Knitting method of a knitted shoe upper with integrated heel, tongue and toe

By integrating the heel, tongue, and toe into a single horizontal knitting machine, the complex process caused by separate knitting in existing technologies is solved, enabling efficient production of shoe uppers.

CN118407185BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-09ZHONG SHAN TENG XING TEXTILES & TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202410664119.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2024-04-25
Filing Date
2024-05-27
Publication Date
2025-12-09
Estimated Expiration
2044-05-27

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Technical Problem

In existing shoe upper manufacturing processes, the heel, toe, and tongue are woven separately, which leads to complex weaving processes and reduces production efficiency.

Method used

The heel, tongue, and toe are woven together using a horizontal knitting machine, achieving integrated knitting through needle position control and knitting sequence using specific yarn feeders.

Benefits of technology

The weaving process has been simplified, production efficiency has been improved, and the heel, tongue, and toe are now molded as a single piece with the upper.

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Abstract

The application discloses a knitting method of a shoe upper with integrated heel, tongue and toe, which comprises the following steps: knitting from the 98th row by using a flat knitting machine, gradually shoveling knitting needles from left and right sides to the middle by leaving two needle positions empty for a No. 3 yarn nozzle and a No. 5 yarn nozzle of the flat knitting machine; when knitting to the 237th row, gradually shoveling knitting needles from left and right sides to the middle by leaving two needle positions empty for the No. 3 yarn nozzle and the No. 5 yarn nozzle; when knitting to the 373rd row, shoveling knitting needles to the left by returning the No. 3 yarn nozzle and the No. 5 yarn nozzle to the middle position, shoveling knitting needles to the right by returning a No. 4 yarn nozzle and a No. 6 yarn nozzle to the middle position, and meanwhile, a No. 1 yarn nozzle and a No. 2 yarn nozzle start knitting a collar; when knitting to the 557th row, the No. 1 yarn nozzle is retracted from the middle position to the left side, the No. 2 yarn nozzle is retracted from the middle position to the right side, and the process is continued until the 1067th row. The application can integrate the heel, the tongue, the toe and the shoe upper into one piece, simplifies the knitting process and improves the production efficiency.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of shoe upper knitting, in particular to a knitting method of a shoe upper with integrated heel, tongue and toe. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing sports shoes, casual shoes and the like generally include a heel, a toe and a tongue structure, in the existing shoe upper manufacturing process, the shoe upper, the toe and the tongue are usually knitted separately, and the left and right heels of the shoe upper are not connected, in the subsequent process, the left and right heels of the shoe upper need to be connected through a knitting process, and the toe and the tongue need to be connected with the shoe upper, which leads to a relatively complex overall knitting process and reduces the production efficiency. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application provides a knitting method of a shoe upper with integrated heel, tongue and toe, which can integrally knit and form the heel, the tongue, the toe and the shoe upper, simplifies the knitting process and improves the production efficiency.

[0004] To solve the above problems, the present application adopts the following technical scheme:

[0005] The embodiment of the present application provides a knitting method of a shoe upper with integrated heel, tongue and toe, which includes the following steps:

[0006] The flat knitting machine is used to knit from the 98th row, and the 3rd yarn nozzle and the 5th yarn nozzle of the flat knitting machine are respectively left and right from two needle positions gradually to the middle position to shovel knitting;

[0007] When knitting to the 237th row, the 3rd yarn nozzle and the 5th yarn nozzle are respectively left and right from two needle positions gradually to the middle position to shovel knitting;

[0008] When knitting to the 373rd row, the 3rd yarn nozzle and the 5th yarn nozzle return to the middle position to shovel knitting to the left, the 4th yarn nozzle and the 6th yarn nozzle return to the middle position to shovel knitting to the right, and at the same time, the 1st yarn nozzle and the 2nd yarn nozzle start to knit the collar;

[0009] When knitting to the 557th row, the 1st yarn nozzle is collected from the middle position to the left side, and the 2nd yarn nozzle is collected from the middle position to the right side, until knitting to the 1067th row, to knit the tongue by leaving the position;

[0010] Jump to the 1539th row, the 1st yarn nozzle and the 2nd yarn nozzle are added to the needle, and gradually knit from both sides to the middle to stagger the tongue, and finally knit the bottom of the collar;

[0011] From the 1067th row, the 7th yarn nozzle knits the bottom interval yarn, then knits the toe, and the 5th yarn nozzle starts to knit the body of the tongue;

[0012] When knitting to the 1476th row, the shoe tongue tail is knitted by using the single-side knitting of the spacer needle, and then the shoe eye is knitted;

[0013] When knitting to the 2602nd row, the knitting of the shoe eye is completed, and the shoe eye and the knitted shoe tongue are knitted together, so that the shoe tongue is integrally connected with the whole shoe body;

[0014] Finally, the shoe waist and the shoe head are continuously knitted, and the whole shoe is knitted.

