Dial

Abstract

To provide a decoration method of dials capable of realizing a complex design by printing a pattern on a surface side of a base, and the dial.SOLUTION: A decoration method of dials includes: a base forming step of forming a pattern on a base material to form a base; and a printing layer forming step of forming a printing layer on a surface side of the base, the printing layer forming step of printing a pattern by changing the density of ink dots discharged by an inkjet method, and forming the printing layer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to sentence Regarding the dial. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a watch dial comprising a support and a mother-of-pearl sheet. The mother-of-pearl sheet has a front surface and a rear surface facing the support and having a pattern printed thereon. The mother-of-pearl sheet has a thickness of 50 μm to 100 μm so that the pattern printed on the rear surface of the mother-of-pearl sheet is visible through the mother-of-pearl under normal lighting conditions. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Special Publication No. 2021-510820 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The dial of Patent Document 1 has a pattern printed on the back surface of the mother-of-pearl sheet as a base by silk screen printing, photolithography, inkjet printing, etc. In other words, the user sees the printed pattern through the base, making it difficult to see the printed pattern. For this reason, there is a demand for a dial decoration method and dial that can print a pattern on the surface side of the base and realize a complex design. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The dial decorating method disclosed herein is a method for decorating a dial, comprising a base forming process for forming a pattern on a substrate to serve as a base, and a printing layer forming process for forming a printing layer on the surface side of the substrate, wherein the printing layer forming process is characterized in that the printing layer is formed by printing a pattern by changing the density of ink dots ejected by an inkjet method.

[0006] The dial of the present disclosure has a base material having a base pattern formed on its surface, and a printing layer formed on the surface side of the base material, and is characterized in that the pattern is printed on the printing layer by varying the density of ink dots ejected by an inkjet method. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a layer structure of the dial of the embodiment. [Diagram 2] 4 is a flowchart showing a method for decorating a dial according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing reflected light when the dial of the embodiment is viewed from the front. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing reflected light when the dial of the embodiment is viewed obliquely. [Diagram 5] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a front view of the dial, a 50-degree oblique view, and an 80-degree oblique view. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first decoration example of the dial. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a second decoration example of the dial. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] A dial decorating method and a dial according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 5. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the layer structure of a dial 1. The dial 1 includes a substrate 2 having a base pattern 21 formed on its surface, a light-transmitting layer 3 laminated on the surface of the substrate 2, a liquid-repellent layer 4 formed by performing a liquid-repellent treatment on the surface of the light-transmitting layer 3, and a printed layer 5 formed on the surface of the liquid-repellent layer 4 by ink 50 ejected by an inkjet method. The printed layer 5 is formed on the surface side of the substrate 2, that is, on the surface side of the base pattern 21. The printed layer 5 is formed by printing a pattern 51 by changing the density of dots of the ink 50. That is, the pattern 51 of the printed layer 5 is formed by a dot pattern that is an ejection pattern of the ink 50.

[0009] Next, a method of decorating the dial 1 with a pattern will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. The method of decorating the dial 1 begins with a base formation step S1 in which a pattern 21 is formed on the surface of the base material 2 of the dial 1 by plating, engraving, painting, or the like to form a base. The base material 2 can be made of metal plates such as brass, nickel silver, aluminum, stainless steel, or hard plastic or ceramic plates, and when the base material 2 is made of a metal plate in particular, it can have a more luxurious design than when a plastic plate is used, and the combination of the pattern 21 of the base material 2 and the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 can further enhance the design. Furthermore, when the pattern 21 is formed by providing projections and recesses on the surface of the base material 2 by engraving or the like, the base on which the pattern 21 is formed is made up of the projections and recesses on the surface of the base material 2. When the pattern 21 is formed on the surface of the base material 2 by plating or painting or the like, the base is made up of the plating or painting layer.

