Abstract: Steel reinforcing cords (36) having four or more filaments (38, 40, 42 and 44) in two groups, one twisted and the other untwisted with a filament tensile strength TS equal to K.sub.1 -K.sub.2 D where K.sub.1 =4080N/mm.sup.2, and D is a filament diameter in mm to form cords with a break load equal to N(720.40D.sup.2 -352.6D.sup.3 ; CE is the cord efficiency, D is the filament diameter in millimeters and N is the number of filaments.

Abstract: A steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber articles has a two-layer construction in which a core consists of two steel filaments and a sheath arranged around the core consists of nine steel filaments.

Abstract: A steel cord according to this invention comprises two core wires and five outer wires each having a diameter larger than that of each core wire and integrally twisted on the core wires, wherein a strand constituted by the five outer wires and the two core wires has an oblong cross-section.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant steel cord for reinforcing rubber articles, particularly a belt and/or carcass of a pneumatic tire, has a residual compressive stress inside the twisting helix of each steel filament such that a ratio R.sub.1 /R.sub.0 is less than one, where R.sub.0 is the radius of curvature of a helix in each helically formed steel filament obtained by untwisting of the cord and R.sub.1 is the radius of curvature of the helix after removal of a surface layer from the inside of the helix in the steel filament. The steel filaments have a tensile strength of 4,000-4,800 N/mm.sup.2.

Abstract: Process for producing a steel cord for pneumatic tires comprising a bunch of wires, the core of which consists of wire filaments 10 arranged bunched juxtaposed in parallel. Preferably at least three wire filaments 10, 20 are provided, at least two wire filaments located juxtaposed in parallel being spirally shaped as core filaments 10 forming a core 60 and at least one wire filament spirally surrounding the two core filaments 10 as a sheathing wire 20. Spirally shaping the wire filaments 10 is achieved in accordance with the invention by false twisters 40. Due to this spiral shaping of the wire filaments 10 migration of the filaments from the core composite is avoided more particularly. The residual torsional stresses of the core filaments among each other and in conjunction with the restoring forces of the sheathing wire are advantageously cancelled. In addition, the steel cord features to advantage a flattened, more particularly, oval shape.

Abstract: A heavy duty pneumatic tire comprises a belt disposed radially outside a carcass and radially inside a tread portion, the belt comprising at least one ply of at least one high-elongation steel cord, the high-elongation steel cord being formed by twisting at least three waving steel filaments together to form a core and a sheath surrounding the core. The waving filaments change place repeatedly along the longitudinal direction of the cord such that one of the filaments forms the core in a portion, but in a different portion of the cord, the same filament forms part of the sheath, thereby defining a plurality of first parts with the core and a plurality of second parts without the core which are disposed alternately in the longitudinal direction of the cord. The elongation at break of the high-elongation steel cord is in the range of from 4 to 10%.

Abstract: A metallic cord for the reinforcement of elastomers has a 4+3 construction wherein the diameter of each filament ranges from 0.35 to 0.50 mm. The lay length of the four filaments in the core may be infinity. A pneumatic tire has a belt structure of at least two radially overlapped layers of elastomeric materials reinforced with metallic cords, each metallic cord of at least one of the layers being the 4+3 metallic cord.

Abstract: Cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting and machine-knitted protective articles of apparel, more specifically flexible gloves, at least in part made from such a yarn and also such gloves having a slip-resistant coating, preferably polyurethane, applied in a predetermined pattern to the outside surface of the gloves. The yarn utilizes a core of synthetic fibers held in a bundle by two initial wraps of low denier synthetic material having widely spaced turns or by a plastic coating on, or by a plastic matrix for, the fibers. One or more strands of metal wire or glass fiber are disposed about the core. The initial wraps or plastic that bundle the core create a uniform, cylindrical shape to the multi-filament fiber core that is believed to increase cut-resistance and that promotes uniformity in yarn diameter as subsequent wraps are applied, and prevent sharp bends in the wire or glass fibers disposed about the core. Additional wraps cover the wire or glass fiber.

Abstract: A steel cord (10) adapted for the reinforcement of elastomeric products comprises a core and a layer arranged around the core. The core comprises one to four core filaments (12) and the layer comprises three to ten layer filaments (14). At least one of the core filaments (12) have a first wave form and at least one of the layer filaments (14) have a second wave form such that the first wave form is substantially different from said second wave form.This allows to control the size of the micro-gaps and to guarantee rubber penetration.

