Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
Gas tank and method for producing the same
According to the present invention, a gas tank having a gas-barrier inner shell and an outer shell that is formed so as to cover the inner shell and is made of a pressure-resistant FRP, such outer shell comprising reinforcing fiber bundles (A), a thermosetting resin (B), and an elastomer particles and/or thermoplastic resin particles (C), provided that elastomer particles and/or thermoplastic resin particles (C) that have been dispersed in a thermosetting resin (B) exist in reinforcing fiber bundles (A), is provided. Such gas tank is excellent in strength and heat resistance and has suppressed gas permeability.
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Somar Corporation
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Naoyuki Takayuki Yuichi Hideki
Takahashi Kawano Watanabe Kikuchi