Wire cloth

Abstract

Wire cloth comprising a woven structure ( 2 ) defined by: a weave ( 3 ) comprising a plurality of first thread-like elements ( 3 a ) made of metallic material; and a warp ( 4 ) woven with said weave and comprising a plurality of second thread-like elements ( 4 a ) made at least partially of metallic material; said structure ( 2 ) further comprising at least one lateral area ( 5 ) parallel to said warp ( 4 ) and having deformation means ( 6 ) for occluding channels ( 7 ) defined between the first thread-like elements ( 3 a ) at said lateral zone ( 5 ).

1 . Wire cloth comprising a woven structure ( 2 ) defined by:
 a weave ( 3 ) comprising a plurality of first thread-like elements ( 3   a ) made of metallic material; and   a warp ( 4 ) woven with said weave and comprising a plurality of second thread-like elements ( 4   a ) made at least partially of metallic material;   
       wherein said structure ( 2 ) further comprises at least one lateral area ( 5 ) parallel to said warp ( 4 ) and having deformation means ( 6 ) for occluding channels ( 7 ) defined between the first thread-like elements ( 3   a ) at said lateral zone ( 5 ). 
     
     
         2 . Cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein said structure ( 2 ) comprises two lateral zones ( 5 ) opposite to each other, parallel to and near the end edges ( 2   a ) of the structure ( 2 ) itself; each lateral zone ( 5 ) having respective deformation means ( 6 ). 
     
     
         3 . Cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein said deformation means ( 6 ) comprise second additional thread-like elements ( 6   a ), made of a material resistant to high temperatures and deformable if subjected to crushing to occlude said channels ( 7 ). 
     
     
         4 . Cloth according to  claim 3 , wherein said second additional thread-like elements ( 6   a ) have a greater cross-sectional thickness with respect to the second thread-like elements ( 4   a ). 
     
     
         5 . Cloth according to  claim 3 , wherein said second additional thread-like elements ( 6   a ) are parallel to said second thread-like elements ( 4   a ) and woven with the first thread-like elements ( 3   a ). 
     
     
         6 . Cloth according to  claim 3 , wherein said second additional thread-like elements ( 6   a ) comprise aramid and/or copper fibres. 
     
     
         7 . Cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein said deformation means ( 6 ) comprise a second band ( 8 ), made of a material resistant to high temperatures and deformable if subjected to crushing to occlude said channels. 
     
     
         8 . Cloth according to  claim 7 , characterized in that said second thread-like elements ( 4   a ) arranged at each lateral zone ( 5 ) are embedded in said band ( 8 ). 
     
     
         9 . Cloth according to  claim 7 , wherein said band ( 8 ) comprises a silicone and/or epoxy resin. 
     
     
         10 . Cloth according to  claim 7 , wherein said band ( 8 ) defines respective opposite surfaces ( 8   a ) and arranged outside the first and second thread-like elements ( 3   a ,  4   a ). 
     
     
         11 . Cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein each lateral zone ( 5 ) is spaced from the longitudinal edge ( 2   a ) of the woven structure ( 2 ) by a series of second thread-like elements ( 4   a ).