JP6154560B2 - Golf club head and golf club head manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

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[Cross-reference of related applications]
This application is a U.S. provisional application 61 / 985,351 filed on April 28, 2014, a US provisional application 61 / 992,379 filed on May 13, 2014, and filed on June 20, 2014. Claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 62 / 015,297 filed and US Provisional Application No. 62 / 030,820 filed July 30, 2014. This application claims a benefit of US Provisional Application No. 62 / 041,553, filed August 25, 2014, part of US Application No. 14 / 586,720 filed December 30, 2014. It is an application. This application is also a continuation of U.S. application 29 / 501,012, filed on August 29, 2014, and a continuation-in-part of U.S. application 29 / 509,762, filed on November 20, 2014. It is. This application is also a divisional application of U.S. Application No. 29 / 501,012 filed on August 29, 2014, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application No. 29 / 511,483 filed on December 11, 2014. It is. The disclosure of the reference application is incorporated herein by reference.

[Technical field]
The present disclosure relates generally to golf equipment, and more specifically to a golf club head and a method of manufacturing a golf club head.

  Proper alignment of the golf club head at the address position relative to the golf ball can improve each person's performance. Various alignment aids have been used on golf clubs to improve the visual alignment of each person.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a golf club head for one embodiment of the apparatus, method, and article of manufacture described herein.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

4 is a rear view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of an exemplary toe portion of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of an exemplary visual guide in the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary golf hole for the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of a golf club head for another embodiment of the apparatus, method, and article of manufacture described herein.

FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG. 11.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating one method of manufacturing the golf club head described herein.

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of a golf club head for yet another embodiment of the apparatus, method, and article of manufacture described herein.

FIG. 17 is a front view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

18 is a rear view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a plan view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 20 is a bottom view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a left side view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 22 is a right side view of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 23 is a plan view of the body portion of the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the body portion illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 25 is a plan view of a weight portion related to the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 26 is a side view of a weight portion related to the golf club head illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 27 is a side view of another weight portion related to the golf club head illustrated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 28 is a bottom view of another exemplary body portion in FIG.

FIG. 29 is a plan view of a golf club head for yet another embodiment of the apparatus, method, and article of manufacture described herein.

  For simplicity and clarity of illustration, the drawings illustrate the structure in a general manner, and descriptions and details of well-known functions and techniques are omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present disclosure. . Also, elements in the drawings may not be drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some elements in the drawings may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help improve the understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

  In general, a golf club head and a method of manufacturing a golf club head are described herein. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  In the example of FIGS. 1-10, the golf club head 100 may include a body portion 110 and a visual guide portion 120, shown generally as 122, 124, 126. The body part 110 may include a toe part 130, a heel part 140, a front part 150, a rear part 160, a top part 170, and a sole part 180. The body part 110 can be manufactured through various manufacturing methods and / or processes (for example, a casting process, a forging process, a milling process, a cutting process, a grinding process, a welding process, and combinations thereof). The body portion 110 is partially or completely made of an aluminum-based material (for example, a high-strength aluminum alloy or a composite aluminum alloy coated with a high-strength alloy), a magnesium-based material, a stainless-based material, a titanium-based material, or a tungsten-based material. It may be made of materials, any combination thereof, and / or other suitable types of materials. Alternatively, the body portion 110 may be partially or fully made of a non-metallic material (eg, composite material, plastic, etc.). The golf club head 100 may be a putter type golf club head (for example, a blade type putter, a mid mallet type putter, a mallet type putter, etc.). Based on the putter type as described above, body portion 110 may be at least 200 grams. For example, body portion 110 may range from 300 to 600 grams. Although FIGS. 1-10 illustrate certain types of golf club heads, the apparatus, methods, and products described herein may be used for other types of club heads (eg, driver type club heads, fairway wood type club heads). , A hybrid club head, an iron club head, etc.). The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  The top part 130 and the heel part 140 may be respectively located at opposite ends of the body part 110. The heel portion 140 includes a hosel portion 145 configured to receive a shaft (not shown) having a grip (not shown) at one end portion of the shaft forming the golf club, and a golf club at the other end portion. The head 100 may be included. Alternatively, the heel portion 140 may include a bore portion (one shown as 1245 in FIGS. 11-13) that receives the shaft. The toe portion 130 and the heel portion 140 may each define the width of the body portion 110.

