阅读说明：本技术 物品、囊以及制造物品和囊的方法 (Article, bladder and method of manufacturing article and bladder ) 是由 张怡华 克里斯多佛·J·狄米特里奥 杰里米·甘茨 亚当·科恩 理查德·L·沃特金斯 于 2019-02-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开内容涉及具有包括聚合物材料的表面的物品,该物品具有布置在其上的耐用且柔性的印刷层。在形成印刷层之前,物品的表面可以包括布置在聚合物材料的一部分上的第一层的第一组合物。第一组合物可以包含未交联聚合物的分散体(例如,未交联聚合物的水性分散体)。印刷层可以被包括在鞋类物品、鞋类的部件、服装、服装的部件、运动装备或运动装备的部件上。(The present disclosure relates to articles having a surface comprising a polymeric material with a durable and flexible printed layer disposed thereon. Prior to forming the printed layer, the surface of the article may include a first layer of the first composition disposed on a portion of the polymeric material. The first composition can comprise a dispersion of an uncrosslinked polymer (e.g., an aqueous dispersion of an uncrosslinked polymer). The print layer may be included on an article of footwear, a component of footwear, a garment, a component of a garment, athletic equipment, or a component of athletic equipment.)

1. A method of printing on an article, comprising:

applying a first composition onto a first side of an article, wherein the first composition comprises a dispersion of an uncrosslinked polymer and the first side of the article comprises a polymeric material;

applying a color composition to the first layer; and

allowing the color composition and the first layer to dry in contact with the first side, forming a printed layer on the first side of the article.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of applying the color composition onto the first side of the article comprises applying the color composition to the polymeric material exposed on the first side of the article, and after the step of applying the color composition but before the step of allowing the color composition to dry, the method further comprises allowing the color composition to penetrate into the polymeric material.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first side of the article comprises a film and the film comprises an exposed layer comprising the polymeric material.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein after the step of allowing the color composition to dry, the first side of the article has 15cm of nitrogen for an average wall thickness of 20 mils³/m²Atm · day or less.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of allowing the color composition to penetrate into the polymeric material comprises allowing the color composition to penetrate into an outer portion of an exposed layer of a film, but not into a layer of barrier material adjacent to the exposed layer of the film.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

applying a first layer of the first composition to the polymeric material on the first side of the article prior to applying the color composition to the first side of the article, the step of applying the color composition to the first side of the article comprising applying the color composition to the first layer while the first composition of the first layer remains wet, and the step of allowing the color composition to dry comprises allowing the color composition and the first composition of the first layer to dry on the first side of the article.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the color composition comprises a solvent, wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of alcohols, ketones, esters, cyclic sulfones, glycol ethers, glycol ether esters, lactams, and lactones.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispersion of uncrosslinked polymer is an aqueous dispersion of uncrosslinked polymer in a carrier, wherein the carrier is water or an aqueous solution.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispersion of uncrosslinked polymer comprises an aqueous dispersion of an uncrosslinked polyurethane copolymer, an aqueous dispersion of an uncrosslinked polyester polyurethane polymer, or both.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the uncrosslinked polyurethane copolymer is the product of a polymerization reaction of one or more isocyanates with one or more polyols, and optionally the one or more isocyanates or the one or more polyols, or both, comprise functional groups that increase the water dispersibility of the uncrosslinked polyurethane copolymer as compared to an uncrosslinked polyurethane copolymer formed by reacting substantially the same one or more isocyanates or one or more polyols, or both, that do not comprise the functional groups.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the print layer has an elongation at break of at least 500 percent.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the color composition comprises one or more pigments, dyes, water, one or more organic solvents, or a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the color composition comprises an acid dye and a quaternary ammonium compound.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymeric material comprises one or more polyurethanes, polyethers, polyesters, polyureas, polyamides, polyolefins, or any combination thereof.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the article is a bladder wall having an interior-facing side and an exterior-facing side, wherein the interior-facing side defines at least a portion of an interior region of an inflated bladder, wherein the bladder wall has an average wall thickness between the interior-facing side and the exterior-facing side of less than 5 millimeters, wherein the first side of the article comprises the exterior-facing side of the bladder wall or the interior-facing side of the bladder wall, wherein the bladder wall comprises the polymeric material on the exterior-facing side of the bladder wall or the interior-facing side of the bladder wall, wherein the printed layer is disposed on the exterior-facing side of the bladder wall or the interior-facing side of the bladder wall.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the capsule wall comprises a film comprising one or more polymer layers, wherein at least one polymer layer is formed from a thermoplastic material, wherein the film comprises one or more layers of thermoplastic polyurethane alternating with one or more layers of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer.

17. An article, comprising:

a bladder having a printed layer on a first side of the bladder, wherein the first side of the article comprises a polymeric material, wherein the printed layer is the product of a first composition and a color composition, wherein the first composition comprises a dispersion of an uncrosslinked polymer, wherein the first bladder wall has 15cm to nitrogen for an average wall thickness of 20 mils³/m²Atm · day or less.

18. The article of claim 17, wherein the bladder wall has an interior-facing side and an exterior-facing side, wherein the interior-facing side defines at least a portion of an interior region of the inflated bladder, wherein the bladder wall has an average wall thickness between the interior-facing side and the exterior-facing side of less than 5 millimeters, wherein the first side of the article comprises the exterior-facing side of the bladder wall or the interior-facing side of the bladder wall, wherein the bladder wall comprises the polymer material on the exterior-facing side of the bladder wall or the interior-facing side of the bladder wall, wherein the print layer is disposed on the exterior-facing side of the bladder wall or the interior-facing side of the bladder wall.

19. The article of claim 18, wherein the article is an article of footwear, a component of footwear, an article of apparel, a component of an article of apparel, an article of athletic equipment, or a component of athletic equipment.

20. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, comprising:

attaching the first component and the article of claim 17 to one another to form an article of footwear.

Background

Footwear, clothing, accessories, or sports apparel is typically a source of expression (of expression) for the wearer, and may include colors associated with a team, coordinated with another article (item), or provide an appealing or customized article to the user. The footwear may include an upper, a midsole, and an inflated bladder or bag for cushioning, and each may be colored so as to be part of the expression source.