Weave control grid
AssigneeUnited Technologies 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.
Claims18
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.
A weaving method comprising forming a first pick, repositioning warp fibers by moving warp fiber arms relative to a fill fiber wand, repositioning warp fibers by moving the 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.
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.