摘要 |
A FILLER ELEMENT (18) IS LOCATED BETWEEN EACH ADJACENT PAIR OF OUTER STRANDS (17) OF A WIRE ROPE (10) AND INTERLOCKS WITH THE ADJACENT STRANDS. THE FILLER ELEMENTS (18) PROVIDE THE ROPE (10) WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY SMOOTH OUTER SURFACE, REDUCING VIBRATION OF THE ROPE (10) PASSING OVER A PULLEY. FILLER ELEMENTS (18) ARE DISCLOSED CONSISTING OF AN ELASTOMERIC OR POLYMERIC MATERIAL (13) HAVING AN ORIENTED MOLECULAR STRUCTURE ALIGNED ALONG THE FILLER ELEMENT (18) AND ALSO ALIGNED IN A GENERALLY RADIAL DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ROPE (10).
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