JP4743751B2 - furniture - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to furniture such as desks, cabinets, chairs, and more specifically, carbon is Ti-.
It has a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer (hereinafter referred to as a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer) doped in a C bond state, and has durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, wear resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance) And a furniture having a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer that functions as a visible light responsive photocatalyst.

Conventionally, titanium dioxide TiO ₂ (simply referred to as titanium oxide in the present specification and claims) is known as a substance exhibiting a photocatalytic function. As a method of forming a titanium oxide film on titanium metal, since the 1970s, a method of forming a titanium oxide film on titanium metal by anodic oxidation, thermal titanium oxide on a titanium metal plate in an electric furnace supplied with oxygen A method of forming a film, a method of forming a titanium oxide film on titanium metal by heating a titanium plate in a flame of city gas at 1100 to 1400 ° C. are known (see Non-Patent Document 1).

  When producing photocatalyst products that can provide deodorant, antibacterial, anti-fogging and antifouling effects by such photocatalytic function, titanium oxide sol is generally applied to the substrate by spray coating, spin coating, dipping, etc. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 to 3). However, since the film formed in this manner is easily peeled off or worn, it has been difficult to use for a long time. In addition, the method of forming a photocatalyst film | membrane by sputtering method is also known (for example, refer patent documents 4-5).

  Further, in order to make titanium oxide function as a photocatalyst, ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 400 nm or less are necessary. However, many studies of titanium oxide photocatalysts that function by visible light by doping various elements have been conducted. For example, comparing titanium oxides doped with F, N, C, S, P, Ni, etc., there is a report that nitrogen-doped titanium oxide is superior as a visible light responsive photocatalyst (see Non-Patent Document 2). .

In addition, titanium oxide photocatalysts doped with other elements in this way include titanium compounds in which the oxygen sites of titanium oxide are replaced with atoms such as nitrogen, and atoms such as nitrogen are doped between the lattices of titanium oxide crystals. There has been proposed a photocatalyst comprising a titanium compound or a titanium compound in which atoms such as nitrogen are arranged at grain boundaries of a polycrystalline aggregate of titanium oxide crystals (see, for example, Patent Documents 6 to 9).
However, such a photocatalyst is not always satisfactory in terms of durability such as wear resistance. Further, for example, n-TiO ₂ -xCx, which is a chemically modified titanium oxide, is obtained by applying a natural gas combustion flame in which the temperature of the combustion flame is maintained at around 850 ° C. by adjusting the flow rates of natural gas and oxygen to titanium metal. There is a report that this absorbs light of 535 nm or less (see Non-Patent Document 3).

Furthermore, crystal nuclei prepared by various production methods such as CVD or PVD are put into a sol solution composed of an inorganic metal compound or an organometallic compound, or a sol solution is applied to the crystal nuclei, solidified, and heat-treated. It is known that a highly active photocatalytic function can be obtained by growing a titanium oxide crystal from the crystal nucleus, whereby the crystal shape of the titanium oxide crystal grown from the crystal nucleus forms a columnar crystal (for example, (See Patent Documents 10 to 12).
However, in that case, since the columnar crystal is merely grown from the seed crystal placed on the substrate, the formed columnar crystal has insufficient adhesion strength to the substrate, and thus was produced as such. The photocatalyst is not always satisfactory in terms of durability such as wear resistance.
JP 09-2441038 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-262481 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-053437 JP-A-11-012720 JP 2001-205105 A JP 2001-205103 A (Claims) JP 2001-205094 A (Claims) JP 2002-95976 A (Claims) WO 01/10553 pamphlet (claims) JP 2002-253975 A JP 2002-370027 A JP 2002-370034 A A. Fujishima et al., J. Electrochem. Soc. Vol. 122, No. 11, p. 1487-1489, November 1975 R. Asahi et al., SCIENCE Vol. 293, July 13, 2001, p. 269-271 Shahed UM Khan et al., SCIENCE Vol. 297, September 27, 2002, p. 2243-2245

  Since furniture is used by humans on a daily basis, it can be said that dirt and bacteria are likely to adhere to it. Therefore, if the above-described titanium oxide photocatalyst is applied to a component of furniture, the effect of deodorization, antibacterial effect, and antifouling can be obtained by the photocatalytic function.

However, conventional titanium oxide-based photocatalysts have problems in durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance), both of which are UV responsive and visible light responsive. It was.
In addition, since there are many pieces of furniture that are manually operated by humans, there are many cases where it is desired to reduce the weight as much as possible.

  Therefore, the first object of the present invention is to provide a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer that is excellent in durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance) and functions as a visible light responsive photocatalyst. It is to provide furniture formed on the surface layer.

  The second object of the present invention is that VOC can be easily adsorbed, has a large surface area and is carbon-doped, and therefore has high activity as a photocatalyst and functions as a visible light responsive photocatalyst. It is to provide furniture with excellent chemical resistance and heat resistance.

As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present inventor heat-treats the surface of a substrate whose surface layer is made of titanium or a titanium alloy at a high temperature using a combustion flame of a gas containing hydrocarbon as a main component. As a result, carbon is doped in a Ti-C bond state, and has excellent durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance) and functions as a visible light responsive photocatalyst. The present inventors have found that a member useful for application to furniture having carbon-doped titanium oxide as a surface layer (hereinafter referred to as “multifunctional material”) can be obtained, and the present invention has been completed.

That is, the furniture of the present invention heats the surface of a substrate made of titanium or a titanium alloy at a high temperature using a combustion flame of a gas containing hydrocarbon as a main component, or burns a gas containing a hydrocarbon as a main component. By heat treatment at a high temperature in a gas atmosphere, at least the surface layer is composed of a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer, the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer contains 0.3 to 15 at% of carbon, and the carbon is Ti—C. It is formed by applying a multifunctional material that is doped in a bonded state and has excellent durability and functions as a visible light responsive photocatalyst to a table top, a cabinet handle, and a caster that rolls on the floor. Features.

Specifically , the surface layer of the substrate made of titanium or a titanium alloy is directly exposed to a combustion flame of unsaturated hydrocarbon (particularly acetylene) and heat-treated under specific conditions, or the surface of the substrate is specified. By heating in an exhaust gas atmosphere of unsaturated hydrocarbon (especially acetylene) under the above conditions, a layer in which fine columns made of titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide are erected is formed inside the surface layer Cutting the layer in which the fine pillars are erected in a direction along the surface layer to expose a layer in which the fine pillars made of the titanium oxide or the titanium alloy oxide are erected at least partially on the substrate. And a member in which a large number of continuous narrow protrusions made of titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide on the thin film and fine columns standing on the protrusions are exposed, are obtained. That is, both Has a large number of protrusions made of titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide on at least a part of the surface, both of which are useful multifunctional materials, and made of the titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide. Fine pillars, which are protrusions, and continuous narrow protrusions are carbon-doped so that they have high photocatalytic activity, function as a visible light responsive photocatalyst, can easily adsorb VOC, have high hardness, and are resistant to peeling. The present invention was completed by finding that a multifunctional material having excellent properties, wear resistance, chemical resistance and heat resistance can be obtained.

