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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jiecong Tang, Eindhoven, NL;
Ytsen Wielstra, Eindhoven, NL;
Ya Ling Lee, Eindhoven, NL;
Sabrina May Fong Khoo, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a treatment plate () for a garment treatment appliance () for treating garments (), which plate has a contact surface which is provided with a sol-gel coating () that comprises an oxide of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, scandium, yttrium, or a mixture or combination thereof, and wherein the coating comprises a mixed oxide comprising two or more of titanium oxide, zirconium oxide and yttrium oxide. The layer preferably has a thickness of less than 1 μm. Such a layer shows excellent properties. A garment treatment appliance comprising such a treatment plate, as well as processes to produce the coating on the contact surface of the treatment plate are also disclosed.