High pressure tank, manufacturing method of high pressure tank, and inspection method of sealing characteristic

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10317009-B2
Application number	US-201615223504-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2016
Priority date	Aug 6, 2015
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

An opening-side flange may include a connecting surface including an inclined surface, a corner part, and an annular groove on a bottom-face side. A conical surface part of the inclined surface may be a conical surface of a truncated cone, and may be inclined such that a radially outer end thereof approaches an opening side. The corner part may be a corner formed between the inclined surface and the annular groove, and may function as a sealing surface with the liner. The annular groove may be a part that connects the inclined surface to an outer surface part, and may be a part that is hollowed toward the opening side relative to the inclined surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high pressure tank comprising:
a liner having an internal space in which to seal a fluid; and
a mouth piece including a cylindrical portion having an opening, and a flange connected to the cylindrical portion and projecting in a radial direction of the cylindrical portion, the mouth piece being attached to the liner, wherein
an outer peripheral surface of the flange includes a top face and a bottom face with a radially outer end of the outer peripheral surface as a boundary between the top face and the bottom face;
the bottom face includes an inner surface part at least partially exposed to the internal space, an annular groove hollowed toward an opening side, a connecting surface connecting the inner surface part to the annular groove and having an inclined surface, and a corner part placed between the inclined surface and the annular groove;
the inclined surface is inclined toward the opening side from a radially inner end of the inclined surface to a radially outer end of the inclined surface;
the annular groove includes an outer surface placed on a radially outer side relative to a deepest part of the annular groove in an axis direction of the cylindrical portion; and
a contact pressure between the corner part and the liner is higher than a contact pressure between the outer surface and the liner.

2. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein
a ten point height of irregularities of the corner part is 6.3 micrometers (μm) or less.

3. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein
the liner is bonded to at least part of the inclined surface.

4. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sealing member configured to seal a radially inner end of the liner.

5. The high pressure tank according to claim 4 , wherein
the radially inner end of the liner is placed on a radially outer side relative to a predetermined distance toward a radially inner side from a connecting position between the inner surface part and the inclined surface such that the contact pressure at the corner part is maintained.

6. The high pressure tank according to claim 5 , wherein
the radially inner end of the liner is placed on the inclined surface.

7. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein:
the bottom face includes a hooking groove hollowed toward the opening side and placed on a radially inner side relative to the annular groove;
the hooking groove includes a hooking corner part on a radially outer surface, the hooking corner part projecting radially inwardly; and
the liner makes contact with the hooking corner part.

8. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein
an angle of the corner part on a cut surface including the axis is 90 degrees or less.

9. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein
the annular groove is filled with the liner.

10. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein
a gap exists between the liner and the annular groove.

11. The high pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein
a part of the liner is recessed toward the opening side on a plane exposed to the internal space, the part corresponding to the annular groove in the axis direction.

12. A method for manufacturing the high pressure tank according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
attaching the liner made of resin to the mouth piece; and
filling a gap formed between the liner and the annular groove when the liner made of resin is attached to the mouth piece, such that a temperature and a pressure of a fluid making contact with an inner peripheral surface of the liner are maintained to respective predetermined values or more, and the liner flows to fill the gap.

13. The method for manufacturing the high pressure tank, according to claim 12 , further comprising:
forming a reinforcing layer covering the liner before the temperature and the pressure of the fluid making contact with the inner peripheral surface of the liner are maintained to the respective predetermined values or more.

14. A method for manufacturing the high pressure tank according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
attaching the liner to the mouth piece by insert molding, wherein:
when the liner is attached to the mouth piece, a radially outer side of the liner relative to the corner part is cooled off earlier than a radially inner side of the liner relative to the corner part, so that the liner is pressed against the corner part.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Emori Sakuma

Classifications

• F17C1/16 Primary

  constructed of plastics materials {(shaping of plastics B29C)} · CPC title

• F17C2209/234

  of closing end pieces, e.g. caps · CPC title

• F17C2209/2118

  by injection · CPC title

• F17C2223/036

  Very high pressure (>80 bar) · CPC title

• F17C2221/012

  Hydrogen · CPC title