JP2003038065A - Lure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lure comprising a basal body of a shape imitating fish and a decorated layer formed on the surface of the basal body and modeled after both the color tone and pattern of fish. SOLUTION: This lure comprises a basal body 1 of a shape imitating fish and a decorated layer 7 formed on the surface of the basal body 1 and modeled after both the color tone and pattern of fish; wherein the decorated layer 7 includes a printed layer formed by ink-jet printing or an ink-received layer 73 containing the ink used in the printing and absorbed thereinto, the ink- received layer 73 is preferably formed in particular when a water-based ink is used in the ink-jet printing; the basal body 1 can easily be formed by injection molding of a metal such as lead or a plastic such as an ABS resin or acrylic resin; further, for expressing the glitter or the like of fish scales, it is more preferable that the surface of the basal body 1 is provided with a substrate layer composed of a pearl-coating layer 71 and a hologram hot-stamping layer 72.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to lures.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a lure having a print layer formed by inkjet printing or an ink receiving layer that absorbs and contains ink used for this printing, and has an appearance similar to the actual color tone and pattern of fish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A lure that simulates the shape and color tone of baitfish that are eaten by fish to be fished depends on the fish to be fished, their habitat, the season when fishing, the weather, etc. It will be appropriately selected and used. Also,
Even the same type of fish has different eating habits depending on the habitat and the like, and the baitfish to be supplemented are not necessarily the same, so a lure that can expect fishing results is required in each case. For this reason, a great many types of lures are currently offered.

Different types of lures can be manufactured by changing the shape and size of the substrate, or by changing the color tone and pattern of the printed layer. Furthermore, it is possible to change only the dimensions while changing the shape of the substrate, or to change only the shape or part of the pattern. Various types of lures can be manufactured in this manner, but since the mold is generally very expensive, even a slight change in shape and size causes an increase in price. On the other hand, the color tone,
The modification of the pattern is cheaper than the case of the substrate, and is considerably advantageous in terms of price.

[0004]

As a method for forming a pattern resembling fish by printing or the like on the surface of a substrate, silver vacuum plating, silver hot stamping, hologram hot stamping, fluorescent coating, tampo printing, silk printing, mask coating. And so on. These are used individually or in combination of a plurality of methods, but since the substrate is three-dimensional, it is generally not easy to make its entire surface look like fish.

Therefore, in many cases, of the large features based on the appearance, such as the overall color tone of the fish, the unique pattern, the shapes of the eyes, mouth, fins, etc., the pattern etc. can be expressed by the conventional method. Is forming. Therefore, the product may have a significantly different impression from the actual fish, but by repeating the partial printing, it is possible to make the product look more like the actual fish. However, a printing plate, a receiving jig, etc. are required for each printing process, and it is not practical in terms of cost considering that there are many types of lures. There is also a problem that cannot be easily solved, such as a deviation occurring at the boundary surface of each printing process.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a continuous printing layer is formed on almost the entire surface of a substrate which is a three-dimensional molded product, and is very similar to actual fish. It is intended to provide a lure having an appearance.

[0007]

The lure of the present invention is a lure comprising a base body having a shape resembling fish, and a decorative layer provided on the surface of the base body and simulating the color and pattern of the fish. The decorative layer has a printing layer formed by inkjet printing or an ink receiving layer containing an ink used for the printing. In the present invention, the decorative layer has a base layer formed on the surface of the substrate for expressing the glitter of fish, and the printing layer or the ink receiving layer formed on the surface of the base layer. Can be one.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention is described in detail below.
As the "base", it is possible to use various materials such as metals having a large specific gravity such as lead, brass and copper, plastics such as ABS resin, acrylic resin and polycarbonate, rubber and wood. These may be molded into a substrate by any method, such as injection molding for metal or plastic, mold vulcanization for rubber, and cutting for wood. In particular, metals and plastics can easily be formed into a base having a shape very similar to an actual fish by injection molding.

