JPH1178402A - Jacket parts for wheel of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a new and unexpected design performance which satisfies the tendency of personalization or the sense of pleasure of users or a beautiful and elegant design performance for female users to jacket parts for a wheel such as a wheel cap or a wheel cover. SOLUTION: Light emitting clear paint obtained by mixing with luminous pigment which removes the color of a body and generates transparency when it is mixed with the paint of a vehicle is partly applied to the surface of a parts main body 2. Thus, a pattern X which is not seen in the daytime is formed with paint applied parts 5 and a non-applied part 6. At night, the paint applied parts 5 emit phosphorescence and is conspicuous in the darkness so that a beautiful and new light decoration effect due to the pattern X and its visionary brightness is achieved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exterior part for a wheel, such as a wheel cover or a wheel cap, which is detachably mounted on a side surface of a wheel on which a tire of an automobile is mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Wheel exterior parts include a half-cap type wheel cap that covers the end of an axle exposed at the center of the wheel and a full cap that simultaneously covers the end of the axle and a bolt and nut for fixing the wheel. There are a cap-type wheel cap, a wheel cover that covers the entire side surface of the wheel, and a ring-type cover that covers only the periphery of the wheel.

[0003] These are components for enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the wheel side surface and reducing air resistance. The component body is made of metal such as plastic or aluminum alloy.
In addition to being formed into a decorative design with low air resistance, the surface is subjected to coloring, gloss processing, metallic processing, processing for displaying the name, trademark, model name, etc. of an automobile manufacturer.

[0004]

By the way, automobiles
It is a product with a strong personality orientation, and there is always a demand for a unique design that satisfies the user's personality orientation for exterior and interior parts of the car.

Recently, wagons, minivans and other R
V-vehicles (multipurpose vehicles for leisure) are at their peak, but their RVs
Cars are required to have not only functionality that is spacious and versatile, but also design performance that satisfies the sense of leisure.

[0006] In addition, since there are many women among users of light vehicles that are small and turnable, many recent light vehicles are designed with a focus on women's designs. There is a demand for something that is suitable for women-oriented vehicles.

Accordingly, the present invention relates to an exterior part for a wheel, which is an important part that determines the aesthetics of the entire vehicle as much as the body of the vehicle, a novel design performance that satisfies the user's personalized orientation and leisure feeling, The technical issue is to provide design performance for users and to increase demand for exterior parts for wheels.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a wheel exterior part detachably mounted on a side surface of a vehicle wheel, wherein the surface of a part body molded of plastic or metal is provided. In addition, when mixed with a paint vehicle, the luminescent clear paint formed by mixing a luminous pigment that disappears and becomes transparent when mixed with a paint vehicle is partially applied, and the coated part and the uncoated part of the luminescent clear paint are In the daytime and bright places, a pattern that is difficult to see in the daytime is formed, and a clear paint with excellent scratch resistance is applied from above, and a hard coat layer that protects the surface of the main body is formed Features.

According to the present invention, the phosphorescent pigment in the luminescent clear paint applied to the surface of the wheel exterior component emits phosphorescence and afterglow at night, and the coated portion of the luminescent clear paint emits light. Then, the pattern formed by the coated part that emits light and the non-coated part that does not emit light clearly rises in the darkness as the pattern when the wheel stops,
In addition, when the wheel rotates, the rotation pattern changes at the rotation speed, and a fantastic light decoration effect is exhibited.

In addition, a pattern that did not exist in the daytime suddenly appears at night and exhibits a surprising and novel decorative effect, and the decorative effect lasts for a certain period of time according to the afterglow time of the luminous pigment. I do.

[0011] In addition, the surface of wheel exterior parts to which dirt such as mud splashes are liable to adhere is rubbed with a brush or the like during car washing, and the surface is hard-coated with a clear paint having excellent scratch resistance. Since the layer is formed, there is no possibility that the design is damaged or peeled off.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wheel exterior part showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is a front view of a wheel exterior part showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is sectional drawing.

[0013] Exterior part 1 for a wheel shown in FIGS. 1 and 2
Is a wheel cap that is detachably attached to the center of the side surface of the wheel and covers the end of the axle fitted in the center of the wheel cap. Along with being formed into a shape,
A circular surface 3 corresponding to the entire surface or the bottom of the cup
Only the base color coating material is applied to form a color base or a metallic base 4 having a predetermined color.

[0014] A desired luminescent clear paint is obtained by mixing a phosphorescent pigment which, when mixed with a paint vehicle, loses its body color and produces a sense of transparency on the surface of the circular surface 3 on which the color base or metallic base 4 is formed. The coating X is partially applied using a masking material representing a design pattern, and the application portion 5 of the luminescent clear paint and the non-application portion 6 form a design X that is difficult to see in the daytime or in a bright place.

Then, from above, abrasion resistance and weather resistance,
A hard coating layer 7 that entirely protects the surface of the component body 2 is formed by applying a clear paint using an acrylic resin having excellent transparency and a solvent thereof as a paint vehicle.

