Apparatus for making a braid structure
US5501133A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2505/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a braid structure comprising a plurality of braided layers of stranded material in which the layers are laid down in a single pass of a braiding machine, with at least one strand of each layer extending into a contiguous layer to form an interlock between the layers. The invention also concerns a machine and a method of making the structure by supplying groups of strands, (R, B, G, O, W), to a braid forming station, whereby each group of strands forms a braid layer. A strand (R) from one of the groups passes into or through the strands (B) of a group of an adjacent layer to form an interlock therebetween.
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