JP6754076B2 - Decorative parts for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to decorative parts for vehicles, and more particularly to decorative parts in which a layer of paint containing lacquer is contained in a decorative portion formed on a base material.

Examples of decorative parts for vehicles include those in which a decorative portion is formed by laminating a plurality of paint layers on a base material. Some of these laminated decorative parts have a layer of paint containing lacquer (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the decorative parts described in Patent Document 1, a layer of lacquer-containing paint is formed as a finishing layer (that is, the outermost layer). By using the layer of the lacquer-containing paint as the finishing layer in this way, it is possible to realize a sense of depth in the pattern layer located in the lower layer.

JP-A-2009-240991

On the other hand, regarding decorative parts having a layer of lacquer-containing paint, it is required to more effectively exert the decorative effect brought about by the above-mentioned lacquer and to realize a better aesthetic appearance. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide decorative parts for vehicles that realize a better aesthetic appearance by utilizing the decorative effect of lacquer. It is in.

According to the decorative component for a vehicle of the present invention, the subject is a decorative component having a base material and a decorative portion formed on the base material and installed in a vehicle interior. The decorative portion includes a base layer, an image forming layer forming an image above the base layer, and an intermediate layer provided between the base layer and the image forming layer. The decorative portion includes an outermost layer located on the outermost side, the intermediate layer is made of a paint containing lacquer, and the outer edge of the intermediate layer is formed so as to be aligned with the outer edge of the image forming layer. The outermost layer is made of a clear paint having a refractive index lower than that of lacquer, and is solved by covering the region of the base material on which the decorative portion is formed.

In the decorative parts for vehicles of the present invention configured as described above, an intermediate layer composed of lacquer-containing paint is provided under the image forming layer, and the outer edge of the intermediate layer is aligned with the outer edge of the image forming layer. ing. With such a configuration, the characteristics of lacquer make it possible to obtain a visual effect that makes the boundary between the image forming layer and the underlying layer stand out. As a result, the outer edge of the cambium (that is, the outline of the image) appears more clearly. Further, the effect of making the boundary between the image forming layer and the base layer stand out becomes more prominent by covering the decorative portion with the outermost layer composed of the clear paint having a refractive index lower than that of lacquer. As a result of the above, the decorative parts for vehicles of the present invention will exhibit a better aesthetic appearance by taking advantage of the decorative effect brought about by lacquer.

Further, in the above configuration, it is preferable that the image forming layer is formed of a paint containing a colored coloring material to form a color image of the metal powder.
In the above configuration, when a colored image (strictly speaking, a color image of a coloring material) is formed as an image of a decorative part, the decorative effect of lacquer is utilized to realize a better aesthetic appearance. Is possible.

Further, in the above configuration, it is preferable that the base layer is composed of a paint containing a white pigment, and the surface color of the base layer is white.
With the above configuration, it is possible to satisfactorily represent the surface color (that is, white) of the base layer. As a result, for example, it is possible to achieve a better aesthetic appearance for a decorative portion based on white.

Further, in the above configuration, the base layer is composed of a paint containing a colored coloring material, the surface color of the base layer is the color of the coloring material, and the image forming layer is a white pigment. It may be composed of a paint containing.
In the above configuration, the white image-forming layer is arranged on the base layer whose surface color is the color of the coloring material, and the lacquer-containing paint layer is arranged between the image-forming layer and the base layer. As a result, the boundary between the base layer and the cambium, that is, the outline of the image can be expressed more clearly due to the characteristics of lacquer.

Further, in the above configuration, the outermost layer may be composed of the clear paint containing a urethane resin.
With the above configuration, the outermost layer for more effectively utilizing the decorative effect of lacquer can be realized by the clear paint containing urethane resin.

Further, in the above configuration, the decorative portion includes the base layer formed at a position directly above the base material, the lower clear layer formed at a position directly above the base layer, and the position directly above the lower clear layer. It is preferable to include the intermediate layer formed in, the image forming layer formed at a position directly above the intermediate layer, and the outermost layer.
In the above configuration, clear paint layers (specifically, the outermost layer and the lower clear layer) are arranged above and below the intermediate layer composed of the lacquer-containing paint. Therefore, it is possible to further emphasize the visual effect of lacquer, and as a result, a decorative part having a better aesthetic appearance is realized.

According to the present invention, a decorative part for a vehicle that exhibits a better aesthetic appearance by utilizing the decorative effect of lacquer is realized.
Further, according to the present invention, when forming an image of a colored decorative portion, it is possible to realize a good aesthetic appearance by utilizing the decorative effect brought about by lacquer.
Further, according to the present invention, by setting the surface color of the base layer to white, the decorative parts based on white will exhibit a better aesthetic appearance.
Further, according to the present invention, when the color of the base layer is the color of the coloring material, the boundary between the base layer and the image forming layer can be expressed more clearly.
Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize the outermost layer for more effectively utilizing the decorative effect brought about by lacquer by a clear paint containing urethane resin.
Further, according to the present invention, by arranging the layers of the clear paint above and below the intermediate layer composed of the lacquer-containing paint, the visual effect brought about by the lacquer is further emphasized, and the aesthetic appearance of the decorative parts is further enhanced. Can be made even better.

