Three dimensional braid
US9702069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04C3/40
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A three dimensional braid includes a plurality of first plaits adjacent one another oriented in a first direction and a plurality of second plaits adjacent one another oriented in a transverse second direction intertwined forming a braid with each first plait intersecting each of the plurality of second plaits in succession. Each first plait includes a first group of tows and a second group of tows, each of the tows in the first group of tows corresponding to one of the tows in the second group of tows in pairs of first plait tows. Each second plait includes a plurality of tows. For each first plait, one of the first plait pairs crosses over a subset of second plait tows at each intersection of the first plait and successive second plaits forming a series of braid points along the first plait.
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