CN115512884A

CN115512884A - Bicycle wire

Info

Publication number: CN115512884A
Application number: CN202110630172.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 温芫鋐
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-06-07
Filing date: 2021-06-07
Publication date: 2022-12-23

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bicycle wire, comprising: an inner tube; a metal layer including at least one metal wire disposed on the outer periphery of the inner tube; a braided layer, which is arranged outside the metal layer and comprises a plurality of interlaced braided silk threads; and an outer layer, which is arranged outside the weaving layer in a ring mode, and the plurality of silk threads are partially embedded into the outer layer in the radial direction.

Description

Bicycle wire

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a bicycle wire, and more particularly to a bicycle wire.

Background

The brake and speed variator of bicycle are controlled by a lead, which includes an inner wire and a guide tube around the inner wire. The conduit is used for the inner wire to penetrate so that the inner wire can slide in the inner space of the conduit, and the effects of moisture resistance, impact resistance and the like are provided to protect the inner wire.

The existing conduit comprises an inner tube, a metal layer arranged on the periphery of the inner tube and at least one adhesive layer arranged on the periphery of the metal layer, wherein the at least one adhesive layer is used for fixing the metal layer. However, when the conduit is stressed and bent, the wire of the metal layer can also bend and radially press against the at least one adhesive layer, so that the at least one adhesive layer is easily damaged due to excessive local pressure; in addition, the at least one existing adhesive layer is monotonous in appearance, poor in visual effect and has the defect of urgent need for improvement.

Therefore, there is a need for a new and improved bicycle harness that solves the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a bicycle lead which is not easy to damage and has good bonding strength.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

the present invention provides a bicycle wire, comprising: an inner tube; a metal layer including at least one metal wire disposed on the outer periphery of the inner tube; a braided layer, which is arranged outside the metal layer and comprises a plurality of interlaced braided silk threads; and an outer layer, which is arranged outside the weaving layer in a ring mode, and the plurality of silk threads are partially embedded into the outer layer in the radial direction.

The inner tube defines an axial direction, the braided layer comprises a plurality of folded yarns, each folded yarn comprises at least one silk thread, the outward exposed part of each folded yarn comprises a plurality of arc convex parts which are arranged in a staggered mode, and the arc convex parts form a bright band and a dark band along a direction oblique to the axial direction.

Seen along a direction oblique to the axial direction, the bright bands and the dark bands of the arc convex parts are distributed in a circumferential staggered manner.

The braided layer includes a plurality of strands, each of which includes a plurality of the filaments juxtaposed to each other along the outer periphery of the metal layer.

The outer layer has an average thickness greater than an average thickness of the woven layer.

The periphery of each metal wire is provided with a zinc-containing material.

The reflectivity of the plurality of silk threads in the visible light wavelength range is not less than 30%, and the thread diameter of each silk thread is between 0.03 mm and 0.1 mm.

The inner peripheral surface of the outer layer comprises a plurality of first arc concave parts and a plurality of second arc concave parts, each first arc concave part and each second arc concave part respectively extend obliquely along different directions relative to an axial direction, and each silk thread is partially accommodated in at least one of the plurality of first arc concave parts and the plurality of second arc concave parts.

Each first arc-shaped concave part and each second arc-shaped concave part respectively comprise a plurality of ridges which are arranged at intervals, and each ridge is embedded between two silk threads.

Each strand comprises a plurality of the silk threads which are mutually parallel along the periphery of the metal layer; the braided layer is formed by braiding the plurality of strands in a crossing manner; the average thickness of the outer layer is greater than the average thickness of the woven layer; the metal layer comprises a plurality of metal wires, and the peripheral surface of each metal wire is provided with a zinc-containing material; the plurality of silk threads are golden onion threads, the reflectivity of the silk threads in the visible wavelength range is not less than 30%, and the thread diameter of each silk thread is between 0.03 mm and 0.1 mm; the inner circumferential surface of the outer layer comprises a plurality of first arc concave parts and a plurality of second arc concave parts, each first arc concave part and each second arc concave part respectively extend obliquely along different directions relative to the axial direction, and each silk thread is partially accommodated in at least one of the plurality of first arc concave parts and the plurality of second arc concave parts; each first arc-shaped concave part and each second arc-shaped concave part respectively comprise a plurality of ridges which are arranged at intervals, and each ridge is embedded between two silk threads; the plurality of first arc concave parts are mutually adjacent and arranged along the axial direction; the second arc concave parts are mutually adjacent and arranged along the axial direction; the light transmittance of the outer layer is more than 50%; the inner pipe is made of polyethylene; the outer layer is made of polypropylene; the outer diameter of the lead is 4 mm to 4.5 mm; and the average thickness of the outer layer is not less than the average thickness of the metal layer.

