Outer case for hot water unit, and hot water unit provided therewith
AssigneeNoritz Corporation
InventorNobuhiro Fukui
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Abstract
This outer case (C) for a hot water unit, configured using a metal plate (30a), is provided with a paint layer (30b) which is provided to cover the front surface and/or back surface of the metal plate (30a), an inkjet printing layer (4) which is laminated on the paint layer (30b) and which shows text, symbols, figures and/or patterns, and a clear layer (5) which covers the inkjet printing layer (4). By means of this configuration, the outer case (C) can be produced with high productivity and at a low cost, and with excellent design and resistance properties.
Claims7
An outer case for a hot water unit configured using a metal plate, the outer case comprising:
- a paint layer provided to cover at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the metal plate;
- an inkjet printing layer which is laminated on the paint layer and represents at least one of text, symbols, figures or a pattern;
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- a clear layer which covers the inkjet printing layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.