U.S. patent application number 14/795444 was filed with the patent office on 2016-04-21 for footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp.
The applicant listed for this patent is DEERTEX, INC. Invention is credited to CHING-TING YUN.
Application Number | 20160106182 14/795444 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 52783594 |
Filed Date | 2016-04-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160106182 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
YUN; CHING-TING |
April 21, 2016 |
FOOTWEAR ASSEMBLY WITH BREATHABLE AND WEAR-RESISTANT WOVEN VAMP
Abstract
A footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp is disclosed, which includes a sole structure and a breathable
and wear-resistant woven vamp. The breathable and wear-resistant
woven vamp has a woven fabric with a two-layered structure and is
assembled on the sole structure to form the footwear assembly. The
breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp is made by a double beam
jacquard based on a texture composition and planned pores and a
plurality of breathable pores are formed by obliquely interlacing a
first warp yarn series, a second warp yarn series and a plurality
of weft yarn series.
Inventors: |
YUN; CHING-TING; (HOMEI,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
DEERTEX, INC |
HOMEI |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
52783594 |
Appl. No.: |
14/795444 |
Filed: |
July 9, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
36/45 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A43B 23/0205 20130101;
D03C 9/024 20130101; D03D 13/004 20130101; D10B 2501/043 20130101;
D03D 11/00 20130101; A43B 1/04 20130101; A43B 7/08 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A43B 23/02 20060101
A43B023/02; A43B 7/08 20060101 A43B007/08 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 21, 2014 |
TW |
103218667 |
Claims
1. A footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp, comprising: a sole structure; and a breathable and
wear-resistant woven vamp having a woven fabric with a two-layered
structure and assembled on the sole structure to form the footwear
assembly, wherein the breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp is
made by a double beam jacquard based on a texture composition and
planned pores, and a plurality of breathable pores are formed by
obliquely interlacing a first warp yarn series, a second warp yarn
series and a plurality of weft yarn series.
2. The footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp of claim 1, wherein the double beam jacquard comprises two
warp beam yarn feed rollers, a jacquard, a plurality of triangle
heddle members and a plurality of weft yarn feed mechanisms.
3. The footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp of claim 2, wherein the plurality of triangle heddle members
associate with the jacquard to lift or shift the first warp yarn
series and the second warp yarn series correspondingly according to
the planned pores.
4. The footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp of claim 1, wherein the double beam jacquard provides yarns of
the first warp yarn series or the second warp yarn series with
different thread diameters to promote the wear resistance of the
breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp.
5. The footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp of claim 1, wherein the two-layered structure is the same or
different structure.
6. The footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp of claim 1, wherein a yarn type of the first warp yarn series,
the second warp yarn series and the plurality of weft yarn series
comprises an elastic fiber yarn, a twist yarn or a combination
thereof.
7. The footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp of claim 6, wherein when the yarn type is the elastic fiber
yarn, a thread diameter of the first warp yarn series is from 150
denier to 1200 denier, a thread diameter of the second warp yarn
series is from 100 denier to 1200 denier, and a thread diameter of
the plurality of weft yarn series is from 100 denier to 1200
denier.
8. The footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp of claim 6, wherein when the yarn type is the twist yarn, a
thread diameter of the first warp yarn series is from 150 denier to
1200 denier, a thread diameter of the second warp yarn series is
from 100 denier to 1200 denier, and a thread diameter of the
plurality of weft yarn series is from 100 denier to 1200 denier.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from Taiwan Patent
Application No. 103218667, filed on Oct. 21, 2014, in the Taiwan
Intellectual Property Office, the content of which is hereby
incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention discloses a footwear assembly with
breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp which applies two warp
beam yarn feed rollers of a double beam jacquard to feed the warp
yarns made of different materials and having different thread
diameters, and the fed yarns are interlaced to form the breathable
and wear-resistant woven vamp having diverse internal and external
structures, and then the breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp
are assembled with the sole structure to form the footwear
assembly.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] Generally, the conventional footwear assembly includes a
sole structure and a woven vamp, and shoes, which aim to diverse
purposes, are made of different materials to form the vamp. For
example, vamp of sport shoe may be made of the materials
characterized of anti-stretchability, wear resistance,
comfortability, air permeability, compressibility, moisture
absorbing and perspiration dissipation, and so on.
