CN106012621A - Novel mountaineering rope - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a novel mountaineering rope. The novel mountaineering rope comprises a rope core, a sheath and a middle film, wherein the middle film is arranged between the rope core and the sheath; the rope core is arranged inside the middle film and is formed by knitting nylon filaments; eight nylon filaments form plied yarns through first twist, 16 plied yarns are knitted through second twist to form eight-strand ropes, and the eight-strand ropes serve as the rope core. The novel mountaineering rope has the beneficial effects that the rope core and the sheath become one; the rope also avoids sliding and bundling of the sheath, so that the use safety of the rope is further ensured, and even if the sheath is completely broken, users can still safely pass through the rope and cannot be trapped on the rope.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of rope, be specifically related to a kind of Novel hiking rope, be specifically designed to mountain-climbing and the novel rope climbing under the adverse circumstances such as ice.
Background technology
At present, along with the development of society, more people liked carrying out climbing the mountain and climb the motions such as ice when the sparetime, and this allows for rope and seems and become more and more important, and the most also the performance to rope gives the highest requirement and expectation.Due to this mountain-climbing with to climb the environment of the motion such as ice the most severe, it not to carry out in uneven, to be covered with brambles mountain region, carry out under the ice and snow environment of relative humidity, so the abrasion of rope skin often occurring or cutting, then occur that rope skin slides the phenomenon of several meters, so that user locks on rope, user is likely to the most born what is more, jeopardize personal safety, those skilled in the art has attempted to new scheme, but this problem is never well solved.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is just for technical problem present in prior art, a kind of Novel hiking rope is provided, this device overall construction design is ingenious, compact, and cost is relatively low, in this technical scheme, wire rope core and rope skin are integrally forming, this rope also avoid slip and the boundling of rope skin, further ensures the safety in utilization of rope, even if rope skin ruptures completely, user still can safety so that user is not burdened with on rope.
To achieve these goals, technical scheme is as follows, a kind of Novel hiking rope, it is characterized in that, described Novel hiking rope includes including wire rope core, rope skin and intermediate film, and described central film is arranged between wire rope core and rope skin, and described wire rope core is arranged on the inside of intermediate film.
As a modification of the present invention, described wire rope core is formed by chinlon filament braiding, eight chinlon filaments synthesize strand through first twist, and ten six roots of sensation strands are woven into phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching through retwist, then using phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching as wire rope core.
As a modification of the present invention, the chinlon filament used by described wire rope core before first twist is processed through dipping process.On the one hand add its anti-wear performance, on the other hand too increase the strength of chinlon filament.
As a modification of the present invention, described rope skin is made up of the chinlon filament processing through coating.Play protection wire rope core and increase wear-resisting effect.
As a modification of the present invention, in described rope skin, uniform weave has luminous or the most reflective chinlon yarn.
As a modification of the present invention, described intermediate film is a kind of film series products taking away paper mold being made up of PUR.It is between wire rope core and rope skin, plays and connects wire rope core and the effect of rope skin.
The manufacture method of Novel hiking rope, it is characterised in that: said method comprising the steps of: 1) choose raw material, weave with chinlon filament for raw material；2) making of wire rope core, first chooses eight chinlon filaments and twists by Z sth. made by twisting, form strand；Choose eight chinlon filaments again to twist by S sth. made by twisting, form strand；Become strand is respectively chosen eight weave on eight ingot braiders with two for one, become phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching, in this, as wire rope core；3) making of rope skin, chooses 32 chinlon filaments processed through coating and carries out twisting formation rope skin；4) making of rope, weaves wire rope core and rope skin, adds intermediate film during braiding, adds wire rope core and rope skin, while adding intermediate film during braiding.
As a modification of the present invention, in described step 4), increasing by a heater during braiding, this heater gives the temperature that rope is certain, and PUR is melted into liquid at this temperature, so that wire rope core and rope skin are combined into one.
