Golf ball printing ink, golf ball printing method utilizing the ink, and golf ball printed with the ink
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorKazuhiko Isogawa
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Abstract
This application discloses a golf ball printing ink enabling printing a clear mark which is free of any void or pinhole and has superior impact resistance and scuffing resistance without the need for a primer coat, a golf ball printing method utilizing the ink, and a golf ball bearing thereon a mark printed with the ink. The ink includes an epoxy resin and a coloring agent, and preferably further includes an isocyanate compound as a curing agent.
Claims13
A golf ball comprising a golf ball body, and a mark printed on the golf ball body with an ink, wherein the ink includes an epoxy resin, a coloring agent, and an isocyanate compound as a curing agent.
A golf ball comprising a golf ball body, and a mark printed on the golf ball body with an ink, wherein:
- the ink includes an epoxy resin having a hydroxyl value of 50 or more (mg KOH/g), a coloring agent, an isocyanate compound as a curing agent, and a solvent;
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- the golf ball body is a multi-piece golf ball body including,
- a rubber core or a thread-wound core, and a cover made from a thermoplastic resin containing an ionomer as a major component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.