| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Methods and systems to re-create an internal shape of a shoe | US13724249 | 2012-12-21 | US09173453B2 | 2015-11-03 | Sergio Pinzon Gonzales |
| A method and a system are provided to re-create an internal shape of a shoe using a pneumatically-powered inflatable sock. For example, a shoe last used to manufacture a shoe product based on a selected shoe identifier may be identified. A description of the dimensions of the shoe last may be accessed. The description of the dimensions of the shoe last may be expressed as a set of fills per chamber of a sock having a plurality of fillable chambers. The set of fills per chamber may be determined based on the displacement of an inner wall of the sock when the fillable chambers are in an inflated state. Further, an instruction to cause the plurality of fillable chambers to inflate according to the accessed description may be transmitted. | ||||||
| 142 | Pick-Up Tool With Integrated Light Source | US14137298 | 2013-12-20 | US20150176981A1 | 2015-06-25 | Patrick Conall Regan; John Matthew Farren; Howard Fu; Dragan Jurkovic; Chih-Chi Chang; Kuo-Hung Lee; Chang-Chu Liao; Harsha Prahlad |
| Acquisition or pick-up tools that themselves aid in improving the ease with which images of an acquired substrate may be captured are provided. The pick-up tools may include a pick-up surface adapted to interface with a foreign substrate and a light source integrated with the pick-up tool such that light emitted from the light source passes through the pick-up surface to the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface to create a silhouette of the foreign substrate. A vision system may be adapted for capturing the silhouette of the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface. The substrate pick-up surface may be formed of one of a transparent, a semi-transparent, or a translucent material such that light may at least partially pass there through. | ||||||
| 143 | AUTOMATIC GUMMING SYSTEM | US14228534 | 2014-03-28 | US20150121632A1 | 2015-05-07 | Li-Lin KUO |
| Disclosed is an automatic gumming system for automatically gumming an upper surface of a shoe sole or a bottom surface of a shoe body, comprises a conveying device, an data obtaining device, a treating agent applying device, a heating device, and a gumming device. The data obtaining device has an image retrieving member which is provided in a position corresponding to an image retrieving zone for the image retrieving member to scan a gumming surface of a gumming target to generate a gumming data. The treating agent applying device applies a treating agent on the gumming surface according to the gumming data. The heating device is provided in a position corresponding to a heating zone for heating the gumming surface. The gum applying device applies a gum on the gumming surface according to the gumming data, by which the quality and speed of gumming process can be enhanced. | ||||||
| 144 | Automated Trimming Of Pliable Items | US14058685 | 2013-10-21 | US20150107033A1 | 2015-04-23 | Chih-Chi Chang; Cheng-Yen Ho; Mike F. Quigley; Shu-Hui Wang |
| The present invention relates to the automated cutting of pliable items. More particularly, the present invention relates to the automatic cutting and/or trimming of pliable items, such as a shoe upper that lacks uniformity. An image of the pliable item is captured having image features and a pattern is retrieved having pattern features, such as a proposed cut path. An image feature is compared to distance tolerances associated with pattern features to adjust the proposed cut path such that it satisfies the distance tolerances while providing a consistently sized and shaped trimmed item. | ||||||
| 145 | Three-Dimensional Shoe Manufacturing | US14514167 | 2014-10-14 | US20150101134A1 | 2015-04-16 | Gerd Rainer Manz; Jan Hill; Brian Hoying; Angus Wardlaw; Marco Kormann; Christian Lott |
| Described are methods for the manufacture of a shoe, an apparatus to perform such method, as well as a shoe manufactured by such method. According to certain examples, the method for the manufacture of a shoe includes providing a three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component and processing the three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component, wherein the processing includes an individually controllable succession of processing steps. | ||||||
| 146 | Machine for applying adhesive to preset regions of products in general | US09409397 | 1999-09-30 | US06251186B1 | 2001-06-26 | Lucio Vaccani |
| A machine for applying adhesive to preset regions of products in general, particularly soles for shoes, comprising a conveyor for continuously moving individual products to be glued, a three-dimensional vision unit for acquiring a spatial shape of each individual product in transit, a first gluing head, which is driven by the vision unit to apply adhesive to a first portion of the product in transit, and at least one second gluing head, which is driven by the vision unit to apply the adhesive to a second portion of the product in transit which is different from the first portion. | ||||||
