JP2012127066A - Key including holding case and coating method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a key including a holding case presenting a color or a pattern preferred by an owner and its coating method.SOLUTION: For a key 1 including a holding case 2, since a coating layer 3 to which a desired color or pattern is applied is formed on a surface of the holding case 2, the key 1 including the holding case 2 presenting the color or the pattern preferred by the owner is configured. Also, the coating method of the key 1 including the holding case 2 includes a process of forming a base coating layer on the surface of the holding case 2, a process of forming a color coating layer on the surface of the base coating layer, and a process of forming a clear coating layer 7 on the surface of the color coating layer. Thus, the coating layer 3 presenting the desired color is clearly and surely fixed to the surface of the holding case 2, and the coating layer 3 which is strong and is not easily scratched is formed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a key having a gripping case such as an automobile key and a method for painting the key.

  Conventionally, a key including a gripping case such as a remote control case has been provided. Most of the gripping cases are black resin cases, which lacked design characteristics in terms of color or pattern. Also, in the case of automobile keys, even if the color of the automobile can be selected at the time of purchase, most of the gripping cases are provided in black, so the color is not consistent with the car color.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a key provided with a gripping case having a color or pattern desired by the owner, and a method for painting the key.

  What solves the said subject is a key provided with the case for gripping, Comprising: The coating layer with which the desired color or pattern was given is formed in the surface of the said case for gripping A key with a case.

  The coating layer includes: a base coating layer formed on the surface of the gripping case; a color coating layer formed on the surface of the base coating layer; and a clear coating layer formed on the surface of the color coating layer. It is preferable to have. A pattern forming sheet material for forming a pattern may be adhered to the surface of the color coating layer.

  Moreover, what solves the above-mentioned problem is a coating method for coating the surface of the gripping case of a key provided with a gripping case, and a step of forming a base coating layer on the surface of the gripping case; Coating a key with a gripping case, comprising: a step of forming a color coating layer on the surface of the base coating layer; and a step of forming a clear coating layer on the surface of the color coating layer. Is the method.

  The key provided with the gripping case and the coating method thereof include a step of forming a color coating layer on the surface of the base coating layer and a step of forming a clear coating layer on the surface of the color coating layer. You may have the process of sticking the pattern formation sheet material for forming a pattern in the surface of a color coating layer.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to configure a key including a gripping case that exhibits a color or pattern desired by the owner.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to fix the coating layer exhibiting a desired color on the surface of the gripping case clearly and reliably, and to form a coating layer that has strength and is hardly scratched.
According to the invention described in claim 3, the coating layer having a desired pattern can be reliably fixed on the surface of the gripping case, and the pattern forming sheet is formed by forming a clear coating layer on the surface. The level difference due to the pasting of the material can be eliminated.
According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to fix the coating layer exhibiting a desired color on the surface of the gripping case clearly and surely, and to form a coating layer having strength and being hardly scratched.
According to the invention described in claim 5, the coating layer having a desired pattern can be reliably fixed on the surface of the gripping case, and the pattern forming sheet is formed by forming a clear coating layer on the surface. The level difference due to the pasting of the material can be eliminated.

It is a front view of one Example of the key provided with the holding case of this invention. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the key holding case including the holding case shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the coating method of the key provided with the case for holding | grip of this invention. FIG. 4 is a partial end view taken along line AA in FIG. 3.

  In the present invention, the key 1 having the gripping case 2 having the desired color or pattern of the owner is formed by forming the coating layer 3 having a desired color or pattern on the surface of the gripping case 2. It was realized.

A key provided with a gripping case of the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiment shown in FIGS.
The key 1 having the gripping case 2 of this embodiment has a coating layer 3 having a desired color or pattern on the surface of the gripping case 2. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

  The key 1 provided with the gripping case 2 is an automobile key and, as shown in FIG. 1, is composed of a metal key portion 4 and a resin gripping case 2 enclosing the base end portion thereof. Has been. However, the key provided with the gripping case of the present invention is not limited to the car key, and any key such as a house key can be used as long as the key is provided with the gripping case. There may be. Moreover, although the key 1 of this embodiment has the key part 4, it is not limited to this, The remote control key etc. which do not have a key part but consist only of a holding case are included by the category of this invention. Further, the gripping case 2 of the key 1 of this embodiment is formed of a resin material, but is not limited to this, and is formed of a material other than a resin such as a metal material such as aluminum. Are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gripping case 2 is composed of a front side case 2a and a back side case 2b that holds the proximal end portion of the key portion 4 therein, and the surfaces of the front side case 2a and the back side case 2b. The coating layer 3 is formed on each.