The "decorative layer" has at least a printing layer formed by an ink jet method or an ink receiving layer that absorbs and contains the ink used for this printing.
Usually, on the surface of the printing layer or the ink receiving layer, a top coat layer which is made of acrylic paint, urethane paint or the like and is the outermost layer of the lure is formed. Furthermore, for the purpose of making a lure that more closely resembles an actual fish, and a lure that emphasizes the characteristics of the eyes, mouth, gills, etc., other printing layers, stickers, potting stickers, etc. are provided. Good. For example, in addition to a printing layer by ink jet printing or an ink receiving layer, there is a conventional printing method such as tampo printing, silk printing, or a layer formed by various methods such as a plating method, a hot stamping method, and a coating method. You may have.

In particular, an underlayer for expressing the glitter of fish is formed on the surface of the substrate by a pearl coating method, a hologram stamp method or the like, and after the surface of these underlayers or further layers are formed. It is preferable to perform inkjet printing. If you use a pearl paint base, the abdomen of the fish will be transparent, or the light will be subtly reflected, giving it a more realistic appearance. Also, when a silver hot stamp or the like is used as a base, the appearance has a shimmering scale and a texture. This makes it possible to obtain a lure that has an appearance very similar to that of actual fish and also has a glittering characteristic of fish such as scales.

The above-mentioned "ink jet method" printing is particularly useful for printing on a three-dimensional surface, and a uniform printing layer can be formed on almost the entire surface of the substrate. This printing can be performed by a flat bed type ink jet printer or the like, and the printable range converted into a spherical surface is 160
Since it is ˜170 °, a product can be obtained by printing twice on one side surface and the other side surface of the substrate.

Further, depending on the type of fish, there are parts such as a white abdomen that do not need to be printed. Even in such a case, a product can often be obtained by printing twice. In addition, depending on the color tone, pattern, etc., if it is a normal three-dimensional surface of fish, it is possible to form a good quality printing layer on the entire surface of the substrate generally by printing three times. In addition, when the substrate has a particularly complicated shape, or depending on the color tone, the pattern, etc., printing may be necessary four times. Even in such a case, the deviation of the boundary surface of each printing layer is small, and the operation for adjusting the deviation is much easier than other conventional printing methods. Furthermore, the ink jet printing is advantageous in terms of cost of materials such as plate making, and time and labor required for printing.

In the ink jet printing, an ink in which a color material such as a pigment or a dye is mixed with an acrylic resin, a vinyl chloride resin or the like as a binder can be used. Further, an ink containing a water-based pigment or dye can also be used. In the case of a water-based ink, an ink-receiving layer that takes into account the water resistance of lures (the ink-receiving layer is one of the underlayers, but the ink-receiving layer that absorbs and contains the ink used in the inkjet printing of the present invention) Is not included in the base layer). The ink receiving layer having sufficient water resistance is formed, for example, by an ink containing a crosslinkable resin such as a product name “Patera Call” (manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.) series or an ink containing an oily colorant. can do. When this ink receiving layer is provided, the ink supplied by ink jet printing is absorbed by the ink receiving layer and becomes integrated. The water resistance can be further improved by making the top coat layer a thick film.

Further, in ink jet printing, it is necessary to keep the viscosity of the ink low in terms of the structure of the head and the ejection mechanism. Therefore, ink containing relatively large particles such as aluminum particles, pearl particles, and white pigment cannot be used. Therefore, it is generally not possible to form a printing layer having such a sparkle of fish by using the inkjet printing method alone. When such a glitter is required, it is preferable to combine other decorating methods as described above.

Further, similar to the decoration method for expressing these glitters, even if the brightness for the night or near it is obtained by blending the ink for forming the ink receiving layer with the animal light pigment. The lure can be seen sufficiently. According to the above decoration method for expressing the glitter, a sufficient effect is obtained under normal light. However, since they are all due to reflected light, they have almost no effect in a dark place. On the other hand, when the animal light pigment is used, the visibility is greatly improved, especially at night, and the delicate gradation from the head to the tail of the fish is not impaired at all, and the fish is originally It is possible to finely express the appearance characteristics that it has, not only from the outer shape but also from the eyes to the scale.

