JP2005279093A - Iron type golf club head - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an iron type golf club head useful for a player to have excellent hitting feel by buffering the impact on the player's hand while preventing raising of the center of gravity of the head and deterioration of the durability. <P>SOLUTION: The iron type golf club head 1 has a head body 1a with a face 2 on the front face to hit a ball. The head body 1a comprises a thick peripheral edge part 11 forming the peripheral edge of the head body 1a and a thin part 12 surrounded by the peripheral edge part 11, whose thickness is smaller than the peripheral edge because of a cavity C sinking toward the face 2 side formed on the back 3 side. The peripheral edge part 11 has at least one bottomed recess 13 with the depth extending from the back 3 side to the face 2 side. A vibration cushioning body 15 is disposed on the recess 13 for cushioning the vibration of the head body 1a by at least partly touching a side face 14a of the recess 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an iron type golf club head useful for obtaining a good shot feeling.

  Conventionally, in an iron-type golf club head, an attempt has been made to obtain a good shot feeling by reducing the impact force transmitted from the head to the player's hand when the ball is hit. For example, Patent Document 1 below proposes a technique of providing an elastic body between a hosel and a shaft of a head. However, in this technique, in order to obtain sufficient strength at the joint portion of the hosel, the shaft, and the elastic body, it is necessary to increase each contact length. For this reason, the hosel length of the head has to be increased, and as a result, the center of gravity of the head becomes high, which has a fatal drawback.

  Moreover, in the following Patent Document 2, a reinforcing body is provided between the peripheral portions so as to straddle the concave portion formed leaving the peripheral portion on the back portion of the head body, and the vibration absorber is provided between the reinforcing body and the concave portion. Has been proposed. Since this requires the addition of a reinforcing member separately to the so-called cavity-type head, there is a tendency that the weight of the head tends to be large, and the productivity and manufacturing cost are deteriorated.

  In Patent Document 3 below, for example, a vibration attenuator comprising a viscoelastic layer fixed to the surface of the cavity portion and a restraining plate fixed to the outside of the cavity portion of a cavity type iron type golf club head is provided. Has been described. However, since such a vibration attenuator is provided so as to protrude from the outer surface of the head, it is difficult in terms of durability, such as being easily peeled off by impact or contact with the outside when the club is used or moved in a caddy bag.

JP-A-10-295856 JP-A-9-239077 JP-A-9-666

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and at least one bottomed recessed portion having a depth extending from the back surface to the face surface side is provided in the peripheral portion of the head body, and the recessed portion is provided in the recessed portion. Based on the arrangement of a vibration absorber that absorbs vibrations of the head main body by contacting at least part of the side surface of the recess, the player's hand is prevented from increasing the center of gravity of the head or deteriorating the durability. An object of the present invention is to provide an iron-type golf club head that is useful for reducing the impact on the golf ball and obtaining a good feel at impact.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is an iron-type golf club head having a head body provided with a face surface for hitting a ball on the front surface, wherein the head body forms a peripheral edge of the head body. A thick-walled peripheral part, and a thin-walled part surrounded by the peripheral part and having a back surface recessed toward the face surface side so that the thickness is smaller than the peripheral part. A vibration absorber that has at least one bottomed recess recessed on the face surface side and that absorbs vibrations of the head main body by contacting at least part of the side surface of the recess is disposed in the recess. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the vibration absorber is formed of an elastic material having a loss tangent tan δ at 10 ° C. of 0.5 or more. It is.

