TRANSPARENT TINTED COATING FOR APPLIANCE EXTERIOR PANELS TO ALLOW FOR TINTED SURFACE PATTERNS AND A PROCESS FOR APPLICATION OF COATING

摘要

An exterior panel for a kitchen appliance includes a metallic substrate having a predetermined surface pattern on at least one side of the metallic substrate, wherein the metallic substrate is formed to include a predetermined contour. A coating layer is an organic paint coating composition on the at least one side of the metallic substrate, the coating layer including a predetermined color and a fingerprint resistive surface, wherein the coating layer is at least partially translucent such that the predetermined surface pattern is visible with the naked eye through the coating layer, and wherein the predetermined surface pattern is modified by the coating layer to reflect the combination of the predetermined surface pattern and the predetermined color of the coating layer.

主权项

1. An exterior panel for an appliance, the exterior panel comprising:
a metallic substrate having an applied surface texture defined within the metallic substrate, wherein the metallic substrate is formed to include a predetermined contour; and a coating layer being a thermosetting organic paint coating composition on the at least one side of the metallic substrate, the coating layer including a selected color, wherein the coating layer is a tinted transparent layer having a first side that engages the applied surface texture of the metallic substrate and a second side that opposes the first side, wherein the applied surface texture is visible with a naked eye through the coating layer, and wherein the applied surface texture is modified by the tinted transparent layer to cooperatively reflect a combination of the applied surface texture and the selected color of the tinted transparent layer.