[0010] After the base formation step S1, a light-transmitting layer formation step S2 is performed in which a light-transmitting resin is applied to the surface of the base material 2 to form the light-transmitting layer 3. The light-transmitting resin may be a transparent, pearlescent, or colored transparent resin material, such as an acrylic resin or an epoxy resin. The thickness of the light-transmitting layer 3 is, for example, 40 μm or more and 100 μm or less. The light-transmitting resin can be applied to the surface of the base material 2 by a spray coating method, an inkjet method, or the like.

[0011] After the light-transmitting layer forming step S2 is performed, a liquid-repellent treatment step S3 is performed to perform a liquid-repellent treatment on the surface of the light-transmitting layer 3. For example, the liquid-repellent treatment can be performed by using atmospheric pressure plasma to replace part of the molecular structure of the resin exposed on the surface of the light-transmitting layer 3 with fluorine. By such a liquid-repellent treatment, a liquid-repellent layer 4 having liquid repellency is formed on the surface of the light-transmitting layer 3.

[0012] After the liquid-repellent treatment step S3 is performed, a printing layer forming step S4 is performed in which a pattern 51 is printed on the surface of the liquid-repellent layer 4 by an inkjet method to form a printing layer 5. The ink 50 discharged by the inkjet method to form the printing layer 5 can be a water-based ink, a solvent-based ink, a UV-curable ink, or the like. The ink 50 is a dispersion of a pigment, a dye, fine particles, a resin, or the like in a solvent, and can be, for example, a water-based ink such as silver nanoparticle ink, a solvent-based clear ink such as epoxy resin ink, a solvent-based white ink such as titanium oxide ink, or a solvent-based black ink such as carbon ink. In addition, the ink 50 can be a permeable ink such as titanium oxide ink, or a non-permeable ink such as silver nanoparticle ink.

[0013] Here, when forming the printed layer 5 with silver nanoparticle ink, it is preferable that the base of the substrate 2 is formed in a dark color. Dark colors are colors that are far from white in terms of lightness and saturation, such as black, green, navy blue, and purple, so that the silver nanoparticle ink, which is a silver ink, is easily visible, and the pattern of the printed layer is also easily visible. In addition, when the printing layer 5 is formed with a transparent ink, it is preferable that the base of the substrate 2 is formed in the same color as the transparent ink. For example, when the printing layer 5 is formed with a titanium oxide ink, which is a transparent ink, the titanium oxide ink is a solvent-based white ink, so that the color of the base is also preferably a white color. By forming the base and the ink in the same color system, the color of the base and the color of the transparent ink appear to overlap, and a high-quality pattern in which two types of textures are mixed can be expressed. The transparent ink may be other than the titanium oxide ink, which is a white ink, and is preferably an ink with high brightness, in particular in that the pattern of the base is easily visible. In addition, a pattern of multiple colors may be printed as the printing layer 5 using multiple types of ink. As the multiple types of ink, multiple types of transparent ink may be used, or an area where a transparent ink is printed and an area where a non-transparent ink is printed may be divided, or multiple types of non-transparent ink may be printed in different areas.

[0014] The dots of ink 50 discharged by the inkjet method and attached to the surface of the liquid-repellent layer 4 are formed in a circular shape when viewed from the front in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the dial 1. The diameter of the dots of ink 50 is 10 μm or more and 70 μm or less, and preferably 20 μm or more and 50 μm or less. If the diameter of the dots of ink 50 is 70 μm or less, each dot is printed at a dot size that is not visible to the naked eye of the user, so that when the user visually checks the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5, the user can recognize it as a collection of dots, that is, a dot pattern. In addition, if the diameter of the dots of ink 50 is 10 μm or more, the inkjet method can stably discharge the ink 50 at an accurate position. Therefore, for example, the ink 50 can be discharged in layers at the same position. The thickness of the printed layer 5 is, for example, not less than 0.1 μm and not more than 10 μm.

