JP3365478B2 - Accessories provided with a reflective material such as a reflective button and a method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small item such as a reflective button which is made to reflect light by a reflective material and a manufacturing method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, in order to prevent traffic accidents, particularly traffic accidents at night, in various places such as shoes, bags, and clothes,
Reflectors are encouraged. As one of such attempts, an attempt has been made to give a button of clothes a reflection function, and further development of a reflection button having a large reflection effect is desired. In particular, from the viewpoint of preventing traffic accidents, it is necessary that the light of the headlight be reflected by the reflection button and reach the eyes of the driver of the vehicle in a strong light. On the other hand, various small items such as buttons that people can put on their bodies and clothes to decorate, or people can carry around with their hands are one of the main decorative elements of people. Prioritizing only those items may extinguish the commercial value of small items.

Generally, the reflective material is roughly classified into a closed type and an open type. A typical example of this open type is that there is no synthetic resin film above the reflective beads on the surface of the reflective material, which has the advantage of higher reflection performance compared to the closed type, but resin or liquid adheres to the surface. Then, there is a drawback that the reflection performance is completely lost. On the other hand, the closed type is the reverse of the open type and has a synthetic resin film above the reflective beads, which has the drawback of lower reflection performance compared to the open type, but the surface of the resin, liquid, etc. It has an advantage that the reflection performance does not deteriorate even if the adhered. Therefore, in the conventional structure of small items such as reflective buttons,
Closed type was used for the reflective material. When using an open type, it is necessary to use the reflective material as it is in order to prevent loss of its reflectivity, the weather resistance is poor, and when it gets wet with rainwater, it will not reflect. That was the problem.
Further, in the case of a button, washing and cleaning are performed together with clothes, so that it is necessary to improve washing resistance.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention of the present application, however, is capable of reflecting a strong light, particularly strong light to a driver of an automobile, and further, maintaining the quality of the button and decorating the button. It aims to provide a reflective button that does not compromise functionality. Another object of the present invention is to keep the high reflective performance of an open type reflective material and the like, while the surface is enclosed in a synthetic resin so that the reflective button does not lose its reflectivity even when it gets wet with water. It is intended to provide small items equipped with wood. Further, the present invention is to provide a method capable of manufacturing a small item such as a reflective button having both the reflective function and the decorative function as described above.

[0005]

Therefore, a first invention of the present application is to provide a reflector mounting portion 1 on a small article such as a button, a belt buckle, a brooch, a tie pin, a key chain, a patch, a badge, etc. The mounting portion 1 has an opening concave portion 14 opening to the surface, and the reflecting material 3 is arranged in the opening concave portion 14 so that the light incident from the opening 13 is reflected by the reflecting material 3 such as a reflection button. The above-mentioned problems are solved by providing a small article provided with the following means.

In the small article provided with the reflecting material such as the reflecting button according to the first invention of the present application, the transparent plate 6 is arranged on the reflecting surface of the reflecting material 3, and the center of the reflecting material 3 and the transparent plate 6 are arranged. A non-adhesive portion 5 is provided at the center, and a non-adhesive portion 5 for interrupting the non-adhesive portion 5 and the outside is provided on the entire periphery of the transparent plate 6 and the peripheral portion of the reflection material 3. Opening recess 14
Is provided between the inner wall of the transparent plate 6 and the upper surface or the lower surface of the transparent plate 6.
A display unit 72 for hiding the adhesive portion 4 for blocking is provided around the
The display part (72) is made of metal . In the first invention of the present application,
Since the transparent plate 6 is arranged on the reflecting surface of the reflecting material 3,
The reflective material 3 is not exposed, and the reflective material 3 can be protected and harmonized with the design of buttons and the like.
In particular, since the non-adhesive portion 5 is provided at the center of the reflective material 3 and the center of the transparent plate 6, the reflective performance of the reflective material 3 is not significantly deteriorated at the non-adhesive portion 5. Moreover, the blocking adhesive portion 4 for blocking the non-adhesive portion 5 from the outside is provided between the entire periphery of the peripheral portion of the transparent plate 6 and the peripheral portion of the reflector 3 or the inner wall of the opening recess 14. Therefore, the reflection performance of the reflecting material 3 can be maintained without ingress of water, detergent, cleaning solvent, or the like from the outside into the non-adhesive portion 5.

