Lace coupling structure, lace coupling structure assembling method and lace coupling structure assembling fixture

Abstract

A lace coupling structure which is applied for being assembled to an article includes a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a main body and a supporting portion. The supporting portion extends outward and integrally from an outer surface of the main body. The supporting portion and the main body are made by a first thermoplastic material. The supporting portion is covered by the article.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lace coupling structure, which is applied for being assembled to an article, the lace coupling structure comprising:
 a mounting bracket, comprising:
 a main body; and 
 a supporting portion extending outward and integrally from an outer surface of the main body, the supporting portion and the main body being made by a first thermoplastic material; 
   wherein the supporting portion is covered by the article.   
     
     
         2 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 1 , wherein the article comprises an upper layer and a lower layer, the upper layer comprises a hole for the main body to expose therefrom, the supporting portion is between the upper layer and the lower layer, and the upper layer and the lower layer are welded to combine the mounting bracket and the article. 
     
     
         3 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 2 , wherein the supporting portion comprises a plurality of penetrating holes arranged with intervals, and the upper layer and the lower layer in the penetrating holes are welded. 
     
     
         4 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 3 , wherein the article further comprises at least one central layer, and the at least one central layer is located between the upper layer and the lower layer. 
     
     
         5 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket further comprises a positioning portion located at the main body or the supporting portion, and the positioning portion is configured for a lace coupling structure assembling fixture to be correspondingly aligned. 
     
     
         6 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 1 , where a distance between the supporting portion and the outer surface is larger than or equal to 2 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a reel assembly disposed at the mounting bracket and comprising:
 a housing detachably connected to the mounting bracket to form an inner space with the mounting bracket; and 
 a spool located within the inner space and configured for a lace to be wound therearound. 
   
     
     
         8 . A lace coupling structure, which is applied for being assembled to an article, the lace coupling structure comprising:
 a mounting bracket, comprising:
 a main body; 
 a supporting portion extending outward and integrally from an outer surface of the main body, the supporting portion and the main body being made by a first thermoplastic material; and 
 a mounting flange extending outward from the main body and connected to the supporting portion, the mounting flange being made by a second thermoplastic material, wherein a melting point of the second thermoplastic material is lower than a melting point of the first thermoplastic material, and the mounting flange is configured to be welded with the article. 
   
     
     
         9 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 8 , wherein the supporting portion comprises a plurality of ribs arranged with intervals. 
     
     
         10 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 8 , wherein the supporting portion comprises an upper part and a lower part, the upper part protrudes from an upper surface of the mounting flange, and the lower part protrudes from a lower surface of the mounting flange. 
     
     
         11 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 8 , wherein a distance between an outer periphery of the mounting flange and the outer surface is larger than or equal to 2 mm. 
     
     
         12 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 8 , wherein each of the melting point of the first thermoplastic material and the melting point of the second thermoplastic material is larger than or equal to 60° C. and smaller than or equal to 250° C. 
     
     
         13 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 8 , wherein the article comprises an upper layer and a lower layer, the upper layer comprises a hole for the main body to expose therefrom, the mounting flange is between the upper layer and the lower layer, and the upper layer and the lower layer are welded to combine the mounting bracket and the article. 
     
     
         14 . The lace coupling structure of  claim 13 , wherein the article further comprises at least one central layer, and the at least one central layer is located between the upper layer and the lower layer. 
     
     
         15 . A lace coupling structure assembling method, comprising:
 a mounting bracket placing step, wherein an article comprises an upper layer and a lower layer, a mounting bracket of at least one lace coupling structure is placed on the article, the mounting bracket of the at least one lace coupling structure comprises a main body and a supporting portion, the main body and the supporting portion are made by a first thermoplastic material, and the supporting portion of the at least one lace coupling structure is located between the upper layer and the lower layer; and   a mounting bracket welding step, wherein a thermal energy is provided, and the upper layer and the lower layer are welding to combine the mounting bracket of the at least one lace coupling structure to the article.   
     
     
         16 . The lace coupling structure assembling method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a lace coupling step, wherein a number of the at least one lace coupling structure is more than two, the lace coupling structures are arranged at the article with intervals, each of the lace coupling structures comprises a passage on the mounting bracket, a lace is passed through the passage of a first one of the lace coupling structures, and then the lace is passed through the passage of a second one of the lace coupling structures.   
     
     
         17 . The lace coupling structure assembling method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a lace coupling step, wherein a number of the at least one lace coupling structure is one, the lace coupling structure further comprises a reel assembly comprising a spool, and the reel assembly is connected to the mounting bracket after a lace is wound around the spool.   
     
     
         18 . A lace coupling structure assembling fixture, which is applied for assembling the mounting bracket of the lace coupling structure of  claim 1  to the article, the lace coupling structure assembling fixture comprising:
 a first mold comprising a first pressing seat, wherein the first pressing seat is for the mounting bracket to be placed thereon; and 
 a second mold corresponding to the first mold and comprising a second pressing seat; 
 wherein the article comprises an upper layer and a lower layer, as the mounting bracket is placed between the first pressing seat and the second pressing seat, the upper layer is located between the supporting portion and the first pressing seat, the lower layer is located between the second pressing seat and the supporting portion, and the first pressing seat and the second pressing seat generate a thermal energy to weld the upper layer, the lower layer and the supporting portion. 
 
     
     
         19 . The lace coupling structure assembling fixture of  claim 18 , wherein the first mold further comprises a first pressing surface and a plurality of first bumps, the first pressing surface faces toward the supporting portion, the first bumps are disposed annularly at the first pressing surface, the second pressing seat comprises a second pressing surface, and a shape of the second pressing surface corresponds to a shape of an assembling bottom surface of the mounting bracket. 
     
     
         20 . The lace coupling structure assembling fixture of  claim 18 , wherein the first mold further comprises:
 an annular groove located at a first side of the first pressing seat, the first side facing toward the second pressing seat; and   a positioning member located at the first side of the first pressing seat;   wherein as the mounting bracket is placed between the first pressing seat and the second pressing seat, the main body protrudes from the article into the annular groove, and the positioning member corresponds to a positioning portion of the mounting bracket.