JP6902219B2 - Printed matter and screen printing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a printed matter structure and a screen printing method.

Conventionally, a method has been used in which a convex shape is formed on a housing such as a remote controller or a telephone, and the convex shape is screen-printed on the formed convex surface to make the convex shape stand out. Display, display of button usage, etc.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of performing screen printing on a molded product of a synthetic resin to fix a colorant.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-71490

There is a problem that the fixed colorant is peeled off due to rubbing caused by rubbing on the colorant when the screen-printed article is picked up by a person, placed on a table, or overlapped with other articles. there were. For this reason, screen-printed articles are required to have a structure in which the adhered colorant is not easily peeled off.

The method shown in Patent Document 1 is a method in which a screen printing plate 108 is arranged so as to face the convex portion 101a of the character shape of the printed matter 101, and the colorant 109 is applied with the squeegee 110. An opening 108a is provided in a portion of the screen printing plate 108 facing the character-shaped convex portion 101a so that the colorant 109 can pass through the screen printing plate 108. The colorant 109 after transmission is applied at a position protruding from the printed matter 101, and the boundary with the hot stamp foil layer 103 provided on the surface of the character-shaped convex portion 101a is exposed on the side surface of the convex portion 101a. Therefore, when the colorant 109 is rubbed from the side surface direction of the convex portion 101a, there is a problem that the colorant 109 is easily peeled off from the boundary.

Further, when fixing the colorant 109, it is necessary to move the squeegee 110 in the F direction while pressing the squeegee 110 against the screen printing plate 108, and the pressed screen printing plate 108 is bent with respect to the surface to be fixed. There is a concern that the opening 108a and the character-shaped convex portion 101a may be displaced from each other and may be stuck in a range different from the target printing range. Therefore, it is necessary to make accurate settings such as the pressing force of the squeegee 110 and the pre-printing arrangement of the screen printing plate 108, and there is a problem that it is not easy to perform screen printing.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printed matter in which the colorant is hard to be peeled off.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily performing screen printing by suppressing the bending of the screen printing plate with respect to the surface to be printed when performing screen printing.

In order to solve the above problems, the printed matter of the present invention is a printed matter which is a housing of a remote controller, and has a convex printed surface to which a colorant is fixed and a wall surface extending from the printed surface. And an auxiliary surface arranged with a gap around the wall surface and parallel to the surface to be printed, the auxiliary surface is arranged on the outer surface of the printed matter, and the surface to be printed is placed on the peripheral edge of the surface to be printed. It is characterized in that the colorant is continuously fixed to the wall surface.

Since the colorant is continuously fixed from the printed surface to the wall surface at the peripheral edge of the printed surface, the boundary portion between the printed matter and the colorant is arranged slightly below the printed surface of the wall surface. By providing an auxiliary surface around the wall surface, even if the colorant is rubbed from the side surface of the surface to be printed, the colorant does not have a force to peel off at the boundary portion, so that the colorant does not easily peel off from the printed matter. it can. Further, since the auxiliary surface is the outer surface of the printed matter, the auxiliary surface does not protrude from the outer surface of the remote controller which is the printed matter, does not affect the feel when picked up, and the entire printed matter. It does not affect the aesthetics.

In the printed matter according to the present invention, the auxiliary surface may surround the entire circumference of the surface to be printed.

Since the auxiliary surface surrounds the entire circumference of the surface to be printed, the colorant is continuously fixed to the wall surface from the peripheral edge over the entire circumference of the surface to be printed, so that rubbing from all sides of the surface to be printed is a colorant. However, since the force for peeling the colorant does not occur at the boundary portion, it is possible to realize a structure in which the colorant does not easily peel off from the printed matter.

In the printed matter according to the present invention, the auxiliary surface may be provided on the same surface as the surface to be printed.

Since the auxiliary surface is on the same surface as the surface to be printed, the auxiliary surface is higher than the boundary between the surface to be printed and the colorant, and even if rubbing occurs on the colorant from the side surface direction of the surface to be printed, the boundary The part does not rub directly.

In the printed matter according to the present invention, the wall surface may be provided with a slope inclined to the outside of the printed surface with respect to the direction perpendicular to the printed surface.

By providing the wall surface with a slope, the thickness of the colorant can be maintained at the peripheral edge of the surface to be printed, and the peripheral edge of the surface to be printed can be prevented from being exposed from the colorant.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the printing method of the present invention, a gap is provided between the convex printed surface to which the colorant is fixed, the wall surface extending from the printed surface, and the periphery of the wall surface. A printing method for printing on an object to be printed, which is arranged and includes an auxiliary surface parallel to the surface to be printed, which includes a range of the surface to be printed and has an opening in a wider range than the surface to be printed. A step of preparing a screen printing plate, a step of bringing the screen printing plate into contact with an auxiliary surface, and a step of screen-printing a colorant on the surface to be printed and continuously adhering the colorant from the surface to be printed to the wall surface. It is characterized by including.

