Abstract:
An apparatus for stranding an outer layer of wires on an inner layer cable core is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a tubular stranding machine comprising a rotating tube within which are stationary mounted on the same axis a series of cradles each supporting a spool of wire from which are paid-off the outer wires, means for guiding said outer wires along the outside wall of said tube towards a stranding die located at the front of the stranding machine, means for guiding a cable core originating from the back of the stranding machine along the outside wall of the tube, and a wire straightener stationary mounted at the front of the stranding machine ahead of the stranding die and through which is passed the cable core to eliminate the waviness of the cable core due to rotation during traveling along the outside wall of the tube.
Abstract:
A rubber reinforcing member and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The rubber reinforcing member is composed of rubber and a number of filamentous elements embedded therein. The filamentous element is formed of a metal or a material having a strength similar to that of the metal and has a helix on at least one end portion thereof.
Abstract:
A locking cable which is constructed of a plurality of separate strands with each strand containing a plurality of separate wires, each wire being between 0.005 and 0.012 of an inch in diameter. One side of the cable along its entire longitudinal length is stretched so that the material along that side is caused to exceed its yield point and be permanently deformed. As a result, the cable assumes a natural helical coiled configuration. A plastic cover may be applied to the cable in a close fitting relationship to help prevent the cable from becoming untwisted. The method of making the helical coiled cable comprises preforming and twisting of a plurality of separate wires together in a clockwise direction to form a strand, preforming and twisting a plurality of separate strands together in a counterclockwise direction to form the cable, and stretching one side of the cable along its entire length. An apparatus to perform the method of this invention comprises a pair of roller assemblies through which the cable is conducted with the cable being passed about a pin with an angular displacement exceeding 190*. The cable is passed through the apparatus in an extremely taut manner which causes one side of the cable to be permanently deformed.
Abstract:
The invention provides a steel cord, the steel cord comprises two or more steel filaments, at least one of the steel filaments has a twist pitch of 6 mm to 40 mm, each of the steel filaments has a tip rise of less than 5 mm with a gauge length of 200 mm after being unravelled out of the steel cord. The invention steel cord has an improved straightness with reduced steel filament fracture risk.
Abstract:
A strand (20) for a cable bolt (14) comprises a plurality of metallic elongated members (22, 24) twisted together. At least one of the elongated members has a corrosion resistant coating (54) and surface deformation, so as to improve the bodig efficiency and the anchorage of the strand.
Abstract:
A wire member that exhibits an excellent sliding property is provided.A wire member 1 includes: a core member 2 that has an elongated shape; and a surface-disposed member 3 that is spirally disposed on a surface of the core member 2 so as to leave predetermined spaces along a longitudinal direction of the core member 2. In a cross-sectional view taken along the axis of the core member 2, the front end and the rear end of each of projections 3A formed by the surface-disposed member 3 respectively form contact angles θ1, θ2 each being 5° or greater relative to the surface of the core member 2.