A sole structure for a shoe is provided with a regenerative midsole having an energy storage and release device is provided with a leaf spring assembly movable between a first unloaded position and a second loaded position. A locking linkage cooperates with the leaf spring assembly to lock the leaf spring assembly in the second loaded position. The locking linkage cooperates with the leaf spring assembly so that as the locking linkage is moved to a locked position, the leaf spring assembly is moved to the second loaded position. A trigger is connected to the locking linkage. Actuation of the locking linkage based on a wearer input releases the locking linkage to an unlocked position and allows the leaf spring assembly to move to the first unloaded position and thereby return stored energy to the wearer.
A method of printing a three-dimensional object, comprises at least the steps of providing at least a first and a second printing material separated in at least a first and a second material tank; providing a build platform; a first printing step of printing the object at least partially onto the build platform with the first printing material; a cleaning step of cleaning the object from the first and/or second printing material; and a second printing step of printing the object at least partially onto the build platform with the second printing material.
B29C 64/30 - Opérations ou équipements auxiliaires
A43C 15/16 - Crampons pour chaussures de football ou similaires
B29C 64/124 - Procédés de fabrication additive n’utilisant que des matériaux liquides ou visqueux, p. ex. dépôt d’un cordon continu de matériau visqueux utilisant des couches de liquide à solidification sélective
An upper for an article of footwear. The upper comprises a first membrane region having a first set of characteristics, and second membrane region located in an area of the upper which is different from the first membrane region and having a second set of characteristics, a first value of at least one of the characteristics of the second set of characteristics being different from a second value of the corresponding characteristic of the first set of characteristics. Also, a shoe with such an upper.
The application relates to a knitted textile and a method for producing a knitted textile for an article of apparel or footwear. The knitted textile has a first knitted portion, which is auxetic and a second knitted portion, which is non-auxetic. The second portion is adjacent to the first portion.
D03D 13/00 - Tissus caractérisés par la disposition particulière des fils de chaîne ou de trame, p. ex. avec fils de trame incurvés, avec fils de chaîne discontinus, avec fils de chaîne ou de trame en diagonale
D04B 1/14 - Autres tricots ou articles caractérisés principalement par l'emploi de matières spéciales pour le fil
D04B 1/18 - Autres tricots ou articles caractérisés principalement par l'emploi de matières spéciales pour le fil fils élastiques
D04B 1/22 - Procédés de tricotage trame pour la production de tricots ou d'articles ne dépendant pas de l'emploi de machines spécialesTricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés spécialement conçus pour le tricotage d'articles de configuration particulière
D04B 21/18 - Tissus caractérisés par l'incorporation par tricotage de fils de renforcement, de fils de liage ou de fils décoratifs, dans un ou plusieurs fils, nappe ou couche de tissuTricots incorporant de petits éléments auxiliaires, p. ex. à des fins décoratives incorporant des fils élastiques
Described are soccer shoes having an upper formed of knitwear, and a sole having cleats that are connected to the knitwear, wherein the knitwear is capable of coupling the sole to a foot of a wearer of the soccer shoe while the soccer shoe is being worn.
A43B 1/00 - Chaussures caractérisées par les matériaux
A43C 15/02 - Dispositifs antidérapants fixés à la semelle
D04B 1/22 - Procédés de tricotage trame pour la production de tricots ou d'articles ne dépendant pas de l'emploi de machines spécialesTricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés spécialement conçus pour le tricotage d'articles de configuration particulière
D04B 21/20 - Procédés de tricotage chaîne pour la production de tricots ou articles qui ne dépendent pas de l'emploi de machines particulièresTricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés spécialement conçus pour le tricotage d'articles à configuration particulière
Described are balls, in particular a football, and a method for its manufacture. The ball comprises particles of an expanded material. As examples, the particles are connected, at least partially, to each other by radio frequency welding and/or infrared welding. As examples, the ball has a first layer of the particles of the expanded material, wherein the first layer is provided as an outer shell.