  Similarly, the front part 150 and the rear part 160 may be respectively located at opposite ends of the body part 110. The front part 150 may include a face part 155 (for example, a striking surface). The face portion 155 may be used to impact a golf ball (one shown as 500 in FIG. 5). The face portion 155 may be an integral part of the body portion 1150. Alternatively, the face portion 155 may be a separate part, and various manufacturing methods and / or processes (eg, bonding process, welding process, brazing process, mechanical locking method, mechanical fastening method, any of them) It may be an insert that is coupled to the body part 110 via a combination or other suitable type of manufacturing method and / or process). The face portion 155 may be associated with a loft surface that defines the loft angle of the golf club head 100. Front portion 150 and rear portion 160 may each define the length of body portion 110 (shown as 920 in FIG. 9). The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  In one example, the visual guide 120 may include a first visual guide 122 and a second visual guide 124. The first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 may be provided between the front portion 150 and the rear portion 160, respectively. For example, the first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 may be provided in the range of the body portion 110, respectively. The first and second visual guides 122, 124 may each substantially coincide (eg, have the same length). Alternatively, the first and second visual guides 122, 124 may each have a different length. That is, the first visual guide 122 may be longer than the second visual guide 124, or vice versa. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  The visual guide part 120 may include a solid line part, a broken line part, a dotted line part, or any combination thereof. As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 may each be a solid line portion. The visual guide 120 may include a colored line, a convex line, a concave line, a laser etched line, or any combination thereof. For example, the first and second visual guide portions 122, 124 may be colored and concave line portions (eg, including a contrast layer for the body portion 110), respectively. The first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 may be the same color or different from the color of the body portion 110 (for example, two contrast colors). For example, the first and second visual guide portions 122, 124 can each be white while the body portion 110 can be black (eg, black nickel chrome). Alternatively, the body part 110 and / or the visual guide part 120 may be manufactured in different ways and / or processes such that the body part 110 and the visual guide part 120 have a contrasting finish. For example, the body portion 110 can be a black nickel chrome finish, while the first and second visual guide portions 122, 124 can each be a stainless steel finish. In the above example, the first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 may each be a description having the same color, but the first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 are different from each other. You may have a color. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  Also, the first and second visual guides 122, 124 may be substantially parallel to each other. The first and second visual guides 122, 124 may each be separated by at least 1.68 inches. The first visual guide portion 122 may be disposed at or near the toe portion 130, while the second visual guide portion 124 may be disposed at or near the heel portion 140. For example, the first visual guide 122 may be located less than 1 inch from the outer edge of the toe portion 130, while the second visual guide portion 124 may be located less than 1 inch from the outer edge of the heel portion. . Specifically, the toe portion 130 may be associated with the toe end point 135 and the heel portion 140 may be associated with the heel end point 145. The toe end point 135 may touch the first vertical surface 415 (FIG. 4) and the heel end point 145 may touch the second vertical surface 425 (FIG. 4). The first and second vertical surfaces 415, 425 may each be substantially parallel to each other and may be substantially perpendicular to the ground plane 200 (FIGS. 2, 3). In one example, the first visual guide 122 may be located less than 1 inch from the first vertical surface 415 of the toe portion 130 and less than 1 inch from the second vertical surface 425 of the heel portion 140. May be. Alternatively, the first and second visual guides 122, 124 may be disposed at different distances from the first and second vertical surfaces 415, 425, respectively. For example, the first visual guide 122 may be positioned 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) from the first vertical plane 415 while the second visual guide 124 is the second vertical plane. From 425 to 0.75 inches. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  As described above, each of the first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 may be a concave line portion. For example, each of the first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 may have a U-shaped cross-sectional shape. Alternatively, the first and second visual guides 122, 124 may each have a V-shaped cross-sectional shape, and may have any other suitable cross-sectional shape. Returning to FIGS. 9 and 10, for example, the first visual guide 122 may be disposed at a distance 910 from the first vertical plane 415. The distance 910 may be less than 1 inch. The first visual guide 122 may have a length 920 of at least 0.5 inches (12.7 mm). Specifically, the length 920 may be about 1.6 inches. The first visual guide 122 may also have a width 1010 of at least 0.05 inches and a depth 1020 of at least 0.015 inches. In one example, the width 1010 may be about 0.1 inches and the depth 1020 may be about 0.05 inches. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  As with other alignment aids, the visual guide 120 can assist in visual alignment. In contrast to other alignment aids, however, the visual guide 120 can assist each person who envisions a golf ball for a golf hole or cup. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, for example, a spacing 510 may separate each of the first and second visual guides 122,124. The interval 510 may be parallel to the face portion 155 or may be substantially parallel. Specifically, the spacing 510 may be greater than the diameter of the golf ball 500 (eg, 1.68 inches or 42.67 millimeters). For example, the spacing 510 may be larger than the diameter of the golf cup 1100 (eg, 4.25 inches or 107.95 millimeters). By providing a mental image of a golf ball 500 that is relatively smaller than the golf club 1100 (ie, the golf ball 500 may be less than 40% of the golf cup 1100), the first and second visual guide portions 122 and 124 can support the improvement of each person's confidence and putting ability. Alternatively, the spacing 500 may be 4.25 inches or less but greater than 1.68 inches to provide a mental image of the golf ball 500 that is relatively smaller than the golf cup 1100. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  The visual guide 120 may also include a third visual guide 126. The third visual guide 126 may divide the body 110 into two equal parts. The third visual guide 126 may define a symmetry line for each of the first and second visual guides 122, 124. Accordingly, the first visual guide 122 and the second visual guide 124 can be symmetric with respect to the third visual guide 126. In one example, the third visual guide 126 may be substantially equidistant from each of the first and second visual guides 122,124. The third guide portion 126 may be the same as or different from each of the first and / or second visual guide portions 122 and 124. In one example, the first, second, and third visual guide portions 122, 124, 126 may each be a concave line portion of the same color. Alternatively, the first and second visual guide portions 122, 124 can each be a concave line portion, while the third visual guide portion 126 can be a convex line portion. In another example, the third visual guide 126 may be a different color than each of the first and second visual guides 122,124. In yet another example, the third visual guide portion 126 may have a different length than each of the first and second visual guide portions 122, 124. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  Referring to FIGS. 12-14, for example, a golf club head 1200 is generally visible to each person in an address position to assist each person who envisions a body portion 1210 and a golf ball for a golf hole or cup. And visual guides 1220, shown as 1222, 1224, 1226. The body portion 1210 may include a toe portion 1230, a heel portion 1240, a front portion 1250, a rear portion 1260, a top 1270, and a sole portion 1280. Instead of a hosel, the golf club head 1200 may include a bore 1245 that receives a shaft (not shown). Similar to the visual guides 122 and 124 (FIGS. 1 to 11), the visual guides 1222 and 1224 may be arranged at specific distances from the first vertical surface 1415 and the second vertical surface 1425, respectively. Good. For example, the visual guide 1222 may be located within 1 inch from the first vertical surface 1415 and the visual guide 1224 may be located within 1 inch from the second vertical surface 1425. Also, the spacing may separate the visual guides 1222 and 1224 and may be larger than the diameter of the golf ball. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating one method of manufacturing the golf club head described herein. In the example of FIG. 15, process 1500 may begin by supplying a body portion 110 that includes a toe portion 130, a heel portion 140, a front portion 150, and a rear portion 160 (block 1510). The front portion 150 may include a striking surface 155 for hitting a golf ball. The body part 110 may be manufactured through various manufacturing methods and / or processes (for example, a casting process, a forging process, a milling process, etc.).

