JP5341461B2 - Sporting goods - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fishing equipment such as a fishing rod or reel with decoration, a sports equipment such as a golf equipment, tennis or badminton equipment.

  As disclosed in Patent Document 1, conventionally, a hologram foil on a base film is used to improve the appearance quality of fishing equipment such as fishing rods and reels, various sports equipment such as golf equipment, tennis and badminton equipment. It is practiced to stick a foil having undergone physical vapor deposition or to adhere to the surface of the article.

  4 and 5 show a fishing rod disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this conventional example, a hologram foil 3 having a thickness of several microns is placed on a tetron base 1, and this surface is transparent by several microns. The adhesive layer 9 is attached to the back side of the base 1 in order to fix it on the surface of the fishing rod main body (product main body) 7, and this is fixed to the surface of the fishing rod main body 7. A decorative layer 11 is provided.

The decorative layer 11 and its surroundings are clear-coated, and a clear layer 13 having a thickness of about 40 to 50 microns is provided on the surface of the fishing rod body 7, and the clear layer 13 prevents peeling of the decorative layer 11 Further, as shown in the figure, the clear layer 13 has a curved surface that is convex upward at the top of the decorative layer 11 due to the surface tension. Therefore, the glitter of the hologram foil 3 is amplified as a convex lens. The brightness of the foil 3 can be seen in three dimensions, creating a feeling of jewelry.
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  However, in the conventional example, the base 1 and the protective layer 5 have to be provided in order to maintain the shape and brightness of the hologram foil 3.

  Further, due to the structure in which the hologram foil 3 is arranged on the surface side of the decoration layer 11, color loss is likely to occur in the hologram foil 3 due to long-term use, and further, deformation and impact of the fishing rod repeatedly act on the decoration layer 11 portion. Then, there was a possibility that a crack would occur in the hologram foil 3.

  For this reason, the conventional example has a structure in which the brilliant brightness of the hologram foil 3 itself visually recognized from the outside is used for decoration. As a result, there was a problem that the commercial value was lowered.

  The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sports equipment with a decoration capable of maintaining a vivid appearance over a long period of time.

In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a decorative layer by fixing a glittering decorative layer with an adhesive layer on the outside of a product body, and covering the decorative layer with a transparent clear layer. The glittering decorative layer is formed of a glittering metal vapor-depositing layer that reflects light and a colored flexible resin film having a breaking elongation of 60% or more. The layer is covered and attached to the surface thereof, and is formed with a colored layer that transmits light from the outside to the glittering metal deposition layer and conceals the color of the glittering metal deposition layer.

The invention according to claim 2 is the sports equipment according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the transparent clear layer bulges from a portion where the decoration layer is provided, and the decoration layer is thickness at 20μm or 80μm or less, the peripheral edge of the bright decorative layer is a decorative layer covering the adhesive layer, characterized in Rukoto which have a three-dimensional effect.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the color of the colored layer shines and is visually recognized by the reflected light from the metal vapor-deposited layer. It is a sporting article with a beautiful appearance and excellent appearance quality.

Then, a metallic vapor deposition layer is arranged inside the colored layer to form a glittering decorative layer , and since the colored layer is formed of a flexible resin film having a breaking elongation of 60% or more, the deformation of the product body Even if the impact repeatedly acts, the colored layer allows deformation and impact to prevent the decorative layer from peeling off or turning over.

  In addition, even if a gap or a crack is generated between the metal particles of the metal vapor deposition layer due to deformation or impact, it is possible to ensure the glitter, and thus it is possible to maintain a vivid appearance quality over a long period of time.

  Furthermore, the present invention has an advantage in that it is not necessary to use a reinforcing film for maintaining a shape as a base when providing a decorative layer due to the structure in which a metal vapor deposition layer is provided inside the colored layer.

