EP4673290A1 - Tischtennisschlägerbelag - Google Patents
TischtennisschlägerbelagInfo
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- EP4673290A1 EP4673290A1 EP24712187.4A EP24712187A EP4673290A1 EP 4673290 A1 EP4673290 A1 EP 4673290A1 EP 24712187 A EP24712187 A EP 24712187A EP 4673290 A1 EP4673290 A1 EP 4673290A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
- B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
- B29C44/04—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles consisting of at least two parts of chemically or physically different materials, e.g. having different densities
- B29C44/06—Making multilayered articles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C35/00—Heating, cooling or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising; Apparatus therefor
- B29C35/02—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould
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- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
- B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
- B29C44/04—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles consisting of at least two parts of chemically or physically different materials, e.g. having different densities
- B29C44/0461—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles consisting of at least two parts of chemically or physically different materials, e.g. having different densities by having different chemical compositions in different places, e.g. having different concentrations of foaming agent, feeding one composition after the other
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B29C44/3442—Mixing, kneading or conveying the foamable material
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- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B29C44/3488—Vulcanizing the material before foaming
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
- A63B2102/16—Table tennis
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B59/00—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
- A63B59/40—Rackets or the like with flat striking surfaces for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for table tennis
- A63B59/42—Rackets or the like with flat striking surfaces for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for table tennis with solid surfaces
- A63B59/45—Rubber parts thereof; characterised by bonding between a rubber part and the racket body
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- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
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- B29K2021/00—Use of unspecified rubbers as moulding material
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- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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- B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
- B29L2031/52—Sports equipment ; Games; Articles for amusement; Toys
- B29L2031/5245—Rackets
Definitions
- the invention relates to a table tennis racket covering and to a method for its production.
- Conventional (table tennis racket) coverings usually consist of two layers, namely an unfoamed and pimpled top layer, which when assembled represents the outer layer of the covering (facing away from the wood of the racket), and a foamed bottom layer, which when assembled is arranged between the top layer and the wood of the (table tennis) racket. Both layers are usually made of a fully cross-linked elastomer (rubber).
- the top layer is therefore also referred to as “top rubber” or “pimpled rubber”.
- the bottom layer is also referred to as "sponge”.
- the main job of the top rubber is usually to ensure the best possible grip between the ball and the racket when the ball hits the ball, and thus in particular to enable the ball rotation (spin) to be reversed or increased when the ball is hit.
- anti-rubbers which are specifically designed to achieve low grip.
- the main job of the sponge is usually to efficiently transfer the kinetic energy to the ball when the ball is hit, and thus to accelerate the ball as much as possible.
- the strength of the grip provided by the rubber between the ball and the racket is referred to as the "grip" of the rubber.
- the ability of the rubber to transfer the kinetic impact energy to the ball and thus to accelerate the ball is referred to as the "speed" of the rubber.
- the two layers of the covering are usually manufactured separately from one another.
- the sponge is split off as a thin layer from a rubber sponge (cellular rubber) manufactured as a block and glued to the top rubber using an elastic adhesive.
- the covering formed in this way is glued to the wood of the racket during assembly using another layer of adhesive, so that the sponge is positioned between the wood of the racket and the top rubber.
- the top rubber is usually applied to the racket in such a way that the pimples face inwards and the smooth side of the top rubber faces outwards.
- rackets where the pimpled side of the top rubber faces outwards when assembled.
- Rackets with pimples facing outwards sometimes do not have a sponge.
- the top rubber is applied directly to the wood.
- Such coverings which only consist of the top rubber, are particularly easy and inexpensive to produce, as the steps for producing the sponge and gluing the two layers are omitted. However, they are often of poor quality and, in particular, often have very poor grip and speed.
- the invention is based on the object of simplifying the production of a high-quality table tennis racket covering.
- the covering according to the invention is formed from a single, one-piece rubber layer (ie from a single, one-piece elastomer body made of a fully cross-linked, elastomeric matrix material).
- the one-piece elastomer body of the covering according to the invention takes on both the function of the top rubber and the function of the sponge.
- the elastomer body has a foamed inner area and a smooth (also: pore-free) outer surface on the outside.
- “Foamed” here means that the elastomer body has a foam or sponge-like structure in the inner area, in which the matrix material encloses a large number of gas-filled cavities ("pores").
- “Smooth” or “pore-free” means that the pores of the foamed inner area - in contrast to the sponge of a normal table tennis racket covering - are closed to the outer surface.
