JP2004105573A - Mask for ball game - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mask for ball games, which is excellent in shock resistance and does not harm the face even if it is impacted by the contact of a ball, or the like. <P>SOLUTION: A pad member (2) is provided with an outer skin (3) and a resilient member (4) which consists of a thermoplastic elastomer and is arranged along a part or all of wire rods (1a) opposingly arranged on the outer skin (3). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game mask.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a ball game mask used for baseball, softball, and the like has a cage portion formed by assembling a plurality of wires in a lattice shape, and a plurality of pad portions attached to the back side of the cage portion. I have.
[0003]
In a conventional ball game mask, all pad portions are made of a block-like foam (such as PU, PE, or EVA), a surface fabric (such as artificial leather or synthetic leather), and a fabric (such as polyester or nylon). It has been manufactured by sandwiching it with a backing fabric in a sandwich shape and sewing it (for example, see Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2, Patent Literature 3).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-34309 [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-11891 [Patent Document 3]
JP-A-8-24390
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional ball game mask, the impact or vibration caused by the contact of the ball or the like with the cage portion is absorbed only by the foam of the pad portion. She told her face and was suffering.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game mask having excellent impact resistance that does not cause pain on the face even when an impact force is applied by contact with a ball or the like.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a ball game mask according to the present invention has a cage portion in which a plurality of wires are assembled and a plurality of pad portions attached to a back surface side of the cage portion. Wherein the at least one pad portion includes a skin, and a resilient member made of a thermoplastic elastomer disposed on the skin so as to extend along part or all of the wire rod facing the skin. It is a thing.
[0008]
The skin is made of a thermoplastic elastomer. Then, a stepped notch is formed at the peripheral edge of the front surface of the skin, and the end of the resilient member is fitted into the stepped notch and the rim is fitted. Further, the outer skin integrally has a belt projecting piece for engaging with the wire.
[0009]
Also, a ball game mask having a cage portion formed by assembling a plurality of wires and a plurality of pad portions attached to the back surface side of the cage portion, wherein the at least one pad portion is a skin, A resilient member made of a thermoplastic elastomer disposed on the skin so as to extend along part or all of the wire rod facing the skin, and a thermoplastic elastomer interposed between the skin and the resilient member. And a plate member.
[0010]
Further, the resilient member has a corrugated plate shape having peaks and valleys alternately along the wire, and a positioning embedment piece for holding the wire is formed, or the resilient member, It has a corrugated plate shape having alternating peaks and valleys along the wire, and a positioning hole facing the wire is formed in the peak.
[0011]
Also, a ball game mask having a cage portion formed by assembling a plurality of wires and a plurality of pad portions attached to the back side of the cage portion, wherein the at least one pad portion is attached to the pad portion. It has a skin made of a thermoplastic elastomer having a resilient portion projecting along part or all of the opposing wires.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments.
[0013]
A front view of FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a ball game mask according to the present invention, in which a cage portion 1 and a plurality of (two in this embodiment) pads attached to the back side of the cage portion 1 are shown. Part 2. The mask is used for referees and athletes in sports such as baseball and softball, and is used in a state where the pad 2 is brought into contact with the face so as to cover the face. The back side refers to the face side when the present mask is worn.
[0014]
The cage portion 1 is formed by assembling a plurality of wires 1a, and the plurality of wires 1a are made of, for example, steel, are subjected to a process such as bending, and are arranged in a lattice shape in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction. And are assembled integrally by welding.
The two pad portions 2 and 2 are an upper pad portion (for a lever) and a lower pad portion (for a chin).
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1 and the perspective view of FIG. 2, the pad portions 2 (upper and lower) are disposed on the skin 3 along the skin 3 and a part of the wire 1a facing the skin 3. And a resilient member 4. That is, the resilient member 4 is interposed between some of the wire rods 1 a and the skin 3.
In addition, it is preferable that some of the wire rods 1a are near the center of the left and right widths of the cage part 1 when viewed from the front, and can efficiently absorb an impact caused by contact with the cage part 1 such as a ball. .
