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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2004
Katsuichi Yagisawa, Saitama, JP;
Yasuaki Nagai, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiro Kato, Aichi, JP;
Hirokazu Kitamura, Aichi, JP;
Katsuichi Yagisawa, Saitama, JP;
Yasuaki Nagai, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiro Kato, Aichi, JP;
Hirokazu Kitamura, Aichi, JP;
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Komaki-Shi, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a resin tube-equipped quick connector capable of connecting a fuel-transporting resin tube to a mating pipe without hindrance even if the resin tube has a small diameter. The quick connector is constructed such that it includes a connector body having a press-fitting portion, and a retainer. On the other hand, a press-fit undergoing portion of the resin tube into which the press-fitting portion is to be press-fitted is beforehand expanded in tube diameter prior to the press-fitting, and the press-fitting portion is press-fitted into the expanded press-fit undergoing portion in a withdrawal-preventing condition to provide the quick connector equipped with the resin tube.