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Protective textile sleeve having high edge abrasion resistance and method of construction

A sleeve and textile technology, used in textiles, papermaking, textiles, textile cables, etc., can solve the problem of unprotected slender elements, and achieve the effect of long service life

Active Publication Date: 2011-04-06
FEDERAL MOGUL POWERTRAIN INC
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Over time, if the wall is severed by a sharp edge, the elongated element is exposed and becomes unprotected

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[0017] Referring to the drawings in detail, Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a textile sleeve 10, 110, respectively, for protecting an elongate member 12, such as a harness, constructed in accordance with a presently preferred embodiment. Both sleeves 10, 110 are discussed below using the same designation to identify the configuration of their respective walls 14, the significant difference between sleeves 10, 110 being that sleeve 10 is woven to have an "open" wall configuration, whereas Sleeve 110 is braided to have a "closed" wall configuration. The wall 14 is woven from monofilament and multifilament yarns, wherein the monofilament and multifilament yarns are woven in a longitudinal or warp direction and a transverse or weft direction extending around the circumference of the sleeves 10 , 110 . As best shown in Figure 4, warp multifilament yarns 16 and warp monofilament yarns 18 are interlaced with weft multifilament yarns 20 and weft monofilament yarns 22 in a warp-faced patter...

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A textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes both monofilament and multifilament yarns woven in both warp and fill directions. The warp yams are woven in a warp-faced pattern with the fill yarns. As such, the warp yams float over 2 or more of fill yams. The warp monofilaments provide the sleeve with increased abrasion resistance, while the warp multifilaments provide the sleeve with increased flexibility and coverage protection to protect elongate members within a cavity of the sleeve. The fill monofilaments provide the sleeve with increased abrasion resistance and the fill multifilaments provide the sleeve with increased flexibility and coverage protection. The method includes weaving the warp and fill yams in one ofan open or closed wall construction. The method can include heat-setting the monofilament fill yarns to bias the open wall into a self-closing tubular configuration.

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technical field [0001] This invention relates generally to protective sleeves for elongate elements, and more particularly to braided textile sleeves. Background technique [0002] Elongated elements - such as wires or wire harnesses - often require protection from potential external sources of wear. Therefore, a protective sleeve is usually arranged over the elongated element to prevent damage caused by abrasion and other potentially harmful conditions such as contamination. It is known to use convoluted or corrugated tubing to protect elongate elements from abrasion, especially when the likelihood of abrasion is relatively high, such as passing the elongate element through openings with sharp corners or edges. Unfortunately, while corrugated tubing may provide relatively good protection against abrasion, the tubing is relatively expensive to manufacture and is generally stiff, making it difficult to route along serpentine paths or around corners. Furthermore, the rigid w...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): D03D15/00D07B1/14
CPCD03D1/0035D03D3/02D10B2331/04D03D1/0041D10B2401/041D03D13/004D03D15/00H02G3/0481D03D1/0043D03D15/283D03D15/292D07B1/14
Inventor 艾米·柏原
Owner FEDERAL MOGUL POWERTRAIN INC