CN103071276B - Interchangeable club body system - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of golf clubs with interchangeable club body system, including shaft, shaft sleeve and head.Shaft sleeve is attached to one end of shaft, and is contained in the hosel being included in head.Shaft sleeve is detachably coupled to head.Hosel and shaft sleeve align structures provide the discrete orientation between shaft and head.

Description

Interchangeable club body system

Invention field

The present invention relates generally to golf clubs, more particularly to provide interchangeability and adjustable in shaft and bar The golf clubs of the improvement connection between head.

Background technology

In order to improve their match, golfer generally customizes their equipment to meet their special Swing.Lack convenient method so that shaft and head are interchangeable, there is provided otherwise the personalized shop for coordinating or enterprise must have Many clubs with particular characteristics, otherwise must change with the complicated special club decomposed with reconstitution steps.If for example, Golfer want attempt with differently curved characteristic golf ball bar body, or using have different quality, center of gravity, Or the head of rotary inertia, it is unpractiaca to complete this change in the past.Golf equipment manufacturer increased height The species of the club that golf ball sportsman is likely to be obtained.For example, the golf clubs of special pattern can provide several different Loft (loft angle) and the shaft elevation angle (lie angle), to adapt to special golfer the need for. Additionally, golfer can select shaft, no matter metal or graphite shaft, and can adjust the length of shaft with Just their swing is adapted to.Recently, golf clubs has occurred allowing shaft and clubhead components (such as adjustable counterweight) energy It is enough to exchange, to be conducive to this customization procedure.

One example is the United States Patent (USP) No.3 of Wheeler, 524,646, entitled " golf bar assembly ". Push rod disclosed in Wheeler patents has handle and push rod cup, and both of which can be separated from shaft.Fixed component is arranged on The top and bottom of shaft, with internal thread, the internal thread is all provided with the upper end of the lower end of handle and putter head joint chair The external screw thread put, so that these parts are fixed into shaft.The lower part of shaft also includes flange, when putter head is combined The upper end of Hp contacts putter head joint chair during to shaft.This design produces ugly swells simultaneously on the top of shaft And produce another ugly swells in the bottom of shaft.

Another example is the United States Patent (USP) No.4 of Wu etc., 852,782, entitled " equipment for playing golf ".Wu's Patent discloses a set of equipment for playing golf, the shaft that it includes adjustable in length and multiple heads, they in order to Easy assembly or disassembly and design.In one end of pitman (connceting rod) insertion shaft, and pin makes pitman It is maintained within shaft.The lock part of pitman is configured to extend into the neck of head and through the jack in neck. Lock part is passed through after jack, and pitman rotates relative to head and causes that each part is locked together.Neck also includes inclining The end of pin is directed to neighbouring stop surfaces by end face, its period that rotates against being configured between pitman and head.

Another example is the United States Patent (USP) No.4 of Morell, 943,059, the entitled " Gao Er with detachable head Husband's club ".Morell patents disclose a kind of golf, including releasable glof club head and elongated Gao Er Husband's club shaft.Head hosel has the plug comprising threaded axial bore.Threaded bar is maintained in the connector part of shaft, and And be threaded into the axial hole of head plug, so that shaft operationally is connected into head.

Another example is the United States Patent (USP) No.5 of Walker, 433,442, the entitled " height with quick release head Golf club ".Walker patents disclose golf clubs, and wherein head is fixed to bar by coupling rod and quick-release latch Body.The upper end for coupling rod has external screw thread, and the internal thread formed in its low portion with shaft is engaged.Insert the lower end for coupling rod Enter in the hosel of head, the diametric hole of the coupling rod lower end is alignd to receive quick-release latch with the diametric hole of hosel.

Another example is the United States Patent (USP) No.5.722 of Barron etc., 901, it is entitled that " one kind is for checking golf The releasable fixed structure of club shaft and head ".Barron patents disclose the insertion for golf clubs and shaft The releasable fixed structure of pattern.Head hosel has steady pin in its hole for diametrically extending.The head of shaft point tool There are two raceway grooves of relative " U " or " J " shape.The head end part of shaft is fixed on hosel pin by motion axially and in rotation On.Spring in hosel maintains this fixable interconnection, but allows manually to produce axially inside hosel to move, With rapidly assembly and disassembly.

Another example is the United States Patent (USP) No.5 of Wood etc., 951,411, entitled " hosel coupling unit and its use Method ".Wood patents disclose golf clubs, including head, interchangeable shaft, and the hosel with anti-rotation device.Hosel Comprising the aligning parts with the angled surface fixed by pin within hosel hole.The sleeve for being fixed on shaft end forms another It is individual to be directed at layout elements and be suitable for quasi-element of the engagement arrangement in hosel hole.The locking device configured on shaft connects Hosel is closed removably to fix shaft relative to head.

Also another example is the United States Patent (USP) No.6 of Roark, 547,673, entitled " interchangeable golf clubs Head and adjustable handle system ".Roark patents disclose the height with quick release device for pulling down head from shaft Golf club.Quick release device is two pieces connector, including is fixed to the lower connector of the hosel of head, and is fixed to The top connector of shaft low portion.Top connector has pin and a ball trap, and both of which is from the lower end of top connector Protrusion radially outward.The upper end of lower connector has formed therein for receiving the corresponding of top connector pin Jack, and for receiving the separate hole of ball trap.When shaft is attached to head, lower connector hole keeps ball to catch Device is fixed to head with by shaft.

Another example is the United States Patent (USP) No.7 of Cackett etc., 083.529, it is entitled that " one kind has interchangeable bar The golf clubs of head rod body connection ".Cackett patents disclose golf clubs and use sleeve/pipe to arrange that replacement is traditional Hosel is devoted to reducing material weight and providing quickly installing so that interchangeable shaft is connected into head.The bottom of through The machanical fastener (screw) that plate enters head is used for for shaft being fixed to head.

Another example is the U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2001/0007835A1 of Baron, a kind of entitled " module The golf club system and method for change ".The application of Baron discloses modular Gao Er and fumbles bar, including head, hosel and Shaft.Hosel is connected to shaft, and by complementary interactive surfaces, and gluing combination or mechanical engagement prevent rotation. Head and shaft are removably linked together by covering claw type connection (collet-type connection).

Other disclosed patent documents, such as United States Patent (USP) No.7,300,359,7,344,449 and 7,427,239 and beautiful State patent application publication No.2006/0287125, discloses interchangeable shaft and head, with positioning preventing between them Rotary device.

In some examples, it is allowed to which the structure that shaft and head are exchanged also provides the energy with adjustment golf clubs characteristic Power.One example is the United States Patent (USP) No4 of Wharton, 948,132, entitled " a kind of golf clubs ".Wharton patents Describe the golf clubs assembled by head and shaft member.Shaft member includes limiting relative under the inclined axle of shaft End part.The end portion of shaft member includes the cylindrical outer surface with groove or projection, the groove or projection and bar The surface discontinuous portion split-phase engagement in head hosel hole, so that shaft member can be located at different constructions relative to head.

Another example is the United States Patent (USP) No.4 of Yamada, 854,582, entitled " the head company in golf clubs Connection device ".Yamada patents disclose glof club head includes being connected to by an adjustment member shaft of head, the tune Whole point is the sleeve with inclined shaft hole.Patent describes how the adjustment member can rotate to change hole and bar The direction of body so that direction change of the head relative to shaft.

What the embodiment of the patent of Wharton and Yamada was provided which is limited adjustable.Especially, Wharton The inclination angle and the elevation angle being each provided with for forming circumference form (perimetric formation) with the patent of Yamada orient (loft and lie orientation), but the circumference form does not provide any interior location in circumference.Figure 43 shows The orientation provided by the known system with eight available relative positions between shaft and head is gone out, shaft is with about 1.25 ° of inclinations.From shown in Figure 43 it will be clear that not providing interior location, this deleteriously limits and fine-tunes height The performance of the cooperation of golf club.

Golf club art needs improved connection, and the improved connection provides more steady with improved adjustable Solid assembling, and be easily manufactured.

The content of the invention

The present invention is the interchangeable club body system for golf clubs.System of the invention is provided in shaft and head Between interchangeability so that additional components and production difficulty are minimized.Several embodiments of the invention are described as follows.

In one embodiment, golf clubs includes glof club head, elongated shaft, shaft sleeve and fastening Part.Glof club head includes club head body and hosel pipe.Hosel pipe is attached to club head body and limits Make hosel hole and multiple hosel align structures.Hosel align structures are arranged on the proximal part of hosel pipe.Shaft sleeve is combined To the distal portions of shaft, and including multiple sleeve align structures.Be detachably coupled to for the sleeve body by fastener Head, makes the sleeve body be at least partially situated in hosel hole.Hosel pipe is constructed by the first material with the first density, Club head body is constructed by the second material with the second density, and second density is different from first density, Also, hosel pipe is attached to the glof club head sheet in the way of the top and bottom of neighbouring club head body Body.

In another embodiment, golf clubs includes glof club head, elongated shaft, shaft sleeve and fastening Part.Glof club head includes hosel, and the hosel limits hosel hole.Shaft sleeve is attached to the distal portions of shaft, shaft The distal portions of sleeve are received in hosel hole.Shaft sleeve assembly includes sleeve body, shaft adapter and locking piece, institute State shaft adapter to be rotatably coupled to sleeve body and be fixedly joined to the distal portions of shaft, the locking piece locking Orientation of the shaft adapter relative to sleeve body.Sleeve body is attached to head by fastener, makes the sleeve body at least It is positioned partially in hosel hole.

Brief description of the drawings

Accompanying drawing is a part for specification, similar attached in different views in accompanying drawing as the reference for reading specification Icon note represents similar part.

Fig. 1 is the side of a part for the example golf club of the embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention View；

Fig. 2 is the exploded view of Fig. 1 golf clubs；

Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the golf clubs of the cutting along the line 3-3 shown in Fig. 1；

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system；

Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the proximal part of the hosel of Fig. 1 golf clubs；

Fig. 6 is another embodiment of the proximal part of the hosel of the golf clubs with interchangeable club body system Perspective view；

Fig. 7 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system；

Fig. 8 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system；

Fig. 9 is the phantom of another embodiment of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system；

Figure 10 is the exploded view of the golf clubs that interchangeable club body system of the invention includes another embodiment；

Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of connection of the interchangeable club body system between shaft sleeve and shaft；

Figure 12 is the another of the example golf club of another embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention One side view of part；

Figure 13 is the optical cable of Figure 12 golf clubs；

Figure 14 is the sectional view of the golf clubs along the line 14-14 cuttings shown in Figure 12；

Figure 15-19 can be the not isolabeling being attached on the golf clubs including interchangeable club body system of the invention Side view；

Figure 20 is a part for the example golf club of the embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention Perspective view；

Figure 21 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system；

Figure 22 is to include the golf clubs of interchangeable club body system of the invention along the section view of the line 22-22 cuttings of Figure 20 Figure；

Figure 23 is the sectional view with the plane through the longitudinal axis of a part for shaft sleeve embodiment；

Figure 24 is the sectional view with the plane through the longitudinal axis of a part for another embodiment of shaft sleeve；

Figure 25 is the perspective view of the shaft sleeve of interchangeable club body system；

Figure 26 is the sectional view of the 26-26 cuttings along the line of the shaft sleeve engaged with complementary hosel；

Figure 27 is the sectional view of the replacement of the 26-26 cuttings along the line of the shaft sleeve engaged with complementary hosel；

Figure 28 is a part for the example golf club of the embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention Side view；

Figure 29 A-C are the phantoms of the interchangeable club body system of the different configuration shown in Figure 28；

Figure 30 A-D show the schematic diagram of the interchangeable club body system of different configuration；

Figure 31 is the side view of the aligning parts of interchangeable club body system of the invention；

Figure 32 is the sectional view along the line 32-32 cuttings of the aligning parts of Figure 31；

Figure 33 is the side view of another embodiment of the aligning parts of interchangeable club body system；

Figure 34 is the sectional view of 34-34 cuttings along the aligning parts of Figure 33；

Figure 35 is the sectional view of the replacement of 34-34 cuttings along the aligning parts of Figure 33；

Figure 36 is the side view of another embodiment of the aligning parts of interchangeable club body system；

Figure 37 is the sectional view of 37-37 cuttings along the aligning parts of Figure 36；

Figure 38 is the exploded view of the golf clubs of another embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention；

Figure 39 is included in the side view of the wedge-shaped member in the interchangeable club body system of Figure 38；

Figure 40 is the sectional view of the 40-40 cuttings along the line shown in Figure 38；

Figure 41 A-41D be interchangeable club body system of the invention embodiment in angular relationship between shaft and hosel Schematic diagram；

Figure 42 is the top view of glof club head；

Figure 43 shows the inclination angle of known adjustable club body system and the figure of elevation angle orientation；

What the inclination angle and the elevation angle that Figure 44 shows the embodiment of the adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention oriented Figure；

Figure 45 shows the inclination angle and the elevation angle of another embodiment of the adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention The figure of orientation；

Figure 46 shows the inclination angle and the elevation angle of another embodiment of the adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention The figure of orientation；

Figure 47 shows the inclination angle and the elevation angle of another embodiment of the adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention The figure of orientation；

Figure 48 shows the inclination angle and the elevation angle of another embodiment of the adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention The figure of orientation；

Figure 49 shows the inclination angle and the elevation angle of another embodiment of the adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention The figure of orientation；

Figure 50 shows the inclination angle and the elevation angle of another embodiment of the adjustable interchangeable club body system of the present invention The figure of orientation；

Figure 51 is the exploded view of the golf clubs of another embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention；

Figure 52 is the sectional view of the 52-52 cuttings along the line of Figure 51；

Figure 53 is the exploded view of the golf clubs of another embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention；

Figure 54 is the sectional view of the 54-54 cuttings along the line of Figure 53；

Figure 55 is included in the side view of the wedge-shaped member in the interchangeable club body system of Figure 53；

Figure 56 is the exploded view of the golf clubs of another embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention；

Figure 57 is the sectional view of the 57-57 cuttings along the line of Figure 56；

Figure 58 A and 58B are set in a part for the golf clubs including adjustable interchangeable club body system Mark perspective view；

Figure 59 A and 59B are set in a part for the golf clubs including adjustable interchangeable club body system Mark perspective view；

Figure 60 A and 60B are set in a part for the golf clubs including adjustable interchangeable club body system Mark perspective view；

Figure 61 is a part for the example golf club of the embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention Perspective view；

Figure 62 is the sectional view of the 62-62 cuttings along the line of Figure 61；

Figure 63 is analogous to the sectional view of the embodiment of the replacement of the golf clubs in Figure 62；

Figure 64 is the exploded view of the golf clubs of Figure 62；

Figure 65 is included in the perspective view of the sleeve body in the golf clubs of Figure 62；

Figure 66 is included in the perspective view of the wedge-shaped member in the golf clubs of Figure 62；

Figure 67 is included in the perspective view of the tension part in the golf clubs of Figure 62；

Figure 68 is the sectional view of the tension part combined with the wedge-shaped member of Figure 66 shown in Figure 67；

Figure 69 is included in the sectional view of the shaft sleeve assembly and wedge-shaped member in the golf clubs of Figure 62；

Figure 70 is included in another sectional view of the shaft sleeve assembly and wedge-shaped member in the golf clubs of Figure 62；

Figure 71 is the side view of a part for Figure 61 golf clubs；

Figure 72 A-D show the schematic diagram of the golf clubs of Figure 61 of different configuration；

Figure 73 and 74 is bonded to the side view of the mark on the golf clubs of Figure 61；

Figure 75 and 76 can be the side view of the mark of the replacement being attached on the golf clubs of Figure 61；

Figure 77 is the perspective view of the embodiment for including interchangeable club body system of the invention；

Figure 78 is the sectional view of the 78-78 cuttings along the line of Figure 77；

Figure 79 is the exploded view of shaft sleeve, wedge-shaped member and the retainer of the golf clubs of Figure 77；

Figure 80 is included in the sectional view of the hosel part of the glof club head in the golf clubs of Figure 77；

Figure 81 is the sectional view of the replacing structure of hosel part shown in Figure 80.

Figure 82 is the sectional view of another replacing structure of the hosel part shown in Figure 80；

Figure 83 is the sectional view of the replacing structure of the hosel part of the golf clubs embodiment illustrated by Figure 22；

Figure 84 is the exploded view of optional shaft sleeve assembly and wedge-shaped member；And

Figure 85 is the sectional view of shaft sleeve assembly and wedge-shaped member shown in Figure 84 in glof club head.

Specific embodiment

The present invention is the interchangeable club body system for golf ball bar body to be connected to head.This system can be with For providing the adjustable of the personalized cooperation and/or offer of different shaft types and head between shaft and head. Several embodiments of the invention are described as follows.