[0015] After the printing layer forming step S4 is performed, a drying step S5 is performed to dry the ink 50 on the printing layer 5. In the drying step S5, the ink 50 is dried using a hot plate, an oven, a far-infrared heating furnace, a vacuum dryer, or the like. If the ink 50 is a UV-curable ink, the ink 50 is cured by UV irradiation in the drying step S5. In other words, the drying step S5 is a step in which the ink 50 attached to the surface of the liquid-repellent layer 4 is fixed to the surface of the liquid-repellent layer 4 by drying and curing.

[0016] [Visual effects of the dial] The appearance of the pattern when the dial 1 decorated by the above process is visually observed will be described with reference to Figures 3 to 5. In this embodiment, the dial 1 is provided with a pattern 21 formed on the surface of the base material 2 and a pattern 51 formed with a dot pattern, which is an ejection pattern of the ink 50 of the printing layer 5. When comparing the front view of the dial 1 seen from a 0 degree direction, which is a direction perpendicular to the surface, with an oblique view of the dial 1 seen from an oblique direction, the pattern 21 of the base material 2 is easier to see when viewed from the front than when viewed from an oblique direction, and conversely, the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 is easier to see when viewed from an oblique direction than when viewed from the front. This visual effect is due to the following three reasons. The first reason is that, assuming that the luminance of reflected light Rs1 in the 0 degree direction in the printed layer 5 is Ls1 and the luminance of reflected light Rs2 in the oblique direction is Ls2, <Ls2となるためである。 The second reason is that, when the luminance of the printed layer 5 is Ls and the luminance of the base material 2 is Lu, Ls / Lu is larger when viewed from the oblique direction than when viewed from the front. The third reason is that the area occupied by the dots of ink 50 relative to the exposed area of ​​the base material 2 is larger in an oblique view than in a front view.

[0017] 3 and 4, the luminance of reflected light from the printed layer 5 is lower in the 0 degree direction than in the oblique direction. In other words, if the luminance of reflected light Rs1 from the printed layer 5 in the 0 degree direction, i.e., the luminance when viewed from the front, is Ls1, and the luminance of reflected light Rs2 in the oblique direction, i.e., the luminance when viewed obliquely, is Ls2, then Ls1 <Ls2である。 Also, the amount of reflected light of the base material 2 composed of a metal plate or the like is sufficiently larger than the amount of light reflected by the printing layer 5. For example, when the luminance of the reflected light Ru1 in the 0-degree direction of the base material 2, that is, the luminance in the front view, is Lu1, Ls1 << Lu1. Therefore, since the amount of light reflected from the base material 2 is sufficiently large, the pattern 21 formed on the surface of the base material 2 is easy to visually recognize in the front view. On the other hand, since the amount of light reflected from the printing layer 5 is relatively small, the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 is difficult to visually recognize in the front view.

[0018] Also, the luminance Lu2 of the reflected light Ru2 in the diagonal direction of the base material 2 decreases compared to the luminance Lu1 of the reflected light Ru1 in the 0-degree direction. That is, Lu1 > Lu2. This is because the light reflected in the diagonal direction in the base material 2 is weakened by reflection between the base material 2 and the translucent layer 3, attenuation due to unevenness on the surface of the base material 2, etc. For this reason, the amount of light reflected diagonally by the printing layer 5 becomes relatively large, and the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 becomes easy to visually recognize. That is, when the luminance of the reflected light Rs2 in the diagonal direction of the printing layer 5 is Ls2 and the luminance of the reflected light Ru2 in the diagonal direction of the base material 2 is Lu2, Ls2 < Lu2, but the difference in luminance is smaller than the difference in luminance between Ls1 and Lu1. For this reason, Ls2 / Lu2 > Ls1 / Lu1. When the dial plate 1 is viewed from the diagonal direction, the luminance of the printing layer 5 becomes relatively larger with respect to the luminance of the base material 2 compared to the case of viewing from the front, so the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 becomes easy to visually recognize.