- the covering has an edge region adjacent to its outer surface in which the elastomer body is unfoamed, i.e. it has no foam or sponge-like structure and thus - apart from possible isolated manufacturing defects or holes introduced after the vulcanization process - has no gas-filled cavities.
- the covering according to the invention Due to the interaction of the smooth outer surface with the foamed inner area, the covering according to the invention has a similar speed and grip as a conventional covering made of comparable material and with comparable thickness with upper rubber and separately manufactured sponge. Due to the one-piece structure of the elastomer body, the covering according to the invention is characterized by significantly simplified manufacture compared to such conventional coverings.
- the matrix material of the elastomer body has a homogeneous elastomer composition.
- the elastomer body is formed by a single rubber layer made of a single rubber material, in which the foamed inner area and the smooth outer surface are forming edge areas merge into one another without a material boundary of the matrix material.
- the elastomer body preferably has a thickness of 1.5 to 6 mm [millimeters].
- the foamed inner region of the single-layer elastomer body has, in an advantageous dimension, a density of 0.3 to 0.9 g/cm 3 [grams per cubic centimeter], while the matrix material of the elastomer body itself (without taking into account the gas-filled pores enclosed in the inner region) has a density of 0.8 to 1.5 g/cm 3 .
- the elastomer body comprises an upper layer and a lower layer that are directly bonded to one another.
- the lower layer forms the foamed inner area, while the smooth outer surface is formed on the upper layer.
- the upper layer and the lower layer are manufactured in a common manufacturing process.
- the upper layer and the lower layer are manufactured by co-vulcanization and are bonded to one another at the same time.
- material bond or “material bond” is understood here and below to mean that the parts connected to one another are held together at their contact surfaces by material union or cross-linking (e.g. due to atomic or molecular bonding forces, namely covalent bonds).
- the material bond between the two layers of the covering is "direct” in that there is no bonding agent, in particular no adhesive, between the two layers.
- the adhesive layer that connects the two separately manufactured layers in conventional coverings is therefore missing in the covering according to the invention.
- the top layer is unfoamed over its entire thickness.
- the entire top layer thus forms an unfoamed Edge area, which also forms the smooth outer surface.
- the top layer also has foaming in an area adjacent to the bottom layer.
- the upper layer preferably has a thickness of 0.1 to 2 mm (in particular between 0.5 mm and 2 mm), and the lower layer has a thickness of 1.5 to 6 mm (in particular between 2 mm and 5 mm).
- the density of the lower layer forming the foamed inner region of the covering is advantageously 0.3 to 0.9 g/cm 3 .
- the upper layer preferably has a density of between 0.5 g/cm 3 and 1.5 g/cm 3 , which also depends on whether and, if so, how pronounced any foaming of the upper layer is.
- the matrix material itself preferably has a density of 0.8 to 1.5 g/cm 3 in both layers of the multi-layer covering.
- the covering is produced by a two-stage vulcanization process in which a partially vulcanized blank mixed with a blowing agent is expanded between a first incomplete vulcanization step and a second vulcanization step.
- vulcanization refers to the process leading to the production of a vulcanized end product, i.e. a fully cross-linked elastomer.
- vulcanization e.g. vulcanization step, vulcanization time, vulcanization temperature, etc. refers to individual steps or variables in the vulcanization process, even if they do not lead to the vulcanized end product.
- unreactive starting materials of an elastomer composition are mixed to form a premix in a first mixing step, preferably using an internal mixer.
- the unreactive starting materials of the elastomer composition comprise at least one polymer (ie a pure polymer or a polymer mixture) and zinc oxide and - optionally - at least one plasticizer and/or at least one filler.
- the polymer used is For the purposes of the invention, either natural rubber or a synthetic rubber, in particular EPDM, is used.
- a second mixing step reactive starting materials of the elastomer composition are added to the premix - preferably using a rolling mill or again an internal mixer.
- the reactive starting materials comprise at least one accelerator (preferably at least one primary accelerator and at least one secondary accelerator), sulfur and a blowing agent.
- the second mixing step results in a plastically deformable mass, which is referred to as the blank of the elastomer body.
- the partially vulcanized semi-finished product is expanded (also "blown") under the effect of the blowing agent decomposed by the effect of the temperature, so that the partially vulcanized semi-finished product expands with the formation of pores (also "cell formation”).
- the foamed inner area of the elastomer body is formed.