Unless significantly illustrated in addition, the amount of such as material in specification subsequent section, rotary inertia, center of gravity position Put, all number ranges of inclination angle and draft angle (draft angle) and other characteristics, quantity, value and percentage are considered as With determiner " about ", even if term " about " no clearly may occur together with value, quantity or scope.Correspondingly, Unless represent on the contrary, in specification subsequent section and appended claims digital parameters illustrate be approximation, it can Changed with the characteristic being determined by the need for the present invention is reached out for.The application is not intended to limit and uses doctrine of equivalents at all In the scope of claim, each digital parameters according to the significant digits for being recorded and should round up principle to explain.

Although number range of the invention and the outside scope wide of parameter setting are approximations, in specific embodiment The numerical value of middle elaboration is recorded as accurately as possible.However, any numerical value is inherently included by their corresponding test measurements Present in some errors caused by standard deviation.And, when the excursion of number range is illustrated herein, can be pre- The combination of any this value including the value for describing of meter can be used.

Golf clubs including interchangeable club body system 10 of the invention generally include shaft 12, shaft sleeve 14, Head 16 and fastener 18.Interchangeable club body system 10 can be used for club assembler and repeatedly change shaft during installation 12 and the combination of head 16.The system is enable assembling and maximum device choosing is considered using wieldy part combination Select.In embodiment, after the combination of shaft 12 and head 16 that selection needs, interchangeable bar can be semi-permanently fixed Body system 10, to avoid ordinary consumer from taking apart.Or, it is right that interchangeable club body system 10 can be configured to enable the customer to Connection is operated, to replace the adjustable of shaft 12 or head 16 and/or determination between shaft 12 and head 16.

As shown, interchangeable club body system of the invention is attached to the golf clubs of wood-type.But should manage Solve the golf clubs that interchangeable club body system of the invention can be incorporated into any pattern.For example, interchangeable shaft system System can be incorporated into push rod, wedge, iron, the height of wooden (fairway wood) type of mixed pole (hybrids) and/or meadow Golf club.

Head 16 generally includes pole face (face) 24, top 25, bottom 26 and edge 27, and they combine and form generally hollow Head 16.Head 16 also includes hosel 20, and it is that offer can between shaft 12 and head 16 when golf clubs is manufactured By the structure for connecting.

Shaft 12 can be any shaft known in the art.For example, shaft 12 can by metal and/or nonmetal object Material is manufactured, and shaft can be hollow, solid or solid and hollow space combination.

With reference to Fig. 1-5, shaft 12 is connected to head 16 by interchangeable club body system 10, so as not to shaft 12 can be with Different heads 16 are selectively connected to by hosel socket interface.Interchangeable club body system 10 generally includes shaft set Cylinder 14 and fastener 18, the shaft sleeve 14 be attached to shaft 12 and be at least partially received at head 16 hosel 20 it It is interior, and sleeve 14 is detachably coupled to head 16 by the fastener 18.

In the interchangeable club body system 10 for having installed, the distal portions 34 of shaft 12 are received in the shaft hole of sleeve 14 Within 36, and it is reliably attached to there.Shaft 12 can be reliably connected at sleeve 14 using any fixing means.Example Such as, the connection method of melting welding, supersonic welding, solder brazing, solder, bonding, machanical fastener etc. can be used.Such as epoxy The adhesive of resinae or other similar materials can be utilized to be securely fixed shaft 12 and sleeve 14.Preferably, end 34 combine within using the shaft hole 36 of the adhesive of such as epoxy resin.Or, the part of shaft sleeve, such as threaded portion Divide and align structures can be incorporated into structure or co-molded with shaft.

Sleeve 14 is inserted in hosel 20 with the orientation for selecting, and the orientation of selection ensures when the interchangeable club body system of assembling When, the align structures being included in sleeve 14 and hosel 20 are combined.The orientation of align structures is arranged on shaft 12 and head 16 Between the relative position that needs.In addition, the engagement of align structures provides anti-rotation part, it is prevented between sleeve 14 and hosel 20 The longitudinal axis on hosel 20 is rotated against.

Hosel 20 is general tube shape component, its at least a portion for extending top 25 and head 16, or from the He of top 25 At least a portion of head 16 extends.Hosel 20 is limited with sleeve hole 30, and the diameter of selection sleeve hole 30 is so that sleeve 14 Distal portions can be slidingly receiving therein.Preferably, the diameter of sleeve hole 30 is selected, so that in the distal end of sleeve 14 There is the gap of minimum between part and hosel 20, so as to prevent relative transverse movement between sleeve 14 and hosel 20.Sleeve Hole 30 terminates in the distal end flange 31 positioned at the distal end of hosel 20.However, it is to be appreciated that flange 31 may be located at the near-end in hosel Any centre position and distal end between.

In the present embodiment, the near-end 28 of hosel 20 is outwards arranged on the position being spaced apart with top 25 from head 16, and And including extending at least one of at least one hosel align structures of side wall of hosel 20.Hosel align structures are being installed At least one discrete aligned orientation is provided between the head 16 and shaft 12 in golf clubs.In the present embodiment, insert Sheath 20 is included with a pair of align structures of the formation of recess 32, and each recess 32 extended the neighbouring with near-end 28 of hosel 20 Side wall, i.e. each recess 32 extend to the outer surface of the near-end 28 of hosel 20 from sleeve hole 30.

It should be appreciated that hosel align structures need not extend fully through the side wall of hosel, and can only extend just side wall A part, shown in embodiment as shown in Figure 6.Especially, the proximal part 22 of hosel 21 can be slotting including only extending just The recess 33 of a part for the side wall of sheath 21.For example, the recess 33 of the present embodiment is included similar to being previously described the big of embodiment Cause trapezoidal cross section；However, recess 33 radially crosses the one of the side wall of the proximal part 22 of hosel 21 from sleeve hole 29 Part, and not across the outer surface of hosel 21.When wishing to hide align structures to user, this embodiment can be excellent Choosing.

Interval location of the recess 32 in the near-end around generally tubular hosel 20 at near-end 28 is directly relative each other.Its Construction allows the discrete location that the shaft 12 and sleeve 14 of combination are mutually rotatable about 180 ° at two to be attached to head 16.So And, hosel align structures may be located at any desired position neighbouring with the near-end 28 of hosel 20, so as to sleeve 14 and insert Any desired orientation is provided between sheath 20.Although the present invention includes a pair of hosel align structures, any quantity can be provided Hosel align structures, to provide many discontinuous orientation between shaft 12 and head 16.Additionally, when in shaft and bar When needing single discontinuous orientation between head, single hosel align structures can be provided.

Sleeve 14 includes distal end body 38, the sleeve align structures of proximal ferrule 40 and at least one.The present embodiment includes one To sleeve align structures (such as raised 42).Body 38 is substantial cylindrical and the near-end including being attached to the distal end of lasso 40. The length of shaft sleeve 14 and the diameter of shaft 12 can be selected, to provide enough surface areas for connecting shaft 12. Shaft sleeve 14 and shaft 12 are configured to provide about 0.5-2.0 square inches of adhesive surface area.In embodiment, shaft Sleeve 14 and shaft are chosen to provide about 1.2 square inches of adhesive surface area.Especially, in embodiment, shaft set Cylinder 14 has about 1.1 inches of bond length, to provide enough bonding tables on the shaft with 0.335 inch diameter Face area.In the present embodiment, body 38 and lasso 40 are combined so that they form single integrated component, it should be appreciated that Body 38 and lasso 40 can be separate parts.

Raised 42 extend laterally outward beyond the appearance near the interface between body 38 and lasso 40 of body 38 Face.The shape of selection raised 42 is to supplement the shape of recess 32, so as to when raised 42 engagement recesses 32, prevent the He of sleeve 14 Hosel 20 is rotated against in either direction around the longitudinal axis of hosel 20.For example, raised 42 have generally trapezoidal shape of cross section, and And selection trapezoidal shape is to supplement the trapezoidal shape with engagement recesses 32.Raised 42 are configured to them with towards sleeve The narrowed portion that 14 distal end is oriented to is tapered, and recess 32 is similarly with narrowing for being oriented to towards the bottom 26 of head 16 Part is tapered.Preferably, raised and recess is of about 0 ° to about 20 ° with relative to the axle parallel with the longitudinal axis of body 38 Angle be tapered.In addition, raised 42 outer surface is with the diameter bend essentially identical with the external diameter of the near-end 28 of hosel 20, So that the outer surface in the outer surface of the golf clubs protrusions 42 for having installed substantially with hosel 20 flushes.However, should Understand, if it is desired, raised outer surface and the near-end of hosel need not be flushed.

When interchangeable club body system 10 is assembled, the shape of recess 32 and raised 42 complementation ensures in sleeve 14 and hosel Reliable assembling between 20.Especially, when in the sleeve hole 30 of the insertion hosel 20 of sleeve 14, raised 42 sides being tapered The side wall that recess 32 is tapered effectively is abutted, to provide reliable installation, it ensures sleeve 14 relative to hosel 20 One makes peace repeatable position.The surface being tapered is while prevent between sleeve 14 and hosel 20 due to manufacturing tolerance or mill Damage the turning effort for producing.Or, hosel and sleeve align structures can have the edge and side wall of bending, and it connects during assembly Close to provide similar reliable installation.

In the present embodiment, the external diameter of body 38 less than the distal end of lasso 40 external diameter, so as to body 38 and lasso 40 it Between produce convex shoulder 46.During assembly, until convex shoulder 46 is configured to neighbouring inserting in the insertion sleeve hole 30 of body part 38 of sleeve The top edge of sheath 20.In this embodiment, it is preferred that selection hosel and sleeve align structures (such as raised 42 and recess 32) Size, taper and/or curvature, to there is a small amount of gap between convex shoulder 46 and hosel 20 when golf clubs is assembled.Separately Outward, relative to the present embodiment, the size and taper of selection raised 42 and recess 32, so as in raised 42 distal surface and recess There is a small amount of gap between 32 distal surface.Gap causes that the relative position between sleeve 14 and hosel 20 is corresponding by control Align structures size and be readily controlled.Preferably, in the golf clubs for having installed, in convex shoulder 46 and hosel 20 Between the amount in gap be visually imperceptible, or be at least not easy to notice.For example, the amount in gap can be from 0.005 To 0.030 inch range.It is as described below using wedge-shaped member in embodiment, it is preferably chosen size, the cone of align structures Degree and/or curvature, so that the end face of wedge-shaped member abuts the complementary end face of shaft sleeve and hosel, so as between part Relative angle can be easier to control.

Sleeve 14 and hosel 20 can be manufactured according to any metal or nonmetallic materials, such as titanium, steel, aluminium, nylon, fiber Reinforced polymers or makrolon.And, sleeve 14 and hosel 20 can be according to same or different material manufactures, Huo Zheru Described further below, sleeve 14 and hosel 20 can be the construction with multiple material.In addition, sleeve 14 and/or hosel 20 Can be manufactured using metal and nonmetallic materials a combination of both, such as polymer is injected or covered with metal material.In reality Apply in example, hosel 20 is manufactured by titanium, and sleeve 14 is manufactured from aluminium.Preferably, hosel 20 is formed as the integral part of head 16.

Coating or surface treatment can also be provided on sleeve 14 and/or hosel 20, needed to prevent from corroding and/or providing The aesthetic appearance and/or the extra structural behaviour of offer wanted.For example, in embodiment, sleeve 14 by such as aluminium the first metal Material manufacture, hosel 20 is manufactured by the second metal material of such as titanium, and sleeve 14 can be anodized to prevent electrochemical corruption Erosion.Such as another example, nonmetallic sleeve 14 can scribble nickel, to provide the outward appearance of metal structure and/or provide increased strong Degree.Coating can be selected to provide any desired feature, for example, improve intensity, coating can be with millimicro crystalline particle The metal coating of structure, such as nickel alloy.

Sleeve 14 is securely fixed in head 16 by fastener 18, to prevent sleeve 14 from departing from from sleeve hole 30.It is main To be prevented between sleeve 14 and head 16 in the longitudinal axis parallel to hosel 20 by introducing axial compressive force using fastener 18 The relative motion in direction.Fastener 18 can be any kind of fastener, and it is limited in the phase between sleeve 14 and hosel 20 To motion.For example, and as shown in this embodiment, fastener 18 is elongated machanical fastener, such as engaged in sleeve 14 The mechanical screw of screwed hole.Fastener 18 and sleeve 14 are dimensioned to provide enough reaches to bear to be located at Axial force on interchangeable club body system 10.In one exemplary embodiment, the size shape of fastener 18 and sleeve 14 It is threadedly engaged as 1/4 inch can be provided.In addition, if wishing to increase the intensity of screw thread, threaded insert can be provided.Example Such as, such as Heli-coil threaded inserts (Heli-coil is the registration mark of the Emhart companies of the Newark of the Delaware State) Etc threaded insert can be installed into sleeve 14.

As shown in figure 3, hosel 20 only partially extended head 16.Independent fastener hole 50 is provided, its substantially from Bottom 26 extends into head 16, and substantially co-axially aligns with hosel 20.It is convex that the near-end of fastener hole 50 terminates at near-end Edge 54.Flange 54 is general toroidal, and provides the bearing-surface for the head of fastener 18.The bar of fastener 18 extended flange 54, by the gap 52 between fastener hole 50 and hosel 20, flange 31 is then passed through, so as to engage the flange 44 of sleeve 14.

During assembly, when fastener 18 is tensed, sleeve 14 is drawn into hosel 20.Meanwhile, raised 42 quilt of sleeve 14 The recess 32 of hosel 20 is drawn in, and raised 42 sides being tapered effectively abut the side wall that recess 32 is tapered. The interface being tapered between raised 42 and recess 32 ensures when fastener 18 is tightened up in sleeve 14, in sleeve 14 And the installation between hosel 20 gradually become it is more reliable, and sleeve 14 advance to it is predetermined and repeatable within hosel 20 Position.

The depth of hosel 20 and sleeve hole 30 in head 16 can be selected, so as to by the need for shaft 12 and sleeve 14 Length accommodate wherein.In the present embodiment, hosel 20 extends only partially to head 16.It is understood, however, that hosel can To extend whole heads, so that it crosses bottom, golf clubs as shown in figure 22.In such an embodiment, there is provided use Any centre position within hosel is may be located in the flange of the bearing-surface of fastener head, and need not be provided wherein Single fastener hole.

As previously described, hosel align structures are positioned adjacent to the near-end 28 of hosel 20, and extend hosel 20 At least a portion side wall.The hosel align structures of the near-end 28 of neighbouring hosel 20 greatly simplifie hosel align structures and head 16 production, because the region provides easy access to.Especially, the align structures with precision tolerance can be walked by simple machinery Suddenly and it is attached to hosel 20 using general utility tool.For example, extending completely through the generally trapezoidal hosel alignment of the side wall of hosel 20 Structure, such as recess 32, it is possible to use the end mill(ing) cutter being tapered is machined out, it is directly through the near of casting head 16 End 28.Due to its position, the hosel align structures with carefully controlled size can be using simple tool and step easily Manufactured with any desired shape.

Align structures can be arranged on around any position of sleeve 14 and the circumference of hosel 20.Preferably, a pair of align structures It is separated by about 180 ° of configurations (that is, align structures are directly relative), the pair of alignment around the circumference of body 38 and hosel 20 The pole face 24 of the neighbouring head 16 of one of structure.When user places club in ready position and along being roughly parallel to shaft 12 The longitudinal axis point of view when, the orientation of align structures causes align structures to be visually blurred.The orientation of align structures is also Enable that user is readily viewed align structures along the point of view head 16 being substantially orthogonal with pole face 24 in adjustment.

As extra feature, locking mechanism can be provided to prevent fastener 18 from departing from from sleeve 14.Can use Any locking mechanism.For example, lock washer can be provided between the head of fastener 18 and neighbouring bearing-surface.As other Replace, (Spiralock is the Madison of Michigan to the form of locking screw thread, such as Spiralock locking internal thread form The registration mark of the Detroit Tool Industries companies of Heights), can be incorporated into the screwed hole 48 of flange 44.Make Further to replace, (Loctite is Pennsylvania for thread lock material, such as Loctite thread locks adhesive Gulph Mills Henkel companies registration mark) fastener 18 or screwed hole 48 can be used for.Further, tightly Firmware 18 can have latch-up structure, such as insert lock (patch lock).In addition, bond material, such as epoxy resin, can be with Put on fastener 18 head after assembling with the interface of head 16.

As further feature, retainer 56 can be used, so as to when fastener 18 is not engaged with sleeve 14, tightly Firmware 18 is remained within head 16.When shaft 12 is changed, it is desirable to which fastener 18 is maintained within head 16, so that fastening Part 18 is not misplaced.Retainer 56 is attached to the bar of fastener 18, and is positioned to make flange between retainer 56 and fastener Between 18 head.The through hole for being dimensioned so as to make the retainer cannot pass through respective flanges of retainer 56.Retainer 56 can To be clamping element, its bar neighbouring with the flange 31 of hosel 20 for being frictionally attached to fastener 18, retainer 56 is positioned to make Flange 31 is between retainer 56 and the head of fastener 18.

