Abstract:
The present invention relates to a three-layered metal cable of construction L+M+N usable as a reinforcing element for a tire carcass reinforcement, comprising an inner layer C1 having L wires of diameter d1 with L being from 1 to 4, surrounded by an intermediate layer C2 of M wires of diameter d2 wound together in a helix at a pitch p2 with M being from 3 to 12, said layer C2 being surrounded by an outer layer C3 of N wires of diameter d3 wound together in a helix at a pitch p3 with N being from 8 to 20, said cable being characterised in that a sheath formed of a cross-linkable or cross-linked rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer covers at least said layer C2. The invention furthermore relates to the articles or semi-finished products made of plastics material and/or rubber which are reinforced by such a multi-layer cable, in particular to tires used in industrial vehicles, more particularly heavy-vehicle tires and their carcass reinforcement plies.
Abstract:
A steel cord used for reinforcing rubber product with an oval cross-section has a structure of m+n, while m is the number of core wires (26) and n is the number of the outer layer wires (22). The core wire (26) is untwisted while m is 1 or the core wires (26) are untwisted and aligned in parallel while m is between 2 and 4, and the outer layer wires (22) are twisted around said core wires (26). The core wires (26) are oval wires and the outer layer wires (22) are round wires. The wires (22, 26) in the steel cord have a carbon content not less than 0.60%.
Abstract:
A steel cord for reinforcing rubber article having a 1×n structure composed of a plurality of steel filaments stranded in the same direction at the same stranding pitch, the number of the steel filaments being 6 to 12 and the diameter of the steel filaments being 0.08 to 0.21 mm. In the pneumatic radial tire having a carcass, as a framework, extending toroidally between a pair of bead parts, with a crown part of the carcass being reinforced with a belt layer, the above-described steel cord for reinforcing rubber article is applied to a cord constituting the belt layer.
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:
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 which has no production problem noted in the related art and which can be produced efficiently with stable quality, particularly a steel cord useful for the purpose of reinforcing a tire crown portion, as well as a composite of rubber and steel cord and a tire, which include the steel cord, are provided.A steel cord has a multi-twist structure in which N (N=2 to 8) strands 2 are twisted, each strand 2 being formed by twisting a plurality of element wires 1 and having a substantially elliptical cross-section, wherein d1/d2>1.08 is satisfied, where the major diameter of the strand 2 is represented by d1 and the minor diameter is represented by d2, and εc defined by the following equation: εc=√{square root over ( )}(−b/2+√{square root over ( )}(b2/4−c))−1 (in the equation, b represents −1+π2(−4R2+d2)/P2, c represents π2d2k(4π2R2+P2)/P4, R represents (D−d)/2, k represents tan2(π/2−π/N), and d represents (d1+d2)/2) satisfies εc>0.005, where the diameter of a circle circumscribing the cord is represented by D (mm) and the twist pitch of the cord is represented by P (mm).
Abstract:
There is provided a steel cord for reinforcing rubber article having superior durability, and a pneumatic radial tire improved in steering stability and durability by using it. There is also provided a pneumatic radial tire satisfactorily combining steering stability, durability, and good cost performance required for a high performance radial tire intended for the application to a high performance passenger car. The steel cord for reinforcing rubber article has a 1×n structure composed of a plurality of steel filaments stranded in the same direction at the same stranding pitch, wherein the number of the steel filaments is 6 to 12 and the diameter of the steel filaments is 0.08 to 0.21 mm. In the pneumatic radial tire having a carcass (1), as a framework, extending toroidally between a pair of bead parts (11), with a crown part of the carcass being reinforced with a belt layer (2), the above-described steel cord for reinforcing rubber article is applied to a cord constituting the belt layer.
Abstract:
Steel cord includes 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 includes a first number of first steel filaments. The first number ranges between three and eight. The second group comprises a second number of second steel filaments. The second number is equal to or greater than the first number. The first filaments having a twist step greater than 300 mm. At least one of the second filaments is polygonally performed in order to allow rubber penetration.
Abstract:
A reinforcement for a building works structure comprising an assembly of solid wires. The wires are mutually parallel to form a bundle and the reinforcement comprises a sheath made of plastic material enclosing the bundle and providing it with cohesion.
Abstract:
A steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber article having M parallel+N structure consists of a core of two steel filaments and a single sheath of seven or eight steel filaments, wherein diameters of core filament and sheath filament and twisting pitch have specified ranges, respectively.