JP2003183854A - Plated parts - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a design characteristics of an appearance in plated parts the surface of which is plated, and to prevent the parts body from being damaged. <P>SOLUTION: The plated parts has the parts body 10 made from a synthetic resin having heat resistance, for instance, having resistance to heat of 150°C to 200°C or higher. The parts body 10 of the parts has a wet-plated layer 11 formed by a wet plating process on its surface, and a dry-plated layer 12 formed by a dry plating process on the surface side of the wet-plated layer 11. The wet-plated layer 11 has a film thickness of 20 μm or thicker. The dry-plated layer 12 is formed by ion plating. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plated part, and more particularly to a plated part for outdoor use, such as a bicycle part and a fishing gear, which has a plated surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Parts used for bicycles and fishing gear, which are often used outdoors, especially synthetic resin parts, have a metal-like appearance. A plating layer is often formed. By forming such a wet plating layer, it is possible to prevent the component body from being damaged.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional plated component, since the component body made of synthetic resin is wet-plated, the wear resistance can be improved. However, such a wet-plated layer can only be plated from gold to brown color as it is, and thus cannot produce various colors such as red, blue, and green. Therefore, a coating layer of red, blue, green, or the like may be formed on the wet plating layer. In this case, in general, the coating layer is easily scratched, so that the coating layer may peel off. When the coating layer is peeled off in this manner, the design of the appearance is deteriorated and the component body may be damaged.

An object of the present invention is to improve the appearance of a plated component having a plated surface, and
This is to prevent damage to the component body.

[0005]

The plated component according to the first aspect of the present invention is a plated component having a surface plated, and a component body made of heat-resistant synthetic resin, and a wet plating formed on the surface layer side of the component body. The wet plating layer formed by the treatment and the dry plating layer formed by the dry plating treatment are provided on the surface side of the wet plating layer.

This plated component has a component body made of heat-resistant synthetic resin, a wet plating layer formed on the component body, and a dry plating layer formed on the wet plating layer. Here, the component body is made of synthetic resin having a plating grade such as polyamide or syndiotactic polystyrene having a heat resistance of 150 ° C. or higher, and the component body is wet-plated to prevent thermal deformation of the component body. Layers have been formed. Therefore, such a component body can be subjected to high-temperature and high-pressure dry plating treatment, thereby preventing damage to the component body. Further, since the dry plating layer can be plated in various colors such as red, blue and green, the design of the appearance can be improved.

A plated component according to a second aspect of the present invention is the plated component of the first aspect, wherein the wet plating layer is a layer containing at least one of copper, nickel and chromium. In this case, the adhesion of the plating can be improved by combining the electroless plating of copper or nickel and the wet plating of copper, or the wet plating of nickel and the chromium or alloy plating.

The plated component according to the invention 3 is the invention 1 or 2.
In the plated parts of, the wet plating layer has a film thickness of 20 μm.
It is formed as described above. In this case, by forming the wet plating layer with a thickness of 20 μm or more, preferably 30 μm or more, heat resistance can be improved and dry plating treatment can be favorably performed. A plated component according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the plated component according to the first or second aspect, wherein the component body is made of synthetic resin having a heat resistance of 200 degrees or more, and the wet plating layer is formed to have a thickness of 5 μm or more and less than 20 μm. Has been done. In this case, since the heat resistance of the component body is 200 degrees or more, even if the thickness of the wet plating layer is 5 μm or more and less than 20 μm, for example, about 10 μm, high temperature and high pressure dry plating treatment can be performed. As described above, when the thickness of the wet plating layer is made thin, the surface of the wet plating layer is likely to be uniform and the quality can be maintained high.

The plated component according to the invention 5 is the invention 1 to 4
In any of the above-mentioned plated components, the dry plating layer is a layer containing at least one of titanium nitride, titanium oxide, and silicon oxide. In this case, various colors can be added to the dry plating layer by titanium nitride, titanium oxide and silicon oxide. A plated component according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the plated component according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the dry plating layer is formed by an ion plating method. In this case, the wear resistance can be improved by using the ion plating method, which has stronger adhesion than the sputtering method.

