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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/100 ;
Abstract
A brake hose comprises reinforcing layers in a rubber base. The brake hose comprising an inner tube rubber layer that is made of a rubber material and has a flow path for flowing fluid; a lower yarn layer formed by braiding lower yarn around the inner tube rubber layer; an intermediate rubber layer made of a rubber material and located around the lower yarn layer; an upper yarn layer formed by braiding upper yarn around the intermediate rubber layer; and a cover rubber layer formed around the upper yarn layer. The intermediate rubber layer is formed from a sheet material having a Mooney viscosity of 10-40 Mv (minimum Mooney value) at 145° C.