ES2216713A1

ES2216713A1 - Rubber-product for use in agricultural field, has residual rubber parts obtained from recycling automobile tires to form variable thickness coating part on vegetable layer, where rubber parts are obtained by cutting automotive tires

Info

Publication number: ES2216713A1
Application number: ES200300842A
Authority: ES
Inventors: Eduardo J. Ruiz Jover
Original assignee: COBERTURA DE CAUCHO Srl
Current assignee: COBERTURA DE CAUCHO Srl
Priority date: 2003-04-09
Filing date: 2003-04-09
Publication date: 2004-10-16
Anticipated expiration: 2023-04-09
Also published as: ES2216713B1; ES2226580A1; ES2226580B1

Abstract

The rubber-product has residual rubber parts obtained from recycling automobile tires to form a variable thickness coating part on a vegetable layer. The residual rubber parts are obtained by cutting the automotive tires. Length of the rubber parts vary between 3 mm and 80 mm, width of the rubber parts is specified as 3 mm and 40 mm. Thickness of the rubber parts vary between 3 mm and 20 mm. The rubber parts are provided with a black base color and impregnated by painting, synthetic resins or different colors and shades, where the rubber parts are integrated with a coverage unit. The rubber-product is made of steel and wool.

Description

Nueva aplicación del caucho como producto residual.New application of rubber as a product residual.

Object of the invention

La presente invención se refiere a una nueva aplicación del caucho como producto residual, basándose en la reutilización del caucho obtenido de desechos de neumáticos y de otros productos, tras cuya trituración en trozos puede ser utilizado en el campo agrícola como cobertura de manto vegetal para evitar el desarrollo de hierbas y matojos, o bien como simple elemento decorativo.The present invention relates to a new application of rubber as a residual product, based on the reuse of rubber obtained from tire waste and other products, after whose shredding into pieces can be used in the agricultural field as cover of vegetal mantle for avoid the development of herbs and bushes, or as simple decorative element

Background of the invention

Los residuos de caucho suponen un problema dificil de resolver ya que, por ejemplo, los neumáticos usados suponen toneladas de caucho que a veces se depositan en vertederos controlados sin tratar, otras veces se depositan después de ser triturados, y otras veces ni tan siquiera están controlados, de manera que las montañas de neumáticos en los vertederos forman ecosistemas donde la proliferación de roedores, insectos y otros animales dañinos, constituyen un problema añadido para la salud pública.Rubber waste is a problem difficult to solve since, for example, used tires they involve tons of rubber that are sometimes deposited in landfills untreated controlled, other times they are deposited after being crushed, and sometimes not even controlled, of way the mountains of tires in landfills form ecosystems where the proliferation of rodents, insects and others harmful animals, constitute an added problem for health public

Por otro lado, en el sector agrícola es conocido el problema que supone el nacimiento y crecimiento de hierbas sobre un manto vegetal determinado, de manera que en pequeñas extensiones dicho problema se resuelve mediante la utilización de corteza de árbol o incluso piedras para cubrir la superficie del terreno donde se pretende evitar el nacimiento de dichas hierbas, ya que con esta medida se impide que llegue la luz solar, imprescindible para el desarrollo de los vegetales.On the other hand, in the agricultural sector it is known the problem of the birth and growth of herbs on a certain vegetal mantle, so that in small extensions said problem is solved by using bark of tree or even stones to cover the surface of the land where It is intended to prevent the birth of these herbs, since with this measure prevents the arrival of sunlight, essential for Vegetable development

Description of the invention

Los problemas anteriormente referidos se resuelven de forma satisfactoria con la aplicación de la invención, ya que el caucho va a ser utilizado como producto residual y reciclable o reutilizable, pudiendo ser aplicado en el campo agrícola para resolver el problema de crecimiento de malas hierbas.The aforementioned problems are resolve satisfactorily with the application of the invention, since the rubber is going to be used as a residual product and recyclable or reusable, and can be applied in the field agricultural to solve the problem of bad growth herbs.

