CN103930173B

CN103930173B - With the glof club head for strengthening face portion or other batting equipment

Info

Publication number: CN103930173B
Application number: CN201180074238.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: J.斯奈德; R.博伊德; 川口洋; J.S.托马斯; R.J.桑德; R.S.瓦林
Original assignee: Nike Innovation LP
Current assignee: Nike Innovation LP
Priority date: 2011-08-17
Filing date: 2011-08-17
Publication date: 2017-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-17
Also published as: JP2014521484A; CN103930173A; EP2744577A1; WO2013025212A1

Abstract

A kind of ball striking device, such as glof club head（102）, with the pole face including being configured to batting（110）And it is connected to the body of pole face（108）Head, the body is applied to be connected to shaft at its heel（104）.Pole face has thickening (130), and it includes the taper region of ring-type（132B）, the taper region is in top or inner boundary（133）With bottom or external boundary（134）Between it is tapered on thickness, and surround the riser region defined by coboundary（136A）.Top and/or lower boundary, which are limited, has two salient angles（137）Shape, each of which have include the external margin of evagination profile（137A、137B）, and the coupling part extended between salient angle（138）So that the coupling part is by two external margins extending between the external margin of salient angle（138A、138B）Limit, wherein at least one of the external margin of coupling part has the exterior contour of indent.

Description

With the glof club head for strengthening face portion or other batting equipment

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to ball striking device, such as golf clubs and glof club head, and it is in its ball striking face It is upper that there is reinforcement or thickening.Some aspects of the present invention are related to including extended back from the inner surface of pole face one or many The glof club head of individual reinforcement members.

Background technology

Being transmitted by golf clubs or other ball striking devices also can be with contact position club face to the energy of ball and speed It is flexible related or at least partly related, and can be used referred to as " recovery factor "（Or " COR "）Measurement express.Golf clubs The maximum COR of head is currently limited to 0.83 by USGA.Generally, there are club head other regions relative to pole face to have highest sound The region (such as with highest COR) is answered, maximum energy and speed are assigned ball by it, and the region is usually located in pole face At the heart or near it.In one example, the highest response region, which can have, is equal to general USGA limitations（For example, being currently 0.83）COR values.But, it is many because glof club head is usually designed to contact ball near pole face center or its The off-center hits of existing golf clubs can cause to transmit to the less energy of ball, reduce the distance of batting.

Flexure performance of the other parts of ball striking face and/or head in shock can influence to transmit to the energy of ball and speed The rotation of the flying distance of ball and imparting ball after degree, shock, and other factors.

It is accordingly, there are deformation and sound of the other parts for changing and/or improving ball striking face and/or head in shock The need for answering.Ball can also influence whole factors or some of them from the flexure performance in shock.Ball is excessive in shock Deformation can cause energy loss, such as in the form of heat.

Some features of pole face and/or head in shock also can produce influence to the deformation of ball.Accordingly, there exist to batting The need for head provides the generation deformation that ball is varied by and/or improved in the shock with the ball striking face of head performance.

At least some in the problem of present apparatus and method are provided for solving above-mentioned and other the problem of, and be used for Offer is not provided the advantage that and aspect by the ball striking device of the type of prior art, on feature and advantage of the invention Complete description is postponed to detailed description part hereinafter, and it is carried out by referring to accompanying drawing.

The content of the invention

The general introduction of the aspect of the disclosure is hereinafter provided, to provide the basic understanding on the present invention.The general introduction is simultaneously The detailed summary of non-invention, it is not intended to determine the crucial or decisive element of the present invention, or sketches the contours of the model of the present invention Enclose.General introduction hereinafter only illustrates some concepts of the present invention with the general form of the preamble hereinafter described more in detail.

The aspect of the present invention is related to the ball striking device of such as golf clubs, its have the pole face that includes being configured to batting and It is connected to the head of the pole face and the body extended back from the pole face.The various example arrangements of pole face described herein include The thickening of the jut extended internally from the inner surface of pole face is formed, the thickening includes ring-type taper region, should Thickness is tapered between boundary and lower boundary on top for taper region, and surrounds the riser region defined by coboundary.Coboundary is with At least one in border limits a shape, and the shape first including the first external margin with evagination exterior contour is convex Angle, the second salient angle of the second external margin with evagination exterior contour and extend between the first salient angle and the second salient angle Coupling part so that the coupling part is by the 3rd external margin that extends between the first external margin and the second external margin Limited with the 4th external margin.At least one in 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin has indent exterior contour. In one embodiment, both there is indent exterior contour in the 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin.In another embodiment In, only one has indent exterior contour, and the side with indent exterior contour in the 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin Edge can be top edge and the bottom margin of coupling part.

According on one side, at least a portion of riser region has substantially invariable thickness.Exemplarily, riser region Can be or the whole region that is included in the coboundary of the ring-type taper region on there is the platform of substantially invariable thickness Region.As another example, riser region can be multistage, and including first with substantially invariable first face thickness Land regions, the second land regions with substantially invariable second face thickness, and it is flat in the first land regions and second The taper region extended between platform region.

According on the other hand, body also includes the raceway groove caved inward, at least a portion of the raceway groove across the bar bottom of body Extend and spaced rearward from the bottom margin of pole face.The raceway groove may include the two of the bottom margin extension for being basically parallel to pole face Individual boundary edge, and two walls extended internally from boundary edge, to form the groove of the depression with curved profile.

According on the other hand, thickening also includes the second ring-type taper region, and the second ring-type taper region is second It is tapered on thickness between coboundary and the second lower boundary, and the ring-type taper region and riser region are surrounded completely.This is thickened Part may also include the annular platform region with substantially constant thickness, and the annular platform region is in ring-type taper region and second Extend between ring-type taper region.In one embodiment, at least one in the second coboundary and lower boundary limits a shape, The shape is included with the 3rd salient angle of the 5th external margin, the 4th salient angle with the 6th external margin and described the The second connecting portion extended between three salient angles and the 4th salient angle point, the 5th external margin has the outer wheels of evagination Exterior feature, and the 6th external margin has the exterior contour of evagination so that the second connecting portion point is by the 5th external margin And the 6th the 7th external margin extended between external margin and the 8th external margin limit.Outside 7th external margin and the 8th At least one in edge has indent exterior contour.

According to another aspect, the shape limited by coboundary or lower boundary is elongated, to have maximum along first axle Size, and the first and second salient angles edge is bigger compared with coupling part or wider perpendicular or transverse to the first axially direction.Change one Saying is planted, the first salient angle has the first size along the second axis perpendicular to first axle, and the second salient angle has along the second axle Second size of line, and coupling part has the 3rd size along second axis, the 3rd size is less than first size and second Size.

According to additional aspect, pole face is formed as the part of face member, and it can have cup-shaped pole face construction or L- shapes Construction.In cup-shaped pole face construction, face member includes pole face and multiple walls extended back from the perimeter edge of pole face, and institute Body is stated by one or more body member at least part landform for being connected to the wall and being extended back from the face member Into.In L-shape configuration, face member includes pole face and the wall that is extended back from the bottom margin of pole face, and the body by It is connected to wall and is connected to the perimeter edge of pole face and the one or more body members at least portion extended back from face member Ground is divided to be formed.

The additional aspect of the present invention is related to the batting equipment of such as golf clubs, and it has head, and the head includes matching somebody with somebody It is set to the pole face of batting and is connected to the pole face and the body extended back from pole face.Pole face has riser region, the rise area Domain is from inner surface projection and with the thickness of peripheral part increase relative to pole face.Riser region is by outwards thick from riser region The ring-type taper region that degree reduces completely or at least partially is surrounded so that riser region has the internal edges by taper region The perimeter edge that edge is limited.The perimeter edge of riser region limits a shape, and the shape, which includes having, includes evagination exterior contour The first salient angle of the first external margin, the second salient angle with the second external margin including evagination exterior contour and The coupling part extended between one salient angle and the second salient angle.Coupling part is by between the first external margin and the second external margin The 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin of extension are limited, and at least one in the 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin With indent exterior contour.In one embodiment, both have in the 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin outside indent Contouring.In another embodiment, only one has indent exterior contour, and tool in the 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin The edge for having indent exterior contour can be top edge and the bottom margin of coupling part.These aspects and embodiment may include The arbitrarily additional aspect and embodiment stated.

Other aspects of the present invention are related to the batting equipment of such as golf clubs, and it has head, and the head includes matching somebody with somebody The pole face that is set to batting and the body for being connected to the pole face and extended back from pole face.Pole face has riser region, the rise area Domain is from inner surface projection and with the thickness of peripheral part increase relative to pole face.Riser region is by outwards thick from riser region The ring-type taper region that degree reduces completely or at least partially is surrounded so that riser region has the internal edges by taper region The perimeter edge that edge is limited.The perimeter edge of riser region limits a shape, and this is shaped as elongated to have along first axle Full-size, and the shape includes the firstth area of the increase with the first size along the second axis perpendicular to first axle Domain, the second area of increase with the second size along second axis and connection first area and second area are narrowed Coupling part.

The coupling part has the 3rd size along second axis, and the 3rd size is less than first size and the second size. In one embodiment, first axle can be angled on horizontal direction, and the horizontal direction can be by the bar bottom of body and/or head Head inclination angle（lie angle）Limit.The angle can up to about 18 °, or up to about 15 °.In another embodiment, connect Part can have the top edge extended between the first and second increase regions and bottom margin, and wherein described top edge There is curved profile with least one in the bottom margin.These aspects and embodiment may include above-mentioned arbitrarily additional Aspect and embodiment.

Other aspects in addition of the present invention are related to ball striking device, such as golf clubs, and it has head, the head bag Include face member and body, face member include being configured to the pole face batted with its outer surface and bottom margin from pole face to The wall extended afterwards, and body formed by least one body member for being connected to pole face and being extended back from pole face.Pole face has The inner surface relative with outer surface and riser region, the riser region from inner surface projection and with relative to pole face periphery Divide the thickness of increase.At least one body member is connected to wall, and around the perimeter edge of pole face so that wall formation body The part at bar bottom, and face member and at least one body member limit internal cavities together.