The embodiment of combined type shaft sleeve is described below with reference to Fig. 7 and 8, it can replace previously described interchangeable Club body system shaft sleeve 14.Knockdown embodiment provides a kind of construction, with single-piece, mach or molding bar Body sleeve is compared, and it is allowed using interchangeable machining steps.In addition, it provides many for including in single shaft sleeve The other selection of individual material, such that it is able to provide the advantage in weight and/or manufacture.In embodiment, shaft sleeve 63 has There is combined type structure, it includes body 65, a pair of align structures (such as raised 67) and lasso 69.In the present embodiment, it is raised 67 with lasso 69 integrally, but body 65 is single component.

Body 65 is substantial cylindrical, and including the proximate distal ends of proximally-located lasso 69 when being assemblied on shaft Near-end.The near-end of body 65 includes recess 71, its size and dimension for being sized and shaped to complementary projection 67.More specifically Ground, recess 71 is preferably dimensioned and shape so that in the distal surface and the proximal end face or convex of body 65 of lasso 69 Rising between 67 side surface and the side surface of recess 71 does not have gap.In addition, the thickness of selection raised 67 so that work as shaft When sleeve 63 is assembled, raised 67 outer surface for partially radially extending outwardly beyond body 65.Therefore, raised 67 from this The part that body 65 extends radially outward can be used to engage the near of the hosel that is arranged on glof club head as described above Hold the assembling parts of part.

With reference to Fig. 8, another embodiment replaced of shaft sleeve is described.Shaft sleeve 64 include body 66, a pair Align structures (for example, raised 68) and lasso 70.Raised 68 with body 66 integrally, and lasso 70 and raised 68 and 66 points of body From.Body 66 is substantial cylindrical and including the near-end of the proximate distal ends of proximally-located lasso 70 when being assemblied on shaft. Raised 68 are laterally outwards extended from body 66 in the way of the near-end of adjacent body 66.

Body 66 and lasso 70 can be manufactured with any material, and they can use same or different material system Make.For example, body 66 can be machined by the metal material of such as aluminium etc, lasso 70 can be by the non-gold of such as nylon etc Category material is molded or machined into.Compared to the sleeve of complete metal, different materials can be used for saving weight and still providing foot Enough structural behaviours and adhesive surface area.Furthermore it is possible to select different materials to provide the aesthetic characteristic of needs.

If desired, the body in any embodiment of shaft sleeve can also include reducing the structure of weight.For example, As shown in figure 8, dash area 72 can include slit, depression, through hole or any material volume that can reduce construction body 66 Other structures.As long as can provide that shaft and the well-bound enough surface areas of shaft sleeve are made, it is possible to reduce in bar The volume of the bulk material on any desired part of body sleeve body.

Further embodiment is shown in Fig. 9.Similar with similar to previously described embodiment, shaft sleeve 74 includes this Body 76, lasso 78 and the projection 80 laterally stretched out from body 76.Shaft sleeve 74 shows the single-piece of shaft sleeve Construction, it is moulded by nonmetallic materials, such as nylon, fibrous reinforcement polymer, or makrolon.Due to such structure Make, shaft sleeve 74 also includes threaded insert 82, and it is molded in the distal end flange 84 of sleeve 74.Threaded insert 82 can include The threaded insert is set firmly to mould structure in place, such as annular knurl and/or one or more ribs or flange.

The further embodiment of shaft sleeve is shown, it illustrates golf clubs another embodiment in Figure 10 The exploded view of a part, the club includes interchangeable club body system.Similar to previously described embodiment, the golf clubs Including shaft 90, the shaft 90 is combined by the interchangeable club body system including shaft sleeve 94 with the hosel 92 of head.

In the present embodiment, sleeve 94 utilizes combined type structure.Sleeve 94 includes body 96 with the one of lasso 98, and by The sleeve align structures that the single pin 100 combined with body 96 and lasso 98 is formed.Pin 100 directly extends across body 96 With the interface of lasso 98, and body 96 and lasso 98 are firmly incorporated into.The length of pin 100 is selected so that the end of pin 100 Extend laterally outward past the outer surface of body 96.Preferably, the two ends of pin 100 laterally to extend outside body 96 equivalent to The distance of the thickness of the side wall of head hosel 92 so that outer surface of the two ends of pin 100 substantially with hosel 92 flushes.Although pin 100 are shown approximately as cylindrical parts, but it is understood that it can have any desired shape of cross section, and hosel 92 can With including the hosel align structures with any complementary shape.Such as pin 100 can be with any polygonal cross section shape The key of shape, such as triangle, trapezoidal, square, rectangle, rhombus etc..

The angular nature offer that the interchangeable club body system of the present invention may be constructed to the golf clubs for having installed can Scalability, including face angle (face angle), the elevation angle (lie) and inclination angle (loft).As described above, hosel and sleeve alignment The construction of structure provides careful orientation of the sleeve relative to hosel.Shaft can be installed on sleeve and cause that shaft is different from sleeve Axle.Such dislocation makes sleeve correspond to shaft being differently directed relative to head relative to each careful orientation of hosel. For example, being installed to sleeve so that the longitudinal axis of shaft rotates relative to shaft by by shaft, it is possible to use change shaft sleeve phase The angular nature of the golf clubs for having installed is adjusted for the orientation of hosel.

As shown in figure 11, shaft 102 is installed on sleeve 104 so that angular nature, or alternative group of angular nature Close, can be adjusted between at least first construction and the second construction.Especially, the longitudinal axis A in the shaft hole 106 of sleeve 104 can be with (that is, shaft hole is not coaxial with body 108) is rotated relative to the body 108 of sleeve 104 and the longitudinal axis B of lasso 110.Preferably, Shaft hole rotates about 0 ° to about 5 ° relative to the longitudinal axis of body.Therefore, when in the insertion shaft of shaft 102 hole 106, shaft 102 longitudinal axis is coaxial with the longitudinal axis A in shaft hole 106.By about 180 ° of turnbarrel 104, shaft 102 is relative to sleeve 104 Orientation change from positive-angle to negative angle relative to longitudinal axis B.

The direction of the rotation offset between axle A and axle B can position relative to hosel and sleeve align structures so that set Rotation of the cylinder within hosel between the two positions changes face angle.Especially, sleeve can be corresponding to the first construction First position be attached to hosel, first construction pole face be unlimited.Then sleeve can be attached to hosel in the second place, For example, sleeve rotates 180 ° from first position, its second construction for corresponding to pole face closing.It should be appreciated that position can be any Closing, the combination of neutral or unlimited pole face orientation, and in certain embodiments, these positioning can be closed or opened wide, But by different quantity.It should be appreciated that shaft 102 and sleeve 104 can be combined, to provide more than two construction.Example Such as, sleeve and adjoint glof club head can be configured to have the construction relative more than two, thus using angular nature Multiple combinations adjustable is provided.

In addition, the depth of hosel align structures can be different, therefore, by providing multiple inserting with different depth Sheath align structures, including the golf clubs of interchangeable club body system of the invention can be that total length is adjustable.For example, In embodiment, a pair hosel align structures with the different depth from hosel near-end are arranged on glof club head.Bar is provided Body sleeve, it includes single sleeve align structures, and its size and dimension is formed to engage any the one of hosel align structures It is individual.In the first construction, sleeve align structures are engaged with deeper hosel align structures, and it causes sleeve to be drawn into hosel to first Depth, thus provides the first golf clubs total length.In the second construction, sleeve align structures and shallower hosel align structures Engagement, it causes sleeve to be drawn into hosel to the second depth, and it is less than the first depth, thus provides the second golf clubs overall length Degree, it is less than the first total length.

With reference to Figure 12-14, another embodiment of interchangeable club body system of the invention is described.The class of club body system 120 Previously described embodiment is similar to, it generally comprises the shaft sleeve 122 and holding sleeve 122 that are attached to shaft 124 in bar Fastener 126 within first 130 hosel 128.But in the present embodiment, fastener 126 is with lasso 132 integrally.

Sleeve 122 includes body 134 and align structures (such as raised 136).Sleeve 122 includes single lasso 132. In the golf clubs for having installed, the body 134 of sleeve 122 is at least partially recessed into the sleeve hole 138 of hosel 128.This Body 134 is oriented for the raised 136 complementary align structures (recess 140) for engaging hosel 128.

Fastener 126 is integrated into lasso 132, and is formed as a part for lasso 132.Especially, fastener 126 is set The distal portions of circle 132, its part for being configured to be mechanically engaged hosel 128.For example, fastener 126 is the one of lasso 132 Part, its thread outer surface 146 for including thread inner surface 144 and being configured to may threadedly engage hosel 128.

Lasso 132 also includes bearing-surface 142.When interchangeable club body system 120 is assembled, bearing-surface 142 is effectively supported The proximal end face of female connector cylinder 122.During assembly, shaft 124 is inserted through lasso 132, so that lasso 132 can be in shaft 124 Slide and rotated relative to shaft 124.And then, sleeve 122 is attached to the distal end of shaft 124.Select the size of sleeve 122 To prevent lasso 132 from slipping over sleeve 122 towards the distal end of shaft 124.Then, in the insertion sleeve hole 138 of sleeve 122, so as to Raised 136 in the spin orientation engagement recesses 140 and sleeve 122 for needing.Finally, lasso 132 is slided along shaft 124, until Bearing-surface 142 abuts sleeve 122 and fastener 126 is spun in hosel 128.

Mark can be set, to be clearly shown in mid-club of golf club body the matching somebody with somebody relative to head for having installed Put.For example, as described above, shaft can be incorporated into shaft sleeve, so that club can be assembled with the first or second construction.Mark May be located in shaft sleeve and/or hosel, to represent assembling structure.Mark can be positioned so that them according to requiring only During assembly or assembling during and assembling after it is visible.

With reference to Figure 15-19, any type of mark can be provided.Mark can be cloudy quarter, embossment, printing and/or paint, And they can be one or more letters, quantity, symbol, point and/or other marks for distinguishing golf clubs useful configuration Note.Mark can be included in the head of the golf clubs for having installed, shaft sleeve, or in any part of shaft.Preferably, Mark is arranged on sleeve and/or hosel align structures, or neighbouring sleeve and/or hosel align structures.

As shown in Fig. 1,15 and 16, mark can include the letter corresponding to golf club construction.In embodiment, mark Note 150 is " O ", and it is located on sleeve align structures and corresponding to the unlimited face angle construction of golf clubs.In addition, Mark 152 is in the form of alphabetical " C ", there is provided in another sleeve align structures of the face angle club construction corresponding to closing In.

As shown in figure 1, hosel and shaft sleeve align structures (such as recess 32 and raised 42) and/or mark are positioned to Reduce the observability of part during use.Especially, assemble golf clubs when, positioning convex 42 so that they on The circumference of hosel 20 is directly relative each other on an axle, and the axle is with the plane limited by the pole face 24 of head 16 substantially just Hand over.Therefore, projection 42 is visible along the sight line that the pole face 24 with head 16 is substantially orthogonal.However, when user keeps club In ready position, raised 42 is visually fuzzy, i.e., align structures can not along the axle of the longitudinal axis for being roughly parallel to shaft See, also, when glof club head is when addressing, golf clubs is with the golf clubs for lacking interchangeable club body system Outward appearance.

The further embodiment of mark shows in Figure 17 and 18.In fig. 17, mark 154 and 156 includes letter with symbol Number both (such as " L+ " and " L- ").Letter, symbol and/or number combinatorics on words can be used to clearly show that the Gao Er for having installed The construction of husband's club.In the present embodiment, mark 154 and 156 is particularly suitable for respectively representing the elevation angle for increasing and reducing head Or inclination angle.Furthermore it is possible to set mark to represent that user it is included in the set corresponding to golf clubs assembling structure Mark on cylinder 14.Used as another example, mark 158, Figure 19 shows, can include digital such as " 0 " and " 1 " or " 1 " and " 2 " are to represent the construction of part.

The interchangeable club body system of the present invention is provided better than the conventional method for matching (fitting) club.In routine During matching, user needs the multiple nonadjustable sample with single golf clubs and swings doing test.For example, conventional Golf with getting a lift or wrap, generally include the iron of multiple samples 6, it has multiple constructions.User needs trial, and this is permitted Multisample club with attempt determine which sample there is most suitable construction.However, because each sample club is to adjust , so other variable is incorporated into installation steps by the difference between the different parts of multiple sample clubs, and equip Car or bag need to include many separating and complete sample club.

Using interchangeable club body system of the invention, golf clubs can remove many another with the method for matching of user Outer variable, and the number of the full sample club of needs is reduced by minimizing the number of components required for matching step Measure interchangeable club body system allows single head to be used together from different shafts during whole collocation, or by changing Become single shaft relative to the orientation of head to use single head.If desired, the club body system also allows different bars Head is used together with single shaft.

The method includes providing the golf clubs with the interchangeable club body system for being in the first construction of the invention.Connect , user brandishes the golf clubs that club body system is the first construction.The flight characteristics swung with ball of user is analyzed, and And break the interchangeable club body system of golf clubs and be reassembled into the second construction.Then, user brandishes club body system It is the golf clubs of the second construction, also, analyzes the flight characteristics swung with ball of user.Can be according to any amount of Golf club construction repeats these steps.Finally, determine to be adapted to for user based on the analysis for swinging user Club configuration.

During interchangeable club body system is reassembled into the second construction, many different operations can be performed.For example, The combination of the shaft and sleeve that are included in the construction of golf clubs first can be redirected relative to head, to change height One or more in golf club angular nature.Or, shaft and sleeve combination can be replaced, by different shaft and sleeve It is connected to head.Can be changed using the replacement of shaft and sleeve combination golf clubs angular nature and/or it is any its The flexibility of its physical attribute, such as shaft, the length of shaft, handle pattern and sensation etc..

Another embodiment of golf clubs includes interchangeable club body system of the invention, is shown in Figure 20-22.Can The club body system 160 of exchange is generally included to be attached to the shaft sleeve 162 of shaft 164, and sleeve 162 is maintained at into head 170 Hosel 168 within fastener 166.But in the present embodiment, hosel 168 extended whole heads 170, so that it is crossed Both tops 171 and bottom 173 of head 170.

Sleeve 162 includes body 174 and align structures (such as raised).Body 174 includes shaft part 175 and fastener Part 179.Shaft part 175 is generally tubular and limits shaft hole 178.Fastener portion 179 is substantial cylindrical, And with the external diameter less than or equal to the outside dimension of shaft part 175.Fastener portion 179 includes the spiral shell of jointing fastener 166 Pit.

In the golf clubs for having installed, the body 174 of sleeve 162 is at least partially received at the sleeve of hosel 168 Within hole 180.Orientation body 174 causes that the align structures of the complementary hosel 168 of the align structures engagement of sleeve 162 are (such as recessed Mouthful).It can in addition contain include lasso 172, its near-end for abutting shaft sleeve 162, to provide in shaft sleeve 162 and shaft The transition being tapered between 164.

Fastener 166 is elongated machanical fastener, such as the mechanical screw of engagement with threaded aperture in sleeve 162.Fastening Being dimensioned so as to of part 166 and sleeve 162 provides enough lengths of thread engagement (LE), to bear to be placed in interchangeable club body system Axial force on 160.

Flange 176 is included within hosel 168 along the centre position of the length of hosel 168.Flange 176 is general toroidal , so that it includes the through hole being sized so that the threaded rod of fastener 166 can extend via, but prevent fastener 166 Head passes through hole.When fastener 166 is engaged with sleeve 162, flange 176 provides the bearing-surface for the head of fastener 166, makes When proper fastener 166 is fixed in the screwed hole of sleeve 162, fastener 166 may be at tension.

Interchangeable club body system 160 also includes retainer 177, so as to when fastener 166 is not engaged with sleeve 162, For example during the replacement of shaft or orientation, fastener 166 is maintained within the hosel 168 of head 170.Retainer 177 is The body of tubulose, it is slidably received within hosel 168 in hosel 168 near the side of bottom 173, so as to fastener 166 header arrangement is between retainer 177 and flange 176.The internal diameter of retainer 177 is selected, so that it is less than fastener 166 The external diameter of head, but it is bigger than the outside dimension of the instrument for turn Fastener 166.Or, retainer can be solid embolism, It is preferably removable, so as to remove retainer and can be with contact securing member 166.

In addition, using the sleeve with required weight, thus it is possible to vary the height combined with interchangeable club body system of the invention The swing weight of golf club.Golf clubs assemble during, head is typically counterweight, so as to compensate manufacturing tolerance and/ Or produce the swing weight for needing.In the present embodiment, the shaft bush structure with Different Weight can be provided, so as to them Weight that can be easily with another part matches, to provide the swing weight of needs.