In this specification, the loss tangent tan δ of the vibration absorber is a value measured by the viscoelasticity measuring device (Viscoelasticity spectrometer “DVA200 improved type” manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation) under the following measurement conditions.
Frequency: 10Hz
Jig: Pull type Temperature rising rate: 2 ° C / min
Initial strain: 2mm
Displacement amplitude range: ± 12.5μm
Test piece: The dumbbell dimensions are 4.0 mm width × 1.66 mm thickness × 30.0 mm length, and the length of the displacement portion is 20.0 mm.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the concave portion has a surface including the side surface extending in the depth direction and a bottom surface that closes the side surface with a bottom portion, and the vibration absorber includes the side surface and the depth direction. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, which has a contact length of 5.0 to 20.0 mm.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the vibration absorber includes a cylindrical base having an outer peripheral surface in contact with the side surface of the recess, and a space surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the base from the inner peripheral surface. The iron-type golf club head according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a vibrator provided so as to freely vibrate through a extending support portion.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the face surface has a striking area in which a face line extending in the toe and heel directions is defined, and the concave portion is located on a center line in the toe and heel directions of the striking area. And at a position intersecting with a face surface normal passing through a position of 20 mm along the face surface from the horizontal plane in a reference state in which the lie angle and loft angle are maintained and grounded to the horizontal plane. An iron type golf club head according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  The iron-type golf club head of the present invention has a bottomed recess recessed from the back surface to the face surface side at the periphery of the head body, and at least a part of the recess contacts the side surface of the recess. Thus, a vibration absorber that absorbs the vibration of the head main body is disposed. Since the vibration absorber is not provided at a high position like the hosel, it is possible to prevent the head center of gravity from becoming high. In addition, since the vibration absorber is disposed in the concave portion provided in the peripheral portion having a large thickness in the head body, the productivity and strength are not impaired, and the chance of contact with foreign matter is reduced, resulting in deterioration of durability. Can be prevented. Also, by arranging the vibration absorber in the recess, the contact area between the two increases, and a high vibration absorption effect can be expected. In addition, since the vibration absorber is in contact with the side surface of the concave portion, it is possible to absorb not only the vibration in the direction of the ball that is perpendicular to the face surface but also the vibration in the multi-direction of the head body. Can be increased.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a reference in which an iron type golf club head (hereinafter simply referred to as “head”) 1 of the present embodiment is held at a specified lie angle α and loft angle β (shown in FIG. 3) and grounded to a horizontal plane HP. FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the head.

  The head 1 of the present embodiment includes a head main body 1a provided with a face surface 2 for hitting a ball on the front surface, and a hosel portion 1b connected to the heel side of the head main body 1a and extending obliquely upward. Composed.

  The head body 1a includes the face surface 2, a back surface 3 which is the opposite surface, a sole surface 4 which connects the face surface 2 and the back surface 3 below the head, and a head between the face surface 2 and the back surface 3. The top blade surface 5 and the face surface 2 and the surface 3 which are joined at the upper side are partitioned by a toe surface 6 which is joined at the head tip side. A plurality of substantially horizontal face lines FC extending in the toe and heel directions are provided on the face surface 2 with a vertical interval. The face line FC is a narrow groove, and an area between the toe side end FCa and the heel side end FCb of the face line FC defines a so-called hitting area Ha where the player tries to hit the ball. .

  The head main body 1a is connected to the hosel portion 1b via a heel 7. The hosel part 1b is provided with a cylindrical shaft insertion hole 10 into which a shaft (not shown) is inserted. Since the axial center line CL of the shaft insertion hole 10 substantially coincides with the axial center line of the shaft to be inserted later, the lie angle α can be set by regarding the axial center line CL as the shaft axis.

  Further, the head main body 1a is thicker than the peripheral portion 11 by forming a thick peripheral portion 11 that forms the periphery of the head main body 1a and a cavity C that is surrounded by the peripheral portion 11 and the back surface 3 is recessed toward the face surface 2 side. And a thin portion 12 having a small thickness.

  The peripheral edge 11 of the present embodiment includes a peripheral edge 11a on the top side, a peripheral edge 11b on the toe side, a peripheral edge 11c on the heel side, and a peripheral edge 11d on the sole side. An enclosing continuous ring is illustrated. However, the peripheral edge portion 11 is not limited to a completely continuous aspect, and may include a portion interrupted in part. In addition, the top side peripheral portion 11a, the toe side peripheral portion 11b, and the heel side peripheral portion 11c of the present embodiment are all formed with substantially the same width Wc. The portion 11d is exemplified as having a width larger than that.