According on one side, riser region is fully encased by the ring-type taper region reduced from the outside thickness in riser region. In one embodiment, riser region has the perimeter edge limited by the inward flange of ring-type taper region, perimeter edge limit A fixed shape, the shape includes the first salient angle with the first external margin for including evagination exterior contour, with including evagination Second salient angle of the second external margin of exterior contour and the coupling part extended between the first salient angle and the second salient angle. In the construction, coupling part by the 3rd external margin extended between the first external margin and the second external margin and the 4th outside Portion is edge limited, and at least one in the 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin has indent exterior contour.In another reality Apply in example, riser region has the perimeter edge limited by the internal edge of ring-type taper region, and perimeter edge limits a shape Shape, the shape is elongated with the full-size along first axle.In this configuration, the shape of riser region includes having Along the first area of the increase of the first size of the second axis perpendicular to first axle, with the second size along second axis Increase second area and connection first area and second area narrowed coupling part, wherein coupling part has Along the 3rd size of second axis, the 3rd size is less than first size and the second size.

According on the other hand, wherein glof club head is wood-type golf head（Including bar or the alley of kicking off Rod）Or mixed type glof club head, internal cavities can fully encase by face member and at least one body member. If glof club head is iron type head, what internal cavities can be open at least part.

Other aspects of the present invention are related to golf clubs, and it includes glof club head as described above and is connected to The shaft of head.Other aspects are related to one group of golf clubs, and it includes multiple clubs according to above-mentioned aspect, and may include At least one wood-type club and/or at least one iron type club.

Other feature and advantage of the present invention will be obvious from the description below with reference to accompanying drawing.

Brief description of the drawings

In order to allow the more complete understanding to the present invention, it will be described with reference to the drawings by way of example, its In：

Fig. 1 is the front view of one embodiment of the head of ball striking device according to aspects of the present invention, and the head is wood Bar type golf club head；

Fig. 2 is the side view of Fig. 1 head；

Fig. 3 is the top view of Fig. 1 head；

Fig. 4 is the upward view of Fig. 1 head；

Fig. 5 is the front view of ball striking device one embodiment according to aspects of the present invention, and it includes Fig. 1 head, should Ball striking device is wood-type golf bar；

Fig. 6 is the rearview of the pole face of Fig. 1 head；

Fig. 6 A are the amplification rearviews of the thickening of Fig. 6 pole face；

Fig. 7 is the sectional view along Fig. 6 7-7 lines interception；

Fig. 8 is the sectional view along Fig. 6 8-8 lines interception；

Fig. 9 is the rearview of another embodiment of the pole face of the head of ball striking device according to aspects of the present invention；

Figure 10 is the sectional view along Fig. 9 10-10 lines interception；

Figure 11 is the sectional view along Fig. 9 11-11 lines interception；

Figure 12 is the front view of one embodiment of the head of ball striking device according to aspects of the present invention, and it includes Fig. 9 Pole face；

Figure 13 is the bottom perspective view of Figure 12 head；

Figure 14 is the sectional view along Figure 13 14-14 lines interception.

Figure 15 is another embodiment of the pole face of the head of ball striking device；

Figure 16 is the sectional view along Figure 15 16-16 lines interception；

Figure 17 is the sectional view along Figure 15 17-17 lines interception；

Figure 18 is the front view of another embodiment of the head of ball striking device according to aspects of the present invention, and the head is mixed Close glof club head；

Figure 19 is the top view of Figure 18 head；

Figure 19 A are the sectional views along Figure 19 19A-19A lines interception；

Figure 20 is the side view of Figure 18 head；

Figure 21 is the bottom perspective view of Figure 18 head；

Figure 22 is the rearview of the pole face of Figure 18 head；

Figure 23 is the sectional view along Figure 22 23-23 lines interception；

Figure 24 is the sectional view along Figure 22 24-24 lines interception；

Figure 25 is the front view of another embodiment of the head of ball striking device according to aspects of the present invention, and the head is ball Road rod type golf club head；

Figure 26 is the top view of Figure 25 head；

Figure 26 A are the sectional views along Figure 26 26A-26A lines interception.

Figure 27 is the side view of Figure 25 head；

Figure 28 is the bottom perspective view of Figure 25 head；

Figure 29 is the rearview of the pole face of Figure 25 head；

Figure 30 is the sectional view along Figure 25 30-30 lines interception；

Figure 31 is the sectional view along Figure 25 31-31 lines interception；

Figure 32 is the front view of another embodiment of the head of ball striking device according to aspects of the present invention, and the head is iron Bar type golf club head；

Figure 33 is the sectional view along Figure 32 33-33 lines interception；

Figure 34 is the sectional view along Figure 32 34-34 lines interception；

Figure 35 is the rearview of Figure 32 head；With

Figure 36 is the side view of Figure 32 head.

Embodiment

Hereinafter in the description of each example arrangement according to the present invention, referring to the drawings, the accompanying drawing is constituted A part herein, and be wherein illustrated by way of example and can implement each exemplary dress of the aspect of the present invention wherein Put, system and environment.It should be understood that other specific arrangements of part, example devices, system and environment can also be used, and it can enter Row structure and functional modification are without departing from the scope of the present invention.Herein, although in this manual using term " top Portion ", " bottom ", " front portion ", " rear portion ", " side, " back ", " main ", " secondary "）Etc. come describe the present invention each example Property feature and element, the term merely for convenience the reason for, and exemplarily based on the exemplary orientation shown in accompanying drawing Or the orientation in.In addition, " multiple " Any Digits of the sign more than one of term used herein, it as needed may be used It is separation or united, until infinite.Any part is interpreted as needing the three-dimensional of specific mechanism during should not this be illustrated It is orientated to fall into the scope of the present disclosure.Moreover, reader should be advised that know be not necessarily in the accompanying drawing it is drawn to scale.

Following term is used in the explanation, is clearly unexpected, the term unless otherwise indicated or from background Implication with following offer.

" ball striking device " is referred to constructing and is related to for batting or the like body（Such as ice hockey）Any device.Remove Generally include " the batting head " that will be described in more detail below outside, the example of " ball striking device " includes but do not limited In：Golf clubs, push rod, croquet ball mallet, polo mallet, baseball or softball bats, cricket racket, tennis racket, racket, Bandy stick, ice hockey club, etc..

" batting head " refers to the part that " ball striking device " includes, and with ball striking device designed for contact in use Ball（Or other objects）Part it is close together（Alternatively surround the part）.In such as many golf clubs and push rod In some examples, batting head can be that and it can be in some manner from any shaft or the separate and distinct component of handle members It is attached to shaft or lever.

The part for the ball striking device that term " shaft " is held including the use of person in the brandishing of ball striking device（If there is Words）.

" overall combination technology " refer to being used for by the engagement of two parts so as to described two parts effectively become it is single, The technology of overall part, it includes but is not limited to, and adhesive bond, bonding, welding, brazing, fine weldering etc. are irrecoverable to be connect Conjunction technology.In the joint portion that many is formed by " overall combination technology ", it is impossible to completed in the case of no structural failure With reference to part separation.

" transverse direction " is not restricted to the transversal of vertical or overall vertical, but broadly refers to various angled transversal.

" about " +/- 10% variation including described nominal value or error.

" substantially invariable thickness " is included in +/- 5% variation of average thickness or error in related whole region.

" ring-type " refers to tubular shape, but does not imply that the shape or profile of any specific, circle, ellipse etc..

Term " thickness " or " face thickness " are referred in batting surface when being used with reference to ball striking device described herein The distance between with the inner surface of pole face.Thickness is generally point and corresponding pole face on the inner surface of pole face or outer surface Outer surface or inner surface on the distance between hithermost point, and can be perpendicular to inner surface or outer surface at the reference point Measure.

Generally, aspect of the invention is related to ball striking device, such as glof club head, golf clubs, putter head, Push rod etc..Batting head and batting surface may include according to the ball striking device of at least some examples of the present invention.In Gao Er In the situation of husband's club, batting surface can form the surface of substantially flat on a face of batting head, but can provide Radian（For example, " expansion（bulge）" or " protuberance（roll）" feature）.Some of the present invention more specifically aspects are related to rod class Type golf clubs and glof club head, including bar of kicking off, Fairway Woods, mixed type club etc., but the aspect of the present invention Other kinds of golf clubs or other ball striking devices can be used for according to wish.

According to various aspects of the invention, ball striking device can be formed by the one or more in multiple material, such as metal （Including metal alloy）, ceramics, polymer, composite, fibre reinforced composites and timber, and device can be with a variety of constructions In a kind of formation, without departing from the present invention, in one embodiment, some or all components of head（Including pole face and bar At least a portion of the body of head）It is made up of metal material.It should be understood that head may also include what is be made up of several different materials Component.In addition, component can be formed by a variety of forming methods.For example,（Such as titanium, aluminium, titanium alloy, aluminium alloy, steel（It is such as stainless Steel）Deng）Hardware can be formed by forging, molding, casting, punching press, machining, and/or other known technology.Another In one example, such as the composite element of carbon fiber-polymer composites can pass through a variety of composites processing technologies Manufacture, the technology such as prepreg processing, the technology based on powder, molding infiltration, and/or other known technology.

Each accompanying drawing in this application shows the ball striking device and its partial example according to the present invention.When identical is attached Icon note is when appearing in unnecessary width accompanying drawing, and the reference is consistently used in the specification and drawings, with through Point to same or analogous part in ground.

It is related to golf club head structure, including wood-type height according at least some examples of the ball striking device of the present invention Golf club, including bar of kicking off.Such device may include one piece construction or multi-piece construction.Hereinafter in conjunction with Fig. 1- 8 describe the example arrangement of the ball striking device according to the present invention, and will generally use reference " 100 " to refer to it.

Fig. 1-5 shown and kicked off bar for golf according at least some examples the, form of the present invention（driver）Hit The example of ball device 100.As shown in FIG. 1, ball striking device 100 includes batting head 102, and is connected to the batting pole First 102 and the shaft 104 that extends from it.The batting head 102 of Fig. 1-5 ball striking device 100, which has, is connected to body 108 Pole face 1, wherein bar neck 109 extend from it.Any desired bar neck and/or head/shaft attachment structure can be used, without carrying on the back From the present invention, this includes traditional bar neck or other heads/shaft attachment structure for being known in the art and using, or such as Be on the date on May 10th, 2005, signature be Bruce D.Burrows United States Patent (USP) carry on July 6th, 6,890,269,2007 Hand over, the U.S. Patent application that signature is John Thomas Stites etc. is submitted, signed on July 6th, 2009/0011848,2007 To submit in John Thomas Stites etc. U.S. Patent application 2009/0011849, on July 6th, 2007, signature is John Thomas Stites etc. U.S. Patent application 2009/0011850, and August in 2007 is submitted on the 28th, signature is John Show and describe in Thomas Stites etc. U.S. Patent application 2009/0062029 adjustable, disengagable, and/or can Bar neck or head/shaft attachment structure are changed, the patent and patent application are herein incorporated in full by reference.

