阅读说明：本技术 热熔胶膜组成物与鞋底的制作方法 (Hot melt adhesive film composition and method for manufacturing shoe sole ) 是由 陈志勇 黄晟维 吴孟衡 赖昭谕 舒俞宁 王振乾 于 2019-08-22 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明有关于一种热熔胶膜组成物与鞋底的制作方法。此热熔胶膜组成物包含热熔胶材与电磁辐射吸收材。热熔胶材包含乙烯醋酸乙烯酯与热塑性材料。电磁辐射吸收材是均匀分布于热熔胶材中,且电磁辐射吸收材可吸收电磁辐射的能量,而产生热能,进而可提升热熔胶膜的温度与其粘结性质。故,此热熔胶膜可用以粘结鞋底的中底与大底。其次,此热熔胶膜是以可回收材料所制得,故此热熔胶膜是全可回收的。(The invention relates to a hot melt adhesive film composition and a method for manufacturing a sole. The hot melt adhesive composition comprises a hot melt adhesive material and an electromagnetic radiation absorbing material. The hot melt adhesive material comprises ethylene vinyl acetate and a thermoplastic material. The electromagnetic radiation absorbing material is uniformly distributed in the hot melt adhesive material, and the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material can absorb the energy of electromagnetic radiation to generate heat energy, so that the temperature and the bonding property of the hot melt adhesive film can be improved. Therefore, the hot melt adhesive film can be used for bonding the middle sole and the large sole of the sole. Secondly, the hot melt adhesive film is made of recyclable materials, so that the hot melt adhesive film is fully recyclable.)

1. A hot melt adhesive film composition, comprising:

a hot melt adhesive material, comprising: ethylene vinyl acetate; and a thermoplastic material comprising a first polyurethane material and/or a thermoplastic rubber; and

an electromagnetic radiation absorbing material uniformly dispersed in the hot melt adhesive material, wherein the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material comprises a microwave absorbing material and/or an infrared absorbing material.

2. The hot melt adhesive film composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first polyurethane material is a thermoplastic polyurethane.

3. The hot melt adhesive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic radiation absorber comprises a second polyurethane material.

4. The hot melt adhesive film composition as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second polyurethane material is the same as the first polyurethane material.

5. The hot melt adhesive film composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic material comprises a rosin compound.

6. The hot melt adhesive film composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate is used in an amount of 60 to 100 parts by weight, the thermoplastic material is used in an amount of more than 0 to 40 parts by weight, and the electromagnetic radiation absorber is used in an amount of 0.5 to 40 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the hot melt adhesive material.

7. A method of making a shoe sole, the method comprising:

providing a middle sole and a big sole;

providing a hot melt adhesive film, wherein the hot melt adhesive film is formed by the hot melt adhesive film composition of any one of claims 1 to 6;

placing the hot melt adhesive film between the middle sole and the big sole to form a sole material; and

placing the sole material between a polypropylene upper plate and a polypropylene lower plate, and carrying out an adhesion process, wherein the adhesion process comprises applying electromagnetic radiation to the sole material to heat the hot melt adhesive film, and adhering the middle sole and the big sole by using the hot melt adhesive film to obtain the sole, wherein the polypropylene upper plate is arranged under a pressurizing piece of an adhering device, and the polypropylene lower plate is placed on a rotating disc of the adhering device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein a thickness of the polypropylene upper plate is not less than a thickness of the polypropylene lower plate.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the pressing member is spaced from the turntable by a distance of 4.5 cm to 7.5 cm.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising, before the bonding step:

placing the sole material in a mold, wherein the mold is positioned between the polypropylene upper plate and the polypropylene lower plate.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the sole material is placed at a center of the turntable or the sole material is placed at an eccentric position of the turntable.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the polypropylene lower plate is placed at the center of the turntable or the polypropylene lower plate is placed at the eccentric position of the turntable.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein when a distance between the pressing member and the turntable is smaller than a height of the sole material and the hot melt adhesive film is heated, the bonding process further comprises:

applying a pressure to the sole material by using the polypropylene upper plate and the polypropylene lower plate.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a sole, in particular to a hot melt adhesive film of the sole and a manufacturing method of the sole.

