WO2021200474A1 - 熱変色性筆記具 - Google Patents

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WO2021200474A1
WO2021200474A1 PCT/JP2021/012246 JP2021012246W WO2021200474A1 WO 2021200474 A1 WO2021200474 A1 WO 2021200474A1 JP 2021012246 W JP2021012246 W JP 2021012246W WO 2021200474 A1 WO2021200474 A1 WO 2021200474A1
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
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    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
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    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
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    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43L—ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43L19/00—Erasers, rubbers, or erasing devices; Holders therefor
    • B43L19/0025—Eraser or rubber material, e.g. comprising hard particles
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
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    • C09D11/17—Writing inks characterised by colouring agents
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
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    • C09D11/16—Writing inks
    • C09D11/18—Writing inks specially adapted for ball-point writing instruments

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  • the present invention relates to a writing instrument. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a writing instrument provided with a friction body for thermally discoloring the handwriting of a heat-discoloring ink.
  • thermochromic writing tools have become widespread.
  • the thermochromic writing tool has a built-in thermochromic ink.
  • the handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink can be discolored or decolorized by heating.
  • the thermochromic writing instrument includes a friction body that generates frictional heat for decolorizing or discoloring the handwriting of the thermochromic ink.
  • the "discoloration" of the heat-discolorable ink means that the ink changes from one color to another.
  • Discoloration is an aspect of discoloration and means that the color changes from colored to colorless.
  • thermochromic writing tool includes a friction body including a viscoelastic body.
  • This friction body can chemically and physically erase the thermodynamically discoloring ink to which the metallic luster pigment is added. That is, the friction body including the viscoelastic body decolorizes the heat-discoloring ink by frictional heat, and adsorbs the metallic luster pigment by viscoelasticity and peels off from the paper surface.
  • the friction body including the viscoelastic body disclosed in International Publication No. 2018/116767 has a chemical erasability that decolorizes the heat-discoloring ink by frictional heat and peels off the metallic glossy pigment by viscoelasticity. It also has the physical erasability to make it.
  • the friction body including the viscoelastic body has a problem that the amount of deformation of the friction body gradually increases due to the reciprocating motion (hereinafter referred to as "friction operation") when rubbing the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink. That is, the viscoelastic body has a property that the amount of deformation increases with the passage of time when a constant external force is applied. Therefore, the friction body including the viscoelastic body is gradually deformed by repeating the friction operation. If the amount of deformation of the friction body is large, it may not be possible to generate the frictional heat required for discoloring or erasing the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink.
  • the force for frictionally operating the friction body is gradually reduced, the amount of deformation of the friction body can be kept constant.
  • the force for rubbing the friction body may become too small to generate the frictional heat required for discoloring or erasing the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink.
  • the elastic modulus of the friction body made of synthetic resin depends on the temperature. Therefore, when the temperature of the friction body itself rises due to frictional heat, or when the friction body is used in a high temperature environment, the friction body becomes more easily deformed.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to chemically and physically erase the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink to which a metallic gloss pigment is added, and a friction body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermochromic writing tool capable of exerting a desired frictional performance on a friction body by suppressing deformation of the above.
  • the heat-changing writing tool of the present invention includes a heat-changing ink and a friction body for thermally changing the brush strokes of the heat-changing ink by frictional heat.
  • a metal gloss pigment is added to the heat-discoloring ink of a writing tool, the heat-discoloring writing tool is provided with a mounting hole for mounting the friction body, and the friction body is provided in the mounting hole.
  • the mounting portion to be inserted and the friction portion having a convex curved surface shape protruding from the mounting hole are included, and the volume Ve of the friction portion and the volume Vp of the metallic gloss pigment satisfy 5 ⁇ Ve / Vp ⁇ 35.
  • the maximum outer diameter D of the friction portion and the protrusion length L satisfy 0.1 ⁇ L / D ⁇ 1.5, and the material of the friction body conforms to JIS K 7215 of the Japanese Industrial Standard.
  • the value of the measured shore A hardness immediately after the start of needle contact is in the range of 60 or more and 85 or less, and the value ( ⁇ HS) defined by the following formula of the shore A hardness is 0 or more and less than 5.
  • ⁇ HS (Shore A hardness value immediately after the start of needle contact)-(Shore A hardness value 15 seconds after the start of needle contact)
  • the friction body provided in the heat-discoloring writing instrument (1) can chemically discolor or decolorize the brush strokes of the heat-discoloring ink by frictional heat, and further, a metal added to the heat-discoloring ink.
  • the bright pigment can be physically peeled off.
  • the ⁇ HS of the material of the friction body is set to less than 5, it is possible to give the friction portion sufficient rigidity against the friction operation. As a result, deformation of the friction portion when the friction operation is performed is suppressed, and the friction portion can exhibit desired friction performance.
  • the material of the friction body is a tensile strength Tb at the time of cutting and an elongation Eb at the time of cutting measured in accordance with JIS K 6251 of the Japanese Industrial Standards.
  • the value of the product of and (Tb ⁇ Eb) is 5000 or more and 18000 or less.
  • the friction body when the handwriting is rubbed is an appropriate amount.
  • the friction body when the handwriting is rubbed is an appropriate amount.
  • the mounting hole is a central axis in the vertical direction of the rear end of the barrel or the top of the cap constituting the heat-discoloring writing tool.
  • An introverted protrusion that is provided so as to penetrate along the Is formed, and an outward protrusion protruding toward the outside of the mounting portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting portion, and when the mounting portion is inserted into the mounting hole, the outward protrusion causes the inward protrusion.
  • the friction body is provided with a straight inner hole that opens at least at the lower end of the mounting portion along the central axis in the vertical direction.
  • a rod-shaped core having a length that fits in the inner hole and an outer peripheral surface that contacts the inner peripheral surface of the inner hole is inserted into the inward direction, and the mounting portion is inserted into the mounting hole, and the inside When the core is inserted into the inner hole, the core is held at a position corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole, so that the mounting portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the core and the mounting hole. It is configured to be sandwiched between the outward protrusions.
  • the mounting portion of the friction body is sandwiched between the outer peripheral surface of the core and the inward protrusion of the mounting hole, and is firmly fixed to the mounting hole.
  • the rigidity of the entire friction portion is increased, deformation of the friction portion when the friction operation is performed is suppressed, and the friction portion can exhibit desired friction performance.
  • the friction portion is made of a material having low hardness, it is possible to impart desired rigidity to the entire friction portion.
  • the handwriting of the heat-changing ink can be efficiently heat-colored.
  • the core is inserted into the inner hole of the friction body after locking the inward protrusion of the mounting hole and the outward protrusion of the mounting portion. As a result, the friction body can be easily attached to the thermochromic writing tool without requiring a large force.
  • the core is inserted into the inner hole in a state where the mounting portion is inserted into the mounting hole and the core is inserted into the inner hole. It has a length from the opening at the lower end of the hole to the opening at the upper end of the mounting hole.
  • the core Since the core has a length from the opening at the lower end of the inner hole to the opening at the upper end of the mounting hole, the core does not be exposed from the friction portion and damage the paper surface when the friction portion is worn. ..
  • the core is inserted into the mounting hole and the core is inserted into the inner hole. Is located at the same position as the lower end of the mounting portion or above the lower end of the mounting portion.
  • the core When the lower end of the core is located at the same position as the lower end of the mounting portion or above the lower end of the mounting portion, the core can be easily inserted into the friction body and the assembling property is improved.
  • the inner hole is closed at the lower end of the mounting portion and not at the upper end of the friction portion. It is a hole that has been removed, and in the process of inserting the core into the inner hole, a ventilation portion is provided in the core in order to discharge the air in the inner hole.
  • the air in the inner hole is not compressed by the core and is discharged to the outside. This facilitates the insertion of the core into the friction body, and the core can be reliably attached to the inner hole.
  • the ventilation portion is a through hole penetrating from one end to the other end of the core along the vertical central axis of the core. ..
  • the air in the inner hole is not compressed by the core and is surely discharged to the outside through the through hole. This facilitates the insertion of the core into the friction body, and the core can be reliably attached to the inner hole.
  • the ventilation portion is formed by at least one groove or protrusion continuous from one end to the other end of the core along the outer peripheral surface of the core. be.
  • the groove or protrusion of the core forms a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the core and the inner peripheral surface of the inner hole.
  • the air in the inner hole is not compressed by the core, but is surely discharged to the outside through the gap formed by the groove or the protrusion. This facilitates the insertion of the core into the friction body, and the core can be reliably attached to the inner hole.
  • the core of the thermochromic writing tool has a symmetrical shape in the vertical direction.
  • the core has a symmetrical shape in the vertical direction, there is no distinction between the top and bottom of the core. As a result, the core can be inserted into the inner hole from either the top or bottom of the core, facilitating the work of inserting the core into the inner hole.