  The peripheral edge portion 11d on the sole side of the present embodiment has a mountain shape that is convex toward the top blade surface 5 side in the rear view in the reference state. That is, the sole side peripheral edge portion 11d has the largest width Ws at the substantially central portion in the toe and heel directions, and the width is smoothly reduced to the toe side and the heel side, respectively. The thing connected to the peripheral part 11c of this is illustrated. Such a peripheral edge portion 11 is useful for allocating more weight to the sole surface 4 side and lowering the center of gravity of the head. Needless to say, the head 1 having a low center of gravity is advantageous in improving the flight distance of the hit ball.

  The thin portion 12 of the head main body 1a has a small thickness t. Then, the moment of inertia of the head 1 is increased by the synergistic action with the peripheral edge portion 11, and this helps to improve the directionality of the hit ball. The thickness t of the thin-walled portion 12 is not particularly limited, but if it is too small, the durability of the head body 1a tends to decrease, and conversely if it is too large, the effect of increasing the moment of inertia tends to decrease. From the viewpoint, the thickness t is preferably 1.5 mm or more, more preferably 2.0 mm or more, and the upper limit is 4.0 mm or less, more preferably 3.5 mm or less.

  Further, the head body 1a is provided in the peripheral edge portion 11 so as to be recessed from the back surface 3 to the face surface 2 side, so that at least one having a depth, in this embodiment, one bottomed recess 13 is provided. Yes. The recess 13 is provided with a vibration absorber 15 that absorbs vibration of the head main body 1a.

  If the recessed part 13 is the peripheral part 11, the arrangement position will not be specifically limited, However, It is preferable to provide in the peripheral part 11 contained in the said hit area Ha of the face surface 2 preferably. The hitting area Ha mentioned here includes not only the surface of the face surface 2 but also a region where it is projected on the back surface 3 side of the head body 1a. It can be said that the peripheral edge portion 11 included in the hitting area Ha is close to the hitting point position where the player frequently hits the ball on the face surface 2. Since the vibration is closer to the hit point position, the vibration absorber 15 can effectively absorb the vibration of the head main body 1a by providing the concave portion 13 at such a position, and by arranging the vibration absorber 15. Can do.

  Particularly preferably, it is desirable to provide the recessed portion 13 in the peripheral edge portion 11d on the sole side, as in the present embodiment, among the peripheral edge portions 11 included in the hitting area Ha. Iron-type golf clubs often hit balls placed directly on the lawn, so that the hit points tend to concentrate on the sole side of the face surface 2. For this reason, providing the recessed part 13 in the peripheral edge part 11d on the sole side in the hitting area Ha leads to an increase in the vibration absorption effect. In addition, since the peripheral edge portion 11d on the sole side of the present embodiment includes a convex portion having a large width Ws, by providing the concave portion 13 in the convex portion, it is larger without reducing the strength of the head body 1a. It helps to form the recess 13. Most preferably, the face surface stands on the toe of the striking area Ha of the face surface 2 and on the center line Y (shown in FIG. 1) in the heel direction and at a position P of 20 mm from the horizontal plane HP along the face surface in the reference state. It is particularly desirable to be provided at a position intersecting with the normal line N.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the concave portion 13 of this embodiment includes a side surface 14a extending in the depth direction from an edge 13e of the concave portion 13 opened on the back surface 3, and a bottom surface 14b that closes the side surface 14a at the bottom portion. In this example, a concave surface 14 containing a substantially cylindrical space is defined. However, the concave portion 13 is not limited to such an embodiment, and it goes without saying that the cross section perpendicular to the depth direction can be variously modified such as a rectangular shape, a triangular shape, or another polygonal shape. Moreover, if the recessed part 13 has the side surface 14a extended in the depth direction from the edge 13e of the opening of the back surface 3, it is not necessary to have the clear bottom face 14a like this embodiment. Further, the number of arrangement may be not only one but also two or more. Such a recessed part 13 can be provided in the peripheral part 11 by machining, casting or forging, for example.