[0016]
Specifically, as shown in the side sectional view of FIG. 3, the pad portion 2 includes a resilient member 4 that comes into contact with the wire 1a from the front side, a skin 3, and a back surface (such as polyester or nylon). The elastic member 4, the skin 3, and the backing material 5 are integrally sewn with the wrapping portion 7 and the sewing thread 8. A block-shaped foam body 6 (such as PU, PE, or EVA) is sandwiched between the skin 3 and the backing cloth 5 in a sandwich shape. FIG. 3 shows the lower pad unit 2.
[0017]
The skin 3 and the resilient member 4 are made of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer (hereinafter referred to as TPE), and the TPE is, for example, polyurethane, polyester, polyethylene, polystyrene, or the like.
[0018]
In addition, the skin 3 may be a soft TPE and the elastic member 4 may be a hard TPE, or the skin 3 may be a hard TPE and the elastic member 4 may be a soft TPE, or The hardness of the TPE of the skin 3 and the hardness of the TPE of the resilient member 4 may be the same.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 3 and the perspective view of FIG. 4, the resilient member 4 has a corrugated plate shape having ridges 9 and valleys 10 alternately along the wire 1a. The portion is configured to contact the wire 1a. The vertical cross-sectional shape of the peaks 9 and the valleys 10 is a semi-annular shape. In addition, the lateral width of the resilient member 4 is set to be 1.2 to 3 times (preferably 1.5 to 2 times) the diameter of the wire 1a, and the resilient member 4 can be made compact. At the same time, it is possible to prevent displacement of the wire rod 1a and securely hold the wire rod 1a. That is, if it is less than the lower limit, the wire 1a and the resilient member 4 may be displaced from each other.
[0020]
According to the thus configured mask, as shown in the side sectional view of FIG. 5, when a ball or the like comes into contact with the cage portion 1, the impact is absorbed by the elastic deformation of the resilient member 4. At the same time, the vibration can be reduced and the energy can be dispersed. Furthermore, the skin 3 and the foam 6 absorb shock, reduce vibration, and do not directly transmit to the face (chin), thereby preventing pain. Moreover, since the TPE has properties of abrasion resistance and tear strength, it is possible to prevent the elastic member 4 and the skin 3 from being damaged by the impact.
[0021]
Note that the resilient member 4 may be provided along the entire wire 1a facing the skin 3. Further, the skin 3 may be made of synthetic leather, artificial leather, nylon, polyester, or the like.
[0022]
Next, another resilient member 4 is shown in FIG. 6, and the resilient member 4 is different from the resilient member 4 of FIG. 9 is formed on both left and right sides. The method of attaching the resilient member 4 to the wire 1a is as follows. By pressing the embedment piece 11 against the wire 1a, the left and right embrace pieces 11, 11 are elastically deformed so as to expand right and left outward. The wire 1a can be fitted between the left and right holding pieces 11, 11, and the resilient member 4 can be easily attached to the wire 1a. According to this resilient member 4, the relative position deviation between the wire 1a and the resilient member 4 can be prevented, and the wire 1a can be always held.
[0023]
Next, another resilient member 4 is shown in FIG. 7, and when compared to the resilient member 4 of FIG. 4, the (longitudinal) positioning hole portion 12 facing the wire 1a has a peak. The difference is that it is formed at the center of the left and right widths of the portion 9. Then, when the wire 1a is brought into contact with the resilient member 4 so as to face the hole 12 and an impact is applied to the wire 1a, the wire 1a is held at the left and right sides of the hole 12 of the resilient member 4, and the wire 1a is held. It is possible to prevent the relative positional deviation between the elastic member 1a and the resilient member 4 and reliably hold the wire rod 1a.
[0024]
Next, FIG. 8 shows still another resilient member 4. This resilient member 4 is different from the resilient member 4 of FIG. (V-shape).
