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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Tetsumi Ichioka, Mie-gun, JP;
Masao Kobayashi, Ichinomiya, JP;
Junji Koizumi, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Iwasaki, Inazawa, JP;
Kazuo Takeda, Nishikasugai-gun, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A thermoplastic olefin elastomer molded article has a sealant contact portion coming into contact with a urethane sealant and is substantially made of thermoplastic olefin elastomer. At least the sealant contact surface of the sealant contact portion is made of a polyvinyl chloride layer or a thermoplastic polyurethane layer. At least the portion of the molded article adjoining the polyvinyl chloride layer or the thermoplastic polyurethane layer is made of a chlorinated thermoplastic olefin elastomer which is obtained by replacing part or the whole of the non-rigid phase of a thermoplastic olefin elastomer with chlorinated polyethylene and is capable of thermal fusion bonding to the polyvinyl chloride layer or the thermoplastic polyurethane layer.