  • the heat-discolorable writing tool is provided with a protrusion in contact with the inward inner peripheral surface on the outer peripheral surface of the core.
  • the protrusion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the core holds the core more firmly in the inner hole. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the core from falling out of the inner hole.
  • the thermal discoloration writing tool of the present invention includes a thermal discoloration ink and a friction body for thermally discoloring the brush strokes of the thermal discoloration ink by frictional heat. At least one of a fluorescent pigment, a phosphorescent pigment, and titanium dioxide is added to the heat-discoloring ink, and the heat-discoloring writing tool is provided with a mounting hole for mounting the friction body.
  • the friction body includes a mounting portion inserted into the mounting hole and a convex curved friction portion protruding from the mounting hole, and the material of the friction body conforms to JIS K 6251 of the Japanese Industrial Standard.
  • the value (Tb ⁇ Eb) of the product of the tensile strength Tb at the time of cutting and the elongation Eb at the time of cutting is 5000 or more and 18,000 or less.
  • the friction body when the handwriting is rubbed is an appropriate amount.
  • the friction body when the handwriting is rubbed is an appropriate amount.
  • thermochromic writing instrument of the present invention makes it possible to chemically and physically erase the handwriting of the thermochromic ink to which a metallic gloss pigment is added, and suppresses the deformation of the friction body to make the friction body.
  • the desired friction performance can be exhibited.
  • the "front” of the thermochromic writing instrument means the direction of the pen tip
  • the “rear” of the thermochromic writing instrument means the direction opposite to the pen tip
  • “upper” for the mounting hole means the direction of the rear end of the barrel or the direction of the top of the cap
  • “lower” for the mounting hole means the opposite direction
  • “upper” with respect to the friction body means the direction of the friction portion
  • “lower” with respect to the friction body means the direction of the mounting portion.
  • the content of the plurality of components constituting the composition described in the present specification means the total amount of substances corresponding to each component unless otherwise specified.
  • metallic luster pigment includes a wide range of pigments capable of imparting brilliance to the handwriting of a heat-discoloring ink.
  • transparent metallic luster pigments and metal vapor-deposited resin pigments are both included in the term “metallic luster pigments”.
  • thermochromic writing instrument which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state before inserting the attachment part of a friction body into the attachment hole of a shaft cylinder.
  • sectional drawing which shows the temporary insertion state of the process of inserting the attachment part of a friction body into the attachment hole of a shaft cylinder.
  • sectional drawing which shows the state which the attachment part of the friction body is inserted into the attachment hole of a shaft cylinder.
  • thermochromic writing tool which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
  • It is an external view which shows the writing set including the thermochromic writing instrument and the friction body which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention.
  • thermochromic writing tool according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 show the main parts of the thermochromic writing instrument according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the thermochromic writing tool of the present embodiment includes a barrel 1, a friction body 3, and a core 7.
  • a mounting hole 2 is provided at the rear end of the barrel 1.
  • the friction body 3 is attached to the attachment hole 2.
  • the friction body 3 is provided with an inner hole 31 along a central axis in the vertical direction.
  • the core 7 is inserted into the inner hole 31.
  • a mounting hole 2 is provided at the rear end of the axle cylinder 1.
  • the mounting hole 2 penetrates the rear end portion of the barrel 1 along the central axis in the vertical direction.
  • the mounting hole 2 has an inner peripheral surface between two openings located at the upper end and the lower end.
  • An annular inward projection 21 is formed below the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 2.
  • a guide surface 21a which is an inverted conical tapered surface, is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the inward projection 21.
  • the diameter of the guide surface 21a gradually decreases from top to bottom.
  • the lower end of the guide surface 21a is continuous with the vertical inner peripheral surface of the minimum diameter portion 21b, which is the opening of the lower end of the mounting hole 2.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the mounting hole 2 in the lateral direction is a circle having a different diameter.
  • the shaft cylinder 1 is manufactured by injection molding a synthetic resin (for example, polypropylene).
  • the mounting hole 2 and the inward projection 21 are integrally molded with the rear end portion of the shaft cylinder 1 by injection molding.
  • the mounting hole 2 is not limited to the rear end of the barrel 1, and may be provided, for example, at the top of the cap constituting the heat-discolorable writing tool.
  • the friction body 3 of the present embodiment has a mounting portion 5 (small diameter portion) having a diameter smaller than that of the friction portion 32 below the bullet-shaped friction portion 32 (large diameter portion 4). Is integrally molded.
  • the friction portion 32 is used for thermally discoloring the heat-discoloring ink adhering to the paper surface by frictional heat. Further, the friction portion 32 of the present embodiment has a function of adsorbing and peeling the metallic luster pigment added to the heat-discoloring ink from the paper surface.
  • the mounting portion 5 is used to mount the friction body 3 in the mounting hole 2 of the barrel 1.
  • the outer peripheral surface of the friction portion 32 has a convex curved surface shape capable of contacting the paper surface at various inclination angles.
  • the diameter of the lower end of the friction portion 32 is larger than the diameter of the opening at the upper end of the mounting hole 2, preferably smaller than the diameter of the rear end surface of the barrel 1.
  • An annular surface 41 that abuts on the rear end surface of the barrel 1 is formed at the boundary between the friction portion 32 and the mounting portion 5.
  • the maximum outer diameter D of the friction portion 32 and the protruding length L of the friction portion 32 satisfy 0.1 ⁇ L / D ⁇ 1.5, preferably 0.5 ⁇ L. / D ⁇ 1.1 is satisfied.
  • the ratio L / D of the maximum outer diameter D and the protruding length L of the friction portion 32 is a measure of the size of the portion exposed to the outside of the friction portion 32 and the rigidity of the friction portion 32.
  • the friction portion 32 has sufficient rigidity to rub the handwriting on the paper surface.
  • the L / D value is 1.5 or less, the friction portion 32 includes an exposed portion having a size sufficient for erasing many handwritings.
  • the thickness of the top of the friction portion 32 is the thickest. As a result, the rigidity of the top and the vicinity of the top used when rubbing the handwriting on the paper surface is increased, and the friction operation can be smoothly performed.
  • the mounting portion 5 is composed of a cylindrical wall portion, has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the lower end of the friction portion 32, and has a diameter that can be inserted into the mounting hole 2.
  • An annular outward protrusion 51 is formed at the center of the outer peripheral surface of the mounting portion 5.
  • An annular bulging portion 52 is formed above the outward protrusion 51 on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting portion 5. Below the outward protrusion 51 in the mounting portion 5, a cylindrical portion 53 is formed below the outward protrusion 51 in the mounting portion 5.
  • a guide surface 51a which is an inverted conical tapered surface, is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outward protrusion 51.
  • the diameter of the guide surface 51a gradually increases from the bottom to the top.
  • the upper end of the guide surface 51a is continuous with the vertical outer peripheral surface of the maximum outer diameter portion 51b of the outward protrusion 51.
  • the upper end of the vertical outer peripheral surface of the maximum outer diameter portion 51b is continuous with the horizontal upper end surface of the annular shape.
  • the diameter of the maximum outer diameter portion 51b of the outward protrusion 51 is larger than the diameter of the minimum inner diameter portion 21b of the inward protrusion 21 of the mounting hole 2 described above, and is smaller than the diameter of the opening at the upper end of the mounting hole 2.
  • the dimensional difference between the maximum outer diameter portion 51b and the minimum inner diameter portion 21b is within the range of 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm, preferably within the range of 0.5 mm to 1.0 mm. Due to such a dimensional difference, in the process of inserting the mounting portion 5 into the mounting hole 2, the outward protrusion 51 smoothly passes through the inward protrusion 21, and the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21 can be easily locked. (See FIGS. 2 and 3).
  • the bulging portion 52 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the opening at the upper end of the mounting hole 2 when the mounting portion 5 is completely inserted into the mounting hole 2 (see FIG. 3). As a result, wobbling in the radial direction of the friction body 3 is suppressed.
  • the diameter of the bulging portion 52 is substantially the same as the diameter of the opening at the upper end of the mounting hole 2. Further, the diameter of the bulging portion 52 is smaller than the diameter of the lower end of the friction portion 32 and larger than the diameter of the maximum outer diameter portion 51b of the outward protrusion 51.
  • the diameter of the cylindrical portion 53 is smaller than the diameter of the minimum inner diameter portion 21b of the inward projection 21 of the mounting hole 2 described above.
  • the cylindrical portion 53 is for temporarily inserting the mounting portion 5 into the mounting hole 2. This temporary insertion state is shown in FIG.
  • Such a cylindrical portion 53 facilitates the attachment work of the friction body 3. That is, by dropping the friction body 3 toward the mounting hole 2, the temporary insertion state shown in FIG. 2 can be obtained. After that, by pushing the friction body 3 toward the mounting hole 2, the mounting portion 5 is completely inserted into the mounting hole 2, and at the same time, the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21 are locked (FIG. 3). reference).