[0025]
Next, FIG. 9 shows still another resilient member 4, which has a flat plate portion 14 and a hollow bellows portion 13 integrally, and is formed by blow molding or the like. . The wire 1a is in contact with the upper surface of the bellows portion 13. When an impact is applied to the wire 1a, the bellows portion 13 is shortened and absorbs the shock. The resilient member 4 is attached to a fitting recess 15 formed on the front surface of the outer skin 3 by sewing, for example, as shown in FIG.
[0026]
Next, FIG. 11 shows another pad portion 2, which is manufactured by bag sewing with a backing material 5 instead of sewing by the rim winding portion 7 of FIG. 3. Specifically, the edge of the backing material 5 (such as synthetic leather) is sewn to the front side of the elastic member 4 and the backing material 5 is folded back from the front side to the back side. The back fabric 5 can cover and hide the edge of the skin 3 and the edge of the resilient member 4.
[0027]
Next, another skin 3 is shown in FIG. 12, and the skin 3 has a stepped cutout portion 27 formed at the periphery of the front surface. More specifically, the skin 3 has a (thin) flange 26 on the periphery thereof, and a stepped cutout 27 is formed in the flange 26.
[0028]
Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the end of the resilient member 4 and the rim 7 are fitted into the stepped notch 27. Therefore, when the resilient member 4 (and the edge winding portion 7) is attached to the skin 3, the step between the end of the resilient member 4 and the front surface of the skin 3 can be eliminated, and the resilient member can be released. The member 4 is difficult to peel off. Further, the resilient member 4 can be temporarily fixed to the stepped notch portion 27 of the outer skin 3 by utilizing the resilient bias, and the positioning of the resilient member 4 can be determined according to the type of the cage 1. It can be done easily.
[0029]
Next, FIG. 14 shows another embodiment of the skin 3 made of TPE, and the skin 3 integrally has a belt projecting piece 16 for locking to the wire 1a. The projecting pieces 16 are formed in at least one pair (three pairs in the present embodiment). In the pair of projecting pieces 16, 16, a hook tape 17 a is fixed to one of the projecting pieces 16, and Has a loop tape 17b fixed thereto. The hook tape 17a and the loop tape 17b constitute a planar fastener.
[0030]
According to the outer skin 3, as shown in the side sectional view of FIG. 15, the protruding piece 16 is folded back from the back side of the cage portion 1 to the front side, and the hook tape 17a and the loop tape 17b are turned on the front side. And the skin 3 can be attached to the cage portion 1.
[0031]
Next, another embodiment of the pad portion 2 is shown in a perspective view of FIG. 16 and a side cross-sectional view of FIG. 17, and the pad portion 2 includes a skin 3 (such as synthetic leather) and a skin 3. A resilient member 4 made of TPE disposed on the skin 3 along a part (or all) of the opposing wires, and a plate member 18 made of TPE interposed between the skin 3 and the resilient member 4 And That is, the plate member 18 is partially disposed on the skin 3 (at a portion facing the resilient member 4). In other words, it can be said that the pad portion 2 is obtained by attaching the resilient member 4 and the plate member 18 to a (conventional) pad portion including the skin 3, the foam 6, and the backing material 5.
[0032]
Next, another pad portion 2 is shown in a side cross-sectional view of FIG. 18. This pad portion 2 is different from the pad portion 2 of FIG. 17 in that the plate member 18 is disposed on the back side of the skin 3. Are different. That is, the plate member 18 is disposed on the back surface side of the skin 3 and is configured to sandwich the skin 3 together with the resilient member 4. According to the pad portion 2, the plate member 18 can be wrapped and hidden inside the skin 3 and the backing material 5.
[0033]
Next, still another embodiment of the pad portion 2 is shown in a side cross-sectional view of FIG. 19, and the pad portion 2 is elasticized along a part (or all) of the wire 1a facing the pad portion 2. A skin 20 made of TPE having a projecting portion 21 is provided.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 19 and the perspective view of FIG. 20, the skin 20 includes a substrate portion 22 and a plurality of substantially semi-annular resilient portions 21 arranged on the substrate portion 22 along the wire 1a. , Consisting of That is, the apex of the resilient portion 21 can be brought into contact with the wire 1a, and the elastic deformation of the resilient portion 21 disperses (absorbs) the shock and vibration of the wire 1a.
