Woven composite fabric
AssigneeNV Bekaert SA
InventorGeert Braekevelt
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Abstract
As subject of the present invention, a woven composite fabric, comprising metal elements (51) and polymer elements (52) is provided. The metal elements (51) being metal wires, bundles of metal wires, metal strands or metal cords. According to the invention, the polymer elements (52) are polymer tapes, having a substantially rectangular cross-section.
Claims14
A woven composite fabric, said fabric comprising metal elements and polymer elements, said metal elements comprising at least one of metal wires, bundles of metal wires, metal strands and metal cords, wherein said polymer elements are polymer tapes, wherein said fabric has a warp direction and a weft direction, and wherein all of said polymer tapes are present in said weft direction.
A woven composite fabric, said fabric comprising metal elements and polymer elements, said metal elements comprising at least one of metal wires, bundles of metal wires, metal strands and metal cords, wherein said polymer elements are polymer tapes, and wherein said fabric has a double weft structure worked in a plain-weave manner.
A method of manufacturing a reinforced hose or tube, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a woven composite fabric comprising metal elements and polymer elements, said metal elements comprising at least one of metal wires, bundles of metal wires, metal strands and metal cords, wherein said polymer elements are polymer tapes;
- winding one or more layers of said woven composite fabric around a tubular core;
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- providing an outer layer of polymer material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.