  Part of the vibration of the head that occurs when the ball is hit by the face surface 2 is also transmitted to the vibration absorber 15 that is disposed in the recess 13 and at least a part of which is in contact with the side surface 14a. The vibration absorber 15 can convert vibration energy into heat energy and absorb and attenuate the vibration of the head main body 1a at an early stage. Accordingly, the head 1 of the present invention can reduce the impact force or unpleasant vibration transmitted from the head main body 1a to the player's hand through the shaft, and can expect a good shot feeling.

  The vibration absorber 15 is not particularly limited as long as it can exhibit the above-described vibration absorption action, but the loss tangent tan δ at 10 ° C. is preferably 0.5 or more, more preferably 0.7 or more, and further preferably. Is preferably an elastic material of 0.8 or more. The loss tangent tan δ is an index representing the energy conversion performance of the material. When the loss tangent tan δ is less than 0.5, the vibration and impact suppression effects tend to be reduced. The upper limit of the loss tangent tan δ of the vibration absorber 15 is not particularly limited, but it is practical to suppress it to, for example, 4.0 or less for reasons of material cost and availability.

  Specific examples of the elastic material of the vibration absorber 15 include one or more of a dipole conversion material, a mixed material of thermoplastic elastomer and polypropylene, various resin materials, rubber, or a mixture thereof. Can do. The dipole conversion material includes ± dipoles that exist in an equilibrium state in which charges are attracted and exist in a stable state. When vibration is applied to the dipole conversion material, the ± dipoles are displaced and once separated, but then a restoring action occurs to attract each other again. At that time, a polymer chain or dipole based on the dipole is generated. It can come into contact with the child and can convert a large amount of vibration energy into heat energy as frictional heat.

  The dipole conversion material preferably includes, for example, an active ingredient that increases the dipole moment in a polar polymer. The polar polymer is one or two selected from chlorinated polyethylene, EVA, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), polyvinyl chloride, acrylic rubber (ACR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), chloroprene rubber (CR), and the like. More than one species can be suitably used. As the active component, for example, one or more compounds selected from a compound containing a mercaptobenzothiazyl group, a compound having a benzotriazole group, and a compound containing a diphenyl acrylate group can be used.

  Specific examples of the mixed material of the thermoplastic elastomer and polypropylene used for the vibration absorber 15 include, for example, a mixture of the trade name “Elastage” manufactured by Tosoh Corporation and polypropylene, manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. For example, a mixture of “Lavalon” and polypropylene, a mixture of Kuraray Co., Ltd., “Hibler” and polypropylene, and the like. The thermoplastic elastomer and polypropylene are preferably mixed at a mixing ratio (weight ratio) of 70:30 to 85:15.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the vibration absorber 15 of the present embodiment includes, for example, a cylindrical base portion 15a and a space i surrounded by the inner peripheral surface 15i of the base portion 15a from the inner peripheral surface 15i. An example is one constituted by a vibrator 15b provided so as to be able to vibrate via a extending support portion 15c.

  The shape of the base portion 15a may be appropriately determined according to the shape of the concave portion 13 so that the side surface 14a of the concave portion 13 can be in contact with a wider area. In the present embodiment, the base portion 15a is formed in a cylindrical shape in accordance with the concave portion 13 that partitions the cylindrical space. In this example, the entire outer peripheral surface 15o of the base portion 15a is in contact with the side surface 14a of the concave portion 13, but it is desirable that at least 50% of the area of the outer peripheral surface 15o is in contact with the side surface 14a of the concave portion 13. Thereby, a larger contact area can be ensured between the both, and vibration can be transmitted to the vibration absorber 15. In this example, both sides of the base portion 15a in the axial direction are open, but either one or both may be closed. Further, in this example, the length of the base portion 15a in the axial direction is substantially the same as the depth of the concave portion 13 (the difference is within a range of ± 5 mm). However, the concave portion 13 may be formed deeper than this. However, if the depth of the concave portion 13 is smaller than the axial length of the base portion 15a, the vibration absorber 15 protrudes from the concave portion 13 and easily comes off. It is desirable to make it larger than the axial length of the base portion 15a.

