High-pressure tank, manufacturing method for high-pressure tank, and manufacturing device for high-pressure tank

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11821585-B2
Application number	US-202117463509-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2021
Priority date	Oct 1, 2020
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

A high-pressure tank, a manufacturing method for a high-pressure tank, and a manufacturing device for a high-pressure tank capable of simplifying a shape of a metal fitting and performing high-speed FW molding without causing an idle rotation of the metal fitting or a deformation of a liner, for example, when performing the high-speed FW molding are provided.
A high-pressure tank includes a liner, a reinforcing fiber layer, and a metal fitting. The reinforcing fiber layer is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the liner. The metal fitting is attached to the liner. The liner includes a liner main body and a protrusion part is provided in a part (cylindrical part) of the liner main body. The protrusion part is formed to protrude in a direction moving radially inward from the cylindrical part and to be fittable to a rotating shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high-pressure tank comprising:
a liner;
a reinforcing fiber layer which is formed on an outer periphery of the liner by rotating the liner with a rotating member and winding a fiber bundle around the liner; and
a metal fitting which is attached to the liner,
wherein a part of a main body of the liner is provided with a protrusion part which protrudes in a direction moving away from the main body and is fittable to the rotating member, and the rotating member directly transmits a rotational force to the liner without using the metal fitting.

2. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 ,
wherein the protrusion part protrudes in an axial direction of the liner or protrudes inward in a radial direction of the liner.

3. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the protrusion parts is continuously provided in a circumferential direction of the liner.

4. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 ,
wherein the liner includes a cylindrical body part, dome parts which are provided on both sides of the cylindrical body part in an axial direction, a recessed part which is provided on the outside of at least one of the dome parts, and a cylindrical part which protrudes from the recessed part and has a diameter smaller than that of the cylindrical body part, and
wherein the protrusion part is provided in the cylindrical part.

5. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 ,
wherein the liner includes a cylindrical body part, dome parts which are provided on both sides of the cylindrical body part in an axial direction, a recessed part which is provided on the outside of at least one of the dome parts, and a cylindrical part which protrudes from the recessed part and has a diameter smaller than that of the cylindrical body part, and
wherein the protrusion part is provided to protrude outward in the axial direction of the liner from a front end of the cylindrical part.

6. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 ,
wherein the liner includes a cylindrical body part, dome parts which are provided on both sides of the cylindrical body part in an axial direction, a recessed part which is provided on the outside of at least one of the dome parts, and a cylindrical part which protrudes from the recessed part and has a diameter smaller than that of the cylindrical body part, and
wherein the protrusion part is provided to protrude inward in the axial direction of the liner from a base end part of the cylindrical part.

7. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 ,
wherein the liner includes a cylindrical body part, and
wherein the cylindrical body part includes the protrusion part protruding inward in a radial direction of the liner and the protrusion part is provided with a hole part or a groove part penetrating in an axial direction of the liner.

8. The high-pressure tank according to claim 4 ,
wherein a fitting member is provided to be inserted into the cylindrical part and to be fitted to the protrusion part, and
wherein an inner peripheral surface of the fitting member is provided with a convex part protruding in a radial direction.

9. A manufacturing method for a high-pressure tank including a liner, a reinforcing fiber layer formed on an outer periphery of the liner, and a metal fitting attached to the liner and having a protrusion part provided in a part of a main body of the liner to protrude in a direction moving away from the main body, the manufacturing method comprising:
an inserting step of inserting a rotating member rotating the liner into the liner; and
a winding step of winding a fiber bundle around the liner to obtain the reinforcing fiber layer,
wherein in the inserting step, the rotating member is moved in an axial direction of the liner to be fitted to the protrusion part, and
wherein the winding step is performed in a state being fitted,
wherein the rotating member directly transmits a rotational force to the liner without using the metal fitting.

10. The manufacturing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a positioning step of positioning the rotating member,
wherein in the positioning step, a flange part provided in the rotating member is positioned with respect to the metal fitting.

11. The manufacturing method according to claim 9 ,
wherein the rotating member further includes a fitting member fitted to the protrusion part, and
wherein the manufacturing method further comprises an unfolding step of unfolding the fitting member in a radial direction of the liner after inserting the fitting member into the liner.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ishikawa Yusuke

Classifications

• F17C1/02 Primary

  involving reinforcing arrangements {(F17C1/14, F17C1/16 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B29C53/56

  Winding and joining, e.g. winding spirally {(winding in general B65H)} · CPC title

• B29C53/8008

  specially adapted for winding and joining · CPC title

• F17C1/06

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

• B29L2031/7156

  Pressure vessels · CPC title