Method for producing a two component polymeric tape
US3976530A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31924
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vulcanizing agent for rubber is incorporated into a polymer which is substantially noncrosslinkable by the agent but which is fusible with rubber upon milling. The resulting polymeric mixture and a vulcanizable rubber are formed into strips which are joined together along the lengths thereof to form an elongated, two-component tape wherein the rubber vulcanizing agent is carried in the nonreactive polymer. Sections of the tape can be milled to produce a vulcanizable compound by blending the polymeric component with the rubber component, thus obviating any need for separate addition of a rubber vulcanizing agent. The tape can be wound on a reel and stored until the need for blending arises. Premature reaction of the vulcanizing agent with the rubber is prevented since it is bound within the noncrosslinkable polymer. In one highly useful application, the two-component tape is fed continuously to an extruder wherein blending of the components is effected, and whereby the resulting blend is continuously extruded as a self-curing sealant tape which is simultaneously applied to a structural joint requiring a seal.
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