JP2014230672A - Golf glove - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf glove enabling a golfer to measure a distance from the present position of a golf ball to a green or a bunker or display a course layout on a control panel of a portable communication terminal, by operating a liquid crystal panel of the capacitance type portable communication terminal even in the state where the glove is put on.SOLUTION: Elastic members 4 made of a polyurethane resin containing metal powder and/or conductive powder other than the metal powder are mounted at least on the palm side tip peripheries of finger bags 2, 3 for storing a thumb and a forefinger among finger bags of a golf glove body 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf glove that fits close to a golfer's bare hand and enables an accurate swing, and more particularly to a golf glove that can operate a touch panel on a portable terminal while the glove is still fitted. .

  As disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, the distance from the current position of the golf ball to the green or bunker is measured using a portable communication terminal capable of receiving a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal during golf play. Or, the layout of the course is displayed on the operation panel of the mobile communication terminal, and a strategy for each course is devised uniquely.

JP 2012-90749 A

  By the way, gloves are indispensable to ensure grip during golf play, and in order to operate the above-described portable communication terminals, particularly communication terminals equipped with a capacitive touch panel, they must be removed each time. It was very annoying. In particular, unlike ordinary cold protection gloves, golf gloves are made without any gaps so that they are in close contact with the golfer's hand. There was also the problem of being connected.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved golf glove that solves the problems of the conventional golf gloves and that can operate the touch panel of the portable communication terminal even when the gloves are still fitted. Is.

  If the structure of this invention for solving the said subject is explained in full detail, the invention which concerns on Claim 1 will be the palm side front-end | tip vicinity of the finger bag which accommodates at least a thumb and an index finger among the finger bags in a golf glove main body. A golf glove comprising an elastic member made of polyurethane resin containing metal powder and / or conductive powder other than metal powder.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the metal powder is one selected from silver powder, gold powder, palladium powder, platinum powder, copper powder, nickel powder, aluminum powder, brass powder, or two selected from these. The golf glove according to claim 1, which is a composite powder of seeds or more.

  Furthermore, the invention according to claim 3 is that the conductive powder other than the metal powder is a carbon-based filler such as carbon black or graphite powder, silicon carbide, boron carbide, titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, hafnium carbide, vanadium carbide, carbonization. Various carbides such as tantalum, various nitrides such as boron nitride, titanium nitride and zirconium nitride, various borides such as zirconium boride, various oxidations such as titanium oxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, copper oxide and aluminum oxide , Various titanate compounds such as calcium titanate and magnesium titanate, sulfides such as molybdenum disulfide, various fluorides such as magnesium fluoride and carbon fluoride, aluminum stearate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate, stearic acid Various metal soap such as magnesium A kind or golf glove according to claim 1 which is two or more composite powder arbitrarily selected from among these.

  According to the golf glove of the present invention, among the finger bags in the glove body, at least near the palm-side tip of the finger bag storing the thumb and index finger, metal powder and / or metal powder other than metal powder exhibiting extremely high conductivity Since an elastic member made of polyurethane resin containing the conductive powder is attached, it is possible to operate the capacitive touch panel while wearing gloves. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the gloves every time the portable communication terminal is operated as before, and play delay can be prevented.

  Further, the elastic member made of polyurethane resin containing the metal powder and / or conductive powder other than the metal powder exhibits an excellent anti-slip effect, so that the grip can be ensured as in the conventional case.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a golf glove according to the present invention.

  Hereinafter, a specific configuration of a golf glove according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiment.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an entire golf glove body formed to have a size capable of tightly covering the entire palm side and back of the hand with a thin appropriate material such as synthetic leather or artificial leather in addition to natural leather. 2 indicates a thumb bag for storing the golfer's thumb in the golf glove body 1, and 3 indicates an index finger bag for storing the index finger.

  The present invention is made of polyurethane resin containing metal powder and / or conductive powder other than metal powder at least near the palm-side tips of the thumb bag 2 and the index finger bag 3 of the finger bag in the golf glove body 1. The elastic member 4 is attached.

  When attaching the elastic member 4, the elastic member 4 cut into a size that can cover the cut-out portion is cut out in the vicinity of the front end of the palm-side body constituting the finger bags 2, 3. It may be attached to the peripheral edge of the notch by known means such as, or it may overlap with the upper surface of the palm-side body-constituting base material in the vicinity of the tip of the palm-side body constituting the finger pouches 2 and 3. You may make it attach the elastic member 4 to.