[0019] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, when comparing the front view seen from the 0-degree direction orthogonal to the surface of the dial plate 1, the 50-degree perspective view seen from the 50-degree diagonal direction with respect to the orthogonal direction, and the 80-degree perspective view seen from the 80-degree diagonal direction, the exposed area of the ink 50 is the smallest in the front view and the largest in the 80-degree case with respect to the exposed area of the base material 2. For this reason, in the 80-degree case, the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 becomes easier to visually recognize compared to the front view. In this case, the interval between the dots of the ink 50 forming the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 is preferably greater than one time and less than three times the diameter of the dot. In other words, when the dot interval is less than one time the diameter of the dot, the gap between the dots is small, making it difficult to visually recognize the pattern 21 of the base material 2, especially when a non-transparent ink is used. On the other hand, when the dot interval is three times the diameter of the dot or more, the gap between the dots is large, so that the dots are separated even when the dial 1 is viewed obliquely, and the pattern 51 may become unclear. In contrast, if the interval between the dots is greater than one time and less than three times the diameter of the dot, the pattern 21 of the base material 2 can be visually recognized when the dial 1 is viewed from the front, and the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 can be clearly visually recognized when the dial 1 is viewed obliquely.

[0020] The angle at which the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 is clearly visible when the dial 1 is viewed obliquely is affected by the interval between the dots. For example, the example shown in FIG. 5 shows a case where the interval between the dots is twice the diameter of the dots. In this case, the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 tends to be clearly visible when viewed from an angle of 50 degrees or more with respect to the perpendicular direction. When the interval between the dots is 1 time the diameter of the dots, the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 tends to be clearly visible when viewed from an angle of 30 degrees or more with respect to the perpendicular direction, and when the interval between the dots is 3 times the diameter of the dots, the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 tends to be clearly visible when viewed from an angle of 70 degrees or more with respect to the perpendicular direction. In other words, when the interval between the dots is small relative to the diameter of the dots, the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 is clear even if the angle of oblique viewing with respect to the perpendicular direction of the dial 1 is small, and when the interval between the dots is large, the angle of oblique viewing with respect to the perpendicular direction of the dial 1 is large, otherwise the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 is not clear.

[0021] The light-transmitting layer 3 and the liquid-repellent layer 4 formed on the surface of the substrate 2 may be formed on the entire surface of the substrate 2 or may be formed partially. The printed layer 5 formed on the surface of the liquid-repellent layer 4 may be formed on the entire surface of the liquid-repellent layer 4 or may be formed partially.

[0022] [Decoration example] Fig. 6 shows a dial 1B in which a printed layer 5B is laminated on the surface side of a base material 2B as a first decoration example. In the example of Fig. 6, a radial pattern 21B is formed as a base on the base material 2B. The pattern 51B of the printed layer 5B is set as a dot pattern of ink 50, and this dot pattern is set so that the dot density is low in the center and increases toward the periphery. Therefore, when a printing layer 5 is formed on the surface side of the substrate 2B, as shown in the dial 1B of Figure 6, the pattern 21B of the substrate 2B is displayed in the center of the dial 1B because the density of the ink 50 dots is low, while the pattern 21B of the substrate 2B is not noticeable in the peripheral part of the dial 1B because the density of the dots is high, and the pattern 51B of the printing layer 5B is displayed prominently. In addition, when a transparent ink is used as the ink 50, the underlying pattern 21B can be seen through the ink 50 at the periphery of the dial 1B, making it possible to realize a design that combines the pattern 21B and the pattern 51B.

[0023] Fig. 7 shows a dial 1C in which a printed layer 5C is laminated on the front side of a base material 2C as a second decoration example. In the example of Fig. 7, a pattern 21C of circular convex and concave portions is formed on the base material 2C. The pattern 51C of the printed layer 5C is formed by a dot pattern of ink 50, and the dot density changes in the vertical direction in Fig. 7, and is set as a continuous band-like pattern in the horizontal direction. For this reason, when the printing layer 5C is formed on the front side of the substrate 2C, the pattern 21C of the substrate 2C stands out in the parts where the density of the dots of the ink 50 is low, and the pattern 21C of the substrate 2C does not stand out in the parts where the density of the dots of the ink 50 is high, and the pattern 51C stands out. Furthermore, the printing layer 5C is printed partially on the front side of the substrate 2C, and the pattern 21B of the substrate 2C can be directly viewed in the parts where the printing layer 5C is not printed.

