Device for constructing a braided tubular structure
US6631666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/139
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine, for the construction of a braid (11), that includes a set of identical multiindented wheels (2), which are mounted on a fixed support (1) and driven in rotation to cause the circulation of spindles (6) carrying spools (7) of braiding threads (8). The multiindented wheels are disposed in parallel and equidistant lines (L—L). In the set of multiindented wheels:the multindented wheels (2) belonging to a line are spaced from one another, so that two consecutive multiindented wheels belonging to one and the same line cannot cooperate directly with one another; anda multiindented wheel (2) belonging to one line is disposed between two multiindented wheels belonging to an adjacent line and cooperates with the two multiindented wheels,In the spaces between the consecutive multiindented wheels of a line, there are provided passages (3) for the longitudinal elongate elements (9) of the braided tubular structure.
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