JPWO2025041212A5

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Publication number: JPWO2025041212A5
Application number: JP2025541174A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2026-01-09

Claims

a head having a striking surface for striking a golf ball;
a shaft formed in an axial shape;
a hosel connecting one end of the shaft and the head;
a grip provided at the other end of the shaft and held by a user;
the hosel is integrally formed with the head and the shaft in a non-replaceable manner;
The shaft has a first hollow portion formed therein,
The grip has a second hollow portion formed therein and communicating with the first hollow portion,
The grip is integrally formed with the shaft,
a vibration transmission member formed in an elongated shape, one end of which is fixed to the hosel, which is housed in the first cavity and the second cavity, and which transmits vibrations generated on the striking surface to the grip;
an attachment member provided inside the second hollow portion and connecting the other end of the vibration transmission member to the grip ;
the mounting member has a winding device that manually or electrically winds up the other end of the vibration transmission member, and a pinion that meshes with a rack fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the second hollow portion and is rotatably attached to the winding device.
A golf club characterized by:

The golf club of claim 1, wherein the hosel is constructed of a solid material having a rectangular, flat, and solid cross-section.

The golf club of claim 1, wherein the hosel is made of a solid material having two bends in the middle and a solid cross section.

The golf club according to claim 1, wherein the hosel is a rectangular flat plate having a hollow third cavity formed therein.

2. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein the hosel has two bent portions in a middle portion thereof and a third hollow portion formed therein .

The golf club of claim 1, wherein the hosel incorporates a vibration sensor that detects vibrations generated on the striking surface.

7. The golf club according to claim 6, wherein the hosel is provided with a vibration device that vibrates based on information detected by the vibration sensor, and is configured so that vibrations from the vibration device are transmitted to the vibration transmission member.

7. The golf club according to claim 6 , wherein the hosel incorporates another vibration device that vibrates or a speaker that emits sound based on the information detected by the vibration sensor.

The golf club of claim 1, wherein the vibration transmission member is composed of a wire, string, rod member, linear elastic member, or long coil spring, or a combination of any of the wire, string, rod member, linear elastic member, and long coil spring.

The golf club according to claim 1, characterized in that the mounting member is formed in a film shape that unfolds in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the grip.

A golf club according to claim 1, characterized in that the vibration transmission member has a mass member for amplifying vibrations.

The golf club of claim 4, further comprising an auxiliary vibration transmission member disposed inside the third hollow portion and transmitting vibrations generated on the striking surface to the vibration transmission member.

The golf club of claim 5, further comprising an auxiliary vibration transmission member disposed inside the third hollow portion and transmitting vibrations generated on the striking surface to the vibration transmission member.

The golf club according to claim 1, wherein the head has a hollow fourth cavity formed therein.

The golf club according to claim 1, characterized in that the head has a weight member for changing the position of the center of gravity of the head.

the weight member is provided inside a hollow cylindrical recess formed in the top surface of the head,
a drive source that moves the weight member;
16. The golf club according to claim 15 , further comprising: a control unit that controls the drive source so as to rotate the weight member along the inner circumferential surface of the recess.

The golf club of claim 1, further comprising: a controller having a rhythm box function that provides rhythm when the golf ball is launched; and a speaker that outputs either a rhythmic sound or a synthetic voice generated by either the rhythm box function or the synthetic voice generation function of the controller.

The golf club of claim 1, characterized in that an adapter suited to the user's physique and hitting form is detachably attached to the underside of the head.

9. The golf club according to claim 7 , further comprising a transmitter for transmitting a signal from said vibration sensor to an outside.

The golf club according to claim 4, characterized in that the hosel has an opening that connects the internal space of the third cavity with the outside and transmits reverberation within the hosel to the outside of the hosel.

21. The golf club according to claim 4 or claim 20 , wherein the hosel has a covered inspection window that connects the internal space of the third cavity with the outside and is for the vibration transmission member within the hosel.

22. The golf club according to claim 21 , which relies on claim 20 , wherein the inspection window also serves as the opening for transmitting reverberation within the hosel to the outside of the hosel.

The golf club according to claim 5, characterized in that the hosel has an opening that connects the internal space of the third cavity with the outside and transmits reverberation within the hosel to the outside of the hosel.

2. The golf club according to claim 5, wherein the hosel has an inspection window with a lid that connects the internal space of the third cavity with the outside and is for the vibration transmission member within the hosel.

The golf club according to claim 24 , which relies on claim 23 , characterized in that the inspection window also serves as the opening for transmitting reverberation within the hosel to the outside of the hosel.

The golf club of claim 1, characterized in that it has a covered inspection window for the vibration transmission member in the shaft or the grip, which connects the internal space of the first cavity or the internal space of the second cavity with the outside.

2. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said vibration transmitting members are provided.

28. The golf club according to claim 27 , wherein a plurality of said mounting members are provided corresponding to the plurality of said vibration transmitting members, respectively.