Background

With the improvement of the properties of polymer materials and the improvement of mixing technology, the production of shoe soles and the materials thereof are also increasingly improved. The sole is generally composed of a midsole and an outsole. Since the outsole should contact the ground to provide friction force to allow the human body to move easily, the outsole should have excellent abrasion resistance. Moreover, the midsole is used as a support body of the shoe to absorb and buffer the reaction force during movement, thereby protecting the human body. Accordingly, the midsole and outsole have distinct properties and different functions.

Therefore, the midsole and the outsole cannot be integrally formed, and must be bonded by a paste. However, when too much paste is applied, the bonded soles tend to have adhesive residue, which can be aesthetically undesirable. When too little paste is applied, the adhesive property between the midsole and the outsole is too poor, which tends to cause separation of the two, thereby reducing the user's feeling. Furthermore, since the paste has adhesiveness, it is easily adhered to equipment or other materials, thereby reducing the convenience of handling.

In addition, due to the rising awareness of environmental protection, the recycling property of articles is also regarded as an important property. However, the conventional sole is not made of recyclable materials, so that the sole cannot be recycled and is difficult to be further processed by other processing methods. Therefore, the conventional shoe sole has no good reusability, and thus the burden on the environment is increased.

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a hot melt adhesive composition and a method for manufacturing a shoe sole to improve the conventional method for manufacturing a shoe sole.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a hot melt adhesive composition, which has a specific composition, and can effectively bond the midsole and outsole of a shoe sole, and improve the convenience of manufacturing the shoe sole. Secondly, the hot melt adhesive film composition can be effectively heated by irradiating electromagnetic radiation, and has better adhesive property.

The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing a shoe sole, which uses the hot melt adhesive film made from the hot melt adhesive film composition irradiated by electromagnetic radiation to bond the middle sole and the big sole of the shoe sole.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a hot melt adhesive composition is provided. The hot melt adhesive composition comprises a hot melt adhesive material and an electromagnetic radiation absorbing material. The hot melt adhesive material comprises ethylene vinyl acetate and a thermoplastic material, and the thermoplastic material comprises a first polyurethane material and/or a thermoplastic rubber. The electromagnetic radiation absorbing material is uniformly dispersed in the hot melt adhesive material, wherein the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material comprises a microwave absorbing material and/or an infrared absorbing material. The electromagnetic radiation absorbing material can absorb the energy of the electromagnetic radiation to generate heat energy.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first polyurethane material is thermoplastic polyurethane.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material comprises a second polyurethane material.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the second polyurethane material is the same as the first polyurethane material.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, the thermoplastic material comprises a rosin compound.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the amount of the ethylene vinyl acetate used is 60 to 100 parts by weight, the amount of the thermoplastic material used is greater than 0 part by weight and less than or equal to 40 parts by weight, and the amount of the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material used is 0.5 to 40 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the aforementioned hot melt adhesive material.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a shoe sole is provided. The manufacturing method comprises providing a middle sole, a big sole and a hot melt adhesive film. Wherein the hot melt adhesive film is formed by the hot melt adhesive film composition. Then, the hot melt adhesive film is placed between the middle sole and the big sole to form a sole material, the sole material is placed between the polypropylene upper plate and the polypropylene lower plate, and an adhesion process is carried out, wherein the adhesion process comprises applying electromagnetic radiation to the sole material to heat the hot melt adhesive film, and the middle sole and the big sole can be adhered by the hot melt adhesive film to form the sole. The polypropylene upper plate is arranged below a pressurizing piece of the laminating equipment, and the polypropylene lower plate is placed on a turntable of the laminating equipment. When electromagnetic radiation is applied, the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material in the hot melt adhesive film can absorb the energy of the electromagnetic radiation and generate heat energy so as to increase the temperature of the hot melt adhesive film, and then the hot melt adhesive film can be used for bonding the middle sole and the outsole to prepare the sole.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the thickness of the polypropylene upper plate is not less than the thickness of the polypropylene lower plate.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the pressing member and the turntable can be 4.5 cm to 7.5 cm.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, before the bonding process is performed, the method can place the sole material in a mold, wherein the mold is located between the polypropylene upper plate and the polypropylene lower plate.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the sole material is placed at a central position of the turntable, or the sole material is placed at an eccentric position of the turntable.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the polypropylene lower plate is placed at a central position of the turntable, or the polypropylene lower plate is placed at an eccentric position of the turntable.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the distance between the pressing member and the turntable is smaller than the height of the sole material and the hot melt adhesive film is heated, the bonding process can apply pressure to the sole material by using the upper polypropylene plate and the lower polypropylene plate.