| 147 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING CUSTOM SHOE INSOLES | US09270688 | 1999-03-16 | US20010002232A1 | 2001-05-31 | DANIEL DAVID YOUNG; KENNETH ADAIR WHEELER; FRANK PAUL BISCRDI; EDWARD BROOKS MOORE |
| The present invention includes a method for forming a custom-made insole including the step of positioning a foot to be measured on a scanning station. The scanning station includes at least one laser unit which is passed along an undersurface of the foot. The undersurface of the foot is scanned by the at least one laser scanning unit which measures the detected surface coordinates of the undersurface. The measured surface coordinates are processed and transmitted to a computer. A milling station, in communication with the scanning station and computer, includes a milling assembly for forming the custom-made insole. The computer controls the operation of the milling assembly based upon the coordinates determined by the at least one laser scanning unit. | ||||||
| 148 | Workpiece treating apparatus and method of treating same | US780334 | 1997-01-08 | US5807449A | 1998-09-15 | Jeffrey A. Hooker; James E. Spencer, Jr. |
| An apparatus and methods are provided for treating a workpiece such as a shoe component. The workpiece treating apparatus preferably includes a transporter for transporting a workpiece along a predetermined path of travel and a storage device for storing a plurality of predetermined parameters of each of a plurality of workpieces. A workpiece identifier is positioned responsive to the storage device for identifying the workpiece during travel along the predetermined path. A workpiece treatment applicator is positioned adjacent the transporter and responsive to the workpiece identifier for applying a treatment a workpiece being transported along the predetermined path of travel. A workpiece treatment position determiner preferably is positioned responsive to the workpiece identifier for continuously determining the position of the workpiece treatment applicator along a predetermined trajectory during treatment of the workpiece. | ||||||
| 149 | Device for assembling the upper and sole of a shoe | US761076 | 1996-12-17 | US5768732A | 1998-06-23 | Roger Blanc |
| Device comprising a conveyor designed to transport trays some of which have lasts covered with uppers and soles. The claimed device comprises: a table having several tracks perpendicular to the conveyor and each track is provided with a device for transferring a tray between the conveyor and a remote reference position; the tracks being designed to receive trays with uppers and soles; a transfer robot located on the side of the table opposite the conveyor; a press located on one side of the robot; and a manual station, for assembling uppers and soles, located on the opposite side of the robot. | ||||||
| 150 | Apparatus and process for trimming a sole of a shoe | US284009 | 1994-08-01 | US5485643A | 1996-01-23 | Eric Beenfeldt; Richard O. Eason |
| An apparatus for trimming a sole of a shoe includes a support structure and a shoe carriage mounted on the support structure. The shoe carriage is constructed and arranged for mounting a shoe thereon and is movable along x and z axes. A sensing station is mounted on the support structure, the sensing station having a detector for detecting the exact outline of the shoe upper with respect to the sole. A cutting station is mounted on the support structure for trimming the sole of the shoe with a first cutter. The first cutter is movable along a y axis and rotatable about a t axis. A microprocessor controls the movement of the carriage between a starting position, the sensing station, the cutting station and back to the starting position and controls the operation and movement of the first cutter for trimming the sole of the shoe when the shoe is in the cutting station. A process for trimming a sole of a shoe is also disclosed. | ||||||
| 151 | Integrated system for foot measurement, last and footwear manufacture | US2120 | 1993-01-07 | US5339252A | 1994-08-16 | Jay P. White; Wesley A. Thies; William J. Sweasy, Jr.; Joseph P. Goggin |
| A system is provided for integrated foot measurement and last manufacture which comprises a foot sizing device for determining foot sizing data by empirically measuring a foot to determine proper fit of a predetermined footwear style, a data processing device for receiving the foot sizing data from the foot sizing device and for transmitting the foot sizing and footwear style data, and a computer automated design mechanism for receiving the data from the data processing device and deriving machine readable data in a form suitable for transmission to footwear last production machinery for manufacture of a footwear last. The system also may include footwear last production machinery configured to utilize the machine readable data in the manufacturing of a footwear last. The foot sizing device preferably includes an electro-optical scanner which is capable of accurately determining foot sizing data of a foot covered by stocking as well as a foot of light or dark skin tones. The system may further include a style selection mechanism for selecting a particular style of footwear to be manufactured from the foot sizing data. In addition, a method for integrated foot measurement and last manufacture is provided. In addition, a custom footwear last manufacture according to the process of measuring a foot, providing a predetermined footwear style, deriving machine readable footwear last production data, and inputting the machine readable footwear last production data into footwear last production machinery is provided. | ||||||
