JP3049338U - Decorative items overlaid with iridescent film - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a decorative article overlaid with a rainbow-colored film. The decorative article includes: a translucent or transparent iridescent film overlaying a substrate such as a color sheet; and a filler layer formed under the substrate, wherein the When forming or melting an iridescent film, the substrate and filler layer to form a three-dimensional decoration, enhance the decorative effect, to create many faint colors, the background color of the substrate or The decorative article has protrusions or depressions on the upper surface or outer surface to exhibit an iridescent color reflected by the iridescent film in conjunction with the contrast color. Articles overlaid with iridescent film can prevent abrasion, fading or oxidative defects as seen with conventional electroplated decorative articles.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to decorative articles overlaid with iridescent films.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventional logos, symbols or ornaments formed on footwear or commercial products may be electroplated with gold, silver or other colors to enhance the decorative effect.

[0003] However, electroplated products have the following disadvantages: (1) Electroplating a decorative article with metal will increase the price of the product.

[0004] (2) Surface metal films, such as those deposited on decorative articles, lose their decorative properties due to abrasion, fading or damage.

[0005] (3) The electroplating process will produce wastewater containing toxic heavy metals that impair human health and affect environmental protection.

(4) Electroplating is very limited, especially for basic work pieces having complex geometric shapes, bends or structures, thus increasing the processing complexity and Or even make electroplating impossible.

(5) The electroplated product has low water resistance and weather resistance, easily loses its radiance and luster, and as a result, reduces the decorative effect.

[0008]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The inventor found the drawbacks of the conventional decorative articles by the electroplating method, and further devised decorative articles overlaid with iridescent films.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative article. Here, the decorative article includes a translucent or transparent iridescent film placed on a base material such as a color sheet and a filler layer formed under the base material. Alternatively, when the fusion process is performed, the base material and the filler layer for forming the three-dimensional decoration enhance the decorative effect while preventing abrasion, fading or oxidation defects of the conventional electroplated decorative product, Projections on the top or outer surface of the decorative article to reveal iridescent colors that are reflected off the film in cooperation with the background or contrasting color of the substrate to form a number of faint colors And a concave portion.

[0010]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the decorative article of the present invention is formed integrally with a translucent or transparent iridescent film 1 which is overlaid on a base material 2 which is a colored sheet or a colored member, and on the lower surface of the base material 2. The iridescent film 1, the base material 2 and the filler layer 3 are made of a plastic material such as compression molding, thermoforming or other molding methods to form a three-dimensional shape. It is formed by a molding method and has at least one protrusion P and a recess R on the upper surface or the outer surface of the decorative article.

A material for forming the base material 2 and the filler layer 3 may be selected from a plastic material or a rubber material.

An iridescent film 1 as shown in FIG. 1 comprises: a thin film that glows slightly due to interference or scattering when the position of the observer (eye) changes, A laminated film 10 composed of a plurality of (for example, 5 to 7) transparent or translucent thin films laminated on each other to show a spectrum of colors or iridescence reflected from a plurality of surfaces; A transparent layer 11 and an internal transparent layer 12 comprising the laminated film 10 sandwiched between the external transparent layer 11 and the internal transparent layer 12 to protect the laminated film 10 with the external transparent layer 11 and the internal transparent layer 12. The film 1 may be made of polyethylene methacrylate, polystyrene, polyethylene or other transparent thin film material.

The substrate 2 forms a background or contrast color against or similar to the iridescent color as produced from the iridescent film 1 overlaid on the outer or upper layer of the decorative article of the present invention. Colored with a pigment or dye. The substrate 2 may be a thin layer or a sheet bonded to the iridescent film 1 to be processed by a plastic molding method.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the filler layer 3 is formed by conventional processing to form a three-dimensional decoration, logo, symbol, character or word having at least one protrusion P and recess R. According to the method, the substrate 2 and the iridescent film 1 are bonded, laminated or layered. Of course, the filler layer 3 may be omitted to form a hollow interior (inside) at each protrusion P of the decorative article when obtained by a molding method.

The molding method used in the present invention includes a compression molding method, a vacuum molding method, a thermoforming method, an injection molding method, and the like. When constructing the decorative article of the present invention, a high frequency fusion method may be employed to sufficiently bond a large number of layers as members or elements and to fuse the plurality of layers tightly.

The present invention may be used for, but not limited to, logos, trademark plates, nameplates, insignia, medals, or other ornaments or articles.

In the following drawings, the same reference numerals (numbers) as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 indicate the same materials.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the present invention further includes a bottom (or back) cover 4 integrally molded under the filler layer 3 or additionally bonded or bonded. A bottom cover 4 is provided to smooth or flatten the bottom (or back) side of multiple layers of the decorative article of the present invention.

