Method for anodizing and dyeing metallic article

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9353454-B2
Application number	US-201313794805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	Mar 22, 2012
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

A method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article including a decorated surface to be dyed, includes steps as follows: anodizing the metallic article to form an anodization layer on the decorated surface by an anodizing treatment, in which the anodization layer is porous with a number of holes; sealing the anodization layer of the metallic article anodized by a first sealing treatment in a first sealing solution, in which a contacting time of the anodization layer and the first sealing solution changes gradually along a predetermined direction, and thereby a depth of the holes of the anodization layer after sealing changes gradually along the predetermined direction; and coloring the metallic article sealed in a dyeing treatment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article, the metallic article comprises a decorated surface to be dyed, the method comprising steps as follows:
anodizing the metallic article to form an anodization layer on the decorated surface thereof by an anodizing treatment, wherein the anodization layer is porous having a plurality of holes therein;
sealing the anodization layer of the metallic article after the anodizing step by a first sealing treatment in a first sealing solution, wherein a contacting time of the anodization layer and the first sealing solution changes gradually along a predetermined direction, and a depth of the plurality of holes of the anodization layer after the sealing step thereby changes gradually along the predetermined direction; and
coloring the metallic article sealed in a dyeing treatment.

2. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 1 , wherein in the step of sealing the anodization layer of the metallic article after the anodizing step by a first sealing treatment in a first sealing solution, the metallic article is immersed into the first sealing solution, and the anodization layer is configured substantially perpendicular to a liquid level of the first sealing solution, the contacting time of the anodization layer and the first sealing solution increases gradually along a moving direction of the metallic article, and the depths of the plurality of holes of the anodization layer after the sealing step decreases gradually along the moving direction of the metallic article.

3. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 2 , wherein a velocity of the metallic article immersing in the first sealing solution is constant.

4. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 1 , wherein in the step of sealing the anodization layer of the metallic article after the anodizing step by a first sealing treatment in a first sealing solution, the first sealing solution is sprayed on the anodization layer, and a spraying time is controlled along the predetermined direction, and the contacting time of the anodization layer and the first sealing solution changes along the predetermined direction.

5. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises a step of pre-treating the metallic article by a pre-anodizing treatment before the anodizing step.

6. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 5 , wherein the pre-anodizing treatment comprises a polishing, texturing, degreasing, alkaline etching, or desmutting.

7. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises a step of sealing the metallic article by a second sealing treatment after the step of coloring the metallic article to seal the plurality of holes after the metallic article has been dyed.

8. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 1 , wherein the metallic article is made of aluminum, aluminum alloy, magnesium, magnesium alloy, titanium, or titanium alloy.

9. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 1 , wherein the first sealing solution comprises nickel acetate, nickel sulfate, or cobalt sulfate.

10. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 1 , wherein the anodizing treatment comprises a direct current anodizing treatment, an alternating current anodizing treatment, or a pulse current anodizing treatment.

11. A method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article, the metallic article is made of aluminum alloy and comprises a decorated surface to be dyed, the method comprising steps as follows:
anodizing the metallic article to form an anodization layer on the decorated surface by an anodizing treatment, wherein the anodization layer is porous with a plurality of holes therein;
sealing the anodization layer of the metallic article after the anodized step by a first sealing treatment in a first sealing solution, wherein the metallic article is immersed into the first sealing solution, and the anodization layer is configured substantially perpendicular to a liquid level of the first sealing solution, a contacting time of the anodization layer and the first sealing solution increase gradually along a moving direction of the metallic article, and a depth of the plurality of holes of the anodization layer thereby decrease gradually along the moving direction of the metallic article after the sealing step; and
coloring the metallic article sealed in a dyeing treatment.

12. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 11 , wherein a velocity of the metallic article immersing in the first sealing solution is constant.

13. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises a step of pre-treating the metallic article by a pre-anodizing treatment before the step of anodizing the metallic article.

14. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 13 , wherein the pre-anodizing treatment comprises a polishing, texturing, degreasing, alkaline etching, or desmutting.

15. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises a step of sealing the metallic article by a second sealing treatment after the step of coloring the metallic article to seal the plurality of holes after the metallic article has been dyed.

16. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 11 , wherein the metallic article is made of aluminum, aluminum alloy, magnesium, magnesium alloy, titanium, or titanium alloy.

17. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 11 , wherein the first sealing solution comprises nickel acetate, nickel sulfate, or cobalt sulfate.

18. The method for anodizing and dyeing a metallic article of claim 11 , wherein the anodizing treatment comprises a direct current anodizing treatment, an alternating current anodizing treatment, or a pulse current anodizing treatment.

Assignees

• Fu Tai Hua Ind Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shen Li-Ming
• Cao Kai-Bo
• Fan Zhi-Yong
• Li wei-chao
• Wang Jia-Xiong

Classifications

• C25D11/024

  Anodisation under pulsed or modulated current or potential · CPC title

• C25D11/246 Primary

  for sealing layers · CPC title

• C25D11/26

  of refractory metals or alloys based thereon · CPC title

• C25D11/16

  Pretreatment {, e.g. desmutting} · CPC title

• C25D11/30

  of magnesium or alloys based thereon · CPC title