Patent Publication Number: US-2009221378-A1

Title: Bowling pin and manufacturing method thereof

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a bowling pin and a manufacturing method thereof. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     People popularly enjoy bowling not only as an easily accessible leisure but also as a sport. 
     With respect to a pin which is served for bowling, easy-to-fall property when a ball hits the pin or other pin hits the pin is important. That is, provided that conditions such as an impact force and an impact angle at the time of hitting are equal among pins, uniform easy-to-fall property is required. Accordingly, based on the International Standard, a shape and a weight of the bowling pin are strictly determined such that a height is 38 cm, a size of a maximum diameter portion is 12 cm, a diameter of a bottom surface is 6 cm, a weight is not less than 1417 g and not more than 1644 g and the difference in weight among sets of pins each of which consists of ten pins arranged on each lane is less than 113 g. 
     The bowling pin is also required to generate a dry sound peculiar to the pin which is generated when the ball hits the pin or the pins hit each other and to have durability which can withstand the repeating hitting. Conventionally, a bowling pin which covers a surface of a wooden core material with a synthetic resin layer has been used. Further, on a surface of this wooden bowling pin, a display portion constituted of letters, patterns and the like is formed by coating by baking. 
     In patent document 1, for example, there is disclosed a bowling pin in which a circumferential groove having a proper width and a proper depth is arranged in a periphery of a largest diameter portion of a wooden bowling pin body, a synthetic-resin-made strip is fitted into the circumferential groove, a longitudinally elongated hollow space is formed at a center of the minimum diameter portion, a core rod made of a synthetic resin is fitted in the hollow space, and an outer surface of the bowling pin body is covered with an outer film made of a synthetic resin. 
     However, the bowling pin body of the bowling pin disclosed in patent document 1 is made of wood and hence, the bowling pin has several drawbacks. 
     For example, a weight of the ball becomes approximately 7.5 kg at maximum and hence, when the ball hits the pin, together with a speed attributed to throwing of the ball, the energy of the ball is extremely large. Accordingly, although a use period of the pin may depend on the frequency of use of the pin, the pin must be exchanged with a new pin at an interval of approximately several months thus giving rise to a drawback that the use period of the pin is relatively short. 
     Accordingly, as the core material of the bowling pin, there has been proposed a core material made of a synthetic resin which exhibits excellent durability (patent document 2). 
     [Patent document 1] JP-UM-A-6-77781
 
[Patent document 2] JP-A-2002-205316
 
     DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems that the Invention is to Solve 
     However, the bowling pin disclosed in patent document 2 has following drawbacks. 
     The patent document 2 proposes a so-called two-layered resin bowling pin in which a core portion is formed by feeding a molten resin into a cavity of a first mold and by solidifying the resin thus forming a skin on the core portion by molding. In forming the skin, holes are formed in upper and lower portions of the core material for fixing the core material to the molds, and a resin-made lid is press-fitted into the holes in a final step of the manufacture of the bowling pin. However, there arises a drawback that the lid often falls from the bowling pin due to a strong impact which the bowling pin repeatedly receives during a bowling game. 
     The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks and it is an object of the present invention to provide a bowling pin which exhibits excellent durability while satisfying conditions such as a shape and a weight which the bowling pin is required to satisfy and a dry sound which is generated at the time of hitting, and a manufacturing method thereof. 
     Further, it is another object of the present invention to provide a bowling pin of high durability which can prevent a cap from being removed from the bowling pin even when the bowling pin receives a strong impact or a friction and a manufacturing method thereof. 