The beneficial effects of the invention are: the bicycle lead is not easy to damage and has good bonding strength.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view of fig. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an outer layer being peeled off according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the area a of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the region B of fig. 4.

Reference numerals: 1: a wire; 10: an inner tube; 20: a metal layer; 21: a metal wire; 30: weaving layer; 31: a silk thread; 32: a strand; 321: an arc convex part; 322: bright band; 323: a dark band; 40: an outer layer; 41: a first arc recess; 42: a second arc recess; 43: a ridge portion.

Detailed Description

The following description is given by way of example only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a bicycle wire 1 according to the present invention includes: an inner tube 10, a metal layer 20, a braided layer 30 and an outer layer 40.

The metal layer 20 includes at least one metal wire 21 disposed on the outer periphery of the inner tube 10; the braided layer 30 is disposed around the metal layer 20 and includes a plurality of interlaced wires 31; the outer layer 40 is disposed around the braided layer 30, and the plurality of filaments 31 are partially embedded in the outer layer 40 in a radial direction. Therefore, when the at least one metal wire 21 is stressed and bent, compared with a common adhesive layer, the braided layer 30 has good toughness, can effectively disperse stress and is not easy to damage, and has good bonding strength.

Preferably, the reflectivity of the plurality of wires 31 in the visible wavelength range is not less than 30%, so that the plurality of wires 31 can provide a reflection effect, and is beautiful and can increase the driving safety. The inner tube 10 defines an axial direction, the braided layer 30 includes a plurality of strands 32, each strand 32 includes at least one filament 31, the exposed portion of the plurality of strands 32 includes a plurality of arc protrusions 321 arranged alternately, and viewed along a direction oblique to the axial direction, each arc protrusion 321 forms a bright band 322 partially and a dark band 323 partially, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, so as to generate a special visual effect between bright and dark phases. In the present embodiment, each of the strands 32 includes a plurality of the filaments 31 arranged in parallel along the outer periphery of the metal layer 20, and the braided layer 30 is formed by braiding the plurality of strands 32 in a weaving manner, so that the outer periphery of the braided layer 30 forms a regular concave-convex surface, and the braiding density is high, so as to effectively disperse the pushing force when the at least one metal wire 21 is bent and avoid directly pushing the outer layer 40; viewed along a direction oblique to the axial direction, the bright bands 322 and the dark bands 323 of the plurality of arc-shaped protrusions 321 are distributed in a circumferentially staggered manner to have a special visual effect; the plurality of silk threads 31 are golden onion threads, the thread diameter of each silk thread 31 is between 0.03 mm and 0.1 mm (0.05 mm in the embodiment), the reflectivity is high, the reflection effect is prevented from being influenced by overlarge thread diameter, the visual effect is good, and the silk threads are obvious and striking, and the driving safety is effectively improved. However, the plurality of wires may be made of other materials.

Preferably, the light transmittance of the outer layer 40 is greater than 50%, so as to avoid shielding the reflected light of the woven layer 30; the outer layer 40 is made of polypropylene (PP), and the average thickness of the outer layer 40 is not less than the average thickness of the metal layer 20, so as to provide a smooth surface, and have good flexibility and toughness and are not easy to break; the average thickness of the outer layer 40 is greater than the average thickness of the woven layer 30, so that the woven layer 30 can be completely and completely covered. In detail, the inner peripheral surface of the outer layer 40 includes a plurality of first arc recesses 41 and a plurality of second arc recesses 42, each of the first arc recesses 41 and each of the second arc recesses 42 extend obliquely in different directions with respect to the axial direction, and each of the wires 31 is partially accommodated in at least one of the plurality of first arc recesses 41 and the plurality of second arc recesses 42, so as to be stably connected without being easily dislocated. The plurality of first arc recesses 41 are adjacent to each other and arranged along the axial direction; the second arc recesses 42 are adjacent to each other and arranged in the axial direction; each of the first arc-shaped concave portions 41 and each of the second arc-shaped concave portions 42 respectively include a plurality of ridge portions 43 arranged at intervals, and each of the ridge portions 43 is embedded between two of the filaments 31 so as to be correspondingly connected with the plurality of arc-shaped convex portions 321, thereby reducing the gap between the woven layer 30 and the outer layer 40, further reducing the refraction or scattering of light, and having good visual effect. In other embodiments, the outer layer may be made of other resin materials, such as polyethylene, composite resin, etc.

