WO2018097337A1 - Customized shoes using 3d printer, and manufacturing apparatus and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to customized shoes using a 3D printer and a manufacturing method therefor, and, more specifically, to customized shoes using 3D printers, tailored to individual characteristics using a 3D printer after scanning a foot of a user through a 3D scan, a manufacturing apparatus and method therefor. In addition, the present invention comprises: a three-dimensional scanner which scans the outer appearance of the foot in three dimensions; a load measuring device which measures the load value of the foot; a first 3D printer which manufactures prototype shoes based on the outer appearance of the foot scanned by the three-dimensional scanner and foot load values by the load measuring device; and a second 3D printer which manufactures the customized shoes based on the prototype shoes manufactured by the first 3D printer.

Description

Customized shoes using 3D printer, manufacturing apparatus and method thereof

The present invention relates to a customized shoe using a 3D printer and a method of manufacturing the same. More specifically, after a user's foot is scanned through a 3D scan, a customized 3D printer is manufactured using a 3D printer according to individual characteristics. A shoe, its manufacturing apparatus, and a method thereof.

In general, most shoes come in bulk ready-made products in mass production. Consumers have been inconvenient to fit their feet to the inner shape of the shoes they purchased because they do not fit the shape of each user. Therefore, consumers have recently shown a lot of interest in functional or customized shoes that can feel comfortable even long walks.

In addition, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a custom insole, the step of pre-heating the insole in the oven to 60 ~ 80 ℃ insoles in accordance with the size of the wearer foot, and placing the pre-heat insole in the SRF and And forming the molded insole by the wearer standing on the preheated insole seated in the SRF, and attaching the arch support and the cushion cushion to the molded insole according to the wearer's foot shape and correction purpose, wherein the SRF is a high specific gravity urethane. Or silicon. According to the present invention, the molded insole is in close contact with the arch and the heel in an inexpensive and simple way as the wearer rises and presses onto the preheating insole, which is easily deformable and recovers after several hours or days and is placed on the SRF that can be used repeatedly. Repeated use is possible, and the arch support and the cushion wheel cup can be attached according to the wearer's foot shape and the purpose of correction, has the effect of adjusting the correction step of the foot shape.

However, the above-described conventional technology has a problem in that it feels inconvenient in activity as it is manufactured based on data on a foot in a stationary state instead of an active foot.

In addition, since the insole should be heated by putting the insole in a heating means such as a microwave oven or oven in the insole molding process, the process of making a customized shoe has been troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems as described above, as well as a foot shape of the stationary state, as well as customized shoes using a 3D printer for manufacturing a shoe suitable for the user's activity, a manufacturing apparatus and method thereof To provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a customized shoe, a manufacturing apparatus and method thereof using a 3D printer that can simply produce a shoe tailored to the user's feet.

In order to achieve the above object, the customized shoe using the 3D printer according to the present invention, a manufacturing apparatus and method thereof are provided in the three-dimensional scanner for scanning the outer shape of the foot in three dimensions and the load measuring device for measuring the load value of the foot and the three-dimensional scanner. The first 3D printer for manufacturing a prototype shoe based on the shape of the foot and the load value of the foot by the load measuring device and the first shoe for manufacturing a customized shoe based on the prototype shoe manufactured by the first 3D printer. It characterized by including 2 3D printer.

In addition, the load measuring device is characterized in that it comprises a load sensor for measuring the load value of the foot.

In addition, the 3D printer is moved to the X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis, and the suction nozzle and the suction nozzle for adsorbing and placing the injection nozzle and pressure sensor or the control unit for spraying the laminated material to make the appearance of the shoe It characterized in that it comprises a conveying portion.

In addition, the prototype shoe is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of pressure sensors arranged to surround the user's feet at predetermined intervals and a communication unit for transferring the data measured by the pressure sensor by wire or wireless.

In addition, the prototype shoe is characterized in that it further comprises a pulse detection sensor that can check the user's pulse.

In addition, the shoe of the prototype is characterized in that it detects the change in the load distribution measured by a plurality of pressure sensors in accordance with the user's movement and transmits the detected signal value to the motion recognition input means of the PC or electronic device.

In addition, the scan step of obtaining the three-dimensional scan data by scanning the contour of the foot in three dimensions and the first measurement step of obtaining the load measurement data by measuring the load value of the foot and three-dimensional scan data obtained by the scanning step and the first measurement step In order to manufacture customized shoes improved from the first manufacturing step of manufacturing prototype shoes with the first 3D printer by combining the load measurement data and the prototype shoes manufactured with the first 3D printer of the first manufacturing step And a second manufacturing step of manufacturing customized shoes with a second 3D printer based on the second measurement step of measuring wear data for a predetermined period of time and the data obtained in the second measurement step.