It is the overall heel 120 with top 116, bottom or bar bottom 118, close to bar neck 109 of head 102, remote for quoting Toe 122, front portion 124 and rear portion or back 126 from bar neck 109.The shape and design of head 102 can by device 100 meaning The purposes of figure is partly determined.Figure 1 illustrates club 100 in, head 102 have relatively large volume（Because club head 100 are designed to be used as kick off bar or wood-type club）, it is intended to hit ball exactly over long distances.In other application, When such as different types of golf clubs, head is designed to be of different sizes and constructed.When being configured to out During club, club head can have at least 400cc volume, and in some structures, at least 450cc or even 460cc volume. Other of other club heads suitably sized can easily be determined by this area metal personnel.

In the embodiment shown in figs. 1-5, head 102 has the hollow structure for limiting internal cavities 106（For example, by Pole face 112 and body 108 are limited）.Therefore, head 102 is defined in inner surface therein with multiple.In one embodiment In, hollow centre inner chamber 106 can be filled by air.But, in other embodiments, its of such as foam can be used in head 102 He fills at material.In other embodiment in addition, the solid material section of head occupies the major part of volume, and head can have There is less cavity or do not have cavity completely.It should be understood that internal cavities 106 may not be to be enclosed completely in certain embodiments Firmly.

Pole face 12 is located at anterior the 124 of head 102, and with batting surface 110 disposed thereon.Batting surface 110 It is configured to face ball in use, and suitable for being moved in device 100（When such as brandishing）When impact ball.As illustrated, batting table Face 110 mutually occupies the major part of pole face 112.For reference purposes, pole face 112 is close to top pole face edge 113 and heel bar The part at face edge 117 is referred to as " upper heel area "；Pole face 112 is close to top pole face edge 113 and toe pole face edge 119 Part is referred to as " upper toe area "；Pole face 112 by the part through bottom margin 115 and heel pole face edge 117 be referred to as " under Heel area "；It is referred to as " lower toe region close to the part at bottom pole face edge 115 and toe pole face edge 119 with pole face 112 Domain ".Conceptive, the region can be considered four subregions with roughly equal size（quadrant）（And/or from pole face Four subregions that 112 geometric center is extended）, but necessarily there is symmetrical size.Pole face 112 can be along top to bottom Direction and/or heel to the direction of toe have some radians（For example, expansion or raised features）, as is known in the art and Common.In other embodiments, surface 110 can occupy the different proportion of pole face 1, or body 108 have it is disposed thereon many Individual batting surface 110.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-8, ball striking face 110 is tilted slightly（That is, with loft （loft angle））, to assign rising and rotation that ball 106 needs in square stance.In other embodiments, batting surface 110 Can have different inclinations or loft, to influence the track of ball 106.In addition, pole face 112 can have in certain embodiments One or more internal or external inserts.

It should be understood that pole face 112, body 108, and/or bar neck 109 are formed as single part, or it is bound to together independent Part.In one embodiment, pole face 12 is formed by face member 128, and it has institute in cup-shaped pole face structure, such as Fig. 6-8 Show, wherein one or more walls 125 are from the transverse direction of edge 127 on interior pole face surface 111 and extend back.Body 108 can be formed To pass through overall combination technology（Such as weld, bond or adhesive combination）It is bound to discrete one of the wall 125 of cup-shaped pole face Individual part or multiple.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-8, body 108 is at least partially formed by body member 129, and it connects The wall 125 of face member 128 is connected to, and is extended back from face member 128.Other, which can also be used, is used for reference to the part Other known technologies, including many Mechanical bonding techniques, such as disengagable mechanical splicing techniques.If needing, bar neck 109 can be whole The bodily form turns into a part for cup-shaped face component 128.

Ball striking device 100 may include to connect or be otherwise joined to the shaft 104 of batting head 102, such as Fig. 5 signals Shown in property ground.Shaft 104 is suitable to be grasped by user, bats 106 to brandish ball striking device 100.Shaft 104 is formed as connection To the separation part of head 102, the connection is as shown in Figure 5 and as described above such as by being connected to bar neck 109. In other exemplary embodiments, at least a portion shaft 104 can be and the integral part of head 102, and/or head 102 can not Including bar neck 109 or it may include inner shaft neck structure.It is contemplated that other embodiment in addition, without departing from the scope of the present invention. Shaft 104 can be from the one or more construction in multiple material, and this includes metal, ceramics, polymer, composite or timber. In some exemplary embodiments, shaft 104 or at least one part can be made up of metal, such as stainless steel, or composite Constitute, such as carbon graphite fiber-polymer composite.However, it is contemplated that shaft 104 can be made up of different materials, without Away from the scope of the present invention, this includes the traditional material for being known in the art and using.

Generally, the head 102 of ball striking face device 100 have it is one or more thicken face portion, it is from pole face 112 Inner surface 111 extend back, and form one or more juts on the inner surface 111 of pole face.Thicken face portion to The peripheral region or part of pole face 112 provide increased rigidity, and can therefore be considered composition reinforcement members.Fig. 1-36 is shown Ball striking device 200,300,400,500 and ball striking face 212, each embodiment of 212', 312,412,512, it includes having The different pole face constructions of the thickening of different configuration.Each in these constructions is used as ball striking device（Such as The ball striking device 100 shown in Fig. 1-5）Pole face 112, or be used as ball striking device within the scope of this invention it is various its He is constructed, and its additional example is shown here at.By the similar reference for describing the pole face 112 in Fig. 1-8, make With the different series of accompanying drawing list notation（For example, 1xx, 2xx, 3xx etc.）Come quote hereafter described in pole face 112 and pole face 212 Deng shared feature.

The part of the thickening of each embodiment limited herein should（It is one or more）The part of thickening is limited Part can have a shape, and the shape can be elongated and can be ellipse or half elliptic, many salient angles or overall peanut or kidney Dirty shape.In one embodiment, thickening or its part that can be limited include external margin, and the external margin limits a shape Shape, the shape includes two salient angles and the coupling part extended between salient angle, and wherein external margin has evagination outer wheels Exterior feature, and coupling part make it that the coupling part is limited by the external margin extended between the external margin of salient angle, wherein connecting At least one of partial external margin has the exterior contour of indent.If the only one external margin of coupling part is indent , then the shape formed can be the shape of referred to as kidney-shaped thickening.Exemplarily, the thickening tool shown in Fig. 1-8 If have limit renal portion or the stem portion that is limited by renal portion, including at least two raised portion 136A-B that can be limited with And at least two tapered portion 132B-C that can be limited.If two external margins of coupling part are all indents, formed Shape can for referred to as peanut shape thickening shape.Exemplarily, the thickening 230 that is shown in Fig. 9-36,330, If the 430,530 each have and limit or by the peanut-shaped stem portion limited, including at least one riser region that can limit 236th, 336,436,536 and at least one tapered portion 232,332,432,532 that can limit.In addition, in one embodiment, The shape of the part of thickening（Or its part that can limit）It can be elongated along an axis, and can have what is connected by join domain Two increase part or salient angle.The salient angle of increase can each have the chi measured along the second axis perpendicular to first axle It is very little, and salient angle is wider compared with join domain compared with join domain（That is, there is bigger size perpendicular to elongated axis）, the bonding pad Narrowed relative to salient angle in domain.Describe to show the various embodiments of one or more of these attributes below in relation to Fig. 1-36.

Fig. 1-8 shows the embodiment of the batting head 102 with pole face 112, and the pole face is included in the interior table of pole face 112 Thickening 130 on face 111, wherein thickening 130 have the thickness big compared with peripheral part of pole face 112, and compared with bar The big thickness of any other parts in face 112.In this embodiment, thickening 130 has some different profiles and height, Including multiple land regions 131A-D with substantially invariable thickness and between boundary edge 133,134 increase or Multiple taper region 132A-C of the tapered thickness reduced.These different surfaces and thickness characteristics are retouched in greater detail below State, and illustrate in greater detail in fig. 6.In addition, in Fig. 1-8 embodiment, pole face 12 is formed by face member 128, it has There is cup-shaped pole face structure, wherein one or more walls 125 extend back from the edge 127 on interior pole face surface 111, as described above. In this embodiment, by the way that one or more body members 129 to be connected to the wall of face member 128（It is one or more）125 And form body 108.In other embodiments, face plate can be passed through（It is similar with Fig. 9-14 embodiment）Or L-shaped or reversion L-shaped Face member（It is similar with Figure 15-31 embodiment）Form pole face 112.

The thickening 130 of Fig. 1-8 pole face 112 includes the first riser region 136A, and first riser region may be regarded as Fully defined and limited by ring-type taper region 132B, the ring-type taper region, which has, limits the upper of the first riser region 136A Portion or internal edge or border 133 and bottom or external margin or border 134.It will be understood that due to taper region 132B and this Whole taper regions of place's description are ring-type, and the border or edge 133,134 in these regions are also ring-type.Taper region 332 thickness is reduced from internal edge 133 to external margin 134.Taper region 132B and other tapers described herein The tapered degree in domain can be constant（I.e., linear）, can for curve and/or may conform to Conventional mathematical relation（That is, parabolic Line, hyperbola, quasi-circular, quasi- ellipse）, can be instantaneous（For example, 90 ° of declines）, or can be unconventional or may conform to not Same pattern.Additionally, the tapered degree of other taper regions of taper region 132B or described herein can be entirely gradually It is identical on the 132B of contracting region, or can be different at different positions.In addition, taper region 132B and it is described herein its His the tapered of taper region is continuous between the edge of restriction or border 133,134.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6-8, Taper region 132B has the tapered of general curve, and degree of taper side at taper region 132B diverse location changes.Bar Face 112 has substantially invariable thickness at taper region 132B external margin 134, and around the bar of the internal edge 133 The thickness variation in face 112.

In one embodiment, at least one in ring-type taper region 132B internal edge and external margin 133,224 The individual external margin for limiting a shape, it includes the first salient angle 137, and wherein external margin 137A has the external margin of evagination, Second salient angle 137, wherein external margin 137B have the external margin of evagination, and coupling part 138, its salient angle 137 it Between extend so that coupling part 138 is by extending between the external margin 137A-137B of the first salient angle and the second salient angle 137 External margin 138A-138B is limited, and wherein at least one of the external margin 138A-138B of coupling part 138 has indent Profile.In the embodiment shown in figures 6 to 8, both restriction kidneys of the inside and outside edge 133,134 of taper region 232 The top edge 138A of shape shape, wherein coupling part 138 has curved profile and the lower edge 138B of coupling part 138 is with interior Concave contour.In another embodiment, top and/or lower edge 138A-B may include at least one portion with curved profile Point, and may also include one or more concave portions.

