Technique for manufacturing hose
US5268134A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2666/24
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Hoses are often reinforced with fabric to improve their performance characteristics, such as burst strength. By utilizing the technique of this invention, hose which has a high level of burst strength can be manufactured without including continuous yarn reinforcement. This invention specifically reveals a process for manufacturing a hose which involves the steps of (1) extruding a rubber composition into the form of a tube, wherein the rubber composition contains (a) an EPDM alloy comprised of (i) standard EPDM rubber, (ii) an EPDM rubber having thermoplastic side chains grafted thereto, and (iii) dispersed thermoplastic wherein the thermoplastic is selected from the group consisting of nylons, polyesters, and polyphenylene oxides, (b) an EPDM rubber, (c) carbon black, (d) at least one curative, (e) zinc oxide, (f) a processing oil, and (g) stearic acid; (2) shaping the tube into the geometric form desired for the hose; and (3) curing the rubber composition at a temperature within the range of 130.degree. C. to 210.degree. C. to produce the hose.
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