Rapidly configurable braiding machine
US9222205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04C3/46
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A braiding system having a plurality of mobile carrier devices movable under its own power, each mobile carrier including a plurality of wheels, a motor driving the wheels, a power source, a controller, and a pick-up unit having a receiver. Each of the plurality of mobile carriers has a tow carrier positioned in the receiver, and each mobile carrier is simultaneously movable along a virtual track-less path predetermined for each individual carrier, such that the simultaneous movement of the mobile carrier devices along their predetermined paths form a braid.
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