Multifunctional materials This durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance) because it functions as an excellent and visible-light-responsive photocatalyst, only be used as a visible-light-responsive photocatalyst In addition, the present invention can be used significantly for various furniture for which hard chrome plating has been conventionally used. In addition, it can be expected to be applied to furniture for the purpose of reducing the potential of the base material to prevent pitting corrosion, overall corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, and the like.

Multifunctional materials Matako has high photocatalytic activity, and functions as a visible-light-responsive photocatalyst, further VOC also easily adsorb hardness is high, peeling resistance, wear resistance, chemical resistance, excellent heat resistance ing.

Therefore, by forming the surface of the substrate in the multifunctional material of this deodorant by visible-light-responsive photocatalytic not only it is possible to obtain an antibacterial, an effect of antifouling, excellent height, etc. of hardness It is possible to provide furniture that has high durability, i.e., scratch resistance and the like, and is not damaged. In particular, if applied to a table top, etc., furniture can be provided that can be wiped off immediately even if graffiti is drawn. Also, furniture made of metal such as titanium is lightweight and easy to carry.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  The furniture of the present embodiment is provided with a predetermined multifunctional material on at least a part of the member, in particular, a part that is easily scratched and has conventionally been used with hard chrome plating, and a part to which dirt and bacteria are likely to adhere. It is characterized in that it is used. Therefore, in the following, first, the multifunctional material will be described in detail, and then the furniture using the multifunctional material will be described.

[About multifunctional materials]
The multifunctional material used in the furniture of the present invention is a heat treatment of at least a surface of a base body having a surface layer made of titanium or a titanium alloy at a high temperature using, for example, a gas combustion flame mainly composed of hydrocarbons. can be produced by a substrate at least the surface layer is made of titanium or titanium alloy, also its entire substrate be composed of titanium or titanium alloy, or consists of a surface portion forming layer and the core These materials may be different. In addition, regarding the shape of the substrate, the final product shape (flat or three-dimensional) where durability such as high hardness, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, and heat resistance is desired, or visible light on the surface It may be a final product shape that is desired to have a responsive photocatalytic function.

If at least the surface layer is made of titanium or a titanium alloy and the surface portion forming layer and the core material are made of different materials, the thickness of the surface portion forming layer is the carbon-doped oxidation formed. It may be the same as the thickness of the titanium layer (that is, the entire surface portion forming layer becomes a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer) or may be thick (that is, a portion of the surface portion forming layer in the thickness direction is carbon-doped oxidized. It becomes a titanium layer and a part remains as it is). The material of the core material is not particularly limited as long as it does not burn, melt or deform during the heat treatment in the manufacturing method of the first invention. For example, iron, iron alloy, non-ferrous alloy, ceramics, other ceramics, high temperature heat resistant glass, etc. can be used as the core material. Examples of the substrate composed of such a thin film-like surface layer and a core material include, for example, those obtained by forming a film made of titanium or a titanium alloy on the surface of the core material by a method such as sputtering, vapor deposition, or thermal spraying. Can do.

Various known titanium alloys can be used as the titanium alloy, and are not particularly limited. For example, Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-6Al-6V-2Sn, Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo, Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al, Ti-7Al-4Mo, Ti-5Al-2.5Sn, Ti- 6Al-5Zr-0.5Mo-0.2Si, Ti-5.5Al-3.5Sn-3Zr-0.3Mo-1Nb-0.3Si, Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V
Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo, Ti-5Al-2Sn-2Zr-4Mo-4Cr, Ti-11.5Mo-6Zr-4.5Sn, Ti-15V-3Cr-3Al-3Sn, Ti-15Mo-5Zr -3Al, Ti-15Mo-5Zr, Ti-13V-11Cr-3Al, or the like can be used.

  In the production of the multifunctional material, it is possible to use a combustion flame of a gas mainly composed of hydrocarbon, particularly acetylene, and it is particularly desirable to use a reducing flame. In the production of a multifunctional material, this hydrocarbon-based gas means a gas containing at least 50% by volume of hydrocarbon, for example, containing at least 50% by volume of acetylene, and appropriately air, hydrogen, oxygen It means the gas which mixed etc. In the production of this multifunctional material, the gas containing hydrocarbon as a main component preferably contains 50% by volume or more of acetylene, and the hydrocarbon is most preferably 100% of acetylene. When unsaturated hydrocarbons, especially acetylene having a triple bond, are used, in the process of combustion, especially in the reducing flame part, the unsaturated bond part decomposes to form an intermediate radical substance. It is considered that carbon doping is likely to occur because of its high activity.

  In the production of a multifunctional material, when the surface layer of the substrate to be heat-treated is titanium or a titanium alloy, oxygen that oxidizes the titanium or titanium alloy is necessary, and air or oxygen must be included correspondingly. There is.

In the production of a multifunctional material, the surface of the substrate whose surface layer is made of titanium or a titanium alloy is heat-treated at a high temperature using a combustion flame of a gas mainly composed of hydrocarbons. Even if the combustion flame of a hydrocarbon-based gas is directly applied to the substrate, the surface of such a substrate is heated at a high temperature in a combustion gas atmosphere of a hydrocarbon-based gas. The heat treatment may be performed in a furnace, for example. When heat treatment is performed at a high temperature by directly applying a combustion flame, the above-described fuel gas may be burned in a furnace and the combustion flame may be applied to the surface of the substrate. When heat treatment is performed in a combustion gas atmosphere at a high temperature, the above fuel gas is burned in a furnace and the high-temperature combustion gas atmosphere is used.

As for the heat treatment, the surface temperature of the substrate becomes 900 to 1500 ° C., preferably 1000 to 1200 ° C., and a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with carbon in a Ti—C bond state is formed as the surface layer of the substrate. It is necessary to heat-treat. In the case of the heat treatment in which the surface temperature of the substrate ends below 900 ° C., the durability of the substrate having the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer obtained is insufficient and the photocatalytic activity under visible light is also insufficient. On the other hand, in the case of heat treatment where the surface temperature of the substrate exceeds 1500 ° C., the ultrathin film peels off from the surface of the substrate during cooling after the heat treatment, and the intended durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, (Abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance) effect is not obtained. Moreover, even in the case of the heat treatment in which the surface temperature of the substrate is in the range of 900 to 1500 ° C., if the heat treatment time becomes long, the ultrathin film is peeled off from the surface of the substrate during cooling after the heat treatment, Since the intended durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance) cannot be obtained, the surface of the substrate will not peel off when cooled after heat treatment. It needs to be time. That is, the heat treatment time is sufficient to make the surface layer a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with carbon in a Ti-C bond state. It must be a time that does not result in peeling of the thin film. This heat treatment time is correlated with the heating temperature, but is preferably about 400 seconds or less.

