JP2007330712A - Golf marker and method for manufacturing golf marker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf marker which is simple in structure, enhances the identification performance of a located position by surely reflecting a larger amount of light rays and also enhances the identification performance of a marker itself by an identification display part, and to provide method for manufacturing method the golf marker. <P>SOLUTION: The golf marker includes: a reflection material 3 which is made of crystal glass, etc., and reflects the light rays with the use of a plurality of surfaces 3a oriented in different directions on an upper surface side; a mirror layer 4 which is arranged on the lower surface of the reflection material 3 and reflects the light rays; and the colored identification display part 5 which is arranged on the lower surface of the reflection material 3 and where characters and/or graphics are displayed by lacking the mirror layer. The identification display part 5 is formed by laser processing or sandblasting. The golf marker also includes a base. The plurality of reflection materials can be arranged on the base. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf marker and a method for manufacturing a golf marker. In more detail, it is related with the manufacturing method of the golf marker provided with the reflecting material, and a golf marker.

  As the above-mentioned golf markers, those described in Patent Documents 1 to 4 are known. In the golf marker described in Patent Document 1, a precious stone having gloss and color tone is mounted on the surface of the base. In the golf marker described in Patent Document 2, precious stone or ceramics is attached to a metal cover. Moreover, in the golf marker of patent document 3, the reflective surface by reflective materials, such as jewelry, semi-precious stone, a synthetic stone, is formed. Furthermore, in the golf marker described in Patent Document 4, a lens body provided with a pattern, a mark, or the like on the back surface by printing or stamping is attached to the marker body.

In the golf markers described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, a reflective surface that reflects on the surface of a precious stone or the like to be attached is formed, but the reflection by only the surface of the precious stone or the like is insufficient in brightness. Therefore, it is still difficult to identify from a distance or in a dark environment such as dusk. In the golf marker described in Patent Document 4, even though it is possible to enlarge a mark or the like formed on the back surface by a lens body, improvement in discrimination using reflection or the like is still insufficient.
Japanese Utility Model Sho 50-67976 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-94765 Kaikai 2-130666 Japanese Utility Model Sho 56-87077

  In view of the conventional situation, the present invention has a simple structure and reliably reflects more light to improve the recognizability of the location, and at the same time improves the recognizability of the marker itself by the identification display unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf marker and a method for manufacturing the golf marker.

In order to achieve the above object, the features of the golf marker according to the present invention are as follows:
A reflecting material made of a light transmissive material and oriented in a different direction on the upper surface side is provided to refract and reflect light, a mirror layer for reflecting light is provided on the lower surface of the reflecting material, and a lower surface of the reflecting material is provided. An identification display portion on which characters and / or figures are displayed without the mirror layer is provided, and the color of the identification display portion is different from the color of the other portion of the lower surface of the reflector.

  According to the same feature, light incident from a surface with a reflecting material is reflected into various directions by being split into light of various wavelengths by reflection at the mirror layer and refraction inside the reflecting material. In addition, unlike the conventional structure described above, the incident light is reliably reflected by the mirror layer, so that the golf marker can be made to shine more sufficiently and can be easily identified even from a distance.

  On the other hand, when identifying individual markers, it is better to approach the markers and slightly change the viewing direction. Thereby, since the plurality of surfaces on the upper surface side are oriented in different directions, the light reflection direction can be switched, and the character and / or figure on the identification display unit can be easily recognized by selecting the direction to prevent reflection. be able to. This makes it easy to identify individual markers themselves.

  The identification display part is preferably formed by laser processing or sand blasting. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a base and to arrange a plurality of the reflectors on the base.

  The reflective material is preferably crystal glass. Further, the identification display portion may be colored.

In order to achieve the above object, the golf marker manufacturing method according to the present invention is characterized in that in the golf marker manufacturing method according to any one of the above,
A reflecting material made of a light transmissive material and oriented in a different direction on the upper surface side is provided to refract and reflect light, a mirror layer for reflecting light is provided on the lower surface of the reflecting material, and a lower surface of the reflecting material is provided. An identification display portion on which characters and / or figures are displayed without the mirror layer is provided, and the color of the identification display portion is different from the color of the other portion of the lower surface of the reflector.