     Means for Solving the Problem 
     To achieve the above-mentioned object, a manufacturing method of a bowling pin according to claim  1  includes: 
     a core material manufacturing step for forming a core material having a shape smaller than a profile of the bowling pin by molding; and 
     a skin portion forming step for covering an outer surface of the core material, wherein 
     the core material  3  which includes an upper hollow portion  5   a  having an upper opening  7  which opens upwardly and a lower hollow portion  5   b  having a lower opening  11  which opens downwardly is formed by molding by setting an upper core  25  and a lower core  23  in a core material forming mold  21  and by injecting a synthetic resin in a molten state into a cavity  27  through a gate  26 , and 
     the skin portion  15  is formed by mounting an upper cap  9 , a lower cap  13  and a display plate  109  on the core material  3 , by fitting a projecting portion  37  of the upper cap  9  into a recessed portion  37   a  of an upper mold  39  to form an upper engaging portion, by fitting a pin  31   a  of a lower mold  31  into a recessed portion  13   a  of the lower cap  13  thus forming a lower engaging portion, and vertically fixing the core material  3  in the inside of a cavity  28  while maintaining a gap  28   a  around the core material  3 , and injecting a molten resin into the gap  28   a  through a gate  51 , 
     whereby the upper cap  9  and the lower cap  13  are integrally covered with the core material  3  by the skin portion  15 . 
     A bowling pin according to claim  2  includes: a core material having a shape smaller than a profile of the bowling pin by molding; and 
     a skin portion for covering an outer surface of the core material, wherein 
     the core material  3  includes an upper hollow portion  5   a  having an upper opening  7  which opens upwardly and a lower hollow portion  5   b  having a lower opening  11  which opens downwardly and is formed by setting an upper core  25  and a lower core  23  in a core material forming mold  21 , and by injecting a synthetic resin in a molten state into a cavity  27  through a gate  26 , and the skin portion is formed by mounting an upper cap  9 , a lower cap  13  and a display plate  109  on the core material  3 , by fitting a projecting portion  37  of the upper cap  9  into a recessed portion  37   a  of an upper mold  39  thus forming an upper engaging portion, by fitting a pin  31   a  of a lower mold  31  into a recessed portion  13   a  of the lower cap  13  thus forming a lower engaging portion, by vertically fixing the core material  3  in the inside of a cavity  28  while maintaining a gap  28   a  around the core material  3 , and by injecting a molten resin into the gap  28   a  through a gate  51 , 
     whereby the upper cap  9  and the lower cap  13  are covered together with the core material  3  by the skin portion  15 . 
     ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION 
     As described above, according to the bowling pin of the present invention, the hollow portions are formed on both upper and lower end of the core material and the hollow portion is completely covered with the skin portion. Accordingly, even when the bowling pin repeatedly receives a strong impact during a bowling game, there is no possibility that the cap is removed or falls from the bowling pin. 
     Further, the bowling pin of the present invention is manufactured in a molded state of the caps as deformation prevention materials in which a compression force of the skin portion acts on a surface of the core material having the hollow portion and hence, there is no possibility that the bowling pin is deformed even when the bowling pin receives the strong impact of the ball. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  A schematic appearance view showing the constitution of a bowling pin of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  A plan view for explaining a display portion according to a mode for carrying out the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  A cross-sectional view taken along a line A-A in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  A cross-sectional view taken along a line B-B in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 5  A schematic view for explaining a method for manufacturing the bowling pin of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  A perspective view with a part broken away of a core material which is formed by molding and is ejected from a core material forming mold. 
         FIG. 7  A schematic view showing a state that the core material is fixed in a cavity  28  in the inside of a skin portion forming mold. 
         FIG. 8  A schematic explanatory view showing steps for forming two line portions  17 . 