It is a figure which shows the surface of the decorative part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic sectional view of the decorative part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing about the effect which a layer of a lacquer-containing paint brings. It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the decorative part which concerns on the modification.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention (the present embodiment) will be described. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention. That is, the present invention can be modified and improved without deviating from the gist thereof, and it goes without saying that the present invention includes an equivalent thereof. Further, the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are merely examples of decorative parts, and have specific configurations (for example, the contents of the image F in the decorative portion 3 and the decorative portion 3). The layer thickness of each layer, etc.) is not particularly limited.

First, the use and schematic configuration of the decorative parts for vehicles (hereinafter, decorative parts 1) according to the present embodiment will be described. The decorative part 1 is a panel-shaped part used as an interior part for interior decoration of a vehicle. To give an example, the decorative part 1 is used as a component of an ornament part such as a vehicle door lining part and an instrument panel. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and the decorative part 1 can be widely used as an interior decorative part. In addition, the decorative part 1 can also be used as a decorative part for vehicles other than vehicles.

The decoration portion 3 is formed on the surface of the decoration part 1 (strictly speaking, the surface on the exposed side in the vehicle). More specifically, an image F is formed on the decorative portion 3 as shown in FIG. Here, the "image" means a picture, a pattern, a character, a symbol, or the like. Further, in the present embodiment, the image F is formed by a paint containing a metal powder, and is a so-called lacquer work. That is, in the present embodiment, the metal powder is used as the coloring material, and the color image F of the metal powder is to be formed. As the metal powder, a gold leaf piece or a silver leaf piece can be used.

Next, the configuration of the decorative component 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the decorative component 1 is composed of a base material 2 and a decorative portion 3 formed on the base material 2. Has been done. The base material 2 is made of, for example, a plastic molded product or a metal processed product, and defines the outer shape of the decorative part 1.

The decorative portion 3 is a portion that imparts decorativeness to the base material 2, and in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of layers composed of paints are laminated. Explaining the laminated structure of the decorative portion 3 with reference to FIG. 2, the base layer 4 as the lowermost layer, the image forming layer 5 forming the image F above the base layer 4, and the base layer 4 and the image It has an intermediate layer 6 provided between the forming layer 5 and an outermost layer 7 located on the outermost side of the decorative portion 3.

The base layer 4 is a layer composed of a paint containing a white pigment. Therefore, the surface color of the base layer 4 is white. Further, the base layer 4 is provided at a position directly above the surface of the base material 2. The base layer 4 is formed over the entire surface of the base material 2 where the decorative portion 3 is formed.

The image-forming layer 5 is a layer made of a paint containing a metal powder. That is, when the image forming layer 5 is formed, the image F of the lacquer work (that is, the image F of the color of the metal powder) is formed on the base layer 4. In the present embodiment, the image forming layer 5 is composed of the paint containing the metal powder, but the present invention is not limited to this. The image-forming layer 5 may be composed of a paint containing a colored coloring material (for example, pigment, foil, shellfish, etc.) other than metal powder.

The intermediate layer 6 is a layer composed of a paint containing lacquer (specifically, a slightly yellowish transparent paint). Here, the lacquer may be either natural lacquer or synthetic lacquer. Further, the paint containing lacquer may be lacquer alone, or may be a mixture of lacquer and components other than lacquer. Further, the intermediate layer 6 is provided at a position directly below the image forming layer 5 and at a position directly above the base layer 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the intermediate layer 6 is formed so that its outer edge is aligned with the outer edge of the image forming layer 5.

The outermost layer 7 is a top coat layer, and is composed of a clear paint having a refractive index lower than that of lacquer. Here, the clear paint is a colorless and transparent curable resin paint, and for example, a paint containing a urethane resin can be used. The outermost layer 7 as the top coat layer is formed so as to cover the entire region where the decorative portion 3 is formed in the base material 2. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the outermost layer 7 is formed so that the thickness (thickness of the decorative portion 3) is uniform in each portion of the decorative portion 3.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the intermediate layer 6 which is a layer of the lacquer-containing paint is arranged at a position directly below the image forming layer 5, and the outer edge of the intermediate layer 6 is aligned with the outer edge of the image forming layer 5. As a result, it is possible to create a sense of depth in the image forming layer 5. That is, the intermediate layer 6, which is a layer of paint containing lacquer having a relatively high refractive index, is provided directly under the image forming layer 5, so that the observer (for example, the occupant of the vehicle on which the decorative component 1 is mounted) is provided. ) Makes the image-forming layer 5 feel deeper than the coating thickness. The thickness of the intermediate layer 6 is not particularly limited, but it is desirable that the thickness is appropriate in consideration of the aesthetic improvement effect of using lacquer and the cost increase due to the use of lacquer.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the base layer 4 is white. Therefore, the portion of the intermediate layer 6 near the outer edge looks relatively bright to the observer. On the other hand, since the central portion of the intermediate layer 6 is separated from the base layer 4, it looks relatively dark to the observer. Due to the difference in brightness in the intermediate layer 6, the boundary between the base layer 4 and the image forming layer 5 (that is, the outline of the image F) appears to the observer. Further, the effect of making the boundary between the base layer 4 and the image forming layer 5 stand out is highlighted by covering the entire decorative portion 3 with the outermost layer 7 composed of the clear paint having a refractive index lower than that of lacquer. Become. As a result of the above, the decorative part 1 of the present embodiment takes advantage of the decorative (design) effect of lacquer to exhibit a better aesthetic appearance.