  In order to provide a visual guide for hitting a golf ball with a striking surface, the process 1500 may provide a visual guide portion 120 provided between the front portion 150 and the rear portion 160 (block 1520). The visual guide part 120 may include a first visual guide part 122 disposed at or near the toe part 130, and a second visual guide part 124 disposed at or near the heel part 140. . The first and second visual guides 122, 124 may each be substantially parallel to each other. The visual guide unit 120 may be manufactured through various manufacturing methods and / or processes (for example, a casting process, a forging process, a milling process, etc.). For example, the visual guide part 120 may be manufactured by a manufacturing process (for example, a casting process or a milling process) similar to the body part 110. In another example, the visual guide 120 can be manufactured by a milling process, while the body 110 can be manufactured by a casting process. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  Referring back to FIG. 15, the example process 1500 merely provides and describes an example of one method of manufacturing the golf club head 100 with the other figures. Although a specific order of actions is shown in FIG. 15, these actions may be performed in other order over time. For example, two or more actions shown in FIG. 15 may be executed sequentially, simultaneously, or simultaneously. In one example, blocks 1510 and 1520 may be performed simultaneously or simultaneously. Although FIG. 15 shows a specific number of blocks, the process may not execute one or more blocks. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  Returning to FIGS. 16-28, for example, the golf club head 1600 may include a body portion 1610 (eg, FIGS. 23, 24) and a visual guide portion 1620, generally indicated as 1622, 1624, 1626. Body portion 1610 may include a toe portion 1630, a heel portion 1640, a front portion 1650, a rear portion 1660, a top portion 1670, and a sole portion 1680. The front portion 1650 may include a face portion 1655 (for example, a striking surface). The face portion 1655 is used to hit a golf ball (one shown as 500 in FIG. 5). Body portion 1610 may also include a bore portion 1645 that receives a shaft (not shown). Alternatively, body portion 1610 may include a hosel (not shown) that receives the shaft. The body portion 1610 may be partially or completely made of steel-based material (for example, 17-4PH stainless steel), titanium-based material, aluminum-based material (for example, high-strength aluminum alloy, or composite aluminum covered with high-strength alloy). Alloy), any combination thereof, and / or other suitable types of materials. Alternatively, the body portion 1610 may be partially or fully made of a non-metallic material (eg, composite material, plastic, etc.). The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  As shown in FIG. 23, for example, the body portion 1610 is shown as a first set of weight ports 2320 (eg, weight ports 2321, 2322, 2323, 2324, 2325) that generally form a first visual guide portion 1622. ) And a second set of weight ports 2340 (eg, shown as weight ports 2341, 2342, 2343, 2344, 2345) that form a second visual guide 1624. Good. Each of the first and second sets of weight ports 2320, 2340 may be external weight ports configured to receive one or more weight portions (eg, one shown as 2500 in FIG. 25). Specifically, the first and second sets of weight ports 2320, 2340 may be disposed around or near the golf club head 1600. For example, the first and second sets of weight ports 2320, 2340 may each be on or near the top portion 1670. The first set of weight ports 2320 can be at or near the toe portion 1630, while the second set of weight ports 2340 can be at or near the heel portion 1640. The first visual guide portion 1622 may be disposed at or near the toe portion 1630 between the face portion 1655 and the periphery of the golf club head 1600 (eg, as shown in FIG. 23). The second visual guide portion 1624 may be disposed at or near the heel portion 1640 between the face portion 1655 and the periphery of the golf club head 1600 (eg, as shown in FIG. 23). Accordingly, the face portion 1655 may be provided between the first visual guide portion 1622 and the second visual guide portion 1624.

