Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tube made of elastomeric material for a system which is on-board of a motor-vehicle
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Application No.: US15830983Application Date: 2017-12-04
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Publication No.: US10737549B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Antonino Domenico Veca , Paolo Chiappero , Francesca Dalmasso , Vito Guido Lambertini
- Applicant: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
- Applicant Address: IT Orbassano (Turin)
- Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
- Current Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
- Current Assignee Address: IT Orbassano (Turin)
- Agency: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
- Agent Victor A. Cardona, Esq.
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@6a1e673b
- Main IPC: B60H1/00
- IPC: B60H1/00 ; F16L11/127 ; B23K26/00 ; F16L33/207 ; H05K3/10 ; H05K1/03 ; F16L25/01

Abstract:
A tube of elastomeric material for an air conditioning system or for other system which is on-board of a motor-vehicle is intended to be fitted over a metal connecting element and to be locked onto the latter by means of a crimping operation that envisages the clamping around the tube of a metal clamping element. The tube includes at least one body made of polymeric elastomeric material supplemented with carbon-based nanofillers wherein an outer surface with one or more piezo-resistive areas is provided, where the polymeric material supplemented with carbon-based nanofillers has been made locally piezo-resistive by means of laser irradiation. The piezo-resistive areas arranged on the body of polymeric elastomeric material of the tube can be used for verifying the correct execution of the crimping operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180304721A1 TUBE MADE OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL FOR A SYSTEM WHICH IS ON-BOARD OF A MOTOR-VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
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