Further , according to the invention according to claim 2 , since the transparent clear layer in the portion provided with the decoration layer swells to give the decoration layer a three-dimensional effect, it is possible to provide sports equipment with further excellent appearance quality. It is.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment in which the invention according to claims 1 and 2 is applied to a golf equipment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 15 denotes a prepreg in which a reinforcing fiber is impregnated with a matrix resin as in the prior art. Winding the sheet around the core and further winding the reinforcing prepreg sheet in order to improve the strength, then taping, heat curing, removing the core, removing the tape, polishing, painting, etc. A decorative layer 17 is provided on the rear end side surface of a golf club shaft (hereinafter referred to as “shaft”) 15 to which a grip (not shown) is attached.

  2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the decorative layer 17, FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a decorative seal (adhesive sheet) 19 that provides the decorative layer 17 on the shaft 15, and first, the decorative seal 19 of FIG. In the figure, 21 is a glittering decorative layer, 23 is an adhesive layer attached to the back side thereof, and a flexible film 25 made of urethane having a thickness of about 25 μm is stuck on the surface of the glittering decorative layer 21, and the adhesive layer 23 A glittering decorative layer 21 is stuck to a release film 27 having a thickness of about 125 μm to form a decorative seal 19.

  Then, when the decorative layer 17 is provided using the decorative seal 19, the flexible film 25 and the release film 27 are removed, and the glittering decorative layer 21 is attached to the surface of the shaft 15 by the adhesive layer 23.

  The glittering decorative layer 21 includes a colored layer 29 made of a flexible resin film having a colored (for example, red) transparent thickness of about 10 to 30 μm, particularly about 25 to 60 μm when it is desired to bulge into a convex shape. The flexible resin film comprising the metal vapor-deposited layer 31 having a thickness of about 0.2 μm to 2 μm deposited on the back side of the colored layer 29 and forming the colored layer 29 is, for example, the elongation at break 60% or more (preferably 120% or more), and has a characteristic of restoring the original state within an elongation range of 20%.

  The colored layer 29 has characteristics of transmitting light from the outside to the metal vapor deposition layer 31 and concealing the metal color of the metal vapor deposition layer 31. On the other hand, the metal vapor deposition layer 31 has a function of reflecting the light transmitted through the colored layer 29 to give the colored layer 29 glitter.

  For this reason, when the glittering decorative layer 21 (colored layer 29) is viewed from above, the color colored on the colored layer 29 shines (has a glitter) and becomes visible as compared with normal coating. ing. In addition, the color to be applied to the colored layer 29 is appropriately selected to have a color desired by a golf club manufacturer or distributor.

  On the other hand, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 23 is made of, for example, an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive having a thickness of about 25 μm. As described above, when the decorative seal 19 is not used, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 23 is shown in FIG. The metal vapor-deposited layer 21 is adhered to the release film 27.

  Then, the flexible film 25 and the release film 27 are removed, and the glittering decorative layer 21 is adhered to the surface of the shaft 15 to form the decorative layer 17. For example, as shown in FIG. When the figure A is formed side by side, each figure A is formed in advance with the glittering decorative layer 21 and the adhesive layer 23, respectively, and affixed side by side on a single release film 27. The flexible film 25 is attached to the surface of the film. And when sticking these to the shaft 15, the flexible film 25 is peeled for every figure as mentioned above, these are peeled from the peeling film 27, and are stuck to the shaft 15.

  Each of the glittering decorative layers 21 attached to the release film 27 is pressed at the time of manufacturing the decorative seal 19, and the peripheral portion of the glittering decorative layer 21 covers the adhesive layer 23 and has a three-dimensional effect. 2, when the glittering decorative layer 21 forming each graphic A is attached to the shaft 15, the peripheral portion of the glittering decorative layer 21 covers the adhesive layer 23, and the decorative layer of each graphic A 17 has a three-dimensional effect.

  Then, after the glittering decorative layer 21 of each figure A is attached to the shaft 15 as shown in FIG. 2 and the decorative layer 17 is provided, paint such as urethane paint, epoxy paint, fluorine paint, etc. is provided around the decorative layer 17. And a transparent or translucent transparent clear layer 33 is provided. The decorative layer 17 composed of a plurality of figures A has a thickness of 20 μm to 80 μm, and the surface of the transparent clear layer 33 is decorated The portion provided with the layer 17 has a shape that bulges from other portions.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the decorative layer 17 is provided on the surface after coating and adjusting the appearance of the shaft 15. However, when the base material of the shaft is used as the appearance, the appearance is adjusted. No painting is required.