Each weight port of the first set of weight ports 2320 may have a first port diameter (PD ₁ ). Specifically, the uniform distance less than the first port diameter may be any two adjacent weight ports in the first set 2320 (e.g., (i) weight ports 2321 and 2322, (ii) weight ports 2322 and 2323, (iii) weight ports 2323 and 2324, or (iv) weight ports 2324 and 2325). In one example, the first port diameter may be approximately 0.25 inches and any two adjacent weight ports in the first set 2320 may be separated by 0.1 inches. Similarly, each weight port of the second set of weight ports 2340 may have a second port diameter (PD ₁ ). The uniform distance less than the second port diameter is any two adjacent weight ports in the second set 2340 (eg, (i) weight ports 2341 and 2342, (ii) weight ports 2342 and 2343, (iii) The weight ports 2343 and 2344, or (iv) the weight ports 2344 and 2345) may be separated. The first port diameter and the second port diameter may be equal to each other (ie, PD ₁ = PD ₂ ). For example, the second port diameter may be approximately 0.25 inches, and any two adjacent weight ports in the second set 2340 may be separated by 0.1 inches. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  As described above, the visual guide portion 1620 may include a third visual guide portion 1626. Accordingly, the body portion 1610 generally has a third set of weight ports 2360 that form a third visual guide portion 1626 (eg, shown as weight ports 2361, 2362, 2363, 2364, 2365, 2366, 2367, 2368). Two or more weight ports, shown as Specifically, the third visual guide portion 1626 may be substantially equidistant from the first and second visual guide portions 1622, 1624. For example, the third visual guide portion 1626 may be provided between the front portion 1650 and the rear portion 1660 at the center of the body portion 1610 or in the vicinity thereof. Thereby, the third visual guide portion 1626 can define the respective symmetry lines of the first and second visual guide portions 1622 and 1624. Accordingly, the first visual guide portion 1622 and / or the second visual guide portion 1624 can be symmetric with respect to the third visual guide portion 1626. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

Each weight port of the third set of weight ports 2360 may have a third port diameter (PD ₃ ). The third port diameter may be equal to the first port diameter or the second port diameter (eg, PD ₁ = PD ₂ = PD ₃ ). Specifically, the uniform distance less than the third port diameter may be any two adjacent weight ports of the third set 2360 (e.g., (i) weight ports 2361 and 2362, (ii) weight ports 2362 and 2363, (iii) wait ports 2363 and 2364, or (iv) wait ports 2364 and 2365). The body portion 1610 may also include a U-shaped recess 1690. The third visual guide 1626 may be disposed within the U-shaped recess 1690. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the body portion 1610 may include an internal cavity 2400. The internal cavity 2400 may partially or fully absorb an elastic polymer or elastomeric material, a thermoplastic elastomer material (TPE), a thermoplastic polyurethane material (TPU), and / or impact, isolate vibrations, and / or It may be filled with other suitable types of materials that attenuate noise. The plate portion 2000 (FIG. 20) may cover the internal cavity 2400 from the sole portion 1680. The plate portion 2000 may be partially or completely made of steel-based material (for example, 17-4PH stainless steel), titanium-based material, aluminum-based material (for example, high-strength aluminum alloy or composite aluminum coated with high-strength alloy Alloy), any combination thereof, and / or other suitable types of materials. Alternatively, the body portion 1610 may be made partially or completely of a non-metallic material (eg, composite material, plastic, etc.), as shown as one 2810 in FIG.

