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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
May. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroaki Ito, Kasugai, JP;
Shinji Iio, Inazawa, JP;
Assignee:
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Komaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/08 ;
Abstract
A fuel hose having a fluororesin layer formed from a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and chlorotrifluoroethylene by powder coating or the like on the inner surface of a rubber tube is characterized by at least one of the following: (1) the copolymer contains a metal salt; (2) the rubber tube is of a mixture containing acrylic rubber; and (3) the rubber tube contains an organic ammonium salt or the like. The fuel hose is high in gasoline impermeability and flexibility and has a strong adhesion between the rubber tube and fluororesin layer.