TWI389719B - The removable weight structure of the golf ball head - Google Patents

Description

Golf head detachable weight structure

The present invention relates to the design of a golf club head, and more particularly to a removable weight structure of a golf club head that is removable and easy to replace.

Golf is considered to be the healthiest and best for outdoor sports of any age class and is therefore popular around the world. With the rapid development of this sport in recent years, the structural design and material use of the ball have also grown simultaneously.

At present, most golf clubs have been adjusted to the best state before leaving the factory. However, because each person has different swing postures and strengths, in order to make the golf clubs meet the different swing conditions of personalization, In order to achieve the best swing performance, as shown in FIG. 1 , the golf club head 10 is generally provided with at least one screw hole 11 at its proper position to provide the weight bolt 20 for screwing and locking. The weights of the counterweight bolts 20 of different weights are screwed, so that the golf club head 10 can achieve the personalized optimal swing performance.

When the weight bolt 20 is screwed onto the golf club head 10, the glue is applied to the weight bolt 20 in advance, and the weight bolt 20 is screwed and locked to the screw hole 11, but The striker will replace the weight bolts 20 of different weights according to individual needs, so when the original weight bolts 20 are removed, the glue previously applied to the weight bolts 20 will remain in the screw holes 11, which The adhesive remaining in the screw hole 11 must be removed, and the new weight bolt 20 is screwed again, so that each time the weight bolt 20 is replaced, the glue remaining in the screw hole 11 must be removed, and the glue is re-replaced. Applying the glue to the new weight bolt 20 will result in the inconvenience of the weight of the weight bolt. In order to improve this deficiency, a washer 30 is additionally provided in Fig. 1 for bonding with the weight bolt 20. After the screw is locked in the screw hole 11, although the trouble caused by the glue is omitted, the number of locks of each weight bolt 20 is different, and the heavier weight bolt 20 will have more lock loops. Therefore, it takes a long time to replace the weight bolt 20, and it must be worried that the gasket 30 is missing. It is impossible to lock the fixed trouble, so there is a need for improvement in such conventional techniques.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an easy-to-replace and lock-free configuration that allows the user to conveniently adjust the weight structure of the golf club head.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the detachable weight structure of the golf ball head of the present invention is composed of a body and a weight member, and the seat system can be embedded in the golf head, and the seat body is opened outward. There is a receiving space, a latching slot and a positioning slot are formed in the receiving space, the latching slot includes a locking portion and a releasing portion, and the positioning slot also includes a locking portion and a releasing portion, and the weighting member is The utility model has a clamping portion and a positioning portion. When the weight member is inserted into the receiving space, the positioning portion can be displaced between the locking portion and the releasing portion, and the locking portion is selectively disposed in the locking groove. The locking portion is displaced from the release portion, thereby forming a locked or released state.

According to the composition of the removable weight structure of the golf club according to the present invention, since the seat body and the weight member are unthreaded, the combination is mainly determined by whether the click portion is caught in the card slot to determine the release state or The lock state, so when replacing the weights of different weights, the replacement can be removed very quickly, eliminating the trouble of getting in and out of the thread, so that the user can replace the golf head more efficiently and efficiently. weight.

Hereinafter, a detachable weight structure of a golf club according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the related drawings.

2A to 4 are an exploded perspective view showing a removable weight structure of a golf club according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, and a top view and a cross-sectional view of each constituent unit. The detachable weight structure of the golf ball head of the present invention includes a body 40 and a weight member 50. The seat body 40 can be embedded in the golf club head, and the seat body 40 is outwardly opened. The accommodating space 41 is formed with a latching slot 411 and a positioning slot 412. The latching slot 411 and the positioning slot 412 are respectively disposed at different levels. The latching slot 411 has a locking portion 4111 and a release. The portion 4112, and the positioning groove 412 includes a locking portion 4121 and a releasing portion 4122, and the weight member 50 has a locking portion 51 and a positioning portion 52, and the locking portion 51 and the positioning portion 52 correspond to the locking groove. The 411 and the positioning groove 412 are respectively disposed at different levels. When the weight member 50 is inserted into the accommodating space 41, the card is selectively displaced by adjusting the positioning segment 52 between the locking portion 4121 and the releasing portion 4122. The crotch portion 51 is displaced between the locking portion 4111 of the latching groove 411 and the releasing portion 4112, thereby forming a locked or released state.