| 152 | Automatic heel covering machine and process | US75294 | 1993-06-11 | US5325032A | 1994-06-28 | Robin R. Thompson; Charles Wolfersberger; Billy Poindexter, II |
| A process and apparatus for automatically applying heel covers to women's heels including a rotatable work table with jigs for holding the heels fixed around the periphery. Positioned outwardly from the periphery of the table are work stations with independently programmed operating machines which are responsive to the instructions as to heel size and style which are placed into the controller for the process. The controller operates motors and air valves which control the operation and positioning of an automatic top trimmer, a seat roller, a breast notcher, upper and lower nippers, a dowel and lift inserter and a dowel setting device. Each of these is preset depending on the style and size heel being worked on. Instructions as to new styles or types can be inserted into the controller while the machine is running. | ||||||
| 153 | Automatic carding machine for footwear uppers and the like | US970270 | 1992-11-02 | US5309589A | 1994-05-10 | Roberto Ferrari; Mario Pagani; Doriano Varini |
| Automatic carding machine for uppers including a carriage upholding the upper to be scraped and travelling longitudinally along guides constrained to the top of the machine. The upper sector of the carriage runs on similar guides transversely. The movements can be performed simultaneously by means of independent activation members and the carriage translation speed as well as the upper sector are programmable so that the card can intervene in variable measure on the different peripheral parts of the upper arranged on the carriage. The tool or card automatically reverses its direction of rotation so as to roughen the back of the shoe from the outside toward the inside. | ||||||
| 154 | Machine for lasting side and heel seat portions of shoes | US872457 | 1992-04-23 | US5263216A | 1993-11-23 | John R. Vale; Francis B. Sharp; Mark Q. Blatherwick; Alan Sanderson |
| The machine comprises a shoe support (20), two side lasting assemblies (230) and a heel seat wiper mechansim (170), the shoe support comprising a last pin (24), a toe support (30) and a heel band mechanism (150). The heel band mechanism is mounted for rotation about an axis (158) whereby a shoe clamped thereby, after a lasting operation has been completed, can be removed from the operating locality of the machine onto a shoe-receiving platform (330) on to which the heel band mechanism then releases the shoe. The shoe support 30) also includes a shoe heel end positioning mechanism (86) by which a next shoe to be operated upon can be located at the operating locality of the machine during the removal of the shoe which has been lasted. | ||||||
| 155 | Adhesive-applying machine | US743990 | 1991-08-12 | US5261958A | 1993-11-16 | John Davies |
| For applying adhesive to a shoe bottom an applicator (708) is provided which comprises a plurality of fingers (732) spring-urged towards the work and end portions thereof providing an adhesive-applying surface (736) to which adhesive is supplied via tubes (738) to outlets in said end portions. The applicator is capable of rotation about an axis which passes through the adhesive-applying surface (736) and in addition, the applicator can tilt about a further axis (P) which intersects said axis of rotation at the adhesive-applying surface. Drive means is also provided for effecting relative lengthwise, heightwise and widthwise movement between a shoe support (18) and a tool holder (670) by which the applicator is supported. For controlling the flow of adhesive a valve (744) is provided which is pneumatically operated and also has a suck-back feature. Moreover, the arrangement of the adhesive supply parts (740-752) and the supply of air under pressure (772-776) is such that the applicator can be rotated through 360.degree. or more without the need for thereafter reversing the direction of rotation, e.g. in order to unwind any flexible connections. | ||||||
| 156 | Apparatus for advance edge detection and sewing | US573369 | 1990-08-27 | US5205232A | 1993-04-27 | Yaacov Sadeh; Yaacov Makover; Bar C. Mardix |
| Method and apparatus for edge location analysis preliminary to sewing on a separate computerized sewing apparatus including scanning an object to be sewn by moving it under a scanning assembly in accordance with a predetermined sewing path to provide true edge location data, comparing the true edge location data with the expected edge locations to determine any deviations, and sewing the object using the predetermined sewing path as modified by the true edge locations data. | ||||||
| 157 | Handling multi-component compositions | US671522 | 1991-03-19 | US5171095A | 1992-12-15 | John Davies; Raymond Hanson; Frank C. Price |