  The weight of the vibration absorber 15 is not particularly limited, but if it is too small, the vibration absorption effect of the head body 1a tends to be reduced. Conversely, if it is too large, the head weight is affected, and the degree of freedom in designing the center of gravity is increased. Tend to spoil. From such a viewpoint, the weight of the vibration absorber 15 is preferably 1 g or more, more preferably 3 g or more, and the upper limit is preferably 10 g or less, more preferably 8 g or less.

  In this example, the vibrator 15b is supported on the axial center line of the space i of the base portion 15a and is exemplified by a cylindrical shape extending in the axial direction. For example, a spherical shape as shown in FIG. Needless to say, it can be deformed into various shapes as long as it can easily vibrate, such as the dumbbell shape shown in FIG. The vibrator 15b does not come into contact with the recess 13 in a stationary state in which the vibration absorber 15 is fixed to the recess 13. The weight of the vibrator 15b is preferably 10% or more, more preferably 30% or more of the total weight of the vibration absorber 15, and the upper limit is preferably 80% or less, more preferably 60% or less. This makes it possible to resonate the vibrator 15b with the head main body 1a without increasing the strength of the support portion 15c, thereby enhancing the vibration absorption effect. In particular, the resonance caused by the vibrator 15b is useful for efficiently absorbing vibrations of several tens to several hundreds of Hz felt by the player's hand.

  Further, the support portion 15c is configured with a small rigidity so as not to impair the vibration of the vibrator 15b. For example, it is desirable that the thickness is formed as a thin plate having a thickness of about 0.1 to 1.5 mm. In addition, the support portion 15b of the present embodiment is exemplified by two members that radially connect the outer peripheral surface of the vibrator 15b and the inner peripheral surface of the base portion 15a with an equal angle α of 180 °. Yes. However, the number of support portions 15c is not limited to two. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, four may be provided with an angle α of 90 °, preferably about 2 to 6, more preferably. Is preferably composed of 2 to 4. If the number of the support portions 15c exceeds 6, the vibrator 15b tends to be fixed, and there is a tendency that sufficient vibration cannot be obtained. Preferably, it is desirable to provide the support portions 15c so that the arrangement angles α are equal. The vibration absorber 15 can be molded by various methods in accordance with conventional practice, and for example, injection molding, press molding, and the like are preferable.

  The method for fixing the vibration absorber 15 to the concave portion 13 is not particularly limited. For example, a method using a fixing tool such as an adhesive or a double-sided tape, or press-fitting can be used together. For example, the recess 13 is formed in a dovetail shape whose inner diameter increases toward the face surface side as shown in FIG. 8, and the tapered vibration absorber 15 along the recess 13 is elastically deformed and press-fitted to make it stronger. Fixing strength can be obtained.

  For example, in the case of a miss hit in which a ball is hit on the toe side or the heel side of the sweet spot on the face surface 2, not only the vibration in the direction perpendicular to the face surface of the head body 1a but also the toe and the heel are twisted with each other As a result of various simulations, it has been found that the torsional vibration mode occurs. Many of the conventional vibration absorbers provided on the head are simply attached to the back surface of the face surface 2. Such a vibration absorber may exhibit an effect on the vibration in the hitting direction, which is a direction perpendicular to the face surface 2, but hardly exerts an effect on the vibration in the twisting direction.