  In a manner similar to visual guides 1222, 1224 (FIGS. 12-14), visual guides 1622, 1624 are each at a particular distance from each of first vertical surface 1615 and second vertical surface 1625. It may be arranged. For example, visual guide 1622 may be located within 1 inch from first vertical surface 1615 and visual guide 1624 may be located within 1 inch from second vertical surface 1625. Also, the spacing 1910 may separate the visual guides 1622, 1624 and may be larger than the diameter of the golf ball. In one example, the spacing 1910 may be greater than 3 inches (3 in.). In another example, the spacing 1910 may be about 3.75 inches. The interval 1910 may be parallel to the face portion 1655 or may be substantially parallel.

  The visual guides 1622, 1624 may be disposed relative to the periphery of the golf club head 1600. In one example, the visual guide 1622 can be placed less than 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) from the perimeter of the toe 1630 or its vicinity, while the visual guide 1624 can be positioned at or near the heel 1640. It can be placed less than 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) from the periphery. Further, each of the visual guide portions 1622 and 1624 may be provided with a maximum length of about 1690 between the front portion 1650 and the rear portion 1660. Alternatively, each of the visual guide portions 1622, 1624 may be provided less than 50% of the maximum length 1690 between the front portion 1650 and the rear portion 1660. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  Instead of solid lines (eg, visual guides 1222, 1224), each of visual guides 1622, 1624 is generally as a first set of weights 1920 (eg, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, respectively). As well as a second set of weights 1940 (e.g., shown as 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945). Similarly, the visual guide 1626 is generally comprised of two or more weights shown as a third set of weights 1960 (eg, shown as 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968). It may be a dotted line to be formed. The first, second and third sets of weights 1920, 1949, 1960 may each be partially or fully made of a high density material, such as a tungsten-based material, or a suitable type of material. Alternatively, the first, second, and third sets of weight portions 1920, 1949, 1960 may each be partially or completely made of a non-metallic material (eg, composite material, plastic, etc.). The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  The first, second, and third sets of weight portions 1920, 1949, 1960 may each have similar or different physical properties (eg, density, shape, mass, volume, size, color, etc.). . As shown in FIGS. 25 to 27, the weight portions of the first, second, and third sets 1920, 1940, and 1960 may have a cylindrical shape (for example, a circular cross section). Alternatively, each weight portion of the first and second sets 1920, 1940 may have a first shape (eg, a cylindrical shape), while each weight portion of the third set 1960 may have a second shape (eg, a Rectangular shape). While the above example describes a weight portion having a particular shape, the devices, methods, and products described herein may be other suitable shapes (eg, part or all of a sphere, a cube, Cone, cylinder, pyramid, frustum, cube, prism, frustum, or other suitable geometric shape).