As described above, according to the customized shoe, the manufacturing apparatus and the method using the 3D printer according to the present invention, it is possible to manufacture a customized shoe considering the activity of the user as well as the shape of the foot in a stationary state.

In addition, according to the customized shoe, the manufacturing apparatus and method using the 3D printer according to the present invention, there is an effect that can be easily made to fit the foot of the user using the 3D scanner and the 3D printer.

1 is a flow chart illustrating a method of manufacturing a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing a scanning step of the manufacturing method of a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing a measuring step of the manufacturing method of a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

5 is a view showing a measurement step of the manufacturing method of a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a view showing a measuring step of a method of manufacturing a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

7 is a view showing a measuring step of a method of manufacturing a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

8 is a view showing a manufacturing step of the manufacturing method of a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

9 is a view showing an embodiment of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

10 is a view showing another embodiment of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

11 is a view showing another embodiment of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flow chart illustrating a method of manufacturing a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a 3D printer according to the present invention Figure 4 is a view showing a scanning step of the manufacturing method of a custom shoe using, Figure 4 is a view showing a measuring step of a manufacturing method of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a 3D printer according to the present invention FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a measurement step of a method of manufacturing a customized shoe using the same. FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a measurement step of a method of manufacturing a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a 3D printer according to the present invention. Figure 8 is a view showing a measurement step of the manufacturing method of a customized shoe using, Figure 8 shows a manufacturing step of the manufacturing method of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention 9 is a view showing an embodiment of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, Figure 10 is a view showing another embodiment of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, Figure 11 is a view showing another embodiment of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention.

1 is a flow chart illustrating a method of manufacturing a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, a scanning step (S1) for scanning the overall appearance of the foot in three dimensions, a first measurement step (S2) for measuring the load value of the foot, It comprises a first manufacturing step (S3) for manufacturing a prototype shoe with a first 3D printer.

In addition, although the customized shoes can be manufactured through the scanning step (S1), the first measuring step (S2), and the first manufacturing step (S3), the prototype is manufactured to manufacture more improved customized shoes in consideration of individual characteristics. The second measurement step (S4) of measuring data worn for a certain period of time wearing a type of shoes, the second manufacturing step (S5) of manufacturing a more improved shoes through the second 3D printer based on the data obtained in the second measurement step (S5) ) May be further included.

In addition, the first 3D printer and the second 3D printer may be the same 3D printer.

In the following, the scanning step S1, the first measuring step S2, the first manufacturing step S3, the second measuring step S4, and the second manufacturing step S5 are all included and the same first 3D It will be described as manufacturing a customized shoe using a printer and a second 3D printer.

More specifically, the method of manufacturing a customized shoe using the 3D printer according to the present invention obtains the three-dimensional appearance data of the user's foot through the scanning step (S1) to scan the entire appearance of the foot in three dimensions.

In addition, the load measurement data is obtained through the first measurement step S2 of measuring the load value of the foot, and based on the data obtained in the scanning step S1 and the first measurement step S2, the first manufacturing step S3. Will manufacture prototype shoes with the first 3D printer.

In addition, in the first manufacturing step (S3) in order to manufacture a customized shoe improved than the shoes of the prototype manufactured by the first 3D printer, in the second measurement step (S4) the user wears a prototype shoe worn for a certain period As you measure your personal characteristics.

In addition, on the basis of the data accumulated in the second measurement step (S4) in the second manufacturing step (S5) it is to produce a shoe that is more improved (to suit the characteristics of the individual) than the prototype shoes.

As described above, since the prototype shoe is manufactured through the appearance and foot load measurement data measured in three dimensions when manufacturing the prototype, the prototype shoe itself is excellent, but in the future, the user may use the prototype Since shoes can be obtained and data can be obtained according to individual characteristics for a predetermined period of time, it is possible to produce improved customized shoes tailored to the detailed characteristics of the user.

2 illustrates a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, and includes a plurality of pressure sensors 90 and a controller 91.

More specifically, a plurality of pressure sensors 90 are built in the shoe so as to surround the user's feet at predetermined intervals, and the plurality of pressure sensors 90 continuously maintain the user's shoes while wearing the shoes. The load will be measured.

In addition, the lower end of the shoe storage unit (not shown) for storing the data (load value) obtained after wearing the shoe through the plurality of pressure sensors 90, or a communication unit (not shown) for transmitting wired and wirelessly The control unit 91 is configured to include.

When the controller 91 further includes a communication unit, the controller 91 may transmit data to a terminal such as a PC or a smartphone by a wired communication method such as USB or a wireless communication method using wifi, Bluetooth, zigbee, or the like.

Figure 3 illustrates a scanning step of the manufacturing method for manufacturing a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention having the above characteristics, it scans the appearance of the user's foot in three dimensions.