[0006] One piece woven vamp fabric has been widely applied to
manufacture the vamp, and the knitting technique is mainly served
as the manufacturing method. However, the vamp fabric made of the
knitting technique is still of the shortcomings as follows.
Firstly, the used yarns are limited to the specification and size,
and the vamp's composition is limited thereto as well. Secondly,
only a few kinds of yarns or reinforcement procedure can be applied
to satisfy with the requirements of the wear-resistant woven vamp
and the tensile strength. Thirdly, the knitted fabrics are mostly
monochromatic and piece dyed, and the production speed may be
slowed down if the polychrome fabrics are applied. Finally, as the
knitted fabrics are of flexibility, the follow-up second process is
therefore more complicated, resulting that the related cost
increases.
[0007] The difference between the knitted fabrics and the woven
ones lies in the diverse forms of the yarns in the fabrics.
Relative to the knitted fabrics, the woven fabrics are made by
obliquely interlacing yarns through warp and weft directions, and
the woven vamp made of the woven fabric has the following
advantages. Firstly, the woven fabrics have diverse texture
compositions and the designed patterns, so that the vamp can
thereby be formed more diversely and flexibly. Secondly, as the
ideal yarn types can be chose to correspond to the woven fabrics,
such that the woven fabrics have better wear resistance, tensile
strength, coverage, and so on. Finally, the various yarn types
contribute to the choice of the vamp's color.
[0008] The tradition weaving machine, however, only applies single
warp beam yarn feed roller to feed the warp yarns which are made of
monotype material or have single thread diameter, resulting that
the current vamp is only made of single layer structure. If
producing the fabrics, which have a two-layered structure and are
made of different materials, is desired, weaving the two-layered
structure or performing a second manufacturing process to the
single layer structure is necessary. Such manufacturing process is
time-consuming and incapable of being controlled precisely.
[0009] In view of the aforementioned description, the inventor of
the present invention has been mulling it over and therefore
designs a footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant
woven vamp which aims to improve the shortcomings of the current
technique so as to increase the industrial practicability.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] In view of the aforementioned technical problems, the
objective of the present invention provides a footwear assembly
with breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp of which the vamp is
made by the woven technique. In addition, a double beam jacquard is
applied to respectively feed and then interlace a first warp yarn
series and a second warp yarn series having different yarn types or
thread diameters to form the functional woven vamp. As a result,
such integrated woven technique is able to shorten the production
time and reduce the production cost by simplifying the process of
combining the traditional vamp piecemeal.
[0011] In view of the aforementioned technical problems, the
objective of the present invention provides a footwear assembly
with breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp which is made by
obliquely interlacing a first warp yarn series, a second warp yarn
series and a plurality of weft yarn series to improve the
conventional woven technique that is limited to the warp and weft
directions. Besides, the present invention is able to overcome the
shortcomings of the fabric having diverse sizes, three-dimensional
touch, and internal and external structures which cannot be made in
the signal manufacturing process.
[0012] In view of the aforementioned technical problems, the
objective of the present invention provides a footwear assembly
with breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp which applies a
plurality of triangle heddle members to associate with a jacquard
to lift or shift the first warp yarn series and the second warp
yarn series correspondingly according to the planned pores.
Besides, the present invention also associates with a plurality of
weft yarn series to obliquely interlace to form a plurality of
breathable pores, such that the breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp of the present invention is of better air permeability than
the traditional one.
[0013] According to the foregoing objectives, the present invention
provides a footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant
woven vamp which may include a sole structure and a breathable and
wear-resistant woven vamp. The breathable and wear-resistant woven
vamp may have a two-layered structure and may be assembled on the
sole structure to form the footwear assembly. The breathable and
wear-resistant woven vamp may be made by a double beam jacquard
based on a texture composition and planned pores, and a plurality
of breathable pores may be formed by obliquely interlacing a first
warp yarn series, a second warp yarn series and a plurality of weft
yarn series.
[0014] Preferably, the double beam jacquard may include two warp
beam yarn feed rollers, a jacquard, a plurality of triangle heddle
members and a plurality of weft yarn feed mechanisms.
[0015] Preferably, the plurality of triangle heddle members may
associate with the jacquard to lift or shift the first warp yarn
series and the second warp yarn series correspondingly according to
the planned pores.
