Flexible, abrasion resistant textile sleeve and method of construction thereof
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
InventorEmi Itoh
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Abstract
A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve has a flexible, abrasion resistant, self-curling elongate wall constructed from woven monofilament and multifilament yarns. The wall has opposite edges extending parallel to a central axis of the sleeve. The wall is woven with warp yarns extending parallel to the central axis and fill yarns extending transverse to the warp yarns. The warp yarns are provided at least in part as first monofilament yarns and the fill yarns are provided as second monofilament yarns and second multifilament yarns. The second monofilament yarns have a larger diameter than the first monofilament yarns.
Claims15
A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members, comprising:
- an elongate wall having opposite edges extending parallel to a central axis of the sleeve, said wall being woven with warp yarns extending parallel to said central axis and fill yarns extending transverse to said warp yarns, said warp yarns being provided at least in part as first monofilament yarns and said fill yarns being provided as second monofilament yarns and second multifilament yarns, said second monofilament yarns having a larger diameter than said first monofilament yarns.
A method of constructing a textile sleeve wrappable about a central axis, comprising:
- providing first monofilament yarns having a first diameter;
- providing second monofilament yarns having a second diameter, said second diameter being larger than said first diameter;
- providing second multifilament yarns;
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- weaving an elongate wrappable wall having opposite edges extending parallel to the central axis with the first monofilament yarns forming warp yarns extending parallel to the central axis and the second monofilament yarns and second multifilament yarns forming fill yarns extending transverse to the warp yarns.
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