The second invention of the present application is a small article provided with a reflective material such as a reflective button according to the first invention, in which the transparent plate 6 is provided.
A display unit 7 for letters, symbols, figures, etc. on the top or bottom
1 is provided. Of the present application
A third invention is a reflective button or the like according to the first or second invention.
In the case of a small article equipped with a reflective material,
What is provided is a foil.

A fourth invention of the present application is the first, second or
For small articles equipped with a reflective material such as a reflective button according to the invention
The transparent synthetic resin 8 and the wall surface of the opening concave portion 14 are closely adhered and fixed by flowing and solidifying the transparent synthetic resin on the transparent plate 6, and the opening 13 of the opening concave portion 14 is sealed. Is provided.
In this way, the transparent synthetic resin having a fluidity is applied onto the transparent plate 6 and solidified, so that the transparent synthetic resin 8 and the wall surface of the opening recess 14 are brought into close contact with each other, and the internal reflective material 3 is provided. In addition to more reliable protection, the quality of small items such as buttons is further improved. The application of the transparent synthetic resin having the fluidity may cause the resin to enter the non-adhesive portion 5, but the adhesive portion 4 for blocking the non-adhesive portion 5 and the outside is a transparent plate. Since it is provided between the entire periphery of the peripheral portion of 6 and the peripheral portion of the reflecting material 3 or the inner wall of the opening recessed portion 14, resin is prevented from entering and the reflection performance is prevented from being deteriorated. I will get it. Further, in the fourth invention, in the small article provided with the reflective material such as the reflective button according to the first or second invention, when the reflective material 3 has a resin attached to the surface of the reflective material 3. it reflection performance is a reflective material 3 to be half or less you characterized. When the resin adheres to the surface of the reflective material 3 such as an open type, the reflective performance is reduced to half or less.
Although the reflection performance is high, the reflection performance may be significantly reduced or lost due to the adhesion of resin or water. However, by applying this reflection material to the first or second invention, high reflection performance can be obtained. It is possible to provide an accessory in which an open type reflection material is held without fear of deterioration or loss of its reflection performance.

In the fifth invention of the present application, a small reflector mounting portion 1 such as a button, a belt buckle, a brooch, a tie pin, and a key holder is provided, and this reflecting material mounting portion 1 is opened on the surface. A small article having an opening concave portion 14 in which the reflecting material 3 is arranged and the light incident from the opening 13 is reflected by the reflecting material 3 is manufactured. In the method, the transparent plate 6 is arranged on the reflecting surface of the reflector 3, and the entire periphery of the reflector 3 and the periphery of the transparent plate 6 are joined by an adhesive means such as an adhesive or an adhesive tape. Thus, the adhesive portion 4 for blocking is provided, and the non-adhesive portion 5 is provided at the center of the reflective material 3 and the center of the transparent plate 6, and the upper surface of the transparent plate (6) is
Decided to provide a display part (72) made of metal around the bottom surface.
The reflective material 3 and the transparent plate 6, which are more concealed by the blocking adhesive portion (4) and are joined together leaving the non-adhesive portion 5, are arranged in the above-mentioned opening concave portion 14 with the transparent plate 6 facing upward, and are transparent. By pouring the transparent synthetic resin 8 from above the plate 6 and solidifying it,
Provided is a method for manufacturing a small article including a reflective material such as a reflective button, which is characterized in that the opening 13 is sealed. In this invention, the entire circumference of the periphery of the reflective material 3 and the periphery of the transparent plate 6 are joined by an adhesive means such as an adhesive or an adhesive tape before being arranged in the opening concave portion 14. Therefore, it is possible to perform the bonding work of the bonding portion 4 for blocking that requires a reliable blocking property in the open space, and the bonding work can be performed efficiently and accurately. Moreover, if necessary, it is possible to coordinate only those that have passed the inspection for the presence or absence of adhesion failure and that have passed. Therefore, it is possible to surely prevent the resin from entering the non-adhesive portion 5 when the transparent synthetic resin 8 is poured, and it is possible to efficiently produce a small article provided with a reflective material such as a reflective button. It was possible to provide a manufacturing method.