By applying the hot melt adhesive film composition and the manufacturing method of the sole, the hot melt adhesive film prepared by the hot melt adhesive film composition can effectively absorb electromagnetic radiation energy and convert the electromagnetic radiation energy into heat energy, and can be used for effectively bonding the middle sole and the large sole of the sole, so the manufacturing convenience of the sole can be improved. Secondly, the hot melt adhesive film of the invention is made of recyclable materials, so the prepared hot melt adhesive film is fully recyclable and has better resource utilization.

Drawings

For a more complete understanding of the embodiments of the present invention and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It must be emphasized that the various features are not drawn to scale and are for illustrative purposes only. The content of the related figures is explained as follows:

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a sole according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method for manufacturing a sole according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional side view of a bonding apparatus according to some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional side view of a bonding apparatus according to some embodiments of the invention;

FIGS. 4A-4G are top views of the sole material, the lower polypropylene plate and the turntable, respectively, as viewed from the lower surface of the upper polypropylene plate during a bonding process according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 5A is a line graph showing the temperature change of the sole material according to example 1 of the present invention, wherein the sole material is placed between the pressing members and the turntable at different intervals;

FIG. 5B is a line graph showing the temperature variation of the sole material according to embodiments 4 and 5 of the present invention at different heating times, wherein the distance between the pressing member and the turntable is 6.2 cm;

FIG. 5C is a line graph showing the temperature variation of the sole material according to embodiments 4 and 5 of the present invention at different heating times, wherein the distance between the pressing member and the turntable is 5.7 cm;

FIGS. 6(A) to 6(F) are photographs showing thermal images of the hot melt adhesive films produced when the sole material and the polypropylene lower plate according to example 6 of the present invention are placed at different positions;

FIGS. 7(A) to 7(E) are photographs showing thermal images of the hot melt adhesive films manufactured according to example 7 of the present invention, when the sole material and the polypropylene lower plate are at different positions and at different pitches;

fig. 8A and 8B are graphs showing the results of the tests of peel strength of the sole according to embodiment 8 of the present invention.

[ notation ] to show

100: sole of shoe

110: middle sole

120: outsole

130: hot melt adhesive film

200: method of producing a composite material

210/220/230/240/250: operation of

310: sole material

311: outsole

312: middle sole

313: hot melt adhesive film

321/323: board

331: pressure piece

333: rotary disc

333 a: center of circle

340: die set

341: lower die

343: upper die

811/812/813/814/821/822/823: thread

D: distance between each other

Detailed Description

The making and using of embodiments of the present invention are discussed in detail below. It should be appreciated, however, that the embodiments provide many applicable inventive concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments discussed are merely illustrative and do not limit the scope of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a sole according to an embodiment of the invention. In the sole 100, the sole 100 includes a midsole 110, an outsole 120, and a hot melt adhesive 130 directly adhering the midsole 110 and the outsole 120, wherein the hot melt adhesive 130 is located between the midsole 110 and the outsole 120. The midsole 110 is made of a midsole material composition, the outsole 120 is made of an outsole material composition, and the hot melt adhesive film 130 is made of a hot melt adhesive film composition. The following description describes the hot melt adhesive film composition and the method for making the sole.