  • the outer peripheral surface of the mounting portion 5 below the outward protrusion 51 is not limited to the circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion 53, and may be, for example, an inverted conical tapered surface.
  • the intermediate portion of the mounting portion 5 is elastically deformed and bulges outward in the radial direction. If the intermediate portion of the mounting portion 5 is in pressure contact with the inner peripheral surface near the inlet of the mounting hole 2, frictional resistance that hinders the insertion of the mounting portion 5 is generated.
  • the annular space 6 accommodates the intermediate portion of the mounting portion 5 that bulges outward in the radial direction so that the intermediate portion of the mounting portion 5 does not come into pressure contact with the inner peripheral surface near the inlet of the mounting hole 2.
  • the length A from the upper end of the mounting portion 5 to the upper end of the outward protrusion 51 is from the length B from the upper end of the mounting hole 2 to the lower end of the inward protrusion 21. Is also slightly larger. As a result, the entire outward protrusion 51 is surely passed through the inward protrusion 21. That is, if the lengths A and B are the same, the upper end surface of the maximum outer diameter portion 51b of the outer protrusion 51 becomes the inward protrusion 21 due to the frictional resistance generated between the outer protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21. It may happen that you cannot pass through.
  • the outward protrusion 51 is formed even after the annular surface 41 of the large diameter portion 4 comes into contact with the rear end of the barrel 1. Will be able to pass through the introverted protrusion 21 as a whole. As a result, even when frictional resistance is generated between the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21, the entire outward protrusion 51 is surely passed through the inward protrusion 21.
  • the dimensional difference between the lengths A and B appears as a clearance C between the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21 shown in FIG.
  • the clearance C is preferably in the range of 0.05 mm to 1.0 mm, more preferably in the range of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm. With such a small clearance C, the friction body 3 does not move in the direction of the central axis, and the locking between the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21 does not loosen.
  • the inner hole 31 is a straight hole provided along the central axis of the friction body 3, and is opened at least at the lower end of the friction body 3.
  • the inner hole 31 of the present embodiment is a hole that reaches the center of the friction portion 32 from the lower end of the mounting portion 5 and is closed at the upper end of the friction portion 32, which is not opened.
  • the inner hole 31 is provided from the lower end of the mounting portion 5 to at least a position reaching the upper end of the outward protrusion 51.
  • Such an inner hole 31 makes it easier for the outward protrusion 51 to be deformed inward in the radial direction. As a result, the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21 can be easily locked. Further, a core 7 described later is inserted into the inner hole 31.
  • the inner hole 31 of the present embodiment opens at the lower end of the mounting portion 5 of the friction body 3 and does not open at the upper end of the friction portion 32. If the inner hole 31 opens at the upper end of the friction portion 32, the handwriting cannot be rubbed at the upper end of the friction portion 32, and the friction performance of the friction portion 32 deteriorates.
  • the inner hole 31 does not open at the upper end of the friction portion 32, the rigidity of the friction portion 32 is increased, and the friction performance of the friction portion 32 is improved. Further, when the friction body 3 is attached to the attachment hole 5, the bending of the entire friction body 3 is suppressed, and the attachment work becomes easy.
  • the material constituting the friction body 3 is preferably an elastic synthetic resin (rubber, elastomer), for example, silicone resin, SBS resin (styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer), SEBS.
  • elastic synthetic resin for example, silicone resin, SBS resin (styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer), SEBS.
  • resins styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer
  • fluororesins styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer
  • chloroprene resins styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer
  • fluororesins styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer
  • chloroprene resins styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer
  • fluororesins chloropre
  • the friction body 3 of the present embodiment has a hardness lower than that of the conventional friction body in order to physically erase the metallic luster pigment added to the heat-discoloring ink described later from the paper surface.
  • the friction body 3 having low hardness can enter into the dent of the handwriting formed on the paper surface.
  • the hardness of the material of the friction body 3 is represented by, for example, the Shore A hardness value measured in accordance with the "plastic durometer hardness test method" specified in JIS K 7215-1986 of the Japanese Industrial Standards.
  • the durometer used for measuring the shore A hardness value includes a push needle urged by a spring, and displays the amount of the push needle pushed into the object to be measured as the shore A hardness value.
  • the shore A hardness value becomes smaller as the object to be measured is softer, and becomes larger as the object to be measured is harder.
  • the shore A hardness value of the material of the friction body 3 measured by a test method based on JIS K 7215-1986 satisfies the following conditions i) and ii).
  • the shore A hardness value immediately after the start of needle contact is 60 or more and 85 or less.
  • the value of ⁇ HS defined by the following equation is 0 or more and less than 5.
  • ⁇ HS (Shore A hardness value immediately after the start of needle contact)-(Shore A hardness value 15 seconds after the start of needle contact)
  • "immediately after the start of the needle push contact" in the above i) and ii) means the time within 1 second after the push needle comes into contact with the object to be measured.
  • the shore A hardness value immediately after the start of needle push contact in i) above is preferably 60 or more and 80 or less, and more preferably 65 or more and 75 or less.
  • the friction body 3 made of a material satisfying the above-mentioned i) has a higher efficiency of generating frictional heat than the conventional friction body. As a result, the friction body 3 can easily heat-discolor the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink. Further, the friction body 3 made of a material satisfying the condition of i) is softer than the conventional friction body and can enter into the dent of the handwriting formed on the paper surface. Further, when the material of the friction body 3 satisfies the value of ⁇ HS of ii), the metallic luster pigment can be adsorbed and peeled from the dent of the handwriting.
  • the value of ⁇ HS in ii) above indicates the relaxation time of stress relaxation (time change of stress) when a constant strain is applied to the material of the friction body 3.
  • the stress relaxation time is a criterion for distinguishing whether a substance is an elastic body, a viscoelastic body, or a viscous body. It can be said that the material of the friction body 3 satisfying the value of ⁇ HS of ii) is an elastic body having an appropriate viscosity capable of adsorbing a metallic luster pigment.
  • a substance having a ⁇ HS value of 5 or more can be said to be a viscous body or a viscoelastic body.
  • the friction body 3 is a viscous body or a viscoelastic body, the amount of deformation when the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink is rubbed becomes too large, and sufficient friction performance cannot be obtained.
  • the elastic modulus of the friction body 3 made of synthetic resin depends on the temperature. Therefore, when the temperature of the friction body 3 itself rises due to the frictional heat, or when the friction body 3 is used in a high temperature environment, the friction body 3 is more likely to be deformed more greatly. Therefore, the value of ⁇ HS of the material of the friction body 3 is preferably 0 or more and less than 5.
  • the value of ⁇ HS in the above ii) can be arbitrarily set depending on the type and / or composition of one or more comonomer contained in the polymer material.
  • the shore A hardness value in i) and ii) above is the shore D hardness value of the material of the friction body 3 measured by a test method based on JIS K 7215-1986 converted into the shore A hardness value. There may be.
  • the friction body 3 is scraped by rubbing the paper surface, and a small amount of wear debris (erasable debris) ) Is preferable.
  • the friction body 3 removes the metallic luster pigment from the paper surface by adhering the metallic luster pigment to the abrasion debris and wrapping it while abrading itself.
  • the amount of wear of the friction body 3 is, for example, the tensile strength at the time of cutting calculated in accordance with "Vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic rubber-How to obtain tensile properties" specified in JIS K 6251: 2017 of Japanese Industrial Standards. It is represented by Tb and elongation Eb at the time of cutting.
  • the tensile strength Tb at the time of cutting is a value obtained by dividing the tensile force recorded when the measured object is cut by the cross-sectional area of the measured object before the test.
  • the elongation Eb during cutting is the elongation when the measured object is cut, and is expressed as a ratio (%) to the length of the measured object before the test.
  • the present inventor has obtained the finding that the amount of wear of the friction body 3 is inversely proportional to Tb ⁇ Eb. That is, the amount of wear of the friction body 3 is affected by the mechanical strength and the elongation rate of the material.
  • the amount of wear of the friction body 3 can be controlled by combining the tensile strength Tb during cutting and the elongation Eb during cutting with appropriate values.
  • the value of Tb ⁇ Eb represents the energy required to wear the friction body 3. Therefore, the value of Tb ⁇ Eb becomes smaller as the object to be measured is easily worn, and becomes larger as the object to be measured is less likely to be worn.
  • Tb ⁇ Eb of the material of the friction body 3 calculated by the calculation method based on JIS K 6251: 2017 satisfies the condition of iii) below.
  • iii) 5000 ⁇ Tb x Eb ⁇ 18000
  • the unit of the tensile strength Tb at the time of cutting in the above iii) is "MPa", and the unit of the elongation Eb at the time of cutting is "%", but these may be converted into other units.