The accessory in the present invention means various articles such as buttons, belt buckles, broaches, tie pins, key chains, etc. that can be attached to the body or clothes to decorate the body or can be carried around by a person. Is meant.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reflective button according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a structural explanatory view taken along the same vertical section. In the figure, in order to clarify the existence of each constituent member, the size (thickness) ratio between the constituent members is drawn differently from the actual ratio. However, the gist of the invention of the present application is not the ratio of the sizes of the respective members, but the ratio can be appropriately changed and implemented.

In the button according to this embodiment, a metallic button body 1 is provided with a reflecting member, and a button attaching leg 12 is provided on the lower surface of a bottom portion 11 of the button body 1. The button main body 1 has a short bottomed tubular shape. In other words, the entire button body 1 except the button-fitting foot 12 constitutes the reflecting material mounting portion, and the opening 13 has an opening on the upper surface. The opening recess 14 is formed in a planar shape.

A reflector 3 is fixed to the bottom of the opening recess 14 (that is, the upper surface side of the bottom 11 of the button body 1) with an adhesive 2. Although the adhesive 2 is applied to the entire back surface of the reflective material 3, it may be provided in a part thereof, or even if it is not provided at all, it will not be removed from the button body 1 by the later-described synthetic resin layer.

The reflector 3 is in the form of a sheet having a plane shape substantially the same as the bottom of the opening recess 13. The reflective material 3 may be of any type such as an open type, a closed type, a capsule lens type, etc., but a synthetic resin film is not arranged on the surface of the reflective material such as an open type, so The reflective material, in which the reflection performance is reduced to half or less when the resin is attached, makes full use of the advantages of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a typical open-type reflector 3, in which reflective beads 32 are arranged on a substrate 31 in an exposed state.

A double-sided adhesive tape 4 having an adhesive layer on both sides is adhered to the periphery of the front surface of the reflecting material 3, and a transparent plate 6 made of synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or acrylic is provided on the upper surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 4. It is sticky. In this embodiment, the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 4 is used as the adhesive means for forming the adhesive portion 4 for blocking, but other adhesives may be used. The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 4 serving as an adhesive means for blocking is formed of the reflective material 3
Since it is arranged over the entire circumference on the front surface side, it has a ring shape, but the central part may also be bonded if it is a part thereof. However, for the central part,
Since the reflection function of the reflective material 3 is impaired by bonding, it is necessary to leave the reflective surface and apply it only to a part. That is, the important thing about the central part is the reflective material 3
The purpose is to form the non-adhesive part 5 between the double-sided adhesive tape 4 and the double-sided adhesive tape 4. Further, regarding the adhesive portion 4 for blocking, even if the reflective material 3 and the transparent plate 6 are not directly bonded, a spacer such as a washer is interposed between the reflective material 3 and the transparent plate 6, and the spacer One surface is bonded to the reflective material 3, and the other surface of the spacer is bonded to the transparent plate 6.
It is also possible to indirectly bond the entire circumference of the reflecting material 3 and the transparent plate 6 by, for example, bonding them together.

The transparent plate 6 made of synthetic resin may have a small thickness as long as it can prevent the synthetic resin from flowing into the reflecting material 3 due to the inflow of the synthetic resin described later. Therefore, the concept of the “plate” is not defined by its thickness, and even if it is thin such as a sheet or a film, as long as it is strong enough to prevent the synthetic resin from adhering to the reflector 3. It corresponds to the transparent plate 6 of the present application. On the upper surface or the lower surface of the transparent plate 6, a display portion 71 for characters, symbols, figures and the like such as school badges can be provided by printing, applying, arranging or the like. In addition, a contour is displayed as a display unit 72 on the periphery thereof in the same manner.
Since it is applied, the blocking adhesive portion 4 provided around the above can be hidden. Since the reflection function is lost in the portions where the display portions 71 and 72 are provided, it is necessary to provide a portion where the display portion 72 is not provided in at least a part of the non-adhesive portion 5. This display 7
A metal can be used as the material of 2, and in particular, a so-called foil stamping is used.
The gold leaf on the display units 71 and 72 is arranged by a technique called shi.
It is desirable to rank.