More specifically, the appearance of the user's foot 12 is obtained by using the three-dimensional scanner 11, the three-dimensional scan data, the three-dimensional scanner 11 is a three-dimensional image acquisition method using a laser, or a camera The 3D image acquisition method using can be used.

4 to 7 illustrate a measuring step of a method of manufacturing a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, and loads for manufacturing a customized shoe made of different materials according to the load applied to the user's foot 12. Obtaining the measurement data, and merging the load measurement data with the three-dimensional scan data obtained through the scanning step (S1).

More specifically, the step of obtaining the load measurement data to manufacture a customized shoe consisting of a soft material in the high load portion, a hard material in the low load portion, as shown in Figure 4 load measurement device (23) ) To measure the load of the foot (12).

In addition, the load measuring device 23 includes a pin 25 in contact with the foot, an elastic body 26 applying a predetermined pressure to the pin 25, the pin 25 and the elastic body 26 as shown. The load sensor 24 for measuring the load (pressure) to be transmitted is arranged in a plurality of rows and columns.

That is, the load applied to one surface of the foot 12 can be measured through the load sensor 24 arranged in a plurality of rows and columns.

In addition, the components for measuring the load (pins, elastic body, load sensor) may be deleted or replaced as necessary, it is characterized in that the load measurement data can be obtained by measuring the load.

For example, load measurement data may be obtained through a planar pressure sensor.

The load measurement data 27 and the 3D scan data 17 illustrated in FIG. 5 obtained through the above method are merged to form the merged data 28, and a plurality of different loads are different depending on the load, such as 28a or 28b. It will be divided into zones.

In addition, not only the load on the lower surface of the foot 12 described in FIG. 4 or 5 but also the measurement on the side load of the foot 12 shown in FIG. 6 or 7 may be made.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of pins 25, a plurality of elastic bodies 26, and a plurality of load sensing sensors 24 also surround the sides of the foot 12. It is arranged in a plurality of rows and columns in the form can measure the load applied to the side of the foot (12).

Through the three-dimensional measurement as described above it is possible to obtain data to manufacture a customized shoe with a more comfortable feeling when worn.

The load measurement data 27 and the 3D scan data 17 illustrated in FIG. 7 obtained through the above method are merged to form the merged data 28, and a plurality of different loads may be different depending on the load, such as 28a or 28b. It will be divided into zones.

8 is a view illustrating a manufacturing step in a method of manufacturing a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, and based on merged data (28 in FIG. 5 or 28 in FIG. 7) in which three-dimensional scan data and load measurement data are integrated. As a result, customized shoes are manufactured using a 3D printer.

More specifically, a 3D printer having a plurality of spray nozzles 31 is laminated to different materials (high load is soft material, low load is hard material) according to the load based on the merged data to manufacture customized shoes. .

To this end, the 3D printer is a transfer for supplying a plurality of injection nozzles 31 and the X-axis transfer unit 35a, the pressure sensor 90 or the controller 91 for the X-axis transfer of the injection nozzle 31 ( 33), an adsorption nozzle 32 for adsorbing the pressure sensor 90 or the control unit 91 supplied by the transfer 33, an X-axis transport unit 35b for X-axis transport of the adsorption nozzle 32, Y-axis feeder 36 for feeding the injection nozzle 31, the suction nozzle 32, and the X-axis feeders 35a and 35b to the Y-axis, the injection nozzle 31, the suction nozzle 32, and the X-axis feeder 35a, 35b, and the Z-axis feed part 37 for Z-feeding the Y-axis feed part 36 is comprised.

In addition, the X-axis transfer unit (35a, 35b), Y-axis transfer unit 36, Z-axis transfer unit 37 may be represented as one transfer unit for the X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis transfer.

In particular, the plurality of spray nozzles 31 are for spraying a plurality of different materials (soft materials, hard materials) and laminated materials of color, and are specified based on merged data (28 in FIG. 5 or 28 in FIG. 7). The injection nozzle is used to manufacture customized shoes having different materials according to the load.

In addition, during the process of manufacturing the customized shoes, the adsorption nozzle is adsorbed to the predetermined position by adsorbing the pressure sensor 90 or the control unit 91 supplied by the transfer 33, the injection nozzle 31 is Covering the raised pressure sensor 90 or the control unit 91 with a laminated material to produce a customized shoe.

Accordingly, a customized shoe in which the pressure sensor 90 or the control unit 91 is built is manufactured.

Customized shoes using the 3D printer manufactured by the manufacturing method as described above, unlike the conventional shoes (only scan the outer appearance of the foot) is applied to the appearance of the foot and the degree of the load of the user's foot, so as to be composed of different materials according to the load By using a 3D printer, more sophisticated and comfortable shoes can be produced.