First riser region 136A is multistage, and may include the substantially rectangular or quadrangle shape with maximum face thickness The land regions 131A of shape and second on the first land regions 131A sidepiece and the 3rd half elliptic shape platform Region 131B, 131C.Second and the 3rd land regions 131B, C have the face thickness smaller compared with the first land regions 131A, and Two generally rectangular or quadrangle form taper region 132A extend to second and the 3rd platform area from the first land regions 131A Domain 131B, C.In this embodiment, the face thickness in the first riser region 136A all at point is more than appointing in pole face 112 Face thickness at other positions of anticipating.First riser region 136A is limited by ring-type taper region 132B internal edge 133, is made Obtain ring-type taper region 132B first riser region 136A of the formation of internal edge 133 perimeter edge.Thus, by the first rise The shape of region 136A external margin restriction and the shape limited by above-mentioned ring-type taper region 132B internal edge 133 It is identical.It will be understood that can be in other realities above for any possible variation described in the shape limited by ring-type taper region 132B Apply and be incorporated in example in the first riser region 136A shape.It will also be appreciated that the first riser region 136A and ring-type taper region 132B It may be regarded as forming riser region together, the riser region has the face thickness bigger compared with the peripheral region of pole face 112, and has Limit the external margin of kidney-shaped as described above.

The thickening 130 of pole face 112 in Fig. 1-8 also include the 4th land regions 131D, its for ring-type and around ring Shape taper region 132B external margin 134 extends.4th land regions 131D has compared with first, second or third land regions The small thickness of 131A-C thickness.4th land regions 131D is surround and limited by the second ring-type taper region 132C, and this second Ring-type taper region has the internal edge 133 and external margin for the external margin for forming and limiting the 4th land regions 131D 134 so that the second ring-type taper region 132C reduces from inward flange 133 to the thickness of external margin 134.Second ring-type tapered surface 132C is surround at external margin 134 by the perimeter region 135 at the edge 113,115,117,119 for extending to pole face 112.Circumference Region 135 can have substantially invariable thickness or variable thickness, and at least a portion of perimeter region 135 has whole bar The minimum or minimum face thickness in face 112.

In one embodiment, in the second ring-type taper region 132C internal edge and external margin 133,134 extremely The external margin of one shape of a few restriction, it includes the first salient angle 137, and wherein external margin 137A has the external edge of evagination Edge, wherein the second salient angle 137, external margin 137B have the external margin of evagination, and coupling part 138, and it is in salient angle 137 Between extend so that coupling part 138 by between the external margin 137A-137B of the first salient angle and the second salient angle 137 extend External margin 138A-138B limited, wherein at least one of the external margin 138A-138B of coupling part 138 has interior Recessed profile.In the embodiment shown in figures 6 to 8, the second ring-type taper region 132C internal edge 133 limits kidney shape The top edge 138A of shape, wherein coupling part 138 has the profile of indent and the lower edge 138B of coupling part 138 has tool There is the profile of evagination.Formed as described above, the 4th land regions 131D has by ring-type taper region 132B external margin 134 Its internal edge and its external margin for being formed by the second ring-type taper region 132C internal edge 133, thus, the 4th Land regions 131D inside and outside perimeter edge forms kidney-shaped as described above.In addition, the second ring-type taper region 132C internal edge 133 is visual to be construed as limiting including the 4th land regions 131D, ring-type taper region 132B and whole first liter High region 136A the second riser region 136B.Each point in second riser region 136B has any week compared with pole face 112 The bigger thickness of the point that encloses.Because the second ring-type taper region 132C internal edge 133 forms the second riser region 136B's External margin, the second riser region 136B may be regarded as with kidney-shaped as described above.

Additionally, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-8, limited by ring-type taper region 132B-C edge 133,134 Shape（It is one or more）, include riser region 136A-136B shape, along elongated axis（For example, in figure 6 generally For level）To be elongated.In one embodiment, salient angle 137 each has along the second axis perpendicular to elongated axis（Example Such as, it is substantially vertical in figure 6) size that measures, and salient angle 137 can have perpendicular to elongated axial direction compared with join domain 138 it is bigger Size, the join domain can relative to salient angle 137 narrow.

In one embodiment of the pole face 112 shown in Fig. 1-8, the first riser region 136A has about 249mm²It is total Area, wherein the first land regions 131A has about 62mm²Area, the second land regions 131B have about 48mm²Area, 3rd land regions 131C has about 64mm²Area, and rectangle taper region 132A each have about 36-37mm²Area. In this embodiment, the second riser region 136B has about 768mm²The gross area, wherein the 4th land regions 131D have about 124mm²Additional area, and ring-type taper region 132B have about 395mm²Additional area.In addition, in this embodiment, the Two ring-type taper region 132C have about 2172mm²The gross area, and perimeter region 135 have about 1373mm²Area so that The inner surface 111 of pole face 112 has altogether about 4313mm²Area.Additionally, one of the pole face 112 shown in Fig. 1-8 In embodiment, the first land regions 131A has about 3.63mm substantially invariable thickness, and the second land regions 131B has about 3.53mm substantially invariable thickness, the 3rd land regions 131C has about 3.38mm substantially invariable thickness, the 4th platform Region 131D has about 3.30mm substantially invariable thickness, and perimeter region has about 2.08mm substantially invariable thickness. In an alternate embodiment, wherein land regions 131A-131D and/or perimeter region 135 do not have substantially invariable thickness, first Land regions 131A maximum gauge is about 3.63mm, and the minimum thickness of perimeter region 135 is about 2.08mm.It is appreciated that at one In embodiment, the thickness of these different zones of pole face 112 can be increasedd or decreased, and keep the same of thickness simultaneously or approximate Identical relative difference, whether ratio or absolute value differences.

It will be understood that any land regions 131A-D, taper region 132A-C, riser region 136A-B, and/or perimeter region 135 can have different shapes, orientation, and/or thickness distribution in other embodiments.Exemplarily, in other embodiments, Features can have the kidney-shaped being differently orientated, such as from its existing 180 ° of orientation rotation so that coupling part 138 Lower edge 138B is indent, and top edge 138A is evagination, or ring-type tapered portion 132B-C can limit different shapes, Hereinafter with regard to peanut-shaped, the round-shaped, elliptical shape described by other embodiment, obround shape etc..

Fig. 9-14 show show as golf kick off bar batting head 202 another embodiment, it has pole face 212, pole face includes the thickening 230 on the inner surface 211 of pole face 212, and the thickening extends internally to form pole face 212 Inner surface 211 on projection.Thickening 230 has the thickness bigger compared with the peripheral region of pole face 212, and with compared with pole face The bigger thickness of 212 any other parts.The pole face 212 and the embodiment of ball striking device 200 shown in Fig. 9-14 include and Above for those similar features in the embodiment described by Fig. 1-8, and the similar structure in Fig. 9-14 embodiment Part is used the reference of " 2xx " series similarly to quote, it will be understood that for purposes of brevity, the pass above carried out The discussion of these features in Fig. 9-14 embodiment can be reduced or eliminated.

In one embodiment, thickening 230 includes at least one land regions 231 with substantially constant thickness, And at least one taper region 232 with the tapered thickness increased or decreased between boundary edge 233,234.Fig. 9- In the embodiment shown in 14, thickening 230 includes single platform region 231, and it is defined completely by ring-type taper region 332 And restriction, top or internal edge or border 233 of the ring-type taper region with the external margin for limiting land regions 231, And bottom or external margin or border 234.The land regions 231 have substantially invariable thickness, and it is whole pole face 212 Maximum face thickness.The thickness of taper region 232 is reduced from internal edge 233 to external margin 234.Shown in Fig. 9-14 In embodiment, taper region 232 has the tapered shape of fundamental curve.Pole face 212 has the external margin in taper region 232 Substantially invariable thickness at 234, and there is substantially invariable thickness around the perimeter region 235 of the taper region 232.

In one embodiment, at least one in the internal edge of ring-type taper region 232 and external margin 233,234 The external margin of a shape is limited, it includes the first salient angle 237, the second salient angle 237B and the connection extended between salient angle 237 Part 238, external margin 237 has evagination exterior contour in the first salient angle, and external margin 237B has in the second salient angle Evagination exterior contour so that coupling part 238 is by the external margin 237A-B that extends between the first salient angle and the second salient angle 237 Limit, wherein at least one of the external margin 238A-B of coupling part 238 has curved profile.The reality shown in Fig. 9-14 Apply in example, both restriction peanut shape shapes of the inside and outside edge 233,234 of taper region 232, wherein coupling part 238 Top edge and lower edge 238A-B have curved profile.Due to the formation land regions 231 of internal edge 233 of taper region 232 External margin, the external margin of land regions 231 also limits above-mentioned peanut shape shape.In addition, taper region 232 is interior The one or both of portion and external margin 233,234 can be regarded as limiting a riser region 236, and the riser region has compared with bar The bigger face thickness in the peripheral region in face and with the external margin as described above for limiting peanut shape shape.

Additionally, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 9-14, the shape limited by the edge 233,234 of taper region 232 （It is one or more）, including land regions 231 and the shape of riser region 236, it is elongated along elongated axis（For example, in Fig. 9 In generally to be horizontal）.In this embodiment, salient angle 237 each has along the second axis perpendicular to elongated axis（Example Such as, it is substantially vertical in fig .9) size that measures, and salient angle 237 can have perpendicular to elongated axis compared with join domain 238 it is bigger Size, the join domain can relative to salient angle 237 narrow.

