A method of manufacturing a sole structure comprising a fully or partially heat-melted textile sole element, and an article of footwear comprising such a sole structure.

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a sole structure (60) comprising the provision (i) of at least one textile sole element having an outer face, comprising one or more threads at least in part thermofusible ( s); (ii) arranging said at least one textile sole element in a mold structure comprising a sole imprint intended to come into contact with the outer face of the textile sole element; (iii) arranging an inflatable bladder in the mold structure, and inflating the inflatable bladder to press, directly or indirectly, the outer face of the textile sole element against the sole imprint, and heat the textile sole element in order to melt the at least partly thermofusible yarn (s) and to substantially mold the sole imprint on the external face of the sole element; (iv) obtaining a sole structure (60) comprising a thermocompressed textile sole element (70). The present invention also relates to a sole structure and an article of footwear implementing said manufacturing method. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 4.