Shoe upper, method for producing the same, and shoe

Abstract

Provided are a shoe upper that is capable of increasing the joining strength of joined portions of different members, protecting end portions, and improving contact with a foot and the appearance of the shoe, a method for producing the same, and a shoe. In a shoe upper of the present invention, different members are joined together through embroidery covering an end portion of at least one of the members, and at least one member forms a three-dimensional shape. A method for producing a shoe upper includes a step of joining different members together through basting such that at least one of the members has a three-dimensional shape, a step of temporarily fixing peripheral portions of joined portions of the basted upper to a base material with running stitches such that all the members have a two-dimensional shape, a step of joining the joined portions together through embroidery to cover an end portion of at least one of the members, and a step of removing the base material from a portion other than the joined portions, and returning at least one member to a three-dimensional shape by undoing the running stitches.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe upper,
 wherein, in the upper, different members are joined together through one or more embroideries selected from the group consisting of satin embroidery and tatami embroidery covering an end portion of at least one of the members, and at least one of the members has a three-dimensional shape.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe upper according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the upper comprises an instep cover for covering an instep side of a foot,   the instep cover has a structure in which a tongue portion and an instep cover main body are formed as a single body, and   wherein the tongue portion and the instep cover main body are joined together through embroidery covering an end portion of at least the instep cover main body, and   the tongue portion has a three-dimensional shape.   
     
     
         3 . The shoe upper according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the different members are made of different materials or the same material.   
     
     
         4 . The shoe upper according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of the different members is made of an elastic material.   
     
     
         5 . The shoe upper according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the different members are made of different materials or the same material.   
     
     
         6 . The shoe upper according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein at least one of the different members is made of an elastic material.   
     
     
         7 . The shoe upper according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein at least one of the different members is made of an elastic material.   
     
     
         8 . A method for producing a shoe upper, comprising:
 a step of joining different members together through basting such that at least one of the members has a three-dimensional shape;   a step of temporarily fixing peripheral portions of joined portions of the basted upper to a base material with running stitches such that all the members have a two-dimensional shape;   a step of joining the joined portions together through one or more embroideries selected from the group consisting of satin embroidery and tatami embroidery to cover an end portion of at least one of the members; and   a step of removing the base material from a portion other than the joined portions, and returning at least one of the members to a three-dimensional shape by undoing the running stitches.   
     
     
         9 . The method for producing a shoe upper according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the different members comprise a tongue portion and an instep cover main body, and   the tongue portion and the instep cover main body are joined together through one or more embroideries selected from the group consisting of satin embroidery and tatami embroidery covering an end portion of at least the instep cover main body, and the tongue portion has a three-dimensional shape.   
     
     
         10 . The method for producing a shoe upper according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the embroidery is applied using a thread having a breaking elongation of 20% or more.   
     
     
         11 . The method for producing a shoe upper according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the embroidery is applied using a thread having a breaking elongation of 20% or more.   
     
     
         12 . A shoe, the shoe comprising:
 a shoe upper and a sole,   wherein, in the upper, different members are joined together through one or more embroideries selected from the group consisting of satin embroidery and tatami embroidery covering an end portion of at least one of the members, and at least one of the members has a three-dimensional shape, and   wherein the shoe upper is integrated with the shoe.   
     
     
         13 . The shoe according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein the upper comprises an instep cover for covering an instep side of a foot,   the instep cover has a structure in which a tongue portion and an instep cover main body are formed as a single body, and   wherein the tongue portion and the instep cover main body are joined together through embroidery covering an end portion of at least the instep cover main body, and   the tongue portion has a three-dimensional shape.   
     
     
         14 . The shoe according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein the different members are made of different materials or the same material.   
     
     
         15 . The shoe according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein at least one of the different members is made of an elastic material.   
     
     
         16 . The shoe according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein the different members are made of different materials or the same material.   
     
     
         17 . The shoe according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein at least one of the different members is made of an elastic material.   
     
     
         18 . The shoe according to  claim 14 ,
 wherein at least one of the different members is made of an elastic material.