Braiding machine and method of forming an article incorporating a moving object

• Main Authors: Lee, Eun Kyung, Bruce, Robert M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.12.2020
• Subjects: BRAID; BRAIDING; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET ORCARBONISED LACE; CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; FOOTWEAR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KNITTING; LACE; LACE-MAKING; LACES IN GENERAL; NON-WOVEN FABRICS; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR; TEXTILES; TRIMMINGS

A braiding machine comprising a support structure, a track, an enclosure, a plurality of rotor metals, and a passageway having a first opening and a second opening, and a method of forming an upper using a braiding machine, the method comprising braiding over a forming last that passes from a first side of a braiding point to a second side of the braiding point of the braiding machine. The braiding machine is capable of forming intricate braided structures and may include different sized rings and non-linear passageways through which a forming last passes. Multiple forming lasts may be attached together by connection mechanisms and passed through the braiding machine.