Hose and pipe reinforcement

• Main Authors: MARK FAKET, WILLY DE MEYER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.08.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; BLASTING; BRAID; BRAIDING; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET ORCARBONISED LACE; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; KNITTING; LACE; LACE-MAKING; LAUNDERING; LIGHTING; LOOMS; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METHODS OF WEAVING; NON-WOVEN FABRICS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PIPES; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; TEXTILES; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS,FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS; TRIMMINGS; WEAPONS; WEAVING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL; WOVEN FABRICS

The invention relates to a reinforcement fabric for use in manufacture of hoses and pipes having a body matrix of polymer material, said reinforcement fabric comprising a collection of substantially parallel reinforcement yarns arranged along a longitudinal direction of the fabric and a plurality of transverse and/or bias yarns interconnecting the reinforcement yarns. The reinforcement fabric is a stable fabric for direct application to the polymer body matrix of a preform of the hose or pipe by wrapping the reinforcement fabric around the preform. The reinforcement fabric is adapted to be directly applied to the polymer body matrix of the preform by the transverse and/or bias yarns being substantially lighter than the reinforcement yarns, and by at least one surface of the reinforcement fabric being tackified for adhesion to the polymer body matrix of the preform of the hose or pipe.