  • the friction body 3 When the material of the friction body 3 satisfies the condition of iii), the friction body 3 produces an appropriate amount of wear debris by a normal friction operation by a human hand. This makes it possible to attach the metallic luster pigment added to the heat-discoloring ink to the abrasion debris and wrap it.
  • the core 7 is made of a synthetic resin or metal that is harder than the friction body 3.
  • the material constituting the core 7 will be described later.
  • the core 7 of the present embodiment is a small cylindrical component having an outer diameter substantially the same as the inner diameter of the inner hole 31.
  • Such a core 7 is inserted into the inner hole 31 of the friction body 3.
  • the friction body 3 is firmly fixed to the mounting hole 2 of the barrel 1.
  • the rigidity of the entire friction portion 32 is increased, and the deformation of the friction portion 32 is suppressed.
  • good friction performance can be exhibited.
  • the rigidity of the outward protrusion 51 provided in the mounting portion 5 of the friction body 3 is increased, and the outward protrusion 51 is moved inward. Deformation is suppressed. As a result, the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21 are strongly locked, and the friction body 3 is prevented from falling off from the mounting hole 2.
  • the outer peripheral surface of the core 7 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the inner hole 31 rather than simply in contact with it.
  • the outer diameter of the core 7 may be made larger than the inner diameter of the inner hole 31.
  • the "rigidity" of the friction portion 32 means the deformation resistance of the friction portion 32 with respect to an external force, and includes tensile rigidity, compressive rigidity, flexural rigidity, shear rigidity, torsional rigidity, and the like.
  • the external force is mainly a force applied to the friction portion 32 during the friction operation.
  • the friction portion 32 preferably has a rigidity such that it does not buckle due to an external force during the friction operation.
  • the core 7 is made of a synthetic resin or metal that is harder than the friction body 3.
  • synthetic resin for example, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyacetal, acrylic, nylon, acrylonitrile / styrene copolymer resin (AS resin), acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene copolymer resin (ABS resin), etc. are used. Can be done. Further, a rubber or an elastomer harder than the friction body 3 may be used.
  • silicone resin for example, silicone resin, SBS resin (styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer), SEBS resin (styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer), fluorine-based resin, chloroprene resin, nitrile resin, polyester-based A resin, ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) can be used.
  • the core 7 made of synthetic resin can be manufactured by cutting or injection molding. Further, as the metal, for example, an aluminum alloy, stainless steel, brass or the like can be used. On the other hand, the metal core 7 can be manufactured by, for example, cutting or plastic working.
  • the core 7 preferably has a shape that is vertically symmetrical with respect to the central axis in the lateral direction.
  • the core 7 may have a vertically asymmetrical shape.
  • at least the upper end edge portion of the core 7 may be chamfered to facilitate insertion into the inner hole 31.
  • the inner hole 31 of the present embodiment is a hole that opens at the lower end of the mounting portion 5 and does not open at the upper end of the friction portion 32, and one of the holes is closed.
  • the core 7 is a small cylindrical component having an outer diameter equal to or larger than the inner diameter of the inner hole 31. When such a core 7 is inserted into the inner hole 31 in which one of the inner holes is closed, the air in the inner hole 31 is compressed by the core 7, and the core 7 may not be smoothly inserted into the inner hole 31. .. Therefore, the core 7 is provided with a ventilation portion 71.
  • the ventilation portion 71 of the present embodiment is a through hole penetrating from one end to the other end of the core 7 along the vertical central axis of the core 7. In the process of inserting the core 7 into the inner hole 31, the air in the inner hole 31 passes through the ventilation portion 71 and is discharged to the outside. With such a ventilation portion 71, the work of inserting the core 7 into the inner hole 31 becomes easy, and the work of inserting the core 7 can be performed by the automatic assembling machine.
  • the ventilation unit 71 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the ventilation portion 71 is not limited to a circular shape, and may be a shape other than a circular shape.
  • the ventilation portion 71 may be provided so as to be shifted from the central axis of the core 7.
  • the ventilation portion 71 is not limited to the through hole, and may be, for example, at least one groove or protrusion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the core 7.
  • the ventilation portion 71 may be a spiral groove or protrusion provided along the outer peripheral surface of the core 7. The spiral groove or protrusion has a non-slip effect of preventing the core 7 from falling out of the inner hole 31.
  • the above-mentioned groove or protrusion may be provided on the inner peripheral surface of the inner hole 31.
  • the upper half of the core 7 is referred to as an upper core portion 72
  • the lower half of the core 7 is referred to as a lower core portion 73.
  • the core 7 has a cylindrical shape having the same outer diameter over the entire length.
  • the core 7 may have a tapered shape in which the outer diameter of the lower core portion 73 is larger than the outer diameter of the upper core portion 72. This facilitates the insertion of the core 7 into the inner hole 31.
  • the outer diameter of the lower core portion 73 is large, the rigidity of the outward protrusion 51 is increased, and the inward deformation of the outward protrusion 51 is suppressed. As a result, the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21 are strongly locked, and the friction body 3 is prevented from falling off.
  • a non-slip can be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the core 7.
  • the outer peripheral surface of the core 7 may be roughened to increase the frictional resistance of the inner hole 31 with respect to the inner peripheral surface.
  • a minute protrusion may be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the core 7 to prevent slipping.
  • the outer diameter of the core 7 may be made significantly larger than the inner diameter of the inner hole 31 so that the core 7 does not easily come out of the inner hole 31.
  • the friction body 3 is arranged above the mounting hole 2 at the rear end of the barrel 1, and then is dropped toward the mounting hole 2 as it is. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the cylindrical portion 53 of the mounting portion 5 enters the minimum inner diameter portion 21b of the mounting hole 2, and the mounting portion 5 is temporarily inserted into the mounting hole 2. At this time, the guide surface 51a of the mounting portion 5 comes into contact with the guide surface 21a of the mounting hole 2, so that the temporarily inserted state of the mounting portion 5 is stably maintained.
  • the friction body 3 in the temporarily inserted state is pushed into the mounting hole 2.
  • the outward protrusion 51 of the mounting portion 5 gets over the inward protrusion 21 of the mounting hole 2.
  • the intermediate portion of the mounting portion 5 is elastically deformed and bulges outward in the radial direction.
  • the intermediate portion of the mounting portion 5 that bulges outward in the radial direction is accommodated in the annular space 6 in the mounting hole 2.
  • the intermediate portion of the mounting portion 5 does not come into pressure contact with the inner peripheral surface near the inlet of the mounting hole 2, and does not interfere with the insertion of the mounting portion 5.
  • the core 7 is inserted into the inner hole 31 of the friction body 3.
  • the air in the inner hole 31 passes through the ventilation portion 71 and is discharged to the outside.
  • the core 7 can be easily inserted into the inner hole 31.
  • the core 7 inserted into the inner hole 31 presses the mounting portion 5 outward to strengthen the locking between the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21.
  • the attachment of the friction body 3 to the rear end portion of the axle cylinder 1 is completed.
  • the flexible mounting portion 5 is inserted into the mounting hole 2 and the outward protrusion is formed before the core 7 is inserted into the inner hole 31.
  • the 51 and the inward projection 21 can be easily locked. After that, by inserting the core 7 into the inner hole 31, a force in the inward / outward direction acts on the mounting portion 5, and the locking between the outward protrusion 51 and the inward protrusion 21 is firmly maintained. Further, since the core 7 is inserted into the inner hole 31 after the mounting portion 5 is inserted into the mounting hole 2, a large force is not required for the mounting work of the friction body 3 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.
  • Thermal discoloration ink The thermal discoloration ink built into the thermal discoloration writing instrument of the present embodiment may be any of water-based ink, oil-based ink, and gel ink as long as it can form a thermal discoloration handwriting. Further, the form of the heat-discolorable ink is not limited to a liquid, and may be a solid such as a pencil lead, for example. Hereinafter, the heat-changing ink will be described in detail.
  • thermochromic ink As the heat-discoloring ink built into the heat-discoloring writing tool, one that discolors or decolorizes by heating is applied.
  • the colorant added to the thermochromic ink includes an electron-donating color-developing organic compound, an electron-accepting compound, and a reversible thermochromic composition containing a reaction medium for determining the temperature at which the color reaction of these compounds occurs. It is preferable to use a substance.
  • a microcapsule pigment having a structure in which a reversible thermochromic composition is encapsulated in microcapsules is more preferable.
  • thermochromic composition for example, there are those described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-44706, Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-44707, and Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-293998.
  • the reversible thermochromic compositions described in these publications have discoloration points on the high temperature side and the low temperature side, respectively.
  • the discoloration point refers to a predetermined temperature that is a boundary at which discoloration occurs.
  • the first reversible thermochromic composition is in a decolorized state in a temperature range above the high temperature side discoloration point, and is in a color development state in a temperature range below the low temperature side discoloration point. In the normal temperature range, either the decolorized state or the colored state is maintained.