A plurality of the vibration transmission members are provided,
2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of said attachment members are provided corresponding to the plurality of said vibration transmission members, respectively.

the mounting member is formed of a disk-shaped grip-side plate extending along a plane intersecting an extension direction of the vibration transmission member,
28. The golf club according to claim 27 , wherein the grip-side plate is provided with a plurality of connecting holes for connecting the plurality of vibration transmitting members to each other.

the one end of each of the plurality of vibration transmission members is fixed to the hosel via a disk-shaped hosel-side plate extending along a plane intersecting an extending direction of the vibration transmission members,
31. The golf club according to claim 27 or 30 , wherein the hosel side plate is provided with a plurality of connecting holes for connecting the plurality of vibration transmitting members to each other.

a head having a striking surface for striking a golf ball;
a shaft formed in an axial shape;
a hosel connecting one end of the shaft and the head;
a grip provided at the other end of the shaft and held by a user;
the hosel is integrally formed with the head and the shaft in a non-replaceable manner;
The shaft has a first hollow portion formed therein,
The grip has a second hollow portion formed therein and communicating with the first hollow portion,
The grip is integrally formed with the shaft,
a tuning fork-type sound generating body, one end of which is fixed to the hosel, which is housed in at least the first hollow portion, and which vibrates in response to the impact of striking the golf ball with the striking surface to generate sound ;
an attachment member is provided at the other end of the tuning-fork-type sounding body, the attachment member being provided inside the second hollow portion and connecting the other end to the grip via a vibration transmission member;
The mounting member has a winding device that manually or electrically winds up the vibration transmission member, and a pinion that meshes with a rack fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the second hollow portion and is rotatably attached to the winding device.
A golf club characterized by:

32. The golf club according to claim 31 , wherein the one end of the tuning fork-type sounding body is fixed to the hosel via a vibration transmission member .

a cup provided on the rolling surface of a golf ball (golf ball rolling surface) hit by the golf club according to claim 1 or 32 ;
a hitting area spaced apart from the cup and having the golf ball rolling surface; a rod-shaped pin that is inserted into and removed from the cup and serves as a marker for the cup;
a first irradiator attached to the pin for irradiating a guide laser beam in a straight line from the pin toward the hitting area;
a first light receiver attached to the golf club and capable of receiving the guide laser light from the first irradiator;
a second irradiator attached to the golf club and irradiating a guide sub-laser beam from the golf club toward the pin;
a second light receiver attached to the pin and capable of receiving the guide sub-laser light from the second irradiator;
a display that displays when the first light receiver receives the guide laser light and the second light receiver receives the guide sub-laser light.

a golf training machine including a cup provided on a rolling surface of a golf ball (golf ball rolling surface) hit by the golf club according to claim 1 or 32 , and a hitting area spaced apart from the cup and having the golf ball rolling surface, wherein a user standing in the hitting area hits the golf ball with the golf club toward the cup;
a cup unit attached to the cup, the cup unit having a first detecting means for detecting cup-in information of the golf ball and a first transmitting device for transmitting the cup-in information to an external device;
a pin unit having a first image capturing means attached to a rod-shaped pin that serves as a marker for the cup, capturing an image from the pin toward the hitting area, a second transmission device that transmits the first image data captured by the first image capturing means to an external device, and a first irradiator that irradiates a guide laser beam from the pin toward the hitting area;
a club unit including: a vibration detection means attached to the golf club used by the user in the hitting area and detecting vibration information related to the vibration transmitted by the vibration transmission member; a second detection means built into the head and detecting impact information related to the impact of the golf ball; a second imaging means for capturing an image forward from the head; a second irradiator for irradiating a guide sub-laser light forward from the head; and a third transmission device for transmitting the vibration information, the impact information, and second image data captured by the second imaging means to an external device;
a control unit including: a first receiving device that receives, as monitor information, the cup-in information transmitted from the first transmitting device, the first video data transmitted from the second transmitting device, and at least one of the vibration information, the impact information, and the second video data transmitted from the third transmitting device; a control device that generates guide information for providing guidance for the user's golf play based on the monitor information; and a fourth transmitting device that transmits the guide information to an external device;
A golf practice system characterized by comprising a second receiving device that receives the guide information transmitted from the fourth transmitting device, a presenter that presents guidance for golf play based on the guide information, and a terminal device that can be carried by the user .

The golf club of claim 1, wherein an electric display member is provided on the top surface of the head.

36. The golf club of claim 35, wherein the display member is a liquid crystal display capable of displaying at least one piece of information of the launch direction of the golf ball and impact data when the golf ball hits the striking surface in response to an external instruction.

The vibration transmission member is configured to contain a magnetic material,
2. The golf club according to claim 1, further comprising a first pickup disposed adjacent to said vibration transmitting member for detecting and converting the vibration transmitted by said vibration transmitting member into an electrical signal.

the auxiliary vibration transmission member contains a magnetic material,
13. The golf club according to claim 12 , further comprising a second pickup provided adjacent to the auxiliary vibration transmission member for detecting and electrically converting vibrations transmitted by the auxiliary vibration transmission member.

the weight member is provided inside a linear recess formed in the top surface of the head,
a drive source that moves the weight member;
16. The golf club according to claim 15 , further comprising: a control unit that controls the drive source so that the drive source slides the weight member along the inner circumferential surface of the recess.

A portable mobile terminal for transmitting and receiving control signals to and from the control unit of the golf club according to claim 16 or 40 ,
an input unit for inputting an instruction to move the weight member to a desired position;
a display unit that displays, on a monitor, the position of the weight member that has been moved in response to the movement instruction from the input unit.

the head has a fourth hollow portion formed therein,
13. The golf club according to claim 12 , further comprising an internal vibration transmission member disposed inside the fourth cavity portion and transmitting vibrations generated on the striking surface to the auxiliary vibration transmission member.

the head has a fourth hollow portion formed therein,
13. The golf club according to claim 12 , further comprising an internal vibration transmission member provided inside the fourth cavity portion and transmitting vibrations generated on the striking surface to the auxiliary vibration transmission member.