Method for vulcanising elastomer products and apparatus therefor.

摘要

A method and apparatus for vulcanising an elastomer product (2) including a heating step wherein an elastomer product (2) is placed in a vulcanising chamber formed in a mould (1,101), a heating medium at a certain pressure is supplied to said vulcanising chamber to heat and pressurise said elastomer product (2) until said elastomer product reaches a prespecified temperature or for a prespecified period of time, said heating medium supply is stopped and inert gas as a pressurising medium at a pressure not lower than said heating medium supply pressure is supplied to said vulcanising chamber until the end of the heating step, and a discharging step subsequent to said heating step wherein said heating medium and said pressurising medium are discharged to complete the vulcanising.