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US 4,380,949 AGranted
Braided stranded rope forming machine
AssigneeWabing S.r.l.
InventorWalter Betta
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Abstract
Braided stranded rope forming machine comprising a series of spools moving along a circular path and a series of stationary spools that can be mounted also at a distance from the machine. The movable spools are mounted on carriages which through a gearing unit are operated by the same vertical axis controlling the thread guide devices associated with the stationary spools.
Claims5
A rotary braider comprising:
- a stationary frame;
- a circular guideway fixed to said frame;
- a series of carriages movably mounted on said guideway, each of said carriages carrying a bobbin;
- drive means for driving said series of carriages in a circular path defined by said guideway;
- a plurality of spools disposed at fixed locations with respect to said frame;
- a guide for collecting threads exiting said bobbins and said spools;
- a plurality of thread guide devices for reciprocating the thread from said spools inside and outside said circular path and between adjacent ones of said carriages moving in said circular path, said thread guide devices each including a rotating element;
- a central rotating member;
- a gear ring affixed to said central rotating member;
- a plurality of shafts operatively coupled to said gear ring, said shafts being disposed radially with respect to the axis of the central rotating member;
- gears disposed at the ends of said shafts distal from said central rotating member;
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- gear means affixed to each of said carriages for engaging at least two of the gears at the distal ends of said shafts at any given time.
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