Plastic pipe part made of thermoplastic material with sound-proofing properties and a waste pipe system comprising such plastic pipe parts

Abstract: An injection moulded or extruded pipe part of thermo­ plastic material with sound-proofing properties having a weight per unit area of at least 8 kg/m². The weight per unit area is adjusted by incorporating a filler in the plastic, preferably barium sulphate is used as such a filler. The density of the plastic pipe part is comprised between 1.4 and 2.7, preferably between 1.8 and 2.0 g/cm³. Suitable thermoplastic materials are PVC, polyolefins and ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) copolymer, parti­ cularly PVC or polypropylene. The plastic pipe part may also be a socket or a double sided socket. The pipe parts are particularly suitable for forming a waste pipe system.

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to an extruded or injection moulded plastic pipe part made of thermoplastic material with sound-proofing properties suitable for transporting liquids in waste pipe systems, the inside of the plastic pipe part coming into contact with the liquid. Such a plastic pipe part made of polyvinyl chloride with sound-proofing properties for transporting liquids in waste pipe systems is known from NL-A-7803343. To reduce the noise nuisance, however, the plastic pipe part has to be encased in a sound-proofing layer made of a soft foam plastic having open pores and containing an inorganic filler, the foam plastic having a continuous outer surface. Such a plastic pipe part presents the great disadvantage that the manufacturing costs are very high since, on the one hand, to manufacture it, use has to be made of a plastic pipe part manufactured in the normal manner and, on the other hand, use has to be made of a sheathing of foam plastic to be manufactured in a separate step. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The primary object of the invention is therefore to provide an extruded or injection moulded plastic pipe part in which it is no longer necessary to apply a separate foam plastic layer to the plastic pipe part while considerably reducing the nuisance experienced hitherto when liquids flow through such plastic pipe parts. This object is achieved by the features of claim 1. It has been found that if a weight per unit area of at least 8 kg/m² by incorporating a filler material is used, a plastic conduit system consisting of pipes and accessories can be formed in which the pipe wall not only transports the water to be discharged, but also appreciably reduces the level of noise produced under those circumstances. More particularly, it has been found that the level of noise decreases in logarithmic proportion as the weight per unit area increases. On the other hand, using a density comprised between 1,8 and 2,7 offers the great advantage that in this manner the required weight per unit area of a plastic pipe part can be achieved with relatively thin walls and that such a plastic pipe part can be used for waste systems which meet the requirements of varying temperature fluctuations, transport of water at elevated temperature and mechanicar durability. Preferably, the density of the plastic of the plastic pipe part is comprised between 1.8 and 2.0 g/cm³. The weight per unit area of the pipe wall of the plastic pipe part is expediently adjusted by a correct choice of the ratio of thermoplastic material and filler, in which connection barium sulphate may be mentioned in particular as filler since this filler is not poisonous. Barium sulphate manufactured by a chemical route (the so-called "blanc fixe") is preeminantly suitable especially because of the better processing properties for extruding pipes from thermoplastic material and for injection moulding of accessories made of such thermoplastic materials. Suitable thermoplastic materials are, in particular, polyvinyl chloride in the form of homopolymers or copolymers, polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene and also acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (co)polymers, the so-called ABS. Mixtures of polymers such as polyvinyl chloride with ABS are also very suitable. Since polyvinyl chloride pipes according to the invention meet the requirements which are imposed on plastic pipes for waste pipe systems, it will be obvious that, if desired, the waste pipe systems can be manufactured from polyvinyl chloride instead of from the polypropylene used hitherto. It will be obvious that known additives such as stabilizers, lubricants, substances having flame-extinguishing properties and substances improving impact strength can be added to the composition of thermoplastic material and filler. The quantities thereof should be chosen in a manner such that the weight per unit area and the specific gravity according to the invention are, of course, maintained. A pipe part of the invention may also be a socket pipe part or double sided socket pipe part. The invention also relates to a waste pipe system made of extruded or injection moulded plastic pipe parts made of thermoplastic material with sound-proofing properties suitable for transporting liquids in waste pipe systems, the inside of the plastic pipe part coming into contact with the liquid as known from NL-A-7803343, which is characterized in that a plastic pipe part according to the invention is used. DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention will now be explained by reference to a number of exemplary embodiments in which said tubes and accessories are investigated for noise reduction and suitability for discharge in waste systems. To determine these properties, the following tests were used. A pipe system was tested for noise in a chamber having a volume of 30 m³ ; the equivalent sound absorption area was 1.6m². Two walls of the chamber had a wall thickness of 24 cm, 1 wall a thickness of 11.5 cm, while the floor and the ceiling consisted of reinforced concrete slabs. The fourth wall was formed by a 10 cm thick plaster wall to which the pipe system according to the invention was attached. Above this chamber there was a sound-insulated bathtub which was connected to the pipe system according to the invention under test. A measurement was made of the discharge sound from the bathtub (discharge speed 120 to 140 sec) in the middle of the chamber with a B and K precision noise level meter. The noise level was measured in dB (A) and each value was converted to an equivalent sound absorption area of 10m². As a reference use was made of a conduit system of cast iron (diameter 110.0 mm, wall thickness 3.5 mm), the measured noise level of such a cast iron pipe as described above being 41.5 dB (A). A pipe system manufactured from plastic pipe parts according to the invention was also investigated for use in waste systems in an arrangement according to DIN 19,560, Figure 1. Water was passed through this arrangement 300 times in surges at 95°C with a flow rate of 30 Lmin for 1 minute. After a pause of 1 minute, water at room temperature ("cold tap water") was passed through for 1 minute at a rate of 30 L/min followed by a 1 minute pause after which water at 95°C was passed through under the same conditions as described above. The time duration of this cyclic test was approximately 20 hours. After this water at 90° C was passed continuously through the arrangement at a rate of 30 Lmin for 20 hours. During and after completion of this test (cycle test) a check was made for leakage from the pipe joints and for sag of the pipe in the horizontal section. Example 1 A composition was manufactured in a known manner which consisted of 60.0 parts by weight of PVC (K-value = 67), 5.0 parts by weight of additives (lead stabilizers and glycerol monostearate) and 40 parts by weight of barium sulphate, which composition was extruded to form pipes with a diameter of 110 mm and a measured wall thickness of 5.2 mm. The weight per unit area of the pipe wall was 9.8 kg/m² and the specific gravity was 1.9 g/cm³. In the noise test the noise level was 39.5 dB (A), while no leakage occurred in the cycle test; the sag was 5 mm (maximum permitted value is 11 mm). Example 2 Pipes were extruded from the composition of Example 1 with a diameter of 110 mm and a measured wall thickness of 7.8 mm. The weight per unit area of the pipe wall was 14.9 kg/m² and the specific gravity (as in Example 1) was 1.9 g/cm³. A value of 37.0 dB (A) was measured in the noise test, while the result of the cycle test was the same as that in Example 1. Example 3 Double sided sockets were manufactured from an injection moulding composition consisting of 75 parts by weight of PVC (K-50), 6.0 parts by weight of additives (lead stabilizers and glycerol monostearate), 25 parts by weight of ABS and 60 parts by weight of barium sulphate. The weight per unit area was 15.0 kg/m² and the specific gravity was 1.8 g/cm³. For the noise test a number of sockets were placed between or in the pipe arrangement, the pipes of exemplary embodiment 2 being used. The noise level was 37.4 dB (A). Just as in exemplary embodiments 1 and 2, no leakage occurred during and after the cycle test. Example 4 After mixing 100 parts by weight of polypropene with 220 parts by weight of barium sulphate, pipes were extruded with a diameter of 110 mm and a wall thickness of 7.0 mm. The weight per unit area was 14.0 kg/m² and the specific gravity was 2.0 g/cm³. The noise level in the noise test was 37.7 dB (A) and the result of the cycle test was good. Example 6 110 mm pipes made of an extrusion composition (in parts by weight) of 70 parts of PVC (K=67), 5 parts of additives, 30 parts of ABS and 100 parts of barium sulphate with a weight per unit area of 12.0 kg/m² and a specific gravity of 2.0 gave / a value of 38.5 dB (A) in the noise test. The result of the cycle test was identical to that of Example 1. As stated above, a cast iron system (pipe diameter = 110 mm, wall thickness = 3.5 mm) gave a noise test of 41.5 dB (A) as reference value, while PVC pipes (diameter = 110 mm, wall thickness = 3.5 mm) gave a value of 44.5 dB (A) in the noise test.

