IP Library Granted Patent US 11,073,243
Granted Patent B2
US 11,073,243 · App. 16/451,220 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Low-temperature tank and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Yasuhiro Ishikawa (Tokyo, JP); Hatsuo Mori (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: IHI Corporation
F17C13/006F17C2201/0109F17C2203/0604F17C2203/0646F17C2203/0648F17C2203/0663F17C2209/2163F17C2209/2181F17C2223/0161
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Patent No.
US 11,073,243
App. No.
16/451,220
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A low-temperature tank includes a container main body. The container main body includes a metal liner forming a storage space and a wall member formed of carbon fiber reinforced plastic wound on an outer peripheral surface of the metal liner. The metal liner includes a bent portion that extends in two directions intersecting each other on a surface thereof and that is bent to project toward the storage space.

Claims (18)

1. A low-temperature tank comprising

a container main body that includes a metal liner forming a storage space of the low-temperature tank and a wall member formed of fiber reinforced plastic wound on an outer peripheral surface of the metal liner, wherein

the metal liner includes a bent portion that extends in two directions intersecting each other on a surface thereof and that is bent to project toward the storage space.

2. The low-temperature tank according to claim 1 , further comprising a filler filled between the bent portion and the wall member.

3. The low-temperature tank according to claim 2 , wherein the filler is formed of an elastic body that maintains a shape when being filled at a sintering temperature of the wall member.

4. The low-temperature tank according to claim 2 , wherein the filler is formed of a material that maintains a shape when being filled at a normal temperature and that contracts at a sintering temperature of the wall member or lower.

5. The low-temperature tank according to claim 1 , wherein the metal liner has an uneven structure in a portion adhering to the wall member.

6. The low-temperature tank according to claim 2 , wherein the metal liner has an uneven structure in a portion adhering to the wall member.

7. The low-temperature tank according to claim 3 , wherein the metal liner has an uneven structure in a portion adhering to the wall member.

8. The low-temperature tank according to claim 4 , wherein the metal liner has an uneven structure in a portion adhering to the wall member.

9. A method for manufacturing a low-temperature tank, the method comprising:

winding a metal liner around a mandrel, the metal liner including a bent portion that extends in two directions intersecting each other on a surface thereof and is bent to project toward the mandrel;

winding a wall member formed of fiber reinforced plastic on an outer peripheral surface of the metal liner wound around the mandrel;

sintering the wall member; and

detaching the mandrel from the metal liner.

10. The method for manufacturing a low-temperature tank according to claim 9 , further comprising filling a filler into the bent portion.

11. The method for manufacturing a low-temperature tank according to claim 10 , wherein the filler is formed of an elastic body that maintains a shape when being filled at a sintering temperature of the wall member.

12. The method for manufacturing a low-temperature tank according to claim 10 , wherein the filler is formed of a material that maintains a shape when being filled at a normal temperature and that contracts at a sintering temperature of the wall member or lower.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2019
From: ISHIKAWA, YASUHIRO; MORI, HATSUO
To: IHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049575/0959 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-055549 · Mar 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017038483 · Oct 25, 2017
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