As a modification of the present invention, in described step 4), the end at rope implants an electronic chip, and an electronic chip is implanted by the way of " plug-in mounting " or " having an injection " end of rope.Instead of tradition and paste the data recording fashion of identification tag；This chip is small and exquisite frivolous, the compatible most smart mobile phone of energy, at any time service condition and the her personal security device of rope can be tracked, understands and be managed.
Relative to prior art, advantages of the present invention is as follows: 1) overall construction design of the present invention is ingenious, and compact conformation is practical；2) mountaineering rope described in this technical scheme makes it not only have good strength and an anti-wear performance due to the existence of impregnation operation and hot melt adhesive film, but also have lightweight, be easy to carry and the feature such as water resistance of excellence.Additionally, this rope also avoid the rope slip of skin and boundling, further ensure the safety in utilization of rope, even if rope skin ruptures completely, user still can safety so that user is not burdened with on rope；3) being integrated due to wire rope core and rope skin, therefore when using cutter interim cutting rope, rope need not use high temperature melting end socket, and restricting skin will not be loose；But also it is avoided that the generation more than 50% shrink situation；4) in addition, luminous or the most reflective rope skin, considerably increase the night time operation efficiency of rope；The existence of electronic chip so that it is at any time service condition and the her personal security device of rope can be tracked, understand and manage；5) this technical scheme, cost is relatively low, it is simple to large-scale popularization and application.
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1. wire rope core in figure；2. rope skin；3. intermediate film.
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In order to deepen the understanding of the present invention and understanding, the invention will be further described and introduces with detailed description of the invention below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1: seeing Fig. 1, Fig. 2, a kind of Novel hiking rope, described Novel hiking rope includes including wire rope core 1, rope skin 2 and intermediate film 3, and described central film is arranged between wire rope core 1 and rope skin 2, and described wire rope core 1 is arranged on the inside of intermediate film 3.In this technical scheme due to wire rope core and rope skin be integrated, therefore when using cutter interim cutting rope, rope need not use high temperature melting end socket, and restricting skin will not be loose, but also is avoided that the generation more than 50% shrink situation.
Embodiment 2: seeing Fig. 1, Fig. 2, as a modification of the present invention, described wire rope core 1 is formed by chinlon filament braiding, eight chinlon filaments synthesize strand through first twist, and ten six roots of sensation strands are woven into phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching through retwist, then using phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching as wire rope core.Chinlon filament used by described wire rope core first twist process before through dipping process.On the one hand add its anti-wear performance, on the other hand too increase the strength of chinlon filament.Remaining structure is identical with embodiment 1 with advantage.
Embodiment 3: see Fig. 1, Fig. 2, as a modification of the present invention, described rope skin 2 is made up of the chinlon filament processing through coating.Play protection wire rope core and increase wear-resisting effect.In described rope skin, uniform weave has luminous or the most reflective chinlon yarn, luminous or the most reflective rope skin, considerably increases the night time operation efficiency of rope；Remaining structure is identical with embodiment 1 with advantage.
Embodiment 4: seeing Fig. 1, Fig. 2, as a modification of the present invention, described intermediate film 3 is a kind of film series products taking away paper mold being made up of PUR.It is between wire rope core and rope skin, plays and connects wire rope core and the effect of rope skin.Remaining structure is identical with embodiment 1 with advantage.
