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JP-7856973-B2 - Golf facilities

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Inventors

  • 海南 真太郎

Assignees

  • 大栄トレーディング株式会社

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20220726

Claims (5)

  1. Printing device and Equipped with a heating device, The printing apparatus prints information on the surface of a golf ball to produce an information -printed golf ball. The heating device heats the information printed on the surface to a first predetermined temperature or higher, in a golf facility . The aforementioned information-printed golf ball is The main unit and The surface of the main body and The information printed on the surface, The information described above is characterized in that it disappears after a predetermined period of time has elapsed or when the temperature exceeds the first predetermined temperature. Golf facilities.
  2. The heating device is characterized by being a hot air discharge device that discharges dry hot air or steam hot air, or a hot water device that heats the water in the container. The golf facility described in claim 1 .
  3. The aforementioned golf facility is further equipped with a temperature control device, The temperature control device is characterized by controlling the temperature so that the information-printed golf ball does not fall below a second predetermined temperature. The golf facility described in claim 1 .
  4. The aforementioned information is characterized by being printed based on image data captured by the camera of a mobile device. A golf facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .
  5. The aforementioned information is characterized by being a person's face. A golf facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .

Description

This invention relates to information-printed golf balls, in which images, letters, marks, and other information are printed on the surface of the golf ball, and to golf facilities that manufacture information-printed golf balls. Information-printed golf balls, in which letters or figures are printed on the surface of the golf ball, are known (Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 discloses a golf ball having a surface that changes color from a first color to a second color different from the first color upon exposure to sunlight or a change in temperature, and a printed layer formed partially overlapping the outer surface, displaying characters or figures in the first color. The printed layer is not visible before the surface changes color, but becomes visible after the surface changes color, thus providing a golf ball with a unique and appealing design. Utility Model Registration No. 3104373 (Publication) An example of an information-printed golf ball according to the present invention is shown, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in (a).Block diagram showing an example of a golf facility according to the present invention.This is a front view showing the information on an information-printed golf ball according to the present invention, where (a) is the main body before information printing and (b) is the information-printed golf ball after information printing.This is a front view showing an embodiment of the information according to the present invention, where (a) is Embodiment 1 and (b) is Embodiment 2.Following Figure 4, (a) is Example 3 and (b) is Example 4. The following describes embodiments of the information-printed golf ball according to the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. Figure 1 shows an example of an information-printed golf ball according to the present invention, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in (a). Based on Figure 1, the information-printed golf ball of this embodiment will be described in detail. The information-printed golf ball 1 of this embodiment comprises a spherical body 2 which is a golf ball, a surface 3 of the body 2, and information 4 printed on the surface 3. Generally, a golf ball consists of a core with a high coefficient of restitution and a resin cover that insert-moldes the core. The shape, structure, etc., of the golf ball used in this invention are not particularly limited; for example, commercially available golf balls can be used. The information-printed golf ball 1 of this embodiment is a golf ball with information 4 printed on its surface 3. Information 4 includes photographs, patterns, text, marks, graphics, etc. Information 4 is printed using a 3D printer or similar device based on image data recorded on a storage medium such as a personal computer or mobile device. Alternatively, Information 4 may be printed based on image data provided by the golfer (user). Such image data can be provided via internet transmission or from a storage medium carried by the user. The image data includes faces, photographs, portraits, etc., and may include image data captured by a mobile device camera, or data created using software on a mobile device. Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a golf facility. The equipment installed within the golf facility will be explained based on Figure 2. Golf facilities 10, such as golf courses and driving ranges, are equipped with a printing device 11 for printing information 4, a heating device 12 for heating the information-printed golf balls 1, and a temperature control device 13 for managing the temperature of the information-printed golf balls 1. The information 4 formed on the surface 3 of the main body 2 is printed by a printing device 11 installed in the golf facility 10, thereby manufacturing the information-printed golf ball 1. The printing device 11 is electrically connected to a printer (not shown), a USB port, a display, a storage device, etc. The information 4 to be printed is stored as data in the storage device, but the data may also be retrieved from a mobile device provided by the user. Using the printing device 11, the user can select data recorded in the storage device and print their preferred image onto the surface 3 of the golf ball. Here, the printing device 11 is not particularly limited as long as it is capable of printing the information 4 on the surface 3 of the main body 2. Examples of printing devices 11 include inkjet printers that can print on curved surfaces, etc. The printing ink used in this printing apparatus 11 contains, for example, pigments described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-206650, International Publication No. 2018/186479, International Publication No. 2019/082722, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2019-77853, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2019-99628, International Publication No.