  Also, each weight portion of the first, second and third sets 1920, 1940, 1960 may each have a diameter 2510 of about 0.25 inches, but the first, second and third sets of The weight portions 1920, 1940, and 1960 may have different heights. Specifically, each weight portion of the first and second sets 1920, 1940 may be associated with a first height 2610 (FIG. 26), and each weight portion of the third set 1960 is a second height. 2710 (FIG. 27). The first height 2610 may be relatively longer than the second height 2710. In one example, the first height 2610 can be about 0.3 inches while the second height 2710 can be about 0.16 inches. Alternatively, the first height 2610 may be the second height 2710 or less. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  Each of the first and second sets of weight portions 1920, 1940 may include threads for securing to the weight port. For example, each weight part of the weight parts 1920 and 1940 of the first and second sets may be a screw. The first and second sets of weight portions 1920, 1940 may not be easily removable from the body portion 1610 with or without tools, respectively. Alternatively, the first and second sets of weight portions 1920 and 1940 can respectively replace one or more weight portions of the first and second sets 1920 and 1940 with relatively heavy or light weight portions, respectively. , May be easily removable (eg, with tools). In another example, the weight portions 1920, 1940 of the first and second sets are each made of an epoxy resin or an adhesive so that the weight portions 1920, 1940 of the first and second sets cannot be easily removed, respectively. It may be fixed to 1610 weight ports. In yet another example, the first and second sets of weight portions 1920, 1940 are both epoxy and adhesive so that the first and second sets of weight portions 1920, 1940, respectively, cannot be easily removed. It may be fixed to the weight port of the body portion 1610. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  The golf club head 1600 also includes a fourth set of weights 2120 (eg, shown as 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124) and a fifth set of weights 2220 (eg, shown as 2221, 2222, 2223, 2224). May be included. The fourth and fifth sets of weight portions 2120, 2220 may be disposed at or near the rear portion 1660, while the fourth set of weight portions 2120 may be disposed at or near the heel portion 1640, The fifth set of weight portions 2220 may be disposed at or near the toe portion 1630. Each of the fourth and fifth sets of weight portions 2120 and 2220 may include at least three weight portions. The third visual guide 1626 may define a symmetry line for each of the fourth and fifth sets of weights 2120, 2220. Accordingly, the fourth set of weight portions 2120 and / or the fifth set of weight portions 2220 can be symmetric with respect to the third visual guide portion 1626. The fourth set of weight portions 2120 may be disposed near the toe portion 1630 and the rear portion 1660 between the face portion 1655 and the periphery of the golf club head 1600 (eg, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23). The fifth set of weight portions 2220 may be disposed near the heel portion 1640 and the rear portion 1660 between the face portion 1655 and the periphery of the golf club head 1600 (eg, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23). Accordingly, the face portion 1655 may be provided between the fourth set of weight portions 2120 and the fifth set of weight portions 2220. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  The visual guides 1622, 1624, defined by the first set of weights 1920 and the second set of weights 1940 as described herein, may each follow a contour around the golf club head 1600. . In the example of FIG. 19, the first set of weight portions 1920 follows the contour of the golf club head 1600 at or near the toe portion 1630 and the second set of weight portions 1940 at the heel portion 1640 or near golf club. The contours around the club head 1600 are followed. The fourth set of weight portions 2120 and the fifth set of weight portions 2220 may follow a contour around the golf club head 1600. In the example of FIGS. 21 and 22, the fourth set of weight portions 2120 follows the contours of the golf club head 1600 in the vicinity of the toe portion 1630, and the fifth set of weight portions 2220 is in the vicinity of the heel portion 1640. Follow the contours around the club head. The first set of weight portions 1920 and the fifth set of weight portions 2120 may jointly follow the contours of the golf club head 1600 in or near the toe portion 1630 between the front portion and the rear portion 1660. The second set of weight portions 1940 and the fourth set of weight portions 2220 may collectively follow the contours of the golf club head 1600 at or near the heel portion 1640 between the front portion and the rear portion 1660. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  While the above examples describe a particular number of visual guides, weight ports, and weights, the instruments, methods, and products described herein have more or fewer visual guides, A weight port and / or a weight part may be included. 16-24 show certain types of putter club heads (eg, mallet-type putter club heads), the instruments, methods, and products described herein have been applied to other types of putters. Also good. As shown in FIG. 29, the instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein may be applied to a blade type putter club head 2900. For example, the golf club head 2900 may include a body portion 2910 and a visual guide portion 2920, shown generally as 2922, 2924. Body portion 2910 may include a toe portion 2930, a heel portion 2940, a front portion 2950, a rear portion 2960, and a top portion 2970. Body portion 2910 may also include a bore 2945 that receives a shaft (not shown). Alternatively, body portion 2910 may include a hosel (not shown) that receives the shaft. The body portion 2910 is partially or completely made of steel-based material (for example, 17-4PH stainless steel), titanium-based material, aluminum-based material (for example, high-strength aluminum alloy, or composite aluminum covered with high-strength alloy). Alloy), any combination thereof, and / or other suitable types of materials. Alternatively, the body portion 2910 may be partially or completely made of a non-metallic material (eg, composite material, plastic, etc.). The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  Similar to the visual guides 1622, 1624 (FIGS. 16-24), the visual guides 2922, 2924 are located at a particular distance from each of the first vertical surface 2915 and the second vertical surface 2925, respectively. May be. For example, visual guide 2922 may be positioned within 1 inch from first vertical surface 2915 and visual guide 2924 may be positioned within 1 inch from second vertical surface 2925. The interval 3010 may separate the visual guides 2922 and 2924 and may be larger than the diameter of the golf ball. In one example, the spacing 3010 may be greater than 3 inches (3 in.). In another example, the spacing 3010 may be about 3.75 inches.

  Visual guides 2922, 2924 may be disposed relative to the periphery of golf club head 2900. In one example, the visual guide 2922 can be positioned less than 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) from the perimeter of the toe 2930 or its vicinity, while the visual guide 2924 is at or near the heel 2940. It can be placed less than 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) from the periphery. Further, each of the visual guide parts 2922 and 2924 may be provided with a maximum length 2990 between the front part 2950 and the rear part 2960. Alternatively, each of the visual guides 2922, 2924 may be provided less than 50% of the maximum length 2990 between the front 2950 and the rear 2960. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  Each of the visual guides 2922, 2924 is generally a first set of weights 3020 (eg, shown as 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025) and a second set of weights 3040 (eg, 3041, respectively). It may be a dotted line formed by two or more weight portions shown as 3042, 3043, 3044, and 3045). The first and second sets of weights 3020, 3040 may each be partially or fully made of a high density material, such as a tungsten-based material, or a suitable type of material. Alternatively, the first set and the second set of weight portions 3020, 3040 may each be partially or completely made of a non-metallic material (eg, composite material, plastic, etc.). The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  The first and second sets of weight portions 3020, 3040 may each have similar or different physical characteristics (eg, density, shape, mass, volume, size, color, etc.). As illustrated in FIGS. 25 to 27, the weight portions of the first and second sets 3020 and 3040 may have a cylindrical shape (for example, a circular cross section). While the above example describes a weight portion having a particular shape, the devices, methods, and products described herein may be other suitable shapes (eg, part or all of a sphere, a cube, Cone, cylinder, pyramid, frustum, cube, prism, frustum, or other suitable geometric shape).

