公开(公告)号：US08430012B1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-30

申请号：US13570499

申请日：2012-08-09

申请人： Philippe Marchand ,  John Nolting ,  Darrin J Kent ,  Tan Q Dinh ,  Hung P Tran ,  James A Milburn ,  James M Thompson

发明人： Philippe Marchand ,  John Nolting ,  Darrin J Kent ,  Tan Q Dinh ,  Hung P Tran ,  James A Milburn ,  James M Thompson

IPC分类号： D04C3/00

CPC分类号： D04C3/42 ,  D04C1/06 ,  D04C3/40 ,  D04C3/48 ,  D04C5/00 ,  D10B2509/04 ,  D10B2509/06

摘要： A device and method for forming a tubular braid comprising a plurality of filaments. The braiding machine comprises a disc with a mandrel extending from the center in a perpendicular direction and a plurality of catch mechanisms arranged circumferentially around the edge of the disc. A plurality of filaments are temporarily affixed to the mandrel, each filament extending from the mandrel toward the edge of the disc and engaging the edge of the disc at a discrete point of engagement. The plurality of catch mechanisms are attached to actuators adapted to move the catch mechanisms in a generally radial direction relative to the edge of the disc to allow the catch mechanism to engage a subset of the filaments and move the engaged filaments beyond the circumferential edge of the disc.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成包括多个细丝的管状编织物的装置和方法。 编织机包括具有从中心沿垂直方向延伸的心轴的盘和围绕盘的边缘周向布置的多个捕获机构。 许多细丝临时固定在心轴上，每根细丝从心轴向盘的边缘延伸并且在离散的接合点处与盘的边缘接合。 多个捕捉机构附接到致动器，其适于相对于盘的边缘在大致径向方向上移动捕获机构，以允许捕获机构接合细丝的一部分并且将所接合的细丝移动超过所述纤维的圆周边缘 光盘。