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US 10,472,765 · App. 15/524,569 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Rope made of textile fiber material

Inventors: Rudolf Kirth (Vöcklabruck, AT); Björn Ernst (Linz, AT); Erich Rührnössl (Haid, AT); Robert Traxl (Ebensee, AT); Peter Baldinger (Schwertberg, AT); Gunter Kaiser (Thalheim/Wels, AT)
Assignee: TEUFELBERGER FIBER ROPE GMBH
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Patent No.
US 10,472,765
App. No.
15/524,569
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a rope ( 1 ) made of textile fibre material, which is characterized by the combination of features whereby a) the load-bearing fibre material of the rope ( 1 ) consists of high-strength synthetic fibres b) the rope ( 1 ) is in the form of a spiral strand rope c) the rope ( 1 ) has at least two, preferably at least three concentric load-bearing strand layers ( 3,4,5 ) d) the individual strands ( 7,8,9,10,11,12 ) of the strand layers ( 3,4,5 ) are movable with respect to one another e) the degree of filling of the rope ( 1 ) with textile fibre material is ≥75%, preferably ≥85% f) the outermost ply ( 5,6 ) of the rope has a coefficient of friction μ with respect to steel of μ<0.15.

Claims (19)

1. A rope made of textile fibre material, characterized by the combination of features whereby:

a) the load-bearing fibre material of the rope consists of high-strength synthetic fibres;

b) the rope is in the form of a spiral strand rope;

c) the rope has at least two concentric load-bearing strand layers;

d) the individual strands of the strand layers are movable with respect to one another;

e) the degree of filling of the rope with textile fibre material is ≥75%; and

f) the outermost ply of the rope has a coefficient of friction μ with respect to steel of μ<0.15.

2. A rope according to claim 1 , characterized in that the rope is surrounded by a sheath, wherein the sheath has a coefficient of friction μ with respect to steel of μ<0.15.

3. A rope according to claim 1 , characterized in that the strand layers are aligned with each other such that the rope is essentially non-twisting under load.

4. A rope according to claim 1 , characterized in that the ratio of the length of lay of one of the strand layers to the length of lay of the strand layer adjacent in the direction of the rope centre is less than 1.5.

5. A rope according to claim 1 , characterized in that the fibre material of the rope is compacted.

6. A rope according to claim 1 , characterized in that the fibre material of the rope is stretched by more than 15% of its breaking force.

7. A rope according to claim 1 , characterized in that the load-bearing strands of the rope are each provided individually with a sheathing.

8. A method of using the rope according to claim 1 comprising using the rope as a load rope for applications involving a drum drive.

9. A rope according to claim 1 , characterized in that the rope has at least three concentric load-bearing strand layers.

10. A rope according to claim 1 , characterized in that the degree of filling of the rope with textile fibre material is ≥85%.

11. A rope according to claim 4 , characterized in that the ratio of the length of lay of one of the strand layers to the length of lay of the strand layer adjacent in the direction of the rope centre is 0.7 to 1.0.

12. A rope according to claim 4 , characterized in that the ratio of the length of play of one of the strand layers to the length of lay of the strand layer adjacent in the direction of the rope centre is 0.8 to 0.9.

13. A rope according to claim 6 , characterized in that the fibre material of the rope is stretched by 35% to 55% of its breaking force.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME, FROM TUEFELBERGER FIBER ROPE GMBH TO TEUFELBERGER FIBER ROPE GMBH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 042564 FRAME 0041. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CONVEYANCE TO TEUFELBERGER FIBER ROPE GMBH. Recorded Oct 3, 2019
From: KIRTH, RUDOLF; ERNST, BJÖRN; RÜHRNÖSSL, ERICH; TRAXL, ROBERT; BALDINGER, PETER; KAISER, GUNTER
To: TEUFELBERGER FIBER ROPE GMBH
Reel/Frame 050625/0908 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2017
From: KIRTH, RUDOLF; ERNST, BJÖRN; RÜHRNÖSSL, ERICH; TRAXL, ROBERT; BALDINGER, PETER; KAISER, GUNTER
To: TUEFELBERGER FIBER ROPE GMBH
Reel/Frame 042564/0041 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 50808/2014 · Nov 5, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170328001A1 · Nov 16, 2017