In the production of multifunctional materials, carbon dope doped with carbon containing 0.3 to 15 at%, preferably 1 to 10 at% of carbon in a Ti-C bond state by adjusting the heating temperature and heat treatment time. A titanium oxide layer can be obtained relatively easily. When the carbon doping amount is small, the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer is transparent, and as the carbon doping amount increases, the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer becomes translucent and opaque. Therefore, by forming a transparent carbon-doped titanium oxide layer on a transparent plate-shaped core material, it has excellent durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance) and visible light response A transparent plate that functions as a mold photocatalyst can be obtained, and durability (high hardness, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance) can be obtained by forming a transparent carbon-doped titanium oxide layer on a plate having a colored pattern on the surface. , A decorative plate that is excellent in chemical resistance and heat resistance) and functions as a visible light responsive photocatalyst. In the case where at least the substrate whose surface layer is made of titanium or a titanium alloy is composed of the surface portion forming layer and the core material, and the thickness of the surface portion forming layer is 500 nm or less, the melting point of the surface portion forming layer When heated to the vicinity, many small island-like undulations floating in the sea are generated on the surface and become translucent.

  In a multifunctional material having a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with carbon in a Ti-C bond state, the thickness of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer is preferably 10 nm or more, and has high hardness, scratch resistance, In order to achieve wearability, the thickness is more preferably 50 nm or more. When the thickness of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer is less than 10 nm, the resulting multifunctional material having the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer tends to be insufficient. The upper limit of the thickness of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer is not particularly limited, although it is necessary to consider the cost and the effect achieved.

  The carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of the multifunctional material is a titanium compound Ti formed by doping chemically modified titanium oxide as described in Non-Patent Document 3 or various atoms or anions X conventionally proposed. Unlike titanium oxide containing —O—X, it contains a relatively large amount of carbon, and doped carbon is contained in a Ti—C bond state. As a result, it is considered that mechanical strength such as scratch resistance and abrasion resistance is improved, and the Vickers hardness is remarkably increased. Moreover, heat resistance is also improved.

The carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of the multifunctional material has a Vickers hardness of 300 or more, preferably 500 or more, more preferably 700 or more, and most preferably 1000 or more. A Vickers hardness of 1000 or more is harder than that of hard chrome plating. Thus, multifunctional materials of this can be significantly utilized for any of various conventional hard chromium plating has been utilized.

The carbon-doped titanium oxide layer, which is a multifunctional material, responds not only to ultraviolet rays but also to visible light having a wavelength of 400 nm or more, and functions effectively as a photocatalyst. Therefore, the multifunctional material can be used as a visible light responsive photocatalyst and exhibits a photocatalytic function not only outdoors but also indoors. Further, the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of the multifunctional material exhibits super hydrophilicity with a contact angle of 3 ° or less.

  Furthermore, the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of the multifunctional material is excellent in chemical resistance, and after being immersed in an aqueous solution of 1M sulfuric acid and 1M sodium hydroxide for one week, the film hardness, abrasion resistance and photocurrent density are adjusted. When measured and compared with the measured value before treatment, no significant change was observed. Incidentally, with respect to commercially available titanium oxide films, generally, the binder dissolves in acid or alkali depending on the kind thereof, so that the film peels off, and there is almost no acid resistance and alkali resistance.

Further, the other multifunctional material used for the furniture of the present invention is such that at least the surface layer of the substrate made of titanium or a titanium alloy is heat-treated with a combustion flame of, for example, an unsaturated hydrocarbon, particularly acetylene, and the surface layer A layer in which fine columns made of titanium oxide or a titanium alloy oxide are erected is formed inside, and then, for example, thermal stress, shear stress, and tensile force are applied, and the layer in which the fine columns are erected is applied to the surface A layer in which fine columns made of the titanium oxide or the titanium alloy oxide are forested is exposed on at least a part on the substrate, usually on a large part on the substrate by cutting along the layer. It can manufacture by obtaining a member.

The substrate whose at least surface layer is made of titanium or a titanium alloy may be composed entirely of titanium or a titanium alloy, or a surface portion forming layer made of titanium or a titanium alloy and a core material made of other materials. It may be comprised. Further, the shape of the substrate may be any final product shape (flat plate shape or three-dimensional shape) where photocatalytic activity and / or super hydrophilicity is desired.

In the case where at least the substrate whose surface layer is made of titanium or a titanium alloy is composed of a surface portion forming layer made of titanium or a titanium alloy and a core material made of another material, the thickness (amount) of the surface portion forming layer ) Even if the thickness is comparable to the amount of layers in which fine columns made of titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide are formed (that is, the entire surface layer forming layer is made of titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide). The fine pillars become forested layers) and may be thicker (that is, the fine pillars in which part of the surface portion forming layer in the thickness direction is made of titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide are forested. Layer, and the rest remains unchanged). The material of the core material is not particularly limited as long as it does not burn, melt or deform during the heat treatment in the production of the multifunctional material. For example, iron, iron alloy, non-ferrous alloy, glass, ceramics, and other ceramics can be used as the core material. As the substrate composed of such a thin film surface layer and a core material, the same ones as described above can be used. The thickness of this surface layer is preferably 0.5 μm or more, more preferably 4 μm or more.

As a titanium alloy, well-known various titanium alloys can be used, and there is no particular limitation, and those similar to the above are used.

In the production of a multifunctional material, for example, it is desirable to use a combustion flame of a gas mainly composed of unsaturated hydrocarbons, particularly acetylene, and particularly to use a reducing flame. Gas in the manufacture of the multifunctional material of this is containing at least 50 volume% of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, e.g., acetylene contains at least 50 volume%, suitably air, hydrogen, it is preferred to use a mixed gas of oxygen, etc. . In the production of the second multifunctional material, the fuel component is most preferably 100% acetylene. When unsaturated hydrocarbons, especially acetylene having a triple bond, are used, in the process of combustion, especially in the reducing flame part, the unsaturated bond part decomposes to form an intermediate radical substance. Has a strong activity, and carbon doping is likely to occur, and doped carbon is contained in a Ti-C bond state. Thus, when carbon dope arises in a micro pillar, the hardness of a micro pillar will become high, As a result, mechanical strength, such as hardness of a multifunctional material and abrasion resistance, will improve, and heat resistance will also improve.

In the production of the multifunctional material, the surface layer is heated by directly applying a combustion flame to the surface of the substrate made of titanium or a titanium alloy, or the surface of the substrate is heated in a combustion exhaust gas atmosphere. This heat treatment can be carried out, for example, with a gas burner or in a furnace. When the combustion flame is directly applied and heat treatment is performed at a high temperature, the combustion flame may be applied to the surface of the substrate by a gas burner. When heat treatment is performed in a combustion exhaust gas atmosphere at a high temperature, the above fuel gas may be burned in a furnace and an atmosphere containing the high-temperature combustion exhaust gas may be used.

