Flat high-tensile wire as hose reinforcement
US7487803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1393
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible hose or pipe (42) is reinforced by means of at least one flattened steel wire (10, 20) with natural edges. The steel wire has a thickness-to-width ratio t/w below 0.95, a tensile strength Rm exceeding 3500−2000×d, where d is the diameter of a circle having the same cross-sectional surface and where Rm is expressed in Mpa and a permanent elongation at maximum load Ag of at least 0.70%. The flattening of the steel wire (10, 20) allows to recuperate ductility which has been lost as a result of the drawing until the final tensile strength Rm.
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