Abstract: The steel wire is made using a carbon steel wire rod material containing 0.70 to 0.75 wt % carbon and has the characteristics that its diameter is 0.10 to 0.40 mm and Y.gtoreq.-1960d+3580 ?Y: tensile strength (N/mm.sup.2), d: diameter (mm)!. Furthermore, the torque decrease factor of the steel wire is less than 7% in a torsion-torque curve in a torsion-torque test wherein forward twisting and then reverse twisting are applied. A preferred steel cord has two steel wires bundled together substantially in parallel and one steel wire is wound around this bundle. This steel cord is made from steel wires having the diameter, tensile strength and toughness characteristics set forth above, and also the ratio B/A of the strength B of the twisted steel cord to the aggregate strength A of the steel wires before they are twisted together into the steel cord is 0.935 or over.

Abstract: A wire rope including a core rope having a number of strands each made of a number of wires, and a number of outer strands closed on the core rope. Each strand of the core rope has a contact section where two or more wires of the strand of the core rope come into contact with the closed outer strand. A total of contact section rates Tz is 20 percent or more of a circumference of a circumscribed circle of the core rope: Tz (%)=Ti/C.times.100, wherein Tl denotes a length of a circumferential component of the contact section, "C" denotes a length of the circumference of the circumscribed circle of the core rope. A non-contact section rate Gz is below 20 percent of the circumference of the circumscribed circle of the core rope: Gz (%)={100-(n.times.Tz)}/n, wherein "n" denotes the number of strands.

Abstract: A composite longitudinally balanced electrically conductive yarn has a textile fiber core yarn wrapped with a minimum of two, and a maximum four, filaments. One to four of the filaments are metal filaments with the remainder being synthetic filaments. Each metal filament has an equivalent diameter of between 20 and 80 microns, and a wrap frequency of between 200 and 600 turns per meter. At least one of the metal filaments is wrapped in one direction, and at least one of the remaining filaments is wrapped in the opposite direction. The composite yarns of this invention is capable of elongation to accommodate tensile stresses under use, without experiencing a change in conductivity.

Abstract: A steel cord for reinforcing a rubber product includes a core consisting of one steel filament and a sheath consisting of a plurality of steel filaments wound around the core. The steel filament of the core alternately having straight portions, whose axes of the straight portions are disposed on one line, and protrusions formed by bending. The peak of each protrusion is disposed outside of the sheath. The steel cord for reinforcing a rubber product is used in a pneumatic tire. The pneumatic tire includes a carcass having a crown portion and having a toroidal shape, a pair of beads over which the toroidal shape extends, a belt layer or belt layers for reinforcing the crown portion of the carcass, and rubber surrounding the carcass, the pair of bead, and the belt layer(s). The steel cord is used in the carcass and/or the belt layer(s).

Abstract: The present invention relates to conducting yarn. The conducting yarn of the invention mainly consists of a strand of nonconductive yarn crossedly wrapped with two stainless steel threads. The yarn made in this way has better softness, high impact strength, and good conducting properties, and is especially adaptable for use in fencing jackets.

Abstract: A steel cord for reinforcing a rubber product has a multilayer structure consisting of two or more layers including a core, or a structure consisting of seven or more strands twisted in the same direction at the same pitch. In the steel cord, at least one of three strands that are successively adjacent to one another or that are in mutual contact is formed of two filaments that are paired substantially parallel to each other. The direction of pairing the two filaments of each strand is substantially the same over the entire length of the cord. Each of the remaining strands is formed of a single filament.

Abstract: A steel cord intended for use to reinforce rubber products is produced by drawing, into a steel filament of 0.10 to 0.40 mm in diameter and more than 3,000 N/mm.sup.2 in strength, a wire rod having a carbon content of more than 0.70% by weight, and twisting a plurality of such steel filaments together. Also a pneumatic tire is provided which employs in at least a portion of a reinforcing member thereof the steel cord improved in corrosion resistance and having an R.sub.1 /R.sub.0 ration.times.100 which is less than 100, where R.sub.0 is the radius of spiral curvature of the spiraled steel filament resulting from untwisting said steel cord and R.sub.1 is the radius of spiral curvature of said steel filament of which the surface layer inside the spiral is removed by dissolving.

