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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shunsuke Uchizono, Shiojiri, JP;
Yasutoshi Hideshima, Matsumoto, JP;
Setsuya Iwashita, Nirasaki, JP;
Tetsuhiko Takeuchi, Shimosuwa, JP;
Fumiya Maeda, Matsumoto, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, , JP;
Abstract
A thixomolding material includes: a metal body containing magnesium(Mg) as a primary component; a plurality of coating particles provided at a front surface of the metal body and having an average particle diameter equal to or less than 100 μm, the plurality of coating particles being made of an inorganic material differing from the metal body; and an interposed particle interposed between the metal body and the coating particles and having an average particle diameter smaller than the coating particle, the interposed particle being made of an inorganic oxide.