DECORATION PANEL FOR HOME APPLIANCES, HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DECORATION PANEL

    公开(公告)号:US20230112067A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US17880083

    申请日:2022-08-03

    Abstract: A decoration panel for home appliances having excellent reflectivity and durability, the decoration panel being applicable to outer sides of various home appliances, a home appliance including the decoration panel, and a method for manufacturing the decoration panel. More specifically, the decoration panel for home appliances includes: an aluminum substrate with one surface in which an engraved pattern having a preset width and a preset depth is formed, the engraved pattern having micro unevenness formed in a surface of the engraved pattern; a porous aluminum oxide layer formed on the engraved pattern; and a sealing layer formed to close a plurality of pores of the porous aluminum oxide layer, wherein an edge of the aluminum substrate is in a Chamfering (C) shape or a Rounding (R) shape.

    SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD OF ALUMINUM MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20240035188A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18377658

    申请日:2023-10-06

    CPC classification number: C25D11/246 C23F1/20 C25D11/16 C25D11/243

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating a surface of an aluminum material, the method including: degreasing an aluminum material; etching the degreased aluminum material; performing a first desmutting treatment by immersing the etched aluminum material in a 25-35 wt % nitric acid solution at a temperature in a range of 25 to 30° C. for at least 60 seconds; performing a second desmutting treatment by immersing the first desmutting-treated aluminum material in a 5-15 wt % nitric acid solution at a temperature in a range of 25 to 30° C. for a time in a range of 30 seconds to 60 seconds; anodizing the second desmutting-treated aluminum material; coloring the anodized aluminum material; and sealing the colored aluminum material.

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