Claims: An extruded or injection moulded plastic pipe part made of thermoplastic material with soundproofing properties for transporting liquids in waste pipe systems, the inside of the plastic pipe part coming into contact with the liquid, characterized in that the plastic pipe part has been given a weight per unit area of at least 8 kg/m² and a density comprised between 1.8 and 2.7 g/cm³ by adding in the thermoplastic material a barium sulphate filler. A plastic pipe part according to claim 1, characterized in that the density of the plastic pipe part is 1.8-2.0 g/cm³. A plastic pipe part according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the plastic of the pipe part consists of polyvinyl chloride. A plastic pipe part according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the plastic of the pipe part is a polyolefin, particularly polypropylene. A plastic pipe part according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the plastic of the pipe consists of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS). Waste pipe system made of extruded or injection moulded plastic pipe parts made of thermoplastic material with sound-proofing properties suitable for transporting liquids in waste pipe systems, the inside of thermoplastic pipe part coming into contact with the liquid, characterized in that a plastic pipe part according to anyone of claims 1-5 is used.

Inventors: GRAAFMANN JUERGEN, GUETTOUCHE ALI, GRAAFMANN, JUERGEN, GUETTOUCHE, ALI, Graafmann, Jürgen
Applicants: WAVIN BV, WAVIN B.V.
Application year: 1987
Main classification: F16L55
IPC codes: F16L9, F16L11