Hose for suction and discharge of ore slurry or any other abrasive material
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorEmilio P. Neto
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Abstract
It is presented a hose (1) for suction and discharge of ore slurry or any other abrasive material, manufactured in accordance with the techniques already known for the manufacture of hoses for transport of abrasive material, which presents a sensor (11) fixed to the referred hose (1) which indicates the total or partial wear of the internal layer (3) of the hose (1), by means of the connection with the first and second layers of braided copper wires (4, 6) so that same may be replaced, thus avoiding its rupture or blow up when transporting abrasive material.
Claims4
A hose (1) for suction and discharge of ore slurry or any other abrasive material, which comprises:
- an inner lining (3) consisting of an abrasion resistant rubber;
- four carcass fabric layers (5, 7, 8, 9) applied over said inner lining;
- a rubber finishing layer (10) applied over the fourth layer of carcass fabric (9);
- the hose 1 comprising a first and a second layer of braided copper wire (4, 6) which extend spirally over the entire length of the hose 1, the first layer of copper wire (4) being placed between said inner lining (3) and the first carcass fabric layer (5) and the second layer of braided wire (6) being placed between the first layer of carcass fabric (5) and the second layer of carcass fabric (7), wherein said first and second layers of braided copper wires (4, 6) are connected to a bi-polar socket (11) which is fixed to said fourth carcass fabric layer (9).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.