[0024] In each of these patterns 51B and 51C, the spacing between dots of ink 50 in areas with high dot density is sometimes less than one dot diameter, and in areas with low dot density is sometimes more than three dot diameters. In other words, the spacing between dots is set by the dot pattern used when forming the pattern in printing layer 5.

[0025] [Effects of the embodiment] According to this embodiment, the patterns 51, 51B, 51C of the printing layers 5, 5B, 5C are printed by changing the density of the dots of the ink 50, so that the patterns 21, 21B, 21C of the base are easily visible in the low density areas. On the other hand, the patterns 21, 21B, 21C of the base are difficult to see in the high density areas, and the patterns 51, 51B, 51C of the printing layers 5, 5B, 5C are easily visible. Therefore, a complex design can be expressed by the patterns 21, 21B, 21C of the base and the patterns 51, 51B, 51C of the printing layers 5, 5B, 5C, and the design of the dials 1, 1B, 1C can be improved.

[0026] Since the ink 50 of the printing layer 5 is ejected by an inkjet method, the printing layer 5 can be formed using various inks 50. Therefore, by using a transparent ink 50, the underlying patterns 21, 21B, and 21C can be easily seen not only in areas where the ink 50 dot density is low, but also in areas where the dot density is high, making it possible to express a complex design that makes better use of the underlying patterns 21, 21B, and 21C.

[0027] Since the ink 50 is ejected by the inkjet method to form the patterns 51, 51B, 51C of the printing layer 5, various patterns 51, 51B, 51C can be printed by the dot pattern. Therefore, as in the patterns 51B, 51C of the dials 1B, 1C, by increasing the dot density, it is possible to form an area where the patterns 51, 51B, 51C of the printing layer 5 are easily visible, and by decreasing the dot density, it is possible to form an area where the underlying patterns 21, 21B, 21C are easily visible. Furthermore, by appropriately setting the dot interval, for example, to be greater than 1 time and less than 3 times the dot diameter, it is possible to form a pattern that is not noticeable when viewed from the front but is clearly visible when viewed obliquely.

[0028] In the timepiece dial 1, the surface of the light-transmitting layer 3 is subjected to a liquid-repellent treatment to form the liquid-repellent layer 4, so that the ink 50 discharged by the inkjet method and landing on the liquid-repellent layer 4 does not spread too much and can be deposited with a stable diameter, allowing the patterns 51, 51B, 51C of the printed layer 5 to be expressed sharply. In addition, because the ink 50 of the printed layer 5 is not absorbed by the light-transmitting layer 3, a distance can be kept between the printed layer 5 and the base material 2, and because patterns are formed on each of the printed layer 5 and the base material 2, a complex design with a three-dimensional effect and depth can be expressed in the dial 1, improving the design of the dial 1.

[0029] [Other embodiments] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the printing layer 5 was laminated on the surface of the substrate 2 via the light-transmitting layer 3 and the liquid-repellent layer 4, but the printing layer 5 may be formed by directly ejecting the ink 50 onto the surface of the substrate 2 without providing the light-transmitting layer 3 and the liquid-repellent layer 4. Furthermore, a light-transmitting resin may be further laminated on the surface of the printed layer 5. In this case, the printed layer 5 can be protected by the light-transmitting resin. Furthermore, a water-repellent layer may be formed on the surface of this light-transmitting resin, and ink may be ejected onto the surface of the water-repellent layer to form a printed layer, with two printed layers sandwiched between the light-transmitting layer. In this case, the patterns of each printed layer can be overlaid on top of the pattern of the base material 2, allowing for a more complex design with a three-dimensional effect and depth to be realized.

