Rotational braiding machine

Method for controlling a rotational braiding machine (100), wherein the rotational braiding machine (100) has a plurality of first braiding material carriers (200a), a plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b), a movement unit, a drive and a controller, wherein the plurality of first braiding material carriers (200a) is arranged around a common braiding center of the rotational braiding machine (100) and is designed in each case to carry a braiding material to be braided in the common braiding center, wherein the plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b) is arranged around the common braiding center of the rotational braiding machine (100) and is designed in each case to carry a braiding material to be braided in the common braiding center, wherein the movement unit is arranged and designed to move relocating elements (300) associated respectively with the first braiding material carriers (200a) between a first position and a second position in each case, wherein each of the relocating elements (300) is able to raise the braiding material in the first position such that at least one of the plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b) can pass under the raised braiding material, and wherein each of the relocating elements (300) is able to lower the braiding material in the second position such that at least one of the plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b) can pass over the lowered braiding material, wherein the movement unit has a rotatable cam ring (400) or is designed as a rotatable cam ring (400), wherein the method has the steps:

• driving of the plurality of first braiding material carriers (200a) such that the plurality of first braiding material carriers (200a) rotates in a first rotation direction about the common braiding center;
• driving of the plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b) such that the plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b) rotates in a second rotation direction different from the first rotation direction about the common braiding center;
• and
• control of the movement unit such that the movement of at least one of the relocating elements (300) is adjustable, wherein the drive has a cam ring drive (900), which is designed to drive the cam ring (400) such that the cam ring (400) rotates in the first rotation direction about the common braiding center at the cam ring rotational speed.

A rotational braiding machine (100) having:

• a plurality of first braiding material carriers (200a), which are arranged around a common braiding center of the rotational braiding machine (100) and are each designed to carry a braiding material to be braided in the common braiding center;
• a plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b), which are arranged around the common braiding center of the rotational braiding machine (100) and are each designed to carry a braiding material to be braided in the common braiding center;
• a movement unit, which is arranged and designed to move relocating elements (300) associated respectively with the first braiding material carriers between a first position and a second position in each case, wherein each of the relocating elements (300) is able to raise the braiding material in the first position such that at least one of the plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b) can pass under the raised braiding material, and wherein each of the relocating elements (300) is able to lower the braiding material in the second position such that at least one of the plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b) can pass over the lowered braiding material, wherein the movement unit has a rotatable cam ring (400) or is designed as a rotatable cam ring (400) having a curved surface over which the relocating elements (300) pass to move between the first and second positions;
• a drive, which is designed to:
• drive the plurality of first braiding material carriers (200a) such that they rotate in a first rotation direction about the common braiding center, and
• drive the plurality of second braiding material carriers (200b) such that they rotate in a second rotation direction different from the first rotation direction about the common braiding center;
• a controller, which is designed to:
• control the movement unit such that the movement of at least one of the relocating elements (300) is adjustable.