CN107549929B

CN107549929B - Article of footwear

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Publication number: CN107549929B
Application number: CN201710965001.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王东; 施磊
Original assignee: Dongguan Yuanchuang Zhixing Clothing Technology Co ltd; Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Yuanchuang Zhixing Clothing Technology Co ltd; Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-10-17
Filing date: 2017-10-17
Publication date: 2020-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2037-10-17
Also published as: CN107549929A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an article of footwear. The article of footwear includes an upper and a sole, the upper including a fabric body to receive a foot and a resilient support assembled to the fabric body. The elastic support part plays an elastic supporting role for the fabric main body, so that the foot comfort of a user of the footwear in a use state is improved, and the attractiveness of the footwear in an unused state is also improved. The elastic support piece comprises a main body part corresponding to the instep top and at least one rib part formed by extending from the main body part. The tail ends of the rib parts are fixedly connected with the sole, so that the shoes can elastically wrap the foot, the foot wrapping feeling of the shoes is improved, and meanwhile, the gait control force insufficiency and the sprain risk caused by the loose of the shoe upper are avoided.

Description

Article of footwear

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of footwear, and more particularly to articles of footwear.

Background

In the related art, the upper of an article of footwear is generally made using cow leather, pigskin, artificial leather, or textile fabric in combination with functional parts of plastic or metal materials. The pigskin, the cowhide and the artificial leather are hard and have small elasticity, so that the foot wrapping feeling and the comfort of the shoe are influenced; and the materials with better elasticity such as textile fabrics and the like lack the support feeling due to too low hardness, thereby affecting the foot covering feeling, the whole aesthetic property and the sports safety of the shoe.

Disclosure of Invention

To solve the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides an article of footwear such that the upper has better elasticity and hardness, thereby improving the foot-wrapping feel and comfort of the footwear.

An article of footwear is provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including an upper and a sole;

the shoe upper includes: a fabric body for receiving a foot and an elastic support member assembled to the fabric body;

the elastic support member includes: corresponding to the instep top main body part and at least one rib part formed by extending from the main body part; the tail ends of the rib parts are fixedly connected with the sole, so that the foot is elastically wrapped by the footwear.

Optionally, the fabric main body is provided with a limiting part, and the rib part is assembled on the limiting part to support the fabric main body.

Optionally, the position limiting part corresponds to at least one of an ankle, a heel, an arch and a toe.

Optionally, the rib portion is completely covered by the limiting portion.

Optionally, the limiting part comprises a cylindrical weaving piece integrally formed with the fabric main body.

Optionally, the rib portions are symmetrically arranged with respect to the main body portion, so that the elastic support member is in a fishbone shape.

Optionally, the main body portion includes at least one ring structure, and the ring structure can be elastically deformed to fit the fabric main body.

Optionally, the article of footwear further comprises an elastic protector covering at least the upper and the sole in correspondence of the position of the toe, so as to protect the toe.

Optionally, the article of footwear further comprises a covering assembled to the fabric body to protect the fabric body.

Optionally, the material of the elastic support includes rubber.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

this openly assembles elastic support piece through the fabric main part for the vamp, and elastic support piece plays elastic support's effect to the fabric main part, has not only promoted articles of footwear user's foot travelling comfort under the user state, has also promoted articles of footwear aesthetic property under the unused state. In addition, the tail ends of the rib parts of the elastic supporting pieces are fixedly connected with the soles, the shoes wrap the feet elastically, the foot wrapping feeling of the shoes is improved, and meanwhile, the gait control force insufficiency and the sprain risk caused by the loose of the uppers are avoided.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a side view of an article of footwear according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a top view of an article of footwear according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic structural view of an article of footwear according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a resilient support in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of the structure of an article of footwear according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

In the related art, the woven upper is an upper formed by interlacing materials suitable for manufacturing shoes, and can have multiple effects of light weight, comfort and the like.

In order to improve the sports safety, comfort and appearance of the footwear 1 employing the knitted upper 11, the present disclosure proposes an article of footwear 1, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the article of footwear 1 comprising an upper 11 and a sole 12, wherein the upper 11 comprises a textile body 111 for receiving the foot and a resilient support 13 assembled to the textile body 111. The elastic supporting member 13 includes a main body portion 131 corresponding to the instep top, and at least one rib portion 132 extending from the main body portion 131, wherein the end of the rib portion 132 is fixedly connected to the sole 12, so that the footwear 1 can elastically wrap the foot.

The resilient support 13 acts as a resilient support for the fabric body 111, improving not only the comfort of the user's foot when the article of footwear 1 is in use, but also the aesthetics of the article of footwear 1 when not in use. In addition, the ends of the rib portions 132 of the resilient support 13 are fixedly connected to the sole 12, and the footwear 1 thus resiliently wraps the foot, increasing the foot-wrapping feel of the footwear, while avoiding the risk of inadequate gait control and sprain caused by loosening of the upper 11.