[0015] In some embodiments, the shoe eye is knitted by using the bottom knitting, the shoe waist is knitted by using the staggered knitting of the spacer needle, and the heel is knitted by using the spacer needle.

[0016] In some embodiments, the collar is knitted by using the staggered knitting of the spacer needle except for the closing position.

[0017] The present application has at least the following beneficial effects: the knitting method of the present application can integrally knit the heel, the shoe tongue, the shoe head and the shoe body, without the need of separate knitting and splicing, compared with the traditional method, the overall knitting process is simplified, and the production efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 The structure diagram of the shoe knitted by the knitting method of the shoe body integrally knitted with the heel, the shoe tongue and the shoe head according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 The needle position diagram of the knitting method of the shoe body integrally knitted with the heel, the shoe tongue and the shoe head according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3 The knitting structure diagram of the closing position of the collar according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 4 The knitting structure diagram of the shoe tongue tail according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Among them, the reference signs are:

[0023] The shoe body 100, the heel 110, the collar 120, the closing position 121, the shoe waist 130, the shoe eye 140, and the shoe head 150;

[0024] The shoe tongue 200, the shoe tongue head 210, the shoe tongue body 220, and the shoe tongue tail 230. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The present application provides the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings to help fully understand various embodiments of the present application as defined by the claims and their equivalents. The description includes various specific details to help understanding, but these details should be considered as just exemplary. Therefore, those skilled in the art will recognize various changes and modifications to the various embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application.

[0026] In the description of the present application, the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by the upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc. is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0027] It should be understood that when one element (e.g., a first element) is "connected" to another element (e.g., a second element), the element can be directly connected to the other element, or there can be an intervening element (e.g., a third element) between the element and the other element.

[0028] Before specifically describing the knitting method of the present application, it is necessary to introduce the upper knitted by the knitting method of the present application. As shown in Figure 1 The upper includes an upper body 100 and a tongue 200, the upper body 100 includes a heel 110, a collar 120 and a toe 150, the opening of the upper body 100 (the opening for the user's foot to extend into the shoe) is provided with a collar 120 around the opening, and a slot is provided below the toe 150 and communicates with the opening, and the periphery of the slot forms an eyelet 140. The upper of the present application is knitted by a flat knitting machine, the heel 110, the collar 120, the collar 130, the eyelet 140 and the toe 150 are integrally knitted to form the upper body 100, and the upper body 100 is integrally knitted with the tongue 200. The flat knitting machine can be provided with No. 1 yarn nozzle, No. 2 yarn nozzle, No. 3 yarn nozzle, No. 4 yarn nozzle, No. 5 yarn nozzle, No. 6 yarn nozzle and No. 7 yarn nozzle from left to right.

[0029] The embodiment of the present application provides a knitting method of an upper with integrally knitted heel, tongue and toe, as shown in Figure 2 The needle position diagram, the method comprises the following steps:

[0030] (1) Adjust the flat knitting machine, put the yarn to be knitted into the corresponding yarn nozzle, and do accurate work;

[0031] (2) The horizontal knitting machine knits from bottom to top. In this embodiment, the initial row is skipped and the horizontal knitting machine is used to start knitting from the 98th row. The No. 3 and No. 5 yarn feeders of the horizontal knitting machine leave two needle positions on the left and right sides respectively and gradually knit towards the middle. Here, leaving two needle positions means starting from the starting position on both sides, leaving two needle positions, and starting knitting from the third needle position pointing to the middle position to form a structure similar to a triangle. At this time, 110 is knitted afterward.

[0032] (3) When we are knitting to the 237th row, the No. 3 yarn feeder and the No. 5 yarn feeder will leave two needle positions on the left and right sides respectively and gradually knit towards the middle to carry out the second round of knitting, which is used to knit the shoe waist 130.

[0033] (4) When knitting to row 373, yarn feeder No. 3 and yarn feeder No. 5 return to the middle position and knit to the left, yarn feeder No. 4 and yarn feeder No. 6 return to the middle position and knit to the right. At the same time, yarn feeder No. 1 and yarn feeder No. 2 start knitting neckline 120, yarn feeder No. 3 and yarn feeder No. 5 are used to knit the shoe waist 130 on the left side of neckline 120, and yarn feeder No. 4 and yarn feeder No. 6 are used to knit the shoe waist 130 on the right side of neckline 120.

