INJECTION-MOLDING METHOD

The invention concerns a method of producing an article of footwear (10) comprising: (a) providing an upper (11); (b) providing a mold (21) and opening the mold (21); (c) inserting the upper (11) into the open mold (21); (d) closing the mold (21); and (e) injecting a pressurized molten resin, (f) wh...

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Main Authors GOUSSEV, Stanislas, LESLIE, Andrew, LINZ, Matthias, JEANDIN, Eric, GEYER, Harald, MERKER, Sergius, TANZINI, Ulisse, FISCHHOLD, Marco
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 05.02.2020
Subjects
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR
FOOTWEAR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:The invention concerns a method of producing an article of footwear (10) comprising: (a) providing an upper (11); (b) providing a mold (21) and opening the mold (21); (c) inserting the upper (11) into the open mold (21); (d) closing the mold (21); and (e) injecting a pressurized molten resin, (f) wherein, after the injecting, there is a gap (22) filled with the resin between a side wall (25) of the mold (21) and an outer surface (17) of at least a first portion of the upper (11), wherein the gap (22) is essentially zero at a contacting point (24), wherein the gap (22) increases gradually from the contacting point (24) in at least a first region (39) of the mold (21).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190188654