The plating method and the hot stamping method are very effective for producing a lure having the original sparkle of fish, and a high-quality decorative layer can be formed. Then, tampo printing, silk printing and the like are preferable. For example, when an ink receiving layer is formed, by adding a pearl pigment or the like to the ink, the appearance has a calm glitter, and the effect is expected in fine weather or when water is clear. The light pearly feeling and metallic feeling of the abdomen can be sufficiently expressed by inkjet printing.

As described above, the plating method is not essential,
When the underlayer is formed by a plating method, a hot stamping method, or the like, particularly when a hologram-like underlayer is used, the color changes to yellow, red, blue, purple, or the like depending on the angle at which the lure is viewed. Further, due to the light interference with the print layer of the ink jet system on the surface layer, it is possible to produce a very high texture together with the appearance resembling an actual fish, greatly increasing the added value of the lure. Therefore, it is preferable to combine the plating method, the hot stamping method, and the like with the inkjet printing.

In ink jet printing, a pattern is formed by ejecting ink from pores provided in a nozzle head and adhering it as a large number of dots having a diameter of about 50 to 70 μm on a surface to be printed. The number of dots is 360
.About.720 dots / inch, further 1200 dots / inch, and the fineness of each dot is almost the same as the number of dots in ordinary offset printing and gravure printing.

The ink is sequentially ejected from the nozzle heads for the three primary colors and the complementary colors which are moved under computer control, and a fine pattern similar to a photograph is formed. Also, the brightness, shade, etc. can be freely controlled by a computer. Further, since printing can be performed in a non-contact manner, highly accurate printing is possible unless the surface of the substrate is very irregular.

Ink jet printing is advantageous in cost as compared with other conventional printing methods. In the conventional printing method, after making a printing plate, printing a certain color tone using this, making a different printing plate, and using this to print other color tones, and making and specifying this plate It is customary to gradually print the final product while repeating the printing of the color tone, and the cost is inevitably increased because complicated operations and steps are required.

Further, an automatic printer capable of simultaneously printing a large number of colors of about 4 to 5 other than ink jet printing is also provided and used, but it takes a long time to set printing conditions. , If the number of products is small, we cannot handle it. Further, in order to obtain a desired color tone, many trial productions are required, and costs such as design change, plate change, drawing accompanied by color tone change, plate making, ink preparation, etc. are added and accumulated.

According to the ink jet system printing, not only drawing but also shading, color tone and the like can be set by the print mode, and the initial cost to be generated can be greatly reduced. Further, since printing of all the color tones is completed by one-step printing, much operation cost is not required. All can be processed by computer control, and a uniform pattern resembling fish can be easily formed. In addition, since the print film formed by the inkjet printing is very thin, even if the boundary surfaces overlap each other when the printing is repeated a plurality of times, it is not noticeable.

[0023]

The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples. Example 1 (1) Manufacture of Substrate Using an ABS resin, a substrate 1 having a side shape as shown in FIG. This base 1 has a length (dimension from the tip of the mouth of the head to the tip of the tail) of 75 mm and a height (dimension between the back and abdomen) of 25 mm. Further, a hook 3 for connecting the reader 2 is attached to the upper surface in front of the head, a water flow plate 4 is attached to the lower part of the mouth, and needles 5a and 5b are attached to the bottom and tail of the abdomen. . In addition, at the time of decoration work such as printing, the leader 2 is not tied, the needles 5a and 5b are not attached, and only the annular metal fittings 6a and 6b for attaching these needles are fixed.

As shown in FIG. 1 (b) showing the AA cross section of FIG. 1 (a), most of the inside of the base 1 is a space, and in order to increase the strength in the width direction, it is closer to the abdomen than the center. The rib 11 is formed on the.

(2) Image processing The image processing operation is performed using the substrate prepared in (1). Take a picture of the side of the fish and capture the picture in the scanner. The unnecessary parts such as dorsal fin and tail fin of the image read from the scanner on the display are deleted. Adjust the image according to the shape of the substrate. Save data by performing color tone, density, feature point enhancement, and scratch correction.

