Braiding machine with a reserve zone

Abstract

A braiding machine includes a plurality of yarn feed spindles connected to guide supports and movable along a guide path so as to participate in the braiding, all or some of the spindles being integral with a positioning element cooperating with a corresponding guide support and removable from the latter, a plurality of reserve supports located outside the guide path, the reserve supports being able to receive yarn feed spindles placed in reserve so as to interrupt their participation in the braiding, the positioning elements being able to cooperate with the reserve supports in order to carry out this placing in reserve, and a drive system of the reserve supports able to drive at least some of the reserve supports circumferentially to the guide path.

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