SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING ON AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR

    公开(公告)号:EP4169699A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-26

    申请号:EP22213020.5

    申请日:2013-07-17

    摘要: A system for three-dimensional printing directly onto an article of footwear is provided. The system comprises a first nontransitory computer-readable medium encoded with a first computer program product loadable into a first memory of a first computer and including first software code portions for storing a three-dimensional pattern for printing directly onto a first surface and a second surface of the article of footwear. The system further comprises a print server, a switching device, a three-dimensional printer device. The print server is in direct communication with the three-dimensional printer device and the switching device. The switching device is in direct communication with the three-dimensional printer device and the print server. The first nontransitory computer-readable medium is in direct communication with the switching device. The print server comprises a second nontransitory computer-readable medium encoded with a second computer program product loadable into a second memory of a second computer and including second software code portions configured, when executed on the second computer, for instructing the three-dimensional printing device to print directly onto the first and second surfaces. The three-dimensional printer device comprises a tray that receives the upper in a substantially flat position to print on the first surface of the upper, a holder into which the upper is inserted to print on the second surface of the upper, at least one printing head for printing three-dimensional material onto the first and second surfaces, and at least one ultraviolet light for curing three-dimensional material printed on the first and second surfaces. The three-dimensional printer device is configured to print the three-dimensional material onto at least one irregular surface portion of at least one of the first surface and the second surface.