[0030] In the dial, the combination of the color and pattern of the pattern of the base material 2, which is the base, and the color and pattern of the pattern of the printing layer 5 can be set appropriately according to the design of the dial. Therefore, the color of the base when a silver nanoparticle ink is used as the ink 50 is not limited to dark colors, and the color of the base when a transparent ink such as titanium oxide ink is used is not limited to the same color family as the ink.

[0031] A lyophilic treatment may be performed before performing the liquid-repellent treatment on the surface of the light-transmitting layer 3. The lyophilic treatment can be performed, for example, by irradiating the surface with ultraviolet rays or atmospheric pressure plasma using oxygen gas. If the lyophilic treatment is performed, the surface of the light-transmitting layer 3 can be cleaned, and therefore a uniform liquid-repellent layer 4 can be formed by the liquid-repellent treatment. The thickness dimension of the light-transmitting layer 3 may be appropriately set depending on the implementation. The distance between the pattern 21 of the base material 2 and the pattern 51 of the printing layer 5 changes depending on the thickness dimension of the light-transmitting layer 3, so that the three-dimensional effect and the sense of depth can be adjusted.

[0032] [Summary of this disclosure] The dial decorating method disclosed herein is a method for decorating a dial, comprising a base forming process for forming a pattern on a substrate to serve as a base, and a printing layer forming process for forming a printing layer on the surface side of the substrate, wherein the printing layer forming process is characterized in that the printing layer is formed by printing a pattern by changing the density of ink dots ejected by an inkjet method. According to the present disclosure, the pattern of the printing layer is printed by varying the density of ink dots, so that in areas with low density the pattern of the base is easier to see and in areas with high density the pattern of the base is harder to see and the pattern of the printing layer is easier to see. As a result, complex designs can be expressed with the pattern of the base and the pattern of the printing layer, improving the design of the dial.

[0033] In the dial decorating method of the present disclosure, it is preferable that the printing layer forming step forms the printing layer by ejecting a transparent ink. According to the present disclosure, by using a transparent ink as the ink for the printing layer, the pattern of the base can be easily seen not only in areas where the ink dot density is low, but also in areas where the density is high, making it possible to express complex designs that make better use of the pattern of the base.

[0034] In the dial decorating method of the present disclosure, it is preferable that the interval between the ink dots is greater than one time and less than three times the diameter of the dots. According to the present disclosure, by making the spacing between dots greater than 1x but less than 3x the dot diameter, the pattern of the printing layer can be made more clearly visible when tilted at a specified angle from a direction perpendicular to the surface of the dial. In addition, because the interval between the dots is greater than one dot diameter, the pattern of the base layer can be seen even when non-transparent ink is used, and because the interval between the dots is less than three times the dot diameter, the pattern based on the dot pattern can be recognized.

[0035] In the dial decorating method of the present disclosure, the transparent ink is preferably a titanium oxide ink. According to the present disclosure, by using titanium oxide ink, the pattern on the substrate can be seen through the ink. In particular, because titanium oxide ink is a white transparent ink, the pattern on the substrate can be easily seen even in areas where the density of ink dots is high, and the patterns of the substrate and the printing layer can be seen overlapping to express a complex design.

[0036] In the dial decorating method of the present disclosure, the ink is preferably a silver nanoparticle ink or a titanium oxide ink. According to the present disclosure, since silver nanoparticle ink or titanium oxide ink is used, inks that are in practical use as piezo-type inkjet printers can be used, and a decoration method can be realized at low cost.

[0037] The dial of the present disclosure has a base material having a base pattern formed on its surface, and a printing layer formed on the surface side of the base material, and is characterized in that the pattern is printed on the printing layer by varying the density of ink dots ejected by an inkjet method. According to the present disclosure, the pattern of the printing layer is printed by varying the density of ink dots, making the pattern of the base easier to see in areas with low density and harder to see in areas with high density, thereby allowing complex designs to be expressed with the pattern of the base and the pattern of the printing layer.

