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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2013
Dnp Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuma Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Toshio Furutaka, Yokohama, JP;
Yukio Sugita, Yokohama, JP;
Yuki Nakamura, Kodaira, JP;
Kojiro Torisu, Kodaira, JP;
Akihiko Hajikano, Kodaira, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a decorative tire in which an ink composition including a colorant is directly applied onto the tire surface in order to improve the degree of flexibility in design. This decorative tire has a decorative printed layer formed on the tire surface, the decorative printed layer being a cured film of an active-energy-ray-curable ink composition including a colorant. The ink composition includes a monofunctional monomer having a glass transition point of −30° C. or lower, and a polyfunctional monomer having a glass transition point of 0° C. or lower. Preferably, the ink composition further includes a monofunctional monomer having an alicyclic structure with a glass transition point between 0-110° C. inclusive. Preferably, a surface protection layer that protects the surface of the decorative printed layer is formed on the surface of the decorative printed layer. Also, preferably, a primer layer is formed between the tire surface and the decorative printed layer.