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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2022
Adidas Ag, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Tru Huu Minh Le, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Amir Fathi, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Christopher Edward Holmes, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Andreas Johannes Seefried, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Norbert Reuber, Kreuzwertheim, DE;
Constantin Joachim Nikolas Kemmer, Kreuzwertheim, DE;
Victor Romanov, Kreuzwertheim, DE;
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an enhanced method for the manufacture of a plastic component (), in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, the method comprising: opening a mold () by a predetermined amount into a loading position, wherein the mold comprises at least two mold parts () and wherein the amount by which the mold is opened influences an available loading volume of the mold, loading a material comprising expanded particles () into the loading volume, closing the mold into a closed position, wherein during closing of the mold the mold parts are moved together over different distances () in different areas of the mold, compressing the expanded particles by closing the mold and fusing at least the surfaces of the expanded particles to mold the plastic component.