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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2018
Noritz Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Nobuhiro Fukui, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Fujii, Hyogo, JP;
NORITZ CORPORATION, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a method of producing an exterior case for a hot water unit including a pressing process in which press processing is performed on a flat metal plate, and a component part of an exterior case used for accommodating a hot water device for hot water production or hot water storage therein is formed; and a painting process in which any of letters, symbols, figures, and patterns is painted on the component part of the exterior case, wherein the painting process includes an ink jet printing process in which ink jet printing is performed on the flat metal plate and an ink jet printing layer is formed, and wherein the pressing process is performed after the ink jet printing process.