Nike, Inc.

Chia-Hung Lin

Chun-Chieh Chen

Yi-Min Chen

Hsien-Kuang Wu

Hung-Yu Wu

Dragan Jurkovic

Chang-Chu Liao

Shih-Yuan Wu

Chia-Wei Chang

Wen-Ruei Chang

Chien-Chun Chen

Hung-yu Wu

Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.

Buffing system for footwear

An apparatus for buffing a shoe part includes a housing adapted to be articulated around at least a portion of the footwear part. A rotating spindle is positioned in the housing and has a buffing surface for engagement with the footwear part. A carriage is slideably connected to the housing and holds the spindle such that the buffing surface can be moved closer to and further away from the footwear part. An actuator is in the housing and in contact with the carriage. The actuator applies force to the carriage to increase the force of the buffing surface onto the footwear part. A biasing member is in the housing and in contact with the carriage. The biasing member exerts force onto the carriage in a direction opposite the force exerted by the actuator.

Shoe buffing system

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Changhua, Taiwan

Chia-Hung Lin