US3869745A - Method and apparatus for manufacturing shoes - Google Patents

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US3869745A
US3869745A US459333A US45933374A US3869745A US 3869745 A US3869745 A US 3869745A US 459333 A US459333 A US 459333A US 45933374 A US45933374 A US 45933374A US 3869745 A US3869745 A US 3869745A
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    • A43—FOOTWEAR
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    • A43D37/00—Machines for roughening soles or other shoe parts preparatory to gluing
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  • ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for manufacturing shoes. especially for working the lower edge of the upper over the periphery of the bottom of the shoe.
  • a cup shaped rotary tool is mounted for rotation on an axis inclined to the shoe sole and with a region of the rim of the tool engaging the sole near the periphery.
  • the tool follows a closed path about the shoe sole and wipes the edge of the upper toward the center of the sole.
  • the tool is rotated on its axis.
  • the tool is caused to tra verse the sole longitudinally along each side of the sole and is rotated bodily at each end of the sole to cause the region of the rim of the tool engaging the sole to follow a closed path around the sole with the said region also moving substantially perpendicularly to said path toward the center of the sole due to the rotation of the tool on its axis.
  • the present invention relates to a method for working the wedge fold (Zwickeinschlag) of a lasted shoe while employing a pot-shaped, cup-shaped, bellshaped, or similar tool, the end face of which works the wedge fold during a relative movement between the tool and shoe all the way around.
  • a pot-shaped, cup-shaped, bellshaped, or similar tool the end face of which works the wedge fold during a relative movement between the tool and shoe all the way around.
  • always only one surface zone of the tool which so corresponds to the width of the wedge fold is engaging the shoe, and the axis of rotation of the tool intersects an imaginary base plane with adjustable angle of inclination in the so-called axis of rotation reference point, said base plane corresponding at least approximately to the shoe bottom.
  • the invention also concerns a device for holding and guiding a lasted shoe relative to a rotating knocking or roughing tool, for instance, a combined knocking and roughing tool for purposes of working the wedge fold.
  • the narrow edge on the end face serves for machining
  • the tool is pivoted about a pivot axis which is perpendicularly aligned with the axis of rotation of the tool and with the pivot axis of the shoe.
  • an object of the present invention to provide a method for working or machining the wedge fold, which while resulting in a high quality machining permits a clear and extremely simple control possibility in order to be able to employ an electronic control with economically admissible costs.
  • FIG. I is a top view of a device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 represents a section through the device of FIG. I, said section being taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic view for explaining the machining method according to the method.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a diagrammatic view similar to and supplementing that of FIG. 4.
  • the method according to the present invention is characterized primarily in that the tool is moved in a relative movement to and about the wedge fold in such a way that the connecting line between the reference point of the axis of rotation and a surface point of the surface zone of the tool respectively engaging the shoe will always at least approximately, be tangentially aligned with an imaginary working line which averages (ausmittalt) the wedge fold around the shoe along an arena-shaped contour while said working line describes a semicircle at the tip side and at the heel side, said semicircle being connected by substantially straight lines.
  • the main emphasis is on the arena-shape contoured working line which is composed of the semicircular arcs and straight lines. As a result thereof, an advanta geous simplified control is obtained simultaneously with an improvement in the quality of the machining result.
  • the method according to the invention furthermore results in a control which can be effected in a particularly simple manner because merely a rectilinear reciprocatory movement of the reference point of the axis of rotation is to be combined with a simple rotary movement of the reference point of the axis of rotation.
  • the successive method steps during the complete machining of a shoe may be carried out in such a way that the rotary movement by an angle of or of the refernce point of rotation will furnish an advantageously clear and simple machining diagram. Due to the inclusion of an angle of attack, the possibility is realized to consider in a simple manner the size of the shoe without necessitating a change in the working program.
