Method for manufacturing golf ball having markings
AssigneeBridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
InventorTasuku Takita
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing golf balls having markings of excellent definition and durability printed on the surface thereof. The method includes the steps of: (1) applying at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of corona discharge treatment, ultraviolet irradiation treatment, chlorine treatment and primer coating treatment to the surface of a golf ball; (2) forming a sublayer at a place on the treated surface of the golf ball that corresponds to the marking; and (3) forming the marking on the sublayer by inkjet printing.
Claims6
A method of manufacturing a golf ball having on a surface thereof a marking of a predetermined shape, comprising the steps of:
- (1) applying at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of corona discharge treatment, ultraviolet irradiation treatment, chlorine treatment and primer coating treatment to a surface of a golf ball;
- (2) forming a sublayer at a place on the treated surface of the golf ball which corresponds to the marking;
- and
- (3) forming the marking on the sublayer by inkjet printing,
- wherein, in Step (2), the sublayer is formed by inkjet printing and the print density within the region where the sublayer is formed is from 20 to 80%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.