An apparatus for manufacturing an annular or semi-annular composite component having a circumferentially-extending base and a flange, the apparatus including: a loom for weaving a woven preform of fibre reinforcement material for the composite component; a rotatable mandrel configured to receive and draw the woven preform through the loom for weaving; and a guide disposed between the loom and the rotatable mandrel, configured so that a woven preform drawn by the rotatable mandrel along a guide path under tension engages the guide to transition to a flanged profile at a lip of the guide before being received on the mandrel.

An apparatus for manufacturing an annular or semi-annular composite component having a circumferentially-extending base and a flange, the apparatus including: a loom for weaving a woven preform of fibre reinforcement material for the composite component; a rotatable mandrel configured to receive and draw the woven preform through the loom for weaving; and a guide disposed between the loom and the rotatable mandrel, configured so that a woven preform drawn by the rotatable mandrel along a guide path under tension engages the guide to transition to a flanged profile at a lip of the guide before being received on the mandrel.

A laminated nonwoven fabric includes a first nonwoven fabric containing first fibers, a second nonwoven fabric containing second fibers, a third nonwoven fabric containing third fibers, and an adhesive. The second nonwoven fabric is laminated on the first nonwoven fabric, and the third nonwoven fabric is laminated on the second nonwoven fabric on an opposite side with respect to the first nonwoven fabric. The adhesive is disposed between the first nonwoven fabric and the third nonwoven fabric. An average fiber diameter of the second fibers is equal to or less than 3 m, and is smaller than an average fiber diameter of the first fibers. The third nonwoven fabric has a protrusion including a part of the third fibers entangled with each other on a surface facing the second nonwoven fabric. At least a part of the adhesive is disposed between the protrusion and the first nonwoven fabric.

A sunshade includes a support frame and a canopy connected to the support frame and including a light-transmissible fabric sheet of undyed yarns that has opposite inner and outer surfaces, an ink layer formed on one of the inner and outer surfaces of the light-transmissible fabric sheet using dye-sublimation printing techniques, and an opaque enamel coating coated on the other of the inner and outer surfaces of the light-transmissible fabric sheet The undyed yarns are woven and cross one another to form fabric pores thereamong. The opaque enamel coating fills the fabric pores. A method of preparing a canopy is disclosed.

The application is directed on a textile fabric, preferably a woven fabric, including a textile fabric-body formed by a first thread group, of longitudinal threads, running in a longitudinal direction of the textile fabric-body, and a second thread group, of transverse threads, running in a transverse direction of the textile fabric-body, the first thread group and the second thread group being linked/combined with each other via the respective longitudinal and transverse threads such that force redirection structures running in the transverse direction are formed (i) alternately on one side and another side of the textile fabric-body with a respective offset in the longitudinal direction, or (ii) on one side of the textile fabric-body with a respective offset in the longitudinal direction, wherein each respective force redirection structure is designed so as to cause, under force application, in particular in a normal direction of the fabric-body, at least a force redirection at least in the longitudinal direction of the textile fabric-body.

The application is directed on a textile fabric, preferably a woven fabric, including a textile fabric-body formed by a first thread group, of longitudinal threads, running in a longitudinal direction of the textile fabric-body, and a second thread group, of transverse threads, running in a transverse direction of the textile fabric-body, the first thread group and the second thread group being linked/combined with each other via the respective longitudinal and transverse threads such that force redirection structures running in the transverse direction are formed (i) alternately on one side and another side of the textile fabric-body with a respective offset in the longitudinal direction, or (ii) on one side of the textile fabric-body with a respective offset in the longitudinal direction, wherein each respective force redirection structure is designed so as to cause, under force application, in particular in a normal direction of the fabric-body, at least a force redirection at least in the longitudinal direction of the textile fabric-body.

A woven quadrilateral mesh origami structure includes first linear sections of a foldable material positioned in a first orientation, the first linear sections including first creases formed into the first linear sections that define first quadrilateral segments of the first linear sections; and second linear sections of the foldable material that are positioned in a second orientation that is not the first orientation and placed adjacent to first surfaces of alternating sections of the first linear sections and second surfaces, opposite the first surfaces, of other sections, other than the alternating sections, of the first linear sections. The second linear sections include second creases formed into the second linear sections that define second quadrilateral segments of the second linear sections, and the first quadrilateral segments of the first linear sections and the second quadrilateral segments of the second linear sections form a tessellated mesh structure.

A woven panel for a computing device includes a woven pattern having a repeat size of greater than 25 cm by 25 cm. The woven pattern has a thread density of at least 25 threads by 25 threads per square cm. The woven panel is integrated to a computing device and is tailored to the specifics of the computing device, thereby improving the visual aesthetic and the tactile feel of the computing device.

A woven panel for a computing device includes a woven pattern having a repeat size of greater than 25 cm by 25 cm. The woven pattern has a thread density of at least 25 threads by 25 threads per square cm. The woven panel is integrated to a computing device and is tailored to the specifics of the computing device, thereby improving the visual aesthetic and the tactile feel of the computing device.

A mat and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The mat includes a first foam layer, a second foam layer and a third foam layer. The first foam layer has a first hardness and a first porosity. The second foam layer is connected with the first foam layer and has a second hardness and a second porosity larger than the first porosity. The third foam layer is connected with the second foam layer and has a third hardness and a third porosity smaller than the first porosity. The second foam layer includes a first connecting surface facing the first foam layer and a second connecting surface facing the third foam layer. The contact area between the first connecting surface and the first foam layer is different from the contact area between the second connecting surface and the third foam layer.