Nike Shoes For 3D Printing Technology Patent

A few days ago, Nike The company is busy implementing its 3D printing. shoes It is expected that consumers will print their own Nike shoes at home, but due to the limited technology, this action has aroused many people's doubts. In response to these questions, Nike acted directly on its actions: in October 13, 2015, Nike applied for a patent for its technology of adding shoes to make shoes.

This patent was first introduced in 2012. According to Nike's patent introduction, the 3D printing method is mainly based on Strobel. Traditionally, those fabrics or nonwoven materials were stitched to the bottom of the shoe. This technology is different. It transfers the cloth to the camera or scanner through a transmission device or similar machine, and then sends the captured middle end cloth image and data to the computer. According to the image data obtained from the bottom cloth, the computer sends the instructions to the 3D printer, and then prints the guide to the middle sole cloth.

The emergence of 3D printing and shoemaking may ultimately mean a huge change in shoemaking mode and technology. As described in the patent brief, "because of the continuous development of shoemaking technology, especially sports shoes, Design The number of components on the shoe has been increasing, which requires more complicated manufacturing steps to make shoes, and these manufacturing steps are still done by hand. Nowadays, the combination of 3D printing technology simplifies the process of shoemaking, and the printer minimizes the number of components needed for shoemaking.

For consumers, this potential shoemaking means that you only need to bring a digital document to the Nike store. The store has the ability to customize the shoes on the spot. Although it is not yet possible to achieve this desire, we still expect it to become a reality. As Nike COO has said before, "this future is not far away."