Abstract:
A metal cord is rubberized in situ by a rubber composition that includes a styrene-butadiene copolymer. The styrene-butadiene copolymer includes styrene units at a proportion of between 25% and 35% by weight, limits included, of a total weight of the styrene-butadiene copolymer. The styrene-butadiene copolymer also includes trans-1,4-bonds at a proportion of between 73% and 83% by weight, limits included, of a total weight of a butadiene part of the styrene-butadiene copolymer.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to provide a cord, in particular, a cord for reinforcing a rubber article in which rubber permeation properties are improved by coating filaments as constituents of the cord with rubber in a reliable and stable manner. The cord of the present invention is produced by, when the metal filament is guided to an extruder and extruded together with rubber from a mouthpiece of the extruder so that the metal filament is coated with the rubber, juxtaposing plural metal filaments in the mouthpiece and extruding the metal filaments together with rubber.
Abstract:
A strand (3) comprising a group of twisted threads (8) and arranged so as to have, over a first part (1) of its length: a sheath (4) containing the group of twisted threads, and a flexible filling product (7) filling a peripheral interstice (6) located between the inner face of the sheath and the periphery of the group of twisted threads, and, over a second part (2) of its length, which is separate from the first part: a material (9) covering the periphery of the group of twisted threads, said material adhering to the twisted threads of the group.
Abstract:
A composite reinforcer capable of adhering directly to a diene rubber matrix, which can be used in particular as a reinforcing element for a tyre, comprises: one or more reinforcing thread(s), for example a thread or cord made of carbon steel; and a layer of a polymer composition which covers the said thread, individually each thread or collectively several threads, this layer comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, the glass transition temperature of which is positive, such as, for example, a polyamide, and an epoxidized diene elastomer, such as, for example, natural rubber or a butadiene homopolymer or copolymer. A process for the manufacture of such a composite reinforcer, and a finished article or semi-finished product made of rubber, in particular a tyre, incorporating such a composite reinforcer are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a rope includes providing at least one pre-manufactured elongated load bearing member for the rope and at least one pre-manufactured elongated surface part for the rope, guiding together said at least one pre-manufactured elongated load bearing member and said at least one pre-manufactured elongated surface part such that their sides lean against each other, and fixing said at least one pre-manufactured elongated load bearing member and said at least one pre-manufactured elongated surface part to each other. A rope obtained with the method, and an elevator including the rope obtained with the method are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Tire having a radial carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead by an upturn around a bead wire, reinforced by at least one layer of reinforcing elements turned up around the bead wire, one end of said at least one layer of reinforcing elements being axially on the outside of the carcass reinforcement upturn and radially on the inside of the end of said upturn, the other end turned up around the bead wire being axially on the inside of the carcass reinforcement. The reinforcing elements are non-wrapped metal cords with saturated layers, having, in a permeability test, a flow rate of less than 5 cm3/min and the distance between the end, axially on the outside of the carcass reinforcement upturn, of said at least one layer of reinforcing elements turned up around the bead wire and the end of the carcass reinforcement upturn is less than 5 mm.
Abstract:
Method of manufacturing a metal cord with three concentric layers (C1, C2, C3), of the type rubberized in situ, i.e. incorporating a composition made of rubber in the uncrosslinked state referred to as “filling rubber”, the said cable comprising a first, internal, layer or core (C1), around which there are wound together in a helix, at a pitch p2, in a second, intermediate, layer (C2), N wires of diameter d2, N varying from 3 to 12, around which second layer there are wound together as a helix at a pitch p3, in a third, outer, layer (C3), P wires of diameter d3, P varying from 8 to 20, the said method comprising the following steps: a first sheathing step in which the core (C1) is sheathed with the filling rubber; a first assembling step by twisting the N wires of the second layer (C2) around the core (C1) thus sheathed in order to form, at a point named the “assembling point”, an intermediate cord named “core strand” (C1+C2); downstream of the said assembling point, a second sheathing step in which the core strand (C1+C2) is sheathed with the filling rubber; a second assembling step in which the P wires of the third layer (C3) are twisted around the core strand (C1+C2) thus sheathed; a final twist-balancing step.
Abstract:
A method for producing a strand or cable, in which fibers and/or wires are twisted at a twisting point to form the strand or cable. The fibers and/or wires are coated with a liquefied matrix material before and/or at the twisting point and are embedded in the matrix material during twisting. The fibers and/or wires are immersed in the matrix material before and/or at the twisting point and the formed strand or the formed cable is cooled after the twisting in order for the matrix material to solidify, preferably by air or in a cooling liquid, for example water.
Abstract:
Composite reinforcer (R-2) that is self-adhesive by curing to a diene rubber matrix, which can be used as reinforcing element for a pneumatic tire, comprising: one or more reinforcing thread(s) (20), for example a carbon steel cord; covering said thread, individually each thread or collectively several threads, a layer of a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising on the one hand a thermoplastic polymer, the glass transition temperature of which is positive, on the other hand a functionalized unsaturated thermoplastic stirene elastomer, the glass transition temperature of which is negative, said elastomer containing functional groups selected from epoxide, carboxyl and acid anhydride or ester groups. Process for manufacturing such a composite reinforcer and rubber article or semi-finished product, especially a pneumatic tire, incorporating such a composite reinforcer.
Abstract:
Composite reinforcer (R-2) capable of adhering directly to a diene rubber matrix, which can be used as a reinforcing element for a pneumatic tyre, comprising: one or more reinforcing thread(s) (20), for example a carbon steel cord; covering said thread, individually each thread or collectively several threads, a layer of a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, the glass transition temperature of which is positive, a poly(p-phenylene ether) (PPE) and a functionalized unsaturated thermoplastic styrene (TPS) elastomer, the glass transition temperature of which is negative, said TPS elastomer bearing functional groups selected from epoxide, carboxyl and acid anhydride or ester groups. Process for manufacturing such a composite reinforcer and rubber article or semi-finished product, especially a pneumatic tyre, incorporating such a composite reinforcer.