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Definitions

• This invention relates generally to textile sleeves for protecting elongate members, and more particularly to knit sleeves having a protective coating.
• the protective sleeve may have multiple layers, with some of the layers being specifically provided for different types of protection. For example, one layer may be provided for water resistance, e.g. a sheet of plastic material, while another layer may be provided for abrasion resistance, and yet another layer may be provided for protection against thermal conditions, e.g. a non-woven layer.
• multilayer sleeves may provide suitable protection against the various external environmental conditions, they can be abrasive to the outer surface of the elongate members being protected, and are typically bulky, thereby being relatively heavy and exhibiting limited flexibility. This can prove problematic in some applications, particularly applications requiring routing through tight, winding areas, and applications having weight restrictions, such as aircraft and aerospace applications, for example.
• multilayered sleeves typically come at an increased cost given the intricacies and special requirements needed in construction of the individual layers.
• One aspect of the invention includes a coated textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members from exposure to abrasion, thermal conditions, vibration and other environmental conditions, such as exposure to fluid.
• the textile sleeve has an elongate knit wall constructed from weft knit yarns.
• the knit wall has an inner surface providing a generally tubular cavity in which the elongate members are received and protected.
• the inner surface is formed, at least in part, by laid-in yarn to provide a soft, non-abrasive surface for dampening contact with the elongate members being protected to facilitate absorbing vibration, which in turn, reduces the frictional wear of the elongate members being protected.
• the knit wall has an outer surface with a flexible impervious elastomeric coating thereon.
• the elastomeric coating allows the knit wall to retain its flexibility as knit, while also providing enhanced protection against the ingress of fluid and other contaminants, while at the same time providing a dampening property to facilitate absorbing vibration, which in turn, reduces the frictional wear of the elongate members being protected.
• a textile wall is overlaid about the elastomeric coating.
• the overlaid textile wall provides added protection against possible damage from surrounding environment debris, while allowing the underlying textile wall to substantially retain its flexibility as knit.
• a textile sleeve in combination with an elongate member received therein includes an elongate inner wall of weft knit yarn.
• the inner wall has an inner surface and an outer surface.
• the inner surface provides a generally tubular cavity in which the elongate member is received and includes, at least in part, laid-in yarn that provides a dampening, non-abrasive surface for contact with the elongate member.
• a flexible, impervious, elastomeric coating is bonded on the outer surface of the inner wall to prevent the ingress of fluid into the cavity. Further, at least some of the laid-in yarn is bonded to the elongate member, thereby inhibiting relative movement between the inner wall and the elongate member.
• a textile outer wall is disposed about the elastomeric coating with the elastomeric coating being sandwiched between the inner wall and the outer wall.
• a method of constructing a coated textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members.
• the method includes weft knitting an elongate wall and laying-in yarn to form at least a portion of an inner surface of the wall during the weft knitting to provide a soft, non- abrasive inner surface for dampening contact with the elongate members being protected. Further, the method includes coating an outer surface of the weft knit wall with a flexible impervious elastomeric coating while substantially maintaining the flexibility of the weft knit wall.
• the method further includes providing added protection against possible damage from environment debris about the elastomeric coating by overlaying a textile wall about the elastomeric coating, while at the same time allowing the underlying knit textile wall to substantially retain its flexibility.
• Figure 1 is a schematic side view of a coated textile sleeve constructed in accordance with one aspect of the invention carrying and protecting elongate members therein;
• Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the sleeve of Figure 1 taken generally along the line 2-2.
• Figure 1 shows a schematic side view of coated textile sleeve, referred to hereafter as sleeve 10, constructed in accordance with one aspect of the invention.
• the sleeve 10 has an elongate inner textile wall 12 (Figure 2) for routing and protecting elongate members, such as wires or a wire harness 14, for example, from exposure to abrasion, and other environmental conditions, such as exposure to fluid.
• the elongate wall 12 extends along a longitudinal central axis 16 and has an inner surface 18 bounding an inner cavity 20, wherein the inner surface 18 is configured to provide a soft, dampening, non-abrasive surface against the elongate member(s) 14 being protected and outer surface.
• the textile wall 12 also has an outer surface 22 with an impervious elastomeric coating 24 bonded thereto to provide the wall 12 with a liquid impervious property, such that the elongate member(s) 14 are protected against liquid contamination that may be present outside the sleeve 10 and in contact with the coating 24. Accordingly, the textile wall 12 provides the sleeve 10 with a strong, durable, property, while also providing the soft, cushioning inner surface 18 against the elongate members 14. Further, the coating 24 provides the sleeve 10 with an impervious barrier to liquid, thus keeping any liquid outside the sleeve 10 from entering the cavity 20, while at the same time allowing the wall 12 to retain or substantially retain its flexibility, such as may be needed for routing purposes.
• an outer textile wall 26 can be overlaid on and about the coating 24, wherein the outer wall 26 provides added abrasion resistance protection to the sleeve 10, and in particular, protects the elastomeric coating 24 from being damaged by external debris.
• the inner textile wall 12 is constructed by interlacing yarns in a circular knitting process to interlink the yarns with knit stitches.
• a circular knitting process in addition to interlinking yarns with the desired type of knit stitch, at least one end of yarn is weft inserted, also referred to as being laid-in, with the laid- in yarn 28 providing at least a portion of, or the entire or substantially entire inner surface 18.
• Some preferred knitting processes used are a sliver weft knit process and a tuck-and-float weft knitting process. In both of these weft knitting processes, the laid-in yarn 28 provides a soft, cushion, dampening surface against which the elongate members 14 abut.
• At least some of the laid-in yarn 28 can be provided as relatively bulky yarn. As such, the potential for abrasion and vibration between the inner surface 18 and the elongate members 14 is minimized.
• some of the laid-in yarn 28 forming the inner surface 18 can include a polymeric low melt yarn, wherein the low melt yarn can be heated to melt or at least partially melt and bond at least a portion of the inner surface 18 via a bond/weld joint 30 to the elongate member 14, further reducing the potential for abrasion between the inner surface 18 and the elongate member 14.
• some materials that could be used include materials with good recovery, e.g. Nylon; materials having good flex fatigue, e.g.
• the outer surface 22 of the wall 12 can be formed having circumferentially extending annular ribs, in a corrugated configuration, formed via weft yarns having different diameters, and of different materials, if desired for the intended environment.
• the elastomeric coating layer 24 is adhered to the outer surface 22 of the inner textile wall 12, such as in a dipping or spraying process, by way of example and without limitation.
• the coating layer 24 in addition to providing an impervious barrier to fluid, such as water, for example, adds durability while remaining flexible.
• the layer 24 can be formulated to provide electrical insulation to the elongate members 14, thus, reducing a potential for electromagnetic interference (EMI).
• EMI electromagnetic interference
• the outer textile wall 26 is overlayed on the coating layer 24, such as in an over-braiding or over-knitting process.
• the outer textile wall 26 can have interlinked braided yarns or interlinked knit stitches.
• both the braided or knit outer textile wall 26 has a multi-axis flexibility, thereby allowing the sleeve 10 to retain a high degree of flexibility in all directions.
• the outer textile wall 26 can be formed using any desired materials of monofilament and/or multifilament yarn, as desired for the intended application, including heat resistant materials for extreme heat applications.

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