A to extend far from vamp 12 Edge 154A.Edge 154A is configured similar to cantilever beam (outrigger) and can be referred to as cantilever beam side Edge.Generally spills of the middle bottom 150A therefore with balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C and 128D attachment towards ground Surface 157A.The surface 157A towards ground and edge 154A of spill help to capture sand ground S shown in Fig. 2, to Additional steady contact is provided between middle bottom 150A and sand ground S, and to have during use and preferably push away The ability of sand ground S.As shown in fig. 7, middle bottom 150B has similar edge 154B around its periphery P 2, it is also used for capturing sand ground S and the surface 157B towards ground for providing generally spill, are released for enhancing from sand ground S.
Middle bottom 150A is continuous.In other words, middle bottom 150A is single global facility.Middle bottom 150A with shape At on the side of each in the side on the surface 126 of ground contact opposite balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D Extend.In other embodiments, middle bottom 150A can be discrete, discontinuous part, and each is all in air bag One or more of element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D but it is not all of extension.It is configured to the side similar to cantilever beam Edge 154A can also be formed as being extended continuously for balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D.
Middle bottom 150A is directly attached to the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12, such as, but not limited to by adhesive, Heat bonding, RF welding are injected directly on vamp 12.Therefore balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D are not attached directly To the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12, as about the balloon element 128A in Fig. 6 best shown in.In figure 6, air bag Element 128A is thermally bonded to middle bottom 150A without adhesive.When being compressed together at peripheral seam 160, balloon element 128 by the upper polymer sheet 156 being bonded to each other during thermoforming and lower 158 thermoforming of polymer sheet.Alternatively, air bag is first Part 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D can may include thermoplastic polyurethane by polymer material blow molding, polymer material (TPU)。
Similar to balloon element 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D, each balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D by barrier and The polymer material for limiting cavity 132A, 132B, 132C, 132D of fluid filling is formed.For example, each balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D may include TPU materials, which can be recyclable and can be reground, and can To be made of the TPU recycling.Balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D are configured to protect fluid (such as nitrogen or air) It holds in cavity 132A, 132B, 132C, 132D that fluid is filled.For example, balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D can be with It is formed by any one of the various polymer materials that can keep fluids in predetermined pressure.For example, balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D can be TPU materials.Balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D can be urethanes, gather Urethane, polyester, polyester-polyurethane and/or polyether-polyurethane.
In addition, in one embodiment, balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D can be by with different material layers One or more sheet materials (such as sheet material 156,158) are formed.Sheet material can be by the film shape with one or more first layers At laminated film, first layer include thermoplastic urethane layers and with one or more second layers (herein also referred to as barrier layer, gas Body barrier polymer or gas-barrier layer) alternately.For example, the second layer can include the copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol (EVOH), The copolymer is impermeable to the fluid of pressurization contained therein, such as in the U.S. Patent No. of Bonk et al. 6,082,025 Disclosed in number, entire contents are incorporated herein by reference.The appearance for being shaped as polymer sheet can be arranged in first layer Face.That is, outmost first layer can be the outer surface of the first balloon element 128A.Air bag 128A, 128B, 128C, Either one or two of 128D or all can be by including the material shape of thermoplastic polyurethane and the alternating layer of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer At such as disclosed in the U.S. Patent No. of Mitchell et al. 5,713,141 and 5,952,065, entire contents are logical It crosses and is incorporated herein by reference.Alternatively, these layers may include ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, thermoplastic polyurethane and ethylene-vinyl The reground material of alcohol copolymer and thermoplastic polyurethane.Either one or two of air bag 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D or all also may be used To be flexible microlayer membrane comprising gas barrier polymer material (such as second layer) and elastomeric material (such as first layer) Alternating layer, such as disclosed in the U.S. Patent No. of Bonk et al. 6,082,025 and 6,127,026, entire contents are logical It crosses and is incorporated herein by reference.In a non-limiting example, for such alternating layer, for example, the balloon element being discussed herein 128A or any additional balloons element, which can have, is less than 10 cubic centimetres every square metre each air daily or less than 1 cube The gas transport rate of centimetre every square metre of daily nitrogen of each air.The U.S. Patent No. 4,183,156 and No.4 of Rudy, Other suitable materials for balloon element 128A are disclosed in 219, No. 945, entire contents are incorporated herein by reference.With In other suitable materials of balloon element 128A include the thermoplastic film containing crystalline material (such as in the U.S. Patent No. of Rudy Disclosed in 4,936,029 and No. 5,042,176) and polyurethane comprising polyester polyol (U.S. of such as Bonk et al. is special Disclosed in profit the 6th, 013,340,6,203,868 and 6,321,465), these entireties are incorporated by reference into Herein.When selection is used for the material of balloon element 128A, it may be considered that such as tensile strength, fatigue properties, is moved tensile property The engineering properties such as morphotype amount and loss angle tangent.It can select the first and second polymer sheets for being used to form balloon element 128A The thickness of material 156,158 is to provide these characteristics.