- the first vulcanization step and the second vulcanization step are dimensioned such that the first vulcanization time is between 5% and 25%, in particular about 10%, of the second vulcanization time; accordingly, the first vulcanization time is between about 4.5% and 20%, in particular about 9%, of the total vulcanization time resulting from the sum of the first and second vulcanization times.
- a second variant of the method according to the invention is used to produce the multi-layer (in particular two-layer) variant of the coating according to the invention.
- This method variant is similar to the method described above, with the exception of the deviations described in more detail below.
- unreactive starting materials of a first elastomer composition and unreactive starting materials of a second elastomer composition are mixed to form a first premix or a second premix.
- the unreactive starting materials of the first and second elastomer compositions each comprise at least one polymer (i.e. a pure polymer or a polymer mixture) and zinc oxide and - optionally - at least one plasticizer and/or at least one filler.
- the two premixes are further processed by adding reactive starting materials of the first and second elastomer compositions to form the first and second blank layers, respectively.
- the reactive starting materials of the first and second elastomer compositions each comprise at least one accelerator and sulfur.
- the reactive starting materials of the second elastomer composition additionally comprise a blowing agent.
- the two blank layers are placed flat on top of each other and combined to form the blank by applying contact pressure, in particular by means of a pressure roller or cylinder.
- the blank composed of the two blank layers is then - analogous to the production of the single-layer coating described above
- the first vulcanization step and the second vulcanization step are carried out in different forms (i.e. in a first form and a second form) in a practical embodiment of the process, whereby these two forms differ in the thickness of the cavities enclosed in their closed state; the second form leaves more space for the (then expanded) semi-finished product than the first form.
- the first form is preferably gas-tight when closed in order to prevent the gaseous propellant from escaping during the first vulcanization step.
- the second form is also gas-tight when closed.
- the starting materials of the elastomer composition of the single-layer covering or the two elastomer compositions of the two-layer covering are preferably contain - in addition to 100 phr of the respective polymer or polymer mixture - each:
- a filler in particular magnesium carbonate or chalk
- a plasticizer in particular a naphthenic oil or phthalate
- a sulfenamide-based primary accelerator in particular TBBS or CBS
- a secondary accelerator based on thiuram, dithiocarbamate and/or dithiophosphate in particular TMTD, TMTM, ZBEC, ZDMC or TP,
- a vulcanization retarder in particular N-phenyl-N-[(trichloromethyl)thio]benzenesulphonamide)
- phr parts per hundred rubber
- phr is a unit of measurement commonly used in rubber production, which represents 100% of the total amount of rubber in the raw materials of an elastomer composition. is added. All other components of the raw materials, in particular fillers, plasticizers, accelerators, vulcanization retarders, etc. are added, so that the total amount of the raw materials specified in phr is usually more than 100%.
- the invention relates to a table tennis racket covering with a one-piece elastomer body made of a fully cross-linked, elastomer matrix material.
- the elastomer body has a foamed inner region and a smooth outer surface on the outside.
- the covering is produced according to the method according to the invention by a two-stage vulcanization process in which a partially vulcanized blank mixed with a blowing agent is expanded between a first incomplete vulcanization step and a second vulcanization step.
- the elastomer body is formed by combining and co-vulcanizing two blank layers, at least one of which is mixed with the blowing agent to form the foamed inner region. medium.
- the upper layer has no pimples, especially not on the side facing the lower layer.
- the method according to the invention is specifically aimed at producing a table tennis racket covering from a single- or multi-layered elastomer body that is always produced in one piece.
- a particular embodiment of the method therefore consists in using the elastomer body resulting from the method according to the invention as a table tennis racket covering.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic flow diagram of a method for producing a (table tennis racket) covering which is formed from a one-piece elastomer body made of a fully cross-linked, elastomeric matrix material, wherein the elastomer body is formed from a foamed lower layer and an unfoamed upper layer with a smooth outer surface, and wherein the lower layer and the upper layer are produced together by co-vulcanization and are directly bonded to one another,
- Fig. 2 shows a sectional view of an example of the covering produced by the method according to Fig. 1, Fig. 3 in a representation according to Fig. 1 an alternative method for producing a (table tennis racket) covering, the one-piece elastomer body of which is formed from a fully cross-linked, elastomeric matrix material with a homogeneous elastomer composition, wherein the elastomer body in turn has a foamed inner region and a smooth outer surface on an outer side, and
- FIG. 4 in representation according to Fig. 2 an example of the covering produced by the method according to Fig. 3.