  • the first reversible thermochromic composition has a relatively small width ⁇ H of the hysteresis characteristic (for example, ⁇ H is 1 ° C. or higher and 7 ° C. or lower).
  • thermochromic composition for example, JP-A-4-17154, JP-A-7-179777, JP-A-7-33997, JP-A-8-39936, JP-A-2006-137886.
  • a reversible thermochromic composition having a large width ⁇ H of hysteresis characteristics is described in JP-A-2006-188660, JP-A-2008-45062, and JP-A-2008-280523 (for example, JP-A-2006-188660).
  • ⁇ H value is 8 ° C or higher and 50 ° C or lower).
  • the magnitude of the width ⁇ H of the hysteresis characteristic is indicated by the shape of a curve plotting the color density and temperature of the reversible thermochromic composition.
  • the reversible thermochromic composition is in a completely decolorized state in a temperature range above the high temperature side discoloration point and is completely decolorized in a temperature range below the low temperature side discoloration point.
  • the temperature at which the color is completely decolorized is called the "complete decolorization temperature”
  • the temperature at which the color is completely decolorized is called the "complete color development temperature”.
  • thermochromic composition In the curve plotting the color density and temperature of this reversible thermochromic composition, the path of the curve from the complete decolorization temperature on the low temperature side to the complete color development temperature on the high temperature side, and the complete color development temperature on the high temperature side to the low temperature.
  • the width ⁇ H of the hysteresis characteristic becomes large.
  • such a reversible thermochromic composition has a color memory property that maintains a color-developed state or a decolorized state in a specific temperature range, for example, a room temperature range (daily living temperature range).
  • the complete color development temperature is set to a low temperature outside the normal temperature range, and the complete decolorization temperature is set to the temperature of frictional heat that can be generated by the friction body.
  • the complete color development temperature is, for example, in the range of ⁇ 50 ° C. or higher and 0 ° C. or lower, preferably ⁇ 40 ° C. or higher and ⁇ 5 ° C. or lower, and more preferably ⁇ 30 ° C. or higher and ⁇ 10 ° C. or lower.
  • the complete decolorization temperature is, for example, in the range of 50 ° C. or higher and 95 ° C. or lower, preferably 50 ° C. or higher and 90 ° C.
  • the color-developed state or the decolorized state is well maintained in the normal temperature range.
  • a heat-decoloring type microcapsule pigment By encapsulating the above-mentioned reversible thermochromic composition in microcapsules, a heat-decoloring type microcapsule pigment can be produced.
  • the average particle size of the microcapsule pigment is, for example, in the range of 0.05 ⁇ m or more and 5.0 ⁇ m or less, preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 4.0 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 0.5 ⁇ m or more and 3.0 ⁇ m or less.
  • the average particle size of the microcapsule pigment is 2.0 ⁇ m or more, it is possible not only to chemically erase the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink but also to physically erase it from the paper surface. That is, the microcapsule pigment having an average particle size of 2.0 ⁇ m or more is physically peeled off from the paper surface by being adsorbed on the friction body and irreversibly erased.
  • the average particle size of the microcapsule pigment is MOUNTECH Co., Ltd. , Ltd. It is measured using the image analysis type particle size distribution measurement software "Mac-View" manufactured by Japan. First, the particle region of the microcapsule pigment is specified, then the projected area circle equivalent diameter (Heywood diameter) is calculated from the area of the particle region, and then the equivalent volume sphere equivalent to the value of the projected area circle equivalent diameter. The average particle size of the particles is measured.
  • a particle size distribution measuring device “Multisizer (registered trademark) 4e” manufactured by Beckman Coulter Co., Ltd. is used. It is possible to measure. In this case, the equivalent volume sphere diameter of the microcapsule pigment is measured by the Coulter method, and the average particle size is obtained based on this measured value.
  • a general dye or pigment having no thermal discoloration property may be added as a coloring component. This makes it possible to give the handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink a desired color that does not cause heat-discoloration.
  • general dyes for example, acid dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes and the like can be used.
  • general pigments for example, inorganic pigments such as carbon black and ultramarine, organic pigments such as copper phthalocyanine blue and benzidine yellow, and dispersed pigments finely and stably dispersed in a medium using a surfactant in advance. The product can be used.
  • metallic luster pigments such as metal powders and pearl pigments, fluorescent pigments, phosphorescent pigments, and special pigments such as titanium dioxide can also be used.
  • these coloring components may be used together with the above-mentioned microcapsule pigment, or may be included in the microcapsule pigment.
  • a metallic luster pigment By adding a metallic luster pigment to the heat-discoloring ink, the heat-discoloring ink becomes metallic and a brilliant handwriting is formed.
  • a transparent metallic luster pigment is added to the thermochromic ink.
  • the transparent metallic luster pigment gives the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink a brilliance, and when the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink is chemically erased, it appears to be completely erased without brilliance. ..
  • the transparent metallic luster pigment a bright pigment in which the core substance is coated with a metal oxide or a cholesteric liquid crystal bright pigment may be used.
  • the core material for example, a material selected from natural mica, synthetic mica, flat glass pieces, flaky aluminum oxide and the like can be used.
  • a bright pigment having natural mica as a core substance one in which the surface is coated with titanium oxide and one in which the upper layer of the titanium oxide is coated with iron oxide or a non-thermochromic dyeing pigment is effective.
  • a bright pigment having natural mica as a core substance for example, a trade name "Iriodin (registered trademark)” manufactured by Merck KGaA and a trade name "Lumina (registered trademark)” manufactured by BASF SE can be used.
  • a bright pigment whose core material is synthetic mica, whose surface is coated with a metal oxide such as titanium oxide.
  • a metal oxide such as titanium oxide.
  • oxides such as titanium, zirconium, chromium, vanadium, and iron can be used, and a metal oxide containing titanium oxide as a main component is preferable.
  • ULTIMICA registered trademark
  • a bright pigment whose core material is a flat glass piece whose surface is coated with a metal oxide such as titanium oxide.
  • a metal oxide such as titanium oxide.
  • the trade name "Metashine (registered trademark)" manufactured by Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. can be used.
  • a bright pigment whose core material is flaky aluminum oxide, whose surface is coated with a metal oxide such as titanium oxide.
  • a metal oxide such as titanium oxide.
  • oxides such as titanium, zirconium, chromium, vanadium, and iron can be used, and a metal oxide containing titanium oxide as a main component is preferable.
  • a bright pigment in which the surface of flaky aluminum oxide is coated with a metal oxide for example, the trade name "Xirallic (registered trademark)" manufactured by Merck KGaA can be used.
  • the liquid crystal polymer used as a cholesteric liquid crystal type bright pigment has the property of reflecting light in a part of the light incident in a wide spectral region and transmitting all the light in the other region due to the interference effect of light. Have.
  • the cholesteric liquid crystal type bright pigment has excellent metallic luster, color flop property in which the hue changes depending on the viewpoint, and transparency.
  • the cholesteric liquid crystal type bright pigment for example, the trade name "HELICONE (registered trademark) HC" manufactured by Wacker Chemie AG can be used.
  • a brilliant material produced by the vacuum vapor deposition method is also possible to use.
  • This brilliant material is produced by vacuum-depositing a metal such as gold or silver on a film to form a foil, and then peeling the foil from the film and finely pulverizing the foil.
  • a brilliant material the trade name "LG neo (registered trademark)" manufactured by Oike Kogyo Co., Ltd. can be used.
  • the average particle size of the metallic luster pigment described above is in the range of 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less, preferably 2 ⁇ m or more and 40 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 10 ⁇ m or more and 40 ⁇ m or less.
  • the writing performance and the handwriting brightness of the thermochromic writing instrument are improved.
  • the particle size distribution is measured using the particle size distribution measuring device "LA-300" manufactured by Horiba Seisakusho Co., Ltd., and the measured value of this particle size distribution is used. Based on this, the average particle size (median size) is calculated on a volume basis.
  • the metallic luster pigments do not easily penetrate the paper surface. Therefore, by rubbing the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink to which the metallic luster pigment is added, the metallic luster pigment is scattered on the paper surface, and the appearance after erasing the handwriting is deteriorated. In particular, on black paper, the brilliance of the metallic luster pigment is emphasized, so that the appearance after erasing the handwriting becomes worse.
  • the material of the friction body 3 of the present embodiment satisfies the condition that the shore A hardness value immediately after the start of needle contact in i) above is 60 or more and 85 or less. As a result, the friction body 3 can enter the dent of the handwriting formed on the paper surface. Further, the material of the friction body 3 of the present embodiment satisfies the condition that the value of ⁇ HS of the above ii) is 0 or more and less than 5. As a result, the friction body 3 can adsorb and peel off the metallic luster pigment from the dent of the handwriting. That is, according to the friction body 3 of the present embodiment, the metallic luster pigment added to the heat-discoloring ink can be physically erased without being scattered on the paper surface. In addition, the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink is chemically erased by frictional heat.
