Maypole braider having a three under and three over braiding path
OwnerDonald Richardsoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing braided reinforcement for tubular conduits such as hose is disclosed. The reinforcement is characterized by a three over, three under braid pattern. The apparatus comprises a Maypole type braider wherein each driver of the braider includes six pockets to accommodate carrier spindles, and the number of carriers is three times the number of drivers. The invention provides a braided product which can be produced at lower cost with increased output.
Claims6
A Maypole braiding machine comprising, a base plate, an even number of drivers rotatably mounted on said base plate in a generally circular arrangement whose center defines a braid point, means for rotating said drivers at the same speed with adjacent drivers rotating in opposite directions, a plurality of carriers driven by said drivers, the number of said carriers being three times the number of said drivers, said drivers directing half of said carriers in one direction along an endless intersecting sinuous path about said braid point, and the other half of said carriers in the opposite direction along an endless intersecting sinuous path around said braid point such that each carrier passes alternately outside of three carriers and inside of three carriers traveling in the opposite direction.
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