In the illustrated embodiment, an elastic member 4 made of polyurethane resin containing metal powder and / or conductive powder other than metal powder is attached only in the vicinity of the palm-side tips of the thumb bag 2 and the index finger bag 3. However, in some cases, the elastic member 4 having a conductive function may be attached near the palm-side tips of the middle finger bag 5, the ring finger bag 6, and the little finger bag 7 other than the thumb bag 2 and the index finger bag 3.

  The conductive metal powder blended in the polyurethane resin material used as the base material of the elastic member 4 includes noble metal powders such as silver powder, gold powder, platinum powder and palladium powder, base metal powders such as copper powder, nickel powder, aluminum powder and brass powder. Etc. are applicable.

These metal powders may be used alone, or two or more metal powders arbitrarily selected from these may be used in combination.
Of the above metal powders, the most preferable ones from the viewpoint of electrical conductivity and from the economical viewpoint are silver powder alone or metal powder mainly composed of silver powder.

  Examples of the shape of the metal powder include flaky, spherical, dendritic, or a shape in which spherical primary particles are three-dimensionally aggregated. Among these, flaky silver powder and the spherical primary particles described above are included. Three-dimensionally aggregated silver powder is particularly desirable in terms of conductivity.

  Examples of conductive powders other than metal powders include carbon-based fillers such as carbon black and graphite powder, silicon carbide, boron carbide, titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, hafnium carbide, vanadium carbide, tantalum carbide, niobium carbide, tungsten carbide, Various carbides such as chromium carbide, molybdenum carbide, and calcium carbide, various nitrides such as boron nitride, titanium nitride, and zirconium nitride, and various borides such as zirconium boride can be used.

  In addition, various oxides such as titanium oxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, copper oxide, aluminum oxide, silica, colloidal silica, various titanate compounds such as calcium titanate, magnesium titanate, strontium titanate, disulfide A sulfide such as molybdenum, various fluorides such as magnesium fluoride and carbon fluoride, and various metal soaps such as aluminum stearate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate and magnesium stearate are applicable.

  Various conductive powders other than the metal powders described above may be used alone, or two or more metal powders arbitrarily selected from these may be used in combination.

  In addition, it may become possible to further improve the heat resistance and durability of the polyurethane resin material itself constituting the elastic member 4 by adding the above-described inorganic substance having conductivity.

  Of the various inorganic materials described above, carbon black and graphite powder are particularly preferable from the viewpoint of environmental characteristics such as conductivity and moisture resistance, and cost. When carbon black and graphite powder are contained, the content of carbon black and / or graphite powder is particularly preferably 25 parts by mass or less, more preferably 11 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of metal powder. preferable.

  The golf glove according to the present invention has a metal powder and / or a conductive material other than the metal powder at least near the palm-side tips of the thumb bag 2 and the index finger bag 3 in the finger bag of the golf glove body 1 as described above. Golf is made by attaching an elastic member 4 made of polyurethane resin containing powder and operating a liquid crystal panel of a mobile communication terminal capable of receiving GPS signals, for example, with the glove body 1 still fitted. The distance from the current position of the ball to the green or bunker can be measured, or the course layout can be displayed on the operation panel of the portable communication terminal.

  In particular, the golf glove body according to the present invention is made of a polyurethane resin containing metal powder and / or conductive powder other than metal powder exhibiting extremely high conductivity in the vicinity of the palm-side tip of the thumb bag and index finger bag. Since the elastic member is attached, the sensitivity of the touch panel is improved, and the operation of the mobile communication terminal by the golfer becomes easier.

1: Golf gloves body 2: Thumb bag 3: Index finger bag 4: Elastic member 5: Middle finger bag 6: Ring finger bag 7: Little finger bag

Claims (3)

  An elastic member made of polyurethane resin containing metal powder and / or conductive powder other than metal powder is attached at least near the palm-side tip of the finger bag for storing the thumb and index finger in the finger bag of the golf glove body. Golf gloves characterized by the above.   2. The metal powder is one of silver powder, gold powder, palladium powder, platinum powder, copper powder, nickel powder, aluminum powder, and brass powder, or two or more composite powders arbitrarily selected from these. Golf gloves described in 1.   Conductive powders other than metal powder include carbon-based fillers such as carbon black and graphite powder, various carbides such as silicon carbide, boron carbide, titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, hafnium carbide, vanadium carbide, tantalum carbide, boron nitride, nitriding Various nitrides such as titanium and zirconium nitride, various borides such as zirconium boride, various oxides such as titanium oxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, copper oxide, aluminum oxide, calcium titanate, magnesium titanate, etc. Of various titanate compounds, sulfides such as molybdenum disulfide, various fluorides such as magnesium fluoride and carbon fluoride, and various metal soaps such as aluminum stearate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate and magnesium stearate Or from these Golf glove according to claim 1 which is two or more composite powder chosen will.

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