The luminous pigment to be mixed into the luminescent clear coating is obtained, for example, by mixing and firing strontium oxide, aluminum oxide, boron oxide or a boron compound and europium oxide as an activator. Powdered phosphorescent material having a particle size of 200 to 500 mesh (Chemitec product number: CP
-05, CP-10).

Since this phosphorescent material is a fine particle having a particle size of about 15 to 40 microns, which is comparable to the particle size of the powder coating used for the top coating of a car, it is perfect as a coating pigment for high quality coating. According to the inventor's experiments, when this is mixed with a paint vehicle of a clear paint, the light-storing material completely loses the pale yellow-green body color exhibited in the daytime or in a bright place, and is used as a container for drinking water or the like. It was confirmed that a transparent feeling almost equivalent to that of the PET bottle was produced.

The luminous material exhibits a bright green (CP-05) or a vivid blue (CP-10), which can be called tropical blue, at night or in a dark place. It is very bright, 2500 mcd / m ² or more, has an extremely long afterglow time of 20 hours or more in green and 30 hours or more in blue, and contains no radioactive substances harmful to the human body. It has characteristics.

However, the surface of the wheel exterior component 1 in the daytime or in a bright place has an appearance corresponding to the color and texture of the color base or the metallic base 4, and no pattern appears on the surface.

However, when it becomes dark at night, phosphorescence and its afterglow are emitted from the coated portion 5 of the luminescent clear paint, and at the same time,
The pattern X having an outline formed by the coating part 5 and the non-coating part 6 automatically appears, and a beautiful light decoration composed of the pattern X and the fantastic radiance of phosphorescence is produced.

Therefore, it is certain that the wheel exterior parts 1 will stimulate the willingness to purchase mainly by young people who are highly individualized, and that RVs that require a sense of leisure are required.
It is suitable for cars and mini-cars for women, and demand for optional parts can be expected to increase.

Next, a wheel exterior part 8 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a wheel cover that covers the entire side surface of the wheel, and its part body 9 withstands the heat generated by the brake transmitted from the axle via the wheel. Highly rigid colored plastic with heat resistance to the extent that it can be obtained, molded into a disc-shaped design with low air resistance, the surface of which is partially coated with a light-emitting clear paint mixed with the same luminous pigment as described above. The coated part 10 and the non-coated part 1 of the luminescent clear paint are coated.
1 forms a pattern Y that is difficult to see in the daytime or in a bright place, and a hard coating layer 12 that protects the surface of the component body 9 by applying a clear paint having excellent scratch resistance thereon. Is formed.

In the daytime, the exterior part 8 for a wheel exhibits the appearance of the color of the plastic forming the part body 9 as it is, and at night, the pattern Y which has not been seen suddenly appears at night, resulting in a fantastic and beautiful light decoration. It is effective.

The coating portions 5 and 10 of the luminescent clear paint forming the patterns X and Y are such that the luminous pigment does not exhibit luminescent color in the daytime or in a bright place, and the luminous pigment is a paint vehicle of the luminescent clear paint. As a result, the exterior parts 1 and 8 for wheels are not impaired in the daytime appearance.

The luminescent clear coating portions 5 and 10
Is protected by the hard coat layers 7 and 12 for protecting the surfaces of the component bodies 2 and 9, respectively, so that even if the surface is strongly rubbed with a brush at the time of car washing, there is no possibility of being damaged or peeled off.

[0026]

According to the present invention, a female user who brings out a novel and unexpected design performance, beauty, elegance, etc. that satisfies the user's personalization orientation and leisure sensation in the wheel exterior parts. There is a very excellent effect that it is possible to increase the demand by giving the design performance of the orientation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wheel exterior component showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the wheel exterior component shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a wheel exterior component according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the wheel exterior component shown in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... wheel exterior parts 2 ... part body 4 ... color base or metallic base 5 ... coating of luminescent clear paint 6 ... clear luminescent paint Non-coated part of X ..... pattern 7 ..... hard coat layer 8 ..... exterior parts for wheels 9 ..... parts body 10 ..... application of luminescent clear paint Work part 11: Uncoated part of luminescent clear paint Y: Pattern 12: Hard coat layer

Claims (2)

[Claims] An exterior part for a wheel detachably mounted on a side surface of a wheel of an automobile, the body color disappears when mixed with a paint vehicle on the surface of a part body (2, 9) molded of plastic or metal. The luminous clear paint mixed with a luminous pigment that produces a transparent feeling is partially applied, and the luminescent clear paint is applied by the coated part (5, 10) and the non-coated part (6, 11) during daytime. And in a bright place, a pattern (X, Y) that is difficult to see is formed, and from there,
Hard coat layer (7, 12) coated with clear paint with excellent scratch resistance to protect the surface of component body (2, 9)
An exterior part for a wheel of an automobile, characterized in that a part is formed. 2. A base color paint is applied to the surface of the component body (2) to form a color base or a metallic base (4) having a predetermined color, and the luminescent clear paint is applied thereon. The exterior part for a wheel according to claim 1, which has been worked.