Abstract: A cut-resistant flexible yarn suitable for knitting, method of forming the cut-resistant yarn, and protective apparel incorporating the cut-resistant yarn are provided. The yarn includes a plurality of core units. Each of the core units includes a core yarn, and a flexible metallic filament wrapped around the core yarn. The plurality of core units are positioned adjacent to each other to form a bundle. At least one cover strand is wrapped around and encases the bundled core units to form a cover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel cord comprising two core wires and five outer wires each having a diameter larger than that of each core wire and integrally twisted on the core wires, wherein a strand constituted by the five outer wires and the two core wires has an oblong cross-section.

Abstract: A two-layered twisted steel cord for reinforcing rubber articles, comprising a core including two filaments and a sheath including six or seven filaments wound around the core, in which an average twist pitch of the core is set to be at least 30 mm, and when six filaments are used for the sheath, a ratio of diameter ds of each filament of the sheath to diameter dc of each filament of the core, ?(ds/dc).times.100!, is set in a range of 58.0 %<ds/dc<161.5%. When seven filaments are used for the sheath, the ratio of diameter ds to diameter dc is set in a range of 47.3%<ds/dc<121.1%. The two-layered twisted steel cords are used for reinforcing rubber articles, such as a pneumatic radial tire.

Abstract: A steel cord is disclosed, which has a core-sheath double layer structure having a 2+7 cord construction or a 2+8 cord construction. A twisting direction of the core is the same as that of the sheath, a forming rate Rc of filaments of the core is 103 to 120%, and a forming rate Rs of filaments of the sheath is 102 to 115%. A pneumatic radial tire using such steel cords in a belt layer is also disclosed.

Abstract: A steel cord (30) consists of a first group and a second group. The first group comprises two or more plastically deformed outer steel filaments (10) twisted around each other with a first twist pitch and the second group comprises one or more plastically deformed inner steel filaments (20) twisted around each other with a second twist pitch. The second group is twisted around the first group with a cord twist pitch. One of the inner or the outer steel filaments having a part load elongation of x %, all the other inner and outer steel filaments having a part load elongation of y %, whereby x and y fulfil the equation:x-0.10.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.x+0.10,and where all the inner and outer steel filaments have a deforming pitch that is substantially equal to the cord twist pitch.

Abstract: A steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber articles exhibits largely different bending rigidities in two crossing directions at section of the cord and comprises a bundle of plural strands each being obtained by twisting 3 or more steel filaments and a wrapping filament helically wound around the bundle. The steel filaments have a twisting pitch in the range of 3.0 to 30.0 mm. A single wrapping filament is helically wound around the bundle at a twisting pitch of 2.0-15 mm. Various cord structures may be used, for example, 1.times.3, 1.times.5, 2+6 and 3.times.4.

Abstract: A steel cord which is suitable for reinforcing a rubber product and has excellent fatigue resistance. The steel cord has a layer-twisted structure formed by steel filaments respectively having a diameter of 0.15 mm to 0.25 mm. A core of the steel cord is formed by 1 to 4 steel filaments. A least 6 steel filaments are wound around the steel filaments of the core to form at least one layer. When the steel cord is bent from a straight state to a state in which a radius of curvature thereof is d/(17.times.10.sup.-3) wherein d is a diameter in millimeters of each steel filament in an outermost layer of the steel cord, a maximum amount of movement of each steel filament in the outermost layer in a cross-section of the steel cord is less than or equal to (-0.5454d+0.1454).times.10.sup.3 um. The steel cord preferably has a two-layer-twisted structure or a three-layer-twisted structure, and has an arrangement in which the diameters of the steel filaments gradually decrease from the core to the outermost layer.

Abstract: A wire comprising at least one helically wound wire element is disclosed. The helical winding consists of a platinoid or platinoid alloy wire (20). Also disclosed are assemblies of these wires (20) such as knitted materials, fabrics and felts, and the use of said assemblies as catalysers in the reaction for preparing nitric or cyanhydric acid, and to recover precious metals from these catalysers.