With reference to Figure 23, shaft sleeve 182 includes body, and it has shaft part 186 and fastener portion 188.Rod body Points 186 are generally tubulars and limit shaft hole 187, its end for being dimensioned so as to receive golf ball bar body.Fastening Part part 188 is substantial cylindrical, and its external diameter is preferably less or equal to the outside dimension of shaft part 186.Fastener portion Dividing 188 includes extending to the screwed hole 190 in pillar 194, and the screwed hole 190 is engaged in the interchangeable club body system for having installed Fastener.In the present embodiment, fastener portion 188 also includes counterweight 192, and it is attached to pillar 194.The usual structure of counterweight 192 Cause to be detachably coupled to pillar 194, so that the counterweight 192 with different quality can be selectively connected to fastener portion Divide 188.For example, counterweight 192 can be connected with the screw thread interface between counterweight 192 and pillar 194, or counterweight 192 can be with Slideably engaged with pillar 194, and by extending radially through the fix in position of machanical fastener 196 of counterweight 192, machinery is tight Firmware 196 is, for example, fixing screws or pin.As other replacement, counterweight 192 can for example by apply adhesive and partly forever Body is attached to long, or is for good and all connected, such as, by welding, press-fit or contraction install to be connected to body.

With reference to Figure 24, another embodiment of shaft sleeve 202 is described.Shaft sleeve 202 includes thering is shaft part 206 and the body of fastener portion 208.Similar to previously described embodiment, shaft part 206 is configured to receive golf The end of club body, and fastener portion 208 is configured to the jointing fastener in the interchangeable club body system for having installed.Fastener Part 208 includes counterweight 210, its part for forming fastener portion 208.Especially, counterweight 210 is and shaft sleeve 202 Fastener portion 208 it is co-molded go out a sleeve so that counterweight 210 is permanently attached to shaft sleeve 202.

The material and size of the counterweight of embodiment described above are selected to provide the final weight of shaft sleeve needs. The shaft sleeve with different counterweights can be constructed, so that shaft sleeve can match with the weight of head during assembly, from And the swing weight for needing is provided.Counterweight is generally according to the material manufacture with remaining the different density with shaft sleeve. For example, in order to increase quality to aluminium bar body sleeve, the counterweight manufactured by titanium, steel and/or tungsten can be used.In addition, powdery is filled Polymer, for example, can use tungsten filled thermoplastic.The quality of aluminium bar body sleeve is by using by with lower than aluminium The material manufacture of density and can reduce, material is, for example, makrolon or fiber reinforced plastics.

Another embodiment of shaft sleeve 212 is described below with reference to Figure 25.Sleeve 212 includes that body 214 and alignment are tied Structure, the align structures are positioned in the form of raised 216 near the proximal part of body 214.The present embodiment is included on body Three projections 216 of 214 proximal part circumferentially equi-spaced apart, i.e. about 120 ° of intervals of the circumference on body 214.This Body 214 is substantial cylindrical and including near-end, and the distal end that the near-end is adjacent to lasso in the golf clubs for having installed is matched somebody with somebody Put.The diameter in the length of selection shaft sleeve 212 and the shaft hole 218 of sleeve 212 is to provide and golf ball bar body foot Enough adhesive surface areas.

Raised 216 outer surfaces for extending laterally outward past body 214.The shape of selection raised 216 is to supplement bag Include the recess shape of the hosel in complementary glof club head so that when raised 216 engagement recesses, prevent sleeve 212 Rotated against around the hosel longitudinal axis with hosel.There is generally trapezoidal cross section shape similar to previously described embodiment, raised 216 Shape, and select trapezoidal shape to supplement and engage the recess of trapezoidal shape.

Prevent shaft sleeve and hosel from rotating against by the engagement between the align structures on shaft sleeve and hosel. Especially, abutted between the respective side of the hosel align structures of raised 216 side 217 and complementation.Side 217 can be by Orient the value that the normal and tangential force for abutting side is placed in change.

With reference to Figure 26, shaft sleeve 222 includes with side 226 raised 224, shows that shaft sleeve 222 connects in figure Close in hosel 228, hosel 228 includes the recess 230 of complementary projection 224.Raised 224 side 226 is generally flat, and It is oriented in the plane for extending radially through shaft sleeve 222.Similarly, the side 231 of recess 230 is generally flat, and fixed To in the plane for extending radially through shaft sleeve 222.Due to its orientation, when sleeve 222 around its longitudinal axis relative to hosel 228 During rotation, the power produced between raised 224 side 226 and the side 231 of recess 230 is generally perpendicularly oriented with side.

In another embodiment shown in Figure 27, shaft sleeve 232 includes with side 236 raised 234, shows in figure Go out shaft sleeve 232 to be bonded in hosel 238, the hosel 238 includes the recess 240 of complementary projection 234.Raised 234 side 236 is generally flat, and is oriented in and extends radially through in the plane that the plane parallel, spaced-apart of shaft sleeve 232 is opened.Class As, the side 241 of recess 240 be it is generally flat and be oriented in it is parallel with the plane for extending radially through shaft sleeve 232 simultaneously In plane spaced apart.Due to its orientation, when sleeve 232 rotates around its longitudinal axis relative to hosel 238, raised 234 The power produced between the side 241 of side 236 and recess 240 includes the component of orientation orthogonal relative to side and tangent.Should Understand that the side of align structures needs not to be flat, such as by the side with blocking surface so that when the loading of rotation is placed in, They are easy to self centering.

Another embodiment of interchangeable club body system 250 is described below with reference to Figure 28 and 29.Interchangeable shaft system System 250 is configured to, by addition to allowing relative to 180 ° of the rotation of hosel 258, it is allowed to which shaft sleeve 252 is in glof club head Tilted, other to the system offer adjustable of 260 hosel 258.Interchangeable club body system 250 generally includes to combine To the shaft sleeve 252 of shaft 254, and the fastener 256 sleeve 252 being maintained within hosel 258.

Sleeve 252 includes body and align structures (for example, raised 262).Body includes shaft part 267 and fastener portion Divide 268.Shaft part 267 is generally tubular, and limits shaft hole.Fastener portion 268 is also substantial cylindrical, and And including the screwed hole of jointing fastener 256.

Shaft sleeve 252 includes a pair of projections 262, and it includes the side 266 of substantial cylindrical.The relative projection 262 Cylindrical sides be concentric, and with identical radius of curvature.Hosel 258 is included with the alignment knot of the form of recess 272 Structure, recess 272 also has cylindrical sides 274, and cylindrical sides 274 are same in the interchangeable club body system 250 for having installed The heart, and abut raised 262 cylindrical sides.It should be understood that the side 274 of recess 272 can be replaced by it is polygonal, Cylindrical sides 266 so as to raised 262 contact side 274 in multiple tangential contact points.

As shown in Figure 29 A-29C, slided between projection 262 and the cylindrical sides of recess 272, so as to shaft set Cylinder 252 rotates around the axle for extending its surface curvature center, and is inclined relative to hosel 258.Figure 29 A show shaft sleeve 252 are located at first position, and in the position, it is inclined with relative to the anticlockwise angle [alpha] of hosel 258.Figure 29 B show bar Body sleeve 252 is located at the second place, and in the position, sleeve 252 aligns with the longitudinal axis of hosel 258.Figure 29 C show shaft sleeve 252 are located at the 3rd position, and in the position, shaft sleeve 252 is inclined with relative to the clockwise angle [alpha] of hosel 258.

The external diameter of a part of shaft sleeve 252 extends into hosel 258, selects the size of the external diameter into provide in shaft set The gap of the inclination angular displacement between cylinder 252 and the inner surface of hosel 258 for needing.In addition, the size of selecting hole 276,278, To be the offer of fastener 256 gap in the whole scope of activities of shaft sleeve 252.

Aligning parts 280 is provided in the fastener hole 281 that the bottom of glof club head 260 is set.Aligning parts 280 Can be used to keep fastener 256, the orientation of selection is maintained at so as to shaft sleeve 252.Multiple aligning parts can be provided, often It is individual to be configured to be directed at fastener 256 and shaft sleeve 252 in specific orientation.In the present embodiment, there is provided a pair of aligned portions Part 280.For the first aligning parts 280a that the orientation of shaft sleeve 252 is provided shows in Figure 29 A and 29C, aligning parts 280a includes alignment hole 282, and the alignment hole 282 is positioned at the side edges of aligning parts 280a, and along shaft sleeve 252 Pivot angle of inclination.Aligning parts 280a rotates 180 ° of different orientations to adjust Figure 29 A and 29C.In Figure 29 B In, aligning parts 280b is shown, it includes alignment hole 282, and the alignment hole 282 is located at aligning parts 280b centers, and really The direction of fastener 256 and shaft sleeve 252 is determined, so that fastener 256 and shaft sleeve 252 are approximately along the vertical of hosel 258 Axle is aligned.

Figure 30 A-30D schematically illustrate the adjustable provided by interchangeable club body system 250.Allow shaft sleeve 252 in the tilted of hosel 258, and shaft sleeve 252 can rotate 180 ° relative to hosel 258.In addition, shaft 254 with Shaft angle α relative to the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 252 is arranged on shaft sleeve 252.Therefore, shaft 254 is relative to hosel The scope of the angular displacement of 258 longitudinal axis is increased relative to inclined system is not allowed.For example, in first shown in Figure 30 A In orientation, shaft 254 orients position in the clockwise direction, and shaft sleeve with the angle [alpha] of the longitudinal axis C relative to hosel 258 252 are coaxially oriented with hosel 258.In the second orientation shown in Figure 30 B, shaft sleeve 252 is with the angle [alpha] relative to axle C Incline counterclockwise, it causes shaft 254 to be coaxially aligned with axle C.In Figure 30 C, compared with the orientation of Figure 30 A and 30B, shaft Sleeve 252 rotates 180 ° around axle C, and is coaxially aligned with axle C so that shaft 254 is with the angle-α relative to axle C in the inverse time Pin orientation for place.Make the counter clockwise direction tilt angle alpha of shaft sleeve 252 by relative to hosel, change the orientation of shaft 254, So that shaft 254 further away from each other axle C and counterclockwise rotates to -2 α angles relative to axle C.By configuring shaft sleeve 252 incline and rotate, and can complete other shaft orientation.In addition, in such configuration, the angular displacement of shaft be more than hosel it The angular displacement that interior shaft sleeve needs.In addition, inclined by allowing shaft sleeve 252, can be in such as elevation plane (lie All of shaft orientation is provided in single plane plane) etc.

The aligning parts being included in interchangeable club body system can have different constructions.In embodiment, Figure 31 With shown in 32, aligning parts 284 includes body 286, and it includes alignment hole 288 and counterweight chamber 290.As previously described on Other embodiments, location hole 288 is configured to be directed at the fastener 292 for extending to shaft sleeve, and shaft sleeve is kept In the orientation that the hosel relative to glof club head needs.In the present embodiment, alignment hole 288 includes the part being tapered 294, its part 296 that is tapered for abutting fastener 292, so that fastener 292 wedges into specific orientation.

Counterweight chamber 290 can be used to include single weight member 298, or can retain cavity to reduce aligned portions The weight of part 284.Weight member 298 can be included to change the weight that swings of the glof club head including aligning parts 284 Amount, and include weight member 298 by aligning parts 284, extra counterweight is disposed adjacent to shaft axle.This position exists The rotary inertia of opposing connection shaft centre line provides interchangeable swing weight in the case of producing minimum influence, so that will not be significantly Rotatory power of the influence club around shaft axle.In addition, extra with being refitted near bottom, such setting be it is preferred, with Avoid improving the center of gravity of glof club head.

Figure 33 and 34 shows another aligning parts.Aligning parts 300 includes body 302, and it limits the multiple fastenings of regulation The slit 304 of the orientation of part 306.Fastener 306 is through slit 304 and engages in the hosel 310 of glof club head Shaft sleeve 308.As shown in figure 34, slit 304 includes multiple mitigation positions, and it is produced by the counterbore 312 intersected with slit 304 It is raw, and receive the convex shoulder 314 being included in fastener 306.This construction is allowed by fastener 306 of dropping back to being enough to make tightly The convex shoulder 314 of firmware 306 departs from counterbore 312 to change the orientation of fastener 306 and shaft sleeve 308, and without by fastener 306 are completely separated from from shaft sleeve 308.

Used as replacement, compressible part 316, such as compressible packing ring or sleeve, and limiter 318 can be only fitted to On fastener 306 between shaft sleeve 308 and hosel 310.When fastener 306 is dropped back, compressible part 316 is in stop Compressed between device 318 and hosel 310, force convex shoulder 314 to be maintained in counterbore 312 to help positioning fastening during use Part 306.In another embodiment shown in Figure 35, counterbore can be substituted by reaming 320, and can include having gradually becoming The fastener 324 of thin portion point 322.Can provide additional advantage using reaming 320 and the fastener 324 that is tapered, its Engagement between structure causes fastener 324 and shaft sleeve 308 to be positioned oneself in the orientation of needs.

With reference to Figure 36 and 37, aligning parts 330 includes the body 332 with circular cross sectional shape.Body 332 is limited The slit 334 of arch, it receives fastener 336.The slit 334 of arch is configured to fastener can be by within fastener hole Rotary alignment part 330 and oriented between the center of aligning parts 330 and the edge of aligning parts, and fastener 336 protects Hold and engaged with shaft sleeve.The side wall 338 of body 332 can be including coating or surface characteristics, such as annular knurl, and it is in body 332 Friction is provided and fastener hole between, so that aligning parts 330 is not rotated freely through within fastener hole.

The shape of aligning parts and fastener hole is selected to provide the activity of needs.The body of aligning parts it is transversal Face shape, its allow body with multiple orientation one of receive in fastener hole, shape of cross section be, for example, ellipse, star, The shape of polygonal or other any its activity of permission.Or, the cross section of the body of aligning parts can be it is circular, So that body can rotate within fastener hole, so as to allow continuous adjustment.As further replacing, aligning parts Body be shaped so as within fastener hole only have a possible orientation, such as by making the shape of aligning parts Shape is asymmetric.

Another embodiment of interchangeable club body system 340 is described below with reference to Figure 38-40, it provides double angle Adjustable.By the wedge-shaped member 341 including being inserted between shaft sleeve 342 and the hosel 347 of rod head noumenon 343, can The club body system 340 of exchange is configured to provide other adjustable for system.Especially, shaft sleeve 342 is attached to bar Body 344, extended wedge-shaped member 341, and be at least partially recessed into hosel 347.Fastener 349 is removable by sleeve 342 It is attached to head 343 with unloading.

In embodiment, shaft sleeve 342 includes shaft hole 345, and it has the body not with shaft sleeve 342 coaxial The longitudinal axis, during so as to the distal end that shaft 344 is attached to when shaft sleeve 342, the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 342 is relative to shaft 344 The longitudinal axis is into shaft angle α.As described in this, the maximum angular deflection plane of shaft sleeve 342 is such transversal plane： Its longitudinal axis for extending shaft sleeve 342 and by the central shaft in shaft hole 345, to work as the insertion shaft of shaft sleeve 342 When in hole 345, maximum differential seat angle is consistent with the plane between shaft sleeve 342 and shaft 344.Shaft angle is preferably small In about 10 °, and preferably less than about 5 °.

The opposite end face 346 of wedge-shaped member 341 is angled each other, to work as wedge-shaped member 341 in shaft When being inserted between sleeve 342 and hosel 347, shaft 344 is directed through wedge-shaped member 341 relative to bar relative to head 343 First 343 position and shaft sleeve 342 are limited relative to the combination of the position of head 343.

Wedge-shaped member 341 includes cylindrical body 348, and it has a flat end surfaces 346, end surfaces 346 each other in Wedge angle β so that end surfaces 346 are not parallel, and the align structures being extended from these end surfaces are at an angle to each other.Wedge Shape angle beta is desirably less than about 10 °, preferably less than about 5 ° and less than shaft angle α.In the present embodiment, wedge The distal surface of shape part 341 is substantially orthogonal with the longitudinal axis of cylinder 348, and proximal end face is vertical relative to cylinder 348 Axle is at an angle of.Therefore, wedge-shaped member has maximum length part 350, its about directly with minimum length part 351 conversely, And wedge-shaped member 341 limits the angular deflection plane of maximum.As described in this, the maximum angular deflection plane of wedge-shaped member is Such transversal plane：It extends through wedge-shaped member and by minimum length part and maximum length part so that in wedge Maximum differential seat angle is consistent with the plane between the proximal end face and distal surface of shape.For example, as shown in figure 39, wedge-shaped member 341 have the maximum angular deflection plane corresponding to paper plane.

