Methods for manufacturing fluid-filled chambers incorporating spacer textile materials

摘要

A method for manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber may include obtaining a spacer textile material a stabilization structure. A tensile member is removed from an area of the spacer textile material where the stabilizing structure is absent. The tensile member is located between a first polymer element and a second polymer element. Additionally, (a) the first layer is bonded to the first polymer element, (b) the second layer is bonded to the second polymer element, and (c) the first polymer element and the second polymer element are bonded together around a periphery of the tensile member.

主权项

1. A method for manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber, the method comprising:
obtaining a spacer textile material having a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer, the connecting members forming a series of at least ten rows that are separated by spaces, the rows having a width that is less than a width of the spaces, and the connecting members forming at least one stabilizing row with a width that is greater than the width of the spaces; removing a tensile member from an area of the spacer textile material where the stabilizing row is absent; locating the tensile member between a first polymer element and a second polymer element; and bonding (a) the first layer to the first polymer element, (b) the second layer to the second polymer element, and (c) the first polymer element and the second polymer element together around a periphery of the tensile member.