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EP 0221492 B1 19910515 - ARTICLE COATED WITH A WEAR-RESISTANT FILM OF A PRECIOUS METAL

Title (en)

ARTICLE COATED WITH A WEAR-RESISTANT FILM OF A PRECIOUS METAL

Publication

EP 0221492 B1 19910515 (FR)

Application

EP 86114909 A 19861027

Priority

FR 8516425 A 19851104

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4745035A] The article is provided with a coating resisting wear and corrosion, such coating being for the most part made of a precious metal or alloy of a precious metal, for example gold or an alloy containing gold. The coating is made up of a first layer of such precious metal or alloy thereof comprising discrete inclusions of a metallic compound such as titanium nitride. These inclusions are deposited along with the precious metal in vapor phase and distributed in a substantially homogeneous manner through the entire thickness of the layer, said thickness being equal to or greater than 0.4 mu m. A second layer of precious metal or alloy thereof is located between the article and said first layer. The article may be a watch case, a bracelet link or a piece of jewelry.

IPC 1-7

C23C 14/02; C23C 16/02; C23C 28/00; G04B 37/22

IPC 8 full level

C23C 14/06 (2006.01); A44C 5/00 (2006.01); A44C 27/00 (2006.01); C23C 16/30 (2006.01); C23C 28/00 (2006.01); G04B 37/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A44C 27/006 (2013.01 - EP US); C23C 28/021 (2013.01 - EP US); C23C 28/023 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 37/223 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 428/935 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 428/938 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/12486 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/12868 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/12875 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/12889 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/12896 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0221492 A2 19870513; EP 0221492 A3 19880413; EP 0221492 B1 19910515; DE 3679280 D1 19910620; ES 2022801 B3 19911216; FR 2589484 A1 19870507; JP S62112783 A 19870523; US 4745035 A 19880517

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86114909 A 19861027; DE 3679280 T 19861027; ES 86114909 T 19861027; FR 8516425 A 19851104; JP 26084786 A 19861104; US 92606586 A 19861103