Hot melt adhesive film composition

The hot melt adhesive molding composition may comprise a hot melt adhesive material and an electromagnetic radiation absorbing material. The hot melt adhesive material comprises ethylene vinyl acetate and a thermoplastic material. Wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate may have a vinyl acetate group content of 9% to 40%. When the vinyl acetate group content is within the above range, the ethylene vinyl acetate and the thermoplastic material may have better mixing uniformity and better compatibility with the midsole. The Thermoplastic material may include, but is not limited to, a first polyurethane material, Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR), other suitable Thermoplastic materials, or any mixture of the above. Wherein the first Polyurethane material is a Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU). In some embodiments, the thermoplastic rubber may be a copolymer of a styrenic elastomer (e.g., styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SBS), styrene-ethylene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS), styrene-isoprene block copolymer (SIS), or styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene block copolymer (SEPS), etc.).

The ethylene vinyl acetate may be used in an amount of 60 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight, and the thermoplastic material may be used in an amount of more than 0 part by weight and less than or equal to 40 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the hot melt adhesive material. Preferably, the ethylene vinyl acetate may be used in an amount of 75 to 95 parts by weight and the thermoplastic material may be used in an amount of 0.5 to 25 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the hot melt adhesive material. When the amount of the ethylene vinyl acetate and the thermoplastic material is within the above range, the two materials can be uniformly mixed, thereby improving the adhesive property.

In some embodiments, the thermoplastic material may optionally comprise a rosin compound. For example, the rosin-based compound may comprise pentaerythritol ester of rosin, and the like. In some embodiments, the hot melt adhesive material may include a material of a midsole material composition of the midsole and a material of an outsole material composition to be bonded, so as to improve compatibility of the prepared hot melt adhesive film with the midsole and the outsole, and further improve the adhesive property of the hot melt adhesive film to the midsole and the outsole.

In some embodiments, the hot melt adhesive material may optionally include other additives (e.g., tackifiers, etc.). In some embodiments, the tackifier may include, but is not limited to, natural resinous compounds. The natural resin compound may be used in an amount of more than 0 part by weight and 40 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the hot melt adhesive material. For example, the natural resinous compound may be a lacquer (lacquer) type compound, shellac (shellac) type compound, rosin polyol ester, maleic anhydride rosin ester, other suitable natural resins, or any mixture of the foregoing.

The electromagnetic radiation absorbing material is uniformly dispersed in the hot melt adhesive material, and the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material may include a microwave absorbing material, an infrared absorbing material, other suitable electromagnetic radiation absorbing materials, or any mixture thereof. The microwave absorbing material and the infrared absorbing material are not particularly limited, and only need to absorb the energy of electromagnetic radiation (i.e., microwave and/or infrared rays) and convert the energy into heat energy. In some embodiments, the electromagnetic radiation absorber can comprise a second polyurethane material. The second polyurethane material may be the same as or different from the first polyurethane material. In some embodiments, the second polyurethane material may be a thermoplastic material and/or a thermoset material. In some embodiments, the second polyurethane material is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane, which may have better recyclability. In some embodiments, the microwave absorbing material may include, but is not limited to, carbon black, silicon carbide, metal oxides (e.g., iron oxide, manganese dioxide, etc.), carbon fibers, inorganic clays, nano-nickel materials, other suitable microwave absorbing materials, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the infrared absorbing material includes absorbing materials capable of absorbing infrared such as ultra short wave (NIR), short wave (short wave), fast medium wave (fast medium wave), carbon medium wave (CIR), standard medium wave (MIR), black iron pipe, and the like. For example, the infrared absorbing material may include, but is not limited to, carbon black, silicon carbide, metal oxides (e.g., iron oxide, manganese dioxide, etc.), carbon fibers, nano-nickel materials, other suitable infrared absorbing materials, or any combination thereof.