The plated parts according to invention 7 are inventions 1 to 6
In any of the plated components, the component body is used for fishing gear. In this case, it is possible to prevent scratches on fishing gear such as fishing reels and fishing rods that are often used outdoors. A plated component according to an eighth aspect is the plated component according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the component body is used for a bicycle. In this case, it is possible to prevent the bicycle, which is often used outdoors, from being damaged.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A dual-bearing reel adopting an embodiment of the present invention is a low profile type reel for bait casting, as shown in FIGS. This dual-bearing reel includes a reel body 1 made of a synthetic resin mounted on a fishing rod RD, a spool rotating handle assembly 2 arranged on the side of the reel body 1, and rotatable inside the reel body 1. The spool 4 is detachably mounted. A star drag 3 for drag adjustment is provided on the reel body 1 side of the handle assembly 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the reel body 1 covers a frame 5, side covers 6 mounted on both sides of the frame 5, a front cover 7 for covering the front of the frame 5, and an upper part. It has a thumb rest 8 and a rod attachment leg 9 (see FIG. 2) that is connected to the lower side of the frame 5 and is attached to the reel seat RS (see FIG. 2) of the fishing rod RD. Reel body 1
Each of the members constituting is made of a heat-resistant synthetic resin, for example, a synthetic resin having a plating grade such as polyamide or syndiotactic polystyrene having a heat resistance of 150 degrees or more. Various surface treatments are applied to the surface of each member constituting the reel unit 1.

Next, the surface structure of each member constituting the reel unit 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, a wet plating layer 11 formed by a wet plating process and a wet plating layer 11 are formed on the surface of the component body 10 made of synthetic resin of each member.
The dry plating layer 12 formed by the dry plating treatment is formed on the surface layer side. The wet plating layer 11 is a metal film formed by an electroplating method or a chemical plating method, and is a layer containing at least one of copper, nickel, and chromium. For the wet plating layer 11, for example, a combination of electroless plating of copper or nickel and wet plating of copper, or a combination of wet plating of nickel and chromium or alloy plating is used. The wet plating layer 11 is formed to have a film thickness of 20 μm or more, preferably 30 μm or more.

The dry plating layer 12 is a metal thin film formed by a vacuum plating method or a chemical vapor deposition method, and is formed by an ion plating method which is a vacuum plating method here. Since the ion plating method performs the plating treatment at high temperature and high pressure, the adhesion of the plating is strong and the abrasion resistance is also excellent. Here, since the wet plating layer 11 having a thickness of 20 μm or more is formed on the component body 10 made of heat-resistant synthetic resin, the high temperature and high pressure ion plating method can be performed. The dry plating layer 12 is a layer containing at least one of titanium nitride, titanium oxide, and silicon oxide, and various colors such as red, blue, and green can be added to the dry plating layer 12.

In the surface structure of each member constituting the reel body 1 as described above, the wet plating layer 11 and the dry plating layer 12 are formed on the surface of the component body 10 made of heat-resistant synthetic resin. Therefore, the hard dry plating layer 1
Due to 2, it is possible to prevent the component body 10 from being damaged. Further, by adding various colors to the dry plating layer 12, it is possible to improve the appearance design of the component body 10.

[Other Embodiments] (a) In the above embodiment, the dry plating layer 12 was formed by the ion plating method, but the invention is not limited to this, and the dry plating layer 12 may be formed by the sputtering method, the vacuum deposition method, or the like. The dry plating layer 12 may be formed. (B) The plated part according to the present invention has been described by taking the reel body of the dual bearing reel as an example, but the present invention is not limited to these, and the present invention can be applied to all other plated parts. For example, the present invention can be applied to bicycle parts.

A crank assembly 70 as a bicycle component adopting another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The bicycle crank assembly 70 includes a right crank arm 7 fixed to both ends of a crank shaft 75 so as not to rotate.
2 and the left crank arm 73. The crankshaft 75 is rotatably supported by a bottom bracket 71 mounted on a bicycle frame (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 5, the right crank arm 72 includes a boss portion 80 fixed to the crank shaft 75 of FIG.
A crank portion 81 extending radially outward from the boss portion 80,
It has five connecting fingers 82 extending radially outward from the boss portion 80. The connecting fingers 82 are arranged at substantially equal intervals, and the crank portion 81 extends in the radial direction from between the two connecting fingers 82. A sprocket 83 is detachably attached to the connecting finger 82 with a bolt.

