GB2605536A - Golf club head having face reinforcing structure - Google Patents

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GB2605536A
GB2605536A GB2208949.4A GB202208949A GB2605536A GB 2605536 A GB2605536 A GB 2605536A GB 202208949 A GB202208949 A GB 202208949A GB 2605536 A GB2605536 A GB 2605536A
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D Milleman Travis
J Morales Eric
M Stokke Ryan
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0408—Heads characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0408—Heads characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
    • A63B53/0412—Volume
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0433—Heads with special sole configurations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0437—Heads with special crown configurations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/045—Strengthening ribs
    • A63B53/0454—Strengthening ribs on the rear surface of the impact face plate
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0466—Heads wood-type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B2053/0491—Heads with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable

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Abstract

Some embodiments of the lightweight golf clubs described herein include a thin crown, a thin sole, a mass efficient weight system, and a thin faceplate to maximize performance gains (e.g, ball travel distance, impact efficiency, and ball speed) targeted to individuals with swing speeds less than 85 mph. As will be further described below, in order to achieve a lightweight golf club head (having a thin crown, a thin sole, a mass efficient weight system, and a thin faceplate), the golf club head further comprises a crown-to-faceplate bridge and a sole-to- faceplate bridge to control the characteristic time (CT) properties of the golf club head.