It can be understood that when the second polyurethane material is the same as the first polyurethane material, the thermoplastic material only contains the first polyurethane material, and the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material only contains the second polyurethane material, the hot melt adhesive film composition is composed of ethylene vinyl acetate and the polyurethane material. The polyurethane material can be used as a film body material of the hot melt adhesive film, and can also absorb the energy of irradiated electromagnetic radiation and convert the energy into heat energy so as to improve the temperature of the hot melt adhesive film and further improve the bonding property of the hot melt adhesive film. Furthermore, the polyurethane materials of the first polyurethane material and the second polyurethane material are thermoplastic polyurethane, and the thermoplastic polyurethane can be well mixed with ethylene vinyl acetate, so that the adhesive property of the hot melt adhesive film can be improved, and the recyclability is better.

The nano nickel material may comprise nano nickel wires, nano nickel spheres, other suitable nano nickel materials, or any mixture thereof. In some embodiments, the nano nickel material may be, for example, a nano nickel wire having a one-dimensional nanowire (nanowire) structure. In such embodiments, the specific surface area of the nano-nickel wire may be greater than or equal to 0.29m²(ii) in terms of/g. In some embodiments, the ratio of the nano-nickel wiresThe surface area may be 0.30m²/g、0.32m²G or 0.35m²/g。

The preparation method of the nano nickel material can firstly prepare the nickel ion aqueous solution, and then add the reducing agent into the nickel ion aqueous solution to form the reaction solution. The nickel ion aqueous solution can be prepared by dissolving nickel ion salts in deionized water. In some embodiments, the nickel ion salts may include, but are not limited to, nickel chloride, nickel nitrate, nickel hydroxide, other suitable nickel ion salts, or any mixture thereof. In some embodiments, the aqueous nickel ion solution may optionally include an adjuvant. In such embodiments, the adjuvants may include, but are not limited to, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, or any mixture of the above. In some embodiments, the carboxymethyl cellulose is used in an amount of 4 to 6 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous nickel ion solution. For example, the carboxymethyl cellulose may be used in an amount of, for example, 4.5 parts by weight, 5 parts by weight, or 6 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous nickel ion solution. In some embodiments, the sodium citrate is used in an amount of 5 to 9 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous nickel ion solution. In some embodiments, the sodium hydroxide is used in an amount of 0.5 to 2 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous nickel ion solution. In other embodiments, the aforementioned adjuvant may be a solid. When the solid adjuvant is added to the nickel ion aqueous solution, the nickel ion aqueous solution may be heated and stirred so that the adjuvant is completely dissolved in the nickel ion aqueous solution.

The reducing agent may include, but is not limited to, hydrazine, hydrogen peroxide, other suitable reducing agents, or any mixture of the foregoing materials. In some embodiments, the reducing agent may be used in an amount of 3 to 9 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous nickel ion solution. For example, the reducing agent may be used in an amount of 3 parts by weight, 6 parts by weight, or 9 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous nickel ion solution.

And then, applying a magnetic field to the prepared reaction solution to react to prepare the nano nickel material. Wherein the applied magnetic field may be 500 gauss (G) to 5000 gauss, and the application time of the magnetic field may be 1 hour to 3 hours. For example, the magnetic field may be applied for 1 hour, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, or 2.5 hours.

The electromagnetic radiation absorbing material may be used in an amount of 0.5 to 40 parts by weight, preferably 0.5 to 30 parts by weight, and more preferably 0.5 to 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the hot melt adhesive material. When the amount of the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material is within the above range, the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material is not easily agglomerated and can be more uniformly dispersed in the hot melt adhesive material, so that the inside of the hot melt adhesive material can be uniformly heated when microwave energy is applied.

When the hot melt adhesive film of the invention is manufactured, the hot melt adhesive material and the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material can be uniformly mixed by a mixing extruder, and the hot melt adhesive film of the invention is manufactured after extrusion molding.

Accordingly, the hot melt adhesive film of the invention can absorb the applied electromagnetic radiation through the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material, and can effectively heat the hot melt adhesive film, so that the hot melt adhesive film has good bonding property. Secondly, because the hot melt adhesive film which is not irradiated with the electromagnetic radiation has no adhesive property, the hot melt adhesive film is not easy to stick on equipment or other materials when being laid or applied, and has good operation convenience.

