Decorative article manufacturing method, and decorative article
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsYujiro ISHIGAMI, Motoshi OGISU, Kimihiro IIMURA
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Abstract
A decorative article includes a base and a decorative portion. The base includes a grained surface formed in a grained manner. The decorative portion includes at least a protective layer, a metal layer, and an adhesive layer. The decorative portion is bonded to at least a part of the grained surface of the base by the adhesive layer.
Claims7
A decorative article manufacturing method for manufacturing a decorative article by bonding a decorative portion to a base by an adhesive layer, the decorative portion including at least a protective layer, a metal layer, and the adhesive layer, the decorative article manufacturing method comprising:
- preparing the base, which includes a grained surface formed in a grained manner, and a heat transfer laminate in which the decorative portion and a shape retainer are laminated, the shape retainer retaining a shape of the decorative portion;
- setting the heat transfer laminate on at least a part of the grained surface of the base;
- bonding the decorative portion to the base by bonding the adhesive layer to a surface of the base through heat treatment, the adhesive layer being a lowermost layer of the heat transfer laminate;
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- separating the shape retainer from the decorative portion with the decorative portion bonded to the base left.
A decorative article, comprising:
- a base including a grained surface formed in a grained manner;
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- a decorative portion including at least a protective layer, a metal layer, and an adhesive layer, the decorative portion being bonded to at least a part of the grained surface of the base by the adhesive layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.