  • a further object of the invention consists in providing a device which, while consisting of a simple construction, will make possible a tool guidance which improves the machining or working operation. Above all, it is an object of the invention by a suitable structural design to bring about a simplification of the complicated pivoting movements between shoe and tool as they have been necessary heretofore with heretofore known machining automats.
  • FIG. 1 the arrange ment shown in FIG. 1 comprises a supporting element 1 in the form of a circular disc.
  • the circular disc is held between three guiding rollers 2, 3 and 4, which are journaled in a holding frame 5.
  • the guiding roller 2 is mounted on a lever 6 which has one end thereof linked through a bolt 7 to a holding frame 5, whereas its other end has suspended thereon a tension spring 8 which is connected to the holding frame 5.
  • the lever 6 furthermore supports an electric motor 9 which is adapted through a diagrammatically indicated transmission 10 to drive the guiding roller 2 and thereby to rotate the supporting element 1.
  • the transmission of the torque from the guiding roller 2 to the supporting element 1 may, in an advantageous manner, be effected by friction, inasmuch as between the small guiding roller 2 and the large supporting element 1 a high stepdown ratio is provided.
  • the device according to the present invention comprises a pot-shaped tool 11, the end face 12 of which acts upon a shoe 13 to be worked, and is mounted on a plate 15 by means of a diagrammatically indicated spindle 14. Likewise arranged on said plate 15 is an electric motor 16 which drives tool 11 through the intervention of a belt 17. In order to assure that for purposes of increasing the stability, the mounting of the supporting element 1 can be placed as close to the point of action of tool 11 on shoe 13 as possible, the supporting element 1 is provided with a cutout 18 (FIGS. 1 and 3) through which the spindle 14 and the electric motor 16 extend.
  • a cutout 18 FIGS. 1 and 3
  • Plate 15 is inclined relative to the supporting element 1 by an angle of from 5 to 60, preferably from 15 to 20 and is connected to said supporting element 1 in such a way that the extensions of the axes, namely the axis of rotation 19 of the tool and the axis of rotation 20 of the supporting element 1 intersect in a point 21.
  • a tube 23 is connected to a yoke 22 which is mounted on the supporting element 1.
  • This tube 23 carries in an electrically insulating manner, two collector rings 24 and 25 through the intervention of which by means of two collector contacts 26 and 27 the electric connection with the electric motor 16 is established.
  • a potentiometer diagrammatically indicated the movable collector contact of which is coupled to the tube 23 and the fixed resistor path 29 together with the collector contacts 26 and 27 is held fast on an angular extension 30 of the holding frame 5.
  • Electric cables are designated with the reference numerals 31 and 32. The last mentioned details are not shown in FIG. 1 in order not unnecessarily to clog up the showing of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 2 in combination with FIG. 1 shows as an example the additional construction of a processing machine according to the invention.
  • a frame 33 is, by means of the pivot arms 34, vertically movably linked to a machine frame 35.
  • Supporting arms 36, 37 are rigidly connected to both sides of frame 33.
  • the holding frame 5 is mounted for a limited movement.
  • the pivot axis 40 which extends through the bearing bolts 38 and 39 is vertically aligned with the supporting axis 20 of the supporting element 1, and the two axes 40 and 20 intersect at 41, which point of intersection is located in a base plane which at least approximately. corresponds to the shoe bottom.
  • a pivot drive consists, 'for instance, of an electric motor 42 which through a transmission 43 drives a threaded spindle 44.
  • An angle arm 45 is adapted on one hand to carry out a reciprocating movement on the threaded spindle 44 in conformity with the rotation of said spindle, and on the other hand is linked to a holding frame 5 by means of a bearing bolt 46.
  • a commercial potentiometer 42a may be coupled to the transmission 43.
  • the shoe to be machined is, by means of a heel mandrel 47 and a tip support 48 held in a pivotal frame 49 which has a pivot drive 50.
  • the shoe 13 will thus be pivotable about a pivot axis which extends approximately in the longitudinal direction of the shoe.
  • a potentiometer 51 may be employed.
