Patent ID: 7717138

Claim:
A composite hose with a corrugated metal tube, comprising: a hose body having a corrugated metal tube as an inner layer and an outer layer including an elastic layer laminated on an outer side of the corrugated metal tube, the corrugated metal tube including a non-corrugated straight-walled portion extending straight in an axial direction thereof on an end portion thereof, an end part of the straight-walled portion extending axially outward from the outer layer to define an extending portion, a rigid insert pipe inserted in the straight-walled portion, a socket fitting of a sleeve shape fitted on the hose body by being swaged thereon radially inwardly, the socket fitting including a radially inwardly directed collar portion, an inner circumferential end or an inner circumferential end portion of the collar portion and an outer circumferential surface of the insert pipe compressing the extending portion of the straight-walled portion to fix the straight-walled portion onto the insert pipe and provide a seal between the outer circumferential surface of the insert pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the straight-walled portion, wherein: a fracture preventing mechanism is provided on a hose end portion for preventing fracture of the straight-walled portion.