Method for making shoe sole

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3A, fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for manufacturing a sole according to an embodiment of the invention, and fig. 3A is a schematic side sectional view illustrating a bonding process performed by a bonding apparatus according to some embodiments of the invention. In the method 200, the mid sole 312 and the outsole 311 to be bonded and the hot melt adhesive film 313 prepared by using the hot melt adhesive film composition are provided first, and the hot melt adhesive film 313 is placed between the mid sole 312 and the outsole 311 to form the sole material 310, as shown in operations 210 and 220. Next, the outsole material 310 is placed between a polypropylene upper plate 321 and a polypropylene lower plate 323, as shown in operation 230. The polypropylene upper plate 321 is disposed under the pressing member 331 of the bonding apparatus, and the polypropylene lower plate 323 is disposed on the turntable 333 of the bonding apparatus. The material of the turntable 333 according to the present invention is not particularly limited, and it is only necessary that the electromagnetic radiation is not absorbed in the bonding process described later. In some embodiments, the material of the disk 333 may be a metallic material, other suitable material, or any mixture of the above. In some embodiments, the distance D between the pressing member 331 and the rotating disc 333 may be 4.5 cm to 7.5 cm, preferably 5.0 cm to 7.0 cm, and more preferably 5.5 cm to 6.5 cm. When the distance D is within the above range, the electromagnetic radiation can be effectively absorbed by the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material and converted into heat energy, so as to heat the hot melt adhesive film and improve the adhesive property thereof. Secondly, if the distance D between the pressing member 331 and the rotating disc 333 is about 5.5 cm to 6 cm, the heating rate of the hot melt adhesive film is faster.

After operation 230, a bonding process is performed on the sole material 310 to obtain the sole of the present invention, as shown in operations 240 and 250. In the bonding process, the bonding apparatus can apply electromagnetic radiation to the sole material to heat the hot melt adhesive film, so as to bond the sole material 310. In operation 240, the type and wavelength of the applied electromagnetic radiation can be selected according to the type of the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material, so as to ensure that the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material can effectively absorb the radiation energy and convert the radiation energy into heat energy, so as to uniformly increase the temperature of the hot melt adhesive film 313, and further to make the hot melt adhesive film 313 have viscosity, thereby bonding the midsole 312 and the outsole 311.

Although the sole member 310 has contacted the polypropylene upper plate 321 as shown in fig. 3A, the invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, sole material 310 contacts polypropylene upper plate 321 and is compressed by polypropylene upper plate 321 and polypropylene lower plate 323. Wherein, the compression ratio of the sole material 310 compressed by the polypropylene upper plate 321 and the polypropylene lower plate 323 can be greater than or equal to 60% and less than 100% based on the uncompressed height of the sole material 310 being 100%. In other embodiments, the sole material 310 may not contact the polypropylene upper plate 321.

It is understood that when the sole material 310 is compressed, the polypropylene upper plate 321 and the polypropylene lower plate 323 can simultaneously apply pressure to the sole material 310 during the bonding process. Accordingly, when the electromagnetic radiation is applied to the sole material 310, the temperature of the hot melt adhesive film 313 can be increased to have viscosity, and the hot melt adhesive film 313 can effectively bond the outsole 311 and the midsole 312 by applying pressure.