In one embodiment of the pole face 212 shown in Fig. 9-14, the inner surface 211 of face plate 228 has about 3235mm²The gross area, wherein land regions 231 have about 814mm²Area, taper region 231 have about 884mm²Face Product, and perimeter region 235 has about 1537mm²Area.Additionally, an implementation of the pole face 212 shown in Fig. 9-14 In example, land regions 231 have about 3.3mm substantially invariable thickness, and perimeter region 235 has about 2.7mm perseverance substantially Fixed thickness.In an alternate embodiment, wherein platform 231 and/or perimeter region do not have substantially invariable thickness, land regions 231 maximum gauge is about 3.3mm, and the minimum thickness of perimeter region 235 is about 2.7mm.It is appreciated that in one embodiment, bar The thickness of these different zones in face 212 can be increasedd or decreased, and keep the same of thickness or approximate identical relative mistake simultaneously It is worth, whether ratio or absolute value differences.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 9-14, pole face 212 is formed by face plate 228, and body is by being connected to face plate 228 and the body member 229 that is extended back from face plate 228（Or multiple body members）It is at least partially formed.Face plate 228 It can be limited by the perimeter edge of the perimeter edge 213,215,217,219 corresponding to pole face 212.In other embodiments, bar Face 212 can be formed by cup-shaped pole face structure, L-shaped pole face structure or other structures.Exemplarily, Figure 15-18 shows L-shaped bar Surface member 228' one embodiment, it includes pole face 212 that is above-mentioned and being shown in Fig. 9-14, and it has transverse to and from bar The wall 225 that the bottom margin in face 212 extends back.The relative area and thickness of pole face 212 and increasing in Figure 15-17 embodiment It is identical in the construction and Fig. 9-14 of thickness portion 230.But, the gross area and perimeter region 235 of the inner surface 211 of pole face 212 Area can be based on the slightly different and different of periphery shape.Face member 228 ', which can have, is connected to wall 225 and pole face 212 One or more body members at other edges 213,217,219, and shown in Figure 18-31 and hereafter described in construction class Seemingly.In this configuration, body member（It is one or more）The body 208 of ball striking device 202 can be formed, and wall 225 can form this The part at the bar bottom 218 of body 208.In another embodiment, pole face 212 is formed as inverting L-shaped face member（It is not shown）'s Part, it can have a part for the bizet 216 that body 208 is extended back and formed from the top edge 213 of pole face 212 Wall.

Additionally, as illustrated in figs. 13-14, the body 208 of the head 202 of the embodiment has in the extension of across bar bottom 218 The raceway groove 240 for falling into or being recessed.The bottom margin 215 of raceway groove 240 from pole face 212 is spaced rearward, and is generally parallel to pole face 212 Bottom margin 215 at least a portion extension.Raceway groove 240 in this embodiment, which includes having, depends on boundary edge 241 Curved wall 242 boundary edge 241, with formed with crooked outline indent groove 243.In other embodiments, body 208 may include multiple raceway grooves and/or the raceway groove being configured differently, and can include having more regular wheel in various embodiments The raceway groove of insert wide or in raceway groove.Head 202 available for Fig. 9-14（Or other heads described herein）Different ditches The U.S. Patent application No.12/842,650 that some embodiments of road construction were submitted on July 23rd, 2010；July 24 in 2011 The U.S. Patent application No.13/015,264 that day submits；The United States Patent (USP) No.6,887,165 submitted for 2005；With 2007 11 The U.S. Patent application No.7 that the moon is submitted on the 13rd, shows and describes in 294,064, these are all herein incorporated and as this in full A part for text.Other features of head 202 are similar with above in connection with those described by Fig. 1-8.

Figure 18-24 shows another embodiment of ball striking device 300 and batting head 302, and it is high that it shows as mixed type Golf club.The embodiment of the ball striking device 300 shown in Figure 18-24 is included and above in connection with the embodiment described in Fig. 1-17 In those similar features, and similar part in Figure 18-24 embodiment is used reference class of " 3xx " series As quote.It will be understood that, for reasons of clarity, some features of the embodiment on Figure 18-24 above carried out Discussion can be reduced or eliminated.As described above, head 302 includes pole face 312, the pole face has what is extended back from pole face 312 Body 308.The pole face 312 and body 308 are configured to be used as mixed type club, and therefore, can have wooden compared with Figure 11-17 Bar type ball striking device 100,200 different shape and less volume.In another example, the sheet of mixed type head 302 Body 308 is settable to have one or more raceway grooves, such as above in connection with described by the head 202 in Fig. 9-14.

In this embodiment, pole face 312 is included in the thickening 330 on the inner surface 311 of pole face 312, and it inwardly prolongs Stretch to form jut on the inner surface 311 of pole face 312.Thickening 330 has bigger compared with the peripheral region of pole face 312 Thickness, and with the thickness bigger compared with any other parts of pole face 312.In one embodiment, thickening 330 includes tool There are at least one land regions 331 of substantially constant thickness, and with being increased or decreased between boundary edge 333,334 At least one taper region 332 of tapered thickness.In the embodiment shown in Figure 18-24, thickening 330 includes single flat Platform region 331, it is defined and limited completely by ring-type taper region 332, and the ring-type taper region, which has, limits land regions 331 External margin top or internal edge or border 333, and bottom or external margin or border 334.The land regions 331 With substantially invariable thickness, it is the maximum face thickness of whole pole face 312.The thickness of taper region 332 is from internal edge 333 reduce to external margin 334.In the embodiment shown in Figure 18-24, taper region 332 has the tapered of fundamental curve Shape.Pole face 312 has the substantially invariable thickness at the external margin 334 of taper region 332, and around the taper region 332 perimeter region 335 has substantially invariable thickness.

In one embodiment, at least one in the internal edge of ring-type taper region 332 and external margin 333,224 The external margin of a shape is limited, it includes the first salient angle 337, wherein external margin 337A has the external margin of evagination, the Two salient angles 337, wherein external margin 337B have the external margin of evagination, and coupling part 338, and it is between salient angle 337 Extension so that coupling part 338 is outer by what is extended between the external margin 337A-337B of the first salient angle and the second salient angle 337 Edge 338A-338B in portion is limited, and wherein at least one of the external margin 338A-338B of coupling part 338 has indent Profile.In the embodiment shown in Figure 18-24, both restriction peanuts of the inside and outside edge 333,334 of taper region 332 Shape shape, the wherein top edge of coupling part 338 and lower edge 338A-B have curved profile.Due in taper region 332 The external margin of the formation of portion edge 333 land regions 3.31, the external margin of land regions 331 also limits above-mentioned peanut shape Shape.In addition, the one or both at the inside and outside edge 333,334 of taper region 332 can be regarded as limiting a rise Region 336, the riser region has the face thickness bigger compared with the peripheral region of pole face and limits peanut with as described above The external margin of shape shape.

Additionally, in the embodiment shown in Figure 18-24, the shape limited by the edge 333,334 of taper region 332 （It is one or more）, including land regions 331 and the shape of riser region 336, it is elongated along elongated axis（For example, in figure Generally to be horizontal in 22）.In this embodiment, salient angle 337 each has along the second axis perpendicular to elongated axis（Example Such as, it is substantially vertical in fig. 22) size that measures, and salient angle 337 have perpendicular to elongated axial direction compared with join domain 338 it is bigger Size, the join domain is narrowed relative to salient angle 337.

In one embodiment of the pole face 312 shown in Figure 18-24, the inner surface 311 of face plate 328 has about 1920mm²The gross area, wherein land regions 331 have about 217mm²Area, taper region 331 have about 405mm²Face Product, and perimeter region 335 has about 1297mm²Area.Additionally, an implementation of the pole face 312 shown in Figure 18-24 In example, land regions 331 have about 1.9mm substantially invariable thickness, and perimeter region 335 has about 1.6mm perseverance substantially Fixed thickness.In another embodiment, wherein platform 331 has about 3mm substantially invariable thickness, and perimeter region 335 has There is about 2mm substantially invariable thickness.In an alternate embodiment, wherein, land regions 331 and/or perimeter region do not have base This constant thickness, the maximum gauge of land regions is about 1.9mm or about 3mm, and the minimum thickness of perimeter region 335 is about 1.6mm or about 2mm.It is appreciated that in one embodiment, the thickness of these different zones of pole face 312 can be increasedd or decreased, and The same of thickness or approximate identical relative difference are kept simultaneously, whether ratio or absolute value differences.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 18-24, pole face 312 is formed by L-shaped face member 328, and the face member includes Pole face 312 and transverse to and from pole face 312 the wall 325 that extends back of bottom margin 315, as described in above similarly. Body 308 by one or more body members 329 for being connected to face member 328 and extending back from pole face 328 at least partly Ground is formed.Exemplarily, body member（It is one or more）329 other edges 313 that may be connected to wall 325 or pole face 312, 317th, 319, for example pass through welding.In such configuration, wall 325 can form the part at the bar bottom 318 of body 308.Another In embodiment, pole face 312 is formed as inverting L-shaped face member（It is not shown）Part, it can have from the top of pole face 312 Edge 313 extends back and formed the wall of a part for the bizet 316 of body 308.In other embodiments, pole face 312 can shape As face plate, cup-shaped pole face structure or other structures.

Figure 25-31 shows another embodiment of ball striking device 400 and batting head 402, and it shows as Fairway Woods class Type golf clubs.The embodiment of the ball striking device 400 shown in Figure 25-31 is included and above in connection with the reality described in Fig. 1-2 4 Apply those similar features in example, and the similar part in Figure 25-31 embodiment is used accompanying drawing mark of " 4xx " series Note is similarly quoted.It will be understood that, for reasons of clarity, some of the embodiment on Figure 25-31 above carried out are special The discussion levied can be reduced or eliminated.As described above, head 402 includes pole face 412, the pole face has to be prolonged backward from pole face 412 The body 408 stretched.The pole face 412 and body 408 are configured to be used as Fairway Woods type club, and therefore, can have and relatively scheme Kicked off in 1-24 wood-type ball striking device 100,200 or the different shape of mixed type ball striking device 300 and different volumes. In another example, the body 408 of Fairway Woods type head 402 is settable has one or more raceway grooves, such as above On described by the head 202 in Fig. 9-14.

In this embodiment, pole face 412 is included in the thickening 430 on the inner surface 311 of pole face 412, and it inwardly prolongs Stretch to form jut on the inner surface 411 of pole face 412.Thickening 430 has bigger compared with the peripheral region of pole face 412 Thickness, and with the thickness bigger compared with any other parts of pole face 412.In one embodiment, thickening 430 includes tool There are at least one land regions 431 of substantially constant thickness, and with being increased or decreased between boundary edge 433,434 At least one taper region 432 of tapered thickness.In the embodiment shown in Figure 25-31, thickening 430 includes single flat Platform region 431, it is defined and limited completely by ring-type taper region 332, and the ring-type taper region, which has, limits land regions 431 External margin top or internal edge or border 433, and bottom or external margin or border 434.The land regions 431 With substantially invariable thickness, it is the maximum face thickness of whole pole face 412.The thickness of taper region 432 is from internal edge 433 reduce to external margin 434.In the embodiment shown in Figure 25-31, taper region 432 has the tapered of fundamental curve Shape.Pole face 412 has the substantially invariable thickness at the external margin 434 of taper region 432, and around the taper region 432 perimeter region 435 has substantially invariable thickness.

