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US 2021/0301435 A1Published application
Automated braiding machine
AssigneeInsource Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAnthony J. Manz, Nicolas R. Flint, James L. Manz, Steven C. Sinn
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AssigneeInsource Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAnthony J. Manz, Nicolas R. Flint, James L. Manz, Steven C. Sinn
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An automated braiding machine for applying a braided cover to an elongate structure includes a barrel through which the elongate structure passes and a bobbin orbiting assembly configured to orbit a plurality of bobbins around the barrel. Each of the bobbins unwinds a corresponding thread having a portion extending between a rim of the barrel and the elongate structure. A first robotic arm assembly is configured to pull the elongate structure in a longitudinal direction thereof. A speed at which the elongate structure is pulled in the longitudinal direction thereof is dependent on a measured angle of one of the portions of the thread relative to a plane defined by the rim of the barrel.
An automated braiding machine for applying a braided cover to an elongate structure, the automated braiding machine comprising:
The braiding machine of 6, wherein the branch detection sensor assembly includes a first array of sensor elements and an oppositely arranged second array of sensor elements, wherein the first measured diameter is determined based on an interference pattern of the elongate structure with respect to energy directed between the first array of sensor elements and the second array of sensor elements.
A method of automatically applying a braided cover to an elongate structure comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.