Abstract:
The present invention is to provide a hybrid core rope (1) which does not require maintenance or a hybrid core rope (1) capable of reducing a maintenance task. The hybrid core rope (1) includes a resin solid core (2) in which a plurality of spiral grooves (2a) is formed in the longitudinal direction on an outer peripheral surface thereof, a plurality of fiber bundles (3) respectively spirally wound around the outer peripheral surface of the resin solid core (2) along the plurality of spiral grooves (2a), the fiber bundles (3) having thickness to fill the spiral grooves (2a), and a plurality of steel strands (4) spirally wound around the outer peripheral surface of the resin solid core (2) around which the fiber bundles (3)are wound. The fiber bundles (3) and the strands (4) are respectively wound so as to have angles which are not parallel to each other.
Abstract:
There is provided a steel cord including a plurality of untwisted core filaments of steel aligned in parallel, and a layer of sheath filaments of steel twisted around the core filaments so as to be unevenly distributed around the core filaments, wherein interstices between the filaments are maintained during vulcanization thereby achieving improved rubber penetration (sufficiently adhering rubber to the core filaments). Since the cross sectional length of the steel cord 10 is greater than the minimum cross sectional length, interstices A are maintained between sheath filaments 14 under the tension and pressure p of the surrounding rubber 16 applied to the steel cord 10 during vulcanization. Rubber 16 penetrates into the steel cord 10 through the interstices A, and sufficiently adhere to core filaments 12 to achieve high rubber penetration.
Abstract:
A steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article and a pneumatic tire. When it is a reinforcement material for a tire belt, the steel cord is capable of satisfying weight lightening, durability and driving stability. The steel cord comprises a core made by parallelly arranging two non-twisted core wires (1) and from one layer of sheath made by twisting three to five sheath wires (2) around the core. The outline shape of the cord in a cross-section orthogonal to the axis of the cord is flat The inclination, as seen from the side of the cord, of the core wires is 3° or less relative to the cord axis.
Abstract:
A steel cord (38) comprises a first group and a second group. The second group is helically twisted around the first group with a cord twisting step. The first group comprises a first number of first steel filaments (10). The first number ranges between three and eight. The second group comprises a second number of second steel filaments (26). The second number is equal to or greater than the first number. The first filaments (10) having a twisting step greater than 300 mm. At least one of the second filaments (26) is polygonally preformed in order to allow rubber penetration.
Abstract:
A steel cord (1) for the reinforcement of rubber articles having M parallel + N structure consists of a core (2) of two steel filaments (2a,2b) and a single sheath (3) of seven or eight steel filaments (4), wherein the diameter dc of the core filaments is within a range of 0.30 - 0.38 mm, wherein the diameter ds of the sheath filaments is within a specified range depending on whether the sheath comprises seven or eight filaments, and wherein a twisting pitch P of the sheath filaments is not less than 50 times the diameter dc of the core filament but not more than 120 times the diameter ds of the sheath filament.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass (2) toroidally extending between a pair of bead portions and a belt (3) arranged outside the carcass in a radial direction of the tire and composed of at least one belt layer (3a,3b), in which the belt layer is made from a plurality of steel cords (5), each cord being formed by twisting 2 to 4 filament bundles (7) each consisting of two steel filaments (6) parallel with each other so as to have a structure that major axes of the filament bundles constituting the cord are set toward substantially the same direction. In the belt layer, the major axes of the filament bundles (7) in the cords (5) constituting the belt layer (3a,3b) are arranged substantially in a row in a widthwise direction of the belt (3).
Abstract:
A steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber articles has a three-layer twisting structure comprising a core (1) of 2 steel filaments, a middle sheath layer (2) of 6 steel filaments, and an outer sheath layer (3) of 11 steel filaments, in which a ratio ds/dc of filament diameter ds in the middle and outer sheath layers to filament diameter dc in the core is within a range of 1.15-1.5, and a twisting pitch of the core is not less than 20 mm. Such steel cord may be used as a reinforcing member in for example a heavy duty pneumatic radial tire or a conveyor belt.