  The present embodiment is configured as described above. As described above, the decorative layer 17 is provided on the surface of the rear end side of the shaft 15, and the transparent clear layer 33 is further provided so as to cover the surface. A golf club is manufactured by mounting a golf club head at the front end and mounting a grip on the rear end side of the shaft 15.

  For example, a purchaser who has such a golf club at a storefront sees the decoration layer 17 applied to the shaft 15, but when viewing the decoration layer 17 from above through the transparent clear layer 33, Since the color of the colored layer 29 is shined by the reflected light from the metal vapor deposition layer 31, the transparent clear layer 33 in the portion where the decoration layer 17 is provided bulges and creates a stereoscopic effect in the decoration layer 17. Compared to a golf club with a normal coating, the decorative layer 17 causes a vivid appearance through vision, and as a result, it becomes a golf club with an excellent appearance and arouses purchasers' desire to purchase.

  In addition, a metal deposition layer 31 is deposited on the inner side of the colored layer 29, and the colored layer 29 is a flexible resin film that is restored to its original state within a range of elongation at break of 60% or more and 20%. Therefore, even if the ball is hit with the golf club and the deformation or impact of the shaft 15 repeatedly acts, the flexible resin film allows the deformation or impact to prevent the decoration layer 17 from peeling off or turning over. .

  Further, as a result of repeated deformation and impact, even if gaps or cracks may be generated between the metal particles of the metal vapor deposition layer 31, the bright decoration layer 17 can be maintained over a long period of time because the glitter can be secured. The Rukoto.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the decorative layer 17 having a three-dimensional effect brings out a vivid appearance quality, and provides a golf club that is superior in aesthetics and design as compared to a golf club that has been painted normally. It became possible.

  In addition, as described above, in the conventional example of FIGS. 4 and 5, the base 1 and the protective layer 5 had to be provided in order to maintain the shape of the hologram foil 3 and the glitter, but this embodiment is Due to the structure in which the metal vapor-deposited layer 31 is vapor-deposited inside the colored layer 29, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to use a reinforcing film for maintaining the shape as a base when the decorative layer 17 is provided.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the deformation and the impact act repeatedly, and even if a gap or a crack is generated between the metal particles of the metal vapor-deposited layer 31, it is possible to ensure the glitter, so the conventional example of FIG. Compared to the above, it has become possible to maintain a vivid appearance quality over a long period of time.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the shaft, but the present invention is naturally applicable to various sports equipment such as fishing equipment such as fishing rods and reels, tennis and badminton equipment.

It is a front view of one embodiment of a shaft to which the invention according to claim 1 and claim 2 is applied. It is a fragmentary sectional view of a decoration layer. It is a fragmentary sectional view of a decoration seal. It is a partial front view of the conventional fishing rod which gave decoration. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

15 Shaft 17 Decorative Layer 19 Decorative Seal 21 Glittering Decorative Layer 23 Adhesive Layer 25 Flexible Film 27 Peeling Film 29 Colored Layer 31 Glittering Decorative Layer 33 Transparent Clear Layer

Claims (2)

A sporting article in which a glittering decorative layer is fixed with an adhesive layer on the outside of the article body to provide a decorative layer, and a transparent clear layer is provided to cover the decorative layer,
The glittering decorative layer,
It is formed of a glittering metal vapor-deposited layer that reflects light and a colored flexible resin film having a breaking elongation of 60% or more, covers the glittering metal vapor-deposited layer, and is attached to the surface thereof. A sports article, comprising: a colored layer that penetrates the luminescent metal deposition layer and conceals the color of the glitter metal deposition layer. On the surface of the transparent clear layer, the portion provided with the decoration layer bulges out from other parts, the decoration layer has a thickness of 20 μm or more and 80 μm or less, and the peripheral portion of the glittering decoration layer has an adhesive layer. Sports article according to claim 1, overlying decorative layer is characterized Rukoto which have a three-dimensional effect.

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