Multilayered, braided tubular sleeve and method of construction thereof
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
InventorsErich Eckhard WEISSFLOG, SEAN DONOVAN O'HARA, TIMO AMMIRATI
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Abstract
A multilayered tubular sleeve including a braided tubular inner wall extending about a central axis between opposite first and second inner end portions and a braided tubular outer wall extending about the central axis between opposite first and second outer end portions. The first inner end portion is bonded to the first outer end portion by a first bond joint, and the second inner end portion is bonded to the second outer end portion by a second bond joint, with the inner wall being detached from the outer wall over a length extending between the first and second bond joints.
Claims20
A multilayered tubular sleeve, comprising:
- a braided tubular inner wall extending about a central axis between an open first inner end portion and an opposite open second inner end portion;
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- a braided tubular outer wall extending about the central axis between an open first outer end portion and an opposite open second outer end portion, said first inner end portion being bonded to said first outer end portion by a first bond joint, and said second inner end portion being bonded to said second outer end portion by a second bond joint, with said inner wall being substantially detached from said outer wall over a length extending between said first and second bond joints.
A multilayered tubular sleeve, consisting of:
- a braided tubular inner wall extending about a central axis between an open first inner end portion and an opposite open second inner end portion;
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- a braided tubular outer wall extending about the central axis between an open first outer end portion and an opposite open second outer end portion, said first inner end portion being bonded to said first outer end portion by a first bond joint, and said second inner end portion being bonded to said second outer end portion by a second bond joint, with said inner wall being substantially detached from said outer wall over a length extending between said first and second bond joints.
A method of constructing a multilayered tubular sleeve, comprising:
- braiding a tubular inner wall extending about a central axis between a first inner end portion and an opposite second inner end portion;
- braiding a tubular outer wall over the tubular inner wall in an overbraiding operation, with the tubular outer wall extending about the central axis between a first outer end portion and an opposite second outer end portion;
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- bonding the first inner end portion to the first outer end portion with a first bond joint, and bonding the second inner end portion to the second outer end portion with a second bond joint, and leaving the inner wall detached from the outer wall over a length extending between the first and second bond joints.
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