IP Library Granted Patent US 9,931,801
Granted Patent B2
US 9,931,801 · App. 14/347,989 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Partitioned rubber-coated fabric

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Patent No.
US 9,931,801
App. No.
14/347,989
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a rubber-coated fabric, a plurality of warp cords is included with a spacing d between, sides of adjacent warp cords, each of the warp cords being coated with a layer of rubber compound, A cut line may further be included that separates groups of the warp cords, each group having a predetermined number of the warp cords. The cut line, may be formed by between 2 and 6 adjacent cut line warp cords, wherein a distance dc, between any two sides of adjacent cut Hue warp cords may be no more than. 50% of d. The layer of rubber compound that coats- the rubber-coated fabric is thin enough to outline the cut line on a surface of the rubber-coated woven fabric.

Claims (12)

1. A rubber-coated woven fabric, comprising:

two or more groups of adjacent warp cords, each group having a predetermined number of at least 10 of the adjacent warp cords, with a spacing d between sides of the adjacent warp cords, each of the adjacent warp cords being coated with a layer of rubber compound;

a cut line separating the two or more groups of the adjacent warp cords, the cut line formed by between 2 and 6 adjacent cut line warp cords, wherein a distance d c between adjacent sides of adjacent cut line warp cords is no more than 50% of d, and wherein the layer of rubber compound is thin enough to make visible the cut line on a surface of the rubber-coated woven fabric.

2. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 1 , wherein a warp density of the woven fabric is between 60 and 160 warp cords per decimeter.

3. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 2 , wherein the warp density is between 75 and 120 warp cords per decimeter.

4. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 1 , wherein a weft density of the woven fabric is between 3 weft cords per decimeter and 10 weft cords per decimeter.

5. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 4 , wherein the weft density is between 4 and 8 weft cords per decimeter.

6. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 1 , wherein dc is no more than 25% of d.

7. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 1 , wherein the cut line is formed by between 2 and 4 cut line warp cords.

8. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 1 , wherein the woven fabric is woven from synthetic cords, natural cords or combinations thereof.

9. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 8 , wherein the synthetic cords are polyester cords, nylon cords, aramid cords, polyethylene naphthalate cords, polyethylene terephthalate cords or combinations thereof.

10. The rubber-coated woven fabric of claim 8 , wherein the natural cords are cotton cords, rayon cords or combinations thereof.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2023
From: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
To: COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Reel/Frame 065018/0154 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2017
From: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
To: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Reel/Frame 043432/0941 →