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1. A hollow golf club head comprising: a crown, a sole, a strike face, a toe end, a heel end, and a rear; wherein the crown, sole, strike face, and rear combine to form an interior cavity; wherein the strike face is opposite the rear, and adjacent the crown and the sole; wherein the sole is resting on a ground plane when the club head is at an address position; wherein the toe end is opposite the heel end, and the sole is opposite the crown; and wherein the strike face further comprises a geometric center point and a mid-plane extending through the geometric center point in a direction from the strike face to rear of the golf club head; wherein the mid-plane is perpendicular to the ground plane; wherein the golf club head further comprises a crown transition region and a sole transition region; wherein the crown transition region is formed between the strike face and the crown; wherein the sole transition region is formed between the strike face and the sole; wherein the crown transition region comprises a first transition region thickness, wherein the sole transition region comprises a second transition region thickness; wherein the golf club head further comprises a crown-to-faceplate bridge and a sole-to-faceplate bridge; wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge is located entirely within the crown transition region and the sole-to-faceplate bridge is located within the sole transition region, wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge comprises a first reinforcement region thickness; and the sole-to-faceplate bridge comprises a second reinforcement region thickness; wherein the first reinforcement region thickness is greater than the crown transition region thickness; and the second reinforcement region thickness is greater than the sole transition region thickness.
2. The hollow golf club head of claim 1, wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge further comprises a first reinforcement region width measured in a heel-to-toe direction and a first reinforcement region length measured in a front-to-rear direction; and the sole-to-faceplate bridge further comprises a second reinforcement region width measured in a heel-to-toe direction and a second reinforcement region length measured in a front-to-rear direction; wherein the first reinforcement region width varies along the first reinforcement region length; and the second reinforcement region width varies along the second reinforcement region length.
3. The hollow golf club head of claim 2, wherein the first reinforcement region length varies along the first reinforcement region width; and the second reinforcement region length varies along the second reinforcement region width.
4. The hollow golf club head of claim 2, further comprising a heel-side plane and a toe-side plane; wherein the heel-side plane and the toe-side plane are parallel to the mid-plane; and wherein the heel-side plane is located in a direction toward the heel end of the golf club head and spaced from the mid-plane and the toe-side plane is located in a direction toward the toe end of the golf club and spaced from the mid-plane; wherein the heel-side plane is located a distance of 0.55â to 0.80â from the mid-plane; and the toe-side plane is located a distance of 0.75â to 0.80â from the mid-plane; and wherein the first reinforcement region width and the second reinforcement region width are bounded by and between the heel-side plane and the toe-side plane.
5. The hollow golf club head of claim 1, wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge is integrally formed within the crown transition region and the sole-to-faceplate bridge is integrally formed within the sole transition region.
6. The hollow golf club head of claim 1, further comprising a first intersection point defined by the intersection of the mid-plane with the crown-to-faceplate bridge and a second intersection point defined by the intersection of the mid-plane with the sole-to-faceplate bridge; wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge contacts the first intersection point and extends beyond the first intersection point in both a heel and a toe direction; and the sole- to-faceplate bridge contacts the second intersection point and extends beyond the second intersection point in both the heel and the toe direction.
7. The hollow golf club head of claim 6, wherein the mass of the club head is approximately 194 grams and the volume of the club head is approximately 460 cc, such that a club head mass-to-volume ratio is between 0.40 and 0.44
8. The hollow golf club head of claim 7, wherein the club head center of gravity is greater than 43 mm, measured from the geometric center point of the strike face and parallel to the ground plane.
9. The hollow golf club head of claim 8, wherein the rear portion of the golf club head further comprises a single slot; wherein the single slot defines: a slot interior surface, a slot bottom surface, a slot top surface, and two slot sidewalls; wherein the slot interior surface, slot bottom surface, slot top surface, and two slot sidewalls cooperate to form a slot channel opening to the exterior rear and sole of the golf club head; wherein the slot interior surface further comprises only a central weight position and a heel weight position and devoid of a toe weight position; wherein the central weight position and the heel weight position comprise weight assembly attachment points; wherein the golf club head further comprises a moveable weight assembly; and wherein the weight assembly is only detachably affixed to one of the central weight position and the heel weight position.
10. A hollow golf club head comprising: a crown, a sole, a strike face, a toe end, a heel end, and a rear; wherein the crown, sole, strike face, and rear combine to form an interior cavity; wherein the strike face is opposite the rear, and adjacent the crown and the sole; wherein the sole is resting on a ground plane when the club head is at an address position, wherein the toe end is opposite the heel end, and the sole is opposite the crown; and wherein the strike face further comprises a geometric center point and a mid-plane extending through the geometric center point in a direction from the strike face to rear of the golf club head; wherein the mass of the strike face is less than 63 grams; wherein the mid-plane is perpendicular to the ground plane; wherein the golf club head further comprises a crown transition region and a sole transition region; wherein the crown transition region is formed between the strike face and the crown; wherein the sole transition region is formed between the strike face and the sole; wherein the crown transition region comprises a first transition region thickness; wherein the sole transition region comprises a second transition region thickness; wherein the golf club head further comprises a crown-to-faceplate bridge and a sole-to-faceplate bridge; wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge is located entirely within the crown transition region and the sole-to-faceplate bridge is located within the sole transition region; wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge comprises a first reinforcement region thickness, and the sole-to-faceplate bridge comprises a second reinforcement region thickness; wherein the first reinforcement region thickness is greater than the crown transition region thickness; and the second reinforcement region thickness is greater than the sole transition region thickness.
11. The hollow golf club head of claim 10, wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge further comprises a first reinforcement region width measured in a heel-to-toe direction and a first reinforcement region length measured in a front-to-rear direction; and the sole-to-faceplate bridge further comprises a second reinforcement region width measured in a heel-to-toe direction and a second reinforcement region length measured in a front-to-rear direction; wherein the first reinforcement region width varies along the first reinforcement region length; and the second reinforcement region width varies along the second reinforcement region length.
12. The hollow golf club head of claim 11, wherein the first reinforcement region length varies along the first reinforcement region width; and the second reinforcement region length varies along the second reinforcement region width.
13. The hollow golf club head of claim 11, further comprising a heel-side plane and a toe- side plane; wherein the heel-side plane and the toe-side plane are parallel to the midplane; and wherein the heel-side plane is located in a direction toward the heel end of the golf club head and spaced from the mid-plane and the toe-side plane is located in a direction toward the toe end of the golf club and spaced from the mid-plane; wherein the heel-side plane is located a distance of 0.55â to 0.80â from the mid-plane; and the toe- side plane is located a distance of 0.75â to 0.80â from the mid-plane; and wherein the first reinforcement region width and the second reinforcement region width are bounded by and between the heel-side plane and the toe-side plane.
14. The hollow golf club head of claim 10, wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge is integrally formed within the crown transition region and the sole-to-faceplate bridge is integrally formed within the sole transition region.
15. The hollow golf club head of claim 10, further comprising a first intersection point defined by the intersection of the mid-plane with the crown-to-faceplate bridge and a second intersection point defined by the intersection of the mid-plane with the sole-to- faceplate bridge; wherein the crown-to-faceplate bridge contacts the first intersection point and extends beyond the first intersection point in both a heel and a toe direction; and the sole-to-faceplate bridge contacts the second intersection point and extends beyond the second intersection point in both the heel and the toe direction.
16. The hollow golf club head of claim 15, wherein the mass of the club head is approximately 194 grams and the volume of the club head is approximately 460 cc, such that a club head mass-to-volume ratio is between 0.40 and 0.44
17. The hollow golf club head of claim 16, wherein the club head center of gravity is greater than 43 mm, measured from the geometric center point of the strike face and parallel to the ground plane.
18. The hollow golf club head of claim 17, wherein the rear portion of the golf club head further comprises a single slot; wherein the single slot defines: a slot interior surface, a slot bottom surface, a slot top surface, and two slot sidewalls; wherein the slot interior surface, slot bottom surface, slot top surface, and two slot sidewalls cooperate to form a slot channel opening to the exterior rear and sole of the golf club head; wherein the slot interior surface further comprises only a central weight position and a heel weight position and devoid of a toe weight position: wherein the central weight position and the heel weight position comprise weight assembly attachment points; wherein the golf club head further comprises a moveable weight assembly; and wherein the weight assembly is only detachably affixed to one of the central weight position and the heel weight position.
19. The hollow golf club head of claim 10, wherein the mass of the faceplate is between approximately 61 grams and 62 grams.
20. The hollow golf club head of claim 10, wherein the mass of the faceplate is 62.8 grams.
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