  According to the characteristics of the golf marker and the method for manufacturing the golf marker according to the present invention, the identification display unit simultaneously improves the identification of the location by improving the identification of the location by reliably reflecting more light. The discriminability of the marker itself can be improved.

  Other objects, configurations, and effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following embodiments of the present invention.

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings as appropriate.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the golf marker 1 according to the present invention generally includes a base 2 having a circular shape in plan view and a reflector 3 attached to the base 2. The base 2 is provided with a mounting portion 2a for attaching the reflecting material 3. The base 2 is molded using an appropriate material such as metal or plastic.

  The reflector 3 is made of crystal glass. As the crystal glass 3, one containing lead oxide called lead crystal glass is used. In this lead crystal glass, as the content of lead oxide in the whole glass increases, the refractive index and reflectivity of the glass improve, and the solid feeling, brightness, and gloss increase. Therefore, as the reflective material 3, lead crystal glass (semi-crystal glass) having a lead oxide content of about 10% with respect to the entire glass can be used. Preferably, lead crystal glass (red crystal glass) having a lead oxide content of 24% or more is preferably used. More preferably, lead crystal glass (full red crystal glass) having a lead oxide content of 30% or more is more preferably used.

  Furthermore, the upper surface of the crystal glass 3 is formed in a substantially semicircular shape, and a plurality of cut surfaces 3a are formed on the surface. This cut surface 3a is formed in a plane, and each cut surface 3a is oriented in a different direction, and the refraction and reflection angles of light such as sunlight are different in each cut surface 3a.

  By using such a lead crystal glass, light incident on the crystal glass is reflected and refracted and transmitted through each cut surface 3a on the upper surface, and has various wavelengths due to the prism effect due to refraction at each cut surface 3a having different angles. Because it is split as light, it can be seen as if it is shining in seven colors and can be very noticeable. Therefore, the golf marker 1 appears to shine on the green, can be easily recognized even from a distance, and can be recognized more beautifully. Furthermore, since the prism effect appears stronger as the refractive index of glass increases, it is more preferable that the content of lead oxide is higher.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to select suitably the shape of crystal glass 3, and the shape and the number of surfaces of the cut surface 3a of the surface.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower surface of the crystal glass 3 is formed flat, and the mirror layer 4 and the identification display portion 5 are formed on the lower surface. The mirror layer 4 is formed by depositing silver on the lower surface of the crystal glass 3 by a silver mirror reaction or by vacuum deposition of aluminum. The mirror layer 4 can reliably reflect light such as sunlight that has entered from the upper surface of the crystal glass 3. Therefore, for example, even when the sun falls and the surroundings become dim as in the evening, the incident light can be reliably reflected by the mirror layer 4, and even if it is weak light on the street, It can be made to shine sufficiently and can be sufficiently identified even in a dim environment.

  The identification display part 5 is formed by removing the mirror layer 4 along the shape of a character, a logo, etc. by laser processing or sandblast processing. As shown in FIG. 4, the identification display part 5 is formed in the shape reversed with respect to the shape recognized at the time of use. Further, the identification display portion 5 is filled with a colorant C.

  As described above, since the plurality of cut surfaces 3a oriented in different directions are formed on the upper surface of the crystal glass 3, the intensity of the reflected light differs depending on the viewing direction. The marker appears bright in the direction of the reflected light, and the inside of the crystal glass can be observed in the weak direction. Therefore, the player can recognize the identification display portion 5 inside the crystal glass 3 by changing his / her viewpoint and selecting a direction in which the reflected light is weak. Thus, the player can easily identify the golf marker itself with the clue of the identification display unit 5.

  In addition, the shape of the identification display part 5 can be suitably selected, such as a symbol, a figure, a logo other than a character as shown in the figure.