(3) Formation of Underlayer On the surface of the substrate 1 prepared in (1), the thickness of the underlayer is 5
A pearl coating layer 71 having a thickness of ˜15 μm was formed, and then a holographic hot stamp layer 72 having a thickness of about 2 μm was formed on the surface excluding a part of the pearl coating layer 71 (the part corresponding to the back and abdomen of the lure). Then, an ink receiving layer having a thickness of 10 to 20 μm is formed on the entire surface including the surface of the hologram hot stamp layer 72 using an ink for a receiving layer (manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., trade name “Patera Call IJ21”). Then, it was dried at 60 ° C. for 10 minutes.
In this way, a substrate on which the base treatment was performed was prepared.

(4) Based on the data stored in (2), on the printing paper placed on the table of the flatbed type ink jet printer in order to accurately output the stored data and position the image correction substrate. Print. Place the substrate on top of the printed image, adjust the bed height and then print directly. Observe the prototype produced above and evaluate the image and predict the parts that are not needed. The image data is changed so that each part of the image matches each part of the substrate, the image is deformed, the color tone and the like are adjusted, and then the data is saved. Based on the data stored above, printing is again directly performed on the base-treated substrate, and position correction and angle correction are performed simultaneously. Observe the prototype and evaluate the image again. If there is a problem with the evaluation, repeat ~ and save the data after the operation is completed. Using a mirror image of the data completed above, repeat steps 1 through 3 for the other side of the substrate that has been ground treated.

(5) Creation of Back Image (a) Although depending on the side image, data of an appropriate portion of the side image is processed and corrected before use. (b) Scan the back of the prototype decorated on both sides with a scanner, correct the data, and then use. (c) Create and use simple illustrations. Data relating to the image of the back portion is created by any of the above methods, saved, and are repeated to give a natural feeling to the boundary surface portion with the side surface.

As described above, by forming the top coat layer after the operations of (1) to (5), the pearl coating layer and the hologram hot stamp layer can be made to sparkle, and the ink receiving layer and the top coat layer can be very effective in preventing tanago. A lure having a similar color tone and pattern was obtained. The lure could be produced in a short time of 1 to 3 hours, depending on the type of fish. In mass production, this is used as a master and the number of beds that can be accommodated in a bed is set (in this embodiment, the size of the bed is 400 × 600 mm, and the number of beds is 54). At times, inkjet printing was applied. This process takes about 40 minutes, usually 3
Complete in 0-60 minutes. After that, a large number of lures could be efficiently manufactured in a short time through required steps such as formation of a top coat layer.

Comparative Example 1 A lure was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the image and the top coat layer were formed by tampo printing instead of ink jet printing. However, only one black color was used for tampo printing. (1) Fabrication of the substrate, image processing, and formation of the underlayer are the same as in the example. (2) Based on the data stored in the image processing of (1) above, dots are applied to produce a film. (3) An intaglio plate is prepared from a film with halftone dots. (4) Place the substrate on a printing machine for printing on one side of the substrate. (5) Ink of a predetermined color is supplied to the printing machine to print. (6) Observe the prototype and evaluate the image. (7) If there is a problem in the evaluation, the image is corrected (because halftone dots are added, the original image is restored). (8) The above (3) to (7) are repeated to complete printing on one side surface. (9) Using the mirror image of the data completed in (8) above, perform the operation of (2) above on the other side surface of the substrate that has been subjected to the surface treatment, and then repeat the above (3) to (7) to repeat the other side surface. Complete printing. (10) Perform the operation of (2) above on the back, and then
The above (3) to (7) are repeated to complete the printing on the spine. The lure of this comparative example was clearly inferior in appearance to that of the example. Even if the plate-making system was owned by the company, all the work required 15 to 30 hours. It is estimated that it will take 20 to 30 days if there is no own platemaking system. Furthermore, a tampo plate made using a highly accurate steel plate is expensive, and it is necessary to make each plate used for both side surfaces and the back part, so that even one color is considerably costly. If there are multiple colors, it is necessary to prepare a plate for each color, which results in several times the plate manufacturing cost, and if other costs are combined, there is a great disadvantage in terms of cost compared to inkjet printing.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but various modifications may be made according to the purpose and application within the scope of the present invention. For example, a lure having a body resembling a shrimp and having an appearance other than fish, such as a lure called a bait tree for a squid, which is patterned according to the color of the winding thread, can be used. Also in this lure for Aori squid, by adopting the inkjet printing, it is possible to easily print without damaging the appearance expressed by the winding thread, and it is possible to make the lure more like a real thing. .