Secondly, when the sole material 310 is not compressed and electromagnetic radiation is applied to the sole material 310, the hot melt adhesive film 313 of the present invention can still bond the outsole 311 and the midsole 312. However, in some embodiments, the bonding process may optionally include applying pressure to the sole material 310 by using the upper polypropylene plate 321 and the lower polypropylene plate 323 to further improve the adhesion of the hot melt adhesive film 313 to the outsole 313 and the midsole 312. In some embodiments, when pressure is applied to the sole material 310, electromagnetic radiation may be continuously applied to maintain the temperature of the hot melt adhesive film 313, so as to ensure adhesion to the outsole 311 and the midsole 313. In some embodiments, the electromagnetic radiation may be applied initially during the application of pressure, but stopped at a later time. In this way, the viscous hot melt adhesive film 313 can further penetrate into the gap between the outsole 311 and the midsole 312 based on the application of pressure when the electromagnetic radiation is applied, and gradually cool and solidify when the electromagnetic radiation is stopped, so as to achieve the effect of embedding, thereby enhancing the adhesion of the hot melt adhesive film 313 to the outsole 311 and the midsole 312. In other embodiments, when pressure is applied to the sole material 310, the electromagnetic radiation may be stopped and only the adhesive force caused by the remaining temperature of the hot melt adhesive film 313 is used to bond the outsole 311 and the midsole 313.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3B, before the aforementioned operation 230 is performed, the sole material 310 may be placed in the mold 340, wherein the mold 340 is placed between the polypropylene upper plate 331 and the polypropylene lower plate 333, and the mold 340 may include an upper mold 343 and a lower mold 341. The sole material 310 is placed in a groove of the lower mold 341, and the upper mold 343 has a protruding pressing portion (not shown) corresponding to the groove of the lower mold. In the subsequent bonding process (operation 240), the pressing portion is used to apply a bonding pressure to the sole material 310 to promote and ensure the adhesion of the hot melt adhesive 313 to the outsole 311 and the midsole 312. In some embodiments, the pressing portion and the lower mold cavity may have corresponding designs according to the appearance of the sole material 310 to be bonded, so as to further improve the uniformity of pressing during the pressing and bonding. In some embodiments, the mold 340 may selectively have an upper platen and a lower platen corresponding to the appearance of the sole material 310, wherein the upper platen and the lower platen are placed between the upper mold 343 and the lower mold 341, and the sole material 310 is placed between the upper platen and the lower platen. Therefore, by matching different upper pressing plates and lower pressing plates, the upper mold 343 and the lower mold 341 can be adapted to bond sole materials 310 with different shapes. Next, the relationship between the height of the mold 340 on which the sole member 310 is placed and the distance D is the same as the above description of whether the sole member 310 is compressed by the polypropylene upper plate 331 and the polypropylene lower plate 333, and thus the description thereof will not be repeated.

In some embodiments, the material of the upper mold 343 and the lower mold 341 may be polypropylene or Teflon (Teflon), and the upper mold 343 and the lower mold 341 may be solid molds or hollow molds. When the upper mold 343 and the lower mold 341 are solid molds made of polypropylene and the subsequent bonding process is performed, the entire sole material 310 can uniformly bond the outsole 311 and the midsole 312, thereby reducing the defects of warpage or protrusion. In other embodiments, the material of at least one of the upper mold 343 and the lower mold 341 may be replaced with teflon. The hollow teflon mold enables the hot melt adhesive film 313 to be heated by electromagnetic radiation more effectively when a subsequent bonding process is performed.

When the sole material 310 is placed in the mold 340, the mold 340 of the present invention does not shield the electromagnetic radiation during the bonding process described later, and the electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material of the hot melt adhesive film 313 in the mold 340 and is converted into heat energy.

Therefore, according to the method for manufacturing a shoe sole of the present invention, the hot melt adhesive film 313 before being irradiated with the electromagnetic radiation does not have an adhesive property and can be conveniently disposed between the midsole 312 and the outsole 311, but the hot melt adhesive film 313 after being irradiated with the electromagnetic radiation has a good adhesive property and can effectively adhere the midsole 312 and the outsole 311. Secondly, by applying adhesive pressure to the mid-sole 312 and the outsole 311 on both sides of the hot melt adhesive film 313, the hot melt adhesive film 313 between the mid-sole 312 and the outsole 311 can more effectively bond the two, thereby improving the bonding property between the two.

