JP2000083525A - Grip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a grip having an excellent grip feeling and improved durability. SOLUTION: This main body part 21 of a front grip 6 is constituted of a cork piece 30 obtained by peeling of the bark of a cork tree, pressurizing the bark into a laminar state to give a cork plate and punching the cork plate into a fixed cylindrical state. The main body part 21 is composed of a natural cork material and has a great number of holes P rising to the surface by the porosity of the cork material. A filling material 10 is injected into the holes rising to the surface. The filling material 10 is obtained by mixing an elastic member 12 with a binder 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cork grip used for a fishing rod, a golf club and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cork is a cell layer in which cork tissue is deposited on a cell wall of a plant, and is a porous member. It is light and resilient and has excellent resistance to heat, electricity, sound, water, etc. In recent years, this cork member has been widely used for grip portions of fishing rods, golf clubs, tennis rackets and the like. This grip made of cork is manufactured by connecting a cork piece punched into a predetermined tubular shape from a cork plate formed by peeling off the skin of a tree and applying pressure to form a plate shape, and processing the surface.

[0003] The cork grip manufactured in this manner has many holes (a portion generally called a "pore").
Exists. The "poro" is supplemented with a replenishing material obtained by mixing cork powder and a binder, thereby improving the durability of the grip made of cork and improving the design.

[0004]

In the replenishing material injected into the pores, the binder adheres and solidifies inside the pores so that the replenishing material does not fall out of the pores. However, as a result of the solidification of the binder, the porosity portion filled with the supplement material becomes harder than the other cork portion not filled with the supplement material, which may cause a feeling of discomfort in the grip feeling when gripping the grip. Here, it is conceivable to reduce the content of the binder in order to decrease the hardness of the replenisher after solidification, but this results in a decrease in the strength of the replenisher itself and lacks durability.

An object of the present invention is to provide a grip having a good grip feeling and excellent durability.

[0006]

A grip according to a first aspect of the present invention is a grip provided on a swinging rod-shaped member such as a fishing rod or a golf club. And a replenishing material having a binder. In this case, the elastic member in the replenishing material produces an appropriate elasticity even in the replenishing material after the binder is solidified. As a result, it is possible to reduce the difference in elasticity between the part of the porcelain injected with the supplement and the other cork part,
Excellent grip feeling can be produced.

A grip according to a second aspect is the grip according to the first aspect, wherein the supplement further includes cork powder.
In this case, the cork powder in the replenishing material produces a cork color and enhances the fusion with the cork portion other than the replenishing material. In addition, the grip feeling is further improved. A grip according to a third aspect is the grip according to the first or second aspect, wherein the elastic member is a spherical foamed resin, a glass microballoon, or a microballoon.

[0008] In this case, the spherical foamed resin, glass microballoons or microballoons exert appropriate elasticity even in the replenishing material after the binder is solidified.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Overall Configuration) A fishing rod employing one embodiment of the present invention
As shown in FIG. 1, an inner rod body 2 composed of a plurality of rod bodies and capable of sequentially inserting and storing a rod body on a tip side in a rod body on a rod base side.
And the inner rod 2 so that the inner rod 2 can be inserted and stored.
And an external rod body 1 connected to the rod base side of the rod.

Each of the inner rod 1 and the outer rod 2 is a tapered cylindrical member obtained by winding a prepreg obtained by impregnating carbon fiber or glass fiber with a synthetic resin around a mandrel and firing it. Further, a plurality of line guides 3 through which fishing lines can be inserted are provided on the inner rod body 2 and the outer rod body 1 at predetermined intervals. The outer rod body 1 includes a rod grip 4 disposed at an end of the rod side, a reel sheet 5 provided on the tip side of the rod grip 4 to which a reel (not shown) can be attached, and a reel sheet 5. And a front grip 6 arranged on the tip side. Then, the fishing line from the reel sequentially passes through the line guide 3 and is guided to the tip side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front grip 6 is a cylindrical member made of cork, is fitted in a predetermined position of the external rod body 1, and is fixed with an adhesive or the like. Front grip 6
Has a cylindrical main body 21 made of cork into which the external rod body 1 is inserted, and a cap portion 22 fitted to the tip end of the main body 21 made of cork. The main body portion 21 is made of a cork piece 30 (FIG. 4) which is obtained by peeling the skin of a cork tree, applying pressure, and punching the cork plate into a predetermined cylindrical shape from a cork plate.
Reference). The main body portion 21 is made of a natural cork material, and many pores P are protruding on the surface thereof due to the porosity of the cork material. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the replenishing material 10 is injected into the pores emerging on the surface. The replenishing material 10 is formed by adding the elastic member 1 to the binder 11.
2 mixed. The binder 11 adheres and solidifies in the hollow P after being left. The elastic member 12 is a hollow or solid member, and for example, a foamed plastic such as EVA, a glass micro balloon, a micro balloon, or the like can be used.

