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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12203596-B2
Application number	US-202217668508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2022
Priority date	Mar 19, 2021
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

A high-pressure tank is provided with a liner made of resin, a reinforcing layer including a plurality of fiber layers formed by winding fiber a plurality of times around the outer surface of the liner, and a cap fixed to the axial end portion of the liner and including a supply and discharge hole that supplies and discharges fluid to and from the liner. A starting end, which is a start of winding of the fiber, is disposed overlapping the cap.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high-pressure tank comprising:
a liner made of resin having a cylindrical trunk and a dome portion at an end of the trunk;
a reinforcing layer including a plurality of fiber layers formed by winding fiber a plurality of times around an outer surface of the liner; and
a cap having a flange portion overlapping the dome portion, the cap being fixed to the dome portion of the liner, the cap including a supply and discharge hole configured to supply and discharge fluid to and from the liner; and
a protective member having a sheet shape extending over the cap and the liner,
wherein
the dome portion is provided with an annular concave portion dented toward another end of the trunk,
the flange portion is disposed between the annular concave portion and the reinforcing layer,
a starting end as a start of winding of the fiber is disposed overlapping the flange portion of the cap inserted in the annular concave portion when viewed along an axial direction of the liner,
the start of winding of the fiber is out of contact with the liner by the flange portion interposed between the start of winding of the fiber and the liner,
the start of winding of the fiber is disposed on the protective member,
the protective member is not interposed between the flange portion and the liner,
an outer circumferential end of the flange portion is in direct contact with the liner,
the protective member extends over the liner radially outwardly beyond a position where the outer circumferential end of the flange portion is in direct contact with the liner,
the liner is further provided with a cylindrical convex portion protruding outward in the axial direction of the liner from a central portion of the annular concave portion, and
the protective member is formed in an annular shape surrounding the cylindrical convex portion.

2. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein:
the cap includes a tube portion protruding from the flange portion outward in the axial direction of the liner.

3. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein:
an innermost layer of the plurality of fiber layers is a low-angle helical layer in which an inclination angle of the fiber with respect to the axial direction of the liner is 40° or less.

4. The high-pressure tank according to claim 1 , wherein the start of winding of the fiber is in direct contact with the protective member.

5. A method for manufacturing a high-pressure tank, comprising:
an assembly providing step of providing an assembly including a cap that is fixed to a dome portion of a liner made of resin wherein the cap has a flange portion overlapping the dome portion of the liner, the liner has a cylindrical trunk and the dome portion at an end of the trunk, and the cap is formed with a supply and discharge hole configured to supply and discharge fluid to and from the liner, and a protective member having a sheet shape extends over the cap and the liner; and
a reinforcing layer forming step of forming a reinforcing layer including a plurality of fiber layers by winding fiber a plurality of times around an outer surface of the liner of the assembly,
wherein:
the dome portion is provided with an annular concave portion dented toward another end of the trunk,
the flange portion of the cap is inserted in the annular concave portion,
the protective member having the sheet shape is extended over the cap and the liner,
in the reinforcing layer forming step, a starting end as a start of winding of the fiber is disposed overlapping the flange portion of the cap when viewed along an axial direction of the liner, and the flange portion is disposed between the annular concave portion and the reinforcing layer,

the start of winding of the fiber is out of contact with the liner by the flange portion and the protective member interposed between the start of winding of the fiber and the liner,
the start of winding of the fiber is disposed on the protective member,
the protective member is not interposed between the flange portion and the liner,
an outer circumferential end of the flange portion is in direct contact with the liner,
the protective member extends over the liner radially outwardly beyond a position where the outer circumferential end of the flange portion is in direct contact with the liner,
the liner is further provided with a cylindrical convex portion protruding outward in the axial direction of the liner from a central portion of the annular concave portion, and
the protective member is formed in an annular shape surrounding the cylindrical convex portion.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein:
the cap includes a tube portion protruding from the flange portion outward in an axial direction of the liner.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein
the reinforcing layer forming step includes:
winding the fiber around the tube portion;
superimposing, on a second portion of the fiber crossing a surface of the flange portion from a first portion of the fiber wound around the tube portion, a third portion of the fiber, whereby the second portion of the fiber is fixed with respect to the cap; and
cutting the fiber at a position between the first portion and the second portion and removing the first portion from the cap.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein
the reinforcing layer forming step includes:
disposing the fiber in a ring shape on the flange portion; and
bonding overlapping portions of the fiber arranged in the ring shape to each other.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tatsushima Kosuke
• Nishitarumizu Yuki

Classifications

• F17C2203/0668

  axially wound · CPC title

• B29C70/32

  on a rotating mould, former or core · CPC title

• F17C2270/0168

  by vehicles · CPC title

• F17C2221/012

  Hydrogen · CPC title

• F17C2209/232

  of walls · CPC title