Braiding apparatus for a tubular braid structure
US5361674A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2505/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus comprises a tubular braid machine, a mandrel having branched portions, a holding body for the mandrel capable of effecting upward movement, downward movement, horizontal movement about a braiding point or rotation within a vertical surface, an annular guide detachably mounted at a braiding position to a mandrel main portion, an annular guide detachably mounted at a braiding position to a mandrel branch portion, and a closeable annular guide detachably mounted therebelow.
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