[0035]
Next, FIG. 21 shows another skin 20, which is different from the skin 20 of FIG. 19 in that a hole is formed in a portion of the substrate 22 facing the resilient portion 21. Are different. Therefore, the weight of the skin 20 can be reduced, and the number of split molds in the manufacture of the skin 20 can be reduced.
[0036]
Although not shown, the shape of the skins 3 and 20 made of TPE may be previously formed into a curved shape, and the surface of the skins 3 and 20 of the TPE may be formed in advance as a leather wrinkle pattern or an uneven pattern. The shape of the skins 3 and 20 of the TPE may be previously formed into a concave curved surface corresponding to the face. In short, the shapes and patterns can be formed on the skins 3 and 20 by forming the shapes and patterns on the injection mold.
[0037]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the number of the pad portions 2 may be three or more, and at least one of the plurality of pad portions 2 is described above. A configuration (a configuration having a resilient member of TPE, a skin of TPE, or the like) may be adopted.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
[0039]
According to the first aspect, the impact absorbing property (cushioning property) of the resilient member 4 disperses the impact force due to the contact of the ball or the like with the cage portion 1 and does not cause pain on the face. The face can be reliably protected. Furthermore, the resilient member 4 has excellent wear resistance and impact resistance, can prevent damage (such as scratches and tears), and has excellent durability. Further, the resilient member 4 is easily formed into various shapes and patterns by injection molding, and the degree of freedom in designing the resilient member 4 is increased. In addition, since the skin 3 and the resilient member 4 are separate members, the skin 3 and the resilient member 4 are colored in different colors (colors), so that novel and various kinds of main masks can be easily provided. Become.
[0040]
(According to claim 2) In the skin 3 of the thermoplastic elastomer, impact and vibration can be further dispersed, and the face can be protected more reliably. The skin 3 has excellent wear resistance and a long life. Furthermore, the skin 3 is easily formed into various shapes and patterns by injection molding, and the degree of freedom in designing the skin 3 is increased.
[0041]
(According to claim 3), the state of attachment of the resilient member 4 to the skin 3 can be made firm, and the state of attachment can be beautiful. In addition, the positioning of the resilient member 4 can be easily performed in advance (by temporary fixing) in accordance with the various cage portions 1 (wires 1a), so that the production of the mask can be facilitated and the application range can be improved. It will be wide.
[0042]
(According to claim 4), the belt projections 16 can be simultaneously formed on the skin 3, so that the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced. Further, the protruding piece 16 has excellent wear resistance and a long life, and further, the pad section 2 can be securely attached to the cage section 1 by the protruding piece 16.
[0043]
(According to claim 5), due to the shock absorbing properties (cushioning properties) of the resilient member 4 and the plate member 18, the impact force due to the contact of the ball or the like with the cage portion 1 is dispersed, causing pain on the face. The face can be protected without any problems. Furthermore, the resilient member 4 and the plate member 18 have excellent wear resistance and impact resistance, can prevent breakage (such as scratches and tears), and have excellent durability. Further, the resilient member 4 and the plate member 18 are easily formed into various shapes and patterns by injection molding, and the degree of freedom in designing the resilient member 4 and the plate member 18 is increased. In addition, since the skin 3, the resilient member 4, and the plate member 18 are separate members, the skin 3, the resilient member 4, and the plate member 18 are colored in different colors (colors) to provide a novel and various kind of color. This mask can be easily provided. In addition, for example, by attaching the resilient member 4 and the plate member 18 to a conventional pad portion, it can be manufactured, so that there is no waste.