In this embodiment, the latching slot 411 is closer to the opening of the receiving space 41 than the positioning slot 412, and as shown in FIG. 3, the receiving space 41 of the base 40 is slightly cylindrical, and the latching slot The 411 base body 40 is formed at the opposite ends to open into the accommodating space 41, and the positioning groove 412 includes an even number of semi-circular arc grooves, and the two pairs are oppositely formed as the locking portion 4121 and the releasing portion 4122.

In addition, the seat 40 may also be directly cast or processed by the golf ball head in the process.

As shown in FIG. 4, the weight member 50 is slightly T-column, the click portion 51 slightly protrudes from the cylinder, and the positioning portion 52 includes a protruding structure that is elastic and protrudes from opposite sides of the cylinder. The protruding structure is composed of two positioning beads 521 and a spring 522. The spring 522 is embedded in the interior of the weight member 50, and the two positioning beads 521 are coupled to both ends of the spring 522 and protrude from both sides of the weight member 50. . Furthermore, the top end of the weight member 50 is provided with a tool coupling portion 53 for an external tool to be coupled and the belt weight member 50. The tool coupling portion 53 is embodied as a groove, in particular a hexagonal recess. The groove can be rotated by a hexagonal screw, and besides the groove, it can also be implemented as a protrusion, for example, a hexagonal protrusion for the hexagonal hand to rotate.

It should be added here that the above-mentioned seat body 40 and weight member 50 can be processed by CNC or stamping extrusion electric discharge machining.

Next, please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 , which are cross-sectional views showing the detachable weight structure of the golf ball head according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, and a schematic view of the combined release state and the locked state. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , when the weight member 50 is inserted into the seat body 40 in the released state, the positioning portion 52 is coupled to the positioning groove 412 , and the spring 522 is used to push the positioning bead 521 to the card. It is defined as a semi-circular arc groove of the release portion 4122 for positioning, and the latching portion 51 is located at the release portion 4112 of the latching groove 411, and when the user applies a rotational force to the tool joint portion 53 by an external tool. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the weight member 50 will rotate accordingly, and the bottommost positioning bead 521 will be deformed by the inner edge of the wall until the weight member 50 is rotated until the positioning bead 521 is pushed out to the click to be When the semi-circular arc groove is defined as the locking portion 4121, the latching portion 51 is also caught in the locking portion 4111 of the latching groove 411, so that the weight member 50 cannot be pulled out from the seat 40 in this state. , so called the lock state.

Please refer to FIG. 8A to FIG. 13 again, which are perspective exploded views of the removable weight structure of the golf club according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, a top view and a cross-sectional view of each component unit, and different states. Combine the cutaway view. The difference between the embodiment and the first preferred embodiment is that the positioning slot 412 of the embodiment is closer to the opening of the receiving space 41 than the latching slot 411, so that the positioning section 52 of the weight member 50 is located in the cassette. Between the segment 51 and the tool joint portion 53, however, the features of the remaining structural portions, and the operation of releasing and locking the state between the weight member 50 and the seat body 40 are the same as in the first embodiment, so Unless otherwise stated, the same structural elements are given the same reference numerals, and the details are given here.

Please refer to FIG. 14A, FIG. 14B and FIG. 15 for a perspective exploded view and a cross-sectional view of the removable weight structure of the golf ball head according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention. The difference between this embodiment and the first preferred embodiment is that a recess 541 is further added to the bottom edge of the weight member 50 of the embodiment for inserting and engaging an elastic body 54. When the weight member 50 is inserted into the base 40 When the space 41 is accommodated and the latching portion 51 is selectively locked or released in the seat 40, the elastic body 54 can exert an effect of not generating an abnormal sound upon impact.

In addition, another difference is that the latching slot 411 of the base 40 and the positioning slot 412 are disposed in the same layer, and the latching section 51 of the weight member 50 and the positioning section 52 correspond to the latching slot 411 and The positioning groove 412 is also disposed at the same level. When the weight member 50 is inserted into the accommodating space 41, the locking portion 51 is selectively locked or released in the locking groove 411. Referring to FIG. 16 And the diagram of Figure 17 is shown.

