JPH1189966A - Golf ball - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To put a mark without damaging the aethetic appearance and the value of merchandise by forming a maker identification mark comparatively smaller in a position having a designated relation to an indicating position for a user identification mark in a golf ball having a user identification mark formed on the surface thereof. SOLUTION: A user identification mark 2 is provided in such a position as to be substantially aligned with a large circle line L dividing a golf ball 1 into two parts on the golf ball 1, and a maker identification mark 3 is provided in a position of the pole, or its vicinity on the ball surface which intersects perpendicularly to a plane containing the large circle line L and meets an axis X passing through the center of the ball. At this time, the user identification mark 2 is formed by plural figures, characters such as the alphabet, kana characters, kanji characters, graphics or the like, and the array of the mark is substantially aligned with the large circle line L. The user identification mark 2 is put in such a position as to be aligned with the large circle line L, and when the large circle line L is taken to be in the latitude of 0 degree, the maker identification mark 3 may be provided in the latidue of 45 degrees or in its vicinity.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf ball in which a user identification mark for a user to identify the ball is displayed on the surface of the ball, and a maker identification mark is displayed as information for the maker. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf ball which does not impair the aesthetic appearance of the ball even if a manufacturer's identification mark is displayed on the ball surface as information for the manufacturer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a golf ball has a large number of dimples formed over the entire surface thereof. Furthermore, the color of the surface of the golf ball may be pink, blue, green, orange, or the like as the color of the cover material itself, but it is usually white, and Arabic numerals, alphabets, kana, and kanji are displayed on the surface. The user identification mark for the user such as the trademark to identify the ball is clearly displayed by characters and graphics by the user.

[0003] On the other hand, information for golf ball manufacturers, except for the cavity number marked on the cavity wall surface of the molding die, has not been conventionally displayed on the ball surface or has a fixed shape. Are not displayed.

[0004] The information for the manufacturer is meaningless for the user, and therefore, if the above-mentioned identification mark for the manufacturer is displayed on the surface of the ball in a limited space, the aesthetic appearance of the ball may be reduced. This impairs the commercial value of the ball. However, for those involved in the manufacturer, especially for the ball designer and technician, the ball manufacturing year, month,
It is desired to display a manufacturer's identification mark on a golf ball as information for a manufacturer regarding a manufacturing factory or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has the disadvantage of impairing the aesthetic appearance and commercial value of a ball, which displays not only an identification mark for a user but also an identification mark for a maker as information for a maker. It is an object to provide a golf ball without any.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides the following golf balls to achieve the above object. Claim 1: In a golf ball in which a user identification mark for a user to identify the ball is formed on the surface of the ball, the maker identification mark as information for the maker is displayed on the display position of the user identification mark. A golf ball characterized by being formed at a position having a predetermined relationship smaller than the user identification mark. In a preferred embodiment, the user identification mark is located at a position substantially coincident with a great circle that bisects the ball, and the manufacturer identification mark is orthogonal to the plane including the great circle and passes through the center of the ball. 2. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the golf ball is located at or near the ball surface that intersects the axis. Claim 3: The user identification mark is located at a position substantially coincident with a great circle line bisecting the ball, and both vertexes of the ball are poles;
2. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the manufacturer's identification mark is located at or near latitude 45 degrees when the great circle line is set to latitude 0 degrees. In a preferred embodiment, the user identification mark is located at a position substantially coincident with a great circle that bisects the ball, and the manufacturer identification mark is located at the center of the margin on the great circle. Golf ball. Claim 5: The golf ball according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the manufacturer's identification mark is formed by engraving. Claim 6: The golf ball according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the maker identification mark is formed by ink jet.

According to the golf ball of the present invention, the maker identification mark as information for the maker is formed smaller than the user identification mark at a position having a predetermined relationship with the display position of the user identification mark. By doing so, even if the manufacturer's identification mark as information for the manufacturer is displayed on the golf ball surface, the aesthetic appearance and commercial value of the ball are not impaired.

In this case, when the user identification mark is displayed at a position substantially coincident with the great circle line bisecting the ball, the manufacturer identification mark includes the great circle line. Placed on or near the ball surface that is perpendicular to the plane and intersects the axis passing through the center of the ball,
Or, when both vertices of the ball are poles and the great circle is at latitude 0 degrees, the manufacturer's identification mark is placed at or near latitude 45 degrees, or the manufacturer's identification mark is placed on the margin on the great circle. It is preferable in terms of appearance and display operation to be arranged at the center of the portion.

As a method of forming the manufacturer's identification mark on the ball surface, it is preferable from the viewpoint of display operation to form the mark by stamping or ink jet.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 illustrate a golf ball according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a golf ball according to a first embodiment of the present invention ((A) is a front view, (B) is a plan view), and FIG. 2 is a golf ball ((A) according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view, (B) is a plan view), and FIG. 3 is a golf ball according to a third embodiment of the present invention ((A) is a front view,
(B) is a plan view). Although not particularly shown, the golf ball of FIGS. 1 to 3 has a large number of dimples formed on the surface thereof.

In the golf ball 1 shown in FIG. 1, the user identification mark 2 is located at a position substantially coincident with the great circle L dividing the ball into two, and the maker identification mark 3 is
The ball surface which is perpendicular to the plane including the great circle L and intersects with the axis X passing through the center of the ball, that is, the pole (the north pole in FIG. 1)
And in the vicinity thereof.

