Air intake hose for vehicle and production method thereof
An air intake hose for a vehicle may include a blow molding portion formed in a hollow hose shape by blow molding, an injection molding portion formed in a hollow hose shape by injection molding, and a coupling portion formed at one end of the blow molding portion, wherein the blow molding portion and the injection molding portion may be coupled with each other by injecting a material forming the injection molding portion into an injection mold in a state in which the coupling portion may be inserted in the injection mold.
1. A method of manufacturing an air intake hose for a vehicle, the air intake hose having a blow molding portion formed in a hollow hose shape by blow molding and an injection molding portion formed in a hollow hose shape by injection molding, the method comprising:
preparing materials of the blow and injection molding portions and an injection mold used for the injection molding;
forming the blow molding portion;
inserting a part of the blow molding portion into the injection mold through one end of the injection mold;
injecting the material of the injection molding portion into the injection mold through the other end of the injection mold; and
separating and removing the injection mold,
wherein a plurality of protrusions are protruded from a coupled surface of the blow molding portion coupled with the material of the injection molding portion,
wherein a width of the protrusions is gradually widened along a protruding direction, and
wherein the material of the injection molding portion is injected between the plurality of the protrusions so as to obtain a strong coupling force.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the blow molding portion inserted into the injection mold is coupled with the material of the injection molding portion injected into the injection mold such that the blow molding portion and the injection molding portion are integrally formed with each other.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein thermoplastic materials having the same polarity are used for forming the blow molding portion and the injection molding portion.