For the heat treatment, at least the surface layer is made of titanium or a titanium alloy, a layer in which fine columns made of titanium oxide or a titanium alloy oxide are formed is formed inside the surface layer, and then, for example, thermal stress, shear stress, By applying a tensile force, the layer in which the fine columns are erected is cut in a direction along the surface layer, and at least a part of the titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide is erected in at least a part of the substrate. It is necessary to adjust the heating temperature and the heat treatment time so that a member in which the layer is exposed can be obtained. This heat treatment is preferably performed at a temperature of 600 ° C. or higher.

By performing the heat treatment under such conditions, the height of the layer in which the fine pillars stand is about 1 to 20 μm, and the thickness of the thin film thereon is about 0.1 to 10 μm. Intermediates having an average thickness of about 0.2 to 3 μm are formed. Thereafter, for example, by applying a thermal stress, a shear stress, or a tensile force to cut the layer in which the fine pillars are erected in a direction along the surface layer, at least a part of the titanium oxide or the substrate is formed on the substrate. A member in which a layer with fine columns made of titanium alloy oxide is exposed (that is, all or most of the thin film existing on the layer with fine columns on the substrate is peeled off) However, a part of the thin film existing on the layer where the fine pillars are erected may remain without being peeled).

  In the case of cutting a layer in which fine columns are erected by applying thermal stress in a direction along the surface layer, for example, either the surface or the back surface of the substrate is cooled or heated to heat the surface of the substrate. A temperature difference is provided between the back surface and the back surface. As this cooling method, for example, either the surface or the back surface of the hot intermediate is brought into contact with a cooling object, such as a stainless steel block, or cold air (room temperature air) is applied to either the surface or the back surface of the hot intermediate. Spray. Even if the hot intermediate is allowed to cool, thermal stress is generated, but the degree is low.

  When shearing stress is applied and the layer in which the fine pillars are erected is cut in a direction along the surface layer, for example, a relatively reverse force is applied to the front and back surfaces of the intermediate by frictional force. In addition, when a layer in which fine columns are erected is cut in a direction along the surface layer by applying a tensile force, for example, the surface and the back surface of the above intermediate body are removed from those surfaces using a vacuum suction disk or the like. Pull vertically in the opposite direction. In addition, the member in which the layer in which the fine column made of the titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide is exposed on at least a part of the substrate is exposed is the titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide on the intermediate thin film. It is also possible to remove a member portion where a large number of continuous narrow protrusions made of and the fine pillars standing on the protrusions are exposed by polishing, sputtering or the like.

In a member in which a layer with fine columns made of titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide is exposed on at least a part of the substrate obtained as described above, the layer with fine columns is set Although the height of the layer in which the fine column stands is changed depending on the height position of the fine column cut in the direction along the surface layer, the height of the layer in which the fine column stands is generally 1 to The average thickness of the fine columns is about 0.5 to 3 μm. This member can easily adsorb VOCs,
Since it has a large surface area, it has high activity as a photocatalyst, and also has high film hardness, and is a multifunctional material excellent in peeling resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, and heat resistance.

In multifunctional material of this, since the minute columns consisting of titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide is carbon-doped ultraviolet course, also responds to visible light having a wavelength of above 400 nm, particularly effectively acts as a photocatalyst It can be used as a visible light responsive photocatalyst and exhibits a photocatalytic function not only outdoors but also indoors.

The shape of each of the minute columns of layers of titanium oxide or fine columns made of titanium alloy oxide is bristled constituting the multifunctional material of this, as judged from photomicrographs of FIGS. 10 and 13, Prismatic, cylindrical, pyramidal, conical, inverted pyramid or inverted conical, etc., extending straight or perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, extending while curving or bending, There are ones that branch out and extend, and those that are complex. Moreover, as the whole shape, it can show by various expressions, such as a frost column shape, a raising carpet shape, a basket shape, a row column shape, and the column shape assembled with blocks. In addition, the thickness and height of the fine columns, the size of the base (bottom surface), and the like vary depending on heating conditions and the like.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on examples and comparative examples.

[Examples 1 to 3]
Using an acetylene flame, a titanium plate with a thickness of 0.3 mm has a surface temperature of about 1100 ° C.
Then, a titanium plate having a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with carbon in a Ti—C bond state was formed as a surface layer. By adjusting the heat treatment time at 1100 ° C. to 5 seconds (Example 1), 3 seconds (Example 2), and 1 second (Example 3), respectively, the amount of carbon doping and the thickness of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer were reduced. Titanium plates with different carbon doped titanium oxide layers were formed.

The carbon content was calculated | required with the fluorescent-X-ray-analysis apparatus about the carbon dope titanium oxide layer with which the carbon formed in this Example 1-3 was doped in the state of Ti-C bond. Assuming a molecular structure of TiO ₂ -XCx based on the carbon content, carbon content 8at% for Example 1, TiO _{1. 76} C _0.24, carbon content of about 3.3At% for Examples 2, TiO _1.90 C _0.10 and Example 3 had a carbon content of 1.7 at% and TiO _1.95 C _0.05 . Examples 1 to 3
The carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with carbon formed in the state of Ti—C bonds was superhydrophilic with a contact angle with water droplets of about 2 °.

[Comparative Example 1]
A commercially available titanium oxide sol (STS-01 manufactured by Ishihara Sangyo Co., Ltd.) was spin-coated on a titanium plate having a thickness of 0.3 mm, and then a titanium plate having a titanium oxide film whose adhesion was improved by heating was formed.

[Comparative Example 2]
A commercially available product in which titanium oxide was spray-coated on a SUS plate was used as the substrate having the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 2.

Test Example 1 (Vickers hardness)
For the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbon of Example 1 was doped in a Ti—C bond state and the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1, the nano-hardness tester (NHT) (CSM in Switzerland)
The film hardness was measured under the conditions of indenter: Belkovic type, test load: 2 mN, load unloading rate: 4 mN / min, and the carbon of Example 1 was doped in a Ti—C bond state. The carbon-doped titanium oxide layer had a high Vickers hardness of 1340. On the other hand, the Vickers hardness of the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1 was 160.

  These results are shown in FIG. For reference, the literature values of Vickers hardness of hard chrome plating layer and nickel plating layer (Tomono, “Practical Plating Manual”, Chapter 6, Ohmsha (1971)) are also shown. It is obvious that the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbon of Example 1 is doped in a Ti—C bond state has higher hardness than the nickel plating layer and the hard chromium plating layer.

Test Example 2 (Scratch resistance)
For the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with the carbon of Example 1 in a Ti—C bond state and the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1, a microscratch tester (MST) (manufactured by CSM Instruments, Switzerland) was used as an indenter: Rockwell. The scratch resistance test was performed under the conditions of (diamond), tip radius 200 μm, initial load: 0 N, final load: 30 N, load speed: 50 N / min, scratch length: 6 mm, stage speed: 10.5 mm / min. A “peeling start” load at which a small film peels off within the scratch mark and an “overall peel” load at which the film peels across the scratch mark were determined. The results were as shown in Table 1.

  As is apparent from this table, it can be seen that the carbon-doped titanium oxide surface layer of Example A is superior to the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1 in scratch resistance.