When the cork board is punched into a cylindrical shape, the cork wood is crossed in the axial direction of the punched cork piece so that the cork void P is formed in the main body 21 by punching the cork wood. It is positioned so as to intersect in the axial direction. The cap portion 22 is a tapered cylindrical member formed to have a smaller diameter toward the tip side. It is made of synthetic resin or metal, and the opening side on the rod base side is fitted into the tip side of the main body 21.

The rod base grip 4 is a cylindrical member with a lid formed by processing a cork plate into a predetermined shape, similarly to the front grip 6. The rod base grip 4 is also filled with a predetermined replenishing material 10 in the void P appearing on the peripheral surface of the grip. (Manufacturing Method of Grip) Hereinafter, a manufacturing method of the front grip 6 will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, a skin portion of a cork tree T is peeled off, and the cork tree S is manufactured by applying pressure and stretching it into a plate shape. The cork board S includes a cork tree T
The pores forming cork porosity are oriented in the radial direction of () (y direction in FIG. 4). A cylindrical cork piece 30 is punched out of the cork plate S to manufacture. At this time, the cork piece 30
Is punched out so that the pores are oriented in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the cork piece 30 (so that the axial direction of the cork piece 30 is located in the z direction in FIG. 4).

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5A, a through hole 30a is formed through the cork piece 30 in the vicinity of the center in the axial direction, and a plurality of cork pieces 30 are formed as shown in FIG. 5B. The shaft L is sequentially penetrated from the through hole 30a to be connected in the axial direction. Then, the individual cork pieces 30 are bonded with an adhesive or the like. In this state, the size, shape, and the like of the cork pieces 30 do not match each other, and the outer peripheral surface is shaved or the like to be subjected to surface processing to be uniform. Here, the replenishing agent 10 composed of the elastic member 12 and the binder 11 is injected into the pores appearing on the peripheral surface of the cork piece 30 to reinforce the pores, and the surface is further polished or the like.

Thereafter, the shaft rod L is pulled out and cut to a predetermined length to manufacture the main body 21. After the main body 21 is inserted into a predetermined position of the external rod 1, it is fixed with an adhesive or the like. Further, the front grip 6 is manufactured by fitting the cap member 22 to the tip side of the main body 21. The rod base grip 4 is manufactured in the same manner as the front grip 6.

(Operation) In the fishing rod configured as described above,
The elastic member 12 in the replenishing material 10 also exerts an appropriate elasticity in the replenishing material 10 after the binder 11 has solidified.
As a result, the part of the body into which the replenishing material 10 was injected and the
The difference in elasticity from other cork parts can be reduced, and there is no discomfort when gripping. Moreover, since the pores 6a are oriented in a direction intersecting with the axial direction of the main body portion 21 and the large porosity P does not appear on the surface of the main body portion 21, the replenishing material 10 replenished in the porosity P is hardly peeled off and has high durability. It improves the design.

[Other Embodiments] (a) The grip according to the present invention is not limited to the grip of a fishing rod, but may be used for golf clubs, tennis rackets, walking sticks and the like. (B) The replenisher 10 may further contain cork powder. By mixing the cork powder in this way, a cork color is produced and the fusibility with the cork portion other than the supplement material is enhanced.
In addition, the grip feeling is further improved.

[0019]

The grip according to the present invention has a good grip feeling and excellent durability since an elastic member is mixed in the replenishing material.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a fishing rod employing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a front grip in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a hole of a front grip.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the front grip is manufactured from cork wood.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a manufacturing process of the front grip.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internal rod body 4 Rod base grip 6 Front grip 10 Replenishment material 11 Binder 12 Elastic member 21 Main body part 22 Cap part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A grip provided on a swinging rod-shaped member such as a fishing rod or a golf club, comprising: a cork main body having an outer peripheral surface having a porosity; With grip. 2. The grip according to claim 1, wherein said supplement further comprises cork powder. 3. The elastic member according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a spherical foamed resin, a glass microballoon or a microballoon.
Or the grip described in 2.