专利详情

Textiles and articles, and processes for making the same

公开(公告)号：

EP3537916A1

公开(公告)日：

2019-09-18

申请号：

EP2017809408

申请日：

2017-11-09

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受理局：

欧洲专利局

专利类型：

发明申请

简单法律状态：

有效

法律状态/事件：

授权

IPC分类号：

A43B23/02 | A43B9/04 | A43B1/04 | A43B9/02 | A43B13/02 | A43B13/12 | B29D35/06

战略新兴产业分类：

先进石化化工新材料

国民经济行业分类号：

C1954 | C1953 | C1952 | C1951 | C2444 | C1761 | O8192 | C1959

当前申请(专利权)人：

NIKE INNOVATE C.V.

原始申请(专利权)人：

NIKE INNOVATE C.V.

当前申请(专利权)人地址：

Dutch Partnership One Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, Oregon, US

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代理机构：

ABEL & IMRAY

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摘要：

Articles of wear having one or more textiles that include a low processing temperature polymeric composition and a high processing temperature polymeric composition, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The low processing temperature polymeric composition and the high processing temperature polymeric composition can be selectively incorporated into a textile to provide one or more structural properties and/or other advantageous properties to the article. The textile can be thermoformed to impart such structural and/or other advantageous properties to the article of wear. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

技术问题语段：

The traditional method of making certain items of footwear involves cutting individual pieces of material and combining them using sewing or adhesives. This process is wasteful, labor-intensive, and prone to errors, which leads to increased waste and manufacturing time and energy. The technical problem addressed by this patent is finding a way to make these items without the need for multiple pieces of material.

技术功效语段：

The present patent is about articles of apparel and footwear made by combining low processing temperature polymeric compositions with high processing temperature polymeric compositions. This process allows for the creation of articles that are wasteful, labor-intensive, and error-prone. The invention provides a solution by using materials that have both low and high processing temperature polymeric compositions, which can be processed separately and then combined to create articles with improved efficiency. The invention also describes different textile zones and knit structures that can be used to create the articles, resulting in increased efficiency and flexibility in the manufacturing process.

权利要求：

CLAIMS What is claimed is: 1. An article, comprising: a first reflowed material; and a second element selected from a second shaped component, a second film, a second textile, a second yarn, or a second fiber; wherein the first reflowed material is a melted and re-solidified product of a first element selected from a first shaped component, a first film, a first yarn, a first fiber, a first textile, or any combination thereof; wherein the first reflowed material comprises a low processing temperature polymeric composition, the low processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more first thermoplastic polymers; wherein the second element comprises a high processing temperature composition, the high processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more second thermoplastic polymers; and wherein the high processing temperature polymeric composition exhibits at least one of: 1) a creep relaxation temperature Tcr; 2) a heat deflection temperature Thci; or 3) a Vicat softening temperature Tvsthat is greater than the melting temperature Tmof the low processing temperature polymeric composition the melting temperature Tmof the low processing temperature polymeric composition; and wherein the article comprises one or more of: 1) the first film, the first textile, the second shaped component, the second film, or the second textile, or combinations thereof, comprising a first printed marking on at least a portion thereof; 2) the first film, the first textile, the second film, or the second textile, or combinations thereof, comprising embroidery on at least a portion thereon; 3) the article comprises a dyed first element, a dyed second element, or a combination thereof; and 4) a first reflowed material comprising a second printed marking on at least a portion thereof 2. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the article includes 1) the first film, the first textile, the second shaped component, the second film, or the second textile, or combinations thereof, comprising a first printed marking on at least a portion thereof. 3. The article according to claim 2, wherein the first printed marking includes a sublimation dye. 4. The article according to claim 2, wherein the first printed marking is a screen printed marking. 5. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the article includes 2) the first film, the first textile, the second film, or the second textile, or combinations thereof, comprising embroidery on at least a portion thereon. 6. The article according to claim 3, wherein the embroidery of the first film, the first textile, the second film, or the second textile, or combinations thereof includes a second reflowed material comprising a low processing temperature composition comprising at least one third thermoplastic polymer. 7. The article according to claim 1 , wherein 3) the article comprises a dyed first element, a dyed second element, or a combination thereof. 8. The article according to claim 5, wherein the dyed first element is an anionic dyed first element, the dyed second element is an anionic dyed second element, or a combination thereof. 9. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the article includes 4) a first reflowed material comprising a second printed marking on at least a portion thereof. 10. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the article includes 4) a first reflowed material comprising a second printed marking on at least a portion thereof. 1 1 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more first thermoplastic polymers comprise one or more thermoplastic polyamides, or one or more thermoplastic polyurethanes, or both. 12. The article according to claim 1 1 , wherein the one or more first thermoplastic polymers comprise one or more thermoplastic polyether block amide (PEBA) copolymers 13. The article according to claim 12, wherein the one or more second thermoplastic polymers includes one or more thermoplastic polyesters. 14. The article according to claim 13, wherein the one or more second thermoplastic polyesters includes thermoplastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) . 15. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the first reflowed material comprises a dye, and the second element is substantially free of the dye. 16. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the high processing temperature composition of the second element comprises a dye, and the first reflowed material is substantially free of the dye. 17. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article is a combination upper and outsole, and the combination upper and outsole includes a medial midfoot area, a lateral midfoot area, a ground-facing outsole area, and at least a portion of the first re-flowed material is present on the ground-facing outsole area. 18. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the at least a portion of the first re-flowed material is on at least about 40% of the ground-facing outsole area. 19. A process for manufacturing an article, the process comprising: receiving a first element selected from a first shaped component, a first film, a first textile, a first yarn, and a first fiber; and/or receiving a second element selected from a second shaped component, a second film, a second textile, a second yarn, or a second fiber; wherein the first element comprises a low processing temperature polymeric composition, the low processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more first thermoplastic polymers, wherein the second element comprises a high processing temperature polymeric composition, the high processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more second thermoplastic polymers, and wherein the high processing temperature polymeric composition exhibits at least one of: 1) a creep relaxation temperature Tcr; 2) a heat deflection temperature Thci; or 3) a Vicat softening temperature Tvsthat is greater than the melting temperature Tmof the low processing temperature polymeric composition; placing at least a portion of the first element and at least a portion of the second element on a molding surface; while the at least a portion of the first element and the at least a portion of the second element is on the molding surface, increasing a temperature of the entire article to a temperature that is above the melting temperature Tmof the low processing temperature polymeric composition and below at least one of: 1) the creep relaxation temperature Tcr; 2) the heat deflection temperature Thci; or 3) the Vicat softening temperature Tvs of the high processing temperature polymeric composition; and subsequent to the increasing the temperature of the entire article, while the at least a portion of the article remains on the molding surface, decreasing the temperature of the entire article to a temperature below the melting temperature Tmof the low processing temperature polymeric composition; thereby forming an article comprising a first reflowed material; wherein the first reflowed material is a melted and re-solidified product of the first element selected from the first shaped component, the first film, the first yarn, the first fiber, the first textile, or any combination thereof; wherein the first reflowed material comprises a low processing temperature polymeric composition, the low processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more first thermoplastic polymers. The process according to claim 19, wherein the process further comprises immersing an entire outer surface area of the article in a dye solution, or spraying an entire outer surface area of the article with a dye solution, or both.

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