Port/liner assembly method for pressure vessel
US9777888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4998
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pressure vessel includes a polymeric liner defining a fluid containment cavity and having an opening defining a port aperture extending between an inner surface and an outer surface of the polymeric liner and a rigid ring element is embedded within the polymeric liner and surrounding the port aperture. A metallic port element is disposed on the outer surface of the polymeric liner and fixed to the rigid ring element. A fiber composite material is disposed about the outer surface of the polymeric liner.
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