  The coating layer 3 is a layer to which a desired color or pattern selected according to the preference of the owner of the key 1 is applied. The coating layer 3 of this embodiment is, as shown in FIG. The base coating layer 5 is formed on the surface, the color coating layer 6 is formed on the surface of the base coating layer 5, and the clear coating layer 7 is formed on the surface of the color coating layer 6.

  The base coating layer 5 is a layer for the purpose of filling the surface with small scratches and smoothing the surface, and is formed by applying a sealing agent (surfacer). Note that a paint adhesion improving agent may be applied to the surface of the gripping case 2 before forming the base coating layer 5.

  The color coating layer 6 is a layer colored with a color selected according to the preference of the owner of the key 1, and may be formed of a water-based paint, an oil-based paint, or Majora (registered trademark of Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.). .

  The clear coating layer 7 is a layer that is painted for the purpose of polishing, surface protection, touch, etc., and is formed of uncolored resin (such as lacquer or urethane), or by manicure coating, etc. May be.

  Thus, by forming the coating layer 3 with three layers of the base coating layer 5, the color coating layer 6 and the clear coating layer 7, the coating layer exhibiting a desired color can be clearly and reliably applied to the surface of the gripping case. In addition to being able to be fixed, it is possible to form a coating layer that is strong and hardly scratched.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a pattern forming sheet material 8 for forming a pattern is adhered to the surface of the color coating layer 6. The pattern forming sheet material 8 is printed with a desired pattern such as the owner's name and the national flags of each country. The pattern forming sheet material 8 is adhered to the surface of the color coating layer 6 and then clear painted. By forming the layer 7, it is possible to reliably fix the coating layer having a desired pattern on the surface of the gripping case, and it is possible to eliminate a level difference caused by sticking the pattern forming sheet material 8. . However, if it is necessary to peel off the pattern forming sheet material 8 later due to a change in the owner or the like, the pattern forming sheet material 8 may be adhered to the upper surface of the clear coating layer 7.

Next, a method of painting the key 1 provided with the gripping case 2 will be described.
The method of painting the key 1 with the gripping case 2 includes a step of disassembling the gripping case 2 for each part, a step of cleaning each part of the gripping case 2, and repairing each part of the gripping case 2 A step, a step of masking a part not to be coated, a step of degreasing, a step of applying a paint adhesion improving agent on the surface of the gripping case 2, and a base coating layer 5 formed on the surface of the gripping case 2 A step of smoothing the surface of the base coating layer 5, a step of degreasing, a step of forming the color coating layer 6 on the surface of the base coating layer 5, a step of removing masking, and the color coating layer 5 Through a step of attaching a pattern forming sheet material 8 for forming a pattern on the surface of the film, a step of forming a clear coating layer 7 on the surface of the color coating layer 5, and a step of drying the clear coating layer 7 Apply gripping case 2 It is a method of. Hereinafter, each step will be described in detail.

  In the step of disassembling the gripping case 2 for each part, as shown in FIG. 2, the gripping case 2 is disassembled into a front case 2a and a back case 2b. This is because the paint does not adhere to unnecessary parts, and in the case of the remote control key, it is necessary to disassemble the battery when replacing it, and therefore it is necessary to paint in a disassembleable state.

  In the process of cleaning each part of the gripping case 2, oil and dirt adhering to each part are removed with a cloth or a surface treatment paper. Thereby, peeling of the coating layer 3 can be prevented.

  In the process of repairing each part of the gripping case 2, the parts are repaired for scratches, chips or cracks. Scratches, nicks or cracks are filled with putty and repaired while molding with surface treatment paper.

  In the step of masking the portion not to be coated, as shown in FIG. 3, the portion not to be coated (for example, the central trademark portion or the key portion 4) is covered with the masking tape 10 so that the paint does not adhere. In particular, the central trademark portion needs to be carefully masked, and after a large amount of masking tape 10 is applied, unnecessary masking tape 10 is cut off with a cutter knife along the contour.