[0034] (5) When weaving to the 557th row, the No. 1 yarn tip is brought in from the middle to the left, and the No. 2 yarn tip is brought in from the middle to the right until weaving to the 1067th row. At this time, the structure of the lower part of the neckline 120 is woven, forming a part of the neckline 120 that is similar to a boat shape. A gap is left in the middle of the neckline 120 to make room for weaving the shoe tongue 200.

[0035] (6) Jump to row 1539 and continue knitting the upper structure of neckline 120. Increase stitches with yarn feeders 1 and 2, gradually knitting from both sides towards the middle to offset the tongue 200. Finally, knit the bottom 121 stitches at the closing position of neckline 120. The closing position 121 is where the two sides of neckline 120 are close to each other, as shown. Figure 3 As shown, a straight stitch can be used; at this step, relying on high-strength shavings, different tissue combinations, and tufting, the heel 110 can be connected left and right to form a shape with an arc; it should be noted here that when knitting the upper structure of the neckline 120, it is not possible to knit to the last stitch of the tongue.

[0036] (7) Starting from row 1067, after the No. 7 yarn tip weaves the bottom interlacing yarn, weave the shoe tongue 210, and the No. 5 yarn tip begins to weave the shoe tongue body 220;

[0037] (8) When knitting to row 1476, change the knitting method and use alternating stitches on one side to knit the tongue tail 230, as shown. Figure 4 As shown, leave every other stitch unknitted, and then begin knitting eyelet 140. Eyelet 140 can be knitted using a conventional method, such as straight knitting.

[0038] (9) When knitting to line 2602, the knitting of the eyelet 140 is completed, and the eyelet 140 and the knitted tongue 200 are combined and knitted to make the tongue 200 integrally connected with the whole vamp body;

[0039] (10) Finally, continue to knit the collar 130 and the toe 150 to complete the knitting of the whole vamp; thus, the tongue 200 is knitted first, then the vamp body is knitted, and then the tongue 200 and the vamp body are integrally formed by combined knitting.

[0040] In some embodiments, the eyelet 140 is knitted by bottom knitting, the collar 130 is knitted by every other needle offset knitting, and the heel 110 is knitted by every other needle knitting, so that different parts can form different knitted structures to meet the needs of different parts and easily form the curved structure of the vamp.

[0041] In some embodiments, the collar 120 is knitted by every other needle offset knitting except for the other parts of the closing position 121, and the closing position 121 is knitted by needle bottom knitting to facilitate the connection with the eyelet 140.

[0042] The terms and words used in the above description and claims are not limited by the literal meaning, but are used by the applicant to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the present application. Therefore, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that the above description of various embodiments of the present application is provided only for illustration, not for limitation, of the present application as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A knitting method of a knitted shoe upper of a heel, a tongue and a toe, characterized in that, It comprises the following steps: Knitting from the 98th row using the flat knitting machine, the 3rd and 5th yarn mouths are gradually shoveling needles from two needle positions on the left and right sides to the middle respectively; When knitting to the 237th row, the 3rd and 5th yarn mouths are gradually shoveling needles from two needle positions on the left and right sides to the middle respectively again; When knitting to the 373rd row, the 3rd and 5th yarn mouths return to the middle position to knit on the left side, the 4th and 6th yarn mouths return to the middle position to knit on the right side, and meanwhile, the 1st and 2nd yarn mouths start to knit the collar; When knitting to the 557th row, the 1st yarn mouth is retracted from the middle position to the left side, and the 2nd yarn mouth is retracted from the middle position to the right side, until knitting to the 1067th row, to knit the tongue by leaving the position; Jump to the 1539th row, the 1st and 2nd yarn mouths are added needles, and gradually knit from both sides to the middle to stagger the tongue, and finally knit the bottom of the collar; From the 1067th row, the 7th yarn mouth knits the toe of the tongue after knitting the interlining, and the 5th yarn mouth starts to knit the body of the tongue; When knitting to the 1476th row, the tongue tail is knitted by using the single-side knitting with every other needle, and then the eyelets are knitted; When knitting to the 2602nd row, the knitting of the eyelets is completed, and then the eyelets and the knitted tongue are knitted together to make the tongue connected with the whole shoe body integrally; Finally, the waist and the toe are continuously knitted to complete the knitting of the whole shoe.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein: The eyelets are knitted by the bottom knitting, the waist is knitted by the every other needle staggered knitting, and the heel is knitted by the every other needle knitting.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein: The collar is knitted by the every other needle staggered knitting except the closing position.

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