  On the other hand, in the head 1 of the present invention, the concave portion 13 having a depth extending from the back surface 3 of the peripheral edge portion 11 to the face surface 2 side is provided, and the vibration absorber 15 in contact with the side surface 14a of the concave portion is provided. Thus, the torsional vibration of the head main body 1a at the time of a miss hit can be effectively input to the vibration absorber 15 through the side surface 14a of the recess 13. Therefore, the head 1 of the present invention can exhibit a vibration damping effect even at the time of a miss hit and can improve the feel at impact. From such a viewpoint, the vibration absorber 15 may have a contact length L of 5.0 to 20.0 mm, more preferably 8.0 to 20.0 mm in the side surface 14a of the recess 13 and its depth direction. desirable. Thereby, the vibration absorber 15 can absorb the torsional vibration of the head main body 1a over a wide range, and the vibration absorber 15 can be prevented from being enlarged.

  In general, the vibration felt by the player's hand is mainly low-frequency vibration of the head 1. On the other hand, the head 1 in which the cavity C is provided on the back surface of the head main body 1a as in the present invention generally has a low vibration frequency, and particularly, a large low-frequency vibration is likely to occur when a miss hit occurs. Therefore, the present invention is directed to the head 1 having the cavity C in which the hit feeling at the time of a miss shot tends to deteriorate.

  The head body 1a shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is configured by forging or casting a single metal material. Various metal materials such as stainless steel, soft iron, and aluminum alloy can be used for the head main body 1a. As shown in FIG. 9, for example, a head body frame 1a1 made of a first metal material and a plate-like face plate portion 1a2 made of a second metal material different from the first metal material are used. It can also be configured. In this case, the peripheral edge portion 11 includes a portion formed of a composite with the first or second metal material.

  The present invention can also be applied to an iron type golf club set in which three or more iron type golf clubs having different loft angles are set. In the iron type golf club set, the shaft length, loft angle, lie angle, etc. are different for each club in the set. Specifically, the lower club having a smaller loft angle has a longer shaft length and a smaller loft angle and lie angle. Due to the characteristics of such a club, a general golfer is more likely to hit the toe side of the face surface 2 as the club with the lower number, and conversely, the higher golf club is easier to hit at the heel side of the face surface 2.

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, in the reference state, a horizontal distance Xi () along the face surface 2 between the center line Y of the hitting area Ha and the center F of the recess 13. However, the horizontal distance Xi is negative when the hole center line F is on the toe side of the center line Y, and positive when the hole center line F is on the heel side, and i is a natural number from 1 to n. It is desirable that the clubs are assigned in order from the club with the smallest loft angle) to satisfy the following formulas (1) and (2).
X1 ≦ X2 ≦ ... ≦ Xn (1)
X1 <Xn (2)

  In such an iron type golf club set, the hit point position of a general golfer and the recess 13 (that is, the vibration absorber 15) can be brought close regardless of the club number. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently absorb the vibration of the head main body 1a at the time of hitting and improve the hit feeling through all the counts. Particularly preferably, n is an integer of 5 or more and 11 or less.

  A stainless iron type golf club head (real loft angle of 30 °) having the basic form shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 was manufactured based on the specifications shown in Table 1 and tested for hitting ball feeling. Each head was integrally formed by lost wax precision casting. About what has a recessed part, the basic recessed part shape was shape | molded by casting molding, and the shape was adjusted by CNC processing after casting. The concave portion defined a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter of 12 mm and a depth of 12 mm. The specifications of the vibration absorber of each head are as follows.

<Examples 1-3>
As the vibration absorber, a mixture obtained by mixing a product name “Hibler”, which is a thermoplastic elastomer manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd., and polypropylene in a weight ratio of 7: 3 was used. The shape of the vibration absorber is as shown in FIG. 5, and the dimensions of each part are as follows.
Outer diameter of base: 12mm
Inner diameter of base: 9mm
Vibrator outer diameter: 5 mm
Number of support parts: 2 Support part thickness: 1.5 mm
Support part width: 4.0 mm

<Example 4>
Dipole gie DP201 (dipole conversion material: base resin is chlorinated polyethylene and N, N dicyclohexylbenzothiazyl-2-sulfenamide is an active ingredient) was used as a vibration absorber. The shape of the vibration absorber is the same as in Examples 1 to 3 except for the elements shown in the table.