  In the degreasing step, oil and dirt adhering to the surface of the gripping case 2 are wiped off using a degreasing agent.

  In the step of applying the paint adhesion improving agent to the surface of the gripping case 2, a paint adhesion improving agent is applied as necessary in order to make the paint adhere more closely to the surface of the gripping case 2.

  In the step of forming the base coating layer 5 on the surface of the gripping case 2, a surfacer is applied to the entire surface of the gripping case 2 by spraying. In addition, scratches that are not caught by the nails are erased by applying surface treatment paper in this step.

  In the process of smoothing the surface of the base coating layer 5, fine surface treatment paper is applied until the rough portion is eliminated.

  In the degreasing step, oil and dirt adhering to the surface of the gripping case 2 are removed again using a degreasing agent.

  In the step of forming the color coating layer 6 on the surface of the base coating layer 5, a paint having a color desired by the owner is applied by spraying. The paint used may be either an aqueous paint or an oil paint. In general, both the water-based paint and the oil-based paint are not applied to form a coating layer. It is possible to use water-based paint.

  In the step of removing the masking, the masking tape 10 affixed to the part not coated is peeled off and removed. It is carefully removed using a cutter knife or the like so that the paint at the boundary is not peeled off as the masking tape 10 is peeled off. Generally, the masking tape 10 is removed after a clear coating layer 7 to be described later is formed. At this stage, the masking tape 10 is not peeled off at the boundary portion of the color coating layer 6 with the removal of the masking tape 10. Remove.

  In the process of attaching the pattern forming sheet material 8 for forming a pattern on the surface of the color coating layer 6, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, a desired pattern such as the name of the owner or the national flags of each country is printed. The pattern forming sheet material 8 is adhered to the surface of the color coating layer 6.

  In the process of forming the clear coating layer 7 on the surface of the color coating layer 6, a two-component oil-based clear paint is applied by spraying to the entire surface of the color coating layer 6 and the pattern forming sheet material 8 to form the clear coating layer 7. Form. Thereby, the coating layer 3 which is excellent in strength and hardly scratched and from which the color coating layer 6 does not peel can be formed.

  Further, by interposing the pattern forming sheet material 8 between the color coating layer 6 and the clear coating layer 7, the coating layer 3 having a desired pattern can be reliably fixed on the surface of the gripping case. At the same time, it is possible to eliminate the level difference caused by sticking the pattern forming sheet material 8. More specifically, the paper for surface treatment is applied after the clear coating, and these steps are repeated to eliminate the level difference due to the thickness of the pattern forming sheet material and flatten it. In addition, when the pattern forming sheet material 8 needs to be peeled off later due to a change in the owner or the like, the pattern forming sheet material 8 may be adhered to the upper surface of the clear coating layer 7.

In the step of drying the clear coating layer 7, in order to completely cure the paint, it is irradiated with infrared rays for about 30 minutes and dried.
The key 1 provided with the gripping case 2 is painted through the above steps.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Key with gripping case 2 Grasping case 3 Paint layer 4 Key part 5 Base coat layer 6 Color paint layer 7 Clear paint layer 8 Pattern forming sheet material 10 Masking tape

Claims (5)

A key having a gripping case, wherein a key is provided with a coating layer having a desired color or pattern formed on a surface of the gripping case. The coating layer includes: a base coating layer formed on the surface of the gripping case; a color coating layer formed on the surface of the base coating layer; and a clear coating layer formed on the surface of the color coating layer. A key comprising the gripping case according to claim 1. A key provided with a gripping case according to claim 2, wherein a pattern forming sheet material for forming a pattern is adhered to the surface of the color coating layer. A coating method for coating the surface of the gripping case of a key having a gripping case, the step of forming a base coating layer on the surface of the gripping case, and a color coating layer on the surface of the base coating layer And a step of forming a clear coating layer on the surface of the color coating layer. A key coating method including a gripping case. The key provided with the gripping case and the coating method thereof include a step of forming a color coating layer on the surface of the base coating layer and a step of forming a clear coating layer on the surface of the color coating layer. The method of painting a key provided with a gripping case according to claim 4, further comprising a step of attaching a pattern forming sheet material for forming a pattern on the surface of the color coating layer.