| A device applying a two-component composition to a workpiece surface comprises an applicator head (384) to which the two components are supplied separately via tubes (726, 382) arranged one inside the other. The applicator head includes a ball member (392) over the surface of which the components supplied via the tubes can flow and be applied to the workpiece surface, substantially unmixed at the point of application. The applicator head (384) supports a rotary brush assembly (398) which, when its annular operating surface portion is pressed against the workpiece surface, serves both to mix the substantially still separate components on the workpiece surface and to spread the thus formed adhesive composition over the workpiece surface. A gravity-fed system (T, RV1, RV2) is provided for supplying a first component and a pressurized feed system (P, R, RV3, RV4) for supplying a second component respectively to first and second bellows units (756, 744) from which said quantities are then fed separately at a controlled rate to the point of application (380). For metering the two components the bellows units are caused to increase or decrease in volume at a controlled rate, such that the component flow rate therefrom is constant throughout their operation. A control device for controlling the bellows units includes a pivotal lever (762) to which each unit is connected by an articulated linkage (760, 778). | ||||||
| 158 | Process and system for molding soles on to shoe uppers | US347005 | 1989-05-04 | US4996012A | 1991-02-26 | Fritz Gierschewski; Claus D. Koster; Joachim Luhr |
| To automate the roughening of the peripheral surface of a shoe upper in the region to be soled, the application of adhesive along such surface and a final deburring operation, prior to injection molding the last supported shoe upper in the region of lateral side mold elements is measured at the peripheral curvature to determine a curved line of spacial coordinates and angles of curvature starting at a preselected null point, and the values are stored. Another last supported shoe upper is moved by a rotary turntable to be scanned at selected points along its periphery for comparing the selected points to the spacial coordinates and angles of curvature. Any deviation therefrom is adapted to a second preselected null point, after which the shoe upper is guided by a computer controlled robotic device along the curved line starting from the second null point. | ||||||
| 159 | Machine for glueing and folding sheet-like materials | US346198 | 1989-05-02 | US4929296A | 1990-05-29 | Luciano Zorzolo |
| This machine comprises a folding foot co-operating with a fixed abutment and a movable oscillating finger for folding the workpiece border against the folding foot, with a presser for retaining and advancing the workpiece, with a glue feeding device and an adjustable speed actuation motor; the machine also comprises photocells indicating the presence and the shape of the workpiece, a minicomputer for storing and controlling the operative and setting parameters of the machine kinematisms, as can be memorized, in maximum rotation rate at straight, outwardly and inwardly curved portions of the workpiece, advancement pitch at the straight and curved portions, glue dosage, delivery times and temperature, selection of the photocells causing pitch variations and actuation of the cutting blade, and machine operation mode, i.e. manual, automatic and continuous rotation; the machine furthermore has drivers for adjustable control of the operative parameters. | ||||||
| 160 | Apparatus for lasting toe, side and heel seat portions of a shoe | US337293 | 1989-04-13 | US4920594A | 1990-05-01 | James R. Flanders; Frank Bramley; Francis B. Sharp; Robert A. Newton; Graham J. Mansfield |
| The apparatus comprises a pulling over and toe lasting machine and a side and heel seat lasting machine. The pulling over and toe lasting machine comprises two linear potentiometers (102, 104) for monitoring the movement of the heel rest (26) both lengthwise and heightwise of a shoe, a left/right sensor (PrS2) and a proximity switch (PrS1) which senses when the wiper plates (20) reach a predetermined position in their inwiping movement and causes output value information from the potentiometers (102, 104) and left/right sensor (PrS2) to be "read". The side and heel seat lasting machine comprises two side lasting assemblies (36) tiltable in a direction lengthwise of the shoe, to accommodate to the spring of the last, and two adhesive-applying nozzles (40) arranged to track along opposite portions of the shoe. A further linear potentiometer (146) monitors the nozzle movement, and stepping motors (66) are provided for effecting tilting movement of the assemblies (36). The side and seat lasting machine also comprises computer control means (FIGS. 7 to 11) which received the output value information from the linear potentiometers (102, 104) and left/right sensor (PrS2) of the pulling and lasting machine and, in accordance therewith, causes the angle of tilt of the side lasting assemblies (36) and also the distance through which the nozzles (40) are driven to be set. The apparatus may also include an automatic unloading device (122). | ||||||
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