Fig. 7 shows manufacture balloon element in a kind of method including integrally dragging element.For example, balloon element 140A tools There is injection moulding with the low portion 163 including integrally dragging element 144.Being injection moulded low portion 163 allows integrally dragging The bigger thickness of element 144.The upper part 159 of balloon element 140A can such as by die assembly compress and it is hot sticky Close and be soldered to the flange 161 of low portion 163.As there is whole lead about injection moulding described in balloon element 140A The method for drawing the part of element can be in any balloon element of article of footwear 10 or 110.
In the 5 embodiment of figure 5, first and third balloon element 128A, 128C fluid filling cavity 132A, 132C By in Fig. 6 best seen from interface channel 134A be in fluid communication with each other.The fluid of second and four gasbags element 128B, 128D Cavity 132B, 132D of filling are in fluid communication with each other similarly by interface channel 134B.In an illustrated embodiment, fluid is filled out Cavity 132A, the 132C filled is not in fluid communication each other.Cavity 132B, 132D of fluid filling are not also in fluid communication each other.First With the 4th fluid filling cavity 132A, 132D be not in fluid communication each other, and second and third fluid filling cavity 132B, 132C is not in fluid communication each other.However, within the scope of this guidance, in cavity 132A, 132B, 132C, 132D of fluid filling Any or all can be in fluid communication with each other by using interface channel.
In the case of buffer unit 124A, when by blow molding or thermoforming manufacture balloon element 128A, 128B, When 128C, 128D, interface channel 134A is included as a part and and adjacent cells of adjacent cells element 128A, 128C Element 128A, 128C are integrally formed, and interface channel 134B is included as a part of adjacent cells element 128B, 128D And it is integrally formed with adjacent cells element 128B, 128D.When by blow molding or thermoforming manufacture balloon element 140A, When 140B, interface channel 134C be included as a part of adjacent cells element 140A, 140B and with adjacent cells element 140A, 140B are integrally formed.
Due to interface channel 134A, balloon element 128A and 128C can be via being integrally formed in balloon element 128A Inflation port (not shown) is inflated simultaneously.For example, based on how forming balloon element, inflation port can be blow-molded, Or it can be thermoformed in the seam crossing between sheet material.Due to interface channel 134B, balloon element 128B and 128D can be through By the inflation port (not shown) being integrally formed in balloon element 128B while being inflated.Due to interface channel 134C, air bag Element 140A and 140B can via the inflation port (not shown) being integrally formed in balloon element 140B and meanwhile be inflated. After inflation, then the inflation port in balloon element 128A, 128B and 140B is sealed.
Optionally, any or all in 134A, 134B, the 134C of channel can be sealed, to allow by sealing The separated balloon element in channel in keep different pressure.For example, when channel 134A is opened, balloon element 128A, 128C It can be jointly inflated by the inflation port (not shown) at the first balloon element 128A, and then channel 134A can be by Sealing so that balloon element 128A can further be inflated to the pressure different from balloon element 128C.Similarly, work as channel When 134B is opened, balloon element 128B, 128D can be common by the inflation port (not shown) at the second balloon element 128B It is inflated, and then channel 134B can be sealed so that balloon element 128B can be further inflated to and balloon element Pressure different 128D.