Shaft sleeve 342 is inserted in wedge-shaped member 341 and hosel 347, so that three parts have relative orientation in need. It is many relative to head that the multiple align structures being included in shaft sleeve 342, wedge-shaped member 341 and hosel 347 provide shaft Individual discrete orientation.In the illustrated embodiment, configuration align structures between wedge-shaped member 341 and hosel 347 to have four Individual discrete relative orientation, and have four discrete relative orientations between the wedge-shaped member 341 of shaft sleeve 342.Especially, The align structures of shaft sleeve 342 include four projections 354 around the circumferentially equi-spaced apart of shaft sleeve 342.Raised 354 size It is configured to supplement the recess 356 being included in the near-end of wedge-shaped member 341 with shape.The distal end of wedge-shaped member 341 includes that alignment is tied Structure, such as four projections 358, the align structures are formed as supplementing the align structures being included in the near-end of hosel 347, for example Recess 360.In the interchangeable club body system 340 for having installed, the projection 354 and the recess of wedge-shaped member 341 of shaft sleeve 342 356 are engaged, and the projection 358 of wedge-shaped member 341 is engaged with the recess 360 of hosel 347.

After the insertion wedge-shaped member 341 of shaft sleeve 342, retainer 362 is attached to shaft sleeve 342, so that wedge-shaped part Part 341 is maintained on shaft sleeve 342.Retainer 362 is attached to the distal end of shaft sleeve 342 so that allow wedge-shaped member 341 Slided between retainer 362 and raised 354.Therefore, it can change inclination angle of the shaft 344 relative to glof club head 343 With elevation angle orientation, without with fully breaking interchangeable club body system 340, if this is prevented from system and breaks completely and makes Wedge-shaped member 341 is lost.For example, the bonding length of fastener 349 can be selected with the bonding length more than often set align structures, So that the part of interchangeable club body system 340 can be with reorientation without being finished the system of completely knocking down.

In another embodiment, shaft sleeve includes shaft hole, and it has the longitudinal axis coaxial with the body of shaft sleeve. In such an embodiment, wedge-shaped member provides the adjustable of angle, and keeps the position of the rotation of shaft and handle.Therefore it is square To shaft and handle may remain in the orientation of needs.The shaft in direction including those have physical attribute shaft and those With asymmetric figure, the physical attribute is, for example, hardness, striking point on the ball etc., depending on the side of the power being applied on shaft To and position.The handle in direction has the handle of visible or tactile orientation reminder including those, and commonly referred to reminder is held .

Selection shaft angle [alpha] and the value of wedge angle β and the position of align structures and quantity, so as to provide needs Discrete orientation scope of activities and quantity.For example, making the maximum angular displacement plane and wedge of the shaft sleeve for having combined and shaft The maximum angular displacement of shape part provides angular movement in accurate embodiment by the increase of shaft angle α and wedge angle β Scope value, and discrete orientation quantity depend on shaft angle α whether have identical value, such as wedge angle β.

Shown in Figure 41 (A) -41 (D), the maximum angular deflection plane of wedge-shaped member and the group of shaft sleeve and shaft The maximum angular deflection plane of conjunction is oriented the planar registration of they and paper.With reference to Figure 41 (A) and 41 (B), interchangeable shaft system System 370 includes shaft sleeve 372, shaft 374 and wedge-shaped member 376, and they are attached to the hosel 378 of glof club head.Wedge Shape part 376 is included each other in wedge angle β end faces, and shaft 374 has for 372 one-tenth relative to shaft sleeve with wedge angle β There is the shaft angle α of same magnitude.In addition, the align structures and wedge-shaped member 376 of configuration shaft sleeve 372, so as to maximum inclined Turning plane can be with coplanar or parallel.Therefore, as shown in Figure 41 (A), in some orientations, the angular deflection payment of wedge-shaped member 376 The angular deflection of shaft sleeve 372 so that shaft 374 is coaxial with the longitudinal axis C of hosel 378 or parallel.The payment of angular deflection causes group The shaft sleeve 372 of conjunction and multiple positions of wedge-shaped member 376 produce the shaft orientation for repeating.In other orientations, such as Figure 41 (B) shown in, shaft 374 is relative to the summation that the angular deflection of the longitudinal axis C of hosel 378 is wedge angle β and shaft angle α.

With reference to Figure 41 (C) and 41 (D), another interchangeable club body system 380 include shaft sleeve 382, shaft 384, And the wedge-shaped member 386 combined with the hosel 388 of glof club head.Wedge-shaped member 386 is included each other in wedge angle β's End face, and shaft 384, relative to 382 one-tenth shaft angle α of shaft sleeve, shaft angle α has the amount different from wedge angle β Value.It is configured to make the maximum deflection plane can be with coplanar or parallel reality in the align structures of shaft sleeve 382 and wedge-shaped member 386 Apply in example, different angular deflection values provides some orientations, and wherein angular deflection is additivity (additive), some are also provided and are determined To wherein some of angular deflection are to reduce, but are incompletely offseted.As shown in Figure 41 (C), shaft 384 is relative to hosel The angular deflection of 388 longitudinal axis C is different from wedge angle β and shaft angle α.In other orientations, such as shown in Figure 41 (D), shaft 384 Angular deflection relative to the longitudinal axis C of hosel 388 is the summation of wedge angle β and shaft angle α.

The shaft sleeve wedge-shaped member of the embodiment of the interchangeable club body system of the present invention and/or quantity and the position of hosel Can be orientation, so that maximum deflection plane can have any predetermined orientation relative to head.Therefore, it can be changed The pattern provided relative to the available orienting station of head by shaft, to provide the adjustable pattern of needs.For example, In order to provide the embodiment with the available orientation of different face angles and two, the constant shaft elevation angle, for example, shown in Fig. 1-3 Interchangeable club body system be configured with and (scheme along the maximum displacement plane of the shaft sleeve of 0 ° of planar alignment of head 42 plane D), also, shaft sleeve can rotate the orientation or the orientation deflection towards 180 ° for causing shaft towards 0 °.

In another embodiment, there is provided interchangeable club body system, it has two available orienting stations, wherein only Change the shaft elevation angle.This embodiment can be incorporated into any kind of golf clubs, but may be especially high to swage Golf club is beneficial to, because during arranging in pairs or groups, it is often desirable that change the shaft elevation angle without changing loft, to be maintained at Carry gap between iron.In such embodiments, interchangeable club body system, for example, show in fig. 1-3 , it is configured with the maximum displacement plane of the shaft sleeve being aligned along 90 ° of planes (that is, the plane F of Figure 42) of head.

The inclination angle and the elevation angle for describing embodiment below with reference to Figure 44-48 orient the change compared with nominal or design load, institute State embodiment have wedge-shaped member and shaft the angular deflection relative to shaft sleeve different value and maximum deflection plane It is differently directed.In each example, align structures are configured so that between shaft sleeve and wedge-shaped member, and in wedge shape There are four relative positions between part and hosel, it should be appreciated that, can between the parts provide more or less relative Alignment position.Figure 44 is oriented by the inclination angle and the elevation angle that the implementation of interchangeable club body system is illustrated offer.In embodiment In, each wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve provide 1 ° of angular deflection, and align structures be configured to maximum displacement plane can edge Plane D and/or F orientation, as shown in figure 42.It is fixed due to the value and the possible orientation of maximum displacement plane of part angular displacement Almost diamond square formation is formed in change of pitch angle (Δ inclination angle) and elevation angle change (the Δ elevation angle) figure, the square formation includes at least one Individual inner orientation.However, be different from known system, the combination of part has identical displacement value and with can orient These parts cause the ability that displacement is offseted, so as to provide the neutral position that inclination angle or the elevation angle are not changed in compared with design load. In addition, all rectangular matrixs (perimetric matirces) provided different from known system, the combination of part is additionally provided in square formation Within interior location.

In another embodiment, there is provided the system of wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve with different angular displacement values, It provides other inclination angle and elevation angle orientation, as shown in Figure 45.Wedge-shaped member provides 0.5 ° of angular displacement, and shaft sleeve is carried For 1 ° of angular displacement, and align structures are configured to allow wedge-shaped member and the maximum angular displacement plane of shaft sleeve along figure 42 plane D and/or F orientation.Because wedge-shaped member is different with the value of the displacement of shaft sleeve, provide shaft relative to 16 (16) combining with Δ inclination angle and the Δ elevation angle of head discrete position.

Compared with previous embodiment, thus it is possible to vary the available orientation of the plane of maximum angular displacement, to provide rectangle shape The oriented array of shape, the square formation provides inner orientation.Preferably, in square formation for each available elevation value inclination value phase Together, as provided by the embodiment shown in Figure 46-48.Such construction is particularly advantageous, because it provides multiple orientations, its In can adjust in inclination angle and the elevation angle one, and keep another constant.Especially, system has with align structures Wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve, be configured to be oriented on 45 ° and 135 ° of planes (that is, the plane E and G of Figure 42), and provide The inclination angle of the square formation with rectangular shape and the elevation angle orient.

With reference to Figure 46, the embodiment of wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve with identical angular displacement value is shown.This In specific embodiment, wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve respectively have about 1.0 ° of angular displacements of value.It is each in these parts Individual align structures are configured to allow the plane of the maximum angular deflection of each part and are alignd with the plane E and/or G in Figure 42. The combination of orientation and value provides the adjustable in 3 × 3 square formations oriented at different available inclination angles and the elevation angle.Should manage Solution, the characteristic of the accumulation of wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve with same magnitude causes multiple inclination angles for repeating and the elevation angle to orient (that is, the different combination of wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve orientation causes the construction that golf clubs is repeated).

With reference to Figure 47 and 48, two inclination angles of wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve with different angular displacement values are shown The embodiment oriented with the elevation angle.Especially, the embodiment of Figure 47 includes the wedge-shaped member and offer of about 0.5 ° of angular displacement of offer About 1.0 ° of shaft sleeves of angular displacement.Aligning parts is configured to allow the maximum angular deflection plane and figure of each aligning parts Plane E and/or G alignment in 42.The combination of orientation and value provides 4 × 4 oriented at available discrete inclination angle and the elevation angle Adjustable within square formation.In the embodiment of Figure 48, wedge-shaped member provides about 0.7 degree of angular displacement, and shaft sleeve is carried For about 1.45 ° of angular displacement, maximum angular displacement plane can be oriented on the plane E and/or G of Figure 42.With difference Angular displacement value embodiment in, it is preferable that the value of wedge-shaped member angular displacement less than shaft sleeve angular displacement value, with Just the movement of fastener head is reduced.

With reference to Figure 49 and 50, the wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve with different angular displacement values of additional embodiment are shown Inclination angle and the elevation angle orientation.These embodiments include providing about 0.5 ° of wedge-shaped member of angular displacement and provide about 1.0 ° of angles position The shaft sleeve of shifting.Additionally, be different for the quantity of each component available position, for example, in these embodiments, wedge shape Part can be placed in four orientations relative to hosel, and shaft sleeve can be placed in eight orientations relative to wedge-shaped member In.In the embodiment of Figure 49, wedge-shaped member is oriented such that the maximum angular displacement plane of wedge-shaped member can be along in Figure 42 Plane D and/or F are oriented.In the embodiment of Figure 50, wedge-shaped member is oriented such that the maximum angular displacement plane of wedge-shaped member can be with Oriented along the plane E and/or G in Figure 42.Because shaft sleeve can in any eight orientations for place on the circle spacing, So the maximum angular displacement plane of shaft sleeve can be fixed along plane D, E in Figure 42, F and/or G in these embodiments To.

The interchangeable club body system 390 of club total length adjustment is provided below with reference to the descriptions of Figure 51 and 52.In system 390 In, elongate member 391 replaces wedge-shaped member, or, the wedge-shaped member with different length can be provided.Generally, system 390 is wrapped The shaft sleeve 392 for being attached to shaft 394 is included, and shaft sleeve 392 is through elongate member 391 and is partially housed in bar In first 393 hosel 397, although in some embodiments using longer elongate member 391, shaft sleeve 392 can not allowed It is contained in hosel 397.Fastener 399 is removably combined sleeve 392 with head 393 using fastener extension device 398.Set Circle 395 is configured on shaft 394, and adjacent to the near-end of shaft sleeve 392.

Shaft sleeve 392 includes body 400 and multiple align structures (for example, raised 404).Body 400 limits shaft Hole 402, its distal end for receiving shaft 394.Shaft hole 402 can be relative to the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 392 or angled, its Depend on whether the adjustable of angle.Raised 404 outer surfaces for extending laterally outward past body 400, closer to The near-end of body 400 is rather than distal end.

Elongate member 391 includes cylindrical body, and it has a flat end face 396, end face 396 it is parallel to each other and with The longitudinal axis of elongate member 391 is orthogonal.Elongate member 391 between a part and hosel 397 for shaft sleeve 392 so that this A little part intervals predetermined length.Especially, the length of selection extension device 391 is between shaft sleeve 392 and hosel 397 The spaced relationship of needs.The length of extension device 391 is preferably in about 0.125 inch to about 3.0 inches of scope.Can carry For the multiple elongate member 391 with different length, so as to produce the length of the golf clubs of coupling system.As another Outer replacement, flat end face 396 can be not parallel to each other so that can provide the wedge-shaped member with different length to adjust The angular nature and length of golf clubs.

In the system 390 for having installed, in the insertion elongate member 391 of shaft sleeve 392 and hosel 397.It should be understood that bar The part (if yes) for extending to hosel 397 of body sleeve 392 relies on the length and desired length adjustment of elongate member 391 Scope.Shaft sleeve 392, elongate member 391 and hosel 397 include align structures, assemble completely and fasten to work as system When, prevent rotating against between part.In the illustrated embodiment, the align structures of shaft sleeve 392 are included around shaft set The projection 404 that cylinder 392 is circumferentially spacedly distributed.Raised 404 size and and it is shaped so as to supplement and is included in elongate member The recess 406 of 391 near-ends.The distal end of elongate member 391 includes align structures, for example raised 408, the size of the align structures With be shaped so as to supplement the align structures that are included in the near-end of hosel 397, such as recess 410.In the interchangeable bar for having installed In body system 390, raised the 404 of shaft sleeve 392 engages with the recess 406 of elongate member 391, and elongate member 391 Raised 408 engage with the recess 410 of hosel 397.

Fastener 399 and engages that to be arranged on fastener extension device 398 remote through a part for head 393 and hosel 397 The screwed hole of the head portion 412 at end.The bar part 414 of fastener extension device 398 extends from the near-end of head portion 412, and And engagement shaft sleeve 392.Preferably, the external diameter of head portion 412 is approximately equal to the internal diameter of hosel 397 so that in head The engagement divided between 412 and hosel 397 provides the same shaft alignement between shaft sleeve 392 and hosel 397.It should be understood that can With using the fastener with sufficient length, to engage shaft sleeve 392 rather than the middle fastener extension device 398 of combination. In embodiment using fastener extension device 398, multiple fastener extension devices can be provided, its according to different material manufactures, To provide swing weight adjustment and the adjustment of total head weight.For example, fastener extension device can be enough according to that can provide Any material manufacture of impact strength, such as titanium, steel, tungsten, aluminium etc..

Another embodiment of interchangeable club body system 420 is described below with reference to Figure 53-55, it includes wedge-shaped member 421, the wedge-shaped member 421 between the hosel 427 of shaft sleeve 422 and rod head noumenon 423, to provide dual angle Adjustable.In addition to retainer 432 and the structure of wedge-shaped member 421, the present embodiment is structurally similar to the implementation of Figure 38-40 Example.Shaft sleeve 422 is attached to shaft 424, extended wedge-shaped member 421 and was partially housed in hosel 427.Fastener 429 are removably combined sleeve 422 with head 423.Lasso 425 is configured on shaft 424, and neighbouring shaft sleeve 422 Near-end.

Shaft sleeve 422 includes shaft hole 434, and the hole 434 has the body out-of-alignment longitudinal axis with shaft sleeve 422. Therefore, when shaft sleeve 422 is attached to the distal end of shaft 424, the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal axis relative to shaft 424 of shaft sleeve 422 Form shaft angle α (that is, non axial).

Wedge-shaped member 421 includes alignment portion 436 and support section 438.Alignment portion 436 include align structures, its from The outwardly extension of support section 438.The opposite end face 437 of the alignment portion 436 of wedge-shaped member 421 each other into Angle, so as to when wedge-shaped member 421 is between shaft sleeve 422 and hosel 427, by the wedge shape relative to head 423 The position of part 421 and limit shaft 424 relative to head relative to the combination of the position of the shaft sleeve 422 of head 423 423 orientation.

End face 437 is each other in wedge angle β so that end face 437 is not parallel, and the alignment extended away from end face 437 Structure is at an angle of each other.In the present embodiment, the distal surface of alignment portion 436 and wedge-shaped member 421 and through wedge shape The longitudinal axis in the hole 440 of part 421 is substantially orthogonal, and proximal end face is at an angle of relative to the longitudinal axis in wedge-shaped member 421 and hole 440. The size in hole 440 allows shaft sleeve 422 to pass through and can be moved with respect to the hole 440 by the gap that shaft sleeve 142 is provided Move and be at an angle of.