Next, the manufacturing process of the golf marker 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the crystal glass 3 is cut into a shape that can be attached to the base 2, the lower surface of the crystal glass 3 is formed flat, and the upper surface of the crystal glass 3 is formed in a hemispherical shape. A plurality of cut surfaces 3a are formed on the surface.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, a mirror layer 4 is formed on the lower surface of the crystal glass 3 by a silver mirror reaction (step Sa). Then, as shown in FIG. 4C, the mirror layer 4 is removed by laser processing or sand blasting according to the shape of characters, logos, etc. to be displayed, and the identification display portion 5 is formed (step Sb). As shown in FIG. 4D, the identification display unit 5 is filled with a colorant C to color the identification display unit 5 (step Sc). As the colorant C, known pigments, dyes and the like are used.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5E, the crystal glass 3 is fitted to the base 2 provided with the fitting portion 2a (step Sd), and the golf marker 1 is completed. Note that the means for attaching the crystal glass 3 to the base 2 is not limited to fitting, and is not particularly limited as long as it is an attachment means that can maintain the strength with which the crystal glass 3 does not fall off the base 2 during use such as adhesion and welding.

Finally, mention is made of the possibilities of other embodiments.
In the above embodiment, the golf marker 1 is formed in a circular shape in plan view. However, the shape of the golf marker is not limited to a circle, and may be formed in a polygonal shape such as a triangle or a square. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 6A, a heart shape or a shape shown in FIG. It can be formed in various shapes such as a simple arrow shape.

  In the above embodiment, one crystal glass 3 is attached to almost the entire surface of the substrate 2. However, the number of crystal glasses to be attached is not limited, and for example, they may be arranged in a straight line as shown in FIG. The arrangement and layout of the crystal glass 3 on the substrate 2 can be designed as appropriate.

  Furthermore, in a plurality of arranged crystal glasses, the size, shape, color, etc. of these crystal glasses can be individually selected. For example, as shown in FIG. Of the glasses, the color of one crystal glass may be different.

  Further, in the above embodiment, crystal glass is used for the reflector 3, but instead of crystal glass, it may be made of a material capable of incident / reflecting light such as acrylic. For example, acrylic is superior in that a golf marker can be manufactured at a lower cost than crystal glass, but crystal glass is superior in terms of light reflection and refractive index, and more reflects and refracts light. Therefore, crystal glass is superior in terms of brightness.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the coloring agent C was filled in the identification display part 5 and it colored, the most part of the lower surface of a reflecting material was colored, and it is good also considering the part from which coloring was removed as an identification display part. However, if most of the lower surface of the reflecting material is colored, the reflection efficiency is lowered by light filtering, and thus the above embodiment is superior.

  The present invention can be used as a golf marker. In addition, it can be used as an accessory by attaching it to a glove, a hat or the like via a base.

1 is a plan view of a golf marker according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view fragmentary view of FIG. 1. It is the elements on larger scale of a reflective material bottom face. It is a bottom view of a reflecting material. It is the schematic which shows the manufacturing process of a golf marker. It is a top view which shows other embodiment which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1: golf marker, 2: base, 2a: mounting portion, 3: reflector (crystal glass), 3a: surface (cut surface), 4: mirror layer, 5: identification display portion, C: colorant

Claims (6)

A reflecting material made of a light-transmitting material and having a plurality of surfaces oriented in different directions on the upper surface side is provided, and a mirror layer that reflects light is provided on the lower surface of the reflecting material. An identification display unit on which characters and / or figures are displayed without the mirror layer is provided, and the color of the identification display unit is different from the color of the other part of the lower surface of the reflector. Golf marker to play. The golf marker according to claim 1, wherein the identification display unit is formed by laser processing or sand blasting. The golf marker according to claim 1, further comprising a base, wherein a plurality of the reflectors are disposed on the base. The golf marker according to claim 1, wherein the reflective material is crystal glass. The golf marker according to claim 1, wherein the identification display portion is colored. It is a manufacturing method of the golf marker in any one of Claims 1-5,
A reflecting material made of a light transmissive material and oriented in a different direction on the upper surface side is provided to refract and reflect light, a mirror layer for reflecting light is provided on the lower surface of the reflecting material, and a lower surface of the reflecting material is provided. An identification display portion on which characters and / or figures are displayed without the mirror layer is provided, and the color of the identification display portion is different from the color of other portions of the lower surface of the reflector. A method for manufacturing a golf marker.

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