JP3233576B2 - Components for fishing and sports equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a member for fishing equipment or sports equipment such as golf equipment, ski equipment, tennis equipment and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Sports equipment such as fishing equipment, golf equipment, ski equipment, tennis equipment and the like tend to be improved in function and characteristics and to be lighter in weight. On the other hand, various decorations are applied to the fishing and sports equipment in order to appeal to the user's hobby. For this reason, these members are subjected to various coatings or the like so as to show an excellent appearance. In recent years, as the weight of fishing and sporting goods has been reduced, the proportion of the coating layer in the weight of the members has increased. Specifically, in a fishing rod, the weight of the coating layer with respect to the weight of the rod pipe has increased to an extent of occupying 5 to 10% or more. For this reason, the paint layer and the decorative layer are a major factor that hinders the weight reduction of the above-mentioned fishing equipment and sports equipment.

[0003] As described above, there is a demand for a fishing tackle or a sporting implement which has an excellent appearance and is lightweight, but it has not been able to sufficiently satisfy the demand. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing and sports equipment member having a light weight and an excellent appearance.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies focusing on the surface roughness of a member composed of a fiber-reinforced prepreg, and as a result, have found that the surface roughness of the member in a state where the reinforcing fibers are exposed is high. Was found to improve the decorativeness when is less than or equal to a predetermined value, leading to the present invention.

That is, the present invention relates to a main body member composed of a fiber reinforced material obtained by impregnating a matrix material with reinforcing fibers aligned in a specific direction, wherein the surface of the main body member is
Polished to expose the reinforcing fibers,
The reinforcing fibers themselves are also polished, and the polished individual
A rod tube characterized in that a flat portion is formed on the surface of the reinforcing fiber .

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a member for fishing and sports equipment of the present invention. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a member main body of a member for fishing and sports equipment. The member body 1 is made of a reinforcing fiber 2 such as a carbon fiber, a glass fiber, an alumina fiber, an aramid fiber or the like, and a synthetic resin such as an epoxy resin, a phenol resin, and a polyester.
It is made of fiber reinforced prepreg (FRP) impregnated with fat . The shape and dimensions of the member body 1 are not particularly limited.

The fishing and sports equipment member of the present invention can be manufactured as follows. For example, in the case where the member body 1 is a rod pipe formed by winding a fiber-reinforced prepreg obtained by impregnating epoxy resin into aligned carbon fibers, the reinforcing fiber 2 is exposed on the surface after winding the fiber-reinforced prepreg. Polish so that At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the surface of the reinforcing fiber 2 is in a considerably rough state. Next, an epoxy resin is provided on the surface of the member body 1.
A synthetic resin 4 such as a urethane resin or a fluororesin is applied by a method such as spray coating, squeeze painting, or printing, and the synthetic resin 4 is polished so that the reinforcing fibers 2 are exposed (up to line A in the figure). In this way, a surface having a surface roughness of 5 μm or less in a state where the reinforcing fibers are exposed is obtained.

The surface roughness is 5 μm with the reinforcing fibers exposed.
The surface not more than m has a schematic shape as shown in FIG. That is, the recessed portion 6 and the flat portion 7 are microscopically formed on the polished surface of the reinforcing fiber 2.
The depth of the depression 6 is about 1 μm, but is not particularly limited as long as it is 5 μm or less. The width of the recess 6 is preferably smaller than the width of the flat portion 7 in consideration of the surface smoothness. In addition, in consideration of decorativeness, it is preferable that the flat portion 7 efficiently reflects light incident on the surface of the member main body 1 and exhibits brilliancy.

In this case, as a method of polishing the synthetic resin 4 so that the reinforcing fibers 2 are exposed, buff polishing, other mirror polishing, and the like can be mentioned. Also,
The surface roughness can be measured by an ordinary surface roughness meter or the like.

In the fishing and sports equipment member of the present invention having a surface having a surface roughness of 5 μm or less in a state where such reinforcing fibers are exposed, a thin film can exhibit high adhesion and can be lightweight. It is suitable for improvement of durability and durability. Further, an appearance utilizing the texture of the material can be obtained. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the member for fishing and sports equipment of the present invention. As the member main body 1 in FIG. 2, the same member as that used in the first embodiment can be used.

The surface of the member body 1 is polished by a method such as buffing or other mirror polishing, and has a surface roughness of 5 μm or less with the reinforcing fibers exposed. On this surface, a thin film 5 is formed. The mirror- polished member main body 1 can be used as it is because an excellent appearance utilizing the substrate can be obtained without forming anything thereon.