Shaft sleeve 422 is inserted in wedge-shaped member 421 and hosel 427, so that three parts have relative orientation in need. Shaft sleeve 422, wedge-shaped member 421 and hosel 427 include multiple align structures, to provide multiple discrete orientations.As above It is described, select shaft angle [alpha] and the value of wedge angle β and the position of align structures and quantity so that needs can be provided Scope of activities and discrete orientation quantity.

After shaft sleeve 422 is inserted in wedge-shaped member 421, retainer 432 is produced on shaft sleeve 422, so that Wedge-shaped member 421 is maintained on shaft sleeve 422.Retainer 432 is the structure of for example, bump, and it is from shaft sleeve 422 Outer surface stretch out.Being dimensioned so as to of retainer 432 makes the retainer produce big effective of the ratio internal diameter 40 of shaft sleeve 422 External diameter, shaft sleeve 422 is departed to prevent wedge-shaped member 421 from slipping over retainer 432.

Fastener 429 includes bar portion 442 and head 444.Head 444 includes the bearing-surface of bending, and it is curved with packing ring 446 Curved surface is engaged.When shaft sleeve 422 is oriented, the bearing-surface of the bending of head 444 is freely against the bending table of packing ring 446 Slide in face.In addition, packing ring 446 is dimensioned so as to enable the packing ring in the angular orientation of the shaft sleeve 422 relative to hosel Period is slided within fastener hole 448.

Another embodiment of the interchangeable club body system of total ballbar length adjustment is provided below with reference to the descriptions of Figure 56 and 57. In system 450, elongate member 451 replaces wedge-shaped member, but with the construction of the wedge-shaped member 421 similar to system 420. System 450 includes shaft sleeve 452, and it is attached to shaft 454, and shaft sleeve 452 passes through elongate member 451, partly It is contained in the hosel 457 of head 453.Fastener 459 is detachable with head 453 by sleeve 452 using fastener extension device 458 Ground is combined.Lasso 455 is configured on shaft 454, and adjacent to the near-end of shaft sleeve 452.

Similar to other embodiments, shaft sleeve 452 includes body 460 and multiple align structures (for example, raised 464). Body 460 limits shaft hole 462, its distal end for receiving shaft 454.Shaft hole 462 can be vertical relative to shaft sleeve 452 Axle is coaxial or angled, its adjustable for depending on whether angle.Raised 464 extend laterally outward past body 460 outer surface, the near-end closer to body 460 is rather than distal end.

Elongate member 451 includes alignment portion 466 and support section 468.Alignment portion 466 include align structures, its from The outwardly extension of support section 468.The opposite end face 474 of alignment portion 466 is parallel to each other, and and elongate member 451 longitudinal axis is orthogonal.A part for elongate member 451 between a part and hosel 457 for shaft sleeve 452 so that this A little parts space predetermined lengths.Especially, the length of the alignment portion 466 of selection elongate member 451 is in shaft sleeve The spaced relationship needed between 452 and hosel 457.The length of elongate member 451 is preferably at about 0.125 inch to about 3.00 inches of scope.There is provided the multiple elongate member 451 with different length so that the Gao Er with the system can be adjusted The length of husband's club.

Shaft sleeve 452, alignment portion 466 and the align structures of hosel 457, when system is assembled and has been fastened, to prevent Rotating against between stop part.In the illustrated embodiment, the align structures of shaft sleeve 452 are included around shaft sleeve 452 Raised 464 for being circumferentially spacedly distributed.Raised 464 size and dimension is formed to supplement and is included in elongate member 451 The recess 465 of near-end.The distal end of elongate member 451 includes align structures, such as raised 467, its size and dimension is formed to Enough supplements are included in the align structures of the near-end of hosel 457, such as recess 470.In the interchangeable club body system 450 for having installed, Raised the 464 of shaft sleeve 452 engage with the recess 465 of elongate member 451, and raised the 467 of elongate member 451 and hosel 457 recess 470 is engaged.

Fastener 459 is through head 453 and a part for hosel 457, and engagement arrangement is remote in fastener extension device 458 The screwed hole of the head portion 462 at end.The bar part 463 of fastener extension device 458 extends from the near-end of head portion 462, and And engagement shaft sleeve 452.Preferably, the external diameter of head portion 462 is approximately equal to the internal diameter of hosel 457, so as in head The engagement divided between 462 and hosel 457 provides the same shaft alignement between shaft sleeve 452 and hosel 457.It should be understood that can With using the fastener with sufficient length, to engage shaft sleeve 452 rather than the middle fastener extension device 458 of combination. In embodiment using fastener extension device 458, multiple fastener extension devices can be provided, its according to different material manufactures, To provide swing weight adjustment and the adjustment of total head weight.For example, fastener extension device can be according to the enough impacts of offer Any material manufacture of intensity, such as titanium, steel, tungsten, aluminium etc..

Distance piece 472 is additionally included in fastener extension device 458.Distance piece 472 is since head portion 462 along bar portion 463 are divided to extend.The external diameter of the proximal part of distance piece 472 is approximately equal to through the hole of elongate member 451, to keep fastener 459 are aligned with hosel.Distance piece 472 can be manufactured according to any material, such as polyurethane, ABS plastic, steel, aluminium, titanium or tungsten or The combination of these materials, to provide any desired weight.

Mark can be arranged in the shaft sleeve of the adjustable system of double angle, wedge-shaped member and/or hosel.Set Mark qualitatively, quantitatively to represent the orientation quantity of head, or the expression that combines.Mark can be included in and install The head of golf clubs, shaft sleeve, in any part of shaft and/or wedge-shaped member.Preferably, mark be arranged on or The align structures of neighbouring shaft sleeve, wedge-shaped member and/or hosel.Mark can be cloudy quarter, embossment and/or paint, and They can be the mark of the useful configuration of one or more letters, numeral, symbol, point and/or other difference golf clubs.

With reference to Figure 58 A and 58B, interchangeable club body system 480 includes mark 484, its provide golf clubs inclination angle and Vision, quantity the instruction of elevation angle orientation.Construction is described below with reference to the inclination angle shown in Figure 45 and elevation angle orientation.Quantitative mark Note is particularly suitable such system：Wherein, align structures are configured to make the maximum angle position of wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve Moving can be approximately along the 0 of head ° and 90 ° of plane (that is, the plane D and/or F of Figure 42) orientation, because the elevation angle and inclination angle are flat Face corresponds more closely to alignment surface.System 480 includes providing about 0.5 ° of wedge-shaped member 481 of angular displacement and provides about 1.0 ° of shaft sleeves 482 of angular displacement.In one example, head 483 be configured with about 58.5 ° the design shaft elevation angle and About 10.0 ° of design loft.Mark 484 makes to can determine adjusted loft and the shaft elevation angle to user Value.For example, the construction of Figure 58 A corresponds to the golf clubs with the orientation as shown in the position D in region 1, the club has About 59.0 ° of the shaft elevation angle, as shown in the figure by the shaft elevation angle designed plus provided by mark adjusted value (for example, 58.5 ° -0.5 °+1.0 °=59.0 °), and with about 10.0 ° of loft (for example, 10.0 °+0.0 °+0.0 °= 10.0°).The construction of Figure 58 B corresponds to the golf clubs with the orientation as shown in the position C in area 1, and the club has about 59.5 ° of the shaft elevation angle (for example, 58.5 °+0.0 °+1.0 °) and about 9.5 ° of loft (for example, 10.0 ° -0.5 °+ 0.0°)。

Figure 59 A and 59B show the example of qualitative mark, are retouched below with reference to the inclination angle shown in Figure 47 and elevation angle orientation State.Interchangeable club body system 490 includes mark 494, and it is vision, fixed that its inclination angle and the elevation angle for providing golf clubs orient The instruction of property.Qualitative mark is especially suitable for such system：Align structures are configured to make wedge-shaped member and shaft sleeve The plane of maximum angular displacement can be approximately along the 45 of head ° and 135 ° of plane orientations.System 490 includes wedge-shaped member 491, its About 0.5 ° of angular displacement is provided；And, shaft sleeve 492, its angular displacement for providing about 1.0 °.With reference to Figure 47, shaft set Cylinder 492 determines the orientation in golf clubs in which region in four regions relative to the position of head 493, and Wedge-shaped member 491 determines which position in the region orients corresponding to golf clubs relative to the position of head 493.Example Such as, the construction of Figure 59 A corresponds to the golf clubs with inclination angle and the elevation angle orientation as shown in the position B in region 4.Using tool There is the head 493 of about 58.5 ° of the design shaft elevation angle and about 10.0 ° of design loft, the position corresponds to be had About 58.15 ° of the shaft elevation angle and the golf clubs of about 10.35 ° of loft.However, the construction of Figure 59 B corresponds to With the inclination angle shown in the position C such as region 3 and the golf clubs at the elevation angle, the position C in region 3 corresponds approximately to 57.45 ° The shaft elevation angle and about 8.95 ° of loft.

Another embodiment of Figure 60 A and 60B flag activations, the mark is by the quantitative letter of the orientation on head 503 Breath and qualitative information combine.In this embodiment, system 500 be included in quantitative mark 504 on shaft sleeve 502 and Qualitative mark 505 on wedge-shaped member 501.The other side of the construction is identical with system 490.The construction of Figure 60 A and Figure 59 A phases Together, and the construction of Figure 60 B is identical with Figure 59 B.

Different external members can be provided, these external members using the adjustable of interchangeable club body system golf Bar.In a kind of external member, there is provided glof club head, the shaft with shaft sleeve and multiple wedge-shaped members.Preferably, bar The value of the angular displacement of one of the value of the angular displacement of body sleeve and the multiple wedge-shaped member is identical, so as to golf Bar can be configured with nominal (that is, design) inclination angle and the elevation angle.Another in the multiple wedge shape has different from bar The angular displacement value of body sleeve, to provide the larger square formation that can be oriented with inclination angle and the elevation angle.

In another embodiment of external member, there is provided at least one head and multiple shaft members.Each shaft member bag Include shaft, shaft sleeve and wedge-shaped member.One of shaft member includes the angular displacement value with or 0 ° identical with shaft sleeve Wedge-shaped member (that is, wedge-shaped member is the elongate member similar with length-adjustable elongate member is provided), in providing Property orientation.Multiple heads with different design angle attributes can be provided.In addition, shaft member can be configured to provide wedge The different orientation of the maximum displacement plane of shape part and shaft sleeve, so as to provide the rectangle that inclination angle and the elevation angle orient Or the square formation of rhombus.By providing multiple shaft members or wedge-shaped member, can use for golf clubs produced by external member Inclination angle and elevation angle orientation become the synthesis of the inclination angle that can be obtained from each shaft member and elevation angle orientation.It is, therefore, possible to provide The available orientation of more arrangements.

Golf clubs with the adjustable interchangeable club body system of double angle of the invention can be used for collocation side Method (method of fitting).In one approach, there is provided the golf clubs of neutral position, user uses the club Impact one or more golf.Analyze the flight characteristics of ball.Preferred inclination angle and elevation angle alignment regions are selected, and is adjusted Golf clubs is providing the construction within selected areas.User analyzes flying for ball using the second club for constructing Row characteristic.Preferably, multiple orientations of the test within selected areas, to determine inclination angle preferred for the user and face upward Angular orientation.In another method, one of at least inclination angle of the golf clubs being initially provided of and elevation angle orientation are in Property or design inclination angle and elevation value, remaining step of method is as described above.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated by taking long ball rod-type club as an example.It is noted, however, that any kind of golf Club may be by the interchangeable club body system of invention.For example, iron golf club can include interchangeable shaft System, the interchangeable club body system can be configured to adjust the shaft elevation angle of club.In addition, interchangeable club body system energy quilt Non- golfing equipment, such as fishing rod are used in, for the sight of firearms, plummet etc..

The interchangeable shaft at the shaft elevation angle for being particularly suitable for adjusting iron golf club below with reference to Figure 61-76 descriptions System.It should be appreciated, however, that the system can be used for any kind of golf clubs, including iron, aluminum medal wood and Push rod.Especially, golf clubs 510 includes interchangeable club body system, and it allows the shaft that user adjusts club 510 to face upward Angle, any other angular nature (for example, loft and face angle) without changing club.In the example for showing, User can adjust golf clubs 510, make its offer four while the constant inclination angle of holding is with face angle different Shaft elevation value.In addition, interchangeable club body system provides adjusting mechanism, it allows the external diameter of glof club head hosel Minimize.In the interchangeable club body system of previous requirement sleeve and shaft insertion hosel, sleeve, shaft and hosel are just Position requires that the external diameter of hosel is relatively large to receive to treat part in place.However, in the present embodiment, only flexible connecting device must Must be in insertion hosel, so the external diameter of hosel can remain less than 14.0 millimeters, even more preferably less than 13.5 millimeters, or even preferably Ground is less than 13.0 millimeters.

Golf clubs 510 is in general by glof club head 512, golf ball bar body 514, shaft sleeve group Part 516, wedge-shaped member 518 and fastener 520 are constituted.Shaft sleeve assembly 516 and fastener 520 provide such a structure： Shaft 514 is connected into head 512 for it so that wedge-shaped member 518 is between a part 512 for head and one of shaft member 516 /.

Glof club head 512 is configured to iron golf club head, and including pole face 522, it limits impact table Face 524, striking face 524 is by top line 526, leading edge 528, toe 530, heel 532, and the hosel 534 stretched out from heel 532 Joint.Hosel 534 limits hosel hole 536, and its beginning is formed as receiving a part and fastener for shaft sleeve assembly 516 520, and the near-end of hosel 534 is shaped so as to the engaged wedge part 518 in the golf clubs 510 for having installed.Insert The proximal part of sheath aperture 536 receives the distal portions of shaft sleeve assembly 516, and the distal portions in hosel hole 536 are formed and are used for The fastener hole 539 of fastener 520 is received, and is separated with the proximal part in hosel hole by flange 540.Hosel 534 it is near End be shaped so as to supplement wedge-shaped member 518 distal end, and hosel 534 near-end in the present embodiment include it is generally flat End face and with a pair multiple hosel align structures of the directly relative form of recess 538.

Shaft 514 extends substantially between head 512 and handle (not shown), and handle is during use by golf Sportsman grasps.Shaft 514 is attached to head 512 by shaft sleeve assembly 516, and especially, the distal portion of shaft 514 The sleeve body 542 for being attached to shaft sleeve assembly 516, the sleeve body 542 is divided to be attached to head 512.Shaft 514 can have There is any structure known to this area.For example, shaft 514 can manufacture and can be according to metal and/or nonmetallic materials It is classification and/or being tapered.

Shaft sleeve assembly 516 includes sleeve body 542 and tension part 544.Sleeve body 542 and tension part 544 Combined by the Flexible spacecraft for allowing sleeve body 542 and tension part 544 to rotate each other, so as to sleeve body 542 The longitudinal axis can relative to tension part 544 the longitudinal axis rotate, as shown in Figure 70.Flexible spacecraft is allowed by hosel hole 536 It is interior to translate tension part 544 and tense interchangeable club body system without inclining fastener 520, also, sleeve body 542 is suitable The orientation that should be provided by wedge-shaped member 518 and head 512.For example, when sleeve body 542 and wedge-shaped member 518 are superimposed upon hosel When on 534, sleeve body 542 has the specific orientation relative to hosel 534.Flexible spacecraft allows system keeping sleeve sheet It is tightened up by tensing fastener 520 while the orientation of body 542, this can make tension part 544 in the interior lines in hosel hole 536 Property ground translation.Therefore, the size of fastener hole 539 can more closely conform to the external diameter of the head of fastener 520, because fastener 520 need not incline with multiple orientations of sleeve body 542 and wedge-shaped member 518 around transverse axis.

Sleeve body 542 is configured with：Tubular portion 546；Multiple shaft sleeve align structures (such as raised 548)； From the pillar 550 that tubular portion 546 stretches out；With from the ball 552 that the distal end of pillar 550 is stretched out.Tubular portion 546 limits shaft Hole 554, its distal end for receiving shaft 514.The length of tubular portion 546 is selected to provide enough bond lengths, so as to by bar The distal portions of body 514 are adhered to sleeve body 542.

Raised 548 is distally extending from the distal end of tubular portion 546, and shape and size are formed as replenishing adjacent portion The corresponding align structures for dividing, the wedge-shaped member 518 for for example being shown in embodiment.Raised 548 is generally trapezoidal, and is mended Fill multiple trapezoidal recesses 556 being included in the proximal end face 558 of wedge-shaped member 518.Raised 548 are formed as toothed elements, its from Pillar 550 extends radially outward to the outer surface of the tubular portion 546 of sleeve body 542.In the present embodiment, a pair of projections 548 are arranged in sleeve body 542, and a pair of recesses are arranged in the proximal end face of wedge-shaped member 518, wedge-shaped member 518 Proximal end face coordinate with sleeve body 542 so that sleeve body 542 can be in two positions relative to wedge-shaped member 518 Orientation.

