IP Library Granted Patent US 12686030
Granted Patent B2
US 12686030 · App. 18/591,327 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Structural member and method for producing the same

Inventors: Yasutaka Nitta (Fukuoka, JP); Tatsuya Koga (Fukuoka, JP)
Assignee: TOTO LTD.
B05D1/02B05D3/007
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12686030
App. No.
18/591,327
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A structural member 10 includes a base material 100 and a protective film 200 formed by depositing a material while applying an impact force to a surface 110 of the base material 100 . Provided that an index indicating a degree of a local denseness of the protective film 200 is defined as a denseness index, the value of the denseness index at a first portion that is a portion of the protective film 200 including an outer surface 210 thereof is 50% or more of the value of the denseness index at a second portion that is a portion of the protective film 200 closer to a base material 100 side thereof than the first portion.

Claims (4)

1 . A structural member comprising a base material and a protective film formed by an aerosol deposition method on a surface of the base material,

wherein, provided that an index indicating a degree of a local denseness of the protective film is defined as a denseness index,

a value of the denseness index at a first portion that is a portion of the protective film including an outer surface thereof and not including an interface on the base material side is 50% or more of a value of the denseness index at a second portion that is a portion of the protective film including the interface on the base material side and not including the first portion.

2 . The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the denseness index is indentation hardness.