US 11,718,933 B2
Penta-axial braiding machine
Jacquelynn Xueting Tian, Melbourne (AU)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/445,370.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057825 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. D04C 3/40 (2006.01); D04C 3/48 (2006.01); D04C 3/22 (2006.01)
CPC D04C 3/40 (2013.01) [D04C 3/22 (2013.01); D04C 3/48 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A penta-axial braiding assembly comprising:
a braiding machine comprising:
a circular machine bed with an interior curved surface, an exterior curved surface, and a front face;
radial bobbins associated with the interior curved surface and configured to dispense a first number of yarns; and
front face bobbins associated with the front face and configured to dispense a second number of yarns;
a first guide assembly comprising a first braiding plate configured to form a first braiding point for the first number of yarns dispensed from the radial bobbins; and
a second guide assembly comprising a second braiding plate configured to form a second braiding point for the second number of yarns dispensed from the front face bobbins.