[0038] In the dial of the present disclosure, it is preferable that the base is formed in a dark color, the printing layer is formed from silver nanoparticle ink, and the spacing between dots of the silver nanoparticle ink is greater than 1 time and less than 3 times the diameter of the dots. According to the present disclosure, the base is formed in a dark color such as black or navy blue, that is, a color far from white in terms of brightness and saturation, so that the silver nanoparticle ink, which is a silver ink, can be easily seen, and the pattern of the printed layer can also be easily seen. Although the silver nanoparticle ink is a non-transparent ink, by setting the interval between dots to a region greater than 1 time and smaller than 3 times the diameter of the dot, the pattern of the base layer can be seen by the interval between dots, and the pattern formed by the silver nanoparticle ink can be easily seen when the dial is viewed from an oblique direction.

[0039] In the dial of the present disclosure, it is preferable that the printing layer is formed from a transparent ink, the base is formed in a color similar to that of the transparent ink, and the printing layer is partially formed on the surface of the base. According to the present disclosure, since the base and the ink are formed in the same color system, the color of the base and the color of the transparent ink are seen to overlap, and a high-quality pattern in which two different textures are mixed can be expressed. In addition, since the print layer is partially formed on the surface of the base, and the base and the ink are in the same color system, the color of the part where the print layer is not provided and the base is exposed can be made similar to the color of the part where the print layer is provided and the base and the ink overlap, and in this respect, a high-quality pattern can be expressed.

Description of Signs

[0040] 1, 1B, 1C... character plates, 2, 2B, 2C... base materials, 3... light-transmitting layer, 4... liquid-repellent layer, 5, 5B, 5C... printing layers, 21, 21B, 21C... patterns, 50... ink, 51, 51B, 51C... patterns, S1... substrate formation process, S2... light-transmitting layer formation process, S3... liquid-repellent treatment process, S4... printing layer formation process, S5... drying process.

Claims

1. A base material formed of a metal plate and having a first pattern formed on a surface thereof as a base; A light-transmitting layer laminated on a surface of the base material; a print layer formed on a surface side of the light transmitting layer so as to overlap the first pattern, A light-transmitting resin is laminated on the surface of the printing layer, The base has a dark color, the printing layer has a second pattern printed thereon by changing the density of ink dots ejected by an inkjet method; the ink is a silver nanoparticle ink, The thickness of the printing layer is 0.1 μm or more and 10 μm or less, The diameter of the dot of the silver nanoparticle ink attached to the substrate is 10 μm or more and 70 μm or less, A dial characterized in that the second pattern of the printing layer has areas where the dot density is low and the first pattern of the base is easy to see, and areas where the dot density is high and the first pattern of the base is difficult to see.

2. In the dial of claim 1, The dial further comprises a liquid-repellent layer disposed between the light-transmitting layer and the print layer, the liquid-repellent layer having liquid repellency.

3. The dial according to claim 2, A dial characterized in that a surface of the light-transmitting layer on which the liquid-repellent layer is formed is subjected to a lyophilic treatment.

4. In the dial of claim 1, a liquid-repellent layer formed on a surface of the light-transmitting resin laminated on the surface of the printing layer and having liquid repellency; A dial further comprising a printed layer formed on the surface of the liquid-repellent layer by ink dots ejected by an inkjet system.

5. The dial according to claim 1, A dial characterized in that the interval between dots of the silver nanoparticle ink is greater than one time and less than three times the diameter of the dots.

6. The dial according to claim 1, the first pattern formed as a base on the surface of the base material is a radial pattern, A dial characterized in that the second pattern of dots in the printing layer is a pattern in which the density of the dots is small in the center of the base material and increases toward the periphery of the base material.

7. The dial according to claim 1, the first pattern formed as a base on the surface of the base material is a circular pattern having projections and recesses; A dial characterized in that the second pattern of dots in the printing layer is a pattern in which the density of the dots varies along a first direction and which continues in a band shape along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

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