Patent · US Expired

Three-layer fuel-line hose

US5167259A · kind A · utility

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14References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1990
Grant dateDec 1, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 31, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB32B2597/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A layered tubing for use in a motor vehicle has a thick tubular outer layer formed of a Nylon 11 or Nylon 12, a thin tubular inner solvent-blocking layer inside the outer layer and formed of a copolymer of ethylene and vinylalcohol, and a tubular intermediate layer between and bonded to the inner and outer layers and formed of polyethylene or polypropylene. The outer layer has a thickness of between 0.2 mm and 0.7 mm and the intermediate layer comprises by weight 30% to 45% polyethylene. The inner layer has a thickness of between 0.1 mm and 0.2 mm and the intermediate layer has a thickness of between 0.05 mm and 0.2 mm.

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