CPC D04C 3/40 (2013.01) [D04C 3/22 (2013.01); D04C 3/48 (2013.01)] | 28 Claims |
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.
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