Title:
ボウリングボール等を製造し且つ/または装飾するための方法および装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4015998
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for making and/or decorating bowling balls and the like includes flexible transfer sheets with heat-activated ink applied to at least portions thereof. A form or mold with opposite halves, which shift between open and closed positions, includes a cavity sized to closely receive therein the article to be decorated. At least one transfer sheet is positioned in the mold with the article, such that when the mold is closed, the same are captured in the mold cavity in an overlying relationship. Heat is applied to the mold to a predetermined temperature causing the article to expand through thermal expansion, which expansion is resisted by the mold to uniformly press the transfer sheet against the underlying outer surface of the article, and also causing the heat-activated ink to transfer from the transfer sheet to the outer surface of the article to form the design thereon.
Inventors:
Dabrowski, Alfred, Jay., Junior
Lapres, Daniel, Elle.
Seyer, Philip, Gee.
Lapres, Daniel, Elle.
Seyer, Philip, Gee.
Application Number:
JP2003549098A
Publication Date:
November 28, 2007
Filing Date:
May 07, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Brownswick Bowling and Villiers Corporation
International Classes:
A63B37/00; A63B45/00; A63B45/02; B29C37/00; B41M1/40; B41M5/035; B44C1/17; A63B37/12; A63B43/00; B41M3/12
Domestic Patent References:
| JP5096028A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yu Saito
Fumihiko Ito
Fumihiko Ito