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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Kazuya Yamashita, Hyogo, JP;
Yasuhiro Inori, Hyogo, JP;
Akihiro Tsuno, Osaka, JP;
TIGERS POLYMER CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A hose assembly includes a hose and a joint member integrated with the hose. The joint member includes an inner unit to be arranged on an inside of the hose. The hose includes a hose main body and a lip. The hose main body includes a groove portion and a protrusion portion formed in a spiral shape on an inner surface thereof. The lip includes a first end portion and a second end portion aligned in an axial direction of the hose and spirally provided to cover the groove portion. At least one of the first end portion and the second end portion is a fixed end integrated with the protrusion portion. The hose further includes a first region and a second region. A portion of the lip is positioned within the first region, and another portion of the lip is positioned within the second region.