- Fig. 1 illustrates a method for producing a (table tennis racket) covering B - shown by way of example in Fig. 2 - which is made from two layers of fully cross-linked, elastomeric matrix material (i.e. a rubber).
- the two layers namely an upper layer 0 and a lower layer U, are produced together by co-vulcanization and are thereby directly bonded together.
- the upper layer 0 points outwards when the covering B is mounted on the wood of a (table tennis) racket. In the example shown, this upper layer 0 is unfoamed and has a smooth, i.e.
- the process begins with a first mixing step 2, in which unreactive starting materials of a first elastomer composition are mixed separately in an internal mixer to form a first premix V1 (sub-step 2a) and unreactive starting materials of a second elastomer composition are mixed to form a second premix V2 (sub-step 2b).
- the unreactive starting materials of the first and second elastomer compositions each comprise a polymer and zinc oxide and - optionally - a plasticizer and/or one or more fillers.
- phr filler e.g. magnesium carbonate or chalk
- phr plasticizer e.g. naphthenic oil or phthalate.
- reactive starting materials of the first elastomer composition are mixed into the first premix V1 using a rolling mill (sub-step 4a).
- reactive starting materials of the second elastomer composition are also mixed into the second premix V2 using the rolling mill (sub-step 4b).
- the reactive starting materials comprise sulfur, a primary accelerator and a secondary accelerator, for example
- Dithiocarbamate ZBEC, ZDMC; Dithiophosphate: TP,
- Vulkalent E chemical name: N-phenyl-N-[(trichloromethyl)thio]benzenesulphonamide
- sulfur 0.5 - 4 phr sulfur
- a blowing agent e.g. OBSH
- OBSH e.g. 1,3-butanediol
- the first premixture V1 is further processed into a first blank layer S1 and the second premixture V2 is further processed into a second blank layer S2.
- the first blank layer S1 has, for example, a thickness of 0.1 to 2.0 mm (in particular 0.5 - 2.0 mm).
- the second blank layer S2 has, for example, a thickness of 1.0 to 2.5 mm.
- the two blank layers S1 and S2 are placed flat on top of each other.
- the blank layers S1 and S2 placed on top of each other are pressed together by means of a pressure roller or roll and are thereby directly connected to one another to form a blank R.
- the blank R has a thickness of 1.1 to 3.5 mm, for example, after the combination step 6.
- the elastomer body E is then produced from the blank R in a two-stage vulcanization process.
- the blank R is placed in the cavity of a first heatable metal mold in a first vulcanization step 8 and is exposed to a first vulcanization temperature for the duration of a first vulcanization time.
- the cavity of the first mold has, for example, a flat, rectangular contour with a thickness of e.g. 1.0 to 3.4 mm.
- the blank R is cut in such a way that it completely fills the cavity of the first mold.
- the first vulcanization time and the first vulcanization temperature are selected in such a way that the blank R is only partially vulcanized, so that the vulcanization process is not completed.
- the first vulcanization time is only between about 5% and 20% of the total vulcanization time required to complete the vulcanization. reaction, i.e. for the complete cross-linking of the elastomer material.
- the heat supply in the first vulcanization step 8 also decomposes the blowing agent, generating gas.
- the first mold is designed in such a way that it seals the cavity it encloses gas-tight, so that the gas released from the blowing agent cannot escape.
- the first mold is opened in an expansion step 10.
- the partially vulcanized semi-finished product H formed from the blank R by the first vulcanization step 8 is expanded (blown) by the effect of the gas released from the blowing agent, thereby forming the foamed inner region C of the covering B.
- the strength of the crosslinking after the first vulcanization step 8 and thus the strength of the expansion are controlled by the first vulcanization time.
- the now partially vulcanized and expanded semi-finished product H' is placed in a second heatable metal mold that has a thicker cavity than the first mold, e.g. a thickness of between 2 and 6 mm.
- the expanded semi-finished product H' is exposed to a second vulcanization temperature for the duration of a second vulcanization time.
- the second vulcanization time and the second vulcanization temperature are dimensioned such that the expanded semi-finished product H' is fully vulcanized in the second vulcanization step 12, i.e. that the vulcanization reaction is fully completed.
- the result of the second vulcanization step 12 is the fully cross-linked elastomer body E.
- the elastomer body E After opening the second mold, the elastomer body E has a thickness of 2 to 6 mm, for example, with the unfoamed upper layer 0 having a thickness of 0.1 to 2.0 mm, in particular about 0.5 mm.