Test Example 3 (Abrasion resistance)
The carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with the carbon of Example 1 in a Ti—C bond state and the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1 were tested at a test temperature using a high-temperature tribometer (HT-TRM) (manufactured by CSM Instruments, Switzerland). : Room temperature and 470 ° C, Ball: Diameter 1
A wear test was performed under the conditions of 2.4 mm SiC sphere, load: 1 N, sliding speed: 20 mm / sec, rotation radius: 1 mm, and test rotation speed: 1000 rotations.

  As a result, for the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1, peeling occurred at both room temperature and 470 ° C., but for the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbon of Example 1 was doped in a Ti—C bond state, No significant trace wear was detected under both room temperature and 470 ° C conditions.

Test Example 4 (Chemical resistance)
After immersing the titanium plate having the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with the carbon of Example 1 in a Ti—C bond state in a 1M sulfuric acid aqueous solution and a 1M sodium hydroxide aqueous solution for 1 week at room temperature, When the wear resistance and the photocurrent density described below were measured, no significant difference was observed in the results before and after immersion. That is, it was confirmed that the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbon of Example 1 was doped in a Ti—C bond state had high chemical resistance.

Test Example 5 (Structure of carbon-doped titanium oxide layer doped with carbon in a Ti-C bond state)
For the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbon of Example 1 was doped in a Ti—C bond state, the acceleration voltage was 10 kV, the target was Al, and Ar ion sputtering was performed for 2700 seconds using an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS). Done and started the analysis. If this sputtering rate is 0.64 Å / s corresponding to the SiO ₂ film, the depth is about 173 nm. The result of the XPS analysis is shown in FIG. The highest peak appears when the binding energy is 284.6 eV. This is judged to be a C—H (C) bond commonly found in Cls analysis. The next highest peak is seen when the binding energy is 281.7 eV. Since the bond energy of the Ti—C bond is 281.6 eV, it is determined that C is doped as a Ti—C bond in the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of Example 1. As a result of XPS analysis at 11 points at different positions in the depth direction of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer, similar peaks appeared in the vicinity of 281.6 eV at all points.

  Ti-C bonds were also confirmed at the boundary between the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer and the substrate. Accordingly, the hardness is increased due to the Ti—C bond in the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer, and the film peeling strength is significantly increased due to the Ti—C bond at the boundary between the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer and the substrate. Is expected.

Test Example 6 (wavelength response)
The wavelength responsiveness of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbons of Examples 1 to 3 were doped in a Ti—C bond state and the titanium oxide films of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were measured using an Oriel monochromator. Specifically, a voltage of 0.3 V was applied to each layer and film between the counter electrode in a 0.05 M aqueous sodium sulfate solution, and the photocurrent density was measured.

The result is shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows the obtained photocurrent density jp with respect to the irradiation wavelength. The wavelength absorption edge of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbons of Examples 1 to 3 are doped in a Ti—C bond state extends to 490 nm, and the photocurrent density increases as the carbon doping amount increases. Was recognized. Although not shown here, it has been found that when the carbon doping amount exceeds 10 at%, the current density tends to decrease, and when the carbon doping amount exceeds 15 at%, the tendency becomes remarkable. Therefore, it was recognized that the carbon doping amount has an optimum value of about 1 to 10 at%. On the other hand, in the titanium oxide films of Comparative Examples 1 and 2, it was confirmed that the photocurrent density was extremely small and the wavelength absorption edge was about 410 nm.

Test example 7 (light energy conversion efficiency)
For the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbons of Examples 1 to 3 are doped in a Ti—C bond state and the titanium oxide films of Comparative Examples 1 and 2, the formula η = jp (Ews−Eapp) / I
The light energy conversion efficiency η defined by Here, Ews is the theoretical decomposition voltage of water (= 1.23 V), Eapp is the applied voltage (= 0.3 V), and I is the irradiation light intensity. This result is shown in FIG.
Shown in FIG. 4 shows the light energy conversion efficiency η with respect to the irradiation light wavelength.

As is clear from FIG. 4, the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbons of Examples 1 to 3 are doped in a Ti—C bond state has extremely high light energy conversion efficiency, and the conversion efficiency in the vicinity of a wavelength of 450 nm is a comparative example. It was recognized that the conversion efficiency in the ultraviolet region (200 to 380 nm) of the 1 and 2 titanium oxide films was superior. Further, the water decomposition efficiency of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbon of Example 1 is doped in a Ti—C bond state is about 8% at a wavelength of 370 nm, and an efficiency exceeding 10% can be obtained at 350 nm or less. I understood.

Test Example 8 (Deodorization test)
A deodorizing test was performed on the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer in which the carbons of Examples 1 and 2 were doped in a Ti-C bond state and the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1. Specifically, after acetaldehyde generally used in deodorization tests is enclosed in a 1000 ml glass container together with a substrate having a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer, the influence of concentration reduction due to initial adsorption can be ignored. Visible light was irradiated with a fluorescent lamp with a UV cut filter, and the acetaldehyde concentration was measured by gas chromatography at every predetermined irradiation time. The surface area of each film is 8.0c.
It was m ^2.

  The result is shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows the acetaldehyde concentration with respect to the elapsed time after irradiation with visible light. The acetaldehyde decomposition rate of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layers of Examples 1 and 2 is higher than the acetaldehyde decomposition rate of the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1, and the carbon doping amount is large. It was found that the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of Example 1 having a higher energy conversion efficiency has a higher decomposition rate than the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of Example 2.

Test example 9 (antifouling test)
An antifouling test was carried out on the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of Example 1 and the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1. Each coating was placed in a smoking room in the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Co., Ltd., and surface contamination after 145 days was observed. There is no direct incidence of sunlight in the smoking room.

  A photograph showing the results is shown in FIG. Fat was attached to the surface of the titanium oxide film of Comparative Example 1 and had a pale yellow color, but the surface of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of Example 1 was not particularly changed and was kept clean. It was confirmed that the antifouling effect was sufficiently exhibited.

[Examples 4 to 7]
Using a acetylene combustion flame in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 3, a 0.3 mm thick titanium plate was
The titanium plate which has a carbon dope titanium oxide layer as a surface layer was formed by heat-processing for the time shown in Table 2 at the surface temperature shown in a table | surface.

[Comparative Example 3]
Using a natural gas combustion flame, a titanium plate with a thickness of 0.3 mm is
Heat treatment was performed for the time shown in the table.

Test Example 10
The Vickers hardness (HV) of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layers of Examples 4 to 7 and the film of Comparative Example 3 was measured in the same manner as in Test Example 1 above. The results are shown in Table 2. Moreover, the carbon dope titanium oxide layer formed in Examples 4-11 was super hydrophilicity whose contact angle with a water droplet was about 2 degrees.

  As is apparent from the data shown in Table 2, when the heat treatment was performed with the combustion gas of natural gas so that the surface temperature became 850 ° C., only a film having a Vickers hardness of 160 was obtained, but the surface temperature was 1000 ° C. In Examples 4 to 7 where heat treatment was performed using acetylene combustion gas as described above, a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer having a Vickers hardness of 1200 was obtained.

