Footwear having padding and midsole structure, and method for manufacturing the same.

By injecting polymeric materials through a 3D shoe form with internal channels and patterns, the method addresses the limitations of traditional footwear manufacturing, enabling efficient and customizable production of components like midsoles and padding with enhanced comfort and support.

JP7884573B2Active Publication Date: 2026-07-03ADIDAS AG
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Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
ADIDAS AG
Filing Date
2024-09-19
Publication Date
2026-07-03

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing footwear manufacturing methods using injection molding are inflexible, complex, and time-consuming, limiting the ability to efficiently and customarily shape and form components such as midsoles and outsoles.

Method used

The method involves injecting polymeric materials through various ports and channels of a 3D shoe form to create footwear components like midsoles and padding, utilizing channels and patterns on the shoe last to form customized structures based on wearer data, allowing for efficient, rapid, and customizable production.

Benefits of technology

Enables the precise and rapid formation of customizable footwear components with improved comfort, support, and tactile feedback by using a 3D shoe form with internal channels and patterns, facilitating efficient and flexible manufacturing processes.

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Abstract

To provide a method for manufacturing an article of footwear.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for manufacturing an article of footwear, comprising the steps of: positioning an upper on a shoe last, which defines openings connected by one or more channels in the shoe last; injecting a material through the one or more channels in the shoe last; and forming a structure on the upper with the material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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