From the transparent plate 6, a transparent synthetic resin 8 having fluidity such as a transparent epoxy resin is poured.
Although the transparent synthetic resin is poured to the same level as the upper end of the outer circumference of the button body 1 in the figure, it may be lower than the upper end or may be raised due to surface tension or the like. You can also A UV resin can be used instead of the epoxy resin, but the epoxy resin is advantageous in that it takes time to solidify, but on the other hand, the air inside is appropriately released during the solidification. The openings 13 are sealed by solidifying the transparent synthetic resin 8. That is, in the example of the drawing, the transparent synthetic resin 8 is adhered and fixed to the inner peripheral wall of the opening concave portion 14 and the transparent plate 6 so that the opening 1
3 is sealed, and the non-adhesive portion 5 and the reflective material 3 inside are protected. From this pouring to solidification, the transparent synthetic resin 8 flows from the inner non-bonded portion 5 to the surface of the reflecting material 3 through the gap between the inner peripheral wall of the opening concave portion 14 and the transparent plate 6, resulting in a defective product. However, as described above, the transparent synthetic resin 8 can be prevented from entering by forming the adhesive portion 4 for blocking, such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive, over the entire circumference. .

Here, the manufacturing method of this button will be described. First, as shown in FIG.
The transparent plate 6 and the ring-shaped double-sided adhesive tape 4
To glue. Alternatively, the reflective material 3 and the transparent plate 6 are bonded to each other using an adhesive. As described above, the adhesive means for the double-sided adhesive tape 4 can prevent the transparent synthetic resin 8 from entering by adhering the transparent plate 6 and the reflecting agent 3 over the entire circumference thereof. Further, in addition to the adhesion of the adhesive part 4 for blocking around the periphery thereof, the part of the central part may be adhered. The display parts 71 and 72 are composed of the reflective material 3 and the transparent plate 6.
Although it is efficient if they are applied to the transparent plate 6 in advance before adhering and, it may be performed after adhering. Then, this is arranged at the bottom of the opening recess 13 of the button body 1.
At this time, if the adhesive material 2 is preliminarily attached to the back surface of the reflective material 3, the positioning becomes reliable. From this state, the reflective button is completed by pouring the transparent synthetic resin 8 and solidifying it.

In the completed button, as shown in FIG. 1, the reflective material 3 at the bottom can be seen through the transparent synthetic resin 8, the transparent plate 6 and the non-adhesive portion 5, and the transparent synthetic resin 8 is inserted in the middle of the display portion 71. , 72 appear to be raised, and it is possible to feel a high-class feeling and novelty in terms of design. In particular, by increasing the thickness of the adhesive portion 4 for blocking, in the non-adhesive portion 5,
By providing a sufficient space between the transparent plate 6 and the reflector 3, the three-dimensional effect can be emphasized. However, it is also possible to implement it so that a large space is not formed between the transparent plate 6 and the reflective material 3 in the non-bonded portion 5. That is, when a resin is poured on the surface of the reflective material 3 or an adhesive or a pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied to the surface of the reflective material 3, the reflective material 3 is covered with the resin without any gap,
The reflective function is lost, but the transparent plate 6 is placed on the reflective material 3.
When only is placed and the periphery thereof is adhered, even if it seems that there is no space at first glance, there is a space even if it is extremely minute due to minute unevenness and the like. In particular,
In the case of the open type reflective material 3, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper end of the reflective beads 32 of the reflective material 3 and the transparent plate 6 are merely in contact with each other at a point, and most of them are not in contact with each other. Since the void space 33 is formed, the reflective function is not substantially lost. The surface of the reflective material 3 is not only gray,
There are various colors such as blue and red, and a variety of designs can be provided by combining the colors with the display units 71 and 72. The transparent synthetic resin 8 and the transparent plate 6 do not need to be completely colorless and transparent, and may be slightly colored such as semi-transparent or have a light-transmitting property. , The design can be richer.

Regarding reflection, the light reaching the reflecting material 3 from the transparent synthetic resin 8, the transparent plate 6 and the non-adhesive portion 5 is retroreflected by the reflecting material 3, and the non-adhesive portion 5 transmits the transparent plate 6 and the transparent composite material. It passes through the resin 8 and is reflected to the outside. At that time, since the non-bonded portion 5 is formed, the open type reflection material 3
, The surface is not protected by a synthetic resin film, it is possible to relatively high-intensity reflection, on the other hand, even if the resin or the like adheres to the surface, the reflectivity is impaired. It is demonstrated without impairing the reflection performance,
It can reflect strong light.

