Decorative object and method for manufacturing decorative object
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorsFumihiro Nakagawa, Hiroaki Matsumiya, Yuuki Manabe, Kengo Yoshihara
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Abstract
There are provided a decorative object and a manufacturing method thereof, which includes: an object to be decorated; a printed layer covering at least a part of a surface of the object to be decorated; and a color clear layer covering the printed layer. In accordance with changes in a transmission distance by which light is transmitted through the color clear layer, a slight change in appearances of the decorative object can be caused.
Claims18
A decorative object comprising:
- an object to be decorated;
- a printed layer including a design layer, and covering at least a part of a surface of the object to be decorated;
- and
- a color clear layer covering the printed layer, and including a coloring element for coloring and translucency,
- wherein the color clear layer includes an area covering the printed layer and an other area covering a portion that is not covered by the printed layer of the object to be decorated, such that the color clear layer has a different thickness depending on painted areas of the decorative object,
- wherein the color clear layer comprises a plurality of color clear layers, and
- wherein, among the plurality of color clear layers, a lower color clear layer comprises reflective particles, and an upper color clear layer is free of the reflective particles.
A method for manufacturing a decorative object, the method comprising:
- providing an object to be decorated;
- forming a coating film layer by painting the object to be decorated
- covering a surface of the object to be decorated by the coating film layer;
- forming a printed layer including a design layer by attaching a print sheet to the object to be decorated, so as to cover at least a part of a surface of the object to be decorated;
- attaching the printed layer to an area of a part of the coating film layer;
- and
- forming a color clear layer that includes a coloring element for coloring and translucency by painting so as to cover both of the printed layer and an area of the object to be decorated that is exposed from the printed layer,
- wherein the color clear layer includes an area covering the printed layer and an other area covering a portion that is not covered by the printed layer of the object to be decorated, such that the color clear layer has a different thickness depending on painted areas of the decorative object, and
- wherein the forming of the color clear layer includes painting both of the printed layer and the coating film layer except for the print sheet.
A decorative object comprising:
- an object to be decorated;
- a printed layer including a design layer, and covering at least a part of a surface of the object to be decorated;
- and
- a color clear layer covering the printed layer, and including a coloring element for coloring and translucency,
- wherein the color clear layer includes an area covering the printed layer and an other area covering a portion that is not covered by the printed layer of the object to be decorated, such that the color clear layer has a different thickness depending on painted areas of the decorative object, and
- wherein the color clear layer comprises:
- a first layer that comprises reflective particles and is disposed on an upper surface of the printed layer;
- and
- a second layer that is free of the reflective particles and is disposed on an upper surface of the first layer;
- and
- a transparent layer that is disposed on an upper surface of the second layer of the color clear layer.
A method for manufacturing a decorative object that includes an object to be decorated, a printed layer including a design layer, and covering at least a part of a surface of the object to be decorated, and a color clear layer covering the printed layer, and including a coloring element for coloring and translucency,
- wherein the color clear layer includes an area covering the printed layer and an other area covering a portion that is not covered by the printed layer of the object to be decorated, such that the color clear layer has a different thickness depending on painted areas of the decorative object, the method comprising:
- forming a coating film layer by painting the object to be decorated firstly;
- attaching the printed layer to an area of a part of the coating film layer;
- and
- forming the color clear layer by painting both of the printed layer and the coating film layer except for a print sheet.
A decorative object comprising:
- an object to be decorated;
- a printed layer including a design layer, and covering at least a part of a surface of the object to be decorated;
- and
- a color clear layer covering the printed layer, and having a coloring element for coloring and translucency, wherein
- the color clear layer has a different thickness depending on a painted area of the decorative object,
- the color clear layer comprises a plurality of color clear layers, and
- among the plurality of color clear layers, a lower color clear layer comprises reflective particles, and an upper color clear layer is free of the reflective particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.