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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1997
Tetsuji Kawazura, Hiratsuka, JP;
Osamu Ozawa, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yoshihiro Soeda, Hiratsuka, JP;
Katuhiro Tanaka, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takashi Satoh, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shigeru Yamauchi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Noriaki Kuroda, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shuji Takahashi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Daisuke Irii, Hiratsuka, JP;
Kazunori Ishikawa, Hiratsuka, JP;
Susumu Hatanaka, Hiratsuka, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermoplastic elastomer composition which, when used for the inner tube and/or outer cover of a hose, can improve the hose flexibility at an ordinary temperature and low temperature, oil resistance, and cold resistance and can reduce the production costs since it does not require a vulcanization step and a hose having said properties using this elastomer composition for its inner tube and/or outer cover and a process and apparatus for the production thereof.