In addition to the above-described embodiment, the present invention can be carried out by variously modifying it. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), the inner diameter of the opening recess 14 is changed from the bottom to the upper end of the opening 13. You can make it smaller as you go. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the transparent synthetic resin 8 is poured into the opening recess 14 from the opening 13 to a little lower position, and the upper end of the peripheral wall of the opening recess is covered with an inverted U-shaped cap 91 and fixed. You may do it. This cap 91 is
It may be performed before pouring the transparent synthetic resin 8, but FIG.
As shown in (C), before the transparent synthetic resin 8 is poured into the opening recess, the upper end of the peripheral wall of the opening recess is covered and fixed with an inverted U-shaped cap 91. The resin 8 may be solidified. Furthermore, FIG.
As shown in (A), a protrusion 92 may be provided on the inner peripheral surface of the opening concave portion, or a protrusion 93 may be provided as shown in FIG. 6 (B). All of these prevent the transparent synthetic resin 8 from coming off even after being used for a long period of time. For the same purpose, minute irregularities may be formed on at least the inner peripheral surface of the opening concave portion 14 by honing or blasting so as to prevent the transparent synthetic resin 8 from coming off.

FIG. 7 shows still another embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the peripheral portion of the transparent plate 6 is not adhered to the reflector 3 but is adhered to the inner wall surface of the opening recess 14. The adhesive portion 4 for blocking is formed. The inner wall surface shape of the opening concave portion 14 can be freely designed as long as it is adhered to the entire circumference of the peripheral portion of the transparent plate 6 and can be shielded from the outside, but in the present embodiment. In order to secure a sufficient adhesive area, a step portion 10a is provided on the peripheral edge portion of the bottom of the opening recess 14 and the upper surface of the step portion 10a and the lower surface of the entire periphery of the transparent plate 6 are adhered to each other. The adhesive portion 4 for blocking is used. Reflector 3
Is fixed to the inner bottom surface 10b of the step portion 10a by adhesion or the like. The reflector 3 and the transparent plate 6 are not adhered to each other, and the entire portion including the center of the reflector becomes the non-adhesive portion 5 with the transparent plate. In addition to the bonding between the step portion 10a and the transparent plate 6, the peripheral portion of the reflective material 3 and the peripheral portion of the transparent plate 6 may be bonded together. The transparent synthetic resin 8 is poured in as in the previous embodiments, and in order to prevent the detachment thereof, as described above, the structure shown in each of FIGS.
Honing and blasting may be used together.

FIG. 8 shows still another embodiment. In the example of this drawing, the thickness of the transparent plate 6 is made larger than that in each of the previous embodiments. That is, as the transparent plate 6, an acrylic plate or a vinyl chloride plate having a plate thickness approximately the same as the depth of the opening concave portion 14 is adopted, and the outer peripheral surface thereof and the inner peripheral wall surface of the opening concave portion 14 are adhered to each other for blocking. It is part 4. In this case, the transparent synthetic resin does not need to be poured, but the transparent synthetic resin may be poured or applied to the upper ends of the transparent plate 6 and the opening concave portion 14 or the like.

In each embodiment, the transparent plate 6
Although the flat plate-shaped one is adopted, the transparent plate 6 may be changed to a dish-shaped one having a raised wall surface on the outer peripheral portion. Further, the transparent synthetic resin 8 is directly poured into the opening concave portion 14, but the height of the wall surface of the outer peripheral portion of the transparent plate 6 which is raised is made approximately the same as that of the opening concave portion 14, and the transparent synthetic resin 8 is preliminarily set in the transparent plate 6. It is also possible to pour transparent synthetic resin 8 into this to solidify it, and this transparent plate 6 and opening recess 14
You may adhere to an inner wall surface. However, in this case, since the transparent synthetic resin 8 and the wall surface of the opening concave portion 14 cannot be brought into close contact with each other, the improvement of the sealing property due to the pouring of the transparent synthetic resin 8 is different from the above-described respective embodiments. Become inferior. Further, although the button is illustrated in each of the above-described embodiments, various small items such as a belt buckle, a brooch, a tie pin, a key chain, a patch, and a badge may be used instead. In that case, in the example of the button, the entire button is used as the reflecting material mounting portion, but it is not always necessary to use the entire portion as the reflecting material mounting portion, and it is sufficient to use a part of the small article as the reflecting material mounting portion. Then, the reflecting material mounting portion may be formed as a bottomed tubular body made of metal, for example, separately from the small article and fixed to the small article by an adhesive or brazing. Further, in the case of a patch or the like, one patch may be provided with a plurality of reflector mounting portions according to the overall pattern.

