Translucent Timepiece Surface Patterning With Laser-Textured Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing timepiece manufacturing methods lack the ability to create intricate patterns on translucent base materials with varying front surface states, limiting design complexity and visual appeal.
Innovation Solution
A timepiece member featuring a translucent base material with a pattern portion comprising multiple display regions processed under different conditions to create distinct appearances and textures, combined with a color imparting layer extending over these regions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If conventional front surface processing is used to form patterns on timepiece members, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the design complexity and visual appeal are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The front surface of the translucent base material is divided into multiple display regions, each processed with different laser parameters to create distinct patterns and textures. This segmentation allows complex overall patterns to be built from simpler regional processing steps
Solution Approach 2:
Different processing conditions (laser power, scanning speed, hatching patterns) are applied to different display regions to create locally optimized patterns. Each region has tailored surface properties that contribute to the overall complex design while maintaining manufacturability through standardized processing techniques
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple processing conditions are applied to create different display regions, then visual appeal and design flexibility are enhanced, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The laser processing parameters (power, scanning speed, hatching density, line spacing) are systematically varied across different display regions to achieve diverse patterns and textures. This parameter variation enables high design flexibility while using a single laser processing platform, avoiding the need for multiple different manufacturing processes
3Illumination intensity
If a color imparting layer is added over the pattern portion, then visual appeal is enhanced, but the manufacturing process requires additional steps
Solution Approach 1:
The laser processing of multiple display regions with different patterns is completed first to create the full pattern structure on the translucent base material. Only after this preliminary patterning is complete is the color imparting layer applied. This sequence allows the color layer to uniformly enhance the already-established patterns without requiring separate processing steps for each pattern region
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables the creation of complex patterns and designs on timepiece members, enhancing visual appeal and design flexibility while maintaining the translucency of the base material.
Implementation Method 1
performing laser processing for a plurality of display regions under processing conditions different from each other so as to exhibit a predetermined pattern
Data Source
AI summary
A timepiece member according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a base material having translucency, in which the base material includes a pattern portion including a plurality of display regions having different front surface states and exhibiting different appearances or textures, and the pattern portion exhibiting a predetermined pattern by a set of the plurality of display regions, and a color imparting layer is provided on a front surface of the base material so as to extend over the plurality of display regions.