First balloon element 128A is located at the inside end 35A and the second air bag member on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 Between part 128B.Second balloon element 128B is located at the outside end 35B and the first gas on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 Between capsule element 128A.Third balloon element 128C is located at the inside end 35A and on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 Between four gasbags element 128D.Four gasbags element 128D is located at the outside end 35B on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 Between third balloon element 128C.First and third balloon element 128A, 128C be located at vamp 12 longitudinal midline L inside On 19.Second and four gasbags element 128C, 128D be located on the outside 17 of longitudinal midline L.Second balloon element 128B is therefore It is spaced with the first balloon element 128A, and third balloon element 128C and the lateral separations four gasbags element 128D It opens.As described, by by the first and second balloon elements 128A, 128B relative to each other and inner side and outer side end 35A, 35B are positioned, wherein the surface 22 towards ground is exposed between the first and second balloon elements 128A, 128B, and such as It is described, the third and fourth balloon element 128C, 128D is positioned relative to each other, wherein the surface 22 towards ground exposes Between the third and fourth balloon element 128C, 128D, because front foot buffer unit 124A can be in the either side of longitudinal midline L On be bent relative to longitudinal midline L, so front foot buffer unit 124A has than with the single bigger for covering forefoot region The lateral movement of the buffer unit bigger of balloon element is flexible.It should be understood that balloon element can be quoted with another sequence.Example Such as, the balloon element 128C spaced behind with the first balloon element 128A can be referred to as the second balloon element.
In addition, in continuous bottom 150A along longitudinal midline L between the first and second balloon elements 128A, 128B with And form recess between second and four gasbags element 128C, 128D.As shown in figure 5, in the periphery P 1 of middle bottom 150A One recess 160A is between the first and second balloon elements 128A, 128B.The second recess 160B in periphery P 1 is located at third Between four gasbags element 128C, 128D.In other words, middle bottom 150A is in the first and second balloon elements 128A, 128B Between and the third and fourth balloon element 128C, 128D between bifurcated.Recess 160A, 160B make vamp 12 towards ground Surface 22 be exposed between the first and second balloon elements 128A, 128B and the third and fourth balloon element 128C, 128D Between.Because the part on the inside 19 of the longitudinal midline L of middle bottom 150A can be relative to the longitudinal midline of middle bottom 150B If outside 17 on part ratio midsole layer 150B be easier to be bent in the case of recess at periphery P 1 not shown in, Therefore recess 160A, 160B also allow the flexibility of lateral movement bigger.
Heel buffer unit 124B further includes the first balloon element 140A and the second balloon element 140B.Bottom in continuous 150B is between balloon element 140A, 140B and vamp 12.Middle bottom 150B be directly attached to vamp 12 towards ground Surface 22, and balloon element 140A, 140B is attached to middle bottom 150B, be similar to it is described about balloon element 128A, The attachment of 128B, 128C, 128D to middle bottom 150A.
Each in balloon element 140A, 140B is respectively formed cavity 132E, 132F that fluid is filled.It is real shown in It applies in example, cavity 132E, 132F of fluid filling are in fluid communication with each other by interface channel 134C.Second balloon element 140B with First balloon element 140B is spaced rearward.It is arranged by this connection of balloon element 140A, 140B, relative to replacement The front and back bending of the embodiment of the single balloon element of balloon element 140A, 140B, heel buffer unit 124B is improved. When channel 134C is opened, balloon element 140A, 140B can by balloon element 140B (not shown) trim and Discardable inflation port is inflated jointly, and balloon element 140B is shown with configuring after trimming and abandoning, and then channel 134C can allow balloon element 140B to be further inflated to the pressure different from balloon element 140A by sealing.
The low portion of balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D, 140A, 140B include integrally formed traction element 144.Traction element 144 also forms the surface 126 of ground contact.Traction element 144 be with balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, The identical materials of 128D, such as TPU.For example, if balloon element 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D shown in Fig. 6 upper piece Material 156 and lower 158 thermoforming of sheet material, then traction element 144 by be used to form lower sheet material 158 die assembly shape generate.
The embodiment of Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 is not directly attached to the attached of the expose portion on the surface 22 towards ground of vamp 12 Add traction element.Different from the embodiment of Fig. 1, heel buffer unit 124B has traction element 144.Article of footwear 110 may Expected heel buffer unit 124B is best suited for most of during use by the activity with ground G or sand ground S contact, and not Bending position is continually in as article of footwear 10.
Although if various dry models perhaps for executing this introduction are described in detail, with these introduction phases The technical staff in the field of pass will be recognized that the various alternative aspects for putting into practice this introduction, these aspects are in appended claims In the range of.It is intended to be included in description above or all the elements shown in the accompanying drawings should be construed as illustrative only Rather than it is restrictive.
