AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR LACING SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND TECHNIQUES

• Main Authors: MELLINGER DAVID, GAYNES STEVE
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 19.11.2021
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; CONVEYING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; FOOTWEAR; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LACES IN GENERAL; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PACKING; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

Lacing engine systems, apparatus, and methods of operation are discussed. In an example, the lacing engine apparatus can include a housing, a drivetrain, and a lace take-up mechanism for retracting a length of lace cable upon activation. The drivetrain can include various reduction gears to reduce rotational speed out of the motor and power the lace take-up mechanism. The lace take-up mechanism can include structures such as a double-yoke, a radial pulley including an outer rotating disc and an inner stationary disc, a variable take-up spool, or a zip-strip mechanism. 系带引擎系统、设备和操作方法被讨论。在一例子中，系带引擎设备可包括壳体、传动系和鞋带收紧机构，该鞋带收紧机构在激活时收回一段长度的鞋带缆线。传动系可包括各个减速齿轮，以减小马达输出的旋转速度，且为鞋带收紧机构提供功率。鞋带收紧机构可包括诸如双轭、具有外旋转盘和内旋转盘的径向带轮、可变收紧线轴或拉链条机构这样的结构件。