Abstract:
The invention relates to a combined cable having a core cable made of high-strength plastic fibers present as a twisted monofilament bundle or a plurality of twisted monofilament bundles, and having an external layer of steel wire strands, characterized in that the monofilament bundle or bundles is or are stretched to reduce the diameter and held in a cladding, particularly braided cladding, in this state. The strain of the core cable under load is thus reduced, so that the load distribution between the steel cross-section and the plastic cross-section of the cable is improved. In the same sense, in reverse, in order to have the strain behavior of the strand layer approach that of the core cable, the cable has an intermediate layer made of an elastic plastic, in which the steel wire strands are pressed at a distance from each other, such that the external layer stretches under load and contracts radially.
Abstract:
A steel cord (20, 30) has two ends and comprises steel filaments (32). At least some of the steel filaments (32) are twisted along the length of the steel cord (20, 30) - except for a local region (26, I) at at least one of the two ends - with a cord lay length L c . The steel cord (20, 30) is additionally cold twisted in said local region (26, I) so that locally the at least some of the steel filaments (32) have a lay length that is less than 60% of the cord lay length L c in order to avoid flare / fraying and to facilitate further processing. A corresponding method is disclosed, too.
Abstract:
A combined cable comprising a core cable of high-strength synthetic fibers, which take the form of a twisted bundle of monofilaments or a plurality of twisted bundles of monofilaments, and comprising an outer layer of steel wire strands, is characterized in that the bundle or bundles of monofilaments is or are stretched, with a reduction in diameter, and held in this state by a sheathing, in particular a braided sheathing. The extension under strain of the core cable under load is thereby reduced, so that the load distribution between the cross section of steel and the cross section of synthetic material of the cable improves.
Abstract:
A wire twisting machine and method provide a randomly varying lay to pairs of twisted wires forming a cable. A pair of wires are fed into a motor driven bow mechanism which twists the wires at a given rate of speed. The bow winding speed is sensed to provide a signal to a control system employing a computer which generates a randomly varying signal between a selected minimum and maximum range. The random signal is applied to an oscillator which provides a varying frequency signal to a power supply unit. A pulsed direct voltage signal then controls a stepping motor which applies the randomly varying lay signal to vary the speed of the capstan winding the wires with respect to the independent bow speed. This varies the length of lay of the twisted wires within controlled limits.
Abstract:
A wire twisting machine and method provide a randomly varying lay to pairs of twisted wires forming a cable. A pair of wires are fed into a motor driven bow mechanism which twists the wires at a given rate of speed. The bow winding speed is sensed to provide a signal to a control system employing a computer which generates a randomly varying signal between a selected minimum and maximum range. The random signal is applied to an oscillator which provides a varying frequency signal to a power supply unit. A pulsed direct voltage signal then controls a stepping motor which applies the randomly varying lay signal to vary the speed of the capstan winding the wires with respect to the independent bow speed. This varies the length of lay of the twisted wires within controlled limits.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a metallic cord (1) for the reinforcement of elastomers. The cord has (a) a core composed of two filaments (2,4), (b) a single filament (6) surrounding said core and (c) a sheath of nine filaments (8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24) surrounding said core and single filament.
Abstract:
An automobile tyre whose carcass, belts or chafers were reinforced with steel cords of at least two layers composing a number of steel filaments 1 to 3 having the same twist direction and the same twist pitch, coils of the filaments varying in diameter along the cord so that the filaments 1 to 3 intersect with each other to compose one layer at one position and at least another adjacent layer at another position.
Abstract:
This application describes a braided cord containing a braided sheath and optionally a core surrounded by the braided sheath. The braided cord has changing cross-sectional area ranging from 0.0004 mm2 to 30 mm2 and contains one or more sections having a tapering angle ranging from 1° to 60° when observed in one direction along the cord axis. The change in the cross-sectional area of the cord can be achieved by changing the thickness of the braided sheath and/or changing the cross-sectional area of the core when the core is present. The thickness of the braided sheath can be adjusted by changing the size and/or twist level of one or more sheath strands, changing the pick count of the braided sheath, and/or using one or more shaped sheath strands. This application also describes a process of producing the braided cord with changing cross-sectional area.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring lay length of a wire rope having a number or external strands to form a rope having spiral grooves in the surface between the strands. A magnetic flux circuit is generated, part of which is formed within a region of the advancing wire rope. Variations of magnetic field around the region of the rope or variations of magnetic flux entering or leaving the rope are sensed by at least two sensors arranged around the rope. Signals from the sensors are subtractively combined to eliminate variations due to off-axis movements of the rope, and the combined signals reveal an oscillating pattern due to the undulating surface of the rope. Linking the oscillating pattern to distance along the rope reveals the lay length, which corresponds to a number of oscillations which is the same as the number of strands at the surface.