[0025]

Next, in order to further enhance the understanding of the present invention,
Examples will be described together with comparative examples. Example 1 is an example in which the MR type manufactured by Unitikas Sparklite Co., Ltd. is used as the reflector 3 in the first embodiment described above.
The diameter is 19 mm. The transparent synthetic resin 8 had a thickness of 0.8 mm and had a flat surface. Example 2 is the same as Example 1 above in that the reflective material 3 used in the first embodiment was an MR type manufactured by Unitikas Sparklite Co., Ltd., and the diameter was 19 mm. However, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, it is different from the first embodiment in that the transparent synthetic resin 8 is raised in the center. By this heap, transparent synthetic resin 8
Has a maximum thickness of 1.3 mm. In each of the examples, a 0.1 mm thick acrylic film was used for the transparent plate 3. Since the display portion 72 having a width of 1 mm is provided as an outline along the outer circumference of the transparent plate 3, the effective reflection surface has a diameter of 17 mm.
It becomes a circle of mm. An epoxy resin was used as the transparent synthetic resin 8.

In Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2, # 700 type which is a closed type reflecting material of Unitikas Sparklite Co., Ltd. was used as the reflecting material 3, and the transparent plate 6 was not used. The transparent synthetic resin 8 of epoxy resin is directly poured. In Comparative Example 1, the surface of the transparent synthetic resin 8 is flat, and in Comparative Example 2, the center of the transparent synthetic resin 8 is raised. The conditions such as numerical values are the same as those in the first and second embodiments, but because the transparent plate 3 is not used, there is no display portion 72, and the effective reflection surface is a circle having a diameter of 19 mm.

Table 1 shows the results of measuring the reflection performance of each example and comparative example. This measurement was performed by changing the conditions of the observation angle α and the incident angle β, and the observation angle α is
As shown in FIG. 9, it is generated by the difference in the vertical position of the headlight a1 of the automobile and the face a2 of the driver.
The observation angle α of 2 ′ is an angle that occurs when the distance between the pedestrian with the reflection button 1 and the passenger car is 15 m. The observation angle α of 20 ′ is an angle that occurs when the distance between the pedestrian with the reflection button 1 and the light van is 15 m. The incident angle β is based on the assumption that the reflection plate has an angle with respect to the incident light because the pedestrian or the like is inclined or the button body 1 is inclined. Three kinds of conditions of °, 30 ° and 40 ° were set. In FIG. 9, the observation angle α and the incident angle β
However, what is shown in the figure does not match the above numerical values. The measurement results under each condition are shown in Table 1. The measurement is based on JISZ9117. According to the same standard, in the case of a road sign, the reflective material is white, the observation angle is 12 ', and the incident angle is 5 70 cd / l under ° condition
If it is x / m ² , it is recognized as the first grade.

[0028]

[Table 1]

As is clear from Table 1, in each of the examples, an extremely excellent reflection performance was confirmed as compared with the comparative example, and in particular, a reflection button which is very advantageous for traffic safety. Was able to provide.

In the above-mentioned embodiments and examples, the button is taken as an example, but in addition to the button, various small articles such as a belt buckle, a brooch, a tie pin, and a key chain should be provided with a reflective portion. Is something that can be done. At this time, the main body can be made of metal, synthetic resin, wood, or the like.

[0031]

As described above, the first to fourth inventions of the present application can improve the water resistance, weather resistance, solvent resistance and the like, and can maintain the reflection effect, especially the reflection performance for the driver of the automobile for a long time. Further, it is possible to provide an accessory such as a reflective button which maintains the quality of an accessory such as a button and does not impair the decoration function.

The fourth invention of the present application can provide a small article such as a reflective button which can further improve the water resistance, the weather resistance, the solvent resistance, and the quality of the small article such as the button. It is a thing.

