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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu, JP;
Inventors:
Yuya Suzuki, Kitakyushu, JP;
Saori Ukigai, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hironori Hatono, Kitakyushu, JP;
Atsushi Teramoto, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yuichi Takamatsu, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hana Ishii, Kitakyushu, JP;
Assignee:
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/00 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); B32B 18/00 (2006.01); C09K 3/18 (2006.01); C23C 14/02 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/08 (2006.01); C23C 14/10 (2006.01); C23C 14/34 (2006.01); C23C 14/54 (2006.01); C23C 28/00 (2006.01); C23C 30/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/28 (2006.01); B05D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/547 (2013.01); B32B 15/04 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B32B 18/00 (2013.01); C09K 3/18 (2013.01); C23C 14/0015 (2013.01); C23C 14/0036 (2013.01); C23C 14/0057 (2013.01); C23C 14/025 (2013.01); C23C 14/0635 (2013.01); C23C 14/0641 (2013.01); C23C 14/0664 (2013.01); C23C 14/086 (2013.01); C23C 14/10 (2013.01); C23C 14/34 (2013.01); C23C 28/00 (2013.01); C23C 28/34 (2013.01); C23C 28/341 (2013.01); C23C 28/345 (2013.01); C23C 28/3455 (2013.01); C23C 28/36 (2013.01); C23C 30/00 (2013.01); C23C 30/005 (2013.01); B05D 1/283 (2013.01); B05D 5/08 (2013.01); B05D 5/083 (2013.01); B05D 2202/00 (2013.01); B05D 2350/63 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12438 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12458 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12472 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12556 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12569 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12611 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12618 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12625 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1266 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12667 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12674 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12736 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12806 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12847 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12903 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12951 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24942 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2495 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24959 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24967 (2015.01); Y10T 428/26 (2015.01); Y10T 428/263 (2015.01); Y10T 428/264 (2015.01); Y10T 428/265 (2015.01);
Abstract
A part includes a base material, a colored layer, an intermediate layer, and a water-repellent-surface layer. The colored layer contains 35 at % to 99 at % of C, 0 at % to less than 40 at % of Cr, 0 at % to less than 15 at % of N, and more than 0 at % to less than 15 at % of O. The intermediate layer contains at least one metal atom selected from Cr, Zr, and Si; and an oxygen atom. The intermediate layer exhibits a sputtering time of 0.5 minutes or more to 9 minutes or less.