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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Erwin Brunnhofer, Fuldabruck, DE;
Assignee:
Technoform Caprano & Brunnhofer KG, Buldabruck, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
138137 ; 138103 ; 138125 ; 138126 ; 138140 ;
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.