In the above embodiment, the fabric main body 111 may be provided with the stopper portion 112, and the rib portion 132 is assembled to the stopper portion 112 to support the fabric main body 111, so as to prevent the rib portion 132 from moving relative to the fabric main body 111. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the limiting portion 112 may completely cover the rib portion 132, so that the rib portion 132 is hidden in the limiting portion 112, thereby improving the aesthetic property of the footwear 1. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the position-limiting portion 112 may also cover a part of the rib portion 132, so as to reduce the manufacturing process and cost of the position-limiting portion 112, and also achieve the positioning effect of the rib portion 132 by the position-limiting portion 112.

It should be noted that the position-limiting part 112 may correspond to at least one of an ankle, a heel, an arch and a toe, or may be correspondingly disposed at other positions of the fabric main body 111 where elastic support is required, which is not limited in this disclosure. In addition, the stopper portion 112 may include a tubular knitting member integrally formed with the fabric main body 111, and the integral formation of the stopper portion 112 with the fabric main body 111 may make the appearance of the knitted main body uniform while simplifying the manufacturing process of the upper 11. The position-limiting portion 112 may be another position-limiting structure provided on the fabric main body 111, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the rib portions 132 may be symmetrically disposed with respect to the main body portion 131, so that the elastic supporting member 13 is in a fishbone shape, thereby achieving a bionic relationship between bones and muscle tissue, and improving the wrapping property and comfort of feet with different fat and thin shapes. The main body 131 of the fishbone-shaped elastic support member 13 may include a plurality of connected ring structures that are elastically deformable to fit the fabric main body 111. The elasticity of loop configuration is better, takes place deformation easily in order to match in the foot curve of difference, makes main part 131 laminate more with instep top, and then promotes the travelling comfort of foot. The ring-like structure also saves material for manufacturing the elastic support 13. The number of rib portions 132 of the fishbone-shaped elastic support 13 can be adapted to the size of the fabric main body 111, which is not limited by the present disclosure. The length of each rib portion 132 is varied according to the thickness of the inner instep or the outer instep, and may be sequentially increased from the toe to the heel to adapt to the stretching of the fabric main body 111 under use, thereby achieving a better wrapping effect.

It should be noted that the material of the elastic supporting member 13 may include TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber), and may also be other high-elasticity plastic material, which is not limited in this disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of an article of footwear 1 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, the article of footwear 1 comprises an upper 11, a sole 12 and a resilient protector 14. Upper 11 includes a fabric body 111 for receiving the foot and a resilient support 13 assembled to fabric body 111. The elastic supporting member 13 includes a main body portion 131 corresponding to the instep top, and at least one rib portion 132 extending from the main body portion 131, wherein the end of the rib portion 132 is fixedly connected to the sole 12, so that the footwear 1 can elastically wrap the foot. The elastic protector 14 covers at least the upper 11 and the sole 12 corresponding to the toe position to protect the toe from kicking.

In the above embodiments, the footwear 1 may further include a covering 15, and the covering 15 is assembled on the fabric main body 111 to prevent the fabric main body 111 from being scratched or stained. For example, the covering member 15 may be provided at a position of the fabric main body 111 corresponding to the toe, heel, or arch of the foot, etc., which is easily scratched and contaminated, and the present disclosure does not limit the position of the covering member 15. In addition, the material of the covering member 15 may include rubber, high elastic plastic, etc., which is not limited in this disclosure.

Furthermore, the article of footwear 1 to which the present disclosure relates may comprise: children's shoes, athletic shoes, casual shoes, running shoes, tennis shoes, basketball shoes, general training shoes, and the like, to which this disclosure is not limited.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An article of footwear comprising an upper and a sole;

the elastic support member includes: corresponding to the instep top main body part and at least one rib part formed by extending from the main body part; the rib parts are symmetrically arranged relative to the main body part so that the elastic supporting part is in a fishbone shape, and the length of each rib part corresponds to the thickness change of the inner instep or the outer instep; the tail ends of the rib parts are fixedly connected with the sole, so that the foot is elastically wrapped by the footwear.

2. The article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein the fabric body is provided with a stopper portion, and the rib portion is assembled to the stopper portion to support the fabric body.

3. The article of footwear according to claim 2, wherein the stop portion corresponds with at least one of an ankle, heel, arch, and toe position.

4. The article of footwear according to claim 2, wherein the retaining portion completely covers the rib portion.

5. The article of footwear according to claim 2, wherein the restraint portion comprises a tubular knit integrally formed with the textile body.

6. The article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein the body portion includes at least one loop structure that is elastically deformable to conform to the fabric body.

7. The article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic protector covering at least the upper and the sole corresponding to the position of the toe to protect the toe.

8. The article of footwear of claim 1, further comprising a covering assembled to the fabric body to protect the fabric body.

9. The article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein the material of the resilient support comprises rubber.