In summary, the removable weight structure of the golf ball head of the present invention has no thread on the weight member and the seat body as compared with the prior art, and the cooperation between the two is mainly by card. The segment and the card slot are used for limiting the detachment, and the positioning segment cooperates with the positioning groove, so that the weight member can be firmly coupled into the seat body, and when the weight member for replacing other weights is to be removed, only a slight By rotating the weight member to allow the card portion to leave the card slot, the weight member can be withdrawn from the seat body. Compared with the conventional structure, the invention is very simple and convenient to install or withdraw, and the time limit can be changed. Significantly reduced, it is an excellent design. In addition, by adding the elastic body design to the bottom edge of the weight member, it is also possible to achieve the absence of abnormal sound when the weight member is combined with the seat body.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

10. . . Golf club head

11. . . Screw hole

20. . . Counterweight bolt

30. . . washer

40. . . Seat

41. . . Housing space

411. . . Card slot

4111. . . Locking department

4112. . . Release department

412. . . Positioning slot

4121. . . Locking department

4122. . . Release department

50. . . Counterweight

51. . . Card section

52. . . Positioning segment

521. . . Positioning beads

522. . . spring

53. . . Tool combination

54. . . Elastomer

541. . . Insert slot

Figure 1 is a side view of a conventional golf club having a weight structure;

2A is an exploded perspective view of a removable weight structure of a golf club according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2B is an exploded perspective view of the removable weight structure of the golf club according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention (2);

Figure 3 is a top view and a cross-sectional view (A) (B) of the seat body of the golf club head according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a top view and a cross-sectional view of a weight member of a golf club head detachable weight structure according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf club head according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf ball head according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the seat body and the weight member are in a released state;

7 is a schematic view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf club according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the seat body and the weight member are in a locked state;

FIG. 8A is an exploded perspective view of a removable weight structure of a golf club according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Figure 8B is an exploded perspective view of the removable weight structure of the golf ball head according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention (2);

Figure 9 is a top view and a cross-sectional view (A) (B) of the seat body of the golf club head according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a top view and a cross-sectional view of a weight member of a golf club head detachable weight structure according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf club head according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a schematic view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf club according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the seat body and the weight member are in a released state;

13 is a schematic view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf club according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the seat body and the weight member are in a locked state;

Figure 14A is an exploded perspective view of a removable weight structure of a golf club according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 14B is a perspective exploded view (2) of the removable weight structure of the golf club according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf club head according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 16 is a schematic view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf club according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the seat body and the weight member are released;

Figure 17 is a schematic view showing the combination of the removable weight structure of the golf ball head according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the seat body and the weight member are in a locked state.

40‧‧‧ body

41‧‧‧ accommodating space

411‧‧‧ card slot

412‧‧‧ positioning slot

50‧‧‧weight parts

51‧‧‧Card section

52‧‧‧ positioning segment

53‧‧‧Tools Union

Claims (9)

A detachable weight structure of a golf club, comprising: a body embedded in the golf head, the seat body has an accommodating space outwardly, and a grooving groove is formed in the accommodating space a positioning slot, the latching slot has a locking portion and a releasing portion, and the positioning slot also has a locking portion and a releasing portion; and a weight member having a latching portion and a positioning portion, When the weight member is inserted into the accommodating space, the positioning portion is displaced between the locking portion of the positioning groove and the releasing portion to selectively allow the card to be inserted into the card slot. The locking portion is displaced from the release portion, thereby forming a locked or released state. The detachable weight structure of the golf ball head according to claim 1, wherein the card slot is close to the opening of the accommodating space, and the locating slot is far away from the opening of the accommodating space. The detachable weight structure of the golf ball head according to claim 1, wherein the card slot is away from the opening of the accommodating space, and the locating slot is close to the opening of the accommodating space. The detachable weight structure of the golf ball head according to claim 1, wherein the positioning groove of the seat body comprises an even number of semi-circular arc grooves, and the two pairs are oppositely formed as the locking portion and The release portion, and the positioning portion of the weight member includes a protruding structure that is elastic and protrudes from opposite sides to snap into the semi-circular arc grooves. The detachable weight structure of the golf club according to the fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the protruding structure comprises two positioning beads and a spring, the spring is embedded in the weight member, and the two positioning beads are The two ends of the spring are combined and protruded from both sides of the weight member. The detachable weight structure of the golf ball head according to claim 1, wherein a top of the weight member is provided with a tool joint for an external tool to combine and rotate the weight member. The detachable weight structure of the golf club head according to claim 6, wherein the tool joint portion is a groove or a protrusion. The detachable weight structure of the golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the seat body and the weight member are processed by CNC or stamping and electric discharge machining. The detachable weight structure of the golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the bottom edge of the weight member is provided with a recess for inserting and engaging an elastic body.