Test Example 11
For the carbon-doped titanium oxide layers of Examples 4 to 7 and the titanium oxide films of Comparative Examples 1 and 3, as in Test Example 6, a voltage of 0.3 V was applied between the counter electrode in a 0.05 M sodium sulfate aqueous solution. The photocurrent density was measured by irradiating with light of 300 nm to 520 nm. The result is shown in FIG. FIG. 7 shows the obtained photocurrent density jp with respect to the potential ECP (V vs. SSE).

  The carbon-doped titanium oxide layers of Examples 4 to 6 obtained by heat treatment using an acetylene combustion gas so that the surface temperature becomes 1000 to 1200 ° C. have relatively high photocurrent density and are excellent. all right. On the other hand, the titanium oxide of Comparative Example 3 obtained by heat treatment so that the surface temperature becomes 850 ° C. and the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer of Example 7 obtained by heat treatment so that the surface temperature becomes 1500 ° C. It was found that the current density was relatively small.

[Example 8]
A titanium alloy whose surface layer contains carbon-doped titanium oxide by heat treatment of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy plate having a thickness of 0.3 mm using an acetylene combustion flame so that its surface temperature is about 1100 ° C. An alloy plate made of The heat treatment time at 1100 ° C. was 60 seconds. The layer containing carbon-doped titanium oxide thus formed is superhydrophilic with a contact angle with water droplets of about 2 °, and has the same photocatalytic activity as that of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer obtained in Example 4. showed that.

[Example 9]
A titanium thin film having a thickness of about 500 nm was formed on the surface of a stainless steel plate (SUS316) having a thickness of 0.3 mm by sputtering. A stainless steel sheet having a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer as a surface layer was formed by heat treatment using an acetylene combustion flame so that the surface temperature was about 900 ° C. The heat treatment time at 900 ° C. was 15 seconds. The carbon-doped titanium oxide layer thus formed is superhydrophilic with a contact angle with water droplets of about 2 °, and exhibits the same photocatalytic activity as the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer obtained in Example 4. It was.

[Example 10]
A titanium oxide powder having a particle size of 20 μm is supplied into an acetylene combustion flame, and is retained in the combustion flame for a predetermined time, and heat-treated so that the surface temperature is about 1000 ° C. A titanium powder having a layer was formed. The heat treatment time at 1000 ° C. was 4 seconds. The titanium powder having the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer formed as described above showed the same photocatalytic activity as that of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer obtained in Example 4.

[Examples 11 to 12]
A titanium thin film having a thickness of about 100 nm was formed by sputtering on the surface of a 1 mm thick glass plate (Pyrex (registered trademark)). A glass plate having a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer as a surface layer is obtained by heat treatment using an acetylene combustion flame so that the surface temperature is 1100 ° C. (Example 11) or 1500 ° C. (Example 12). Formed. The heat treatment time at 1100 ° C. or 1500 ° C. was 10 seconds. The carbon-doped titanium oxide layer thus formed was transparent as shown in the photograph in FIG. 8A when the surface temperature was 1100 ° C., but when the surface temperature was 1500 ° C., FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, many small island-like undulations floating in the sea are generated on the surface, and it became translucent as shown in FIG.

[Examples 13 to 16]
The surface of the titanium plate having a thickness of 0.3 mm was subjected to heat treatment with an acetylene combustion flame at the surface layer temperature shown in Table 3 for the time shown in Table 3. After that, when the surface to which the flame is applied is brought into contact with a flat surface of a stainless steel block having a thickness of 30 mm and cooled, a layer in which fine columns made of white titanium oxide stand on the most part of the titanium plate surface is exposed. And a small piece member in which a large number of continuous narrow protrusions made of white titanium oxide on the thin film and fine columns standing on the protrusions are exposed. That is, the layer in which the fine columns made of titanium oxide formed in the surface layer by heat treatment are erected is cut in the direction along the surface layer by the subsequent cooling. In this way, Examples 13 to 16 were obtained.

  FIG. 10 is a photomicrograph of the member obtained in Example 13, in which a layer 2 in which fine columns made of white titanium oxide are forested is exposed on the titanium plate surface 1, and a white color is formed on the thin film. A state is shown in which a small piece member 3 in which a large number of continuous narrow protrusion portions made of titanium oxide and fine columns standing on the protrusion portions are exposed remains on a part of the layer 2. . In addition, in the manufacturing method of Examples 13-16, although the titanium plate surface 1 is not exposed, the micrograph of FIG. 10 has shown the state which removed a part of layer 2 in which the fine pillar stands. FIG. 11 is a photomicrograph showing the state of the surface on the thin film side of the small piece member 3 in which a large number of continuous narrow protrusions made of white titanium oxide and thin columns standing on the protrusions are exposed on the thin film. FIG. 12 shows a number of continuous narrow widths of small piece members 3 in which a large number of continuous narrow-width projections made of white titanium oxide are exposed on a thin film and fine columns standing on the projections are exposed. FIG. 13 is a photomicrograph showing the state of the protrusion and the surface on the side where the fine pillar standing on the protrusion is exposed, and FIG. 13 is the state of the layer 2 where the fine pillar made of white titanium oxide is standing FIG.

[Example 17]
The surface of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy plate having a thickness of 0.3 mm was heat-treated with an acetylene combustion flame at the surface layer temperature shown in Table 3 for the time shown in Table 3. After that, when the surface to which the flame is applied is brought into contact with a flat surface of a stainless steel block having a thickness of 30 mm and cooled, a layer in which fine columns made of titanium alloy oxide stand on most of the surface of the titanium alloy plate is exposed. And a small piece member in which a number of continuous narrow protrusions made of titanium alloy oxide on the thin film and fine columns standing on the protrusions are exposed.

[Example 18]
A titanium thin film having a thickness of about 3 μm was formed on the surface of a stainless steel plate (SUS316) having a thickness of 0.3 mm by electron beam evaporation. The surface of the thin film was heat-treated with an acetylene combustion flame at the surface layer temperature shown in Table 3 for the time shown in Table 3. After that, when the surface to which the combustion flame is applied is brought into contact with a flat surface of a 30 mm thick stainless steel block and cooled, a layer in which fine columns made of white titanium oxide are forested is exposed on the majority of the surface of the stainless steel plate. And a small piece member in which a large number of continuous narrow protrusions made of white titanium oxide on the thin film and fine columns standing on the protrusions are exposed.

[Comparative Example 4]
A commercially available titanium oxide sol (STS-01 manufactured by Ishihara Sangyo Co., Ltd.) was spin-coated on a titanium plate having a thickness of 0.3 mm, and then a titanium plate having a titanium oxide film whose adhesion was improved by heating was formed.

Test Example 12 (Scratch hardness test: pencil method)
Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd., based on JIS K 5600-5-4 (1999), on the surface of the fine column side of the member in which the layer in which the fine column is grown is exposed on the substrate surface obtained in Examples 13 to 18 A pencil scratch hardness test was carried out using Uni 1H-9H pencils. The results were as shown in Table 3. That is, no damage was observed when a 9H pencil was used for all the test pieces.