Fig. 4A to 4F are top views respectively illustrating relative positions of the sole material 310, the polypropylene lower plate 323 and the turntable 333 when performing the bonding process according to some embodiments of the present invention, wherein the top views are viewed from the lower surface of the polypropylene upper plate. Fig. 4A to 4D illustrate the bonding process using the method described in fig. 3A (i.e., without using a mold). Fig. 4E and 4F illustrate the bonding process using the method described in fig. 3B (i.e., using a mold), so that the substrate is placed in the mold 340. It should be noted that fig. 4A to 4D may also be used to perform the bonding process as described in fig. 3B.

In fig. 4A and 4C, the sole material 310 is placed at the center of the turntable 333, and in fig. 4B, 4D, 4E and 4F, the sole material 310 or the mold 340 can be placed at an eccentric position of the turntable 333. It is to be understood that the center position referred to herein refers to the position of the center 333a of the turntable 333, and the eccentric position refers to the position offset from the center 333 a. Accordingly, it can be understood that, as shown in fig. 4A, the center of gravity of the sole material 310 is aligned with the center 333a of the rotating disc 333; as shown in fig. 4B, the center of gravity of the outsole material 310 is offset from the center 333a of the turntable 333.

In fig. 4A, 4B, 4E and 4F, the lower polypropylene plate 323 is disposed at the center of the rotating plate 333, and in fig. 4C and 4D, the lower polypropylene plate 323 is disposed at the eccentric position of the rotating plate 333. Similarly, the placement position referred to herein is determined by the center of gravity of the polypropylene lower plate 323 and the center 333a of the turntable 333.

Next, as shown in fig. 4E and 4F, the mold 340 is beyond the polypropylene lower plate 323, so that the bonding process is preferably performed by the mold 340 to ensure that the bonding pressure can be uniformly applied to the sole material in the mold 340. In addition, the polypropylene lower plate 323 can also exceed the range of the rotating disc 333 (as shown in fig. 4F), so as to increase the applicable area of the applying device.

Since the typical shoe sole is rectangular with a length greater than a width, as shown in fig. 4G, the sole material 310 can also be obliquely placed on the polypropylene lower plate 323 (i.e. the extending direction of the length is not perpendicular to one side of the polypropylene lower plate 323). Accordingly, in some applications, the area of the polypropylene lower plate 323 can be reduced.

As can be seen from the above description of fig. 4A to 4G, in the present method for manufacturing a sole, the relative positions of the sole material 310 (or the mold 340), the polypropylene lower plate 323, and the turntable 333 are not particularly limited. When the sole material 310 is disposed at the center of the rotating disc 333, although the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material in the hot melt adhesive film composition can effectively absorb the energy of the electromagnetic radiation and convert the energy into heat energy for effective heating, the heating temperature at the center of the sole material 310 is lower, and the heating uniformity is reduced. When the sole material 310 is placed at the eccentric position of the rotating disc 333, the sole material 310 can be effectively heated, and the heating uniformity is better. Therefore, according to the appearance of the sole to be manufactured, the specific structure of the sole and/or the placement position of the sole material 310 can be properly adjusted, so as to ensure that the hot melt adhesive film is well heated, and further improve the bonding property of the hot melt adhesive film to the midsole and the outsole.

In some application examples, in the hot melt adhesive prepared from the hot melt adhesive film composition, the electromagnetic radiation absorbing material can absorb the energy of the electromagnetic radiation applied in the bonding process and convert the energy into heat energy, so that the hot melt adhesive film can be effectively heated and the middle sole and the big sole can be bonded. Furthermore, the hot melt adhesive film composition can also optionally comprise an electromagnetic radiation absorbing material, so that the absorption of electromagnetic radiation can be further improved, and the heating uniformity of the hot melt adhesive film can be further improved.

In other application examples, the manufacturing method of the sole can adjust the placement position of the sole material or the mold according to the design of the sole, so as to heat the hot melt adhesive film in the sole material more effectively and uniformly. Secondly, through adjusting the interval of the pressurization piece and the carousel of laminating equipment, the sole material also can effectively be heated. The peel strength of the sole prepared by the invention is preferably not less than 2 kg/cm.

The following examples are provided to illustrate the present invention, but not to limit the invention, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Preparation of Hot melt adhesive film