Rotational winding apparatus and method
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsThomas Feix, Clemens Paul Dyckmans, Ian James Hennebery
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Abstract
Winding apparatuses and methods for manufacturing an article of apparel. A winding apparatus can comprise a winding unit comprising a rotatable shaft, a thread guide movable along an axis perpendicular to the shaft, and a plate comprising a base coupled to the shaft and a plurality of projections extending from the base. The winding apparatus can also comprise a first actuator configured to rotate the shaft and a second actuator configured to move the thread guide along the axis and between respective projections of the plurality of projections to wind a continuous thread around the plurality of projections.
Claims9
A winding apparatus for manufacturing an article of apparel, the winding apparatus comprising:
- a winding unit, comprising:
- a rotatable shaft,
- a thread guide, the thread guide movable along an axis perpendicular to the shaft, and
- a plate, the plate comprising a base coupled to the shaft and a plurality of projections extending from the base;
- a first actuator configured to rotate the shaft;
- and
- a second actuator configured to move the thread guide along the axis and between respective projections of the plurality of projections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.