Vamp；
Multiple buffer units, the multiple buffer unit are attached to the surface towards ground of the vamp and are separated from each other So that the surface towards ground of the vamp be exposed between the buffer unit and the buffer unit at least It is partly formed the surface of ground contact；With
At least one of wherein described buffer unit includes the balloon element for the cavity that there is fluid to fill.
2. article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein the balloon element is included at the surface of the ground contact At least one traction element.
3. article of footwear according to claim 2, wherein at least one traction element includes thermoplastic polyurethane.
4. article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprises：
At least one traction element, at least one traction element are attached to the balloon element so that described at least one Traction element is further formed the surface of the ground contact.
5. article of footwear according to any one of claim 1 to 4 further comprises at least one traction element, described At least one traction element is directly attached to the surface towards ground described in the vamp between the buffer unit.
6. article of footwear according to any one of claim 1 to 5, wherein：
At least one of described buffer unit includes the middle bottom between the vamp and the balloon element；
Said midsole layer has edge at periphery so that the surface towards ground of said midsole layer is spill；
Said midsole layer is attached to the surface towards ground of the vamp；With
The balloon element is attached to the surface towards ground of the spill of said midsole layer.
7. article of footwear according to any one of claim 1 to 5, wherein at least one of described buffer unit is direct It is attached to the vamp.
8. article of footwear according to any one of claim 1 to 7, wherein：
The vamp has heel part, forefoot portion and the middle foot between the heel part and the forefoot portion Point；
The buffer unit includes before being attached to the heel buffer unit of the heel part and being attached to the forefoot portion Foot buffer unit；With
The surface towards ground of the vamp be exposed to the heel buffer unit and the forefoot buffer unit it Between the middle pin part at.
9. article of footwear according to any one of claim 1 to 8, wherein：
The balloon element is the first balloon element；
The buffer unit includes the heel buffer unit for being attached to the heel part；With
The heel buffer unit includes first balloon element and behind first balloon element or with described first Spaced both the second balloon elements of balloon element.
10. according to the article of footwear described in claim 1 to 8, wherein：
The buffer unit includes the front foot buffer unit for being attached to the forefoot portion；With
The front foot buffer unit includes first balloon element and behind first balloon element or with described first Spaced both the second balloon elements of balloon element.
11. article of footwear according to claim 10, wherein first balloon element is located at the face of the vamp Between the inside end on surface earthward and second balloon element, and second balloon element is located at the vamp The surface towards ground outside end and first balloon element between.
12. article of footwear according to claim 11, wherein：
The front foot buffer unit further comprises third balloon element and four gasbags element；
The third balloon element is located at the inside end and the described 4th on the surface towards ground of the vamp Between balloon element, and the four gasbags element is located at the outside end on the surface towards ground of the vamp Between end and the third balloon element；
First balloon element and the third balloon element are in fluid communication with each other；With
Second balloon element and the four gasbags element are in fluid communication with each other.
13. article of footwear according to claim 12, wherein：
The front foot buffer unit includes being attached to the vamp and positioned at the vamp and described first, described second, institute State the continuous middle bottom between third and the four gasbags element；With
Described first, described second, the third and the four gasbags element are attached to the continuous middle bottom.
14. article of footwear according to claim 13, wherein the continuous middle bottom is in first and second air bag Recess is formed between element and between described second and four gasbags element so that the table towards ground of the vamp Face is exposed between first and second balloon element and between third and fourth balloon element.
15. the article of footwear according to any one of claim 1 to 14, wherein the vamp is configured as socks.
16. a kind of method of manufacture article of footwear, including：
Buffer unit is attached to the surface towards ground of vamp so that the buffer unit is separated from each other, the vamp The surface towards ground be exposed between the buffer unit, and the buffer unit is at least partially formed ground The surface of contact；With
17. according to the method for claim 16, further comprising：
Being formed has the balloon element of at least one traction element at the surface that the ground contacts.
18. according to the method for claim 16, further comprising：
At least one traction element is attached to the balloon element so that at least one traction element is further formed institute State the surface of ground contact.
19. the method according to any one of claim 16 to 18, further comprises：
At least one traction element is attached to the surface towards ground described in the vamp between the buffer unit.
20. the method according to any one of claim 16 to 19, wherein at least one of described buffer unit is into one Step includes middle bottom, and described buffer unit is attached to the surface towards ground described in the vamp includes：
Said midsole layer is attached to the vamp so that said midsole layer is between the vamp and the balloon element.
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