Braiding machine with multiple rings of spools
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1. A braiding machine, comprising:
- a support structure; and
a spool system, comprising;
a first set of spool moving elements arranged in a first ring on the support structure, the first set of spool moving elements comprising a first plurality of rotor metals;
a second set of spool moving elements arranged in a second ring on the support structure, the second set of spool moving elements comprising a plurality of horn gears;
a third set of spool moving elements arranged in a third ring on the support structure, the third set of spool moving elements comprising a second plurality of rotor metals; and
a spool with thread, the spool being mounted to a carrier element,wherein the spool mounted to the carrier element can be passed between the first set of spool moving elements and the second set of spool moving elements and wherein the spool mounted to the carrier element can be passed between the third set of spool moving elements and the second set of spool moving elements, andwherein the plurality of horn gears is displaced axially from the first plurality of rotor metals and the second plurality of rotor metals.
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Abstract
A braiding machine including several rings for passing spools. The braiding machine may include an inner ring and an outer ring which may be comprised of rotor metals, and an intermediate ring that may be comprised of horn gears. Spools may pass along the inner and outer rings, and the horn gears in the intermediate ring may allow spools to be passed back and forth between the inner ring and the outer ring.
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28 Claims
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1. A braiding machine, comprising:
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a support structure; and a spool system, comprising; a first set of spool moving elements arranged in a first ring on the support structure, the first set of spool moving elements comprising a first plurality of rotor metals; a second set of spool moving elements arranged in a second ring on the support structure, the second set of spool moving elements comprising a plurality of horn gears; a third set of spool moving elements arranged in a third ring on the support structure, the third set of spool moving elements comprising a second plurality of rotor metals; and a spool with thread, the spool being mounted to a carrier element, wherein the spool mounted to the carrier element can be passed between the first set of spool moving elements and the second set of spool moving elements and wherein the spool mounted to the carrier element can be passed between the third set of spool moving elements and the second set of spool moving elements, and wherein the plurality of horn gears is displaced axially from the first plurality of rotor metals and the second plurality of rotor metals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A braiding machine, comprising:
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a support structure; and a spool system, comprising; a set of rotor metals arranged in a first ring on the support structure; a set of horn gears arranged in a second ring on the support structure; and a spool with thread, the spool being mounted to a carrier element, wherein the spool mounted to the carrier element can be passed between the set of rotor metals in the first ring and the set of horn gears in the second ring, and wherein the set of horn gears is displaced axially from a surface of the braiding machine a different distance than the set of rotor metals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A braiding machine, comprising:
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a support structure comprising a top surface; and a spool system supported on the top surface, the spool system comprising; a first set of rotor metals arranged in an inner ring on the support structure; a set of horn gears arranged in an intermediate ring on the support structure; a second set of rotor metals arranged in an outer ring on the support structure, wherein a first rotor metal of the first set of rotor metals is displaced from a first horn gear of the set of horn gears axially relative to the top surface; and a spool with thread, the spool being mounted to a carrier element, wherein the spool mounted to the carrier element can be passed between the first set of rotor metals and the set of horn gears and wherein the spool mounted to the carrier element can be passed between the second set of rotor metals and the set of horn gears. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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