Embodiment 5: see Fig. 1, the manufacture method of Novel hiking rope, said method comprising the steps of: 1) choose raw material, weave with chinlon filament for raw material；2) making of wire rope core, first chooses eight chinlon filaments and twists by Z sth. made by twisting, form strand；Choose eight chinlon filaments again to twist by S sth. made by twisting, form strand；Become strand is respectively chosen eight weave on eight ingot braiders with two for one, form phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching, in this, as wire rope core；3) making of rope skin, chooses 32 chinlon filaments processed through coating and carries out twisting formation rope skin；4) making of rope, weaves with wire rope core and rope skin, adds intermediate film during braiding, adds wire rope core and rope skin, while adding intermediate film during braiding.Step 2) in, the chinlon filament used by wire rope core 1 before first twist technique through dipping process.Its impregnation step is: lead out → draw → guide frame → traction → dipping → be dried → cool down → draw → batch.After dipping process, due to the uniform impregnation of chinlon filament, therefore its strength increases, and anti-wear performance significantly improves, and further enhancing strength and the wearability of overall rope.In step 3), rope chinlon filament used by skin 2 need to process through coating.Its coating step is: put silk → front steel wire storage frame → impregnation → plastic squeeze → drying → tractive → rear steel wire storage frame → rolling.After coating processes, due to uniform coating thickness, not only increase strength and the wearability of long filament, and add its fluorescent effect, in described step 4), during braiding, increase by a heater, this heater gives the temperature that rope is certain, PUR is melted into liquid at this temperature, so that wire rope core and rope skin are combined into one, in described step 4), the end at rope implants an electronic chip, and an electronic chip is implanted by the way of " plug-in mounting " or " having an injection " end of rope.Instead of tradition and paste the data recording fashion of identification tag；This chip is small and exquisite frivolous, the compatible most smart mobile phone of energy, at any time service condition and the her personal security device of rope can be tracked, understands and be managed.
Operation principle:Novel hiking rope as shown in Figure 1, wherein, wire rope core 1 is made up of chinlon filament.Eight chinlon filaments synthesize strand through first twist, and ten six roots of sensation strands are woven into phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching through retwist, then using phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching as wire rope core.Rope skin 2 is made up of chinlon filament weaving, and on the one hand it play the effect of protection wire rope core, on the other hand has good wearability due to chinlon, therefore adds the anti-wear performance of rope.
At least one in technical characteristic described in embodiment 2,3,4,5 and embodiment 1 can also be combined and form new embodiment by the present invention.
It should be noted that above-described embodiment, be not used for limiting protection scope of the present invention, equivalents done on the basis of technique scheme or replacement each fall within the scope that the claims in the present invention are protected.
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1. Novel hiking rope, it is characterised in that described Novel hiking rope includes including wire rope core, rope skin and intermediate film, and described central film is arranged between wire rope core and rope skin, and described wire rope core is arranged on the inside of intermediate film.
Novel hiking rope the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described wire rope core is formed by chinlon filament braiding, eight chinlon filaments synthesize strand through first twist, and ten six roots of sensation strands are woven into phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching through retwist, then using phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching as wire rope core.
3. Novel hiking rope as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the chinlon filament used by described wire rope core before first twist is processed through dipping process.
4. Novel hiking rope as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that described rope skin is made up of the chinlon filament processing through coating.
5. Novel hiking rope as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that in described rope skin, uniform weave has luminous or the most reflective chinlon yarn.
6. Novel hiking rope as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that described intermediate film is a kind of film series products taking away paper mold being made up of PUR.
7. the manufacture method of Novel hiking rope, it is characterised in that said method comprising the steps of: 1) choose raw material, weave with chinlon filament for raw material；2) making of wire rope core, first chooses eight chinlon filaments and twists by Z sth. made by twisting, form strand；Choose eight chinlon filaments again to twist by S sth. made by twisting, form strand；Become strand is respectively chosen eight weave on eight ingot braiders with two for one, form phlegmariurus hamictonii (Sprengel) Love et love varpeti-olaius (Clarke) Ching, in this, as wire rope core；3) making of rope skin, chooses 32 chinlon filaments processed through coating and carries out twisting formation rope skin；4) making of rope, weaves wire rope core and rope skin, adds wire rope core and rope skin, while adding intermediate film during braiding.
The manufacture method of Novel hiking rope the most according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, in described step 4), during braiding, increase by a heater, this heater gives the temperature that rope is certain, PUR is melted into liquid at this temperature, so that wire rope core and rope skin are combined into one.
The manufacture method of Novel hiking rope the most according to claim 8, it is characterised in that in described step 4), the end at rope implants an electronic chip, and an electronic chip is implanted by the way of " plug-in mounting " or " having an injection " end of rope.
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