Pressure container with liner having holding groove and seal groove

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10107453-B2
Application number	US-201715444449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2017
Priority date	Mar 29, 2016
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

A liner includes a covering portion that covers an inner surface over the entire circumference of the inner surface of a flange portion of a mouthpiece. A covering opposing portion, which is the inner surface of the flange portion and covered with the covering portion, includes a holding groove and a seal groove on the radially outer side of the flange portion. In an axial cross-section of a pressure container, the holding groove extends, from its groove opening toward groove bottom, in a direction inclined toward a radially inner side of the flange portion with respect to a boss portion axial direction, and the seal groove extends, from its groove opening toward groove bottom, in a direction different from the direction of the holding groove. The covering portion includes a holding rib fitted into the holding groove and movable therein, and a seal rib fitted into the seal groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pressure container comprising:
a mouthpiece including a boss portion which has a cylindrical shape and a flange portion which protrudes toward a radially outer side from the boss portion; and
a liner which is made of resin and is integrated with the flange portion of the mouthpiece to define an internal space together with the mouthpiece,
wherein
the flange portion has an inner surface that faces the internal space,
the liner includes a covering portion that covers at least one part of the inner surface of the flange portion over an entire circumference of the inner surface of the flange portion,
a covering opposing portion, which is the inner surface of the flange portion and is covered with the covering portion, includes a holding groove and a seal groove provided on a radially outer side of the flange portion than on the holding groove, the covering opposing portion has an inner circumferential edge,
at an axial cross-section parallel to a center axis of the boss portion, the holding groove is provided to extend, from a holding-groove opening toward a holding-groove bottom, in a holding-groove direction inclined toward a radially inner side of the flange portion with respect to an axial direction of the boss portion, and the seal groove is provided to extend, from a seal-groove opening toward a seal-groove bottom, in a seal-groove direction different from the holding-groove direction in which the holding groove extends,
the holding groove is provided at the inner circumferential edge of the covering opposing portion,
the inner surface of the flange portion of the mouthpiece includes, at the covering opposing portion, a bottom portion and a side portion located on the radially outer side of the flange portion than on the bottom portion and extending in a side-portion direction intersecting the bottom portion,
the covering portion continuously covers over the entire side portion from the radially outer side portion of the bottom portion of the flange portion,
the covering portion includes a holding rib fitted into the holding groove so as to be movable forward and backward within the holding groove, and a seal rib fitted into the seal groove,
the covering opposing portion includes a plurality of seal grooves,
the covering opposing portion includes two of the plurality of seal grooves, and
at the axial cross-section of the boss portion, the seal-groove directions of each of the two seal grooves are provided to approach each other at the seal-groove bottom.

2. The pressure container according to claim 1 , wherein
the bottom portion includes the holding groove, and
the side portion includes the seal groove.

3. The pressure container according to claim 1 , wherein at the axial cross-section of the boss portion, the seal-groove direction is a perpendicular direction with respect to the covering opposing portion or is an inclined direction inclined toward an outer circumferential edge side of the covering opposing portion with respect to the perpendicular direction.

4. The pressure container according to claim 1 , wherein the seal rib includes a rib step-like portion.

5. A pressure container comprising:
a mouthpiece including a boss portion which has a cylindrical shape and a flange portion which protrudes toward a radially outer side from the boss portion; and
a liner which is made of resin and is integrated with the flange portion of the mouthpiece to define an internal space together with the mouthpiece,
wherein
the flange portion has an inner surface that faces the internal space,
the liner includes a covering portion that covers at least one part of the inner surface of the flange portion over an entire circumference of the inner surface of the flange portion,
a covering opposing portion, which is the inner surface of the flange portion and is covered with the covering portion, includes a holding groove and a seal groove provided on a radially outer side of the flange portion than on the holding groove, the covering opposing portion has an inner circumferential edge,
at an axial cross-section parallel to a center axis of the boss portion, the holding groove is provided to extend, from a holding-groove opening toward a holding-groove bottom, in a holding-groove direction inclined toward a radially inner side of the flange portion with respect to an axial direction of the boss portion, and the seal groove is provided to extend, from a seal-groove opening toward a seal-groove bottom, in a seal-groove direction different from the holding-groove direction in which the holding groove extends,
the holding groove is provided at the inner circumferential edge of the covering opposing portion,
the inner surface of the flange portion of the mouthpiece includes, at the covering opposing portion, a bottom portion and a side portion located on the radially outer side of the flange portion than on the bottom portion and extending in a side-portion direction intersecting the bottom portion,
the covering portion continuously covers over the entire side portion from the radially outer side portion of the bottom portion of the flange portion,
the covering portion includes a holding rib fitted into the holding groove so as to be movable forward and backward within the holding groove, and a seal rib fitted into the seal groove,
the covering opposing portion includes a plurality of seal grooves,
the covering opposing portion includes two of the plurality of seal grooves, and
at the axial cross-section of the boss portion, the seal-groove directions of each of the two seal grooves are provided to approach each other at the seal-groove bottom, and
the seal rib includes a step-like portion.

6. The pressure container according to claim 5 , wherein the seal-groove direction is a perpendicular direction with respect to the covering opposing portion or is an inclined direction inclined toward an outer circumferential edge side of the covering opposing portion with respect to the perpendicular direction.

7. The pressure container according to claim 6 , wherein
the bottom portion includes the holding groove, and
the side portion includes the seal groove.

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Kusaba Kosuke
• Mitsuda Takashi
• Kimura Kenji

Classifications

• F17C1/04 Primary

  Protecting sheathings · CPC title

• F17C2201/0109

  with exteriorly curved end-piece · CPC title

• F17C1/06 Primary

  built-up from wound-on bands or filamentary material, e.g. wires · CPC title

• F17C1/08

  Integral reinforcements, e.g. ribs · CPC title

• F17C2203/0619

  with two layers · CPC title