La nueva aplicación del caucho como producto residual para uso agrícola, se basa en el reciclaje de los neumáticos de automoción y de otros productos de caucho, que son sometidos a un proceso mecánico de trituración o corte del caucho, tras el que se obtienen pequeñas porciones del material que pueden ser utilizadas como cobertura en un manto vegetal para evitar el crecimiento de hierbas, y cuya cobertura puede presentarse en diferentes colores y tonalidades, desde el negro como color base, hasta cualquier otro color mediante la aplicación de pinturas acrílicas, sintéticas o resinas pigmentadas, al objeto de quedar lo más integrada posible en su entorno.The new application of rubber as a product residual for agricultural use, is based on the recycling of automotive tires and other rubber products, which are subjected to a mechanical process of crushing or cutting the rubber, after which small portions of the material are obtained that can be used as cover in a vegetal mantle to avoid the growth of herbs, and whose coverage can occur in different colors and shades, from black as the base color, to any other color by applying paints acrylic, synthetic or pigmented resins, in order to remain as integrated as possible in your environment.

En el proceso de trituración o corte del caucho residual, se realiza igualmente la separación del acero y lana, cuando se trate de neumáticos de automoción, al objeto de utilizar únicamente el caucho como subproducto para la aplicación referida o con un mínimo porcentaje de acero y lana.In the process of crushing or cutting the rubber residual, the separation of steel and wool is also carried out, in the case of automotive tires, in order to use only rubber as a byproduct for the referred application or with a minimum percentage of steel and wool.

Las porciones de caucho obtenidas presentarán una configuración irregular y de diverso tamaño y espesor, pudiendo ser variable según la materia prima, de manera que las porciones obtenidas de, por ejemplo, neumáticos de automoción, pueden variar desde los 3 mm hasta los 80 mm de longitud, y desde los 3 mm hasta los 40 mm de anchura, mientras que los espesores pueden estar comprendidos entre los 3 mm y los 20 mm.The rubber portions obtained will have a irregular configuration and of different size and thickness, being able to be variable according to the raw material, so that the portions obtained from, for example, automotive tires, may vary from 3 mm to 80 mm in length, and from 3 mm to 40 mm wide, while the thicknesses can be between 3 mm and 20 mm.

El caucho así fragmentado en porciones se esparce sobre el manto vegetal determinando una cobertura de éste y evitando con ello el posible nacimiento o crecimiento de hierbas.The rubber thus fragmented in portions is spread on the vegetal mantle determining a cover of this one and thereby avoiding the possible birth or growth of herbs.

Entre las ventajas de la aplicación referida pueden citarse como más importantes la reutilización del caucho, así como la reducción del problema que suponen los residuos del caucho, además de que la capa de cobertura que se forma mediante las porciones de caucho reutilizado, permite un óptimo drenaje, no es arrastrado por el agua de lluvia normal, no se vuela como ocurriría con las cortezas de árbol y no se entierra como ocurriría con la grava.Among the advantages of the referred application the reuse of rubber can be cited as more important, as well as reducing the problem posed by waste from the rubber, in addition to the covering layer that is formed by the reused rubber portions, allows optimal drainage, not It is dragged by normal rainwater, it doesn't fly like would happen with tree barks and not bury as it would With the gravel.

Claims

1. New application of rubber as a residual product, characterized in that it consists in using portions of residual rubber obtained from the recycling of automotive tires and other rubber products, to form a coverage of variable thickness on a plant mantle, to avoid birth of herbs and / or as a decorative element, the rubber portions being of varying dimensions.

2. New application of the rubber as a residual product, according to claim 1, characterized in that the residual rubber portions are obtained by grinding or mechanical cutting of automotive tires.

3. New application of rubber as a residual product, according to previous claims, characterized in that the rubber portions have variable dimensions between 3 mm and 80 mm in length, 3 mm and 40 mm in width and 3 mm and 20 mm in thickness.

4. New application of rubber as a residual product, according to previous claims, characterized in that the rubber portions have a black base color, being able to be impregnated by acrylic, synthetic paint or resins to obtain different colors and shades, in order to cover more integrated into its surroundings.