TEXTILE CORD HAVING AN AT LEAST TRIPLE TWIST
A textile cord ( 50 ) with at least triple twist (T 1 , T 2 , T 3 ) comprises at least N strands ( 20 a, 20 b, 20 c, 20 d ), N being greater than 1, twisted together with a final twist T 3 and a final direction D 2 , each strand being made up of M pre-strands ( 10 a, 10 b, 10 c ), M being greater than 1, themselves twisted together with an intermediate twist T 2 (T 2 a , T 2 b , T 2 c , T 2 d ) and an intermediate direction D 1 opposite to D 2 , each pre-strand itself consisting of a yarn ( 5 ) which has been twisted on itself beforehand with an initial twist T 1 (T 1 a , T 1 b , T 1 c ) and the direction D 1 , in which at least half of the N times M yarns have an initial elastic modulus denoted Mi which is greater than 800 cN/tex. This textile cord can advantageously be used as a reinforcer in tires for vehicles, particularly in the belt or carcass reinforcement of these tires.
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23 . A textile cord with at least triple twist comprising:
at least N strands, N being greater than 1, twisted together with a twist T 3 and a direction D 2 ,
wherein each strand is made up of M pre-strands, M being greater than 1, themselves twisted together with a twist T 2 and a direction D 1 opposite to D 2 ,
wherein each pre-strand consists of a yarn which has been twisted on itself with a twist T 1 and the direction D 1 , and
wherein at least half of the N times M yarns have an initial elastic modulus denoted Mi which is greater than 800 cN/tex.
24 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein N varies in a range from 2 to 6.
25 . The textile cord according to claim 24 , wherein N varies in a range from 2 to 4.
26 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein M varies in a range from 2 to 6.
27 . The textile cord according to claim 26 , wherein M varies in a range from 2 to 4.
28 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein the total number N times M of yarns is comprised in a range from 4 to 25.
29 . The textile cord according to claim 28 , wherein the total number N times M of yarns is comprised in a range from 4 to 16.
30 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein the twist T 1 , expressed in turns per meter, comprises between 10 and 350 turns per meter.
31 . The textile cord according to claim 30 , wherein the twist T 1 comprises between 20 and 200 turns per meter.
32 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein each pre-strand has a twist coefficient K 1 which comprises between 2 and 80.
33 . The textile cord according to claim 32 , wherein each pre-strand has a twist coefficient K 1 which comprises between 6 and 70.
34 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein the twist T 2 , expressed in turns per meter, comprises between 25 and 470 turns per meter.
35 . The textile cord according to claim 34 , wherein the twist T 2 comprises between 35 and 400 turns per meter.
36 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein each strand has a twist coefficient K 2 which comprises between 10 and 150.
37 . The textile cord according to claim 36 , wherein each strand has a twist coefficient K 2 which comprises between 20 and 130.
38 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein the twist T 3 , expressed in turns per meter, comprises between 30 and 600 turns per meter.
39 . The textile cord according to claim 38 , wherein the twist T 3 comprises between 80 and 500 turns per meter.
40 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein the cord has a twist coefficient K 3 which comprises between 50 and 500.
41 . The textile cord according to claim 40 , wherein the cord has a twist coefficient K 3 which comprises between 80 and 230.
42 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein T 2 is greater than T 1 .
43 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein T 3 is greater than T 2 .
44 . The textile cord according to claim 43 , wherein T 2 comprises between 0.2 and 0.95 times T 3 .
45 . The textile cord according to claim 44 , wherein T 2 comprises between 0.4 and 0.8 times T 3 .
46 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein the sum T 1 +T 2 comprises between 0.8 and 1.2 times T 3 .
47 . The textile cord according to claim 46 , wherein the sum of T 1 +T 2 comprises between 0.9 and 1.1 times T 3 .
48 . The textile cord according to claim 46 , wherein the sum T 1 +T 2 is equal to T 3 .
49 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein all of the N times M yarns have a modulus Mi greater than 800 cN/tex.
50 . The textile cord according to claim 23 , wherein at least half of the N times M yarns have a modulus Mi greater than 1000 cN/tex.
51 . The textile cord according to claim 50 , wherein all of the N times M yarns have a modulus Mi greater than 1000 cN/tex.
52 . The textile cord according to claim 51 , wherein all of the N times M yarns have a modulus M greater than 1200 cN/tex.
53 . A method of reinforcing an item or semi-finished product made of plastic or of rubber comprising the step of including a textile cord according to claim 23 in the item or semi-finished product.
54 . An item or semi-finished product made of plastic or of rubber reinforced with a textile cord according to claim 23 .
55 . A method of reinforcing a tire comprising the step of including a textile cord according to claim 23 in a tire.
56 . A tire reinforced with a textile cord according to claim 23 .