The outer diameter of the lead 1 is 4 mm to 4.5 mm; the inner tube 10 is made of Polyethylene (PE), and the diameter of the inner tube 10 can be configured to be 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm according to the requirement, so as to be suitable for inner wires with different wire diameter sizes. The metal layer 20 comprises a plurality of metal wires 21, and a zinc-containing material is disposed on the outer periphery of each metal wire 21 to prevent corrosion; for example, when the wire diameter of each metal wire is 0.5 mm, the number of the plurality of metal wires may be 18; when the wire diameter of each metal wire is 0.45 mm, the number of the plurality of metal wires can be 16, which can be configured according to the size and the use requirement of the inner tube 10. In other embodiments, the metal layer may be formed by a metal wire spirally wound around the outer circumferential surface of the inner tube.

Claims

1. A bicycle wire, comprising:

an inner tube;

a metal layer including at least one metal wire disposed on the outer periphery of the inner tube;

a braided layer, which is arranged outside the metal layer and comprises a plurality of interlaced braided silk threads; and

an outer layer, which is arranged outside the weaving layer in a ring mode, and the plurality of silk threads are partially embedded into the outer layer in the radial direction.

2. The bicycle lead according to claim 1, wherein the inner tube defines an axial direction, the braid comprises a plurality of strands, each of the strands includes at least one of the filaments, and outwardly exposed portions of the plurality of strands include a plurality of alternating raised portions, each raised portion forming a bright band and a dark band when viewed in a direction oblique to the axial direction.

3. The bicycle wire according to claim 2, wherein said light bands and said dark bands of said arcuate projections are circumferentially staggered as viewed in a direction oblique to said axial direction.

4. The bicycle wire according to claim 1, wherein said braid comprises a plurality of strands, each of which comprises a plurality of said filaments juxtaposed with one another along the outer periphery of said metal layer.

5. The bicycle wire of claim 1, wherein the outer layer has an average thickness greater than an average thickness of the braid.

6. The bicycle wire according to claim 1, wherein each of the metal wires is provided on an outer circumferential surface thereof with a zinc-containing material.

7. The bicycle wire according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of wires have a reflectivity of not less than 30% in a visible wavelength range, and each wire has a wire diameter of 0.03 mm to 0.1 mm.

8. The bicycle wire according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the inner circumferential surface of the outer layer includes a plurality of first arc recesses and a plurality of second arc recesses, each of the first arc recesses and each of the second arc recesses extend obliquely in different directions with respect to an axial direction, and each of the wires is partially accommodated in at least one of the plurality of first arc recesses and the plurality of second arc recesses.

9. The bicycle wire according to claim 8, wherein each of said first and second arcuate recesses includes a plurality of spaced ridges, each of said ridges being embedded between two of said wires.

10. The bicycle headset according to claim 3, wherein each of said strands includes a plurality of said wires juxtaposed with one another along an outer periphery of said metal layer; the braided layer is formed by braiding the plurality of strands in a crossing manner; the average thickness of the outer layer is greater than the average thickness of the woven layer; the metal layer comprises a plurality of metal wires, and the peripheral surface of each metal wire is provided with a zinc-containing material; the plurality of silk threads are golden onion threads, the reflectivity of the silk threads in the visible wavelength range is not less than 30%, and the thread diameter of each silk thread is between 0.03 mm and 0.1 mm; the inner peripheral surface of the outer layer comprises a plurality of first arc concave parts and a plurality of second arc concave parts, each first arc concave part and each second arc concave part respectively extend obliquely along different directions relative to the axial direction, and each silk thread is partially accommodated in at least one of the plurality of first arc concave parts and the plurality of second arc concave parts; each first arc-shaped concave part and each second arc-shaped concave part respectively comprise a plurality of ridges which are arranged at intervals, and each ridge is embedded between two silk threads; the plurality of first arc concave parts are mutually adjacent and arranged along the axial direction; the second arc concave parts are mutually adjacent and arranged along the axial direction; the light transmittance of the outer layer is more than 50%; the inner pipe is made of polyethylene; the outer layer is made of polypropylene; the outer diameter of the lead is 4 mm to 4.5 mm; and the average thickness of the outer layer is not less than the average thickness of the metal layer.