FUEL HOSE

Abstract

A fuel hose which is less permeable to automotive fuels and excellent in low temperature property, hydrolysis resistance, weather resistance and ozone resistance. The fuel hose comprises an inner layer which contacts a fuel being transported, a fuel-permeation-resistant layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer and an outer layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the fuel-permeation-resistant layer, the inner layer being formed by the following (A), the fuel-permeation-resistant layer being formed by the following (B), and the outer layer being formed by the following (C): (A) an alloy of elastomer components or a polyester resin softened by copolymerization;(B) at least one polyester resin of polybutylene naphthalate (PBN) and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT);(C) a polymer having flexural modulus of 350 to 650 MPa obtained by blending at least one selected from the group consisting of polymer particles each having a core-shell structure, ethylene acrylic elastomer (AEM) and a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer into polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The sole FIGURE of the drawing is a diagram illustrating an exemplary fuel hose according to the present invention.

Claims

1. A fuel hose comprising an inner layer which contacts a fuel being transported, a fuel-permeation-resistant layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer and an outer layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the fuel-permeation-resistant layer, the inner layer being formed by the following (A), the fuel-permeation-resistant layer being formed by the following (B), and the outer layer being formed by the following (C); (A) a polyester resin softened by an alloy of elastomer components or copolymerization;(B) at least one polyester resin of polybutylene naphthalate (PBN) and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT);(C) a polymer having flexural modulus of 350 to 650 MPa obtained by blending at least one selected from the group consisting of polymer particles each having a core-shell structure, ethylene acrylic elastomer (AEM) and a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer into polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).

2. A fuel hose as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a layer formed by using the above-mentioned (A) provided between the fuel-permeation-resistant layer and the outer layer.

3. A fuel hose comprising an inner layer which contacts a fuel being transported and an outer layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer, the inner layer being formed by the following (A) and the outer layer being formed by the following (C): (A) a polyester resin softened by an alloy of elastomer components or copolymerization:(C) a polymer having flexural modulus of 350 to 650 MPa obtained by blending at least one selected from the group consisting of polymer particles each having a core-shell structure, ethylene acrylic elastomer (AEM) and a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer into polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).

4. A fuel hose as set forth in claim 1, wherein the polymer particles each having a core-shell structure of the above-mentioned (C) have a structure that a core comprising acrylic elastomer (ACM) is covered with a shell layer comprising acrylic resin having a polar functional group.

5. A fuel hose as set forth in claim 2, wherein the polymer particles each having a core-shell structure of the above-mentioned (C) have a structure that a core comprising acrylic elastomer (ACM) is covered with a shell layer comprising acrylic resin having a polar functional group.

6. A fuel hose as set forth in claim 3, wherein the polymer particles each having a core-shell structure of the above-mentioned (C) have a structure that a core comprising acrylic elastomer (ACM) is covered with a shell layer comprising acrylic resin having a polar functional group.