IP Library Patent Application 14202632
Patent Application
App. No. 14/202,632

RESIN FUEL TUBE

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14/202,632
Abstract

A resin fuel tube is provided, which includes at least one resin layer, wherein the resin layer is made of a resin composition comprising: (A) a polypropylene prepared through polymerization with the use of a metallocene catalyst; and (B) a polypropylene material having a melting point of 137° C. to 160° C., the resin composition having a mixing weight ratio of the components (A) and (B) satisfying (A)/(B)=95/5 to 50/50, wherein the resin layer has a structure such that a soft structural portion (Y) of the component (A) intrudes into a space between crystalline structural portions (X) of the component (B). Therefore, the resin fuel tube is light-weight, excellent in impact resistance and heat resistance, free from fuel leakage, and usable in an atmosphere at 130° C. or higher, for example, in an automotive engine room or the like.

Claims (7)

1 . A resin fuel tube comprising at least one resin layer,

wherein the resin layer is made of a resin composition comprising:

(A) a polypropylene prepared through polymerization with the use of a metallocene catalyst; and

(B) a polypropylene material having a melting point of 137° C. to 160° C.,

the resin composition having a mixing weight ratio of the components (A) and (B) satisfying (A)/(B) is from 95/5 to 50/50,

wherein the resin layer has a structure such that a soft structural portion (Y) of the component (A) intrudes into a space between crystalline structural portions (X) of the component (B).

2 . The resin fuel tube according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition forming the resin layer further comprises an ionic liquid.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 17, 2014
From: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033974/0124 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2014
From: YAJIMA, TAKASHI; MIZUTANI, KOJI; KATAYAMA, KAZUTAKA
To: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032396/0469 →