ON CLOUDS GMBH

Disclosed herein is a method for producing a midsole for a running shoe, the method comprising: a. Providing a three-dimensional model of a three-dimensional pre-product, wherein the pre-product comprises a three-dimensional lattice structure, wherein preferably the three-dimensional lattice structure comprises a plurality of struts and a plurality of nodes, the nodes connecting at least two different struts; b. Additively manufacturing the three-dimensional pre-product according to the provided three-dimensional model of the pre-product; c. Infusing the additively manufactured three-dimensional pre-product with a blowing agent in an autoclave at a first temperature and a first pressure; and d. Foaming of the infused three-dimensional pre-product to generate the midsole.

A method for producing a textile material, in particular a shoe upper, including the steps of: providing a shaping support, in particular a last; melting a polymer composition at a first temperature; applying the molten polymer composition to the shaping support. The molten polymer composition is applied to the shaping support by a nozzle which has an outlet opening for the molten polymer composition and a plurality of air exit openings which are provided around the outlet opening and from which compressed air is supplied to the exiting polymer composition in such a way that the molten polymer composition which has exited from the nozzle is applied as a helical filament to the shaping support.

A method for producing a textile material, in particular a shoe upper, including the steps of: providing a shaping support, in particular a last; melting a polymer composition at a first temperature; applying the molten polymer composition to the shaping support. The molten polymer composition is applied to the shaping support by a nozzle which has an outlet opening for the molten polymer composition and a plurality of air exit openings which are provided around the outlet opening and from which compressed air is supplied to the exiting polymer composition in such a way that the molten polymer composition which has exited from the nozzle is applied as a helical filament to the shaping support.

A textile sheet product ( 1 ) including a thermoplastic filament ( 2 ) extending along a filament path ( 3 ), wherein the thermoplastic filament ( 2 ) forms a plurality of partially superimposed loops (L1, L2) along the filament path ( 3 ) and a plurality of crossings (c1, c2, c3, c4) at which the thermoplastic filament ( 2 ) crosses itself and forms a material-bonded, in particular fused connection with itself. Furthermore, an upper with such a sheet product and a shoe with such an upper is disclosed.

A method for producing a textile material, such as a shoe upper, including providing a shaping carrier, such as a last; providing a plasticizing unit for melting a polymer composition to provide a molten polymer composition; providing a depositing unit with a dosing head which includes at least one nozzle; applying the molten polymer composition via the at least one nozzle on the shaping carrier in a filament forming a plurality of loops on the shaping carrier. The depositing unit and/or the shaping carrier are in a first movement moved relative to each other such that the at least one nozzle moves along a drive path which runs on the shaping carrier. During forming each loop, the dosing head and/or the at least one nozzle is moved in a second movement along a loop depositing path with a path length such that the length of each loop formed on the carrier is larger than the path length of the depositing path.

A method for producing a textile element ( 1 ), in particular a shoe upper, including at least the steps of providing a shaping carrier ( 2 ), in particular a last; providing a thermoplastic filament ( 3 ), in form of a continuous thermoplastic filament; applying the thermoplastic filament ( 3 ) on the shaping carrier ( 2 ) such that it forms a plurality of loops ( 4 ) on the shaping carrier ( 2 ) and fusing the applied thermoplastic filament ( 3 ) into one fabric. An article of apparel, in particular a shoe, including the textile element, in particular a shoe upper, may be produced by the method.

A shoe, a sole unit ( 1 ) and a method of manufacturing the sole unit ( 1 ) having a midsole ( 2 ) and an outsole ( 3 ) being connected to the midsole ( 2 ). The method includes providing a midsole ( 2 ) having a first surface ( 21 ) configured to face an upper ( 4 ), an opposite second surface ( 22 ) and a peripheral edge surface ( 23 ). The method further includes melting a polymer composition at a first temperature to provide a molten polymer composition. The method further includes applying the molten polymer composition on the second surface ( 22 ) of the midsole in the form of a filament ( 5 ) forming a plurality of loops (L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , L 4 , L 5 , L 6 ) on the second surface ( 22 ), thereby forming an outsole ( 3 ).

A shoe, a shoe production system and a method for producing a shoe including the steps: a. providing an upper assembly ( 2 ), wherein the upper assembly includes an upper ( 3 ) being mounted on a carrier ( 4 ), wherein the upper ( 3 ) includes a bottom section ( 5 ) being made from a thermoplastic polymer upper material; b. providing a sole molding unit ( 6 ), wherein the sole molding unit defines a cavity; c. inserting the upper assembly ( 2 ) at least partially into the cavity; introducing a midsole polymer composition comprising a molten thermoplastic polymer midsole material which has a melting temperature being equal or higher than the melting temperature of the thermoplastic polymer upper material into the cavity and foaming the molten thermoplastic polymer midsole material inside the cavity to provide a foamed midsole and to establish a material-bonded connection between the upper ( 3 ) and the foamed midsole ( 8 ).