Method for the manufacture of a plastic component, plastic component, and shoe

US10730259B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• adidas AG · DE

Inventors

• Maximilian Philipp Kurtz · Würzburg, DE
• Victor Romanov · Wertheim, DE
• Norbert Reuber · Rothenfels, DE
• Tru Huu Minh Le · Erlangen, DE
• Andreas Seefried · Veitsbronn, DE
• Christopher Robertson · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Christopher Edward Holmes · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Amir Fathi · Bayreuth, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 1, 2017
• Grant date: Aug 4, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 8, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29L2031/504
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Described are methods for the manufacture of a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, a plastic component manufactured with such a method, for example a sole or a part of a sole for a shoe, and a shoe with such a sole. According to an aspect of the invention, a method for the manufacture of a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, is provided which includes loading a mold with a first material which includes particles of an expanded material, and, during loading the mold, pre-heating the particles by supplying energy, wherein the energy is supplied in the form of at least one electromagnetic field.