  The first and second sets of weight portions 3020, 3040 may each include a thread for securing to the weight port, and the weight port may also have a corresponding thread. For example, the weight portions of the first and second sets of weight portions 3020 and 3040 may be screws. The first and second sets of weight portions 3020, 3040 may not be easily removable from the body portion 2910 with or without tools, respectively. Alternatively, the first and second sets of weight portions 3020 and 3040 can replace one or more weight portions of the first and second sets 3020 and 3040 with relatively heavy or light weight portions, respectively. , May be easily removable (eg, with tools). In another example, the weight portions 3020, 3040 of the first and second sets are each made of an epoxy resin or an adhesive so that the weight portions 3020, 3040 of the first and second sets cannot be easily removed. It may be fixed to the 2010 weight port. In yet another example, the first and second sets of weights 3020, 3040 are both epoxy and threaded so that the first and second sets of weights 3020, 3040, respectively, cannot be easily removed. It may be fixed to the weight port of the body part 2910. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

  The devices, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein can be implemented in various embodiments, and some of the above descriptions of these embodiments are not necessarily complete descriptions of all possible embodiments. It does not represent. Instead, the description of the drawings, and the drawings themselves, may disclose at least one example and may disclose alternative embodiments.

  New rules may be adopted by administrative organizations such as the Golf Standards Organization and / or the National Golf Association (USGA), the British Golf Association (R & A), etc., as the rules of golf are changed from time to time. Or the golf equipment associated with the devices, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein may or may not conform to any particular point-in-time golf rules. Good. Accordingly, golf equipment associated with the devices, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein may be advertised, sold, and / or sold as conforming or non-conforming golf equipment. The instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not so limited.

Although specific examples of instruments, methods, and articles of manufacture have been described herein, the subject area of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. On the contrary, the present disclosure covers all devices, methods, and articles of manufacture that fall fairly within the scope of the appended claims or equivalents.