<Example 5>
The same material as in Example 4 was used for the vibration absorber, but the shape of the vibration absorber was a solid body equal to the concave shape.

<Comparative Example 1>
It is the head of the same shape which does not have a recessed part and a vibration absorber.

<Comparative example 2>
The vibration absorber was made of the same material as in Example 1, but the inner diameter of the recess was enlarged to 16 mm, and a 2 mm gap was provided between the side surface and the vibration absorber so as not to contact.

<Comparative Example 3>
The vibration absorber was made of the same material as in Example 4, but the inner diameter of the recess was enlarged to 16 mm, and a gap of 2 mm was provided between the side surface and the vibration absorber so as not to contact.

In addition, a hit feeling test was conducted by attaching a SRI Sports carbon shaft (MP-200, Flex R) to each test head and making a 37-inch iron type golf club as a prototype. 20) actually hit each club with a two-piece golf ball, and evaluated by a five-point method (the larger the numerical value, the less the vibration to the hand) according to the sensuality of each golfer. Average values are shown. In the evaluation, 5 balls were each targeted for a clean hit (referred to as a hit with the ball flew in the target direction) and a miss hit (referred to as a hit with the ball greatly deviating from the target direction).
The test results are shown in Table 1.

  As a result of the test, it was confirmed that the head of the example alleviated the impact transmitted to the player's hand. In particular, a significant effect was confirmed on the high impact mitigation ability at the time of a miss hit.

1 is a front view of a reference state of an iron type golf club head showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the head from the back. (A) The perspective view which shows an example of a vibration absorber, (B) is the Z view. (A)-(C) is a perspective view showing other embodiments of a vibrator. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows other embodiment of the support part of a vibration absorber. It is sectional drawing of the head main body which shows other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the head main body which shows other embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the standard state which takes out and illustrates three clubs from the iron type golf club set which shows other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Iron type golf club head 1a Head main body 1b Hosel part 2 Face surface 3 Back surface 11 Peripheral part 12 Thin part 13 Recessed part 14a Recessed side face 14b Recessed bottom face 15 Vibration absorber 15a Base part 15b Vibrator 15c Support part C Cavity N Face surface Normal Ha Ha hitting area Y Center line of hitting area

Claims (5)

An iron-type golf club head having a head body provided with a face surface for hitting a ball on the front surface,
The head main body has a thin peripheral portion forming a peripheral edge of the head main body, and a thin wall having a thickness smaller than that of the peripheral portion by forming a cavity surrounded by the peripheral portion and having a back surface recessed toward the face side. Including
The peripheral portion has at least one bottomed concave portion recessed from the back surface to the face surface side,
An iron type golf club head characterized in that a vibration absorber that absorbs vibrations of the head main body by contacting at least part of the side surface of the recess is disposed in the recess.   2. The iron type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the vibration absorber is formed of an elastic material having a loss tangent tan δ at 10 ° C. of 0.5 or more.   The concave portion has a surface including the side surface extending in the depth direction and a bottom surface that closes the side surface with a bottom portion, and the vibration absorber is 5.0 to 20.0 mm in the side surface and the depth direction. 3. The iron type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the iron type golf club head has a contact length.   The vibration absorber can freely vibrate via a support portion extending from the inner peripheral surface in a cylindrical base portion having an outer peripheral surface in contact with the side surface of the recess and a space surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the base portion. The iron-type golf club head according to claim 1, comprising an oscillator provided. In the face surface, a striking area provided with a face line extending in the toe and heel directions is defined,
The concave portion passes through a position of 20 mm from the horizontal plane along the face surface in a reference state where the concave portion is held on the center line in the toe and heel direction of the hitting area, and is held at a specified lie angle and loft angle and grounded to the horizontal plane. The iron-type golf club head according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the iron-type golf club head is provided at a position intersecting with a normal to the face surface.

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