B29C 41/04 - Coulée par rotation ou par centrifugation, c.-à-d. revêtement de la surface interne d'un moule par rotation du moule
B29C 41/20 - Façonnage par revêtement d'un moule, noyau ou autre support, c.-à-d. par dépôt de la matière à mouler et démoulage de l'objet forméAppareils à cet effet pour la fabrication d'objets de longueur définie, c.-à-d. d'objets séparés en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p. ex. moulage autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
The present disclosure relates to a sole for a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe such as a running shoe, comprising (a) a midsole, and (b) at least one ground-contacting support element comprising a foam material and being distinct from the midsole, (c) wherein the foam material of the at least one ground-contacting support element is stiffer than a midsole material.
Articles of apparel and methods of making articles of apparel comprising one or more continuous threads wound around anchor points. In some embodiments, the methods can comprise winding a continuous thread around a plurality of projections to form a thread layer comprising a plurality of thread lines and impregnating at least a portion of the continuous thread with a flowable liquid polymer. In some embodiments, the methods can comprise bonding a thread layer to a rigid plate such that one or more thread lines extend across an opening formed in the rigid plate.
Athletic shorts include a front fabric panel formed of a first type of fabric and configured to cover a portion of a front side of a wearer. The athletic shorts also include a back fabric panel formed of a second type of fabric and joined to the front fabric panel and configured to cover a portion of the back side of the wearer. The back fabric panel has a greater area than the front fabric panel. The second type of fabric is different from the first type of fabric. The front fabric panel as a first length in a longitudinal direction defined relative to the athletic shorts. The back fabric panel has a second length in the longitudinal direction. The first length is less than the second length.
An article of footwear is provided with a lace adjustment device that provides bi-modal lace adjustment. A toggle body has a lace aperture positioned eccentrically. The toggle body rotates about the central axis to move between a first position and second position. In the second position, the at least one lace has a greater amount of tightness than when the toggle body is in the first position. The toggle body has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the lace aperture is positioned adjacent the first surface. The toggle body rests on the first surface when in a first loose position, and when the toggle body is in a second tighter position, it rests on the second surface.
A sports garment includes a cup portion that receives and conforms to a user's breasts, a base portion disposed along a bottom edge of the cup portion, a first strap portion disposed along a first side edge of the base portion, and a second strap portion disposed along a second side edge of the base portion. The first and second strap portions each include a shoulder strap that may be removably coupled to the cup portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment and a side strap that may be removably coupled to a front surface of the base portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment. The first and second side straps may flex between an open position and a wrapped position.
The present disclosure relates to a shoe to control foot positioning of the user during exercise. Flat control portions can be arranged on the lateral and/or medial as well as posterior and/or anterior surfaces of the shoe and can be configured to contact a surface upon executing certain exercises.
Described are uppers for a sports shoe with flat weft-knitted knitwear. The flat weft-knitted knitwear forms a top portion and a bottom portion of the upper. The top portion is formed as tube weft-knitted knitwear such that it is configured to surround a part of a shank of a wearer of the sports shoe when worn. The bottom portion is configured to cover at least a part of a foot of the wearer of the sports shoe when worn.
D04B 1/22 - Procédés de tricotage trame pour la production de tricots ou d'articles ne dépendant pas de l'emploi de machines spécialesTricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés spécialement conçus pour le tricotage d'articles de configuration particulière
An aspect of the present invention relates to a mold insert for use in a mold for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel. Further aspects of the present invention relate to a mold using such a mold insert, a method for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel using such a mold, and a cushioning element manufactured by such a method.
A bra including a closure system, the closure system including a first layered fabric body, a second layered fabric body, a loop assembly secured to the first layered fabric body, and a hook assembly secured to the second layered fabric body. The hook assembly is configured to interface with the loop assembly to secure the first layered fabric body to the second layered fabric body, and the first layered fabric body includes a flexible supporting layer, where the flexible supporting layer is configured to provide rigidity to the second layered fabric body such that the second layered fabric body maintains a flat configuration when it is secured to the first layered fabric body.
