Metal vessel having circumferential side seam and process for production thereof
US4858782A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49865
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a metal vessel comprising upper and lower members, each of which consists of a seamless molded metal cup having a protecting resin cover layer, the open end portions of the upper and lower members being lap-bonded to each other through an adhesive to form a circumferential side seam, said metal vessel being characterized in that the open end portion defining the inner side of the circumferential side seam has a layer of a thermoplastic resin adhesive tape heat-bonded along the entire circumference of said end portion while wrapping the end edge and adjoining inner and outer side faces therein, a layer located on the outer side face of the adhesive tape is extended along the lap-bonded portion, and the adhesive layer present in the lap-bonded portion satisfies the following requirement: ##EQU1## wherein S1 stands for the sectional area (mm.sup.2) of the adhesive layer present in the lap-bonded portion, lo stands for the width (mm) of the lap-bonded portion, and t.sub.o stands for the thickness (mm) of the adhesive tape present on the inner side of the inner open end portion.
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