Model part and method for manufacturing model part
AssigneeBandai Co., Ltd.
InventorsShoichi Hayashida, Takahiro Makino
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Abstract
[Problem] To provide: a model component having stable quality and having gradation; and a production method therefor [Solution]A model component having: a first layer formed using a first material having a first color; and a second layer that covers at least part of the first layer and comprises a second material having a second color that is different from the first color. The second layer includes a region having a thickness in at least one section that is less than other sections. The region includes a section in which the first layer is exposed to the surface of the second layer.
Claims9
A model part comprising:
- a first layer comprising a first material having a first color, the first layer including a plurality of protrusions in a first region;
- a second layer that covers at least a portion of the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises a second material having a second color different from the first color;
- a third layer comprising a third material having a third color, the third layer including a first protrusion portion that is exposed by extending through a surface of the first layer and is covered by the second layer;
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- a fourth layer comprising a fourth material having a fourth color, the fourth layer including a second protrusion portion that penetrates the first layer and the second layer to be exposed on a surface of the second layer, wherein:
- the second layer has a varying thickness over an area covering at least the portion of the first layer such that the area covering the first region has a thickness smaller than other portions of the area covering at least the portion of the first layer,
- each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions comprises a distal end that is exposed on a surface of the model part by extending through the second layer,
- the model part is a part of an eye of a doll, and
- the first color is an opaque color and the second color is a transparent color.
A method for manufacturing a model part, the method comprising:
- molding a first layer using a first material having a first color, the first layer including a plurality of protrusions in a first region;
- molding a second layer using a second material having a second color different from the first color, to cover at least a portion of the first layer;
- molding a third layer using a third material having a third color, the third layer including a first protrusion portion that is exposed on a surface of the first layer and is covered by the second layer;
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- molding a fourth layer using a fourth material having a fourth color, the fourth layer including a second protrusion portion that penetrates the first layer and the second layer to be exposed on a surface of the second layer, wherein
- the second layer is molded to define a varying thickness of the second layer over an area covering at least the portion of the first layer such that the area covering the first region is thinner than other portions of the area covering at least the portion of the first layer, and
- each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions comprises a distal end that is exposed on a surface of the model part by extending through the second layer,
- the model part is a part of an eye of a doll, and
- the first color is an opaque color and the second color is a transparent color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.