Structure of dual-color electroplated article

Abstract

An improved structure of a dual-color electroplated article includes a base material, which has an outside surface, on which a metallic plating layer is electroplated to have the metallic plating layer tightly wrap around and enclose the outside surface and which includes at least one recess formed therein to be alternate with non-recessed portions of the outside surface and each receiving therein a black chrome plating layer electroplated therein to have the black chrome plating layer tightly attached in the recess; and a protection layer, which is formed, through electrophoretic deposition, to tightly wrap around and enclose the metallic plating layer and the black chrome plating layer of the base material. The metallic plating layer formed on the outside surface of the base material and the black chrome plating layer formed in the recess provide the base material with two different metallic colors and a dual-color article is provided.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A structure of a dual-color electroplated article, comprising:
 a base material, which has an outside surface, the outside surface comprising a metallic plating layer formed thereon through electroplating in such a way that the metallic plating layer tightly wraps around and encloses the outside surface, the outside surface comprising at least one recess formed therein to be alternate with non-recessed portions of the outside surface, each of the recesses receiving a black chrome plating layer formed therein in such a way that the black chrome plating layer is tightly attached in the recess; and   a protection layer, which is formed, through electrophoretic deposition, to tightly wrap around and enclose the metallic plating layer and the black chrome plating layer of the base material.   
     
     
         2 . The structure of the dual-color electroplated article according to  claim 1 , wherein the metallic plating layer is formed of one of bronze, red brass, and tin. 
     
     
         3 . The structure of the dual-color electroplated article according to  claim 1 , wherein the base material is formed of one of a metallic material, a plastic material, and a composite material. 
     
     
         4 . The structure of the dual-color electroplated article according to  claim 1 , wherein the base material is in the form of one of a shell, a frame, and a column. 
     
     
         5 . The structure of the dual-color electroplated article according to  claim 1 , wherein the protection layer comprises one of a clear painting layer and a resin layer. 
     
     
         6 . A structure of a dual-color electroplated article, comprising:
 a base material, which has an outside surface, the outside surface comprising a black chrome plating layer formed thereon in such a way that the black chrome plating layer tightly wraps around and encloses the outside surface, the outside surface comprising at least one recess formed therein to be alternate with non-recessed portions of the outside surface, each of the recesses receiving a metallic plating layer formed therein through electroplating in such a way that the metallic plating layer is tightly attached in the recess; and   a protection layer, which is formed, through electrophoretic deposition, to tightly wrap around and enclose the metallic plating layer and the black chrome plating layer of the base material.   
     
     
         7 . The structure of the dual-color electroplated article according to  claim 6 , wherein the metallic plating layer is formed of one of bronze, red brass, and tin. 
     
     
         8 . The structure of the dual-color electroplated article according to  claim 6 , wherein the base material is formed of one of a metallic material, a plastic material, and a composite material. 
     
     
         9 . The structure of the dual-color electroplated article according to  claim 6 , wherein the base material is in the form of one of a shell, a frame, and a column. 
     
     
         10 . The structure of the dual-color electroplated article according to  claim 6 , wherein the protection layer comprises one of a clear painting layer and a resin layer.