     
    
    
     EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS 
     
         
           1 : bowling pin 
           3 : core material 
           5   a : upper hollow portion 
           5   b : lower hollow portion 
           6 : bottom portion 
           7 : upper opening 
           8 ,  29 : stepped portion 
           9 : cap 
           11 : lower opening 
           13 : lower cap 
           13   a : recessed portion 
           13   b : inclined surface 
           13   c : lower rib 
           15 : skin portion 
           17 : line portion 
           21 : core material forming mold 
           23 : lower core 
           24 : projecting portion 
           25 : upper core 
           25   a : projecting portion 
           25   b : recessed portion 
           26 : gate 
           27 : cavity 
           28 : cavity 
           28   a : gap 
           31 : lower mold 
           31   a : pin 
           33 : small hole 
           35 : head portion 
           37 : projecting portion 
           37   a : recessed portion 
           39 : upper mold 
           51 : gate 
           52 : recessed portion 
           104 : letter and pattern 
           109 : display portion 
           202 : boss 
           204 : display body 
           206 : transparent plate 
       
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     A bowling pin and a manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention are explained in conjunction with  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 8 . 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic appearance view showing the constitution of a bowling pin. In  FIG. 1 , a symbol  3  indicates a core material. An upper hollow portion  5   a  is formed in an upper portion of a core material  3  and a lower hollow portion  5   b  is formed in a lower portion of the core material  3 . A synthetic resin which forms a core material  3  is interposed between the upper hollow portion  5   a  and the lower hollow portion  5   b , and the upper hollow portion  5   a  and the lower hollow portion  5   b  are not communicated with each other. The upper hollow portion  5   a  has an upper opening  7  which opens toward an upper end of the core material  3 , while the lower hollow portion  5   b  has a lower opening  11  which opens toward a lower end of the core material  3 . Further, an upper cap  9  which constitutes a deformation prevention member is fitted into the upper opening  7  formed in the upper hollow portion  5   a , while a lower cap  13  which constitutes a deformation prevention member is fitted into the lower opening  11  formed in the lower hollow portion  5   b.    
     Further, the core material  3 , the upper cap  9  and the lower cap  13  are covered with a skin portion  15 . On portions of the core material  3  where the skin portion  15  is not formed, two line portions  17  and a display portion  109  which are exposed from the skin portion  15  are formed. 
     In the present invention, a type of synthetic resin which is used as a material of the core material  3  is not specifically limited. A polypropylene resin may be used as a preferred raw material of the core material  3 . 
     The polypropylene resin is light-weighted, exhibits excellent heat resistance property and excellent injection-moldability, and possesses proper rigidity, proper impact strength and proper hardness and hence, the polypropylene resin is preferably used as the material of the core material. Further, the polypropylene resin is preferably used also in view of a low cost and recycling property. 
     With respect to properties of the core material, it is preferable that an Izod impact strength (with a notch, 20° C., ASTM D253) of the core material is 200 J/m or more and Rockwell R hardness (20° C., ASTM D 785) is 80 or more. 
     Further, based on the composition, the polypropylene resin is classified into homopolymer (monopolymer), and the random copolymer and block copolymer are copolymers. It is preferable to use block polymer which possesses an excellent impact resistance strength. As a commercially available polypropylene resin, for example, “J-750HP” produced by Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. or the like is named. 
     Further, it is also possible to impart further excellent properties to the polypropylene resin by mixing other resin into polypropylene resin. For example, it may be possible to use a synthetic resin which is produced by mixing a polyamide resin into the polypropylene resin. 
     Further, reproduced pellets or the like may be also used as a material of the core material. The reproduced pellets which have the following composition, for example, can be used. 
     Admer (trademark) 9 to 15% (percent by weight) 
     nylon 6(trademark) 0 to 46% (percent by weight) 
     nylon 666 (trademark) 0 to 33% (percent by weight) 
     nylon 12 (trademark) 0 to 8% (percent by weight) 
     EVOH resin 0 to 21% (percent by weight) 
     EVAR (trademark) 0 to 39% (percent by weight) 
     PE (polyethylene) 0 to 53% (percent by weight) 
     PP (polypropylene) 0 to 45% (percent by weight) 
     These reproduced pellets are controlled and mixed to become 100% in total. 
     It is preferable that the skin portion  15  is also made of a synthetic resin having higher friction and wear resistances and higher impact resistance than the corresponding resistances which the core material  3  possesses. For example, a polyamide resin having an amide-group bond which is thermoplastic engineering plastic is preferably used. Polyamide resin possesses excellent friction and wear resistances and excellent impact resistance and hence, the polyimide resin is suitable as a material of the skin portion of the bowling pin. 
     As properties of the skin portion, it is preferable that an Izod impact strength (with a notch, 23° C., ASTM D253) is 600 J/m or more and Rockwell R hardness (23° C., ASTM D785) is 110 or more. The skin portion is required to have higher friction and wear resistances, higher impact resistance and higher hardness than the corresponding properties of the core material. This is because that the skin portion is a portion which directly receives an impact from the bowling ball and hence, the skin portion must be completely free from cracks, flaws and the like whereby extremely strict properties are required. 
