IP Library Granted Patent US 11,655,533
Granted Patent B2
US 11,655,533 · App. 16/609,178 · Granted May 23, 2023

Exterior material of home appliance, home appliance including exterior material and manufacturing method of exterior material of home appliance

Inventors: Hyun Seok Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Kwang Joo Kim (Seoul, KR); Young Deog Koh (Seongnam-si, KR); Jin O Kwak (Suwon-si, KR); Da Hyun Byeoun (Suwon-si, KR); Young Min Yoo (Suwon-si, KR); Kyung Hwan Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Min Kyung Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
C23C14/0605B05D5/08C23C14/021C23C14/025C23C14/0611C23C14/221C25D11/38C25F1/04F24C15/00Y10T428/30
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Patent No.
US 11,655,533
App. No.
16/609,178
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exterior material of a home appliance having improved corrosion resistance and fingerprint resistance by changing a treatment method of a surface of the exterior material, and the home appliance including the same, and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. The method of manufacturing the exterior material of the home appliance, the method including applying a diamond like carbon (DLC) coating on the substrate to form a DLC coating layer; and conducting anti-fingerprint coating to form the anti-fingerprint coating on the DLC coating layer.

Claims (8)

1. An exterior material of a home appliance comprising:

a substrate including a surface subjected to a passivation treatment;

a diamond like carbon (DLC) coating layer formed on the passivated surface of the substrate;

a buffer coating layer formed between the substrate and the DLC coating layer to improve adhesion between the substrate and the DLC coating layer; and

an anti-fingerprint coating layer formed on an upper surface of the DLC coating layer.

2. The exterior material of the home appliance of claim 1 , wherein the buffer coating layer includes a chrome buffer coating layer.

3. The exterior material of the home appliance of claim 1 , wherein the passivation treatment of the substrate includes electrolytic pickling using a phosphate pickling solution, and an electrolytic passivation treatment using a solution containing a dichromate acid passivating solution and an amine additive.

4. The exterior material of the home appliance of claim 1 , wherein an etching portion from which an oxide film is removed is formed on an upper surface of the substrate to increase adhesion to the DLC coating layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2020
From: SHIN, HYUN SEOK; KIM, KWANG JOO; KOH, YOUNG DEOG; KWAK, JIN O; BYEOUN, DA HYUN; YOO, YOUNG MIN; LEE, KYUNG HWAN; LEE, MIN KYUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051553/0277 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0055711 · Apr 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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