Abstract: A steel cord (114) comprises strength elements (100, 132) and having a length, a longitudinal central axis (112) and a cord pitch. At least one of the elements (100) has a projection on a plane YZ perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis (112). This projection takes the form of a curve with a radius of curvature which alternates between a maximum and a minimum. The curve further has a center of curvature. The radius of curvature and the center of curvature lie inside the curve so that a convex curve is obtained. The cord (114) is further characterized by one or both of following features:(i) the distance between two minimum radii of curvature of said curve measured along the longitudinal central axis (112) is different from half the cord pitch; or(ii) if all of said elements (100) provide a convex curve, at least one of said convex curves substantially differs from another convex curve.

Abstract: A steel cord effective for reinforcing a super-large off-road tire wherein strands made by simultaneously twisting together 3 to 6 steel wires in the same twisting direction with the same pitch length are used and the steel cord is made by twisting together 3 to 6 such strands in the same direction as the twisting direction of the strands and with the same pitch length. Each of the steel wires constituting the strands continuously has a small wavy pattern of a pitch length smaller than the lay length of the strands and therefore each of the strands has a compound pattern comprising a wavy pattern formed by the twisting and said small wavy pattern and in a gap is formed between steel wires each of the strands by the small wavy pattern. The lay length P.sub.1 of the steel cord is 8 to 15 times the steel cord diameter D and the elongation on breakage by tension of the steel cord is over 5%.

Abstract: A cut resistant support yarn suitable for wrapping with an additional yarn covering. The cut resistant support yarn includes a core including only a first cut resistant strand, a second cut resistant strand wrapped in a clockwise direction around the core, and a third cut resistant strand wrapped in a counter clockwise direction around the core. One of the second and third cut resistant strands forms an inner covering surrounding the core, and the other of the second and third cut resistant strands forms an outer covering surrounding the core and the inner covering.

Abstract: A protective garment such as glove, apron, sleeve or the like, knitted from at least one end of yarn, the yarn having a core and covering, the core having at least two strands and the covering having at least one strand. The core includes a polyolefin fiber and may include a wire strand. The covering may be polyolefin or nylon.

Abstract: Composite yarns having a total diameter of less than about 0.017 inch are formed with one or more core strands, each having a denier in the range of 100-300, preferably 150-300; a first covering strand of stainless steel wire having a diameter of from 0.0015 to 0.0030 inch; and a second covering formed of one or more strands which may be selected from the same material and range of sizes as the core strands.

Abstract: A steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber articles is formed by twisting plural filament wires of a high carbon steel. In this case, the filament wire is drawn from a wire rod so as to satisfy a relationship of T.gtoreq.230-148 logD (wherein D is a diameter of the filament wire and T is a tensile strength of the filament wire) and a difference in tensile strength between a surface layer portion and an internal portion in the filament wire of not more than 80 kgf/mm.sup.2.

Abstract: The steel cord has the 1.times.9 structure, in which three core wires and six thicker outer wires are twisted in the same direction with the same pitch, and has a flat shape in the section which is taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal section thereof. The six outer wires having at least two gaps between adjacent ones and the core wires have at least one gap between adjacent ones.

Abstract: A steel cord for reinforcing rubber articles and a pneumatic radial tire having a belt layer using the same, in which the steel cord comprises a core made of a steel filament wave-shaped in a plane (crimped) and turned (curled) and 5-8 sheath filaments wound around the core in the same direction as the turn direction of the core. The wavelength .lambda.c of the core is preferably defined as 8 dc.ltoreq..lambda.c.ltoreq.30 dc when the diameter of the core filament is dc, and the turn-number nc of the core around the center axis of the core per one wave-length of the core is preferably defined as 0.12.ltoreq.nc.ltoreq.0.85 (turn/pitch).

Abstract: A steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber articles exhibits largely different bending rigidities in two crossing directions at section of the cord and comprises a bundle of plural strands each being obtained by twisting 3 or more steel filaments and a wrapping filament helically wound around the bundle.

Abstract: A composite rubber body is formed by embedding steel cords in rubber and vulcanization-building them. In this case, each of the steel cords is a single steel filament wire or plural twisted steel filament wires obtained by drawing of a wire rod of high carbon steel having a given composition. The filament wires satisfy given relationships between filament diameter and tensile strength before and after the vulcanization and have a retention of loop strength of not less than 55%.