     The polyamide resin may be classified into homopolymer (monopolymer) and copolymer nylon which constitutes copolymer depending on the composition thereof. Although both materials can be used as the raw material for the skin portion, a poly ε-caproamide resin ([NH(CH 2 )5CO] n , nylon 6) can be preferably used. 
     Further, by mixing a trace quantity of the elastomer into the poly ε-caproamide resin, it is possible to impart glossiness and flexibility to the appearance of the skin portion and hence, the poly ε-caproamide resin can be further preferably used as the material of the skin portion. 
     As a commercially available resin which mixes a trace quantity of elastomer into the poly ε-caproamide resin, for example, “Amilan U141” produced by Toray Industries Inc. or the like can be used. 
     Further, by mixing other resin or pigment into the polyamide resin, it is also possible to further impart other properties to the skin portion. For example, it may be also possible to color the skin portion in an ivory-system color by mixing pigments into the polyimide resin. 
     According to the present invention, it is unnecessary to apply primer or clear painting to an upper layer of the skin portion  15 . The synthetic resin of the above-mentioned skin portion is extremely hard and has the excellent flaw resistance, the excellent friction and wear resistances, the excellent impact resistance or the like and hence, a surface of the skin portion can be kept clean without applying any coating. Further, when the polyamide resin is used for forming the skin portion, adhesion property of the coating applied to the skin portion is decreased and hence, clear coating or the like is peeled off during use thus deteriorating the appearance of the skin portion to the contrary. 
     Here, the present invention is characterized in that, as the material of the core material, a synthetic resin which exhibits high injection-moldability, possesses excellent rigidity, excellent impact strength and excellent hardness, is obtained at a low-cost and possesses recycling property is used, while as the material of the skin portion, a synthetic resin which possesses higher friction and wear resistances, higher impact resistance and higher hardness than the corresponding resistances and hardness which the core material possesses is used. 
     Next, the display portion is explained. 
       FIG. 2  is a plan view for explaining the display portion according to the mode for carrying out the present invention, and  FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view taken along a line A-A in  FIG. 2 , and  FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view taken along a line B-B in  FIG. 2 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2  to  FIG. 4 , in this mode for carrying out the present invention, the display portion  109  is constituted of a curved transparent plate  206 , a display body  204  and bosses  202  which are adhered to a back side of the transparent plate  206 . 
     The transparent plate  206  is formed in a curved shape which conforms to the circumference direction of the bowling pin, and a display body  204  on which a character or a pattern is printed is adhered to a back side of the transparent plate  206  using a transparent adhesive agent. 
     As a material for forming the transparent plate  206 , a transparent resin such as a polycarbonate resin is used. 
     As a material for forming the display body  204  on which a character or a pattern is printed, a sheet-like material such as a plastic film or paper is used. 
     In this mode for carrying out the present invention, the bosses  202  are respectively formed on upper and lower portions of the back side of the transparent plate  206  one for each portion in a projecting manner. The bosses  202  are respectively fitted into small holes  33  formed in the core material  3  so as to fix the display portion  109  to the core material  3 . 
     Here, by directly printing the character or the pattern  104  printed on the display body  204  which is adhered to the back side of the transparent plate  206  on the back side of the transparent plate  206 , the display body  204  may be omitted. 
     Next, a manufacturing method of a bowling pin according to the present invention is explained. 
     First of all, as a first step, the core material  3  is manufactured preliminarily. That is, as shown in  FIG. 5 , an upper core  25  and a lower core  23  for forming the upper hollow portion  5   a  and the lower hollow portion  5   b  are set on a core material forming mold  21 , and a molten synthetic resin is injected into a cavity  27  through gates  26  so as to form the core material  3  by molding. 
     The molded core material  3  includes the upper hollow portion  5   a  having the upper opening  7  which opens upwardly and the lower hollow portion  5   b  having the lower opening  11  which opens downwardly. Stepped portions  8 ,  29  are formed on inner circumferences of the upper hollow portion  5   a  and the lower hollow portion  5   b.    