  • the volume Vp of the metallic luster pigment and the volume Ve of the friction portion 32 satisfy the condition of iv) below. iv) 5 ⁇ Ve / Vp ⁇ 35
  • the volume Vp of the metallic luster pigment indicates the amount of the metallic luster pigment that gives the handwriting brilliance.
  • the volume Ve of the friction portion 32 indicates the amount of the friction portion 32 that physically erases the metallic luster pigment by being worn.
  • the metallic luster pigment is the maximum amount that gives higher brilliance to the handwriting.
  • the friction portion 32 is the minimum amount capable of erasing the maximum amount of the metallic luster pigment by 30%.
  • the value of Ve / Vp is preferably 8 or more and 26 or less, and more preferably 10 or more and 20 or less.
  • Various conventionally known additives may be added to the heat-discolorable ink.
  • the heat-discoloring ink is water-based, for example, a pH adjuster, a rust preventive, a preservative, a fungicide, a wetting agent, a defoaming agent, a surfactant, a lubricant, a fixing agent such as a resin, and shear reduction.
  • a viscosity imparting agent, a pen tip drying inhibitor, a sagging inhibitor and the like may be added.
  • heat-discoloring ink is oil-based, for example, a viscosity modifier, a preservative, a rust preventive, a defoamer, a lubricant, a dispersant, an anti-foaming agent, a leak-preventing agent, a surfactant, etc. are added. May be done.
  • Thermally discolorable writing instrument The type of the thermally discolorable writing instrument of the present embodiment is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a fountain pen, a marking pen, a ballpoint pen, a pay-out type solid writing instrument, or the like. Further, the thermochromic writing tool may have either a cap type or a haunting type structure. The cap-type thermochromic writing tool is provided with a cap for covering the pen tip (tip). Further, the retractable thermochromic writing instrument is provided with an retractable mechanism having a configuration capable of projecting the pen tip from the barrel and immersing the pen tip in the barrel.
  • the haunting mechanism may be, for example, a knock type, a rotary type, a slide type, or the like.
  • the haunting type thermochromic writing tool may have a configuration in which two or more refills are provided and any one of the two or more refills can be selectively projected.
  • the two or more refills may be configured to include different types of nibs and / or heat-discolorable inks of different colors.
  • the tip of the marking pen may be, for example, a fiber tip, a felt tip, a plastic tip, a metal tip, or the like.
  • the thermochromic ink used for the marking pen may be impregnated in an ink occlusion body composed of a fiber bundle.
  • the ink storage body is housed in the barrel.
  • the heat-discoloring ink impregnated in the ink storage body is supplied to the pen tip.
  • the thermochromic ink used for the marking pen may be directly housed in the barrel.
  • the shaft cylinder is provided with an ink flow rate adjusting member composed of a comb groove or a fiber bundle.
  • the heat-discolorable ink directly contained in the barrel is supplied to the pen tip via the ink flow rate adjusting member.
  • the shaft cylinder may be provided with a valve mechanism for supplying a predetermined amount of ink to the pen tip instead of the ink flow rate adjusting member.
  • the heat-discoloring ink used for a ballpoint pen is, for example, filled in an ink storage tube having a ballpoint pen tip attached to the tip.
  • an ink backflow preventive body is arranged at the rear end of the heat-discolorable ink in the ink containing tube.
  • the heat-discoloring ink used for the ballpoint pen may be directly housed in the barrel.
  • an ink backflow preventive body is arranged at the rear end of the heat-discolorable ink in the barrel.
  • the thermochromic ink used for the ballpoint pen may be impregnated in an ink occlusion body made of a fiber bundle.
  • the shaft cylinder may be provided with an ink flow rate adjusting member composed of a comb groove or a fiber bundle. A predetermined amount of thermochromic ink is supplied to the pen tip via the ink flow rate adjusting member.
  • the friction body 3 of the present embodiment is integrated with the thermochromic writing tool by being attached to any of the components constituting the thermochromic writing tool (FIG. 5). reference).
  • the friction body 3 is attached to a cap, a clip, a crown, a base, a shaft tube, a breech plug, a grip, an operation unit for infesting the pen tip, and the like, which constitute a heat-discolorable writing tool.
  • the friction portion 32 may be covered with a cover for preventing dirt.
  • the friction body 3 of the present embodiment is not attached to any of the parts constituting the heat-discoloring writing tool, and may be a separate item from the heat-discoloring writing tool (see FIG. 6).
  • the separate friction body 3 may have a structure formed only by the above-mentioned low-hardness synthetic resin material. Further, the separate friction body 3 may be configured to be attached to another component made of a high hardness material.
  • the friction body 3 of the present embodiment can discolor or decolorize the handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink by generating frictional heat, similarly to the conventional friction body. Further, the friction portion 32 having low hardness enters the dent of the handwriting, adsorbs the metallic luster pigment added to the heat-discoloring ink, and peels off from the paper surface. The metallic luster pigment adsorbed on the friction portion 32 is caught in the abrasion debris of the friction portion 32 and is completely removed from the paper surface. As described above, the friction body 3 of the present embodiment can chemically and physically erase the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink to which the metallic luster pigment is added.
  • the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink to which the metallic luster pigment is added can be erased without leaving any color. Therefore, the appearance of the paper surface after erasing the handwriting is improved.
  • a metallic luster pigment having an average particle size of 10 ⁇ m or more can give high brilliance to the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink and is easily adsorbed on the friction portion 32.
  • the conventional friction body cannot erase the handwriting of the pencil lead because the shore A hardness value is too large.
  • the friction body 3 of the present embodiment has a shore A hardness value smaller than that of the conventional friction body.
  • the friction body 3 has a property similar to that of an eraser, which is scraped by rubbing the paper surface to generate a small amount of abrasion debris. Therefore, it is possible to erase both the handwriting of the heat-discoloring ink and the handwriting of the pencil lead by one friction body 3.
  • the friction body 3 of the present embodiment may be different from the heat-discoloring writing tool (see the friction body 201 of FIG. 6).
  • the friction body 3 separate from the thermochromic writing tool is preferably attached to a support for gripping with a finger.
  • the support is made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin or metal.
  • the friction body 3, which is separate from the thermochromic writing instrument, constitutes one writing set when combined with the thermochromic writing instrument.
  • thermochromic writing instrument of the present invention examples of the thermochromic writing instrument of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the numerical value indicating the content of the composition indicates a mass part.
  • the average particle size of the thermochromic pigment was measured using a particle size distribution measuring device "Multisizer (registered trademark) 4e" manufactured by Beckman Coulter, Inc.
  • the equivalent volume sphere diameter of the thermochromic pigment was measured by the Coulter method, and the average particle size was calculated from this measured value.
  • the average particle size of the metallic luster pigment was measured using a particle size distribution measuring device "LA-300" manufactured by HORIBA, Ltd.
  • the particle size distribution of the metallic luster pigment was measured, and the average particle size (median size) was calculated on a volume basis based on this measured value.
  • the shore A hardness of the material of the friction body was measured by a test method conforming to JIS K 7215 of the Japanese Industrial Standards. A sample having a predetermined shape, thickness and size was prepared from the same material as the friction body. Shore A hardness was measured by pressurizing this sample with a manual durometer.
  • thermochromic writing tool 103 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 was used.
  • a friction body 101 is attached to the rear end of the barrel 182 of the thermochromic writing tool 103.
  • the friction body 101 is formed of a polyester-based elastomer that satisfies the conditions i) to iv) above.
  • the shore A hardness value of the polyester-based elastomer immediately after the start of needle contact was 70, and the shore A hardness value 15 seconds after the start of needle contact was 69. Therefore, the value of ⁇ HS of the polyester-based elastomer is 1.
  • the tensile strength Tb at the time of cutting and the elongation Eb at the time of cutting of the polyester elastomer were measured by a test method based on JIS K6251: 2017. As a result of the measurement, the tensile strength Tb at the time of cutting was 14 MPa, and the elongation Eb at the time of cutting was 890%. Therefore, the value of Tb ⁇ Eb of the polyester-based elastomer is 12460.
  • the friction body 101 includes a friction portion 111 having a convex curved surface shape and a mounting portion 112 having a cylindrical shape.
  • a stepped locking portion is formed at the lower end of the mounting portion 112.
  • the mounting portion 112 of the friction body 101 is inserted into the mounting hole 181 provided at the rear end of the barrel 182.
  • Two ring beads are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 181.
  • the mounting portion 112 is sandwiched between two ring beads in the mounting hole 181. Further, the locking portion of the mounting portion 112 is locked to the lower end of the mounting hole 181.