If the hollow interior 20 is present at the projecting portion P of the article except for the filler layer 3, the bottom cover 4 makes the bottom (back) surface of the decorative article flat and smooth as shown in FIG. It is essentially required to

FIG. 7 does not imply a claim for the design or production of the symbol, but rather shows a hollow interior 20 formed within each of the raised characters of the character symbol provided for illustrative purposes. By the way, the iridescent film 1 and the base material 2 may be formed by thermoforming in order to form the projections P and the recesses R for a decorative effect. Therefore, the bottom cover 4 may be attached by a fusion method, an adhesion method, or another method. Of course, the bottom cover 4 may be removed if essentially no flat or back surface is required.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the present invention uses an injection molding method to form a dark or dark portion integrally bonded to the surface layer of the iridescent film 1 having an iridescent color reflected from the film 1. A plurality of substrates 2a of a contrast color may be formed. Here, the base material 2 a is attached to the trunk 21 via the branch member 22 when being discharged from an injection molding machine (not shown). After being released from the mold, the branches 22 and the trunk 21 are removed and serve to obtain a plurality of ornaments A as marked in FIG. Each ornament A includes a surface iridescent film 1 and a solid substrate 2a bonded underneath the film. The shimmering rainbow colors from the film 1 relative to the contrast colors formed on the substrate 2a will create a number of colors to greatly enhance the multicolored decorative effect. The decorative color can be changed by adding the iridescent color of the film 1 and the background color of the substrate 2 (which can be changed or adjusted).

[0022]

[Effect of the invention]

 The present invention is superior to conventional electroplated products in the following respects: (1) Iridescent film is self-protecting to minimize abrasion or mar damage and better environmental or weather resistance Therefore, it has an external transparent layer by itself.

(2) The manufacturing cost is greatly reduced by eliminating the expensive electroplating method.

(3) Since no pollution occurs by removing the electroplating method, air pollution and water pollution can be effectively prevented.

(4) A shape and a three-dimensional shape are ideally obtained by a suitable molding method.

The present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, since the base materials 2 and 2a are made of a transparent color and can be formed with at least a convex portion to provide a lens, the faint rainbow color from the film 1 is reflected by light reflection, polarization and transmission. Will be observed with decorative articles.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial exploded view showing an iridescent film used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention, as viewed from a direction 3-3 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention as viewed from the direction 5-5 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention modified from FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a view showing another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention as viewed from the direction 9-9 in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Iridescent film 2 ... Base material 3 ... Filler layer 4 ... Bottom cover 10 ... Laminated film 11 ... External transparent layer 12 ... Internal transparent layer 20 ... Hollow inside 21 ... Trunk 22 ... Branch

Claims (6)

[Utility model registration claims] Claims: 1. An iridescent film comprising a transparent iridescent film that is overlaid on a background-colored substrate compared to the iridescent film from the iridescent film; When the position of the person changes, it shines slightly due to interference or scattering, and multiple layers of transparent layers are stacked on top of each other to represent the iridescent spectrum reflected from multiple surfaces of the changing thin film. The laminated film sandwiched between the inner transparent layer and the outer transparent layer, in order to protect the laminated film between the outer transparent layer and the outer transparent layer and the inner transparent layer. An inner transparent layer comprising a film; said iridescent film forming a three-dimensional decoration having at least one protrusion and at least one recess formed on an upper surface or an outer surface of the decorative article. The iridescent film is bonded to the substrate by a molding method; thus, when the iridescent film is bonded to the substrate, the iridescent color matches the background color created by the substrate, so that the decoration of the decorative article A decorative article characterized by exhibiting multiple colors to enhance the effect. 2. The article of claim 1, wherein the substrate is combined with a filler layer under the substrate to fill a protrusion formed on the decorative article. 3. The article of claim 2, wherein the substrate further comprises a bottom cover attached to a bottom surface of the substrate to make the surface of the substrate flat and smooth. 4. The protrusion formed by the film and the base defines a hollow interior of the protrusion, and the base seals a bottom surface of the base and is formed on the base. The article of claim 1, further comprising a bottom cover attached to seal the hollow interior. 5. An iridescent plastic film for producing iridescent colors, and comprising a plurality of plastic substrates, wherein:
Each substrate has a color that contrasts with the iridescent color of the iridescent film, and a plurality of substrates are formed by injection molding to form the trunk having a plurality of substrates branched from the trunk. Are integrally bonded to the iridescent film so that when the plurality of substrates bonded to the film are cut from the trunk, a plurality of decorative articles are each overlaid with the iridescent film. And a separately formed decorative article system. 6. A transparent iridescent film for reflecting iridescent color; and made of a transparent material having projections for forming an optical lens, combined with and arranged along said iridescent film. A decorative article, wherein the iridescent film and the substrate are processed by plastic molding to form a three-dimensional decoration.