| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide manufacturing methods for cushioning elements for sports apparel that increase the possibilities of exerting influence upon characteristics of the cushioning elements during the manufacture, to reduce the number of manufacturing steps, simplify the manufacturing process and enable a largely automated manufacture.SOLUTION: Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel are described. According to an embodiment, a method is provided for manufacturing a cushioning element for sports apparel from randomly arranged particles of an expanded material. The method includes positioning a functional element within a mold and loading 602 the mold 620 with the particles of the expanded material, where the loading 602 occurs through at least two openings 625, 625 within the mold and/or the loading 602 occurs between different movable parts of the mold 620.</p> |
