Patent ID: 8360476
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60H,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A conduit for a climate control system for an automotive vehicle comprising: a rigid steel tube defining an interior fluid passage, said tube including an outer layer of polymeric material; and wherein said tube includes at least one hole therethrough communicating with said interior fluid passage, a fluid branch formed of polymeric material disposed at an angle to a longitudinal axis of said tube, said fluid branch is connected to said tube in fluid communication with said interior fluid passage defined by said tube through said hole and said connection is sealed by said polymeric material of one of said outer layer and said fluid branch; and wherein said fluid branch includes a tubular portion surrounding said hole in said tube, and said fluid branch is joined to said tube in fluid tight sealing relation; and wherein said fluid branch includes a reduced diameter extension disposed in said hole in said tube with said hole surrounding the reduced diameter extension and with said extension and the outer layer of said tube defining a fused butt joint.