Weave control grid
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorMichael G. McCaffrey
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Abstract
Disclosed is a weaving method including placing a first section of a fill fiber between warp fibers, forming a pick, moving a base to reposition the warp fibers, and placing a second section of the fill fiber between the warp fibers to form a woven structure, wherein at least a portion of the warp fibers are introduced to the woven structure using a weave control grid. Also disclosed is a weaving assembly including a base, a base positional controller, a weave control grid, warp fiber arms, a warp fiber arm positional controller and a fill fiber wand.
Claims15
A weaving method comprising:
- placing a first section of a fill fiber between warp fibers,
- forming a pick,
- moving a base to reposition the warp fibers, and
- placing a second section of the fill fiber between the warp fibers to form a woven structure,
- wherein at least a portion of the warp fibers are introduced to the woven structure using a weave control grid;
- wherein the weave control grid has an open central section;
- and
- wherein the weave control grid is modular to permit changes to a size and shape of the open central section to accommodate changes in a size and shape of the evolving woven structure.
A weaving method comprising:
- forming a first pick,
- repositioning warp fibers by moving warp fiber arms relative to a fill fiber wand, or repositioning warp fibers by moving a base relative to the fill fiber wand, or both and
- forming a second pick after repositioning warp fibers to produce a woven structure,
- wherein at least a portion of the warp fibers extend from one of the warp fiber arms to the base and at least a portion of the warp fibers are introduced to the woven structure using a weave control grid;
- wherein the weave control grid has an open central section;
- and
- wherein the weave control grid is modular to permit changes to a size and shape of the open central section to accommodate changes in a size and shape of the evolving woven structure.
A weaving assembly comprising:
- a base,
- a base positional controller,
- a weave control grid,
- warp fiber arms,
- a warp fiber arm positional controller and
- a fill fiber wand;
- wherein the weave control grid has an open central section;
- and
- wherein the weave control grid is modular to permit changes to a size and shape of the open central section to accommodate changes in a size and shape of an evolving woven structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.