[0016] Preferably, the double beam jacquard may provide yarns of
the first warp yarn series or the second warp yarn series with
different thread diameters to promote the wear resistance of the
breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp.
[0017] Preferably, the two-layered structure may be the same or
different structure.
[0018] Preferably, a yarn type of the first warp yarn series, the
second warp yarn series and the plurality of weft yarn series may
include an elastic fiber yarn, a twist yarn or a combination
thereof.
[0019] Preferably, when the yarn type is the elastic fiber yarn, a
thread diameter of the first warp yarn series is from 150 denier to
1200 denier, a thread diameter of the second warp yarn series is
from 100 denier to 1200 denier, and a thread diameter of the
plurality of weft yarn series is from 100 denier to 1200
denier.
[0020] Preferably, when the yarn type is the twist yarn, a thread
diameter of the first warp yarn series is from 150 denier to 1200
denier, a thread diameter of the second warp yarn series is from
100 denier to 1200 denier, and a thread diameter of the plurality
of weft yarn series is from 100 denier to 1200 denier.
[0021] The primary objective of the present invention provides a
footwear assembly with breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp,
and the provided breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp may have
one or more following advantages.
[0022] 1. Two-layered structure. By associating with the warp yarn
series and the weft yarn series having different thread diameters
with the texture composition, the fabric texture having the same or
different structure can thereby be made.
[0023] 2. Three-dimensional composition. By interlacing the warp
yarn series and the weft yarn series made of different materials
and having different thread diameters, the vamp can be made with
different sizes and three-dimensional touch. In addition, the yarns
having thinner thread diameter can be applied to compose diverse
and complicated patterns.
[0024] 3. Better wear resistance. The yarns having different thread
diameters can be respectively applied to weave according to the
texture composition. For example, the yarns having thicker thread
diameter may be applied to provide better wear resistance, such
that the wear resistance of the fabric can thereby be promoted.
[0025] 4. Better air permeability. The first warp yarn series, the
second warp yarn series and the plurality of weft yarn series are
interlaced according to the texture composition and the planned
pores to form the plurality of breathable pores, such that the
uncomfortableness of the hot and windless happened in feet can be
eased.
[0026] 5. Better easy-dry character. As the plurality of breathable
pores assembled on the sole structure can rapidly ventilate the
moisture accumulated in the footwear assembly, the service life
thereof can thereby be promoted.
[0027] 6. Cost reduction. Compared with the conventional knitted
vamp, the integrated woven vamp is more suitable to be produced
massively. As the result, by means of the breathable and
wear-resistant woven vamp provided by the present invention, the
shoe factory is capable of producing shoes through simple cutting
and manufacturing process, so as to greatly reduce the cost of the
production apparatus and the personnel cost, as well as the
production time. So, the costs related to the production line,
production apparatus, manufacturing process, storage, personnel,
factory, and so on all can be reduced greatly, and the cheaper
product price of shoe can therefore be reflected to the
consumers.
[0028] With these and other objects, advantages, and features of
the invention that may become hereinafter apparent, the nature of
the invention may be more clearly understood by reference to the
detailed description of the invention, the embodiments and to the
several drawings herein.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0029] The detailed structure, operating principle and effects of
the present invention will now be described in more details
hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings that show
various embodiments of the invention as follows.
[0030] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a breathable and
wear-resistant woven vamp according to the present invention.
[0031] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a footwear assembly
according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0032] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be
described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so
that those skilled in the art to which the present invention
pertains can realize the present invention. As those skilled in the
art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in
various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or
scope of the present invention.
[0033] The exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be
understood more fully from the detailed description given below and
from the accompanying drawings of various embodiments of the
invention, which; however, should not be taken to limit the
invention to the specific embodiments, but are for explanation and
understanding only.
[0034] Please refer to FIG. 1 which is a schematic diagram of a
breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp according to the present
invention. As shown in the FIG., a breathable and wear-resistant
woven vamp 20 includes a plurality of breathable pores 62 and a
plurality of shoestring holes 63. In practice, the plurality of
breathable pores 62 are sized up and distributed according to
planned pores adequately, and the embodiment applied in the FIG. is
only an example and it shall be not limited thereto.
[0035] The breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp 20 is made by a
double beam jacquard according to the desired texture composition,
and the patterns such as decoration, imagery totem, logo, and so on
can further be added to the texture composition of the vamp. The
double beam jacquard includes two warp beam yarn feed rollers, a
jacquard, a plurality of triangle heddle members and a plurality of
weft yarn feed mechanisms.