The material constituting the thin film 5 is Cr, N
Metals such as i, Ti and Al, and ceramics such as TiO ₂ and SiC can be exemplified. For example, by using the metal or ceramic as the material of the thin film 5, it is possible to impart glitter to the entire member, to cover the main body with the thin film 5 made of the material, to improve the appearance, and to improve the appearance. Can be protected from ultraviolet rays. By setting the thickness of the thin film 5 to several μm or less, interference colors can be obtained. Note that the thin film 5 may be composed of a plurality of layers made of the above-mentioned materials.

As a method of forming the thin film 5, a physical vapor deposition method such as ion plating and sputtering, a coating method, a plating method and the like can be used in consideration of the thickness of the thin film and the like. The thickness of the thin film 5 is preferably about the diameter of the reinforcing fiber or less, specifically 5 μm or less, particularly preferably 1 μm or less in consideration of weight reduction.

According to such a configuration, the surface of the member body 1 is a surface having a surface roughness of 5 μm or less in a state where the reinforcing fibers are exposed.
Excellent in durability and weather resistance.

The surface of the member main body 1 is a surface having a surface roughness of 5 μm or less in a state where the reinforcing fibers are exposed, and has a very high level of smoothness. It is not affected by the surface condition of the main body 1 and the desired appearance can be exhibited even with a thin film of a level of 1 μm or less. Further, since the thin film 5 is very thin, the feeling of the base member 1 as a base material can be expressed as an appearance.

FIG. 2 illustrates a case where the thin film 5 is formed directly on the member main body 1, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and a non-electrode such as a silicon oxide film is formed on the member main body 1. The present invention can be applied to a case where the thin film 2 is formed via an intermediate layer such as a food layer, a metal layer, or a binder layer made of a synthetic resin. Further, a thin film 5 is formed on the member body 1 directly or via an intermediate layer, and TiO, Ti
A colored layer formed by depositing N or the like by ion plating, a protective layer formed by depositing SiO or the like by ion plating, or a method in which at least two elements such as Ti and Si are simultaneously deposited by ion plating. A mixed (combined) layer may be formed. Further, a protective layer made of a transparent metal, ceramics, synthetic resin or the like may be formed on the outermost layer.

In the above embodiment, the case where the member main body of the member for fishing / sports equipment has a flat surface shape has been described. However, the present invention relates to the surface shape of the member main body (microscopic as referred to in the present invention). such rather than surface roughness, not limited to the surface shape means) in the macroscopic sense, for example,
When the member main body is a rod tube formed by winding a fiber reinforced prepreg, the rod tube has a corner (R shape) and a trace of a tape pitch in the crests formed after the surface is polished. The present invention can also be applied to those having a concave portion due to a residue formed after the polishing treatment of the surface, and those having other special shapes (a shape having a stepped portion, a corrugated shape, etc.).

In the above embodiment, the case where the member main body of the fishing and sports equipment member is a rod tube formed by winding a fiber reinforced prepreg is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The same applies to the case where the main body is another fishing / sports equipment member.

[0019]

As described above, the present invention can be applied to a specific direction.
Impregnated matrix material into reinforcing fibers aligned to
A rod tube having a body part made of fiber reinforced material.
The surface of the body part is polished, and the reinforcing fibers are
The exposed reinforcing fibers themselves are also polished as they are exposed.
A flat portion is formed on the surface of each polished reinforcing fiber.
Therefore, it is lightweight and has an excellent appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a member for fishing and sports equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the member for fishing and sports equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing a surface state of the fishing and sports equipment member according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fiber reinforced prepreg, 2 ... Reinforcement fiber, 3 ... Matrix material, 4 ... Synthetic resin, 5 ... Thin film, 6 ... Depressed part, 7 ... Flat part.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI B32B 1/08 C08J 5/24 CFC 5/02 B29C 67/14 BC08J 5/24 CFC A01K 87/00 630A (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B29C 70/00-70/88 A01K 87/00-87/08 A63B 49/00-49/18 A63B 53/00-53/16 A63C 5/00-5 / 16 B32B 1/00-1/10 B32B 5/00-5/32 C08J 5/00-5/24

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body member made of a fiber reinforced material obtained by impregnating a matrix material with reinforcing fibers aligned in a specific direction, and a surface of the main body member is polished so that the reinforcing fibers are A rod tube, wherein the exposed reinforcing fibers themselves are polished while being exposed, and a flat portion is formed on a surface of each of the polished reinforcing fibers. 2. The rod tube according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the main body member has a glitter. 3. The rod tube according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the main body member is mirror-polished. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a thin film made of a metal material or a ceramic material and having a thickness of 1 μm or less is formed outside the main body member. Rod pipe. 5. A transparent protective film is formed on an outermost layer of the main body member.
The rod pipe according to any one of the above items. 6. A fishing rod using the rod tube according to any one of claims 1 to 5.