Apparatus for mounting components for rotation of carriers for strand supply bobbins and for timing strand movement relative to rotation

In a braiding machine having a set of rear carriers for a strand supply bobbin mounted on the rear side of a first table for rotation in one direction, a set of front carriers for a strand supply bobbin movable around the front side of said first table for rotation by a second table in the opposite direction, a central axis stationary shaft for rotatable mounting of said first and second tables thereon, and a power input shaft for connection to a drive mechanism for rotating said first and second tables in opposite directions, a mounting assembly for said central axis stationary shaft and said power input shaft, said mounting assembly comprising:

• a frame base;
• a vertically extending frame stanchion carried by said frame base and having an upper end for attachment of the rear end of said central axis stationary shaft;
• said frame stanchion further having a medial lattice opening below said upper end;
• a drive torque tube extending from within said frame stanchion medial lattice opening and substantially parallel to said central axis stationary shaft and toward the rear side of said first table, said torque tube housing and rotatably mounting said power input shaft;
• and, an arcuately adjustable means projecting into said frame stanchion medial lattice opening for support of the rear end of said drive torque tube.