SURFACE STRUCTURE FOR ARTICLE

Title:

SURFACE STRUCTURE FOR ARTICLE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/055948

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A surface structure for an article (7), wherein grooves (11) are arranged on the surface (9) of the article at spaced intervals and wherein fine ridges (21) having a diameter (d) and height (h) less than those of the grooves (11) are arranged on the surface of at least the edges (15) of each groove (11). When a hand touches the surface (9) of the article (7), an appropriate number of ridges (21) make contact with the lines (25) on the fingertips (23). Thus, the configuration provides the article (7) with a delicate and soft feel.

Inventors:

BAN AKANE
TAMURAYA MAKOTO
TAKEUCHI TAKASHI
KAN YONI
FUJIMOTO HIDEO
SANO AKIHITO
MOCHIYAMA HIROMI
TAKESUE NAOYUKI
TANAKA YOSHIHIRO

Application Number:

PCT/JP2009/069498

Publication Date:

May 20, 2010

Filing Date:

November 17, 2009

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

NISSAN MOTOR (JP)
NAT UNIV CORP NAGOYA INST TECH (JP)
BAN AKANE
TAMURAYA MAKOTO
TAKEUCHI TAKASHI
KAN YONI
FUJIMOTO HIDEO
SANO AKIHITO
MOCHIYAMA HIROMI
TAKESUE NAOYUKI
TANAKA YOSHIHIRO

International Classes:

B60R13/02; B60J5/00; B60J5/04

Foreign References:

JP2007528816A	2007-10-18
JP2002263566A	2002-09-17
JP2007022000A	2007-02-01
JPH09239739A	1997-09-16
JP2005263197A	2005-09-29
JP2005263197A	2005-09-29
JP2008293138A	2008-12-04

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