Ykk Corporation

Takayuki Yonetani

Yoshiharu Yamaguchi

Kiyomitsu Ishihara

Toru Koma

A phosphorescent article which has a phosphorescent layer and a transparent resin layer sequentially superposed on a reflective layer. It uses SrAl.sub.2 O.sub.4 as a phosphorescent pigment to be incorporated in the phosphorescent layer and a transparent resin containing no ultraviolet light absorber is used for the transparent resin layer. Further, for the convenience of use, an adhesive layer and a release layer may be sequentially superposed on the surface of the reflective layer opposite to the surface thereof contiguous to the phosphorescent layer.

Phosphorescent article

Disclosed are a phosphorescent synthetic resin material capable of absorbing and accumulating light therein in the light and phosphorescing in the dark, a method for the production of the material, and a formed article or molded article made of the phosphorescent synthetic resin material. The phosphorescent synthetic resin material having a phosphorescent pigment, SrAl.sub.2 O.sub.4, uniformly dispersed in the synthetic resin is obtained by mixing the synthetic resin with the phosphorescent pigment and an activator and kneading the resultant mixture at a temperature 10 to 20.degree. C. higher than the melting point of the synthetic resin. In a preferred embodiment, the resultant compound is extruded at a temperature 10.degree. to 20.degree. C. higher than the melting point of the synthetic resin under an extrusion pressure in the range of 50 to 130 kg/cm.sup.2 and the extruded strands are chopped to produce pellets. By injection molding or extrusion molding the produced pellets into a desired shape, the formed article of synthetic resin possessing outstanding phosphorescent properties is obtained.

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Kobe, Japan

Takayuki Yonetani