Additively manufactured articles of footwear comprising a sole portion and an upper portion 3D printed as a single piece. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an outer skin comprising a plurality of continuous beams extending adjacent to each other and defining at least part of an outer contour of the upper portion, at least part of an outer contour of the sole portion, or both. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an inner skin comprising a network of beams defining at least part of an inner contour of the upper portion. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise a core structure that connects beams of the outer skin to beams of the inner skin.
B29C 64/188 - Procédés de fabrication additive impliquant des opérations supplémentaires effectuées sur les couches ajoutées, p. ex. lissage, meulage ou contrôle d’épaisseur
B29C 64/20 - Appareil pour la fabrication additiveDétails ou accessoires à cet effet
B33Y 40/20 - Posttraitement, p. ex. durcissement, revêtement ou polissage
B33Y 80/00 - Produits obtenus par fabrication additive
B29L 31/50 - Chaussures ou leurs parties constitutives
An article of footwear can include an upper. The upper includes a knitted portion having yarns partially fused to adjacent yarns and filaments of the partially fused yarns that are partially fused to adjacent filaments. Methods for manufacturing an article of footwear including an upper having a partially fused knitted portion are also described.
A43B 23/04 - Empeignes d'une seule pièceTiges à soufflets
B29C 43/18 - Moulage par pressage, c.-à-d. en appliquant une pression externe pour faire couler la matière à moulerAppareils à cet effet pour la fabrication d'objets de longueur définie, c.-à-d. d'objets séparés en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p. ex. moulage par pressage autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
D04B 1/16 - Autres tricots ou articles caractérisés principalement par l'emploi de matières spéciales pour le fil fils synthétiques
D04B 21/16 - Tissus caractérisés par l'incorporation par tricotage de fils de renforcement, de fils de liage ou de fils décoratifs, dans un ou plusieurs fils, nappe ou couche de tissuTricots incorporant de petits éléments auxiliaires, p. ex. à des fins décoratives incorporant des fils synthétiques
A knitted upper for an article of footwear. The knitted upper is formed essentially as a single piece in a three-dimensional knitting process. The knitted upper includes at least one activated shrink yarn.
D04B 1/24 - Procédés de tricotage trame pour la production de tricots ou d'articles ne dépendant pas de l'emploi de machines spécialesTricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés spécialement conçus pour le tricotage d'articles de configuration particulière articles vestimentaires
A43B 1/04 - Chaussures caractérisées par les matériaux en fibres ou en tissus faits de celles-ci tressées, nouées, tricotées ou au crochet
D04B 21/20 - Procédés de tricotage chaîne pour la production de tricots ou articles qui ne dépendent pas de l'emploi de machines particulièresTricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés spécialement conçus pour le tricotage d'articles à configuration particulière
Additively manufactured articles of footwear comprising a sole portion and an upper portion 3D printed as a single piece. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an outer skin comprising a plurality of continuous beams extending adjacent to each other and defining at least part of an outer contour of the upper portion, at least part of an outer contour of the sole portion, or both. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an inner skin comprising a network of beams defining at least part of an inner contour of the upper portion. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise a core structure that connects beams of the outer skin to beams of the inner skin.
Winding apparatuses and methods for manufacturing an article of apparel. The winding apparatus can comprise a first rim and a second rim coupled to and spaced apart from each other and rotatable on a rotation axis. The winding apparatus can comprise a first plurality of projections coupled to and extending from a perimeter of the first rim and a second plurality of projections coupled to and extending from a perimeter of the second rim. A thread guide can be configured to dispense a continuous thread to wind one or more continuous threads around all or a subset of the first and second plurality of projections on the first and second rims.
D04H 3/04 - Non-tissés formés uniquement ou principalement de fils ou de matériaux filamenteux similaires de bonne longueur caractérisés par la méthode de formation des voiles ou couches, p. ex. par la réorientation des fils ou filaments avec parcours rectiligne, p. ex. se croisant à angles droits
B65H 54/10 - Bobinage et va-et-vient du matériau sur noyaux, bobines, tubes ou sur mandrins ou gabarits pour paquets analogues pour la confection de paquets de forme particulière ou autour de types particuliers de bobines, tubes, mandrins ou gabarits
D04H 3/10 - Non-tissés formés uniquement ou principalement de fils ou de matériaux filamenteux similaires de bonne longueur caractérisés par la méthode de renforcement ou de consolidation avec liages faits mécaniquement entre fils et filaments
Winding apparatuses and methods for manufacturing an article of apparel. A winding apparatus can comprise a winding unit comprising a rotatable shaft, a thread guide movable along an axis perpendicular to the shaft, and a plate comprising a base coupled to the shaft and a plurality of projections extending from the base. The winding apparatus can also comprise a first actuator configured to rotate the shaft and a second actuator configured to move the thread guide along the axis and between respective projections of the plurality of projections to wind a continuous thread around the plurality of projections.