By bringing the screen printing plate into contact with the auxiliary surface, the screen printing plate can be arranged on the surface to be printed without bending, which facilitates screen printing. Further, by performing screen printing by passing through an opening in a wider range than the surface to be printed, the colorant is continuously adhered from the surface to be printed to the wall surface at the peripheral edge of the surface to be printed, and the printed matter and the colorant are formed. The boundary portion of is arranged slightly below the printed surface of the wall surface. After that, the colorant solidifies and sticks. By providing an auxiliary surface around the wall surface, even if rubbing occurs on the colorant from the side surface direction of the surface to be printed, the boundary portion does not directly rub, and a screen printing method in which the colorant does not easily come off can be performed. ..

According to the present invention, by providing the auxiliary surface, it is possible to prevent the colorant from peeling off from the surface to be printed even if the colorant is rubbed in a direction substantially parallel to the surface to be printed.

Further, by bringing the screen printing plate into contact with the auxiliary surface, the screen printing plate can be arranged on the surface to be printed without bending, and it becomes easy to attach the colorant.

It is a perspective view of the remote controller which is the printed matter which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged perspective view of the part where the printed matter shown in FIG. 1 was printed. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the printed matter shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing corresponding to the AA position of FIG. 2 of the printed matter which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is an enlarged perspective view of the part to which screen printing is performed of the printed matter which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the screen printing plate which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a top view of the state in which the screen printing plate is brought into contact with the printed matter which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is BB sectional view which showed typically the screen printing process which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a reference perspective view of the printed matter which concerns on this invention. It is a reference perspective view of the printed matter which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows typically the conventional screen printing process described in Patent Document 1.

<Composition of printed matter>
The printed matter 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the colorants shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are shown to be thicker than the actual thickness.

The printed matter 1 is a housing of a remote controller molded of synthetic resin, and for example, an I-shaped mark portion 11 is formed.

The mark portion 11 is composed of a convex printed surface 12, a wall surface 13, and a colorant 20.

The colorant 20 is, for example, an ink, a paint, or a coating agent, and may have transparency.

The surface to be printed 12 is a flat surface, and a wall surface 13 extends substantially vertically on the peripheral edge of the surface to be printed 12.

A bottom surface 14 extends from the opposite side of the printed surface 12 to the wall surface 13.
A gap is provided around the wall surface 13 to provide an auxiliary surface 16 on the same surface as the surface to be printed 12. The auxiliary surface 16 is the outer surface of the housing of the remote controller, and the auxiliary wall surface 15 extends in the direction of the bottom surface 14.

The colorant 20 is fixed to the surface 12 to be printed, and the colorant 20 is continuously fixed to the wall surface 13 from the peripheral edge over the entire circumference of the surface 12 to be printed. The boundary portion 17 between the printed matter 10 and the colorant 20 is arranged slightly below the printed surface 12 of the wall surface 13.

As described above, in the printed matter 10 according to the present embodiment, the boundary portion 17 is not exposed in the side surface direction of the printed surface 12 because the boundary portion 17 is located on the wall surface around the printed surface 12 even if only slightly. Even if the colorant 20 is rubbed in a direction substantially parallel to the surface to be printed 12, the colorant 20 does not have a force to peel off at the boundary portion 17, so that the colorant 20 can be made difficult to peel off from the printed matter 10. Further, by setting the auxiliary surface 16 provided around the wall surface 13 to a height equal to or higher than the surface to be printed 12, the boundary portion 17 does not rub directly, which is suitable for preventing the colorant 20 from peeling off. ing. Further, since the auxiliary surface 16 and the outer surface of the housing of the remote controller are the same surface, they do not protrude from the outer shape of the housing, so that the feeling when picking up the remote controller is not affected.

The printed matter 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the colorant 40 shown in FIG. 4 is shown to be thicker than the actual thickness. Since the main configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, different configurations will be described.

As for the surface to be printed 32, a wall surface 33 extends from the peripheral edge of the surface to be printed 32. The wall surface 33 is inclined to the outside of the printed surface 32 with respect to the vertical direction of the printed surface 32.

The colorant 40 is fixed to the surface to be printed 32, and the colorant 40 is continuously fixed to the inclined wall surface 33 from the peripheral edge over the entire circumference of the surface to be printed 32.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the wall surface 33 is provided with a surface that is inclined to the outside of the surface to be printed 32 with respect to the direction perpendicular to the surface to be printed 32, so that the colorant 40 is difficult to flow in the direction of the bottom surface 34 and is covered. The thickness of the colorant 40 fixed to the peripheral edge 38 of the printed surface 32 can be maintained, and the peripheral edge 38 of the printed surface 32 is prevented from being exposed from the colorant 40. As a result, even if the colorant 40 is rubbed substantially horizontally on the side to be printed, the boundary portion 37 between the printed matter 30 and the colorant 40 is not exposed from the auxiliary surface 36, and the colorant 40 is applied to the surface to be printed 32. It can be made difficult to peel off from.

<Screen printing method>
The screen printing method of the colorant 60 on the printed matter 50 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the colorant shown in FIG. 8 is shown to be thicker than the actual thickness.

