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US 2013/0074973 A1Published application
Exhaust pipe and method for manufacturing exhaust pipe
AssigneeIbiden Co., Ltd.
InventorKenzo SAIKI
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Abstract
An exhaust pipe includes a base material, a surface coating layer, and an information display. The base material is made of a metal. The surface coating layer is provided on a surface of the base material. The surface coating layer includes an amorphous inorganic material. The information display includes a character portion and a background portion. At least one of the character portion and the background portion is located in the surface coating layer.
Claims56
An exhaust pipe comprising:
- a base material made of a metal;
- a surface coating layer provided on a surface of said base material, the surface coating layer comprising an amorphous inorganic material;
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- an information display comprising a character portion and a background portion, at least one of said character portion and said background portion being located in said surface coating layer.
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A method for manufacturing an exhaust pipe, comprising:
- preparing a base material made of a metal;
- applying a paint including an amorphous inorganic material on a surface of said base material to form a coating film which includes the amorphous inorganic material;
- heating said coating film to a temperature not lower than a softening point of said amorphous inorganic material to form a surface coating layer which includes the amorphous inorganic material on the surface of the base material;
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- forming an information display including a character portion and a background portion so that at least one of said character portion and said background portion is located in the surface coating layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.