     That is, the upper core  25  has a cylindrical shape having a semispherical projecting portion  25   a  formed on a lower end portion thereof, wherein a diameter size D 1  of an upper end portion of the upper core  25  is set larger than a diameter size D 2  of a lower end portion of the upper core  25 . Accordingly, a recessed portion  25   b  which corresponds to the projecting portion  25   a  is formed in a bottom portion  6  of the upper hollow portion  5   a , and the stepped portion  8  is formed on a peripheral wall of the upper hollow portion  5   a  due to the difference in diameter size. 
     In  FIG. 5 , the bottom portion  6  forms a bottom periphery of the upper hollow portion  5   a  and the stepped portion  8  is formed in the vicinity of the upper opening  7 . 
     On the other hand, the lower core  23  has a rocket-like cylindrical shape having a round distal end, wherein a diameter size D 3  of an lower end portion of the lower core  23  is set larger than a diameter size D 4  of an upper portion of the lower core  23 . Accordingly, the stepped portion  29  is formed on a peripheral wall of the lower hollow portion  5   b  due to the difference in diameter. 
     In  FIG. 5 , the stepped portion  29  is formed in the vicinity of the lower opening  11 . 
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view with a part broken away of the core material  3  which is formed as shown in  FIG. 5  and is ejected from the core material forming mold  21 . 
     In  FIG. 6 , the upper hollow portion  5   a  and the lower hollow portion  5   b  are formed in the upper and lower portions of the core material  3 , and the upper cap  9 , the lower cap  13  and the display plate  109  are mounted on the core material  3 . 
     First of all, when the upper cap  9  is pushed into the upper hollow portion  5   a  through the upper opening  7  of the core material  3 , a lower end of the upper cap  9  is brought into contact with the bottom portion  6  of the upper hollow portion  5   a , and a lower end of a portion of the upper cap  9  having the diameter size D 1  is brought into contact with the stepped portion  8 . Accordingly, the upper cap  9  is fitted into the inside of the upper hollow portion  5   a  and hence, a head portion  35  becomes coplanar with an outer surface of the upper opening  7  of the core material  3 . 
     Here, a semispherical head shape  35  is formed on an upper surface of the upper cap  9 . A projecting portion  37  which extends upwardly is formed on a center portion of the head portion  35  of the upper cap  9 . The projecting portion  37  constitutes an upper engaging portion for engaging the core material  3  with a skin portion forming mold described later. 
     Next, when the lower cap  13  is pushed into the lower hollow portion  5   b  through the lower opening  11  of the core material  3 , an upper end of the lower cap  13  is brought into contact with the stepped portion  29  of the lower hollow portion  5   b , and the lower cap  13  is fitted into the inside of the lower hollow portion  5   b.    
     Here, the lower cap  13  has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and the upper diameter D 5  has a diameter size approximately equal to a diameter size D 3  of the lower hollow portion  5   b , and a lower rib  13   c  has an outer diameter size D 6  approximately equal to an outer diameter size D 7  of a lower end of the core material  3 . 
     Further, a side wall of a lower portion of the lower cap  13  is inclined so as to form an inclined surface  13   b  which gradually decreases a diameter size thereof in the downward direction. When the lower cap  13  is fitted into the lower hollow portion  5   b , the lower-portion side wall of the lower cap  13  becomes coplanar with a lower-end peripheral portion of the core material  3 . 
     Here, a cylindrical recessed portion  13   a  which has a bottom thereof opened is formed in a center portion of a bottom surface of the lower cap  13 , and the recessed portion  13   a  constitutes a lower engaging portion for engaging the core material  3  with a skin portion forming mold described later. 
     Further, the bosses  202  of the display portion  109  are respectively fitted into the small holes  33  to fix the display portion  109  to the core material  3 . 
     Here, in the core material forming mold  21 , projecting portions  24  for forming the small holes  33  in an outer peripheral surface of the core material  3  are formed in a state that the projecting portions  24  project into the inside of the cavity  27 . 
     Here, the positions of the small holes  33  correspond to the upper and lower positions of the bosses  202  of the display portion  109 . 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 7 , the core material  3  into which the upper cap  9 , the lower cap  13  and the display plate  109  are pushed is fixed in the inside of the cavity  28  which is a space defined by an upper mold  39  and a lower mold  31  which constitute the skin portion forming mold. 