Abstract: A steel cord is disclosed, which has a core-sheath double layer structure having a 2+7 cord construction or a 2+8 cord construction. A twisting direction of the core is the same as that of the sheath, a forming rate Rc of filaments of the core is 103 to 120% and a forming rate Rs of filaments of the sheath is 102 to 115%. A pneumatic radial tire using such steel cords in a belt layer is also disclosed.

Abstract: A steel cord (10) adapted for the reinforcement of elastomeric articles including a center structure of one to five center filaments (16) and a maximum of two layers of layer filaments surrounding said center structure: an outer layer of outer layer filaments (12, 13) and optionally, an intermediate layer of intermediate layer filaments (24) between the center structure and the outer layer. All the center filaments (16) and all the layer filaments (12, 13, 24) have the same twist hand and have the same twist pitch. The outer layer filaments (12, 13) exert a force which is directed radially inward.

Abstract: A steel cord for reinforcing rubber articles comprises one wave-form or helical core steel filament and a plurality of sheath steel filaments disposed around the core steel filament, the pitch Pc of the core steel filament is 3.0 dc/0.34.ltoreq.Pc.ltoreq.10.0 dc/0.34 (dc=diameter of steel core filament) and the core forming ratio Rc=Lc/dc (Lc is an amplitude of the wave or helix of the core steel filament) is within a particular range varying depending on the number of sheath steel filaments. The rubber articles containing the steel cord have an improved resistance to corrosion propagation and a high strength. A pneumatic tire is reinforced with the above-mentioned steel cord and contains a cross belt layer where(i) an angle .theta. formed by a reinforcing steel cord and the equatorial plane of the tire is:12.degree..ltoreq..theta..ltoreq.30.degree.(ii) a gap between adjacent two steel cords in the same layer, I, is:0.5 mm.ltoreq.I.ltoreq.2.0 mm(iii) a gauge of the gum between two facing cords, G, is:0.35 mm.

Abstract: A heavy duty pneumatic tire comprises a radial carcass, and a belt comprised of at least three belt layers, in which a first belt layer contains cords inclined at a large cord angle with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire and each of a second belt layer and a third belt layer contains cords inclined at a small cord angle with respect to the equatorial plane and cords of the second and third belt layers are crossed with each other. In the tire, the first belt layer is comprised of steel cords having a 1.times.N structure (N: 2-5) and/or each of the second and third belt layers is comprised of steel cords obtained by twisting 6 sheath steel filaments each having a filament diameter of not more than 0.30 mm around a single core filament at a twisting angle of not more than 6.degree..

Abstract: A method and system are provided for automatically controlling tension of an armour tape being wrapped around a continuous strand of material, such as an electrical cable, travelling through an armouring machine having a reel of tape and tape feed rolls rotating around the strand and having a motor or suitable variable speed drive (such as a P.I.V. variable speed drive) for controlling the speed of rotation of the tape feed rolls and thus of tape feed rate. To achieve automatic control, the diameter of the strand entering the machine is measured, preferably by a laser, and the diameter of the armour over the strand exiting the machine is also measured, also preferably by a laser. The measurements are communicated to a computer which compares them to preset values. The computer drives the motor or variable speed drive and adjusts them when required depending on the measurements of the two diameters and so as to maintain the preset values during the wrapping operation.

Abstract: A rope comprising a plurality of wires (2, 3, 4) made of a steel wire being twisted together; at least the wires which are arranged in such a manner as to be disposed on an outer surface of the rope (1) being made of a plated steel wire wherein a corrosion resistance is superior; at least said wires which are located in a center of the rope not being made of the wire wherein the corrosion resistance is superior.

Abstract: Reinforcement cord for elastomeric products, in particular reinforcement cords, for use in vehicle tires comprising inner filaments (1) and at least one outer filament (2) wound helically around the inner filaments (1), characterised in that at least the outer filament (2) has a flattened cross-section and is so dimensioned and positioned that it substantially co-determines the mechanical characteristics of the reinforcement cord via line-like and/or area contact locations with the inner filaments (1).