  • any portion of the wedge fold may be machined in any desired alignment of the machining grooves caused by the tool.
  • the described device is not limited to the employment of the machining mount accordingto the invention, even though it is particularly suitable for this method.
  • the essential geometric conditions for the machining method according to the invention are, for purposes of a better illustration and definition reduced mentally into a two-dimensional plane which at least approximately corresponds to the shoe bottom and henceforth is to be called the base plane.
  • the base plane which at least approximately corresponds to the shoe bottom and henceforth is to be called the base plane.
  • all axes are illustrated at the respective portions as points where they penetrate the base plane.
  • the reference point DB of the axes of rotation will henceforth be called the reference point DB of the axes of rotation.
  • This reference point DB is, during the relative DF. between shoe S and holding frame (for instance holding frame 5, according to FIGS.
  • FIG. 4 shows the two positions of said reference point, while the timewise sequence in which these positions will be taken are indicated by indices corresponding to DB1 and DB2. Furthermore, different successive positions of a rotary reference point RB are indicated by indices.
  • the rotary reference pointRB is meant to indicate the point of intersection of the axis of rotation of a tool W (for instance tool 11 according to FIGS. 1-3) with the base plane and is displaced by turning the supporting element about the reference point DB.
  • the tool W has been shown as segment only in the various positions.
  • the shading indicates the end face WS acting upon the shoe.
  • the width A of the end face WS and the width B of the wedge fold determine the emphasized surface zones which illustrate the contact surface of the tool W with the shoe S.
  • the tool W is in a relative movement moved around the wedge fold in such a way that a connecting line T between the reference point RB of the axis of rotation and a surface point F of the respective surface zone of the tool in contact with the shoe S will always at least approximately be arranged tangentially to an imaginary working line AL which averages out arena like the wedge fold around the shoe.
  • averaging out is meant that the surface parts of the wedge fold which areconfined by the working line amount to approximately from 30 to 50 percent of the surface parts remaining outside.
  • the working line AL respectively describes a semicircle about the turning points DS ofthe tip and the turning point DF of the heel, and the semicircles are connected by straight lines.
  • the reference point DB1 of the axis of rotation is by longitudinally moving the shoe S or the supporting element caused at least approximately to coincide with the point of rotation D8 of the tip. Minor deviation may result by the lateral pivoting of the shoe S about a pivot axis extending in its longitudinal direction during the following machining operation, whereby alternately the left and the right part of the wedge fold is, in a suitable manner, exposed to the tool W.
  • the pivot movement of the shoe brings about a differently great lateral displacement of the contour of the wedge fold relative to the advancing line VL determined by the way in which the tool is guided.
  • said pivot axis may be placed into the base plane or at least very close thereto so that this influence will be negligible.
  • the starting position of the reference point RBI of the axis of rotation has to be set before the toolW will engage the shoe S.
  • This position has to be so selected that the connecting line T of RBI is directed tangentially with regard to the work line AL. This requirement would be met in each position of RB on the semicircle between RB6 and R82.
  • the required rotary movements of the supporting element about its axis of rotation are to be simplified by employing only rotary movements precisely by angles of 90.
  • the positions shown in FIG. 4 are to be employed. Tests have proved that the position RBI brings about the best machining quality of the tip area.
  • H stands for half the diameter of the semicircle at the tip side of the working line AL
  • V stands for the distance of the reference point RB of the axis of rotation from the reference point DB of the axis of rotation.
  • the reference point of the axis of rotation is moved into two successive 90 rotary movements through the position RB4 into the position RBS. Subsequently, the shoe 5 is moved back whereby the reference point of the axis of rotation is again brought into its original position, namely, a position in which it coincides with the point of rotation D5 of the tip. The reference point of the axis of rotation is thus displaced from RBS to RB6 and from here is pivoted back in a final rotary movement into the starting position. Here the tool W is lifted off the shoe S, and the next shoe may be inserted.