  • the maximum outer diameter D of the friction portion 111 is 6, and the protruding length L from the mounting hole 181 is also 6. Therefore, the value of L / D of the friction portion 111 is 1.
  • the heat-discoloring writing instrument 103 is a haunting type ballpoint pen.
  • the pen tip (ballpoint pen tip) 105 of the thermochromic writing instrument 103 is brought into a protruding state or an immersive state by sliding the operation unit 184 forward.
  • the operation unit 184 projects outward from the side surface of the barrel 182.
  • a hoisting mechanism for hoisting the pen tip 105 is housed inside the barrel 182.
  • the infestation mechanism is mainly composed of a sliding body 182a, a refill holding portion 185, a coil spring 183, and a locking member 186.
  • the refill 104 is housed in front of the refill holding portion 185 inside the barrel 182.
  • the axle cylinder 182 is composed of a front axle 182b and a rear axle 182a.
  • An opening 182c is provided at the tip of the front shaft 182b.
  • the opening 182c has a diameter capable of projecting or immersing the pen tip 105 of the refill 104.
  • the rear axle 182a is screwed into the rear end of the front axle 182b.
  • the above-mentioned haunting mechanism is housed inside the rear shaft 182b.
  • the rear shaft 182a is composed of first and second parts that can be divided in the front-rear direction.
  • a slide hole extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the second component forming the rear part of the rear shaft 182a.
  • the sliding body 184a is a substantially cylindrical resin molded product integrally molded with the operation unit 184.
  • a plurality of serrated protrusions are formed at the tip of the sliding body 184a.
  • a refill holding portion 185 is arranged in front of the sliding body 184a in the rear axle 182a.
  • the refill holding portion 185 is a substantially cylindrical resin molded product that fits into the rear end portion of the refill 104.
  • a plurality of step portions are formed at the rear end of the refill holding portion 185.
  • the plurality of step portions mesh with the serrated convex portions of the sliding body 184a.
  • a plurality of ribs extending in the axial direction are formed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the refill holding portion 185.
  • a plurality of grooves are formed at equal intervals on the inner surface of the first component forming the front of the rear shaft 182a.
  • the plurality of grooves guide the plurality of ribs of the refill holding portion 185 in the axial direction.
  • the front end of the refill holding portion 185 has a smaller outer diameter than the other portions, and is inserted into the rear end of the coil spring 183.
  • the front end portion of the coil spring 183 is locked to the locking member 186 fixed in the rear shaft 182a.
  • the coil spring 183 urges the refill holding portion 185 and the refill 104 rearward.
  • the operation unit 184 When the operation unit 184 is slid forward while the pen tip 105 is immersed, the plurality of ribs of the refill holding unit 185 are guided by the plurality of grooves in the rear shaft 182a, and the refill holding unit 185 moves forward.
  • the plurality of ribs pass through the plurality of grooves, the serrated convex portion of the sliding body 184a meshes with the step portion of the refill holding portion 185, and the refill holding portion 185 is rotated by a predetermined angle.
  • the end faces of the plurality of ribs come into contact with the end faces of the plurality of grooves, and the refill holding portion 185 is fixed in a state of being moved forward.
  • the pen tip 105 of the refill 104 is maintained in a state of protruding from the opening 182c of the front shaft 182b.
  • the serrated convex portion of the sliding body 184a meshes with the step portion of the refill holding portion 185, and the refill holding portion 185 is rotated by a predetermined angle.
  • the contact between the end faces of the plurality of ribs and the end faces of the plurality of grooves is released, and the plurality of ribs of the refill holding portion 185 are guided to the plurality of grooves in the rear shaft 182a.
  • the refill holding portion 185 moves rearward by the urging force of the coil spring 183.
  • the pen tip 105 of the refill 104 is immersed in the opening 182c of the front shaft 182b.
  • the refill 104 is composed of a pen tip 105, an ink storage cylinder 106, and a connecting member 107.
  • a ball is rotatably held at the front end of the pen tip 105.
  • the ink storage cylinder 106 is a metal pipe having an open front end and a rear end.
  • the connecting member 107 is made of a transparent synthetic resin.
  • the pen tip 105 is connected to the opening at the front end of the ink storage cylinder 106 via the connecting member 107.
  • the thermochromic ink composition 161 and the ink follower composition 162 are contained in the refill 104.
  • thermochromic ink composition 161 The components of the thermochromic ink composition 161 are a reversible thermochromic pigment (11 parts), a transparent metal gloss pigment (3 parts), a metal vapor deposition resin pigment (2 parts), and a shear defoaming agent (0.3 parts). ), Urea (10 parts), glycerin (10 parts), nonionic permeability-imparting agent (0.6 parts), hydrophobic silica-based defoamer (0.1 parts), preservative (0.1 parts) and water. (62.9 copies).
  • the reversible thermochromic pigment has a structure in which a reversible thermochromic composition that changes color from pink to colorless is encapsulated in microcapsules.
  • the reversible thermochromic pigment has a color development temperature of ⁇ 10 ° C., a decolorization temperature of 65 ° C., and an average particle size of 2.5 ⁇ m.
  • the transparent metallic luster pigment As the transparent metallic luster pigment, the trade name "Iriodin (registered trademark) 6103 Icy White” manufactured by Merck KGaA was used. This transparent metallic luster pigment consists of silver particles in which the surface of synthetic mica is coated with a metal oxide. The average particle size of the transparent metallic luster pigment is 25 ⁇ m.
  • the metal-deposited resin pigment As the metal-deposited resin pigment, the trade name "LG neo (registered trademark) Silver # 325" manufactured by Oike Kogyo Co., Ltd. was used. The color of the particles of this metal-deposited resin pigment is silver, and the average particle size is 35 ⁇ m. The value of the ratio Ve / Vp of the volume Ve of the friction portion 111 and the total volume Vp of the transparent metallic luster pigment and the metal vapor-deposited resin pigment is 15.
  • Xanthan gum was used as a shear thinning agent.
  • nonionic permeability-imparting agent the trade name "SN Wet 366” manufactured by San Nopco Ltd. was used.
  • hydrophobic silica-based defoamer the trade name "Nopco 8034” manufactured by San Nopco Ltd. was used.
  • preservative the trade name "Proxel (registered trademark) XL2” manufactured by Lonza Japan Co., Ltd. was used.
  • the components of the ink follower composition 162 are polybutene (98.5 parts) as a base oil and fatty acid amide (1.5 parts) as a thickener. A mixture of polybutene with fatty acid amide added was kneaded with three rolls to obtain an ink-following composition 162.
  • thermochromic writing instrument 103 the handwriting of the thermochromic ink composition 161 on the paper surface of "writing paper A" (100% chemical pulp, whiteness 75.0 or more) conforming to JIS P3201 of Japanese Industrial Standards.
  • the pink thermochromic pigment serves as the base of the handwriting, and the silver transparent metallic luster pigment and the metal vapor-deposited resin pigment are dispersed in the handwriting.
  • the handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink composition 161 exhibits a metallic pink color on a white paper surface.
  • a handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink composition 161 was formed on a black paper surface.
  • the hue of the handwriting formed on the black paper surface was the same as that on the white paper surface.
  • the brilliance of the handwriting formed on the black paper surface was particularly higher than that on the white paper surface.
  • Each handwriting formed on the white and black paper surfaces can be chemically and physically erased by the friction body 101 attached to the thermodynamic writing tool 103. That is, the friction portion 111 repeatedly rubs the handwriting formed on the paper surface. Then, the friction portion 111 generates frictional heat, and the heat-discoloring pigment in the handwriting changes color from pink to colorless and transparent. Further, the friction portion 111 having low hardness enters the dent of the handwriting, adsorbs the silver transparent metallic luster pigment and the metal vapor-deposited resin pigment, and peels off from the paper surface. Further, the transparent metallic luster pigment and the metal vapor-deposited resin pigment adsorbed on the friction portion 111 are wrapped in the abrasion debris of the friction portion 111 and completely removed from the paper surface.
  • the friction body 101 cleanly erases the handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink composition 161 without soiling the paper surface.
  • the metallic luster pigment and the metal-deposited resin pigment remaining on the black paper shine depending on the viewing angle and have a problem of being visually recognized. This problem is solved by using the friction body 101.
  • Table 1 below shows the results of the evaluation tests of the friction bodies of Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4.
  • the friction bodies of Examples 1 to 4 satisfy both the conditions relating to Shore A hardness and Ve / Vp of the present invention.
  • the friction bodies of Comparative Examples 1 to 4 do not satisfy either one of the conditions relating to Shore A hardness and Ve / Vp of the present invention.
  • Each of the friction bodies of Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 has the same shape as the friction body 101 shown in FIG. 5, and is attached to the rear end of the barrel 182 of the thermochromic writing tool 103.
  • the refill 104 of the thermochromic writing tool 103 contains the thermochromic ink composition 161 and the ink follower composition 162 composed of the above-mentioned components.