Test Example 13 (Chemical resistance test)
The members having exposed layers with fine pillars exposed on the substrate surfaces obtained in Examples 13 to 18 were immersed in 1M sulfuric acid aqueous solution and 1M sodium hydroxide aqueous solution for 1 week at room temperature, washed with water and dried. Then, the above scratch hardness test: the pencil method was carried out. The results were as shown in Table 3. That is, even when a 9H pencil was used for all the test pieces, no damage was observed, and it was confirmed that the test pieces had high chemical resistance.

Test example 14 (heat resistance test)
A member in which a layer in which fine columns are erected is exposed on the surface of the substrate obtained in Examples 13 to 18 is placed in a tubular furnace, and the temperature is raised from room temperature to 500 ° C. in an air atmosphere over 1 hour. After holding at a constant temperature of 500 ° C. for 2 hours and further allowing to cool to room temperature over 1 hour, the above-described scratch hardness test: pencil method was performed. The results were as shown in Table 3. That is, no damage was observed even when a 9H pencil was used for all the test pieces, and it was confirmed that the specimen had high heat resistance.

Test Example 15 (Anti-fouling test)
As a sample, a titanium plate surface area 8 cm ² having a titanium oxide film obtained in member and Comparative Example 4 of surface area 8 cm ² of the layer minute columns the resulting substrate surface in Example 16 is bristled is exposed An antifouling test was conducted using Specifically, each of these samples was immersed in 80 mL of an aqueous methylene blue solution adjusted to a concentration of about 10 μmol / L, and the influence of the decrease in concentration due to initial adsorption became negligible. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Visible light was irradiated with a fluorescent lamp with a UV cut filter manufactured, and the absorbance of the methylene blue aqueous solution at a wavelength of 660 nm was measured with a water quality inspection apparatus DR / 2400 manufactured by HACH at every predetermined irradiation time. The result was as shown in FIG.

  From FIG. 14, the member in which the layer with the fine pillars exposed on the surface of the substrate obtained in Example 16 is exposed to methylene blue as compared with the titanium plate having the titanium oxide film obtained in Comparative Example 4. It can be seen that the decomposition speed of is high and the antifouling effect is high.

Test Example 16 (Crystal structure and bonding state)
As a result of performing X-ray analysis (XRD) on the sample obtained from the fine column of the member in which the layer with the fine column grown on the substrate surface obtained in Example 15 is exposed, it has a rutile crystal structure. It has been found.

Further, with respect to the fine column portion of the member in which the layer with the fine columns grown on the surface of the substrate obtained in Example 15 is exposed, an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) is used to accelerate voltage: 10 kV, target: Al was used for Ar sputtering for 2700 seconds, and analysis was started. If this sputtering rate is 0.64 Å / s corresponding to the SiO ₂ film, the depth is about 173 nm. The result of the XPS analysis was as shown in FIG. The highest peak appears when the binding energy is 284.6 eV. This is judged to be a C—H (C) bond commonly found in Cls analysis. The next highest peak is seen when the binding energy is 281.6 eV. Since the bond energy of the Ti—C bond is 281.6 eV, it is determined that C is doped as a Ti—C bond in the fine column of Example 15. As a result of XPS analysis at 14 points at different heights of the fine columns, similar peaks appeared in the vicinity of 281.6 eV at all points.

[Example 19]
A disk having a diameter of 32 mm and a thickness of 0.3 mm was used as a test piece, and the surface temperature was about 1
The mixture was heated by an acetylene combustion flame so as to be maintained at 150 ° C. About the 1st test piece, the heating was stopped at the time of the heating time of 120 seconds, and it stood to cool. About the 2nd test piece, the heating was stopped at the time of 180 second and it stood to cool. The third test piece was heated for 480 seconds, and immediately the surface to which the flame was applied was brought into contact with the flat surface of a 30 mm thick stainless steel block and cooled. By this cooling, a thin film was peeled off from the surface of the titanium plate, and a member in which a layer in which fine columns made of white titanium oxide were erected was exposed. With respect to these three test pieces, a hole of 3 μm × 12 μm and a depth of 10 μm was dug on the surface of the test piece using a FIB-SEM apparatus SMI8400SE manufactured by Seiko Instruments Inc., and the side and bottom surfaces thereof were observed with a SEM apparatus VE7800 manufactured by Keyence Corporation. Went. The SEM photograph of the test piece after 120 seconds is FIG. 16, the SEM photograph of the test piece after 180 seconds is FIG. 17, and the SEM photograph of the test piece after 480 seconds is FIG. In FIG. 17 after 180 seconds, signs of a fine column structure begin to appear in the lower part of the film, and it is considered that by continuing the flame treatment, the fine column is elongated and a fine column structure as intended in the present invention is formed. .

[Concrete example]
The furniture of this embodiment will be described. The furniture according to the present embodiment includes a metal material in at least a part of the constituent members, and at least a part of the metal material includes the multifunctional material described above on at least a surface layer thereof. Here, this metal material is used in a site that is easily scratched and in which hard chrome plating has been used in the past, and where dirt and bacteria are likely to adhere.

  Note that there are many types of furniture in one mouth, and here, desks, cabinets, and furniture with casters (chairs) will be described as specific examples.

  First, a desk as an example of furniture will be described. FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of a learning desk mainly used in schools. In FIG. 19, the learning desk 1 includes a support 11, a top plate 13 fixed to the top of the support 11 with screws 12, and a shelf member 14 disposed on the lower surface side of the top plate 13. ing.

  The support 11 includes four leg frames 15, a pair of left and right main frames 16, 16 and a connection frame 17 positioned above the leg frames 15, and a front / rear reinforcement frame 18 that connects the lower portions of the front and rear legs 15. And a left and right reinforcing frame 19 that connects between the intermediate portions of the rear leg frame. Here, the main frames 16, 16 have a shape extending linearly in the front-rear direction along the left and right edges of the top plate 13. Further, the support 11 can be stacked and stored in the vertical direction without fixing the top plate 13.

  Such a learning desk 1 is mainly used in schools and has a high possibility of being touched by many people. Therefore, by applying a multifunctional material, deodorizing, antibacterial and antifouling effects can be achieved by its photocatalytic function. Can be obtained.

  Also, because it is used by students at school, it is likely to be handled roughly, but it uses a multifunctional material that has excellent durability such as high hardness compared to conventional titanium oxide photocatalysts Thus, it can sufficiently withstand use in school in terms of strength. That is, a learning desk that can maintain the function of the photocatalyst for a long period of time and has excellent scratch resistance and the like and is not damaged is provided. In addition, even if a scribble is made on the top of the desk due to its super hydrophilicity, it can be wiped off immediately.