Abstract: A steel cord (10) has a diameter D and includes a core strand (12) and up to nine peripheral strands (14) surrounding the core strand. The core strand (12) has a diameter D1 and the peripheral strands (14) have a diameter D2. The ratio core strand diameter to peripheral strand diameter D1/D2 is greater than a predetermined value in order to enable rubber penetration. Each strand has a center of one or more center filaments (16, 22) and two or more layers of filaments (18, 20, 24, 26) surrounding the center. The twist angle of a radially outer layer is smaller than the twist angle of a radially inner layer of the same strand. A first free space (28) ranging from 0.0015.times.D to 0.0075.times.D is provided in at least the core strand between each pair of filaments (18) of the radially most inner layer.

Abstract: A steel cord of 1+3 structure is formed by twisting three sheath steel filaments around a single core steel filament. In this case, the three sheath steel filaments are arranged so as to satisfy conditions at a section of the sheath perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cord that a maximum angle of a triangle formed by connecting central points of the these filaments to each other is not less than 90.degree. but less than 180.degree. and an apex defining the maximum angle is always located on the same filament and a distance between the central point of this filament and the central point of the filament adjacent thereto is 1.0-1.3 times of the diameter of the filament.

Abstract: A steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber articles comprises a central basic layer comprised of 1 to 4 steel filaments, at least one coaxial layer arranged around the central basic layer and comprised of many steel filaments in which these filaments are twisted in the same twisting direction at the same twisting pitch, and a wrap filament spirally wound around the coaxial layer in the same twisting direction.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire for truck and bus comprises a carcass ply containing cords arranged substantially in a radial direction of the tire and a belt superimposed about said carcass ply and comprised of plural belt layers each containing steel cords arranged at a cord angle of 5.degree.-20.degree. with respect to an equator of the tire. In this case, the steel cord for the belt layer has a two-layer structure of a core comprised of two steel filaments and a single sheath comprised of 6-8 steel filaments and satisfies the particularly relationships on filament diameter, twisting pitch, bending rigidity, tensile strength and distance between adjoining cords.

Abstract: A stranded product is formed from a central wire and a plurality of wires helically wound around the central wire, wherein each of the wires helically wound around the central wire has a small longitudinal groove which increases the area of contact between each of the outer wires and the core wire, thus significantly reducing the internal contact stresses within the strand to extend the fatigue life of the strand without significantly reducing the bending flexibility of the strand. A plurality of stranded products in accordance with the invention can be employed in a conventional manner to form ropes, cables and the like, having an extended service life.

Abstract: A steel tire cord is composed of three to five strands twisted closely with minimum gaps between the strands. The steel tire cord is easy to handle in embedding the same in rubber to form a tire, free from corrosion and highly durable. A tire incorporates the steel tire cords which are bonded firmly to rubber in a belt layer. Tires thus fabricated are uniform in quality and highly durable. The steel tire cord is composed of three to five twisted strands arranged in a construction reducing the sectional area of spaces in the steel tire cord to a minimum. The core strands twist in helices around imaginary cylinders having axes aligned with the axis of the steel tire cord. The outside strands twist in helices around imaginary cylinders having axes aligned with the axis of the steel tire cord and having diameters greater than those of the imaginary cylinders around which the core strands twist. At least one of the strands among the component strands of the steel tire cord is crimped to form bends therein.

Abstract: Metallic cord for reinforcing elastomeric articles and apparatus for making same including a round section and equal diameter filaments and a core (11) of two strands of two filaments (5,6,15,16) one strand being untwisted and the other strand having a twist and a first lay length so as to be twisted around the one strand.An outer layer (12) of filaments (21-28) twisted around the core (11) and having the same twist direction and a second lay length half of the core (11) lay length.

Abstract: Flexible tension member includes a helical bundle of substantially identical elongate elements. Each element inside the bundle is in contact with six adjacent elements, and the lay length of the helical bundle is at least 30 times its diameter. Each element is a strand including wires extending helically around the axis of the strands and substantially all of the strands have a helical lay direction opposite to the helical lay direction of the bundle.

Abstract: A wire-electrode arrangement for effecting a spark-erosive cutting and a method for the manufacture of a wire electrode. In order to be able to cut non-conductive materials, a plus potential and also a minus potential can be applied to the electrode, since the wire electrode is formed by a first and a second electrode, which are insulated from one another and which extend substantially parallel to one another.