D04H 3/04 - Non-tissés formés uniquement ou principalement de fils ou de matériaux filamenteux similaires de bonne longueur caractérisés par la méthode de formation des voiles ou couches, p. ex. par la réorientation des fils ou filaments avec parcours rectiligne, p. ex. se croisant à angles droits
Shoes, in particular sports shoes, that comprise an upper and a heel element arranged to at least partially overlap with at least a part of the upper. The heel element is configured to envelop at least a part of a heel of a wearer of the shoe and is movable with respect to the upper. The movable arrangement between the heel element and the upper allows the wearer to adjust the fit of the shoe.
A method of determining an event participated in by an athlete includes receiving, at a computing device, a plurality of motion determinations generated by a monitor from motion data captured from the athlete's motions during a monitoring window. The motion determinations include actions performed by the athlete, performance metrics of the athlete, or both. The method also includes classifying, by use of a machine learning model stored on the computing device, which event among a plurality of predetermined events the athlete participated in during the monitoring window based at least in part on the plurality of motion determinations.
G06F 18/2415 - Techniques de classification relatives au modèle de classification, p. ex. approches paramétriques ou non paramétriques basées sur des modèles paramétriques ou probabilistes, p. ex. basées sur un rapport de vraisemblance ou un taux de faux positifs par rapport à un taux de faux négatifs
A63B 24/00 - Commandes électriques ou électroniques pour les appareils d'exercice des groupes
A63B 71/06 - Dispositifs indicateurs ou de marque pour jeux ou joueurs
A method of tracking video objects within video footage includes receiving, at a computing device, video footage of a space and event data from a plurality of monitors. Each monitor includes a motion sensor configured to measure movements of a respective monitored video object within the space. The event data includes motion events transmitted by the monitors. The method also includes using a machine learning model to identify and track the monitored video objects within the video footage and to identify, from the video footage, video events performed by the monitored video objects. The method also includes using the computing device to assign a respective persistent identifier to each of the monitored video objects within the video footage based at least in part on commonality between video events performed by the monitored video object and motion events transmitted by one of the monitors.
Shoes, in particular sports shoes, that comprise an upper and a heel element arranged to at least partially overlap with at least a part of the upper. The heel element is configured to envelop at least a part of a heel of a wearer of the shoe and is movable with respect to the upper. The movable arrangement between the heel element and the upper allows the wearer to adjust the fit of the shoe.
A sole board for an article of footwear includes a plate that has a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The sole board includes a channel disposed in a top surface of the plate in the forefoot region. The channel extends from a lateral edge of the plate to a medial edge of the plate. A characteristic of the channel at the lateral and medial edges of the plate is different than the characteristic of the channel at a middle of the channel.
A43B 17/02 - Premières de propreté, p. ex. semelles à insérer ou insertions, pour fixation à la chaussure après fixation de la tige en forme de coin ou élastiques
A43B 13/12 - Semelles à plusieurs couches de matériaux différents
A43B 13/14 - SemellesSemelle et talon d'un seul tenant caractérisées par leur structure
A43B 17/00 - Premières de propreté, p. ex. semelles à insérer ou insertions, pour fixation à la chaussure après fixation de la tige
A43B 17/14 - Premières de propreté, p. ex. semelles à insérer ou insertions, pour fixation à la chaussure après fixation de la tige en éponge, en caoutchouc ou en matières plastiques
A43C 15/16 - Crampons pour chaussures de football ou similaires
A system for manufacturing an article of apparel includes a plate with a plurality of projections. The system also includes a winding head with a plurality of adjacent thread guides. The thread guides among the plurality of thread guides are configured to simultaneously dispense respective continuous threads. The system also includes an actuator configured to move the winding head over the plate to wind the continuous threads around the plurality of projections on the plate.
