| 摘要 |
In order to manufacture an article such as a hydraulically damped mounting device, which includes a part (5) of rubber material and a part made of polyamide or coated with polyamide, the article is partially enclosed in a mould so that at least a part (1,2) of the article made of polyamide or coated with polyamide is exposed. RF power is applied between the exposed part (1,2) of the article and a part (63) of the surrounding mould. The RF power is absorbed and heat is conducted to the part (5) of rubber material thereby to cure it. This enables the part (5) of rubber material to be enclosed within the mould and yet for heat to be conducted to it. The use of RF power, rather than other ambient heating, avoids problems caused by the low thermal conductivity of the polyamide during manufacture, but permits the polyamide to resist heat transfer to the article when it is in use. |
