Flexible tube for conveying abrasive materials and related manufacturing method
AssigneeIVG COLBACHINI S.p.A
InventorGiuseppe Aldinio-Colbachini
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Abstract
A flexible tube for conveying abrasive materials which has a tubular body extending along a main extension axis is provided. The tubular body has a thickness extending from an inner side wall, which delimits an inner cavity used for transporting abrasive material, to an outer side wall, opposite to the inner side wall along a radial direction, perpendicular and incident to the main extension axis. The tubular body has a covering layer at the outer side wall and an elastomeric matrix at least partially embedding circular disks having a diameter and flat faces, made of ceramic material, namely a first flat face directly facing the inner cavity so as to at least partially form the inner side wall and a second flat face embedded in the elastomeric matrix.
Claims19
A flexible tube for conveying abrasive materials comprising
- a tubular body extending along a main extension axis, the tubular body having a thickness extending from an inner side wall, which delimits an inner cavity used for transporting an abrasive material, to an outer side wall, opposite said inner side wall along a radial direction, perpendicular and incident with said main extension axis,
- wherein said tubular body comprises a covering layer at the outer side wall, and
- wherein said tubular body comprises an elastomeric matrix, inside which are at least partially embedded circular disks having a diameter (D) and flat faces, in ceramic material, namely a first flat face directly facing said inner cavity, so as to at least partially constitute the inner side wall and a second flat face embedded in the elastomeric matrix, wherein, with respect to a diametric projection plane, passing through the main extension axis, the circular disks are arranged on rows parallel to a first laying direction with a first constant pitch (p1), and on rows parallel to a second laying direction, with a second constant pitch (p2), said first and second laying directions being perpendicular to each other.
A flexible tube for conveying abrasive materials comprising
- a tubular body extending along a main extension axis, the tubular body having a thickness extending from an inner side wall, which delimits an inner cavity used for transporting an abrasive material, to an outer side wall, opposite said inner side wall along a radial direction, perpendicular and incident with said main extension axis,
- wherein said tubular body comprises a covering layer at the outer side wall, and
- wherein said tubular body comprises an elastomeric matrix, inside which are at least partially embedded circular disks having a diameter (D) and flat faces, in ceramic material, namely a first flat face directly facing said inner cavity, so as to at least partially constitute the inner side wall and a second flat face embedded in the elastomeric matrix;
- wherein, at said outer side wall, the flexible tube has a corrugated outer profile and, at least one axial end of the flexible tube, at least one flange having a corrugated inner profile corresponding to said corrugated outer profile of the flexible tube is applied, to obtain a shape coupling with the corrugated outer profile of the flexible tube.
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