  In addition, since the multifunctional material is a lightweight material, the learning desk 1 can be reduced in weight, and can be easily transported even by a weak child, and is very suitable as a material for the learning desk 1. Specifically, since the support 11, the shelf member 14, and the like are usually made of metal, it is desirable to form the multifunctional material. Moreover, since the surface of the top plate 13 is frequently touched by human hands, it is desirable to form the top plate 13 with a multifunctional material.

  Next, a cabinet as an example of furniture will be described. FIG. 20 is a front view showing the cabinet 100 of the present embodiment in which the door 101 shown in FIG. 21 is used as a double door. In this example, an upper case 142 is placed on a basic case 141, and the length in the vertical direction is substantially equal to the sum of the heights of both cases 141 and 142. The door 101 shown in FIG. 21 is pivotally attached to both sides of the lower casing 141 with hinges 143 in pairs.

  FIG. 21 is a front view showing the cabinet door 101. In FIG. 21, an add-on vertical frame 111 is connected to the upper end of two vertical frames 103 on the door 101, and an add-on panel 102 is disposed between the add-on vertical frames 111 and 111. The add-on panel 102 is connected to the panel 105 via an intermediate frame 112. Reference numeral 107 denotes a handle.

  20 and 21 is a wooden cabinet, but the handle 107 is a member that is frequently touched by human hands. Therefore, by applying a multifunctional material, the photocatalytic function can eliminate deodorizing, antibacterial, An effect of dirt can be obtained.

  In addition, the handle 107 is frequently pulled by a human hand and is handled in a very messy manner, so that a high strength is required. In this respect, use of a multifunctional material having excellent durability such as high hardness as compared with the conventional titanium oxide photocatalyst can sufficiently withstand the use in terms of strength.

  In addition, the entire cabinet 100 may be made of metal. In this case, at least the front surface of the cabinet 100, particularly the front and back surfaces of the door 101 that frequently touches human hands, the inner surfaces of the housings 141 and 142, etc. It is desirable to form with a multifunctional material.

  Furthermore, since the multifunctional material is a lightweight material, the cabinet 100 can be reduced in weight and is suitable as a material for the cabinet 100.

  The furniture with casters as an example of furniture will be described. FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a chair 200 with a ball caster that is an example of furniture with casters. FIG. 23 is an enlarged view of the ball caster 202 provided on the chair leg 203 of the chair 200.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, a ball caster 202 is provided on the chair leg 203 of the chair 200. The ball caster 202 is provided with a coil spring 205 in the upper part of the hollow tube cylinder 204, a ball ball tray 206 in the middle, and a ball ball 207 in the lower part. The ball sphere 207 protrudes from the front end of the hollow tube cylinder 204, and a packing 208 or the like is provided at the lower end of the hollow tube cylinder 204 so that the ground surface is not easily damaged.

  Thus, in furniture provided with casters, the casters (the ball casters 202 in the above example) roll on the floor surface, so that dirt and bacteria are likely to adhere to them. Therefore, by applying a multifunctional material, deodorizing, antibacterial, and antifouling effects can be obtained by the photocatalytic function.

  In addition, since casters used for furniture typically support a large load, the use of a multifunctional material with superior durability such as high hardness compared to conventional titanium oxide photocatalysts provides strength. It can withstand the use sufficiently.

In the caster device, the rolling member (the ball caster 202 in the above example) is preferably formed of a multifunctional material in order to pick up dirt and dust directly from the floor.

  In addition, the members that support the rolling member (ball ball tray 206 and hollow tube cylinder 204 in the above example) also pick up dirt and dust from the rolling member and receive a large load. preferable.

  Furthermore, since the multifunctional material is a lightweight material, the chair 200 can be reduced in weight, and is very suitable as a material for the chair 200 that is often used by human hands.

  As described above, examples of desks, cabinets, and furniture (chairs) with casters have been described as examples for carrying out the furniture of the present invention. Needless to say, the furniture of the present invention is not limited to these, and various furniture. Can be applied to.

It is a figure which shows the result of the film hardness test of Test Example 1. 10 is a diagram showing the results of XPS analysis in Test Example 5. FIG. It is a figure which shows the wavelength response of the photocurrent density of Test Example 6. It is a figure which shows the test result of the light energy conversion efficiency of Test Example 7. It is a figure which shows the result of the deodorizing test of Test Example 8. 10 is a photograph showing the results of an antifouling test in Test Example 9. It is a figure which shows the result of Test Example 11. It is a photograph which shows the light transmission state of the carbon dope titanium oxide layer obtained in Example 11 and 12. 6 is a photograph showing the surface state of the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer obtained in Example 11. FIG. It is a microscope picture which shows the state of the furniture obtained in Example 13. It is a microscope picture which shows the state of the thin film side surface of the small piece member 3 which has exposed many fine narrow protrusions which consist of white titanium oxide on a thin film, and the fine pillar standing on a protrusion part. A large number of continuous narrow-width projections made of white titanium oxide on the thin film and a large number of continuous narrow-width projections of the small piece member 3 in which fine columns standing on the projection are exposed, and the projections It is the microscope picture which shows the state of the surface of the side where the fine pillar which stands in the side is exposed. It is a microscope picture which shows the state of the layer 2 in which the micro pillar which consists of white titanium oxide stands. It is a graph which shows the result of Test Example 15 (antifouling test). It is a graph which shows the result of Test Example 16 (crystal structure and bonding state). It is a SEM photograph after a heating time of 120 seconds in Example 19. It is a SEM photograph after a heating time of 180 seconds in Example 19. It is a SEM photograph after the heating time of 480 seconds in Example 19. It is a disassembled perspective view of the learning desk which is an example of the furniture which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the cabinet which is an example of the furniture which is one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the door of the cabinet of FIG. It is a perspective view of the furniture (chair) with a caster which is an example of the furniture which is one embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial notch front view of the furniture (chair) with a caster of FIG.

1 Study desk (furniture)
100 Cabinet (furniture)
200 Furniture on casters

Claims (3)

The surface of the substrate made of titanium or titanium alloy is heat-treated at a high temperature using a combustion flame of a gas containing hydrocarbon as a main component, or is heated at a high temperature in a combustion gas atmosphere of a gas containing hydrocarbon as a main component. By doing so, at least the surface layer is made of a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer, the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer contains 0.3 to 15 at% of carbon, and the carbon is doped in a Ti-C bond state. The furniture is characterized in that a multifunctional material that is excellent in durability and functions as a visible light responsive photocatalyst is applied to a table top, a cabinet handle, or a caster that rolls on the floor .   2. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the surface layer of carbon-doped titanium oxide or titanium alloy oxide is bonded to the underlying titanium or titanium alloy via a Ti-C bond. .   The multifunctional material is subjected to heat treatment by directly applying an unsaturated hydrocarbon combustion flame to the surface of a substrate whose surface layer is made of titanium or a titanium alloy, or the surface of the substrate is treated with an unsaturated hydrocarbon combustion exhaust gas atmosphere. The layer in which fine columns made of carbon-doped titanium oxide or carbon-doped titanium alloy oxide are erected in the surface layer by heat treatment in the surface layer. The furniture according to 2.