In the golf ball 1 shown in FIG. 2, the user identification marks 2 and 2 are located at positions substantially coincident with the great circle line L that divides the ball into two. When the great circle line L is set to 0 degree latitude, the manufacturer's identification mark 3 is located on the line M at 45 degree latitude. In this case, the manufacturer identification marks 3 are arranged such that the center of the array is displaced by 90 degrees with respect to the longitude line Y passing through the center of the array of the user identification marks 2 and 2 as shown in FIG. Is done.

In the golf ball 1 shown in FIG. 3, the user identification marks 2 and 2 are located at positions substantially corresponding to L on the great circle line bisecting the ball, and the manufacturer identification mark 3
Is one of the user identification marks 2 on the great circle line L.
Is located at the center of a blank portion formed between one end of the array and the other end of the array of user identification marks 2.
That is, the manufacturer identification marks 3 are arranged such that the center of the array is displaced by 90 degrees with respect to the longitude line Y passing through the center of the array of the user identification marks 2 as shown in FIG. You.

As a method of forming the user identification mark 2 displayed on the golf ball shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a known method can be adopted. This user identification mark 2
Is composed of a plurality of numbers, alphabets, kana, kanji, and other characters, figures, and the like. The arrangement of the marks substantially matches the great circle line L. Examples of the arrangement pattern of the user identification marks 2 include, for example, a one-row pattern on the mark arrangement circle, a two-row pattern arranged one above and below the mark arrangement circle, For example, a three-row pattern in which one row is vertically arranged. The number of the user identification marks 2 is not particularly limited, and is, for example, one on the ball circumference as shown in FIG. 1 or at a position displaced by 180 degrees as shown in FIGS. And the like.

Regarding the size of the user identification mark 2, the size of one character is generally about 3 to 4 mm ×
Approximately 3 to 4 mm.
mm × 2 mm characters can be used supplementarily. For example, when displaying in three columns, 3 mm × 3 mm
The trademark of the alphabet is displayed, and 4mm ×
Display 4mm play number (number), 2m on top
Another alphabetic trademark of mx 2 mm can be displayed. In this case, in the arrangement of a plurality of characters, the interval between each character is usually 0 to 1 mm. Regarding the color of the user identification mark 2, since the color of the ball surface is usually white, a distinctive color such as black, red, blue, or purple is preferably used.

In the golf ball of the present invention, the user identification mark 3 serving as information for the manufacturer is placed in a position having a predetermined relationship with the display position of the user identification mark 2 so as to be inconspicuous. It is formed smaller than the mark 2.

Here, the maker identification mark 3 specifically includes, for example, the year, month, season, and factory of manufacture of the ball. As a display method, for example, the above information is symbolized. , Arabic numerals, alphabets, etc., can be displayed in about three characters.

The size of the character for displaying the maker identification mark 3 is not particularly limited as long as it is formed smaller than the user identification mark 2, but preferably does not exceed about 2 mm × 2 mm. About 1.5 mm × 1.5 mm is more preferable.

As a method of displaying the maker identification mark 3, for example, a method of displaying by a special ink or the like which is colored when irradiated with a special light beam such as an engraving, an ink jet, or an ultraviolet ray can be suitably adopted. Engraving and ink jet are preferred. Further, when the maker identification mark 3 is displayed by engraving, the width of the font such as letters and numbers is 0.05 to 0.2 mm, preferably about 0.1 mm, and the depth is 5 to 200 μm, preferably about 30
By expressing in μm, the ball surface can be displayed in the same color without coloring. In addition, above the engraved display,
Painting the ball with clear paint makes it impossible for anyone other than those involved in the manufacturer to read the inscription.

As described above, according to the golf ball of the present invention, the maker identification mark 3 as information for the maker is provided at a position having a predetermined relationship with the display position of the user identification mark 2, particularly, in the first embodiment. 3 (FIGS. 1 to 3) are formed smaller than the user identification mark at predetermined positions shown in FIG. This does not impair the aesthetic appearance and commercial value of the ball.

It should be noted that the golf ball of the present invention is not limited to the golf balls of the first to third embodiments (FIGS. 1 to 3). The relationship, the size of the mark, the marking method, and the like can be appropriately changed unless the gist of the present invention is changed.

[0022]

According to the golf ball of the present invention, not only the identification mark for the user but also the identification mark for the manufacturer as information for the manufacturer is displayed on the surface of the ball. There is no loss.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B are explanatory views illustrating a golf ball according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a front view illustrating the ball, and FIG. 1B is a plan view.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory views illustrating a golf ball according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a front view illustrating the ball, and FIG. 2B is a plan view.

3A and 3B are explanatory views illustrating a golf ball according to a third embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view illustrating the ball, and FIG. 3B is a plan view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 golf ball 2 user identification mark 3 manufacturer identification mark L great circle line P pole X axis line M latitude 45 degree line

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A golf ball in which a user identification mark for identifying a ball by a user is formed on the surface of the ball, and a maker identification mark as information for a maker is displayed on the display position of the user identification mark. A golf ball formed at a position having a predetermined relationship with the user identification mark smaller than the user identification mark. 2. The user identification mark is located at a position substantially coincident with a great circle that bisects the ball, and the manufacturer identification mark is perpendicular to the plane including the great circle and the center of the ball. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the golf ball is located at or near the surface of the ball that intersects the passing axis. 3. A maker identification mark when the user identification mark is located at a position substantially coincident with a great circle that bisects the ball, and when both vertices of the ball are poles and the great circle is latitude 0 degrees. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the mark is located at or near 45 degrees latitude. 4. The user identification mark is located at a position substantially coincident with a great circle that bisects the ball, and the manufacturer identification mark is located at the center of a margin on the great circle. The golf ball as described. 5. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the manufacturer identification mark is formed by engraving. 6. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein the maker identification mark is formed by ink jet.