Patent ID: 7906560

Claim:
A vulcanized rubber molded product obtained by a method comprising (i) shaping a non-vulcanized rubber composition containing an elemental sulfur and/or a sulfur compound as a crosslinking agent into a predetermined product shape, (ii) spraying a liquid containing an elemental sulfur to generate droplets or spray and allowing the droplets or spray to adhere to the surface of the non-vulcanized rubber composition, and (iii) vulcanizing or vulcanizing and foaming the composition, said liquid being a dispersion wherein the elemental sulfur is dispersed in water, wherein the amount of sulfur atoms present in the surface of the vulcanized rubber molded product is at least 1.2 times as high as the amount of sulfur atoms present in a cut face obtained by cutting the surface to a depth of 1.0 mm in the vertical direction, and wherein the vulcanized rubber molded product is a foamed product.