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Method for manufacturing a low density synthetic resin body
Assignee: Toyo Quality One Corp
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Filing: 1980-05-23
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Granted: 1982-07-06
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Expires: 2000-05-23
Abstract
Abstract A method for manufacturing a low density synthetic resin foamed body is disclosed which is characterized by the steps of filling a mixture of 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 20-80 parts by weight of a foaming agent, and 1.0-5.0 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent in a mold, closing the mold with a lid, heating the mold to form a foamed body, cooling the foamed body as it is kept in the mold, and opening the lid of the mold.
Inventors
- 👤 Sadao Kumasaka
- 👤 Satomi Tada
- 👤 Shigeo Horikoshi
- 👤 Tokio Tsuchiya
- 👤 Masashi Numabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 12:32
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/0061; C08J9/04; C08J9/06; C08J9/10; C08J2323/00; C08J2323/02; C08J2323/04; C08J2323/08; C08J2457/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/05; Y10S264/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for manufacturing a low density synthetic resin foamed body comprising the steps of forming a mixture of 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 20-80 parts by weight of a foaming agent, and 1.0-5.0 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent into a sheet, positioning said sheet in a mold, closing the mold with a lid, heating the mold to heat said sheet and to decompose said foaming agent and cross-linking agent to form an integral foamed body from said sheet and forcibly cooling said foamed body as it is kept in the mold with the lid closed, and opening the lid of the mold to remove said cooling integral low density foamed body which has a density of less than 0.1 and which is expanded to a volumne at least 15 times the volume of said sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for manufacturing a low density synthetic resin foamed body comprising the steps of forming a mixture of 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 20-80 parts by weight of a foaming agent, and 1.0-5.0 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent into a sheet, positioning said sheet in a mold, closing the mold with a lid, heating the mold to heat said sheet and to decompose said foaming agent and cross-linking agent to form an integral foamed body from said sheet and forcibly cooling said foamed body as it is kept in the mold with the lid closed, and opening the lid of the mold to remove said cooling integral low density foamed body which has a density of less than 0.1 and which is expanded to a volumne at least 15 times the volume of said sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said mixture comprises 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 20-100 parts by weight of a foaming agent, 1-5 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent, and 5-50 parts by weight of polyethylene or polystyrene or both.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said mixture comprises 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 5-50 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin paste, 20-70 parts by weight of a foaming agent, and 1.0-5.0 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the polyvinyl chloride resin paste comprises 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl chloride resin, 50-150 parts by weight of a plasticizer, and 3-8 parts by weight of a stabilizer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the vinyl acetate content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is between 10 and 40% by weight of said copolymer, and wherein said foamed body is forcibly cooled to a cooling temperature of between about 60° and 130° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said mold is heated to a heating temperature of between about 160° and 180° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 5 or 6 wherein said mixture comprises 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 20-100 parts by weight of a foaming agent, 1-5 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent, and 5-50 parts by weight of polyethylene or polystyrene or both.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 5 or 6 wherein said mixture comprises 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 5-50 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin paste, 20-70 parts by weight of a foaming agent, and 1.0-5.0 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
25 words
The method as claimed in any of claims 1 2, or 3 wherein said mold is heated to a heating temperature of about 160°-180° C.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
27 words
The method as claimed in any of claims 1 2, or 3 wherein said foamed body is forcibly cooled to a cooling temperature of about 60°-130° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
111 words
The method of claim 1 or 2 or 3 wherein said mixture is formed into a plurality of sheets, said sheets are positioned one upon the other to form a stack of sheets, positioning said stack of sheets in said mold, closing the mold with a lid, heating the mold to heat said stack of sheets and to decompose said foaming agents and activate said cross-linking agents to form respective integral foamed bodies from each of said sheets and forcibly cooling said foamed bodies in the mold with the lid closed, and opening the lid of the mold to remove the cooled integral low density foamed bodies formed from respective sheets.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
27 words
The method as claimed in any of claims 1 2, or 3 wherein the vinyl acetate content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is 10-40 percent by weight.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
42 words
The method as claimed in any of claims 1 2, or 3 which further includes the steps of embedding bar members for forming spaces in said mixture, and pulling out said bar members from the foamed body taken out of the mold.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
40 words
The method as claimed in any of claims 1 2, or 3 which further includes the steps of interposing release sheets between sheets of said mixture and removing said release sheets from the foamed body taken out of the mold.
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