(19)
(11) EP 1 004 689 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
31.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/22

(21) Application number: 99121011.3

(22) Date of filing: 21.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C25D 5/10, C25D 5/48, B60C 9/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 28.10.1998 EP 98120359

(71) Applicant: PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.p.A.
20126 Milano (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Doujak, Siegfried
    66663 Merzig (DE)
  • Pavan, Federico
    50136 Firenze (IT)
  • Pieralli, Andrea
    52020 Faella Piandisco (AR) (IT)

(74) Representative: Giannesi, Pier Giovanni et al
Pirelli S.p.A. Direzione Proprietà Industriale Viale Sarca, 222
20126 Milano
20126 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Coated metal wire, wire-reinforced elastomeric article containing the same and method of manufacture


(57) A brass coated metallic wire for use as a reinforcing component in an elastomeric article, such as a motor vehicle tire. The brass coating is formed by depositing alternate layers of copper and zinc on the wire and then drawing the wire under conditions of temperature and pressure suitable to alloy the copper and zinc to form a brass coating on the wire.






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