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US 10,967,732 B2Granted
Fuel tank
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKotaro Tanaka, Nao Sato, Takeharu Yoshihashi, Toshiharu Fukushima, Susumu Murayama
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Abstract
A fuel tank includes: a tank main body made of a resin material; and a cover member which is formed using threads made of a fiber-reinforced composite material containing a thermoplastic resin fusible to a surface of the tank main body. The cover member has a twill weave structure at least in its portion fused to the upper surface of the tank main body. The threads each have a core-sheath structure in which a fiber made of a polypropylene resin is coated with a polyethylene resin.
Claims6
A fuel tank comprising:
- a tank main body made of a resin material;
- and
- a cover member which is formed using threads made of a fiber-reinforced composite material containing a thermoplastic resin fusible to a surface of the tank main body, wherein
- the cover member has a twill weave structure at least in its portion fused to the upper surface of the tank main body, and
- the threads each have a core-sheath structure in which a fiber made of a polypropylene resin is coated with a polyethylene resin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.