(19)
(11) EP 2 594 343 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.09.2013 Bulletin 2013/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.05.2013 Bulletin 2013/21

(21) Application number: 12192414.6

(22) Date of filing: 13.11.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B05D 5/08(2006.01)
B05D 3/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 14.11.2011 JP 2011249135

(71) Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
Nagakute-shi, Aichi 480-1192 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ohta, Riichiro
    Nagakute-shi, Aichi 480-1192 (JP)
  • Koga, Tomoyuki
    Nagakute-shi, Aichi 480-1192 (JP)
  • Ohwaki, Takeshi
    Nagakute-shi, Aichi 480-1192 (JP)
  • Okamoto, Atsuto
    Nagakute-shi, Aichi 480-1192 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen 
Landsberger Strasse 300
80687 München
80687 München (DE)

   


(54) Hydrophobic material and production process thereof


(57) A hydrophobic material includes a substrate, a fine uneven structure formed on a surface of the substrate, and a hydrophobic molecule covering a surface of the fine uneven structure. The fine uneven structure includes a petal-like structure formed of an aggregate of a plurality of plate-like particles and a columnar structure formed of columnar particles, in which a length from a surface of the substrate to the tip of the columnar structure is longer than a length from the surface of the substrate to the tip of the petal-like structure. The hydrophobic material is obtained by forming a fine uneven structure including a petal-like structure formed of an aggregate of a plurality of plate-like particles and a columnar structure formed of columnar particles on a surface of a substrate, in which a length from a surface of the substrate to a tip of the columnar structure is longer than a length from the surface of the substrate to a tip of the petal-like structure, and covering a surface of the fine uneven structure with a hydrophobic molecule.







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