In one embodiment, at least one in the internal edge of ring-type taper region 432 and external margin 433,224 The external margin of a shape is limited, it includes the first salient angle 437, wherein external margin 437A has the external margin of evagination, the Two salient angles 437, wherein external margin 437B have the external margin of evagination, and coupling part 438, and it is between salient angle 437 Extension so that coupling part 438 is outer by what is extended between the external margin 337A-337B of the first salient angle and the second salient angle 437 Edge 338A-338B in portion is limited, and wherein at least one of the external margin 338A-338B of coupling part 438 has indent Profile.In the embodiment shown in Figure 25-31, both restriction peanuts of the inside and outside edge 433,434 of taper region 432 Shape shape, the wherein top edge of coupling part 438 and lower edge 238A-B have curved profile.Due in taper region 432 The external margin of the formation of portion edge 433 land regions 431, the external margin of land regions 431 also limits above-mentioned peanut shape Shape.In addition, the one or both at the inside and outside edge 433,434 of taper region 432 can be regarded as limiting a rise Region 436, the riser region has the face thickness bigger compared with the peripheral region of pole face and limits peanut with as described above The external margin of shape shape.

Additionally, in the embodiment shown in Figure 25-31, the shape limited by the edge 433,434 of taper region 432 （It is one or more）, including land regions 431 and the shape of riser region 436, it is elongated along elongated axis（For example, in figure Generally to be horizontal in 30）.In this embodiment, salient angle 437 each has along the second axis perpendicular to elongated axis（Example Such as, it is substantially vertical in fig. 30) size that measures, and salient angle 437 have perpendicular to elongated axial direction compared with join domain 438 it is bigger Size, the join domain is narrowed relative to salient angle 437.

In one embodiment of the pole face 412 shown in Figure 25-31, the inner surface 411 of face plate 428 has about 1900mm²The gross area, wherein land regions 431 have about 188mm²Area, taper region 431 have about 415mm²Face Product, and perimeter region 435 has about 1297mm²Area.Additionally, in one embodiment, for showing in Figure 25-31 Pole face 412, wherein land regions have about 2.1mm substantially invariable thickness, and perimeter region 435 has about 1.6mm base This constant thickness.In another embodiment, land regions have about 3mm substantially invariable thickness, and perimeter region has About 2mm substantially invariable thickness.In an alternate embodiment, wherein land regions 431 and/or perimeter region are without substantially permanent Fixed thickness, the maximum gauge of land regions 431 is about 2.1mm or about 3mm, and the minimum thickness of perimeter region 435 is about 1.6mm or about 2mm.It is appreciated that in one embodiment, the thickness of these different zones of pole face 412 can be increasedd or decreased, and The same of thickness or approximate identical relative difference are kept simultaneously, whether ratio or absolute value differences.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 25-31, pole face 412 is formed by L-shaped face member 428, and the face member includes The wall 425 that pole face 412 and bottom margin 415 from pole face 412 extend back, as described in above similarly.Body 408 by The one or more body members 429 for being connected to face member 428 and being extended back from pole face 428 are at least partially formed.Show Example property, body member（It is one or more）429 may be connected to other edges 413,417,419, example of wall 425 or pole face 412 Such as pass through welding.In such configuration, wall 425 can form the part at the bar bottom 418 of body 408.In another embodiment, bar Face 412 is formed as inverting L-shaped face member（It is not shown）Part, its can have from the top edge 413 of pole face 412 backward The wall of a part for the bizet 416 of extension and formation body 408.In other embodiments, pole face 412 be formed as face plate, Cup-shaped pole face structure or other structures are formed.

In the embodiment of the head 402 shown in the head 302 and Figure 25-31 that are shown in Figure 18-24, L-shaped pole face structure The auxiliary of part 328,428, which is realized, realize more progressive shock by the batting on pole face 312,412, with the deformation of limiting ball and by This is limited in energy and speed loss during hitting.Face member 328,428 can be formed into it is more flexible, to increase pole face 312nd, 412 deformation, and the auxiliary of thickening 330,430 keeps the rigidity in pole face 312,412.Exemplarily, face member 328th, 428 may be formed to have it is small compared with normal thickness at or near the joint portion between pole face 312,412 and wall 325,425 Thickness, to increase flexibility.In one embodiment, the thickness（Shown by the T in Figure 23 and 30）Can between 1-2mm, and In another embodiment, thickness T can between 1-2.5mm, its can compared with standard golf clubs pole face corresponding thickness T-phase pair It is thinner.Face member 328,428 can be formed advantageously by high-strength material, to allow the deformation of pole face 312,412, without not The risk of acceptable fracture.In one embodiment, face member 328,428 can be by high intensity Carpenters（Carpenter） 455 or 465 stainless steels are made, and body 308,408 is made up of 17-4 stainless steels.Other embodiment described herein may include this A little identical materials.Body member 329,429 and/or bar can be used in these embodiments and other embodiment described herein The replaceability material of surface member 312,412 includes high-strength titanium, with or without fibre-reinforced PEEK polymer, amorphous liquid State metal, block modulus composite etc..

Figure 32-36 shows the ball striking devices at least some examples, showing as Golf club iron according to the present invention 500.The embodiment of the iron type ball striking device 500 shown in Figure 32-36 is included and above in connection with the reality described in Fig. 1-31 Apply those similar features in example, and the similar part in Figure 32-36 embodiment is used accompanying drawing mark of " 5xx " series Note is similarly quoted.It will be understood that, for reasons of clarity, some of the embodiment on Figure 32-36 above carried out are special The discussion levied can be reduced or eliminated.Ball striking device 500 includes glof club head 502 and is attached to the shaft of head 502 504.Figure 32-36 glof club head 502 can represent any iron-type golf club head of the example according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 32-36, glof club head 502 includes being connected to the pole face 512 of body 508 and from pole face 508 extend the attached bar neck 509 for shaft 504.Shaft 504 and the company between shaft 504 and bar neck 509 Socket part can be similar to above in connection with those described by Fig. 1-8 device 100.Shaft 504 may also include to be held as described above Handle（It is not shown）.For quoting, head 502 is overall with top 516, bottom or bar bottom 518, close to the heel of bar neck 509 520 and the toe 522 away from bar neck 509 and front portion 524 and rear portion or back 526.In the illustrated embodiment, pole face 512 upwardly extend from the bar bottom 518 of head 502.The shape and design of head 502 can by the intention of device 500 purposes part Ground is determined.Heel part 520 is attached to bar neck 509 and/or extended from it（For example, being used as single type structure that is overall or integrating Make, as independent connecting element etc.）.

Pole face 512 is located at the front portion 524 of head 502, and with batting surface 510 and and batting surface disposed thereon 510 relative rear or inner surfaces 511（Referring to Figure 33-35）.Head 502 has the rear sky limited by the rear surface 511 of pole face 512 Chamber 506, the one or more walls 525 extended back from pole face 512 and at the rear portion 526 of head 502 from bar bottom 518 to The rear wall 523 of upper extension.As shown in Figure 33 and 35, rear wall 523 keeps back cavity 511 partly to open in the embodiment, but after Chamber 511 can be closed or opened in other embodiments to bigger degree.It will be understood that in iron-type golf club 7500 In some embodiments, the rear surface 511 of pole face 512 can be the surface of body 508 so that when head in another embodiment 502 when not having internal cavity, in another example, and the body 508 of iron type head 502 is settable to have one or more ditches Road, such as above in connection with described by the head 202 in Fig. 9-14.

Batting surface 510, which is usually located at, to be configured to face ball 106 in use（It is not shown）Pole face 512 outer surface, And suitable for being moved in golf clubs 500（When such as brandishing）When impact ball.As indicated, the relatively flat of batting surface 510, is occupied The major part of pole face 512.Batting surface 510 may include groove 521（For example, in the illustrated example across the big of the extension of pole face 512 Cause horizontal channel 521）, to remove water and grass from pole face 512 in batting.Naturally, it is possible to provide any number of groove, The channel pattern, and/or groove construction needed（Or even without channel patterns ,if needed）, this includes traditional groove figure Case and/or construction, without departing from the present invention.

For reference purposes, pole face 512 is near top pole face edge 513 and the part quilt at heel pole face edge 517 Referred to as " upper heel area "；Pole face 512 near top pole face edge 513 and toe pole face edge 519 part be referred to as " on Toe area "；The part at pole face 512 near bottom pole face edge 515 and heel pole face edge 517 is referred to as " lower heel region Domain "；With pole face 512 " lower toe region is referred to as near the part with bottom pole face edge 515 and toe pole face edge 519 Domain ".Conceptive, the region can be considered and be cited as four subregions with roughly equal size（quadrant）（And/or Four subregions extended from the geometric center of pole face 512）, but necessarily there is symmetrical size.Pole face 512 can be along top extremely The direction and/or heel to the direction of toe of bottom have some thickness（For example, expansion or raised features）, such as in the art It is known and common.In other embodiments, surface 510 can occupy the different piece of pole face 512, or body 508 just has position Multiple batting surfaces 510 thereon.In the illustrative examples shown in Figure 32-36, ball striking face 510 is inclined by（That is, With loft）, to assign the rising and rotation of the perceptible degree of ball 108 in square stance.In one exemplary embodiment, Batting surface 510 can have different inclinations or loft, to influence the track of ball.In addition, pole face 512 can have it is variable Thickness, and/or can also have one or more internal or external inserts in certain embodiments.

Pole face 512, body 508 and/or bar neck 509 are formed as single part, or the discrete part being combined together.Example Property, pole face 512, body 508 and/or bar neck 509 can be formed as single together by forging, casting or other integral shaping methods Individual part.As another example, pole face 512, body 508 and bar neck 509 are formed as discrete part, such as face member and body Component, it can be by such as welding or the overall combination technology of other combination technologies is combined together.In one embodiment, it is many The face member of part formula head 502 can shape be face plate, L-shaped face member, cup-shaped face member or other forms.Another In embodiment, one group of golf iron can have shown in Figure 32-36 and structure described herein, wherein longer iron （For example, No. 4-7）Formed by two parts, including by the face plate and body member of solder bond, and shorter iron（Example Such as, 8, No. 9, P, S, A）Formed by the single part for casting or forging.In this embodiment, single-piece head and/or body member It can be made from 17-4 stainless steels, and pole face board member can be made up of 455 or 465 stainless steels or workable other materials.

In this embodiment, pole face 512 is included in the thickening 530 on the inner surface 511 of pole face 512, and it inwardly prolongs Stretch to form jut on the inner surface 511 of pole face 512.Thickening 530 has bigger compared with the peripheral region of pole face 512 Thickness, and with the thickness bigger compared with any other parts of pole face 512.In the illustrated embodiment, thickening 530 is relatively pushed up Portion edge 513 closer to pole face 512 bottom margin 515, and in one embodiment, the centre distance bar of thickening 530 The about 15-22mm of bottom margin 515 in face 512.The distance is different in other embodiments, and in one embodiment, in one group Different clubs can have different intervals between the thickening 530 and bottom margin 515 of pole face 512.

