Textile cord having an at least triple twist

Abstract

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 .