The right crank arm 72 is a member in which the periphery of a reinforcing member made of an aluminum alloy is covered with a heat-resistant synthetic resin. A pedal shaft 92 of a pedal 90 is attached to the tip of the crank portion 81. For this attachment, a screw hole 85 is formed at the tip of the crank portion 81. The screw hole 85 is formed in a sleeve 86 press-fitted into the tip of the crank portion 81 so as not to rotate.

An adhesive is filled in a gap between the sleeve 86 and the tip of the crank portion 81. Further, a wet plating layer 11 and a dry plating layer 12 as shown in FIG. 3 are formed on the surface of the component body 10 covered with the heat-resistant synthetic resin of the right crank arm 72. As shown in FIG. 4, the left crank arm 73 has a boss portion 87 and a crank portion 88 extending radially outward from the boss portion 87. The sleeve 86 is also attached to the tip of the crank portion 88.
Is press-fitted, and a wet plating layer 11 and a dry plating layer 12 as shown in FIG. 3 are formed on the surface of the component body 10 covered with a heat-resistant synthetic resin.

Also in such a coated part for a bicycle, the right crank arm 72 and the left crank arm 73 coated with the heat-resistant synthetic resin have the wet plating layer 11 and the dry plating layer as in the above-described embodiment. 12 is formed, it is possible to improve the design of the appearance of the component body 10 and prevent scratches. (C) In the above-described embodiment, the component body is made of synthetic resin having a heat resistance of 150 degrees or more, and the wet plating layer 1 is used.
The film thickness of No. 1 was 20 μm or more, preferably 30 μm or more, but it is not limited to this. For example,
The component body may be made of a synthetic resin having a heat resistance of 200 degrees or more, and the wet plating layer may have a thickness of 5 μm or more and less than 20 μm. In this case, the heat resistance of the component body is 20
Since it is 0 degree or more, the wet plating layer can be subjected to high temperature and high pressure dry plating even if the film thickness is 5 μm or more and less than 20 μm, for example, about 10 μm.

(D) In the above-described embodiment, the dual-bearing reel has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the handle 101, reel body 102, rotor 103 and spool of the spinning reel shown in FIG. 104 or
The present invention can be applied to plated components such as a cover member (not shown) that covers the reel body 102 and the rotor 103. Here, the handle 101, the reel body 102, the rotor 103
Each member such as the spool 104 and the like is made of a heat-resistant synthetic resin, and the component body 10 shown in FIG. 3 is provided with a wet plating layer 11 and a dry plating layer 12. Therefore, it is possible to improve the appearance of the component body 10 and prevent scratches. In particular, the plated parts such as the cover member at the rear part of the reel body 102 and the arm member of the rotor 103 are exposed to the outside and are likely to come into contact with the ground or the like during actual fishing, so that damage to these parts can be prevented.

[0023]

According to the present invention, in plated parts,
By forming the wet plating layer and the dry plating layer on the heat resistant component body, it is possible to improve the external appearance and prevent damage to the component body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a dual-bearing reel adopting an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the dual bearing reel.

FIG. 3 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a reel unit.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a bicycle crank assembly that employs another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a right crank arm of the crank assembly.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a spinning reel adopting another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 parts body 11 Wet plating layer 12 Dry plating layer

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A plated component having a surface plated, a component body made of heat-resistant synthetic resin, and a wet-plated layer formed on the surface side of the component body by a wet plating treatment, A plating component comprising a dry plating layer formed by a dry plating treatment on the surface side of the wet plating layer. 2. The wet plating layer is a layer containing at least one of copper, nickel and chromium.
The plated parts described in. 3. The plated component according to claim 1, wherein the wet plating layer is formed to have a film thickness of 20 μm or more. 4. The component body according to claim 1, wherein the component body is made of a synthetic resin having a heat resistance of 200 degrees or more, and the wet plating layer is formed to have a film thickness of 5 μm or more and less than 20 μm. The plated parts listed. 5. The plated component according to claim 1, wherein the dry plating layer is a layer containing at least one of titanium nitride, titanium oxide and silicon oxide. 6. The plated component according to claim 1, wherein the dry plating layer is formed by an ion plating method. 7. The plated component according to claim 1, wherein the component body is used for fishing gear. 8. The plated component according to claim 1, wherein the component body is used for a bicycle.