In one embodiment, thickening 530 includes at least one land regions 531 with substantially constant thickness, And at least one taper region 532 with the tapered thickness increased or decreased between boundary edge 533,534.In figure In the embodiment shown in 32-36, thickening 530 includes single platform region 531, and it is complete by ring-type taper region 532 Define and limit, the ring-type taper region has the top or internal edge or border for the external margin for limiting land regions 531 533, and bottom or external margin or border 534.The land regions 531 have substantially invariable thickness, and it is whole pole face 512 maximum face thickness.The thickness of taper region 532 reduces from internal edge 533 to external margin 534.In Figure 32-36 In the embodiment shown, taper region 532 has the tapered shape of fundamental curve.Pole face 512 has in the outer of taper region 532 Substantially invariable thickness at portion edge 534, and there is substantially invariable thickness around the perimeter region 535 of the taper region 532 Degree.

In one embodiment, at least one in the internal edge of ring-type taper region 532 and external margin 533,534 The external margin of a shape is limited, it includes the first salient angle 537, the second salient angle 537B and the connection extended between salient angle 537 Part 538, external margin 537 has evagination exterior contour in the first salient angle, and external margin 537B has in the second salient angle Evagination exterior contour so that coupling part 538 is by the external margin 537A-B that extends between the first salient angle and the second salient angle 537 Limit, wherein at least one of the external margin 538A-B of coupling part 538 has curved profile.Shown in Figure 32-36 In embodiment, the inside and outside edge 533,534 of taper region 532 both restriction peanut shape shapes, wherein coupling part 538 Top edge and lower edge 238A-B there is curved profile.Due to the formation land regions of internal edge 533 of taper region 532 531 external margin, the external margin of land regions 531 also limits above-mentioned peanut shape shape.In addition, taper region 532 Inside and outside edge 533,534 one or both can be regarded as limit a riser region 536, the riser region has The face thickness bigger compared with the peripheral region of pole face and with the external margin as described above for limiting peanut shape shape.

Additionally, in the embodiment shown in Figure 32-36, the shape limited by the edge 533,534 of taper region 532 （It is one or more）, including land regions 531 and the shape of riser region 536, along elongated axis（Its distance level in Figure 34 Lift 12 ° counterclockwise）It is elongated.In this embodiment, salient angle 537 each has along the second axis perpendicular to elongated axis （For example, vertical about 12 ° counterclockwise of its distance in Figure 34）The size measured, and salient angle 537 perpendicular to elongated axis have compared with The bigger size of join domain 538, the join domain is narrowed relative to salient angle 537.The angle of elongated axis can in the embodiment Typical batting pattern based on one or more golfers.In other embodiments, thickening 530 can be based on different Batting pattern and/or other factors have a different orientations and/or elongated axis, and the different clubs in one group can be based on each The different batting patterns of club have the thickening 530 with different elongated axis.Exemplarily, in one embodiment In, one group of Golf club iron can have the structure shown as described above and in Figure 32-36, and the slender axles of thickening 530 The angle of line can be in this set for shorter（That is, it is more inclined）Club is directed to longer closer to level（That is, less tilt 's）Club is further from level.The angle of elongated axis in various embodiments can be apart from level between 0-15 ° or 0-18 °.

In one embodiment of the pole face 512 shown in Figure 32-36, land regions 531 have about 3mm substantially constant Thickness, and perimeter region 535 have about 2mm substantially invariable thickness.In an alternate embodiment, wherein land regions 531 And/or perimeter region does not have substantially invariable thickness, the maximum gauges of land regions 531 is about 3mm, and perimeter region 535 Minimum thickness is about 2mm.As described above, in other embodiments, pole face 512 and thickening 530 can have different thickness. It will be understood that, in one embodiment, the thickness of these different parts of pole face 512 can be increased or decreased, and simultaneously identical Or approx keep the identical relative difference of thickness, whether ratio or absolute value differences.

The grade of head 102 for showing and describing herein can be configured to by the different material of wide scope, and this is included in this area In the known and material that uses, such as steel, titanium, aluminium, tungsten, graphite, polymer or composite, or more combination.Moreover, If needing, the grade of club head 102 can be made up of any number of part (for example, with independent face plate etc.）, and/or pass through Any constructing technology is made, and this is included for example, its other party for casting, forge, welding, and/or being known in the art and use Method.More specifically example bag available for the such material for forming the grade of pole face 112 or the grade of face member 128 as described herein Above-mentioned these are included, include such as C455 and C465 high-strength stainless steel, such as such as 17-4 other stainless steels, martensite Aged steel（Such as Maraging250) or AerMet steel, such as 6-4, SP700,8-1-1,15-3-3-3 and 2041 high intensity Titanium alloy, with or without fibre-reinforced PEEK polymer, amorphous " liquid metals " alloy, block modulus compound Deng.High-strength alloy and other materials can have about 230-249ksi or higher yield strength and about 250-260ksi or higher Maximum intensity.In one embodiment, the pole face 312,412 of Fairway Woods or mixed type club can be by 482 DEG C of timeliness 4 The C465 alloys of hour are made, to realize at least 240ksi yield strength and at least 260ksi UTS.In another embodiment In, the pole face 112,212 of wood-type club of kicking off can be by that in 482 DEG C of timeliness 6-8 hours and/or annealing and can have about The high strength titanium alloy of 120-150ksi or higher yield strength and about 130-165 or higher maximum intensity（For example, 6-4） It is made.In another embodiment, the kick off pole face 112,212 of wood-type club can be made up of 15-3-3-3 titanium alloys, the conjunction Gold can be 2-14 hours in 480 DEG C of timeliness, and can have about 145-180ksi or higher yield strength and about 165-200ksi or Higher maximum intensity.

It will be understood that the grade of ball striking device 100 described herein, head 102 etc., pole face 112 etc. and other components may include herein The arbitrary characteristics described on other embodiment described herein, unless otherwise indicated.It will be understood that, ball striking device described herein The specific size of 00 grade and the grade of head 102, shape, orientation and position are merely illustrative, and any in these features or attribute One variable in other embodiments.

Shape desired, orientation, construction of the grade of thickening 130 for being shown in Fig. 1-36 etc. can be by many golf Hand swing middle generation the typical case hit of pole face or common location, pole face geometry and property, the body of such as raceway groove 240 it is special Levy portion and influence or change other features influence of the shock physics of the grade of pole face 112.Exemplarily, many golfers incline Batted to when in mistakenly hit in the lower heel of the grade of pole face 112 or upper toe area, and the orientation of the grade of thickening 130（For example, thin The angle of long axis）The pattern can be reflected.In other embodiments, the shape of the grade of thickening 130 can be changed, to realize not Same shock physics, or it is included in the variation of the other parts to the grade of club head 102.Can be by finite element analysis combination thickening The design of the geometry of the other parts of 130 grades and/or the grade of pole face 112 is used together, and the design may be incorporated into above-mentioned any Element or additional element.

Head 102 including feature disclosed herein etc. can be used as ball striking device or one part.For example, showing in Fig. 1 The golf clubs 100 gone out can be made by the way that shaft or lever 104 are attached into the head of offer, and the head is all as described above Head 102." offer " head used herein broadly refers to can use to the action being fabricated in the future of object implementation or can The object of access, and do not indicate that the side tool that the side for having manufactured, producing or having supplied the object is provided or the object is provided Have to the power used of the object or control, in other embodiments, different types of hit can be made according to the principles described herein Ball device.In one embodiment, one group of golf clubs can be manufactured, wherein at least one club has according to described herein The head of one or more embodiments.Such group may include at least one wood-type club and/or at least one iron class Type club.Exemplarily, it is possible to provide one group of iron-type golf club, all there is each of which club different pole faces to incline Angle, and each club has above-mentioned head.Each club in the group can have thickening 130 etc., and it can be based on The loft of club and it is slightly different in shape, size, position, orientation.In addition, by provide with above-mentioned head, The grade club of thickening 130, one or more clubs can be customized for specific user, and the thickening is by based on Gao Er The typical batting pattern of husband player and be configured at least one in its shape, size, position, orientation etc..In addition Other embodiment is feasible with variation, including the other technologies for customization.

Each component of the grade of thickening 130 described herein and the shape of the grade of thickening 130 can be directed in batting table Shock increase energy transmission and stroke speed between the grade of face 110 and the ball of such as golf.Thickening 130 etc. is generated The reinforcement core of pole face, this allows other regions of the grade of pole face 112 more flexible（For example by reducing thickness）, produce and ball More progressive shock, this then reduces overall deformation of ball.Because significant energy loss can pass through excessive deformation of ball And produce, the construction of the grade of pole face 112 energy loss and bigger energy and speed less when can cause to hit.Bar wherein First 202 grade is included in the embodiment of the grade of raceway groove 240, and the grade of raceway groove 240 can be bent in shock, to be cooperated with the grade of pole face 212, to subtract The shock of bead, and energy and speed when thus increase is hit.In one embodiment, the flexure of the grade of raceway groove 240 can be in bar Occur after the flexure of the grade of face 112, and can be compared with the grade of pole face 112 there is minor impact to deformation of ball.Additionally, in reinforcement Center portion point and more flexible perimeter portion add the trampoline effect of the grade of pole face 112, and add with high response（For example, COR）" hot-zone " size, to increase the ball speed of off-center hits, and allow pole face 112 etc. to still meet the USGA used simultaneously Regulation.Thickening 130 etc. also add the center of the grade of pole face 112 and the durability of peripheral region, and it, which can increase pole face, to make Use the life-span.Those skilled in the art can recognize that and understand other benefits in addition.

Although on entering including for implementing the particular example including currently preferred embodiment of the invention to the present invention Description is gone, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that there are a variety of changes and substitutions to the systems and methods.Therefore, this hair Bright spirit and scope should be broadly interpreted as appended set forth in claim.

Claims

1. a kind of glof club head, including：

Pole face, is configured to impact ball by its outer surface, the pole face has the inner surface relative with outer surface；

Body, is connected to the pole face and is extended back from the pole face, the body has bizet, bar bottom, heel and toe；With

The thickening of the pole face, it forms the jut extended internally from the inner surface of the pole face, the thickening Including ring-type taper region, the taper region is tapered on thickness between boundary and lower boundary on top, and surrounds by the top The fixed riser region of boundary, wherein at least one in the coboundary and the lower boundary limits a shape, the shape includes The first salient angle in the heel lateral of thickening, the second salient angle on the toe side of thickening and in the first salient angle And second coupling part extended between salient angle, first salient angle includes the first external edge of the exterior contour with evagination Edge, second salient angle includes the second external margin of the exterior contour with evagination so that the coupling part is by first The bizet side and the bar that are located at thickening respectively extended between external margin and the second external margin along heel to toe direction The 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin on bottom side are limited, wherein the 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin All there is the exterior contour of indent.

