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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daizo Mizuno, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Nichiha Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B05D / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428172 ; 428105 ; 428141 ; 428143 ; 428156 ; 428161 ; 428173 ; 428207 ; 428212 ; 427258 ; 427262 ; 427265 ; 427280 ; 427402 ; 427421 ; 118300 ; 118313 ;
Abstract
A building panel having a three-dimensionally patterned surface, and a method and apparatus for coating the building panel are disclosed. The building panel includes convex portions partially topcoated with a first coating, concave portions partially topcoated with a second coating which is different in color from the first coating, and between the concave and convex portions topcoated with a third coating which is different in color from the first and second coatings. The third coating layer topcoated over the intermediate portions is preferably darker in color than the first coating so as to emphasize the depth of the concave portions and hence the stereographic appearance.