Pillar 550 and ball 552 provide such attachment structure：It is directly joined to tension part 544 flexible so as to provide Connect.Pillar 550 is stretched out from tubular portion 546, and ball 552 is attached into tubular portion 546.Ball 552 is contained in tension part In 544 proximal part so that it can rotate predetermined angle theta within tension part 544, it is preferably at about 2 ° and big Between about 10 °.The size of pillar 550 is selected, it is relative for sleeve body 542 and tension part 544 to provide at least in part The gap of rotation.

Tension part 544 includes chamber 560, the part and fastener connected structure of its receiving sleeve body 542, the fastening Part connected structure is, for example, screwed hole 562, and it is engaged in the golf clubs 510 for having installed with fastener 520.A part of chamber 560 fit structure (for example, pillar 550 and ball 552) for being shaped so as to complementary sleeve body 542.For example, chamber 560 is near End point includes matching surface 561, and it is the substantially spherical spherical outer surface to match ball 552, also, chamber 560 this Being dimensioned so as to of proximal part enables the rotation in chamber 560 of ball 552.

The proximal part for limiting the tension part 544 in chamber 560 is preferably constructed by flexible part, such as multiple flexing arms 563, so that tension part 544 can be attached to sleeve sheet by making flexible part deform and insert in chamber 560 ball 552 Body 542.Therefore, the proximal part general arrangement such as collet of tension part 544, but it is assembled into completely by tension part 544 Golf clubs 510 in after, tension part 544 be used for towards head 512 draw sleeve body 542, pulled up rather than in ball 552 Tightly.

Tension part 544 also includes wedge-shaped member retainer 564, and wedge-shaped member 518 is controlled in assembled shaft On sleeve assembly 516.In the present embodiment, retainer 564 is included in the projection of the distal portions of tension part 544, and it has Increased to effect the diameter of tension part 544 so that wedge-shaped member 518 can not be slipped over.Retainer 564 can be tension part 544 integral part, or can be the single part combined with tension part 544, the such as pin described in preceding embodiment Or retaining ring.In addition, retainer 564 can serve as being used for the key for being directed at tension part 544 in hosel hole 536.Tension part 544 distal portions include flat part 565, and it supplements adjacent flange 540 and cutting in the hosel hole 536 of the near-end of flange 540 Flat part.Flat part 565 prevents tension part 544 from being rotated relative to hosel 534 with the engagement of the truncated part in hosel hole 536. Hosel hole 536 includes raceway groove 576, its catch-holder 564, so that tension part 544 is locked onto because flat part 565 engages hosel The truncated part in hole 53 and the orientation the need for determining.Preferably, raceway groove 576 aligns with Z axis so that thickness is maintained at hosel 534 part towards the part of toe and towards heel.Used as replacement, the engagement of wedge-shaped retainer and hosel hole raceway groove can be with For preventing tension part relative to the rotation in hosel hole, thus without the cooperation in flat part and truncated hosel hole.

The assembling of body sleeve assembly 516 is described below with reference to Figure 68-70.Before assembling shaft sleeve assembly 516, wedge Shape part 518 is slided on tension part 544 so that the hole 566 limited by wedge-shaped member 518 receives the near of tension part 544 End part, as shown in Figure 68.The near-end in chamber 560 includes hole 568, and its diameter is less than the diameter of ball 552, but than pillar 550 Diameter is big.Ball 552 presses on the hole 568 of tension part 544 so that arm 563 is flexibly bent outwardly and is temporarily increased hole 568 Diameter, until the slide opening 568 of ball 552 and enter chamber 560 in, as shown in Figure 69.Hole 566 preferably includes the gradually change of near-end Thin portion point 570, it provides the gap for flexing arm 563, so that flexing arm 563 bends in assembling.Retainer 564 is preferably It is positioned on tension part 544, so that wedge-shaped member 518 can be slided enough far on tension part 544, so as in ball 552 The bending of arm 563 is not obstructed during insertion.

After the slide through holes 568 of ball 552, arm 563 flexes back to come so that these arm section ground parcel ball 552, such as Figure 70 institutes Show.Arm 563 flexs back into the external diameter position smaller than the internal diameter in the hole 566 of wedge-shaped member 518 of provided tension part 544, So that the tubular portion 546 that wedge-shaped member 518 can be towards sleeve body 542 on tension part 544 is slided, but set will not be slipped over The tubular portion 546 of cylinder body 542.In addition, arm 563 flexs back into the position for allowing the rotation in chamber 560 of ball 552.The construction Be it is particularly advantageous that because while wedge-shaped member 518 be controlled in shaft sleeve assembling 516 on, but it can be relative to bar Body sleeve assembly 516 is rotated freely through.

It is in the tubular portion 546 of the distal end insertion sleeve body 542 of shaft 514 and in connection, such as using such as Epoxy resin etc adhesive.Lasso 572 is also arranged on shaft, and it is provided in shaft 514 and the outer surface of sleeve body 542 Between the transition that is tapered.Lasso 572 also includes distal portions, and it is received in counterbore or reaming in sleeve body 542. Lasso 572 preferably by the more compressional material manufacture of material than sleeve body 542, so as to when shaft 514 bends, set Circle 572 provides the bending radius of transition in the position that shaft 514 and sleeve body 542 are met, so that shaft 514 can seldom break Split.

In the construction shown in Figure 70, the combination of shaft 514, shaft sleeve assembly 516 and wedge-shaped member 518 forms shaft and matches somebody with somebody Part, the shaft accessory that it can be similar with other in glof club head 512 is exchanged.For example, there is such as weight, bending Property, multiple shafts of the different qualities such as hardness can be combined with shaft sleeve assembly and wedge-shaped member, and can be configured and had In the external member of one or more glof club heads.As other replacement, can to multiple shaft accessories provide it is equal but The different shaft of the amount of adjustable angle.During collocation, multiple shaft accessories can be used for one or more golf Club head.

In the golf clubs 510 for having installed, will be including shaft 514, shaft sleeve assembly 516 using fastener 520 Shaft accessory with wedge-shaped member 518 is attached to head 512.As shown in Figure 62, in the golf clubs 510 for having installed, tightly Firmware 520 passes through fastener hole 539, then by flange 540, is then threaded into the hole 562 of the distal portions of tension part 544.When When fastener 520 is tensed, tension part 544 is linearly translated and is deeply drawn in hosel hole 536.Select the interior of hosel hole 536 Portion's size makes ball 552 be maintained at tension part to be bent outwardly slideably received within tension part 544, and preventing arm 563 Proximal part chamber 560 in.In addition, hosel hole 536 preferably has parallel or connects subparallel side wall, to work as tensioned portion When part 544 is drawn into hosel hole 536, arm 563 will not be forced to curve inwardly against ball 552, so that when fastener 520 is tensed, Ball 552 being capable of the rotation in chamber 560.In embodiment, shaft sleeve assembly and wedge-shaped member are manufactured by titanium.The diameter of ball 552 Be of about 0.313 inch, the diameter of pillar 550 is of about 0.250 inch, and flexing arm radial thickness about at least about 0.020 inch, more preferably about at least about 0.030 inch.

Figure 63 shows the component replaced.Replace component in, glof club head, tension part and fastener with it is previous Embodiment compared to having changed so that fastener hole further away from each other head heel hosel front side wall.Other Part is identical with those parts being included in above-mentioned golf clubs 510, therefore, use identical reference.Gao Er Husband's club 511 is constructed by shaft 514, shaft sleeve assembly, wedge-shaped member 518, head 513 and fastener 521.Shaft sleeve group Part includes sleeve body 542 and tension part 545.Head 513 includes hosel, and it limits hosel hole, including fastener hole 541 And flange.In the present embodiment, fastener hole 541 deviates the longitudinal axis of the proximal part in hosel hole towards the rear portion of head 513, So that antetheca 578 of the fastener hole 541 away from hosel.Due to such interval, fastener hole passes through the bottom of head, rather than The antetheca of head heel.Fastener hole 541 prevents from becoming with the opening adjacent front wall of fastener hole 541 with the interval of antetheca 578 It is very thin, so as to prevent from damaging.Interval also ensures that the opening person of being not used of fastener hole 541 sees when addressing.Can The system of exchange can comparably work as previous embodiment, although because fastener 521 is in deviation post, energy It is enough tension part 545 is translated in hosel hole relative to golf clubs 510 as described in the foregoing.

Golf clubs 510 is referred again to, in the club for having installed, wedge-shaped member 518 is controlled in hosel 534 and set Between cylinder body 542, and predetermined angular relationship is generated between hosel 534 and sleeve body 542.Wedge-shaped member 518 It is tubular body, it limits the hole 566 extended between proximal end face 558 and distal surface 559.Proximal end face 558 and remote End surfaces 559 include multiple wedge shape align structures, respectively in the form of recess 556 and raised 557.The shape shape of recess 556 As complementary sleeve body 542 raised 548, so as to when sleeve body 542 and wedge-shaped member 518 are abutted, in recess 556 Receive raised 548.Similarly, the recess 538 for being shaped so as to supplement hosel 534 of raised the 557 of wedge-shaped member 518, so as to When wedge-shaped member 518 and hosel 534 are abutted, raised 557 are received in recess 538, as shown in Figure 61 and 71.Wedge-shaped member 518 end surfaces are angled so as to provide wedge angle β each other.One or two end surfaces can be relative to hole 566 The longitudinal axis is at an angle of.By the angular orientation value for changing end surfaces, thus it is possible to vary position of the sleeve body 542 relative to head 521.

When shaft accessory is attached to head 512 and fastener 520 is tensed, sleeve body 542 and wedge-shaped part can be forced Part 518 is abutted, and wedge-shaped member 518 is abutted with hosel 534.Especially, the distal end of the tubular portion 546 of sleeve body 542 Surface abuts the proximal end face 558 of wedge-shaped member 518, and the distal surface 559 of wedge-shaped member 518 abuts the near-end of hosel 534 Surface 574.Or, each interface raised and recess be dimensioned so as to make to only have in abutment portion it is raised and recessed The contacts side surfaces being tapered of mouth.In the present embodiment, the end surfaces of wedge-shaped member 518 are orientated each other into pre- The wedge angle β of choosing value, the preset value is preferably between about 0 ° and about 5 °.Therefore, when part is abutted, sleeve sheet Body 542 keeps the orientation being at an angle of relative to hosel 534 limited by the orientation and wedge angle of wedge-shaped member 518.Filling In good golf clubs, the interaction (that is, the projection and recess of part) between align structures prevents golf clubs Rotating against between head and shaft so that interchangeable club body system does not fluff during use.

It should be understood that the construction and directed change of wedge-shaped member 518 in golf clubs 510 shaft 514 relative to bar First 512 orientation.By providing the remainder relative to sleeve body 542 of tubular portion 546 into the shaft of shaft angle α Hole 554 so that can just change angular orientation of the shaft 514 relative to head 512 relative to the turnbarrel body 542 of head 512, Orientation so as to further shaft 514 relative to head 512.

In the present embodiment, the construction of the align structures of hosel 534, wedge-shaped member 518 and sleeve body 542 causes wedge shape Part 518 have two available positions relative to hosel 534, and and cause sleeve body 542 have two relative to The available position of wedge-shaped member 518.Orienting these positions can make shaft angle α and wedge angle β be additivitys.In a reality Apply in example, the part of club is configured to make these angles only be additivity in the X-Y plane of golf clubs 510, so that only Only change the shaft elevation angle of golf clubs 510.Selection shaft angle α, the wedge angle β relevant with the target shaft elevation angle and slotting The value of sheath end plane angle, to provide three or four discrete shafts as golf clubs 510 using single shaft accessory The elevation angle (i.e., it is not necessary to replace any part).

In addition, align structures are positioned in rough alignment on the Z axis of glof club head, the Z axis are along substantially front and back To extension.Therefore, raised and recess is along striking surface 524 and the crash direction rough alignment of golf.Such orientation is excellent Choosing so that from glof club head advance to shaft shock loading be more equally among distributed in hosel part, wedge-shaped member and The part neighbouring with align structures of shaft sleeve.For example, it has been discovered that being the condition of similar size and material Under, the part between hosel align structures of hosel near-end can be made to be more likely to bending along X-axis positioning align structures.

Figure 72 A-D are shown in the bells and whistles of the present embodiment part.In this example, shaft angle α and wedge angle β Value is different, and the end surfaces of hosel 534 are oriented with an angle related to the target shaft elevation angle.Especially, shaft angle α With 1 ° of value, wedge angle β has 2 ° of value, and hosel end face is from the target shaft elevation angle to 1 ° of orientation of vertical direction. Because shaft angle is different with the value of wedge angle, system provides four discrete angle positions, i.e., to horizontal direction 2 ° of first position (Figure 72 A), the second place matched with the target shaft elevation angle (Figure 72 B), to the 3rd of 2 ° of vertical direction Put (Figure 72 C), and to the 4th position (Figure 72 D) of 4 ° of vertical direction.Or, the value of shaft angle and wedge angle can be with It is identical, to provide three discrete angle positions, (that is, four constructions of angle have two has identical accumulated angle The position of degree).

Other example is described below with table 1.Similar to previously described embodiment, wedge-shaped member and sleeve body are matched somebody with somebody Being set to can adjust glof club head in X-Y plane, thus the adjustable shaft elevation angle without influence golf clubs its Its angular nature.In addition, sleeve body and wedge-shaped member are respectively provided with two available positions relative to head.Wedge angle and The value of shaft angle is equal, so that there is two constructions identical to synthesize angle.Specifically, shaft angle and key groove The value of degree is 1 °, and sleeve body and the respective orientation of wedge-shaped member determine that 1 ° of effect is positive or negative (that is, to perpendicular Nogata is to or to horizontal direction).The total angle of each available combination of sleeve body and wedge-shaped member has been illustrated below.As constructed Shown in B and C, although construction is different, sum total is angled identical, so embodiment provides three discrete angle positions, including The target shaft elevation angle, to 2 ° of vertical direction, and to 2 ° of horizontal direction.

Table 1

	A	B	C	D
					Sleeve body	+1°	+1°	-1°	-1°
Wedge-shaped member	+1°	-1°	+1°	-1°
					Hosel	0°	0°	0°	0°
Total angle	+2°	0°	0°	-2°

In another embodiment, wedge-shaped member can be omitted so that sleeve body is bonded directly to golf clubs The hosel of head, so as to provide the adjustable of single angle.In such embodiments, shaft is utilized and previously described shaft The similar shaft sleeve assembly of sleeve assembly is attached to glof club head, but no wedge-shaped member is attached to shaft sleeve group Part.Shaft sleeve assembly includes sleeve body and tension part, and fastener engaging tensioning member draws in hosel with by tension part. However, as tension part is drawn into hosel, sleeve body is forced to abut the proximal end face of hosel rather than wedge-shaped member.

As shown in Figure 62, the golf clubs for having installed preferably includes fastener-holder 580.Using retainer energy Fastener 520 is enough set to be maintained at when not engaged with tension part 544 within head 512.Retainer 580 ensures fastener 520 Will not be come off from head 512 after departing from shaft accessory.Therefore, the process for replacing shaft accessory is greatly simplified.

Mark is preferably provided in head 510, represents orientation of the head relative to shaft.Retouched below with reference to Figure 73 and 74 State the embodiment of mark.Mark 582 is arranged in sleeve body 542, and mark 584 is arranged on wedge-shaped member 518, and at least One mark 586 is arranged in hosel 534.In golf clubs 510, the alignment knot of sleeve body, wedge-shaped member and hosel Structure be located at hosel 534 front and rear surfaces, mark 582,584 and 586 be arranged on hosel with surface and toe surface, rather than setting Or be immediately adjacent to align structures.Also selected marker is quantitatively to describe the construction of head 512, and it is additivity to mark , so that user can determine the bar compared with desired value by increasing the value with the neighbouring mark of the mark 586 of hosel The body elevation angle.For example, the golf clubs 510 for being assembled has rotates 4 ° from the target shaft elevation angle to vertical direction in Figure 73 The shaft elevation angle [for example ,+2 °+(+2 °)] for obtaining, and with being rotated from the target shaft elevation angle to vertical direction in Figure 74 2 ° of shaft elevations angle for obtaining [for example ,+2 °+0 °].Although as indicated, mark need not especially be provided and carried by each corresponding component The angle of confession, it is preferred that being configured to match total construction.