In addition, the fourth invention is a reflection which does not lose its reflectivity even if it gets wet with water etc. by enclosing the surface in a synthetic resin while maintaining the high reflection performance of an open type reflector or the like. It was possible to provide an accessory provided with a reflective material such as a button.

The fifth invention of the present application can provide a manufacturing method capable of reliably exhibiting the above-mentioned small items such as a reflective button exhibiting excellent performance and realizing an efficient production. It is a thing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reflective button according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural explanatory view of a vertical section of the reflection button.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the reflection button.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing a modification of the reflection button.

5A, 5B, and 5C are cross-sectional views of a reflection button according to another embodiment, respectively.

6A and 6B are cross-sectional views of a reflection button according to another embodiment, respectively.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a reflection button according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a reflective button according to yet another embodiment.

FIG. 9A is an explanatory diagram of the entire embodiment, and FIG.
Is an enlarged view of the main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Button body (Reflector mounting part) 3 ... Reflective material 4 ... Adhesive tape (adhesive part for blocking) 5 ... Non-adhesive part 6 ... transparent plate 8 ... Transparent synthetic resin 13 ... Opening 14 ... Opening recess

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. Buttons, belt buckles, brooches,
The reflective material mounting part (1) is provided on small items such as tie pins, key chains, patches, and badges.
(1) has an opening concave part (14) that opens on the surface, and a reflecting material (3) is arranged in this opening concave part (14) so that the light incident from the opening (13) is reflected by the reflecting material (3). In a small item equipped with a reflective material such as a reflective button that is made to reflect, a transparent plate (6) is arranged on the reflective surface of the reflective material (3),
A non-adhesive part (5) is provided between the center of (3) and the center of the transparent plate (6), and the non-adhesive part (5) for blocking the non-adhesive part (5) and the outside is the transparent plate. It is provided between the entire circumference of the peripheral part of (6) and the peripheral part of the reflective material (3) or the inner wall of the opening concave part (14), and it is provided around the upper surface or the lower surface of the transparent plate (6) for blocking. Adhesion
A display part (72) for hiding the part (4) is provided, and this display part (72)
A small item equipped with a reflective material such as a reflective button, which is characterized by using a metal . 2. The transparent plate (6) has an upper surface or a lower surface with a sentence.
Characterized by the display part (71) for letters, symbols, figures, etc.
A small unit provided with a reflective material such as the reflective button according to claim 1.
object. 3. The display parts (71) (72) are made of gold foil.
A reflective material such as the reflective button according to claim 1 or 2 is provided.
The small item you got. 4. A transparent plate (6) having a transparent fluidity.
A transparent synthetic resin is produced by applying synthetic resin and solidifying it.
The resin (8) and the wall of the opening recess (14) are intimately fixed,
The opening (13) of the concave part (14) is sealed, and the above-mentioned reflective material (3) has resin adhered to the surface of the reflective material (3).
If it is a reflective material (3) whose reflection performance is reduced to half or less,
A reflective button or the like according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 characterized by
An accessory with a reflective material . 5. Buttons, belt buckles, brooches,
Reflective material mounting part for small items such as tie pins and key chains
(1) is provided, and the reflecting material mounting portion (1) has an opening concave portion (14) opening on the surface, and the reflecting material is provided in the opening concave portion (14).
(3) is coordinated and the light incident from the aperture (13) is reflected by the reflector (3).
In the method of manufacturing a small article equipped with a reflective material such as a reflective button that is made to reflect by a reflective plate, a transparent plate (6) is arranged on the reflective surface of the reflective material (3), and the periphery of this reflective material (3) is arranged. The entire periphery of the transparent plate (6) and the periphery of the transparent plate (6) are joined by an adhesive means such as adhesive or adhesive tape to provide an adhesive part (4) for blocking, and at the same time, the central part of the reflective material (3) and the transparent part. The non-adhesive part (5) is provided in the center of the plate (6) and is transparent.
Display part using metal around the upper or lower surface of the plate (6)
By providing (72), the shielding adhesive part (4) is hidden, and the reflective material (3) and transparent plate (6) bonded together leaving the non-adhesive part (5), the transparent plate (6) on top. The above-mentioned opening recess (14)
It is equipped with a reflective material such as a reflective button, which is characterized in that the opening (13) is sealed by pouring the transparent synthetic resin (8) over the transparent plate (6) and solidifying it inside. How to make small items.