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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136646 | Cylindrical dynamic damper A cylindrical dynamic damper including: a cylindrical fastening member of elastic body to be fitted onto a rod shaped vibrating member; a mass member of tubular shape disposed about the cylindrical fastening member in a concentric fashion; a plurality of elastic con... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7955675 | Weld joint for fuel tank A weld joint has a weld portion for being welded and bonded to a rim portion around an opening of a resin fuel tank. The weld portion is made of a resin alloy material that is obtained by alloying EVOH or PA with a modified HDPE. A highly-weldable layer is provided ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7810524 | Resin composite hose and method for producing the same A resin composite hose includes a curved portion at an axial position thereof, and has a multilayer construction including a resin layer having permeation resistance to a transported fluid and serving as a barrier layer, an inner rubber layer and an outer rubber lay... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806213 | Piping structure for transporting a fuel A piping structure for transporting a fuel arranged between an engine and a fuel tank, is constructed by use of a resin tube that is formed in a straight tubular shape. The resin tube is flexed and bent at one or more points along a longitudinal direction of the res... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7717138 | Composite hose with corrugated metal tube A composite hose with a corrugated metal tube has a hose body having a corrugated metal tube and an outer layer. The corrugated metal tube includes a non-corrugated straight-walled portion on an end portion thereof, and a rigid insert pipe is inserted in the straigh... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7677608 | Quick connector When a retainer is mounted on or in a retainer mounting portion and is positioned at an inserting position, a pipe is inserted into the retainer mounting portion. An annular engaging projection of the pipe advances in the connector housing while spreading leg portio... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676944 | Shape inspection device for curved hose A shape inspection device is adapted for a curved resin hose having a hose body including a bent portion. The shape inspection device has a first fixing portion for fixing one longitudinal end portion of the curved resin hose, a second fixing portion for fixing the ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7661717 | Hose clamp holding structure An annular positioning projection integrally has a body portion extending in a circular arc, one end portion projecting from one circumferential end of the body portion toward one raised portion and connected to a radial outer surface of the one raised portion, and ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7568505 | Fuel hose A fuel hose for a fuel pipeline in an motor vehicle has a multilayer structure including a resin barrier layer having low permeability to fuel, an outer rubber layer laminated on an outer side of the barrier layer and an inner rubber layer laminated on an inner side... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7552948 | Quick connector Retainer assembly has a pair of retainers that are disposed on diametrically opposite sides of a passage way of an annular engaging projection of a pipe, and release arms that are provided on the retainers, respectively. Each of the retainers has a fixing end portio... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552745 | Valve connector A valve connector has a connector housing with a through-path and an internal valve disposed in the connector housing for opening and closing the through-path. The internal valve has a valve body with a plurality of guides. Each of the guides is provided with a supp... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7490862 | Holding structure of hose clamp A hose clamp has an annular clamp body to be fitted on a clamp mounting portion of an end portion of a hose, and the clamp body is configured so as to tighten the clamp mounting portion by diametrically contracting the clamp body. A holding structure of the hose cla... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7478653 | Resin composite fuel hose A resin composite fuel hose of a multilayer construction includes a resin layer as a barrier layer having a fuel permeation resistance, an inner rubber layer as an inner surface layer laminated on an inner side of the resin layer and an outer rubber layer laminated ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478652 | Fuel hose A fuel hose has multilayered construction and a flexible corrugated portion with corrugation bottom portions and corrugation peak portions. The fuel hose includes a rubber layer and a resin layer that is a laminated on an inner side of the rubber layer. The resin la... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7464968 | Low permeability elastic sealing ring A laminated low-permeability elastic ring (40) comprising an outer layer (40A) of a low permeability material that possesses impermeability to automotive fuel, and an inner core part (40B) of a low temperature-resistant material with excellent l... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7455299 | Elastic sealing member for fuel tank A sub sealing projection of an elastic sealing member for a fuel tank is entirely angled, and shaped so as to satisfy 20° ≦ θ1 (angle defined by its upper surface and a cylindrical sealing portion)≦ 35°, 50° ≦ θ2(angle defined by its... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7438328 | Quick connector A quick connector is provided with a connector housing and a wire retainer. The connector housing has a retainer mounting portion which is formed with engagement slits. The wire retainer is mounted on the retainer mounting portion such that engaging arms enter the e... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7401820 | Connector mounting structure A connector is inserted into a connection hole provided on a fluid piping equipment, and the connector is prevented from dropping out via a retainer held by a retainer holding portion. The connector has a connecting portion including a flange stop portion, and a pos... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401818 | Quick connector An engagement protrusion is formed in square in cross-section integrally on an outer surface of a main body of a retainer, and is provided on a position opposed to a space for deformation so as to extend from an opposite axial end to short of an axial center of the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7377553 | Quick connector A quick connector has a connector housing, a tube connection component, a pipe body and a retainer. The quick connector further has a checking operation portion provided with a holding component. The holding component has a fitting hole and a gate component which is... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7316428 | Connection verifying device and connection verifying structure for a pipe and a connector Connection verifying device for a pipe and a connector has a body portion, a stop and verification arm and an abutment finger. The body portion includes an abutment plate and a fit-on portion. The stop and verification arm extends from an outer periphery of the abut... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7267373 | Connecting structure for a fluid transport hose On the inner surface of a rubber hose body 12, a laminated hard resin layer 14 is formed to constitute a barrier layer that is impermeable to fluids. A clamping connection is made to hose 10 by a clamping member 24, which clamps the hose ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264021 | High-pressure resistant hose A hose base body of multilayered construction including an inner surface layer, a reinforcing layer and an outer surface layer has uniform inner diameter, outer diameter and wall-thickness over an entire length thereof. A longitudinal end portion of the hose base bo... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7231941 | Hose for transporting fluid A hose for transporting a fluid has a tubular hose body, an inner resin layer as a barrier layer having permeation resistance to a fluid transported, and an elastic sealing layer coating in membrane an inner surface of a connecting end portion of the hose. The elast... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7201403 | Quick connector A first quick connector is provided with a connector housing and a wire retainer. The connector housing has a retainer mounting portion which is formed with engagement slits. The wire retainer is mounted on the retainer mounting portion such that engagement arms ent... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192063 | Metallic tubular hose having a rubber or resin hard material layer The present invention relates to a metallic tubular hose which suppresses disintegration in which the metallic tubular hose comprises a hose body having a longitudinal edge at one end thereof and a bellows metallic tube inner layer with the inner layer composed of a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185922 | Anti-rotation device and anti-rotation structure for a pipe and a connector Anti-rotation device for a pipe and a connector has a pipe connecting portion and a connector connecting portion constructed integrally on the pipe connecting portion. The anti-rotation device is mounted on the pipe and the connector while the pipe connecting portio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7128346 | Structure for connecting tubular member to fuel tank An cylindrical convex portion of which opposite ends are open is integrally formed onto a fuel tank made of HDPE therewith so as to inwardly extend in the fuel tank to provide an opening thereon. A press-fit portion of a filler hose connecting pipe made of PA as a t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114526 | Composite hose with a corrugated metal tube A composite hose comprises a corrugated metal tube as barrier layer against permeation of conveyed fluid and a reinforcing layer which is formed by braiding a reinforcing wire member made of a metal wire. A braid density of the reinforcing layer is 55% or less. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108297 | Quick connector An inner peripheral surface of a tube connecting portion of a tubular connector housing is divided into a first receiving portion on one axial side and a second receiving portion on an opposite axial side by an inwardly directed annular parting projection. A first O... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104571 | Connector clip for verifying complete connection between a connector and a pipe The connector clip for verifying complete connection integrally includes a clip body of U-shape in cross-section to receive a tubular holding portion and a connection verifying portion of U-shape in cross-section to receive an opposite axial side of an annular verif... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104285 | Hose with corrugated metal tube A hose with corrugated metal tube comprises a corrugated metal tube as innermost layer and outer layer in a radially outer side thereof including elastic layer and reinforced layer. The reinforced layer is braided with reinforcing filament members at a braid or wind... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086419 | Composite hose with a corrugated metal tube A composite hose is provided with a corrugated metal tube as a barrier layer against permeation of conveyed fluid, and an elastic filler layer which is filled in valley gaps between corrugation hills on an outer peripheral side of the corrugated metal tube. The elas... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080860 | Fastening structure for end of hose with corrugated metal tube In a hose with a corrugated metal tube, an axial leading end portion of the corrugated metal tube is configured as an extending portion so as to extend in an axial direction beyond a base portion of a socket fitting and be exposed out of an outer layer of the hose. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069954 | Composite hose with a corrugated metal tube A composite hose is provided with a corrugated metal tube of an inner layer and rubber filler which is filled in valley gaps between corrugation hills on an outer peripheral side of the corrugated metal tube. A tubular hard resin layer is further provided as cover l... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044505 | Quick connector with function of verifying complete connection A quick connector is configured as such that one axial end of an engagement window is co-planar with an annular end surface inside of a retainer holding portion. A checker jut toward an axial direction is provided integrally on a base portion of an inwardly directed... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021673 | Hose with corrugated metal tube A hose having a corrugated metal tube as the innermost layer and an outer layer including an inner elastic layer, a reinforced layer and an outer elastic layer. A socket fitting is swaged onto the hose body at three axially spaced points. The corrugated metal tube i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004201 | Vibration absorbing hose A vibration absorbing hose has a corrugated portion extending substantially entire part of the hose and end portions of straight cylindrical shape. The vibration absorbing hose has multi-layered construction of tubular inner rubber layer, pressure resistant reinforc... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983769 | Vibration absorbing hose A vibration absorbing hose including a corrugated portion has multi-layered construction of tubular inner rubber layer, pressure resistant reinforcement layer formed on an outer side of the inner rubber layer by providing reinforcing yarns. A radial depth B of the p... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979026 | Connector clip for verifying complete connection between a connector and a pipe and connector connecting structure therefor The connector clip for verifying complete connection includes a connection verifying portion, more specifically, a pair of restraining portions having an assistance structure to certainly detect incomplete connection between the connector and the pipe. The assistanc... | 12/27/2005 |
