GB2599265A - Multi-material iron golf club head - Google Patents
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- GB2599265A GB2599265A GB2117118.6A GB202117118A GB2599265A GB 2599265 A GB2599265 A GB 2599265A GB 202117118 A GB202117118 A GB 202117118A GB 2599265 A GB2599265 A GB 2599265A
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- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 title claims abstract 12
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title abstract 4
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 title abstract 2
- 230000005484 gravity Effects 0.000 claims abstract 6
- 229920001971 elastomer Polymers 0.000 claims 3
- 239000000806 elastomer Substances 0.000 claims 3
- 239000004433 Thermoplastic polyurethane Substances 0.000 claims 2
- 229920002725 thermoplastic elastomer Polymers 0.000 claims 2
- 229920002803 thermoplastic polyurethane Polymers 0.000 claims 2
- 229910000838 Al alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229920002430 Fibre-reinforced plastic Polymers 0.000 claims 1
- 229920000271 Kevlar® Polymers 0.000 claims 1
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910001069 Ti alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- RTAQQCXQSZGOHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Titanium Chemical compound [Ti] RTAQQCXQSZGOHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 239000004760 aramid Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 229920003235 aromatic polyamide Polymers 0.000 claims 1
- 239000004918 carbon fiber reinforced polymer Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 239000011151 fibre-reinforced plastic Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 239000011521 glass Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 239000002952 polymeric resin Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 239000012783 reinforcing fiber Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 239000010935 stainless steel Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 229910001220 stainless steel Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 229920003002 synthetic resin Polymers 0.000 claims 1
- 239000010936 titanium Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052719 titanium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- WFKWXMTUELFFGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N tungsten Chemical compound [W] WFKWXMTUELFFGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 239000010937 tungsten Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052721 tungsten Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
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Abstract
Described herein is a tour iron having a golf club head with a faceplate, a body, and an insert. A sole, top rail, rear, and the faceplate enclose a cavity within the body. The cavity can house the insert. The insert can comprise a low-density material, allowing weight to be concentrated around the peripheral edge of the golf club head. The rear of the golf club head has an inflection seam running from the heel to the toe. The golf club head has an upper portion, above the inflection seam and a lower portion below the inflection seam. The lower portion can have a depth greater that the upper portion depth. The striking surface can be formed by the low-density insert. The golf club head has a comparatively high moment of inertia and a low center of gravity. Other embodiments and methods are described herein.
Claims (20)
1. A golf club head comprising: a body and an insert; the body comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, a sole, a rear, a toe region, a heel region, and a top rail; wherein: the sole rests on a ground plane; a loft plane is tangential to the faceplate and intersects the ground plane; the rear comprises an inflection seam; the upper portion is bounded by the top rail and the inflection seam; the lower portion is bounded by the inflection seam and the sole; the sole, the rear, and the top rail of the body enclose a cavity; the body defines a front opening that connects to the cavity; the insert harbors within the cavity and the front opening; the insert form at least a portion of a striking surface; the body comprises a first material of a first density; the insert comprises a second material of a second density; and the second density is less than the first density.
2. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein: the insert comprises an insert upper portion configured to be received into the upper portion of the body; the insert comprises an insert lower portion configured to be received into the lower portion of the body; and both the insert upper portion and the insert lower portion form at least a portion of the strikeface.
3. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the first density of the first material is between 7.70 and 8.10 g/ cc.
4. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the second material comprises a polymeric resin and a reinforcing fiber.
5. The golf club head of claim 4, wherein the second material is selected from the group consisting of: a glass-filled elastomer, a stainless steel-filled elastomer, a tungsten-filled elastomer, a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), a Kevlar® (aramid) fiber-reinforced polymer, and a carbon-fiber reinforced polymer.
6. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the second density of the second material is between 0.8 g/cc and 1.4 g/cc.
7. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein: the body further comprises an opening wall in the rear that defines a rear opening; the rear opening is opposite the front opening and is located within the upper portion of the body; and the insert further harbors within the rear opening.
8. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein a mass of the upper portion of the body is between 1 gram and 70 grams less than the mass of a golf club head lacking a rear opening and an insert with a density less than a body.
9. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises one or more securing features, disposed inside the cavity and extending from one or more of the rear, the sole, the toe region, and the heel region.
10. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein at least one of the securing features extends from the rear to the sole within the cavity.
11. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein: at least one of the securing features comprises a first end and a second end; and both the first end and the second end are attached to the sole within the cavity.
12. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein at least one of the securing features forms a through- hole that is filled by the insert; the insert being geometrically locked to the at least one securing feature.
13. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein: the body further comprises an undercut in the top rail; the undercut forms part of the cavity; and the insert fills the undercut, causing the insert to mechanically lock into the cavity.
14. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein: the body further comprises an undercut in the sole; the undercut forms part of the cavity; and the insert fills the undercut, causing the insert to mechanically lock into the cavity.
15. The golf club head of claim 1, further comprising: an x-axis, extending in a heel-to-toe direction, parallel to the striking surface, and coincident with a center of gravity of the club head; a y-axis, orthogonal to the ground plane and coincident with the center of gravity; wherein: a moment of inertia, Ixx, measured about the x-axis ranges between 78 gram square inches and 120 gram square inches; and a moment of inertia, Iyy, measured about the y-axis ranges between 310 gram square inches and 466 gram square inches.
16. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the first material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: a steel-based material, a titanium-based material, an aluminum alloy, and a titanium alloy.
17. The golf club head of claim 1, further comprising: a total mass; a toe weight; wherein: the body further comprises: a toe cavity; the toe cavity receives the toe weight; and the toe weight comprises a mass between 5% and 45% of the total mass of the club head.
18. The golf club head of claim 1, further comprising: a center of gravity; and a lead edge axis, parallel to the ground plane, extending in a heel-to-toe direction, and coincident the loft plane; a lead edge plane, parallel to the ground plane and coincident with the lead edge axis; a y-axis, orthogonal to the ground plane, and coincident with the center of gravity; and wherein the center of gravity of the golf club head is located between 0.380 inch and 0.670 inch above the lead edge plane.
19. The golf club head of claim 1, further comprising: a heel and a toe; a centerplane running vertically through a centerpoint of the faceplate; a cylindrical hosel integral to the body; a hosel reference plane, parallel to a front edge of the cylindrical hosel, when viewed from a toe side view; a hosel axis, defined as the central axis of the cylindrical hosel; a lead edge axis, parallel to the ground plane, extending in a heel-to-toe direction, and coincident with the loft plane; a hosel-X distance, measured from the intersection of the lead edge axis with the centerplane to the intersection of the lead edge axis with the hosel axis, when viewed from a front view, wherein the hosel-X distance is less than 1.5 inches; and an offset distance, measured as the minimum distance between the lead edge axis and the hosel reference plane; wherein the offset distance between 0.05 inch and 0.27 inch.
20. The golf club head of claim 1, further comprising: a heel and a toe; and a blade length, measured in a heel-to-toe direction from an edge of the striking surface in the heel to an outermost point on the toe; wherein the blade length is less than 2.8 inches.
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| GB2311821.9A GB2618925B (en) | 2019-06-05 | 2020-06-05 | Multi-material iron golf club head |
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| US201962857741P | 2019-06-05 | 2019-06-05 | |
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| US201962925912P | 2019-10-25 | 2019-10-25 | |
| PCT/US2020/036497 WO2020247875A1 (en) | 2019-06-05 | 2020-06-05 | Multi-material iron golf club head |
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| GB202117118D0 GB202117118D0 (en) | 2022-01-12 |
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| US20150057101A1 (en) * | 2013-08-20 | 2015-02-26 | Nike, Inc. | Golf club head with polymeric face |
| US20190262673A1 (en) * | 2018-02-26 | 2019-08-29 | Karsten Manufacturing Corporation | Multi-material iron golf club head |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US5425535A (en) * | 1994-07-20 | 1995-06-20 | Flagler Manufacturing, Inc. | Polymer filled perimeter weighted golf clubs |
| US20010053704A1 (en) * | 1998-02-10 | 2001-12-20 | Shinichiro Mori | Mobile telephone set and data communication adaptor |
| US20050014573A1 (en) * | 2003-07-14 | 2005-01-20 | Michael Lee | Golf iron |
| US20070129166A1 (en) * | 2005-12-05 | 2007-06-07 | Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd | Golf club head |
| US20080058117A1 (en) * | 2006-09-01 | 2008-03-06 | Roach Ryan L | Iron golf club with improved mass properties and vibration damping |
| US20090163291A1 (en) * | 2007-12-19 | 2009-06-25 | Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. | Golf club face with cover having roughness pattern |
| US20130310192A1 (en) * | 2012-05-16 | 2013-11-21 | Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., | Golf club head with face insert |
| US20140274456A1 (en) * | 2013-03-13 | 2014-09-18 | Nike, Inc. | Ball striking device having a covering element |
| US20150057101A1 (en) * | 2013-08-20 | 2015-02-26 | Nike, Inc. | Golf club head with polymeric face |
| US20190262673A1 (en) * | 2018-02-26 | 2019-08-29 | Karsten Manufacturing Corporation | Multi-material iron golf club head |
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