D03D 23/00 - Méthodes générales de tissage qui ne sont pas spéciales à la production d'un tissu particulier ou à l'emploi d'un métier particulierArmures non prévues par un seul autre groupe
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WINDING THREAD ON MOVABLE ANCHOR POINTS
Methods of manufacturing an article of apparel comprising forming a thread layer by winding a continuous thread around a plurality of projections movably coupled to a support plate. The projections can be arranged around a winding field around such that the thread layer comprises a plurality of thread lines extending between two respective projections and across the winding field. After winding a thread layer on the winding field, at least some of the projections can be moved relative to the field to allow for removal the thread layer from the support plate.
D04H 3/04 - Non-tissés formés uniquement ou principalement de fils ou de matériaux filamenteux similaires de bonne longueur caractérisés par la méthode de formation des voiles ou couches, p. ex. par la réorientation des fils ou filaments avec parcours rectiligne, p. ex. se croisant à angles droits
D04H 3/14 - Non-tissés formés uniquement ou principalement de fils ou de matériaux filamenteux similaires de bonne longueur caractérisés par la méthode de renforcement ou de consolidation avec liages produits par soudage entre fils thermoplastiques ou filaments
Articles of footwear comprising an additively manufactured sole. In some embodiments, the article of footwear may comprise a sole, an upper, and a joining element coupling the sole to the upper. In some embodiments, the sole may comprise a three-dimensional mesh with a ground-facing portion and a ledge formed on an upper side of the mesh. The ledge may comprise a continuous side surface that is coupled to the joining element. In some embodiments, the sole may comprise an undulating lower side comprising a plurality of bumps and a plurality of valleys positioned between respective bumps. In some embodiments, the sole may comprise a continuous ground-facing rim formed on a perimeter portion of a lower side of the sole.
Methods of manufacturing an article of apparel that include moving a plurality of first projection sets positioned on a conveyor into a work zone. Each first projection set includes a plurality of projections disposed around a winding field. The methods include winding a respective continuous thread on each respective first projection set to form a thread layer including a plurality of thread lines, with each thread line extending between two respective projections and across the winding field. The methods also include, after winding the respective continuous threads, advancing the conveyor to move the first projection sets out of the work zone and to move a plurality of second projection sets into the work zone.
D03D 23/00 - Méthodes générales de tissage qui ne sont pas spéciales à la production d'un tissu particulier ou à l'emploi d'un métier particulierArmures non prévues par un seul autre groupe
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Soles having a co-molded lattice structure and solid region, footwear having the sole, and methods of manufacturing the same
A sole for an article of footwear includes a plurality of portions, including at least a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a lattice structure having a plurality of unit cells. The plurality of unit cells may include a first subset of unit cells and a second subset of unit cells that is different than the first subset of unit cells. The second portion includes a solid material that at least partially encapsulates one or more of the unit cells of the first subset of unit cells.
This invention concerns a sole element for a cleated article of footwear, in particular for a football shoe. The sole element includes a composite element with an anisotropic bending property. The sole element further includes a polymer element, and the polymer element at least partially covers the composite element of the sole element.
The present disclosure relates to a support element which is configured to be arranged in a sole structure of a shoe. The support element may include a first portion associated with a lateral side of the sole structure and a second portion associated with a medial side of the sole structure. The first portion may include a first segment exhibiting a wave structure. The second portion may include a second segment exhibiting a uniform structure.
Methods of manufacturing a component at least partially from waste yarns. In some embodiments, the waste yarns may be distributed on a surface and bonded to each other on the surface. The component may be least a part of an upper for an article of footwear, an article of apparel, or a sports equipment article.