  • the pen tip 105 of the refill 104 is a ballpoint pen tip.
  • the friction bodies of Examples 1 to 4 are all made of polyester-based elastomer. By mixing polyester-based elastomers having different hardnesses, the hardnesses of the friction bodies of Examples 1 to 4 were made different from each other.
  • the friction bodies of Examples 1 to 4 all have a shore A hardness value of 60 or more and 85 or less immediately after the start of needle contact, a ⁇ HS value of 0 or more and less than 5, and a Ve / Vp value of 5 or more and 35 or less. The conditions of the present invention are satisfied.
  • the friction body of Comparative Example 1 is made of a polyester-based elastomer having the same hardness as that of Example 1.
  • the friction body of Comparative Example 1 has a value of Ve / Vp of 4. In this respect, the friction body of Comparative Example 1 does not satisfy the condition of the present invention that the value of Ve / Vp is 5 or more and 35 or less.
  • the friction body of Comparative Example 2 is composed of 40% ⁇ -polyolefin-based copolymer, 40% styrene-based elastomer, and 20% crystalline polypropylene.
  • the friction body of Comparative Example 2 has a shore A hardness of 90 immediately after the start of needle contact and a ⁇ HS value of 18. In these respects, the friction body of Comparative Example 2 does not satisfy the conditions of the present invention that the value of Shore A hardness immediately after the start of needle contact is 60 or more and 85 or less and the value of ⁇ HS is 0 or more and less than 5.
  • the friction body of Comparative Example 3 is made of a styrene-based elastomer (trade name "AR-885C" of Aronkasei Co., Ltd.).
  • the friction body of Comparative Example 3 has a shore A hardness of 88 immediately after the start of needle contact. In this respect, the friction body of Comparative Example 3 does not satisfy the condition of the present invention that the value of the shore A hardness immediately after the start of needle contact is 60 or more and 85 or less.
  • the friction body of Comparative Example 4 was created by using a commercially available vinyl chloride resin eraser (product number "ER-F6" of Pilot Corporation) as a material.
  • the friction body of Comparative Example 4 has a shore A hardness of 50 immediately after the start of needle contact and a ⁇ HS value of 25. In these respects, the friction body of Comparative Example 4 does not satisfy the condition of the present invention that the value of Shore A hardness immediately after the start of needle contact is 60 or more and 85 or less and the value of ⁇ HS is 0 or more and less than 5.
  • the blank paper is "writing paper A” (100% chemical pulp, whiteness of 75.0 or more) conforming to JIS P3201 of the Japanese Industrial Standards.
  • the black paper is black paper made of 100% chemical pulp.
  • the thickness of the blank paper and the black paper is 0.09 mm, and the basis weight is 80 g / m 2 .
  • the thermochromic writing tool 103 the handwriting of the thermochromic ink composition 161 was formed on the respective paper surfaces of the blank paper and the black paper.
  • the handwriting was a circular spiral pattern. Ten spiral patterns were handwritten on one line on one sheet of paper. Then, using the friction bodies of Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4, 10 spiral patterns formed on the respective paper surfaces of the blank paper and the black paper were erased. The condition of the paper surface after erasing was visually confirmed.
  • Table 1 The evaluation of erasability in Table 1 is as follows. A: The handwriting was erased without leaving any color. B: The pink color of the heat-discoloring pigment or the silver color of the metallic luster pigment remained light. C: The pink color of the thermochromic pigment or the silver color of the metallic luster pigment was not erased.
  • thermochromic writing instrument 103 the handwriting of the thermochromic ink composition 161 was formed on a blank sheet of paper.
  • the handwriting was a circular spiral pattern. A total of 300 spiral patterns, 10 on each of 30 lines on one sheet of paper, were handwritten. Then, using the friction bodies of Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4, 30 lines of spiral patterns formed on the respective paper surfaces of the eight blank sheets were continuously erased.
  • Table 1 The evaluation of continuous erasability in Table 1 is as follows. A: The frictional performance immediately after the start of erasing was maintained until the spiral pattern for 30 lines was erased. B: The frictional performance immediately after the start of erasing was maintained until the spiral pattern for 20 lines was erased. C: The frictional performance immediately after the start of erasing was maintained until the spiral pattern for 10 lines was erased.
  • the evaluation of the erasable amount in Table 1 is as follows. A: 30% or more of the ink weight for one refill can be erased, and there is no problem in practicality. C: 30% or more of the ink weight for one refill cannot be erased, which causes a problem in practicality.
  • thermochromic writing tool 203 is the same as that of the thermochromic writing tool 103 of the first embodiment described above.
  • the friction body 201 is separate from the thermochromic writing tool 203.
  • the combination of the friction body 201 and the thermochromic writing instrument 203 constitutes one writing set 209.
  • the friction body 201 is fitted to the tip of the support 202 made of hard PP resin (polypropylene).
  • the portion of the friction body 201 protruding from the tip of the support 202 becomes the friction portion 211.
  • the friction portion 211 is used to chemically and physically erase the thermodynamically discoloring ink to which the metallic luster pigment is added.
  • the cross sections of the friction body 201 and the support 202 are both elliptical. Seven friction bodies 201 were injection-molded using the same materials as in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 in Table 1 above.
  • the components of the heat-changing ink composition 161 used in the heat-changing writing tool 203 are the same as those in the first embodiment described above. That is, the components of the thermochromic ink composition 161 are a reversible thermochromic pigment (11 parts), a transparent metal gloss pigment (3 parts), a metal vapor-deposited resin pigment (2 parts), and a shear defoaming agent (0. 3 parts), urea (10 parts), glycerin (10 parts), nonionic penetrating agent (0.6 parts), hydrophobic silica defoamer (0.1 parts), preservative (0.1 parts) And water (62.9 parts).
  • the components of the thermochromic ink composition 161 are a reversible thermochromic pigment (11 parts), a transparent metal gloss pigment (3 parts), a metal vapor-deposited resin pigment (2 parts), and a shear defoaming agent (0. 3 parts), urea (10 parts), glycerin (10 parts), nonionic penetrating agent (0.6 parts), hydrophobic silica de
  • the reversible thermochromic pigment has a structure in which a reversible thermochromic composition that changes color from blue to colorless is encapsulated in microcapsules.
  • the transparent metallic luster pigment the trade name "Iriodin (registered trademark) 6107 Icy White Lightning” manufactured by Merck KGaA was used.
  • This transparent metal pigment is composed of silver particles having an average particle diameter of 25 ⁇ m.
  • thermochromic ink composition 161 is housed in the refill 104 of the thermochromic writing tool 203.
  • the pen tip of the refill 104 is a ballpoint pen tip.
  • the operation unit 184 forward By sliding the operation unit 184 forward, the pen tip 105 of the refill 104 is in a protruding state or an immersive state.
  • thermochromic writing instrument 203 the handwriting of the thermochromic ink composition 161 on the paper surface of "writing paper A" (100% chemical pulp, whiteness 75.0 or more) conforming to JIS P3201 of Japanese Industrial Standards.
  • the blue thermochromic pigment serves as the base of the handwriting, and the silver transparent metallic luster pigment and the metal vapor-deposited resin pigment are dispersed in the handwriting.
  • the handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink composition 161 exhibits a metallic blue color on a white paper surface.
  • a handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink composition 161 was formed on a black paper surface.
  • the hue of the handwriting formed on the black paper surface was the same as that on the white paper surface.
  • the brilliance of the handwriting formed on the black paper surface was particularly higher than that on the white paper surface.
  • seven friction bodies 201 were injection-molded using the same materials as in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 in Table 1.
  • seven writing sets 209 were constructed. Erasability, abrasion debris, continuous erasability, and erasable amount were evaluated using each of the seven writing sets 209. The evaluation results were the same as in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 in Table 1.
  • the results of the erasability test were good for all of the four friction bodies 201 made of the same materials as in Examples 1 to 4 in Table 1.
  • the friction portion 211 repeatedly rubs the handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink composition 161. Then, the friction portion 211 generates frictional heat, and the heat-discoloring pigment in the handwriting changes color from blue to colorless and transparent. Further, the friction portion 211 having low hardness penetrates into the dent of the handwriting, adsorbs the silver transparent metallic luster pigment and the metal vapor-deposited resin pigment, and peels off from the paper surface.
  • the transparent metallic luster pigment and the metal vapor-deposited resin pigment adsorbed on the friction portion 211 are wrapped in the abrasion debris of the friction portion 211 and completely removed from the paper surface.
  • the friction body 201 cleanly erases the handwriting of the heat-discolorable ink composition 161 without soiling the paper surface.
  • the transparent metallic luster pigment and the metal-deposited resin pigment remaining on the black paper shine depending on the viewing angle and have a problem of being visually recognized. This problem is solved by using the friction body 201.

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