In addition, a three-dimensional scanner for obtaining the three-dimensional scan data of the foot described above, a load measuring device for measuring the load of the foot, the contour of the foot scanned by the three-dimensional scanner and the load value of the foot by the load measuring device Including a 3D printer for manufacturing the type of shoes will be configured a custom shoe manufacturing apparatus using a 3D printer.

Figure 9 illustrates an embodiment of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, the user through a plurality of pressure sensors and a control unit implanted in a custom shoe using a 3D printer the user is measured the load measured by a plurality of pressure sensors You can check it.

More specifically, the value measured by a plurality of pressure sensors 90 built to wrap the user's feet at predetermined intervals inside the shoe is transmitted to the terminal 92 such as a smartphone through the control unit 91. The user can check the load measured by the plurality of pressure sensors 90, the user stores the measured value of the measured load, or the control unit 91 stores the measured value to measure the load during the manufacture of the next shoe Can also be used as data.

10 illustrates another embodiment of a custom shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, and may further include a pulse detection sensor in the custom shoe using the 3D printer.

In more detail, a pulse detection sensor 93 may be further included in the shoe to measure a user's health state or life pattern, and may be transmitted to the terminal 92 such as a smartphone through the controller 91. The user may store the measured value of the measured pulse, or the controller 91 may store the measured value and use it as additional data in the manufacture of the next shoe.

For example, if the pulse is high, as the active lifestyle has a pattern to make the shoe is made of a more flexible material.

In addition, the pulse detection sensor 93 may further include an acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor may measure the number of steps, such as 'pedometer', or measure the inclination, and measure a living pattern such as the number of times of climbing. have.

11 is a view showing another embodiment of a customized shoe using a 3D printer according to the present invention, and for manipulating other electronic devices such as a PC, a smartphone, a tablet, a game machine, and the like using a load sensor embedded in the shoe. It can also be used as an input means.

In more detail, the load distribution is measured by the load sensor according to the movement of the user, and different input signals are transmitted according to the distribution of the measured load.

For example, when the load of the left foot is higher than the load of the right foot, the left signal is transmitted. When the load of the front part of the foot is higher than the load of the rear part, the front signal is transmitted.

That is, a load sensor built into a customized shoe using the 3D printer according to the present invention may be used as an input means for motion recognition.

As mentioned above, although this invention was described based on the preferred embodiment with reference to attached drawing, it is clear that those skilled in the art for many various modifications are possible for this, without leaving | separating the range of this invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be construed by the claims described to include examples of many such variations.

Claims (8)

A three-dimensional scanner for scanning the appearance of the foot in three dimensions; A load measuring device for measuring a load value of the foot; A first 3D printer for manufacturing a prototype shoe based on the foot shape scanned by the three-dimensional scanner and the load value of the foot by the load measuring device; Characterized in that the second 3D printer for producing a custom shoe based on the prototype of the shoe manufactured by the first 3D printer Customized shoe manufacturing apparatus using 3D printer. The method of claim 1, The load measuring device comprises a load sensor for measuring the load value of the foot Customized shoe manufacturing apparatus using 3D printer. The method of claim 1, The 3D printer and the injection nozzle for injecting a laminated material for making the appearance of the shoe; An adsorption nozzle for adsorbing and placing a pressure sensor or a controller; It characterized in that it comprises a transfer unit for moving the injection nozzle and the suction nozzle in the X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis Customized shoe manufacturing apparatus using 3D printer. The method of claim 1, The prototype shoe includes a plurality of pressure sensors arranged to surround the user's feet at predetermined intervals; It characterized in that it comprises a communication unit for transferring the data measured by the pressure sensor by wire or wirelessly Customized shoe manufacturing apparatus using 3D printer. The method of claim 4, wherein The prototype shoe is characterized in that it further comprises a pulse detection sensor that can check the user's pulse Customized shoe manufacturing apparatus using 3D printer. The method of claim 4, wherein The prototype shoe is characterized by detecting the change in the load distribution measured by a plurality of pressure sensors in accordance with the user's movement and transmits the detected signal value to the motion recognition input means of the PC or electronic device Customized shoe manufacturing apparatus using 3D printer. Custom shoes manufactured by a custom shoe manufacturing apparatus using the 3D printer of any one of claims 1 to 6. Scanning the outer shape of the foot in three dimensions to obtain three-dimensional scan data; A first measurement step of measuring load values of the feet to obtain load measurement data; A first manufacturing step of merging a prototype shoe with a first 3D printer by merging three-dimensional scan data and load measurement data obtained by the scanning step and the first measuring step; A second measurement step of measuring wear data for a predetermined period of time in order to manufacture a customized shoe improved from a prototype shoe manufactured by the first 3D printer of the first manufacturing step; And a second manufacturing step of manufacturing a customized shoe with a second 3D printer based on the data obtained in the second measuring step. Customized shoe manufacturing method using 3D printer.

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