The printed matter 50 is molded of a synthetic resin and includes a printed surface 52 to which the colorant 60 is fixed. The surface to be printed 52 is a flat surface, and a wall surface 53 extends over the entire circumference of the surface to be printed 52. A bottom surface 54 extends from the opposite side of the printed surface 52 to the wall surface 53. A gap is provided around the wall surface 13, and an auxiliary surface 56 is provided on the same surface as the surface to be printed 52. As for the auxiliary surface 56, the auxiliary wall surface 55 extends in the direction of the bottom surface 54.

Although not shown, the screen printing plate 70 includes a metal frame and a screen mesh woven with synthetic fibers or metal fibers arranged inside the frame. The screen mesh includes a non-penetrating plate portion 71 and a mesh-like opening 72. The opening 72 includes the surface to be printed 52 and has a wider opening than the surface to be printed 52 over the entire circumference. In this embodiment, the mesh of the opening is omitted for convenience of explanation.

First, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 8, the plate portion 71 of the screen printing plate 70 is placed in contact with the auxiliary surface 56 of the printed matter 50. At this time, the surface to be printed 52 is arranged inside the opening 72. The difference between the actual opening 72 and the peripheral edge of the printed surface 52 may be about 0.04 mm.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8A, the colorant 60 is placed on the plate portion 71 between the squeegee 80 and the opening 72.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8B, while pressing the screen printing plate 70 with the squeegee 80 wider than the width of the opening 72, the screen printing plate 70 is moved in the direction of the arrow D to pass through the opening 72.

Next, the screen printing plate 70 is removed from the printed matter 50 to allow the colorant 60 to adhere to the printed matter 50, and then the colorant solidifies and adheres to complete the screen printing.

As described above, by bringing the screen printing plate 70 into contact with the auxiliary surface 56 according to the present embodiment, the screen printing plate 70 can be arranged on the surface to be printed 52 without bending, and screen printing can be performed. It will be easier. Further, by performing screen printing by passing the colorant 60 through the opening 72 wider than the printed surface 52, the colorant 60 is continuously adhered from the printed surface 52 to the wall surface 53 on the peripheral edge of the printed surface 52. The boundary portion 57 between the printed matter 50 and the colorant 60 is arranged slightly below the printed surface 52 of the wall surface 53. After that, the colorant solidifies and sticks. By providing the auxiliary surface 56 around the wall surface 53, even if the colorant 60 is rubbed from the side surface direction of the surface to be printed 52, the colorant 60 does not have a force to be peeled off, so that the colorant 60 is hard to be peeled off in screen printing. The method can be done.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment in terms of the type, arrangement, number, etc. of the members, and the constituent elements thereof are appropriately replaced with those having the same effect and effect, as long as the gist of the invention is not deviated. Of course, it can be changed as appropriate.

For example, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a part of the periphery of the surface to be printed to which the colorant 90 is adhered may not be surrounded by the auxiliary surface 91.

Further, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the printed surface to which the colorant 92 is adhered and the auxiliary surface 93 may be partially continuous.

The present invention can be suitably used for displaying a mark used for a remote controller, for example.

10, 30 Printed matter 11 Marked matter 12, 32, 52 Printed surface 13, 33, 53 Wall surface 14, 34, 54 Bottom surface 15, 55 Auxiliary wall surface 16, 36, 56, 91, 93 Auxiliary surface 17, 37, 57 Boundary Part 20, 40, 60, 90, 92 Colorant 38 Peripheral part 50 Printed matter 70 Screen printing plate 71 Plate 72 Opening 80 Squeegee 101 Printed matter 101a Character-shaped convex part 103 Hot stamp foil layer 108 Screen printing plate 108a Opening Part 109 Colorant 110 Squeegee

Claims (5)

Printed matter that is the housing of the remote controller
The convex printed surface to which the colorant is fixed and
The wall surface extending from the surface to be printed and
Around the wall surface, an auxiliary surface arranged with a gap and parallel to the surface to be printed is provided.
The auxiliary surface is arranged on the outer surface of the printed matter and is arranged.
A printed matter characterized in that a colorant is continuously fixed from the surface to be printed to the wall surface at the peripheral edge of the surface to be printed. The printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary surface surrounds the entire circumference of the surface to be printed. The printed matter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the auxiliary surface is provided on the same surface as the surface to be printed. The printed matter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wall surface includes a slope inclined to the outside of the surface to be printed with respect to the direction perpendicular to the surface to be printed. The convex printed surface to which the colorant is fixed and
The wall surface extending from the surface to be printed and
An auxiliary surface that is arranged with a gap around the wall surface and is parallel to the surface to be printed,
It is a printing method for printing on a printed matter provided with.
A step of preparing a screen printing plate that includes a range of the surface to be printed and has an opening in a wider range than the surface to be printed.
The step of bringing the screen printing plate into contact with the auxiliary surface and
A printing method comprising: screen-printing the colorant on the surface to be printed and continuously adhering the colorant from the surface to be printed to the wall surface.

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