     Then, the skin portion  15  is formed by injecting a polyamide resin into the gap  28   a  formed between the core material and the cavity  28  through the gate  51  (see  FIG. 1 ). 
     In fixing the core material  3  in the inside of the cavity  28 , the projecting portion  37  of the upper cap  9  is fitted into the recessed portion  37   a  of the upper mold  39  to form the upper engaging portion, and the pin  31   a  of the lower mold  31  is fitted into the recessed portion  13   a  of the lower cap  13  to form the lower engaging portion and hence, the core material  3  can be fixed in the inside of the cavity  28  vertically while holding the gap  28   a  around the core material  3 . 
     In this manner, the upper cap  9  and the lower cap  13  are substantially completely covered with the skin portion  15 , and a recessed portion  52  at which a thickness of the skin portion  15  is small is formed in a squeezed portion or a neck portion of the core material  3  at two positions, that is, upper and lower positions. 
     Next, as shown in  FIG. 8 , a red polyamide resin is injected into the recessed portions  52  through the gate  26  thus forming two line portions  17  by so-called two-color molding. Since the line portions  17  are formed by the synthetic resin filled in the recessed portions  52 , there is no possibility that the line portions  17  disappear by wear different from line portions which are formed by coating. 
     When the skin portion  15  is formed, the display portion  109  is exposed (forming an exposed portion which exposes a display body from the skin portion). 
     As described above, the display portion  109  is formed of the polycarbonate or an urethane resin and hence, the display portion  109  is formed in a curved shape which conforms to the circumference direction of the skin portion. 
     As mentioned above, since the display body  104  of the display portion  109  is covered with the transparent plate  206 , there is no possibility that the display portion  109  disappear by wear different from the display portion which is formed by coating. 
     the core material  3  which is covered with the skin portion  15 , the line portions  17  and the like in the above-mentioned manner is removed from the lower mold  39  and the lower mold  31 , and the projecting portion  37  of the head portion of the upper cap  9  is cut out to make the head portion of the upper cap  9  coplanar with an outer surface of the skin portion  15 . 
     Here, the upper cap  9  and the lower cap  13  are completely molded with the skin portion  15  which is integrally covered with the core material  3  and hence, there is no possibility that the upper cap  9  and the lower cap  13  are removed from the core material  3  during the use of the bowling pin (see  FIG. 1 ). 
     Although the embodiment of the present invention has been explained in detail heretofore, the specific constitution of the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the present invention includes various design modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     As has been explained heretofore, according to the bowling pin of the present invention, the upper cap is fitted into the upper hollow portion of the core material, the lower cap is fitted into the lower hollow portion of the core material, and polyamide resin used for forming the skin portion is injected into the inside of the cavity under pressure at a high temperature of 250° C. or more and hence, these parts are integrally formed by molding with the core material. Accordingly, the upper and lower cap are firmly fixed to the core material and hence, the core material is not deformed and can maintain a predetermined shape prescribed in the International Standard for a long time. 
     Further, in the bowling pin according to the present invention, as raw material of the core material, the synthetic resin which exhibits high injection-moldability and possesses excellent rigidity, excellent impact strength and excellent hardness, is obtained at a low cost and possesses excellent recycling property is used. Further, as the material of the skin portion, the synthetic resin which possesses higher friction and wear resistances, higher impact resistance and higher hardness than the corresponding resistances and hardness which the core material possesses is used and hence, the bowling pin can be used for an extremely long time. 
     Further, according to the bowling pin of the present invention, it is unnecessary to apply primer or clear painting to the upper layer the skin portion  15 . The synthetic resin which forms the skin portion is extremely hard and has the excellent flaw resistance, the excellent friction and wear resistances, the excellent impact resistance and the like and hence, a surface of the skin portion can be kept clean without applying any coating. 
     Further, the core material is made of polypropylene resin and the skin portion is made of polyamide resin and hence, the bowling pin of the present invention exhibits excellent durability and excellent recycling property. 
     The bowling pin of the present invention is not peeled off even when the skin portion or the display portion of the bowling pin receives a strong impact or frictions and hence, the bowling pin can exhibit high durability and can reduce a in using the bowling pin.