IP Library Granted Patent US 7,828,334
Granted Patent B2
US 7,828,334 · App. 11/783,640 · Granted Nov 9, 2010

Joint part for resin fuel tank

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Patent No.
US 7,828,334
App. No.
11/783,640
Granted
Nov 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A joint part including a welding portion with a rim of an opening of a fuel resin tank as well as a high barrier property on its interface. The joint part has a multi-layer structure including a barrier layer and at least one of an inner layer and an outer layer coaxially laminated on an inner periphery and/or an outer periphery of the barrier layer, respectively, wherein the barrier layer is formed by a compound material composed of one or more of fuel permeation-resistant resin, such as ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyamide polyester or liquid crystal polymer, and polyethylene, while the inner layer and the outer layer are composed of high-density polyethylene or modified high-density polyethylene.

Claims (12)

1. A joint part for a resin fuel tank, the joint part having an approximate cylindrical shape and a welding portion at its distal end to be positioned and welded to a rim of an opening end of the resin fuel tank,

wherein at least the welding portion comprises an approximate cylindrical barrier layer formed by the following (A) and an approximate cylindrical welding layer formed by the following (B) on at least one surface of an inner periphery and an outer periphery of the barrier layer; wherein

(A) is a compound material obtained by blending polyethylene into at least one selected from the group consisting of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyamide, polyester and liquid crystal polymer;

(B) is a high density polyethylene or a modified high density polyethylene; and

wherein when (A) and (B) are kneaded with high shearing, (A) forms a matrix, (B) forms a domain, and an island phase of (B) is dispersed in a sea phase of (A).

2. A joint part according to claim 1 , wherein main component of the polyethylene of the above-mentioned (A) is an acid-modified polyethylene.

3. A joint part according to claim 2 , wherein both melting points of the barrier layer and the welding layer are the same temperature of not less than 220° C.

4. A joint part according to claim 3 , wherein the barrier layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.8 mm.

5. A joint part according to claim 2 , wherein the barrier layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.8 mm.

6. A joint part according to claim 1 , wherein both melting points of the barrier layer and the welding layer are the same temperature of not less than 220° C.

7. A joint part according to claim 6 , wherein the barrier layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.8 mm.

8. A joint part according to claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.8 mm.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 20, 2014
From: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034016/0613 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2007
From: SASAI, KENSUKE
To: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 019238/0469 →