[0044]
According to the sixth and seventh aspects, it is possible to prevent the relative displacement between the resilient member 4 and the wire rod 1a, and to allow the cage part 1 and the pad part 2 to be connected to each other even when subjected to impact or vibration caused by contact of a ball or the like. The displacement can be prevented, and the pain on the face can be surely prevented.
[0045]
(According to claim 8), the impact absorbing property (cushioning property) of the resilient portion 21 disperses the impact force due to the abutment of the ball or the like on the cage portion 1 without causing pain on the face. The face can be reliably protected. Furthermore, the skin 20 has excellent wear resistance and impact resistance, can prevent damage (such as scratches and tears), and has excellent durability. Further, the skin 20 is easily formed into various shapes and patterns by injection molding, and the degree of freedom in designing the skin 20 is increased. Moreover, since the resilient portion 21 can be formed integrally with the skin 20 by injection molding, the production is easy and the molding time can be shortened. Further, the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps, and the assembling work of the present mask becomes easy.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing upper and lower pad portions.
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a lower pad portion.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a resilient member.
FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view which also serves to explain the operation of a lower pad portion.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another resilient member.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another resilient member.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing still another resilient member.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another resilient member.
FIG. 10 is a front view showing an attached state of a resilient member.
FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing another pad portion.
FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing another epidermis.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which a resilient member is attached to a skin.
FIG. 14 is a side sectional view showing another skin.
FIG. 15 is a side sectional view showing a state where the skin is attached to the wire.
FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the pad section.
FIG. 17 is a side sectional view of a pad portion.
FIG. 18 is a side sectional view showing another pad portion.
FIG. 19 is a side sectional view showing another embodiment of the pad section.
FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing an epidermis.
FIG. 21 is a side sectional view showing another skin.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cage part 1a Wire 2 Pad part 3 Skin 4 Resilient member 7 Edge winding part 9 Crest part 10 Valley part 11 (for positioning) Embedding piece part 12 (for positioning) Hole part 16 (for belt) Protrusion piece 18 Plate member Reference Signs List 20 skin 21 elastic part 27 stepped notch

Claims (8)

A ball game mask having a cage portion (1) formed by assembling a plurality of wires (1a) and a plurality of pad portions (2) attached to the back side of the cage portion (1), A thermoplastic elastomer disposed on the skin (3) such that one pad portion (2) extends along the skin (3) and part or all of the wire (1a) facing the skin (3) And a resilient member (4) comprising: 2. The ball game mask according to claim 1, wherein the skin (3) is made of a thermoplastic elastomer. A stepped notch (27) is formed at the periphery of the front surface of the skin (3), and the end of the resilient member (4) is fitted into the stepped notch (27) and the rim is formed. The ball game mask according to claim 2, wherein (7) is fitted. The ball game mask according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the skin (3) integrally has a belt projection (16) for engaging with the wire (1a). A ball game mask having a cage portion (1) formed by assembling a plurality of wires (1a) and a plurality of pad portions (2) attached to the back side of the cage portion (1), A thermoplastic elastomer disposed on the skin (3) such that one pad portion (2) extends along the skin (3) and part or all of the wire (1a) facing the skin (3) And a plate member (18) made of a thermoplastic elastomer interposed between the skin (3) and the spring member (4). Ball game mask. The resilient member (4) is a corrugated plate having alternating peaks (9) and valleys (10) along the wire (1a), and the positioning embedment piece for holding the wire (1a). The ball game mask according to claim 1, wherein (11) is formed. The resilient member (4) is a corrugated plate having alternating peaks (9) and valleys (10) along the wire (1a), and the positioning holes (12) facing the wire (1a). 7. The ball game mask according to claim 1, wherein the peaks (9) are formed on the peaks (9). A ball game mask having a cage portion (1) formed by assembling a plurality of wires (1a) and a plurality of pad portions (2) attached to the back side of the cage portion (1), One pad portion (2) is made of a thermoplastic elastomer skin (20) having a resilient portion (21) projecting along part or all of the wire (1a) facing the pad portion (2). A ball game mask comprising:

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