US5049331A
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Method of manufacturing a thread-reinforced, extruded rubber body
Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
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Filing: 1989-11-28
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Granted: 1991-09-17
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Expires: 2009-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A method of producing a thread-reinforced, extruded rubber body by a shear head wherein the threads are continuously supplied, embedded in a rubber mixture which is in a continuous forward motion and fixed in the rubber body by vulcanizing the rubber mixture. The method is such that the reinforcing threads are helically twisted in the finished rubber body. The rubber body is thus reinforced not only in longitudinal direction but also additionally in circumferential direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Jurgen Hempel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:20
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B7/00; B29B7/74; B29B7/7476; B29B7/7495; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/05; B29C48/06; B29C48/15; B29C48/151; B29C48/152; B29C48/153; B29C48/156; B29C48/25; B29C48/30; B29C48/32; B29C48/34; B29C48/36; B29C48/362
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of producing a thread-reinforced, extruded rubber body by means of a shear head wherein the threads are continuously supplied, embedded in a rubber mixture which is in a continuous forward motion, and fixed in the rubber body by vulcanizing the rubber mixture, comprising: continuously embedding threads coming from orifices of a rotating shear mandrel which extend through a front surface and are distributed in circumferential direction of the shear mandrel which is in a shear head and in a continuous motion in a part of the rubber mixture contained in the shear head; and adjusting the speed of the forward motion of the rubber mixture to the rotating speed of the shear mandrel such that the rubber mixture at least approaches its lowest-possible viscosity during the embedding of the threads.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of producing a thread-reinforced, extruded rubber body by means of a shear head wherein the threads are continuously supplied, embedded in a rubber mixture which is in a continuous forward motion, and fixed in the rubber body by vulcanizing the rubber mixture, comprising: continuously embedding threads coming from orifices of a rotating shear mandrel which extend through a front surface and are distributed in circumferential direction of the shear mandrel which is in a shear head and in a continuous motion in a part of the rubber mixture contained in the shear head; and adjusting the speed of the forward motion of the rubber mixture to the rotating speed of the shear mandrel such that the rubber mixture at least approaches its lowest-possible viscosity during the embedding of the threads.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, which comprises determining the retention time of the rubber mixture in the shear head such that the rubber mixture is in an advanced stage of vulcanization when exiting a form nozzle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, which comprises, before introduction into the shear mandrel, twisting the threads in themselves against the rotating sense of the shear mandrel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, which includes braking the threads when introducing the threads into the shear mandrel.
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