Midsoles for a sports shoe that comprise a ground facing component comprising a rim portion with a first inward-facing wedge-shaped elongate protrusion and a foot support component arranged slidably at least partially inside the ground facing component. The foot support component may comprise a first outward facing wedge-shaped elongate recess configured to receive the first inward-facing wedge-shaped elongate protrusion of the ground facing component such that the foot support component tilts when sliding towards the rim portion of the ground facing component.
The present disclosure relates to a sole structure for a shoe, wherein the sole structure comprises a slider element configured to slide in a transverse direction of the sole structure, wherein the slider element is configured to slide towards a medial side of the sole structure when pressure is applied to a lateral portion of the sole structure and, wherein the slider element is configured to slide towards a lateral side of the sole structure when pressure is applied to a medial portion of the sole structure.
Articles of footwear comprising a rigid cage coupled to a sole and comprising a plurality of openings formed in the cage, and a padding element disposed under the rigid cage and comprising a plurality of projections. The projections can each comprise an exterior protrusion extending from the exterior surface of the padding element and disposed within one of the openings in the rigid cage. The projections can each comprise an interior protrusion extending from an interior surface of the padding element. In some embodiments, the size and shape of the interior and/or exterior protrusions can be based on data from a foot scan map.
An article of footwear is provided with a lace adjustment device that provides bi-modal lace adjustment. A toggle body has a lace aperture positioned eccentrically. The toggle body rotates about the central axis to move between a first position and second position. In the second position, the at least one lace has a greater amount of tightness than when the toggle body is in the first position. The toggle body has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the lace aperture is positioned adjacent the first surface. The toggle body rests on the first surface when in a first loose position, and when the toggle body is in a second tighter position, it rests on the second surface.
The present invention relates to a knitted upper for a shoe that includes a knitted inner collar defining a circumferential first free edge of the upper. The knitted inner collar may be being adapted to completely surround a portion of a leg of a wearer of the shoe. In an embodiment, the shoe may include at least one knitted outer collar at least partially surrounding the inner collar and defining a second free edge of the upper. The inner collar and the outer collar may be a one-piece knitted construction.
The present disclosure relates to a method for processing a component for a sporting article, in particular a shoe sole, using a robot, the method comprising: (a.) creating a first path with respect to the component to be processed, comprising a list of points or a predetermined trajectory; (b.) determining a 3D scan of the component to be processed; (c.) calculating a global offset between the first path and the 3D scan of the component to be processed; (d.) calculating a plurality of local offsets between the first path and the 3D scan of the component to be processed; (e.) creating a second path based on the first path, the calculated global offset and the calculated plurality of local offsets; and (f.) transmitting the second path to the robot which performs the processing of the component based on the second path.
The present disclosure relates to a sole plate for an article of footwear, in particular for a sports shoe such as a running shoe, the sole plate comprising: a first portion comprising a first material; and a second portion comprising a second material; wherein the second material has a greater stiffness than the first material; and wherein, when the sole plate is for a right shoe, the first portion is arranged on a medial side of the sole plate and the second portion is arranged on a lateral side of the sole plate, and/or wherein, when the sole plate is for a left shoe, the first portion is arranged is arranged on a lateral side of the sole plate and the second portion is arranged on a medial side of the sole plate, wherein the sole plate comprises one or more first apertures.
A garment includes a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge. The garment further includes a back panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, the back panel coupled to the front panel. A first limb portion extends from the front panel bottom edge and the back panel bottom edge to form a first limb opening, and a second limb portion extends from the front panel bottom edge and the back panel bottom edge to form a second limb opening. The front panel and the back panel are constructed from a first fabric, and the first limb portion and the second limb portion are constructed from a second fabric having a greater stretch characteristic than the first fabric, the second fabric including a seamless lower edge.
Methods of manufacturing a textile element comprising the steps of outputting a thread, heating the thread, and arranging the heated thread in a thread pattern. The methods may further comprise applying pressure to at least a portion of the thread pattern. The present disclosure further relates to an apparatus for manufacturing the textile element according to the methods described.
D04H 3/14 - Non-tissés formés uniquement ou principalement de fils ou de matériaux filamenteux similaires de bonne longueur caractérisés par la méthode de renforcement ou de consolidation avec liages produits par soudage entre fils thermoplastiques ou filaments
