IP Library Granted Patent US 10,370,554
Granted Patent B2
US 10,370,554 · App. 15/503,185 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Coated metal sheet, method for producing same, and exterior building material

Inventors: Taketo Hara (Chiba, JP); Koichiro Ueda (Chiba, JP); Kenji Sakato (Chiba, JP); Hiroki Yamaguchi (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
C09D127/16B05D3/108B05D5/02B05D5/06B05D7/14B05D7/24B32B15/08B32B15/082C09D5/08C09D5/28C09D7/40C09D7/42C09D127/12C23C22/05E04C2/08E04B2103/06
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Patent No.
US 10,370,554
App. No.
15/503,185
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

This coated metal sheet for exterior covering has a metal sheet and a top coating layer disposed on the metal sheet, the top coating layer is configured from a fluororesin and contains a gloss control agent comprising 0.01-15 vol % of microporous particles and a matte agent comprising primary particles, and the coated metal sheet satisfies the belowmentioned formulae. In the number-based particle size distribution of the gloss control agent and the matte agent, R is the number average particle size (μm) of the gloss control agent, D1 97.5 and D2 97.5 represent the 97.5% particle size (μm) of the gloss control agent and the matte agent, Ru is the upper limit particle size (μm) of the gloss control agent, and T is the top coating layer thickness (μm). D 1 97.5 /T ≤0.9 Ru≤1.2T R≥1.0 0.5≤ D 2 97.5 /T ≤7.0 3≤T≤40.

Claims (34)

1. A coated metal sheet comprising: a metal sheet, and

an overcoat coating film disposed on the metal sheet, wherein the overcoat coating film is composed of fluorine resin, wherein the overcoat coating film further comprises a gloss adjusting agent which is particles having micropores and a matting agent which is primary particles,

wherein a content of the gloss adjusting agent in the overcoat coating film is from 0.01 to 15 vol %,

wherein a content of the matting agent in the overcoat coating film is from 0.01 to 15 vol % and

wherein the coated metal sheet satisfies the following equations:

D 1 97.5 /T ≤0.9

Ru≤1.2T

R1≥1.0

0.5 ≤D 2 97.5 /T ≤7.0

3≥T≥40

wherein R1 (μm) is a number average particle diameter of the gloss adjusting agent, T (μm) is a film thickness of the overcoat coating film, D1 97.5 (μM) is a 97.5% particle diameter in an accumulated particle size distribution of the gloss adjusting agent based on the number of particles, D2 97.5 (μm) is a 97.5% particle diameter in an accumulated particle size distribution of the matting agent based on the number of particles, and Ru (μm) is an upper limit particle diameter in a number particle size distribution of the gloss adjusting agent.

2. The coated metal sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the Ru is less than T.

3. The coated metal sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet has been subjected to non-chromate anti-rust treatment, and the coated metal sheet is chromate-free.

4. The coated metal sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet has been subjected to chromate anti-rust treatment.

5. The coated metal sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the gloss adjusting agent is silica particles.

6. The coated metal sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising an undercoat coating film between the metal sheet and the overcoat coating film.

7. The coated metal sheet according to claim 6 , further comprising an intercoat coating film between the undercoat coating film and the overcoat coating film.

8. The coated metal sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the overcoat coating film is composed of a resin component, as the main component, comprising polyvinylidene fluoride and acrylic resin.

9. The coated metal sheet according to claim 1 , having a glossiness at 60° is 0.1 to 15.

10. The coated metal sheet according to claim 1 , being a coated metal sheet for exterior use.

11. An exterior building material comprising the coated metal sheet according to claim 1 .

12. A method for producing a coated metal sheet comprising a metal sheet and an overcoat coating film disposed on the metal sheet, comprising the steps of:

applying an overcoat coating material containing a fluorine resin, a gloss adjusting agent, and a matting agent onto the metal sheet; and

curing the coating film of the overcoat coating material to form the overcoat coating film;

wherein a content of the gloss adjusting agent in the overcoat coating film is from 0.01 to 15 vol %, and a content of the matting agent in the overcoat coating film is from 0.01 to 15 vol %,

wherein the gloss adjusting agent is particles having micropores, and the matting agent is primary particles, and

wherein the gloss adjusting agent and the matting agent which satisfy the following equations are employed:

D 1 97.5 /T ≤0.9

Ru≤1.2T

R1 ≥1.0

0.5 <D 2 97.5 /T <7.0

03≤T≤40

wherein R1 (μm) is a number average particle diameter of the gloss adjusting agent, T μm) is a film thickness of the overcoat coating film, D1 97.5 (μm) is a 97.5% particle diameter in an accumulated particle size distribution of the gloss adjusting agent based on the number of particles, D2 97.5 (μm) is a 97.5% particle diameter in an accumulated particle size distribution of the matting agent based on the number of particles, and Ru (μm) is an upper limit particle diameter in a number particle size distribution of the gloss adjusting agent.

13. The method for producing a coated metal sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the overcoat coating material has been subjected to treatment for pulverizing the particles in the overcoat coating material.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 21, 2019
From: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049554/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2017
From: HARA, TAKETO; UEDA, KOICHIRO; SAKATO, KENJI; YAMAGUCHI, HIROKI
To: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041225/0114 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-164265 · Aug 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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