2. glof club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the riser region has substantially constant Thickness.

3. glof club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the riser region is in the upper of the ring-type taper region There are the land regions of substantially invariable thickness in whole region in border.

4. glof club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the riser region is multistage, and including with substantially permanent First land regions of the first fixed face thickness, the second land regions with substantially invariable second face thickness, and The taper region extended between the first land regions and the second land regions.

5. glof club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body also includes the raceway groove caved inward, the raceway groove At least a portion across the bar bottom of the body extends and spaced rearward from the bottom margin of the pole face.

6. glof club head as claimed in claim 5, wherein the raceway groove includes being basically parallel to the bottom of the pole face Two boundary edges of edge extension, and each two walls extended internally respectively from one in the boundary edge, with Form the groove of the depression with curved profile.

7. glof club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thickening also includes the second ring-type taper region, its It is tapered on thickness between the second coboundary and the second lower boundary, and the ring-type taper region and the rise are surrounded completely Region.

8. glof club head as claimed in claim 7, wherein the thickening is also included with substantially constant thickness Prolong between the ring-type taper region and the second ring-type taper region in annular platform region, the annular platform region Stretch.

9. glof club head as claimed in claim 7, wherein at least one limit in second coboundary and lower boundary A fixed shape, the shape include the 3rd salient angle with the 5th external margin, the 4th salient angle with the 6th external margin and The second connecting portion extended between the 3rd salient angle and the 4th salient angle point, the 5th external margin has evagination Exterior contour, and the 6th external margin has the exterior contour of evagination so that the second connecting portion point is by outside the 5th The 7th external margin extended between portion edge and the 6th external margin and the 8th external margin are limited, wherein outside the described 7th At least one in edge and the 8th external margin has the exterior contour of indent.

10. glof club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shape be it is elongated with along first axle most Large scale, and wherein described first salient angle has the first size along the second axis perpendicular to first axle, described second is convex Angle has the second size along second axis, and the coupling part has the 3rd size along second axis, the 3rd size Less than first size and the second size.

11. glof club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pole face is formed as the pole face constructed with cup-shaped pole face A part for component, it is multiple that cup-shaped pole face construction includes the pole face and the perimeter edge from the pole face extends back Wall, and wherein described body at least in part by be connected to the wall and from the face member extend back it is one or more Body member is formed.

12. glof club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pole face is formed as a part for face member, it is described Face member includes the wall that pole face and the bottom margin from the pole face extend back, and wherein described body is described by being connected to The perimeter edge of wall and the pole face and one or more body members for extending back from the face member are at least partly Ground is formed.

13. a kind of golf clubs, its bar for including glof club head as claimed in claim 1 and being connected to head Body.

14. a kind of glof club head, it includes：

Pole face, is configured to bat with its outer surface, and the pole face has the inner surface relative with outer surface, and the inner surface of pole face has Have from inner surface is raised and riser region of the increased thickness of peripheral part with relative to pole face, riser region by ring-type gradually Contracting region is fully encased, and the ring-type taper region reduces from the outside thickness in riser region, and wherein riser region has by taper The perimeter edge that the internal edge in domain is limited, and perimeter edge limits a shape, the shape includes the heel positioned at riser region The first salient angle with the first external margin on side, the with the second external margin on the toe side of riser region Two salient angles and the coupling part extended between the first salient angle and the second salient angle, first external margin are included outside evagination Profile, second external margin includes evagination exterior contour so that the coupling part is by outside the first external margin and second The 3rd external edge respectively on the bizet side and bar bottom side of riser region extended between edge along heel to toe direction Edge and the 4th external margin are limited, wherein the 3rd external margin and the 4th external margin all have the exterior contour of indent；And

It is connected to pole face and the body extended back from pole face.

15. glof club head as claimed in claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the riser region has perseverance substantially Fixed thickness.

16. glof club head as claimed in claim 14, wherein the riser region is in the ring-type taper region There are the land regions of substantially invariable thickness in whole region in internal edge.

17. glof club head as claimed in claim 14, wherein the riser region is multistage, and including with basic First land regions of the first constant face thickness, the second land regions with substantially invariable second face thickness, with And the taper region extended between the first land regions and the second land regions.

18. glof club head as claimed in claim 14, wherein the body also includes the raceway groove caved inward, the ditch At least a portion of road across the bar bottom of the body extends and spaced rearward from the bottom margin of the pole face.

19. glof club head as claimed in claim 14, wherein the shape is elongated with along first axle Full-size, and wherein described first salient angle has the first size along the second axis perpendicular to first axle, described second Salient angle has the second size along second axis, and the coupling part has the 3rd size along second axis, the 3rd chi It is very little to be less than first size and the second size.

20. glof club head as claimed in claim 14, wherein the pole face is formed as the bar constructed with cup-shaped pole face A part for surface member, it is many that cup-shaped pole face construction includes the pole face and the boundary edge from the pole face extends back Individual wall, and wherein described body is at least in part by be connected to the wall and extended back from the face member one or many Individual body member is formed.

21. glof club head as claimed in claim 14, wherein the pole face is formed as a part for face member, it is described Face member includes the wall that pole face and the bottom margin from the pole face extend back, and wherein described body is described by being connected to The perimeter edge of wall and the pole face and one or more body members for extending back from the face member are at least partly Ground is formed.

22. a kind of golf clubs, its bar for including glof club head as claimed in claim 14 and being connected to head Body.

23. a kind of glof club head, it includes：

Pole face, is configured to bat with its outer surface, and the pole face has the inner surface relative with outer surface, and the inner surface of pole face has Have from inner surface projection and with relative to pole face the increased thickness of peripheral part riser region, riser region by ring-type gradually Contracting region is fully encased, and the ring-type taper region reduces from the outside thickness in riser region, and wherein riser region has by taper The perimeter edge that the internal edge in domain is limited, and perimeter edge limits a shape, the shape is elongated, to have along first axle There is full-size, the first axle extends along heel to toe direction, and wherein the shape includes the heel positioned at riser region Having along the first of the first size of the second axis extended along bizet to bar bottom direction perpendicular to first axle on side increases Big region, having along the second increase region of the second size of second axis, Yi Jilian on the toe side of riser region Connect the first increase region and the second increase region and the narrowed coupling part extended along the direction of first axle, the connecting portion Divide with the 3rd size along second axis, the 3rd size is less than first size and the second size, and the wherein coupling part With the top edge that extends and bottom margin between the first and second increase regions, and the wherein top edge and bottom sides Edge all has curved profile；With

The pole face and the body extended back from the pole face are connected to, the body has bizet, bar bottom, heel and toe.

24. glof club head as claimed in claim 23, wherein the first axle level fixed on the bar lowest limit by body Direction is at an angle of.

25. glof club head as claimed in claim 24, wherein first axle are on the horizontal direction into about 18 ° of angles.

26. glof club head as claimed in claim 23, wherein at least a portion of the riser region has perseverance substantially Fixed thickness.

27. glof club head as claimed in claim 23, wherein the riser region is in the ring-type taper region There are the land regions of substantially invariable thickness in whole region in internal edge.

28. glof club head as claimed in claim 23, wherein the riser region is multistage, and including with basic First land regions of the first constant face thickness, the second land regions with substantially invariable second face thickness, with And the taper region extended between the first land regions and the second land regions.

29. glof club head as claimed in claim 23, wherein the body also includes the raceway groove caved inward, the ditch At least a portion of road across the bar bottom of the body extends and spaced rearward from the bottom margin of the pole face.

30. glof club head as claimed in claim 23, wherein the pole face is formed as the bar constructed with cup-shaped pole face A part for surface member, the cup-shaped pole face construct with the pole face and from the boundary edge of the pole face extend back it is many Individual wall, and wherein described body is at least in part by be connected to the wall and extended back from the face member one or many Individual body member is formed.

31. glof club head as claimed in claim 23, wherein the pole face is formed as a part for face member, it is described Face member includes the wall that pole face and the bottom margin from the pole face extend back, and wherein described body is described by being connected to The perimeter edge of wall and the pole face and one or more body members for extending back from the face member are at least partly Ground is formed.

32. a kind of golf clubs, its bar for including glof club head as claimed in claim 23 and being connected to head Body.

33. a kind of glof club head, it includes：

Face member, including it is configured to the pole face batted with its outer surface and the wall extended back from the bottom margin of pole face, The pole face has the inner surface relative with outer surface, and the inner surface of the pole face has from inner surface projection and with relative to bar The peripheral part in face has the riser region of the thickness of increase；With

Body, with bizet, bar bottom, heel and toe, the body includes being connected to the pole face and from the pole face backward prolonging At least one body member stretched, wherein at least one body member are connected to the wall, and around the circumference of the pole face Edge so that the wall forms the part at the bar bottom, and wherein described face member and at least one described body member Internal cavities are limited together,

Wherein described riser region is fully encased by the ring-type taper region reduced from the outside thickness in the riser region, the liter High region has the perimeter edge limited by the internal edge of ring-type taper region, and the perimeter edge limits a shape, should Shape includes the first salient angle with the first external margin in the heel lateral of riser region, the toe positioned at riser region The second salient angle with the second external margin on side and the connecting portion extended between first salient angle and the second salient angle Point so that the coupling part by being located at rise respectively between the first salient angle and the second salient angle along what heel to toe direction extended The 3rd external margin on the bizet side and bar bottom side in region and the 4th external margin are limited, wherein the 3rd external margin and 4th external margin all has indent exterior contour.

34. glof club head as claimed in claim 33, wherein the perimeter edge limit it is described be shaped as it is elongated To have full-size along first axle, and wherein described shape is included with along the of the first axle perpendicular to first axle One size first increase region, with the second size along second axis second increase region and connection first area and The narrowed coupling part of second area, the coupling part has the 3rd size along second axis, and the 3rd size is less than first Size and the second size.

35. glof club head as claimed in claim 33, wherein the glof club head is wood-type golf Head or mixed type glof club head, and the internal cavities are by the face member and at least one described body member Fully encase.

36. a kind of golf clubs, it includes glof club head as claimed in claim 33 and is bonded to the club head Shaft.