  • the maching ofa shoe may, however. also be started from the position RB4 because this position is equivalent to the position RBI. Also, the principle remains unchanged when the machining direction of the wedge fold is effected in counterclockwise direction. Expediently, programs which form an image to each other are employed for the two shoes of a pair of shoes.
  • FIG. 5 shows in dash lines a shoe S in conformity with the size shown in FIG. 4, whereas the tip range of a larger shoe is shown in full lines. All reference numerals referring to the larger shoe differ from FIG. 4 nearly by an additional elevated cross. From the above mentioned relationship for the setting angle a it will be evident that the new setting angle 0: must be greater than the previous setting angle, in conformity with the likewise greater radius H of the semicircle located at the tip side and pertaining to the new working line AL.
  • the lateral displacement Y visible in FIG. 5 between RBI and RBI will be all the shorter the greater the distance V will be between the reference point RB of the axis of rotation and the reference point DB of the axis of rotation. With suitable dimensioning, this displacement will be negligible.
  • the setting of the setting angle a is expediently effected automatically in conformity, for instance, with the mutual position of a heel mandrel to the tip support.
  • the method of folding the upper ofa shoe over the sole which comprises; supporting the shoe with the sole exposed, supporting a cup shaped tool on a central axis of rotation which is inclined to said sole with the open side of the tool facing the sole and with a region of the rim of the tool engaging the sole near the periphery thereof, rotating the tool on its central axis to wipe the edge of the upper toward the center of the shoe sole, moving the tool and the shoe relatively to cause the region of the tool engaging the sole to follow a closed path about the sole to wipe the edge of the shoe upper over the entire periphery of the shoe sole, said closed path being formed by rotating said tool bodily about an axis perpendicular to the sole in about the center thereof at each end of the sole, and moving the tool bodily in a straight line along each side of the sole, a line drawn from the point of intersection of said axis with the plane of the sole to said region of the rim of the tool which engages the sole being substantially tangential to said path in each relative position of said tool and
  • a device for use in shoe manufacture comprising; means for supporting a shoe with the sole exposed, a cup shaped tool having the open side facing the shoe sole, a frame rotatably supporting said tool for rotation on the axis of the tool, said axis being inclined so as to converge with a perpendicular to the sole in a direction away from the sole, a region of the rim of the tool being adjacent the periphery of the sole, and means supporting said frame for rotation on an axis substantially perpendicular to and intersecting the longitudinal central axis of the sole.
  • a device in which the axis of rotation of the tool and the axis of rotation of the frame diverge in the direction toward the sole and are substantially coplanar.
  • a device in which the axis of rotation of the support passes by the tool near the rim thereof.
  • a device in which the axis of rotation of the tool and axis of rotation of the support make an angle of from about 5 to about 60 with each other and are in intersecting relation.
  • a device in which the axis of rotation of the tool and axis of rotation of the support make an angle of from about 15 to about 20 with each other and are in intersecting relation.
  • a device which includes a drive motor connected to said frame forangularly adjusting said frame about the said axis of rotation intersecting relation therewith in about the plane of the shoe sole.
  • a device which includes a motor connected to said support member for tilting the support member about said pivot means.
  • a device which includes means for developing an electric signal in conformity with the tilted position of said support member about said pivot means.
  • a device in which said means rotatably supporting said frame comprises a disc on said frame concentric with the axis of rotation thereof, a support member, and guide rollers rotatable on said support member and engaging the periphery of said disc.
  • a device in which at least one of said rollers is resiliently biased radially toward said disc and is moveable radially of the disc.
  • a device which includes means for driving at least one of said rollers to cause rotation of said frame.
  • a device in which said means forsupporting a shoe is tiltable about an axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the shoe.
  • a device in which said means for supporting a shoe is bodily moveable in the longitudinal direction of the shoe.
  • a device which includes a stationary main machine frame, and means supporting said support member in said main frame for body movement in parallelism with itself in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shoe sole.

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