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A body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion having a face portion, a sole portion, and a top portion having a plurality of weight ports, and defines a periphery of the golf club head, The body part,
A plurality of weight ports including a first set of weight ports and a second set of weight ports, the first set of weight ports being in the body portion located in the periphery, the toe portion or in the vicinity thereof; The first set of weight ports includes at least two weight ports provided between the rear portion and the front portion, and the at least two weight ports of the first set of weight ports include the first weight port. The weight ports of the set are separated by a first port interval that is shorter than the port diameter of one of the at least two weight ports, and the weight ports of the second set are located at the periphery, the heel portion, or the vicinity thereof. The weight port of the second set is between the rear portion and the front portion. At least two weight ports provided, wherein the at least two weight ports of the second set of weight ports are shorter than a port diameter of any of the at least two weight ports of the second set of weight ports. The plurality of weight ports separated by a second port interval;
A plurality of weight portions each having a weight portion disposed in each weight port of the plurality of weight ports;
At least two weight ports, which are recesses provided in the top portion, provided between the front portion and the rear portion and arranged substantially equidistant from the weight ports of the first and second sets A recess having a third set of weight ports including:
A golf club head comprising:
A golf club characterized in that a distance between the first set of weight ports and the second set of weight ports in a direction substantially parallel to the face portion is equal to or smaller than the diameter of the golf cup and larger than the diameter of the golf ball. head. The golf club head according to claim 1,
The first port spacing has a spacing of less than 50% of the port diameter of either of the at least two weight ports of the first set of weight ports;
2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the second port interval has an interval of less than 50% of a port diameter of one of the at least two weight ports of the second set of weight ports. The golf club head according to claim 1,
Each set of the first and second sets of weight ports has a length less than 50% of the maximum length between the front portion and the rear portion. The golf club head according to claim 1,
Each set of weight ports of the first and second sets has a length greater than 50% of the maximum length between the front portion and the rear portion. The golf club head according to claim 1,
The first set of weight ports is disposed less than 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) from the periphery of the toe portion or the vicinity thereof, and the second set of weight ports is the heel portion or the vicinity thereof. A golf club head, wherein the golf club head is disposed in an arrangement of less than 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) from the periphery. The golf club head according to claim 1,
The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of each set of the weight ports of the first and second sets is visually recognized by a person at an address position and indicates a visual guide portion. The golf club head according to claim 1,
At least a part of the plurality of weight ports is provided between the rear portion and the front portion, substantially similar to the peripheral contour of the toe portion or the vicinity thereof,
At least another part of the plurality of weight ports is provided between the rear portion and the front portion substantially similar to the peripheral contour of the heel portion or its vicinity. Golf club head. A body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion having a striking surface, a top portion, and a sole portion;
A plurality of weight ports including a first set of weight ports and a second set of weight ports, wherein the first set of weight ports is in the body portion on the toe side of the body portion; The port includes a plurality of weight ports provided between the rear portion and the front portion, and at least two weight ports of the first set of weight ports are the at least two of the weight ports of the first set. The second set of weight ports are located in the body part on the heel side of the body part, and the second set of weight ports are separated from each other by a first port interval shorter than the port diameter of any one of the two weight ports. A plurality of weight ports provided between the rear part and the front part, wherein the weights of the second set At least two weights ports over bets are separated by the said shorter second port spacing from one of the ports diameter of at least two weights port of the second set weights ports, and the plurality of weights ports,
In order to provide a visual guide for hitting a golf ball on the striking surface, a visual guide part provided between the front part and the rear part, disposed in a recess provided in the top part, The visual guide portion including at least two weight ports disposed between the front portion and the rear portion, disposed substantially equidistant from the first and second sets of weight ports;
A plurality of weight portions each having a weight portion disposed in each weight port of the plurality of weight ports;
A golf club head comprising:
Weight port and wait port of the second set of the first set, Ri substantially symmetrical der respect to the visual guide portion,
Weight port and wait port of said second set of said first set, characterized that you have separated by 4.25 inches (107.95mm) following intervals greater than 1.68 inches (42.67 mm) Golf club head. The golf club head according to claim 8,
The golf club head, wherein the visual guide portion has a length of at least 0.5 inch (12.7 mm). The golf club head according to claim 8,
The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the first set of weight ports and the second set of weight ports have a pair of substantially matching visual guide portions. The golf club head according to claim 8,
The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the first set of weight ports and the second set of weight ports are substantially parallel to the visual guide portion. The golf club head according to claim 8,
A golf club head, further comprising an internal cavity partially or completely filled with an elastic polymer material. The golf club head according to claim 8,
The body part defining the periphery of the golf club head,
At least some of the plurality of weight ports are provided between the rear portion and the front portion, substantially similar to the peripheral contour in the vicinity of the toe portion,
At least another part of the plurality of weight ports is provided between the rear portion and the front portion substantially similar to the peripheral contour in the vicinity of the heel portion. Golf club head. A body part having a toe part, a heel part, a rear part, a front part having a striking surface, a top part, and a sole part, and defining the periphery of the golf club head;
A first visual guide portion, a second visual guide portion, and a third visual guide portion provided on the body portion, and each of the first, second, and third visual guide portions includes: A plurality of weight portions provided between the front portion and the rear portion, wherein a weight portion is disposed in each weight port of the plurality of weight ports in the body portion; And the third visual guide part is disposed in a recess provided in the top part, and the first and second visual guide parts are separated from each other by a distance smaller than the port diameter of one of the two weight ports. The first, second and third visual guides disposed substantially equidistant from
A putter-type golf club head comprising:
At least a portion of the first visual guide portion is disposed at or near the toe portion between the striking surface and the periphery of the golf club head,
At least a portion of the second visual guide portion is disposed at or near the heel portion between the striking surface and the periphery of the golf club head;
The distance between the first visual guide portion and the second visual guide portion in a direction substantially parallel to the striking surface is less than the diameter of the golf cup and larger than the diameter of the golf ball. Putter-type golf club head. The putter type golf club head according to claim 14 ,
A putter-type golf club head, wherein at least a part of each of the first and second visual guide portions is visually recognized by a person at an address position. The putter type golf club head according to claim 14 ,
The putter-type golf club head, wherein the first and second visual guide portions substantially coincide with each other. The putter type golf club head according to claim 14 ,
At least a portion of the first visual guide portion is provided between the rear portion and the front portion, substantially similar to the surrounding contour at or near the toe portion;
At least a part of the second visual guide part is provided between the rear part and the front part substantially similar to the peripheral contour of the heel part or its vicinity. And putter type golf club head. The putter type golf club head according to claim 14 ,
The weight port of the first visual guide portion is disposed less than 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) from the circumference at or near the toe portion, and the weight port of the second visual guide portion. Is placed less than 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) from the periphery at or near the heel portion.

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