By the way, the above-described embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the above-described embodiment) is an example of the decorative parts of the present invention, and other examples (modification examples) can be considered. Hereinafter, the configuration of the decorative part (hereinafter, the decorative part 1x) according to the modified example will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the decorative portion 3x included in the decorative component 1x includes a base layer 4 formed at a position directly above the base material 2 and a lower clear layer 8 formed at a position directly above the base layer 4. It has an intermediate layer 6 formed at a position directly above the lower clear layer 8, an image forming layer 5 formed at a position directly above the intermediate layer 6, and an outermost layer 7.

The base layer 4 according to the modified example is composed of a paint containing a colored coloring material (specifically, metal powder). Therefore, in the modified example, the surface color of the base layer 4 is the color of the metal powder. On the other hand, the image forming layer 5 according to the modified example is composed of a paint containing a white pigment. That is, the color of the image forming layer 5 according to the modified example is white. Then, in the modified example, the image forming layer 5 is formed in the decorative portion 3 at a place where the image forming layer 5 was not formed in the previous embodiment (in other words, a place where the base layer 4 was visible). There is. As described above, in the modified example, the color scheme and the forming portion of the base layer 4 and the image forming layer 5 are inverted from the contents of the previous embodiment. As a result, also in the decorative portion 3x according to the modified example, an image F having the same design as the decorative portion 3 according to the previous embodiment (that is, the decorative portion 3 shown in FIG. 1) appears.

Also in the modified example, the intermediate layer 6 which is a layer of the lacquer-containing paint is arranged at a position directly below the image forming layer 5, and the outer edge of the intermediate layer 6 is aligned with the outer edge of the image forming layer 5. As a result, even in the modified example, it is possible to create a sense of depth in the image forming layer 5 as in the previous embodiment. Further, in the modified example, since the image forming layer 5 is white, the portion near the outer edge of the intermediate layer 6 looks relatively bright to the observer, and the central portion of the intermediate layer 6 looks relatively dark. Due to the difference in brightness in the intermediate layer 6, the edge of the image forming layer 5 (that is, the outline of the image F) appears to the observer even in the modified example. Further, also in the modified example, since the entire area of the decorative portion 3x is covered by the outermost layer 7 composed of the clear paint, the effect of making the boundary with the image forming layer 5 stand out becomes conspicuous.

Further, in the modified example, the lower clear layer 8 as a clear layer is provided between the intermediate layer 6 and the base layer 4. The lower clear layer 8 is composed of a clear paint having a refractive index lower than that of lacquer (for example, a clear paint containing a urethane resin), and is formed so as to have a uniform layer thickness at a position directly above the base layer 4. ing. As described above, in the modified example, since the clear paint layers (specifically, the outermost layer 7 and the lower clear layer 8) are arranged above and below the intermediate layer 6, the visual effect brought about by lacquer can be obtained. It becomes possible to make it stand out further. As a result, the decorative part 1x exhibits a good aesthetic appearance by taking advantage of the visual effect of lacquer.

1,1x decorative parts 2 base material 3,3x decorative part 4 base layer 5 image forming layer 6 intermediate layer 7 outermost layer 8 lower clear layer F image

Claims (6)

It has a base material and a decorative portion formed on the base material.
The decorative portion includes a base layer, an image forming layer forming an image above the base layer, an intermediate layer provided between the base layer and the image forming layer, and the decoration portion. With the outermost layer located in
The intermediate layer is composed of a paint containing lacquer, and is formed so that the outer edge of the intermediate layer is aligned with the outer edge of the image forming layer.
The outermost layer is made of a clear paint having a refractive index lower than that of lacquer, and covers a region of the base material on which the decorative portion is formed, which is used for decoration for vehicles. parts. The decorative part for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the image-forming layer is formed of a paint containing a colored coloring material and forms a color image of the coloring material. The base layer is composed of a paint containing a white pigment.
The decorative component for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the surface color of the base layer is white. The base layer is composed of a paint containing a colored coloring material.
The surface color of the base layer is the color of the coloring material.
The decorative part for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the image-forming layer is composed of a paint containing a white pigment. The decorative part for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the outermost layer is made of the clear paint containing a urethane resin. The decorative portion includes the base layer formed at a position directly above the base material, a lower clear layer formed at a position directly above the base layer, and an intermediate layer formed at a position directly above the lower clear layer. The decorative component for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising the image forming layer formed at a position directly above the intermediate layer and the outermost layer.

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