From the viewpoint of production control, even for many types of lures including similar images, there is an advantage that the identification number, lot number, etc. of each type can be easily printed. . Therefore, management is easy at any stage of the distribution process, not limited to the manufacturer and the user. Furthermore, it is possible to make characters, symbols, etc. conspicuous according to the purpose, or to embed them in an image to the extent that they can be barely identified. Also, for example, the right side is "Dojo"
It is also possible to use lures with different patterns on the left and right sides such that the left side is "moroko". If inkjet printing is used, it is possible that even such a lure does not give a feeling of strangeness, and a plurality of different effects can be obtained with one type of product.

[0033]

The lure of the present invention has an appearance very similar to that of actual fish. Therefore, it can be expected that the alertness of the fish to be fished will be greatly diminished. In particular,
The effect can be expected when fishing good-looking fish, fine weather fishing, mountain stream fishing, and the like. In addition, when the ink receiving layer containing the animal light pigment is provided, the lure can be very effective even in cloudy weather, during the daytime, during the evening gathering, night fishing, and the like. Furthermore, it is easy to use for those who are not good at handling lures, such as beginners.

As described above, even if the same fish has different eating habits depending on the habitat, a lure similar to it is effective depending on the fishing area, that is, the baitfish to be eaten. However, conventional lures are expensive and cannot carry too many varieties. On the other hand, the lure of the present invention has a low cost, and it is possible to prepare many varieties of at least 5 to 10 times, in many cases about 20 times as compared with the conventional lure, and if necessary, to manufacture a custom-made product at low cost. You can also do it.

Furthermore, in the case of ink jet printing, there are few restrictions on the three-dimensional shape of the lure. That is, since the printing is non-contact, printing can be performed even if the unevenness of the substrate or the like is about ± 4 mm. For example, deep cuts such as gills and fins are not particularly problematic, and a lure having an appearance more similar to an actual fish can be obtained. Further, the image data corresponding to the printing plate in the conventional printing method can be created, modified and stored almost without limit, the cost is low, and it is very convenient when planning a new lure. In the conventional printing method, considerable man-hours and costs were required from planning to manufacturing, but with inkjet printing, the cost is much lower than the conventional method, no matter how many times planning, prototyping, and evaluation are repeated. A new product can be completed in a short time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a side view of a base body to which a reader, a needle and the like are attached. (B) is a sectional view taken along the line AA 'in (a).

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing how a base layer is formed on a substrate.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which an ink receiving layer which is one kind of a base layer and absorbs ink supplied by inkjet printing and a top coat layer are formed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1; substrate, 11; rib, 2; leader, 3; hook,
4; water flow board, 5a, 5b; needle, 6a, 6b; annular metal fitting, 7: decorative layer, 71; pearl coating layer, 72; hologram hot stamp layer, 73; ink receiving layer, 74; top coat layer.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lure comprising a base body having a shape resembling a fish, and a decorative layer provided on the surface of the base body and simulating the color tone and pattern of the fish, wherein the decorative layer is an inkjet type. A lure having a print layer formed by printing or an ink receiving layer containing an ink used for the printing. 2. The decorative layer comprises an underlayer formed on the surface of the substrate for expressing the glitter of fish, and the printing layer or the ink receiving layer formed on the surface of the underlayer. The lure according to claim 1, which has.