- the finished covering B is cut or punched to a final size of 17 x 17 cm, for example.
- the elastomer body E is optionally cut or milled on an inner surface I (Fig. 2) opposite the outer surface A, so that - as with the sponge of a normal table tennis racket covering - the porous structure of the base layer U is clearly visible on the inner surface I.
- the matrix material of the elastomer body E both in the upper layer 0 and in the lower layer U (without taking into account the gas-filled pores), has a density between 0.8 g/cm 3 and 1.5 g/cm 3 .
- the density of the lower layer U is between 0.3 g/cm 3 and 0.9 g/cm 3 .
- the finished covering B has a thickness between 2 mm and 6 mm.
- Example 1 (Two-layer coating B based on natural rubber):
- the first mixing step 2 was carried out for both the first premix V1 and the second premix V2 using an internal mixer.
- the second mixing step 4 was carried out for both the first blank layer S1 and the second blank layer S2 by means of a rolling mill.
- the second blank layer S2 was rolled out to a layer thickness of 1.9 mm.
- the first blank layer S1 was rolled out to a layer thickness of 0.3 mm and applied flatly to the second blank layer S2 using a pressure roller to form the blank R.
- the first vulcanization step 8 was carried out in the first mold at a first vulcanization temperature of 140 °C for a first vulcanization time of 150 s.
- the second vulcanization step 12 was carried out in the second mold at a second vulcanization temperature of 140 °C for a second vulcanization time of 1500 s.
- FIG. 2 A sectional view of the elastomer body E of the covering B resulting from Example 1 is shown in Fig. 2.
- the unfoamed upper layer 0 provided with a smooth outer surface A and the foamed (i.e. provided with a large number of pores P) lower layer U can be seen.
- the combination step 6, the first vulcanization step 8, the expansion step 10 and the second vulcanization step 12 were carried out according to Example 1. However, in contrast to Example 1, the first vulcanization step 8 and the second vulcanization step 12 were carried out at a (first and second) vulcanization temperature of 170 °C. The first vulcanization time was 180 s. The second vulcanization time was - as in Example 1 - 1500 s.
- Process variant for producing a coating B from a single-layer elastomer body E A simplified variant of the process, in which the elastomer body E of the covering B is produced in a single layer with a homogeneous elastomer composition, is shown in Fig. 3.
- Fig. 3 The process according to Fig. 3 is similar in its basic sequence to the process from Fig. 1, so that reference is made to the above explanations. However, in the first mixing step 2 (instead of the two premixes V1 and V2) only a single premix V is produced from unreactive starting materials of the elastomer composition.
- the reactive starting materials of the elastomer composition including a blowing agent, are mixed into this premix V.
- the blank R results directly from the second mixing step 4.
- the combination step 6 of the process according to Fig. 1 is omitted here.
- the method according to Fig. 3 is similar to the method according to Fig. 1.
- the matrix material of the elastomer body E (without taking into account the gas-filled pores) has a density between 0.8 g/cm 3 and 1.5 g/cm 3 . Taking into account the pores, the density of the elastomer body E is between 0.3 g/cm 3 and 0.9 g/cm 3 . In particular, the finished coating has a thickness between 2 mm and 6 mm.
- the premix V is again produced in an internal mixer.
- the first vulcanization step 8 was carried out in the first mold at a first vulcanization temperature of 140 °C for a first vulcanization time of 150 s.
- the second vulcanization step 12 was carried out in the second mold at a second vulcanization temperature of 140 °C for a second vulcanization time of 1500 s.
- FIG. 4 A sectional view of the elastomer body E of the coating B resulting from Example 3 is shown in Fig. 4.
- the foamed inner region C and the smooth (i.e. pore-free) outer surface A of the elastomer body E can be seen.
- the lack of a layer boundary within the elastomer body E is also clear in Fig. 4.
- Example 4 (Single-layer coating B based on EPDM): In a second example of the single-layer coating B that can be produced using the process shown in Fig. 3, the following starting materials were used for the production of the premix V in the first mixing step 2:
- the first vulcanization step 8, the expansion step 10 and the second vulcanization step 12 were carried out according to Example 3. However, in contrast to Example 3, the first vulcanization step 8 and the second vulcanization step 12 were carried out at a (first and second) vulcanization temperature of 170 °C.
- the first vulcanization time was 180 s.
- the second vulcanization time was - as in Example 3 - 1500 s.
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