[0036] The double beam jacquard respectively provides and feeds the
first warp yarn series and the second warp yarn series through the
two warp beam yarn feed rollers, and associates with the plurality
of weft yarn feed mechanisms to feed the plurality of weft yarn
series to interlace the vamp. In addition, the yarns, which are
made of different materials and have different thread diameters,
are applied to produce the woven vamp having different types or
colors in single manufacturing process. Namely, the breathable and
wear-resistant woven vamp 20 is able to be formed as the same
internal and external structure or the different structures
according to the actual requirements, so as to effectively reduce
the necessary production time and the cost of the follow-up second
process.
[0037] Furthermore, applying the yarns having thicker thread
diameter is able to effectively promote the wear resistance of the
fabric. In practice, the anti-stretchability and wear resistance of
the applied yarns can be promoted by means of the reinforcement
procedure of twisting yarns or sizing.
[0038] The plurality of triangle heddle members associate with the
jacquard to lift or shift the first warp yarn series and the second
warp yarn series correspondingly according to the planned pores,
and associate with the plurality of weft yarn series to interlace
to form the plurality of breathable pores 62. Hereby, the vamp has
better ventilation effect to ventilate the steam so as to ease the
uncomfortableness of the hot and windless happened in feet.
[0039] Moreover, the difference of the materials or thread
diameters of the first warp yarn series and the second warp yarn
series is applied to produce the breathable and wear-resistant
woven vamp 20 in the single manufacturing process. Here, a yarn
type of the first warp yarn series, the second warp yarn series and
the plurality of weft yarn series includes an elastic fiber yarn, a
twist yarn or a combination thereof.
[0040] When the elastic fiber is applied as the yarn type, the
yarns are stretchable and deformable as the elongational
elasticity. Hence, adding a torque controller for adequately
adjusting the rolling speed of the rollers in the manufacturing
process is necessary, such that the vamp pattern can prevent from
being deformed and hereby to maintain a better fabric manufacturing
rate.
[0041] In practice, when the yarn type is the elastic fiber yarn, a
thread diameter of the first warp yarn series is from 150 denier to
1200 denier, a thread diameter of the second warp yarn series is
from 100 denier to 1200 denier, and a thread diameter of the
plurality of weft yarn series is from 100 denier to 1200
denier.
[0042] In practice, when the yarn type is the twist yarn, a thread
diameter of the first warp yarn series is from 150 denier to 1200
denier, a thread diameter of the second warp yarn series is from
100 denier to 1200 denier, and a thread diameter of the plurality
of weft yarn series is from 100 denier to 1200 denier.
[0043] Please refer to FIG. 2 which is a schematic diagram of a
footwear assembly according to the present invention. As shown in
the FIG., a footwear assembly 61 is provided, which includes the
breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp 20 and a sole structure
10. The breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp 20 is assembled on
the sole structure 10 through manners such as sewing, jointing, and
binding, and so on to form the footwear assembly 61. The breathable
and wear-resistant woven vamp 20 has been detailed in FIG. 1, and
the unnecessary details are no longer given herein.
[0044] After being woven by the double beam jacquard, the
breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp 20 is then cut according
to the outline of the vamp pattern and assembled with the sole
structure 10 to form the footwear assembly 61. In practice, the
breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp 20 is cut by die cutting,
shearing, or laser cutting.
[0045] The breathable and wear-resistant woven vamp disclosed in
the present invention is made by a double beam jacquard, and by
applying the warp yarn series and weft yarn series having different
thread diameters to associate with the texture composition, the
fabric having diverse sizes, three-dimensional touch and internal
and external structures can be made in the signal manufacturing
process.
[0046] Furthermore, the different functional structures can be
achieved according to the actual requirements. For example, the
external structure of the vamp is made of the yarns having thicker
thread diameter to strengthen the wear resistance, so that the
damage to the external structure of the vamp can be avoided owing
to the better wear resistance. In the case of the internal
structure, the yarns having thinner thread diameter are applied to
maintain the pliability because user's foot has a close contact
with the internal structure of the vamp.
[0047] While the means of specific embodiments in present invention
has been described by reference drawings, numerous modifications
and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art
without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set
forth in the claims. The modifications and variations should in a
range limited by the specification of the present invention.
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