With reference to Figure 75 and 76, the construction that mark is replaced is described.Especially, before marking neighbouring hosel align structures to be arranged at Surface afterwards.In addition it is shown that another construction of hosel mark.Similar to previously described embodiment, the mark of sleeve body 542 The mark 584 of note 582 and wedge-shaped member 518 is quantitative and additivity.The position for marking in the present embodiment provides other Benefit, because being marked when addressing more hidden for the sight line of user.Describe any mark in this can be oriented work as When golf clubs is in any orientation, for example vertically (as shown in Figure 73 and 74), oblique one side (as shown in Figure 58-60), Or be inverted (as shown in Figure 75 and 76), these mark be it is vertical,.Cause to be inverted markers when golf clubs by setting mark Note is vertical, using the teaching of the invention it is possible to provide it is another plus benefit because as golf clubs is inverted, head rotated relative to shaft and/or Being removed and/or being mounted is more likely, so can be easy to read flag during such process.

Include another implementation of the golf clubs of interchangeable club body system of the invention below with reference to Figure 77-81 descriptions Example.Golf clubs 600 generally comprises glof club head 602 and shaft 604, and shaft 604 passes through interchangeable club body system It is attached to glof club head 602.In the illustrated embodiment, glof club head 602 is generally constructed to the Gao Er of ducted body Husband's club head, such as metal die model glof club head, and including：Limit the pole face 606 of batting surface 607；Top 608；Bottom 610；Around the edge 612 that the periphery of head 602 extends between top 608 and bottom 610；Be arranged on head Heel provides the hosel 613 for connecting the structure of shaft 604.

Hosel 613 limits hosel hole 615, and including multiple with the hosel align structures of the form of recess 626, recess 626 positions being spaced apart in the near-end 628 with hosel 613 partially extend through the side wall of hosel 613.Preferably, hosel alignment Structure is spaced apart about 15.0mm to about 20.0mm with the near-end of hosel 613, and more preferably about 17.0mm is to about 18.0mm.Hosel 613 also includes at least one window 630, and window 630 extends fully through the side of the proximal part of hosel 613 Wall, so as to by being previously oriented placement golf clubs, it can be seen that the recessed mark in hosel 613.Window 630 can be with The recess portions of hosel, raceway groove for example as shown, or can be hole, and if desired, window 630 can also include by The insert of transparent material manufacture.As shown, the hosel construction for representing is included on shaft sleeve 614 and wedge-shaped member 616 Mark, it is preferable that only those represent golf clubs 600 accurate construction mark at any given time pass through window 630 is visible.And, when heel lateral (the heel side) of hosel 613 is observed, these marks are only visible.Therefore work as and hold height When golf club 600 addresses, the invisible mark of user.

The interchangeable club body system of the present embodiment is configured to part (for example, shaft sleeve 614, wedge-shaped member 616 and guarantor Holder 618) than above-described embodiment closer to bottom 610.Therefore, the quality of these parts has the height that less rising has been installed The trend of golf club the is nose heave heart.For example, in embodiment, part reduction about 20.5mm causes whole golf clubs The center of gravity reduction about 1.5mm of head.

Interchangeable club body system is typically manufactured using shaft sleeve 614, wedge-shaped member 616 and the autumn of retainer 618, shaft Sleeve 614 is bonded directly to shaft 604, and wedge-shaped member 616 is slidably received on shaft sleeve 614, and retainer 618 It is attached to shaft sleeve 614 and is dimensioned so as to be maintained at wedge-shaped member 618 on shaft sleeve 614.Shaft sleeve 614 is wrapped Shaft hole 620 is included, it has the longitudinal axis, body of the longitudinal axis preferably not with shaft sleeve 614 is coaxial, to work as shaft sleeve 614 be attached to shaft 604 distal end when, the longitudinal axis of shaft sleeve 614 forms shaft angle α relative to the longitudinal axis of shaft 604.Bar Body sleeve includes multiple sleeve align structures, in the form of raised 622, its from the appearance of the distal portions of shaft sleeve 614 towards Outer extension.

The sleeve align structures of the present embodiment are located on shaft sleeve 614 so that they are substantially in the length of shaft sleeve 614 The center of degree.Preferably, sleeve align structures are about the 30% of the length of shaft sleeve 614 apart from the near-end of shaft sleeve 614 To about 60%, preferably about 40% to about 50%.It is controlled on shaft sleeve 614 wedge-shaped member 616 is allowed And in the case of being rotated on shaft sleeve 614, the position of sleeve align structures is selected to provide the sleeve of needs The angle of top and bottom is inclined.By abutment sleeve align structures closer to the distal end of shaft sleeve 614, it places shaft sleeve Rotary shaft gap that the distal end that it reduces shaft sleeve 614 needs and is reduced tight relative to head 602 closer to bottom 610 Rotation of the firmware during adjusting.

The cylinder 632 of wedge-shaped member 616 including tubulose, it has a generally flat end surfaces, end surfaces each other into Wedge angle β, so that end surfaces are nonparallel.In the golf clubs 600 for having installed, the near of wedge-shaped member 616 is arranged at The wedge-shaped align structures engagement sleeve align structures of end surfaces 634, and it is arranged at the wedge shape of the distal surface of wedge-shaped member 616 Align structures engage hosel align structures.Especially, proximal end face 634 includes multiple recesses 638, its engagement shaft sleeve 614 Raised 622, and distal surface 636 includes multiple raised 640, the recess 626 of its engagement hosel 613.Tubular body 632 is limited Portal 642, the size in the hole 642 enables the hole 642 slideably received within the distal portions of shaft sleeve 614 so that wedge shape Part 616 can be with multiple selectable direction and locations on shaft sleeve 614, and raised 622 engage with recess 638.

Retainer 618 is attached to the distal portions of shaft sleeve 614, and the retainer 618 be dimensioned so as to make wedge Shape part 616 is maintained on shaft sleeve 614.For example, the hole of the distal portions insertion wedge-shaped member 616 in shaft sleeve 614 After 642, retainer is attached to the distal end of shaft sleeve 614.The external diameter of retainer 618 is selected so that it is straight more than hole 642 Footpath, so that wedge-shaped member 616 is controlled on shaft sleeve 614 between retainer 618 and raised 622.Preferably, retainer 618 are removably attached to shaft sleeve 614, such as by screw thread interface.

Then fastener 624 engages the distal end of shaft sleeve 614 through the distal portions and flange 644 in hosel hole 615 Part.When fastener 624 is tensed, shaft sleeve 614 is drawn into hosel 613, and it causes shaft sleeve 614 effectively to abut wedge Shape part 616, and then cause wedge-shaped member 616 effectively to abut the part including hosel align structures of hosel 613.It is preferred that Ground, fastener 624 includes head 625, its supporting surface for including bending, and the supporting surface is handed over the curved surface of packing ring 648 Boundary, as illustrated, and be above explained in greater detail, refer to previous embodiment.

Preferably, also including fastener-holder 646, so that in fastener 624, from after the disengaging of shaft sleeve, fastener is still It is maintained in head 602.Retainer 646 is located on the bar of fastener 624 so that flange 644 is between retainer 646 and fastener Between 624 heads.Being dimensioned so as to of retainer 646 prevents threaded bar from not using the significant power just to slip over retainer 646 hole.

In another embodiment, as shown in Figure 81, hosel align structures are constructed in aligning parts 662, aligning parts 662 are formed separately with the glof club head 660 of casting, then for example pass through melting welding, solder brazing or make to be adhesively bonded to Head.It is such to construct the construction that can be used to simplify golf clubs hosel, especially for formation hosel align structures.It is right Quasi-component 662 is general tube shape part, and it includes multiple recesses 664, and the size and dimension of the multiple recess 664 is formed to Align structures enough on supplement shaft sleeve.Recess 664 preferably extends through whole side walls of aligning parts 662, right to simplify The manufacture of quasi-component and glof club head.However, if it is desired to aligning parts 662 is bonded or welded by other surface region To head 660, then recess can be configured to only partially extend side wall.

The optional hosel construction in the head of golf clubs 600 is can be included in below with reference to Figure 82 descriptions.Shown In embodiment, glof club head 670 is constructed using the club head body 675 for receiving hosel pipe 672.Hosel pipe 672 be one be separately formed relative to rod head noumenon 675 after be re-incorporated into the part of rod head noumenon 675, such as by melting welding, hard Soldering or bonding and hosel pipe is attached to rod head noumenon.Because hosel pipe 672 is configured to separate part, so it can be used Simplified manufacturing technology and device are constructed, while still making the precision for being configured to meet interchangeable club body system of structure. Additionally, so single pipe construction allows the part to be made up of the material different from the material of rod head noumenon 675.For example, by having The hosel pipe of the material of low-density, such as aluminium construction can be used for the quality of the heel for reducing the glof club head.Or, insert Sheath can be constructed by high density material, to increase the quality of the heel of glof club head.As another optional mode, The part of hosel pipe can be made up of the material of different densities to change the position of centre of gravity of hosel pipe as needed, and such as low-density is near End part and high density distal portions, so as to hosel can be reduced after hosel pipe is arranged in the club head body The center of gravity of pipe.

Hosel pipe 672 is the tube-like piece for limiting hosel hole 674, and the hosel hole 674 includes proximal part 676, distal end Part 678 and flange 680, the size and dimension of the proximal part are formed to receive shaft sleeve, the distal portions Shape and size be formed to receive fastener, the flange is between proximal part and distal portions.Hosel pipe 672 The proximal part include fitting flange 682, the fitting flange 682 around hosel pipe circumference extend, and provide and head The surface that the complementary top of body 675/heel fitting surface is abutted.In the present embodiment, fitting flange 682 is with irregular shape structure Make, be attached to the top 671 of club head body 675 so as to it, and positioned at the heel of club head body 675 Substantial mid-portion.Fitting flange 682 extends with declining in the heel so that the proximal part of hosel pipe 672 is configured to Limit window 684.

Hosel align structures with recess 686 as form are arranged in the proximal part 678 in hosel hole 674.The hosel Align structures are generally positioned near window 684, and are spaced along the longitudinal between the near-end and flange 680 of hosel pipe 672, and And, the hosel align structures have the structure roughly the same with the hosel align structures of the hosel 613 of glof club head 602 Make.

Hosel pipe 672 extends substantially between the top 671 and bottom 673 of glof club head 670, and at top 671 With club head body 675 is adhered at bottom 673.Especially, hosel pipe 672 is attached to top/heel dress in near-end Portion's fitting flange 688 on earth is combined with face and in distal end.The top/heel fitting surface provide the fitting surface of irregular shape with It is connected with fitting flange 682 as previously described.Bottom fitting flange 688 is the tubular portion of bottom 673, and the bottom provides cylinder Shape inner surface, the cylindrical form interior surface abut and be attached to hosel pipe distal portions cylindrical outer surface.

The optional construction of the glof club head of Figure 22 is described below with reference to Figure 83.Especially, glof club head 700 are constructed using single hosel pipe 702 and rod head noumenon 704.Similar to previous embodiment, single hosel pipe 702 can For changing the characteristic of hosel and/or simplifying the manufacture of head 700.In the present embodiment, hosel align structures (such as recess 705) near-end of hosel pipe 702 is arranged on, and window is not provided with hosel pipe 702.Therefore, hosel pipe 702 includes assembling Flange 706, the fitting flange abuts the top fitting surface of general planar and the rod head noumenon 704 of annular.Rod head noumenon 704 is also Including top fitting flange 707, the top fitting flange is the top 709 of rod head noumenon 704 with cylindrical form interior surface Tubular portion, the cylindrical form interior surface is abutted and is attached to the cylindrical outer surface of hosel proximal part.Bottom fitting flange 708 is the tubular portion with cylindrical form interior surface of the bottom 710 of rod head noumenon 704, and the cylindrical form interior surface is abutted simultaneously It is attached to the cylindrical outer surface of hosel distal portions.If desired, the friendship between hosel pipe 702 and top fitting flange 707 Interface between interface and/or hosel pipe 702 and bottom fitting flange 708 can be screw thread, so that hosel pipe 702 is screwed in In rod head noumenon 704.Alternatively, or in addition, for hosel pipe is screwed in rod head noumenon, can be by the melting welding of hosel pipe, hard pricker Weld or be adhered on rod head noumenon.

Can be used to replace the shaft sleeve assembly of the shaft sleeve 614 in Figure 77 embodiments below with reference to Figure 84-85 descriptions 720.In some cases, golf ball bar body is configured with the particular characteristics based on predetermined orientation.In other cases, The shape need that the handle of golf clubs is configured to has certain orientation relative to the remainder of golf clubs.Especially Ground, some grip structures have convex ridge or registration mark, and these are held and are installed with specific orientation, to be held in user When aligned for user provides.Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a kind of system：The system no matter interchangeable club body system construction such as What allows for handle and/or shaft with predetermined orientation for place.Shaft sleeve assembly 720 is configured to make the bag having installed The direction of the mid-club of golf club body and handle that include interchangeable club body system of the invention can change relative to head, without With the construction for changing interchangeable club body system.

In the present embodiment, the shaft sleeve of one is replaced by the shaft sleeve assembly 720 of golf clubs 600, its The 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of remaining part part keeps constant.Therefore, the reference for being used in same parts still keeps constant.Shaft sleeve Component 720 includes sleeve body 724, shaft adapter 726 and locking piece 728.Sleeve body 724 is combined by fastener 624 To head 602.Sleeve body 724 includes sleeve align structures (such as raised 730), and the sleeve align structures are in the height for having installed The wedge-shaped align structures (such as recess 638) of engaged wedge part 616 in golf club.Sleeve body 724 includes adapter hole 732, the adapter hole is configured to accommodate a part for shaft adapter 726 and in connection.

Shaft adapter 726 includes sleeve part 734 and protuberance 736.Sleeve part 734 is generally tubular part, for connecing Receive the distal portions of golf ball bar body.The length and diameter of sleeve part 734 are selected to provide enough surface areas by shaft It is adhered to shaft adapter 726.Protuberance 736 extends from the distal end of sleeve part 734, is generally constructed to and the spiral shell of adapter hole 732 The threaded post of line ground engagement.Locking piece 728 is nut, and the nut is spun on protuberance 736 so that the nut is between sleeve part Between 734 and sleeve body 724.

The shaft including shaft sleeve assembly 720 of golf clubs can be by rotating shaft in sleeve body 724 Adapter 726 and orient on demand.Then, in the case where shaft adapter 726 is kept in a desired direction, in sleeve sheet Body 724 tightens solid locking piece 728.The locking piece 728 for having fastened prevents shaft adapter 726 from being rotated relative to sleeve body 724, So as to shaft is locked in certain orientation.

Obviously, illustrative embodiment disclosed herein of the invention is realized in purpose mentioned above, it should be appreciated that this area Technical staff can design many deformations and other embodiments can be by.Feature from one embodiment can be incorporated into it Its embodiment.Therefore, it is noted that, appended claims be intended to covering it is all fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention this A little deformations and embodiment.

It is September in 2009 16 days, the portion of U.S. Patent application No.12/560,931 now undetermined the applying date that the application is Point continuation application, this application No.12/560,931 be December 18, present Patent No. 7,878,921 in 2007 applying date U.S. Patent application No.11/958,412 part continuation application, and be the applying date on June 29th, 2009, treat now Fixed U.S. Patent application No.12/493,517 part continuation application, this application No.12/493,517 be 2008 the applying date On December 17, in, the U.S. Patent application No.12/336 of present Patent No. 7.874,934,748 part continuation application should It is January 31, the U.S. Patent application of present Patent No. 7,699,717 in 2008 applying date that application No.12/336,748 is No.12/023,402 part continuation application, contents of these applications is by reference to integrating with herein.

Claims (7)

1. a kind of golf clubs, including：

Glof club head, including hosel, the hosel limit hosel hole；

Elongated shaft；

Shaft sleeve assembly, including sleeve body, shaft adapter and locking piece, the shaft adapter are rotatably coupled to Sleeve body is simultaneously fixedly joined to the distal portions of shaft, and the locking piece locks shaft adapter relative to sleeve body Orientation；With

Fastener, head is detachably coupled to by the sleeve body, the sleeve body is at least partially situated at hosel In hole.

2. golf clubs as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the sleeve body includes screwed hole, and the screwed hole is received It is included in the threaded bosses on shaft adapter.

3. golf clubs as claimed in claim 2, wherein, the locking piece is nut, and the nut is received in described In threaded bosses and between sleeve body and shaft adapter.

4. golf clubs as claimed in claim 1, also including wedge-shaped member, the wedge-shaped member includes multiple wedge shape alignments Structure, the wedge-shaped member is between sleeve body and hosel pipe, and the wedge-shaped member is provided in sleeve body and inserted Wedge angle between sheath.

5. golf clubs as claimed in claim 4, wherein, the value of the wedge angle is less than 5 °.

6. golf clubs as claimed in claim 4, wherein, at least a portion of the shaft adapter is relative to sleeve sheet Body is angled so that shaft is relative to sleeve body into shaft angle.

7. golf clubs as claimed in claim 6, wherein, the value of the shaft angle is different from the wedge angle Value.